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talaka ✦ tiliqi

I'm Talaka and I create stylized comics, concepts and illustrations!
to me, art is all about creating problems that can only be solved creatively.I'm the director of several creative sonic community projects
and the lead environment concept artist for The Uzujigoku Massacre.

current projects

sci-fi-fantasy worldbuilding

Heavy ⚠ Force

Arch wakes up in a strange land of floating islands. Is this still earth? Zenox tells him that he's in heaven, a sanctuary above the scorched planet, but if a divine heaven was truly real Arch should be in hell.
The past cannot be repeated. He needs to get a grip and figure out what really happened to the world, and himself.

cosmic horror meets comedic relief

have you heard of zyx?

Zyx is an inter-galactic nuisance. Never up to any good, they sell various trinkets to unsuspecting voyagers. Their existence is haunted by explosive misfortune, and that's just the way they like it. Don't they?When the universe is out to get you, set out to get the universe back.

sonic fan comic

The Heart of a monster

fanmade sonic webcomic sthat started 2018 and was completed in 2026
this comic is a retelling of sonic unleashed; but with a major twist: sonic doesn't just absorb and use dark gaia's powers - he is seemingly turning into one of those creatures himself. racing time and his stubborn selflessness he fights to put the planet back together and stop doctor eggman's plans before it is too late.

queer western webcomic

humonstrous

Rob is a nocturnal cowboy in a quaint Montanna town. Lately, there's been trouble with missing cows, and the word is spreading.Perry is a young dogboy who just joined the local pack and wants to prove himself to his new leader.

Have you heard of Zyx?

Zyx is an inter-galactic nuisance. Never up to any good, they sell various trinkets to unsuspecting voyagers. Their existence is haunted by explosive misfortune, and that's just the way they like it. Don't they?

When the universe is out to get you, set out to get the universe back.

Comics about zyx!

<< 2022 oneshot showing zyx's career as traveling merchant. (link to artstation post)

<< new 2025 16 page oneshot showing off a typical day for them. (link to tumblr post)

characters, creatures, environments, &more

portfolio

Translating complicated ideas into simple designs that ooze of essence is the most fulfilling challenge to me.

In preperation to this project I did a survey in the sonic fandom to figure out what players wanted. This was helpful in realizing that players have no idea of how imposible their expectations are (6 playable characters and multiple stories for a spin-off game? really?).
Though, it was useful for taking inspirations and making compromises that still would be in favour of the target audience, despite the result being something completely different.

absolution; a silver the hedgehog game pitch

This is the art school graduating project I did, where I made a fake pitch for a sonic game.
You can view the full project here.

pocket chao garden; chao sanctuary

pocket chao garden is an old project of mine that tries to look at a possible mobile solution of remaking the chao garden into a free to play isometric virtual pet sim with lots of customization.
You can see the project here.

character design;

have you heard of ZYX?

Zyx is an inter-galactic nuisance. Never up to any good, they sell various trinkets to unsuspecting voyagers. Their existence is haunted by explosive misfortune, and that's just the way they like it. Don't they?

BOSS design; sonic project horizon

Here are the Titans of the Starfall-Islands in Sonic Frontiers redesigned!
I was disappointed at the lack of greek myth inspired content, when a lot of the place names are directly taken from the mythology (and it would've fit so well, thematically!), so I took it into my own hands. You can view the full project here.

key art; HEAVY FORCE

Key concepts for my sci-fi worldbuilding project HEAVY FORCE

BW, colour, web-format

comics

strong line art + heavy action + saturated characters = cool-ass comics
click pages to enlarge image

short comcis

intergalactic piece of

shit! this 16 page comic tells of a day in the life of Zyx.
read on comicfury or check the tumblr post.

blue tide

23 page BW action short comic featuring sonic and shadow.read it on comicfury or download the PDF!

magic finds you everywhere

8 page BW slice of life short comic featuring original furry characters. the exercise of this story was doing world building from scratch.

long form comcis

the heart of a monster

fan!webcomic about sonic the hedgehog that has been running from 2018 to 2026.
(not affiliated with sega or the official idw comics)Here I show some selected pages (it is impossible to show all pages, as there are roughly 400)

thoam issue 10 pages 1-8

ending with a bang

Illustrations