bkk UNZINE art magazine aims to showcase the talents of artists and to bring creativity and community to audiences around the world.
Every month, a new curation from different notable artists is presented under a unique theme. bkk UNZINE is dedicated to promoting both established & up-and-coming talent. The following month’s theme is announced in each issue and we welcome all to submit artwork.
DRAWN TOGETHER
Welcome (finally!) to our BKK Comics Art Festival special tie-in issue celebrating the wonderful medium that is COMICS! We’re especially proud of our comics art exhibition this year, with incredible work by a diverse variety of contemporary comics creators. The banner above features art by our exhibitors and vendors (check out the full exhibitor and vendor list here), and it’s quite clear to see the talent on display.
We also welcome some great comics entries this issue from Alienkinkin, blauenishi and Yahflame as well as an interview with Simon Zett, author of Witchcraft and Hustle Culture, a wonderful book following a witch trying to make a living in the gig-economy.
A little bit of scheduling change due to the festival: this issue and the following will debut mid-month… so there’s no excuse for making the deadline for our next theme: STORM!
Next month...
Accepting submissions NOW through 10 NOVEMBER
bkk UNZINE loves spotlighting interesting projects we think deserve to be on our readers’ radar, and we’re delighted to feature an interview with Simon Zett, author of Witchcraft and Hustle Culture, a wildly imaginative tale that follows Hazel LeFay, a witch trying to make a living in the gig-economy by investigating supernatural occurrences in her city and acting as an ambassador between the mundane world and the magical creatures that hide in plain sight. While doing a routine job she discovers that a massive global corporation has stakes in the magical underworld, and she ends up getting drawn into a larger plot with much higher stakes than anything she is used to dealing with.
AKEJI FUJIMURA
SPECIAL GUEST, BKK Comics Art Festival
This year’s special guest to the BKK Comics Art Festival is Akeji Fujimura, a Japanese manga artist born in Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture. He decided to pursue a career as a manga artist at the age of 16 and, in 2011 at just 19 years old, he made his professional debut with “As the Gods Will (Kami-sama no Iu Toori),” written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and serialized in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine.
The series gained massive popularity, leading to its transfer to Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2013 for its second part, “As the Gods Will: The Second Series.” In November 2014, the series was adapted into a major live-action feature film directed by Takashi Miike.
In 2023, Fujimura launched two significant serializations: Shin Kamen Rider: Shocker Side (story by Hideaki Anno) in Shueisha’s Young Jump, and the publication of As the Gods Will, titled “เกมเทวดา” (or “Game Thewada”), in Thailand by Vibulkij Publishing.
We were delighted to have Akeji with us for special activities and signings at our convention on the 5th floor of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on 17 and 18 October.
LITTLE TWIST
by ALIENKINKIN
digital painting, Procreate
I wanted to make a silly little story about two friends, Pepinori and Yara. Yara loves teasing Pepinori, and one day she twists Pepinori’s head a little too much, sending her spinning away. Now Yara has no idea how long Pepinori will keep spinning, but she will still wait for her on the ground. I like the playful logic of comics, where a small joke can suddenly turn into something completely ridiculous. For me, this is a little story about friendship, mischief, and not knowing what will happen next.
artwork & description by:
ALIENKINKIN
4M IN BANGKOK CITY
by JAHFLAME
digital illustration
This piece celebrates the raw visual language of comics, graffiti, and street culture, bringing them together as one continuous urban story. Built like a comic page, each panel captures fragments of 4M graffiti crew in Bangkok City. Bold graffiti lettering moves through the scenes like a recurring character of its own. Heavy outlines, exaggerated characters and imperfect hand-drawn marks create a sense of movement and spontaneity, while the graffiti brings energy, rebellion and personality to otherwise everyday urban spaces. The work invites the viewer to move freely from panel to panel, discovering small details and creating their own connections between the scenes. For the team, Graffiti becomes more than decoration, it acts as dialogue and identity of each member.
artwork & description by:
JAHFLAME
KNOCKED OUT
by BLAUENISHI
digital drawing
I've always wanted to draw a funny little monster (like in Monsters Inc.). In fact, when I don't know what to draw, I always doodle this little monster for standalone drawing. With this, I've tried to incorporate it into a small comic strip to show that it's cute and funny and is excited and has a tooth falling out while eating curry. I think it would be an adorable trait and a humorous scene for the short comic strip.
artwork & description by:
BLAUENISHI
At bkk UNZINE, we are lovers of comics and every month we’ll be shining a spotlight on comics projects worthy of attention. Remember to check out our Comics Club every Sunday at UNZINE 95, hosted by bkk UNZINE founder Sketchman Boris, and have fun learning about different aspects of making comics!
There’s no better place to celebrate comics than at the BKK Comics Art Festival, this year with an amazing curation of comics art headlined by Akeji Fujimura, Cyber Sheep Studios and BL creators Siradasue, Koong and Beli. Here are some highlights from the first weekend courtesy of our friends at Bangcock Comics!
bkk UNZINE is grateful for your continued readership and is extremely proud to share the artwork of our talented contributors with all of you, our valued art community.
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Accepting submissions NOW through 10 NOVEMBER 2026
