~Comic Date: May 5, 2015~

Context: So... my wife and I decided to make a series of comics based on the Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Beautiful because we got involved in reading a lot of folklore centered around those characters. We wanted to be mildly authentic to Russian folklore... but we are still completely messing it up at the same time, of course.

Collaboration: Mainly we came up with the concepts together, tossing ideas back and forth. I went with a more elaborate loony style, while she opted for a more basic style. Though we loved the look I came up with, she won because we thought hers was cute AND efficient. She sketched most of the originals while I "inked" them in Adobe Illustrator.

Concept: They live together, I guess. I'm not really sure about why, though. Perhaps young Vasilisa hasn't gotten the fire from the old crone yet, but it's more likely (as evidenced in the comic) that Vasilisa lacks the proper mental capacity to escape. I'll leave that all up to you as the reader to decide. Another part of the gag is that Baba Yaga seems like some sort of weird cannibalistic parental figure.

There will be more of these soonish... contrary to what might be insinuated by the Baba Yaga's 3rd panel statement.