Standing with Ukraine: Zurek the kitten goes viral

By John Freeman on March 23, 2022

Artists the world over have created many artworks supporting the people of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, and many of them have “gone viral” – including this feline-inspired art by Polish artist Twórczy Byk.

“I didn’t expect that my graphic design of a Ukrainian kitten would fly into the world like this,” says Twórczy, in Polish, on her Facebook page.

“I wish everyone who can bring some joy in these difficult times to just have it, that’s why it’s now available to download in very good quality completely free to use at petspot .com.pl.”

“And I hope Ukraine will do as well as my cat Zurek, who was my inspiration. Glory to Ukraine!”

*Zurek the kitten provided the inspiration for Twórczy Byk’s now viral,image, in support of Ukraine*

“As some of you know my boy is from Ukraine, his sister stayed there and I can’t focus on drawing at this moment. I hope this nightmare ends soon and we’ll all get back to writing about cats, dogs and other fur babies, fingers crossed.”

• Download Twórczy Byk’s art at pet spot.com.pl for personal use

The art has only been made available for personal, not commercial use.

• Find Twórczy Byk on Facebook | Instagram

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.