Comic book page, traditional American comic book art style. Bold black ink outlines,
detailed cross-hatching, rich saturated colors, dynamic composition, dramatic lighting.
Classic Marvel/DC art like Jim Lee, Greg Capullo, Steve McNiven. NOT photorealistic.
6-panel layout on one page. Full color. Russian urban setting, morning.
PAGE LAYOUT:
PANEL 1 (top, wide, full width):
Wide establishing shot of Moscow morning. Grey panel apartment buildings,
window with pale morning light, urban Russian environment. Muted colors:
grey, blue, pale yellow. No characters. Comic book style, bold outlines,
flat colors with cross-hatching.
PANEL 2 (medium, left):
Medium shot. IVAN — 32-year-old Russian man, messy dark-blond hair, stubble,
sleeping in bed, eyes closed. A ginger cat VASKA sleeps curled on the pillow
next to him. Soft morning light from window. Small studio apartment with
posters on walls. Comic book style, expressive, bold outlines.
PANEL 3 (medium, right):
Medium shot. IVAN — same man, now sitting on bed, pushing the ginger cat off
the pillow with one hand. The cat looks annoyed, ears back. IVAN's eyes
half-open, tired. Morning light. Small studio apartment.
Comic book style, expressive, bold outlines.
PANEL 4 (medium, left):
Medium shot. IVAN — same man, sitting at a desk with a computer monitor,
editing video. Camera on tripod nearby, headphones around neck. Kitchen
in background, kettle on stove. Small studio apartment, creative mess.
Comic book style, bold outlines, flat colors.
PANEL 5 (medium, right):
Close-up of IVAN's face — 32-year-old Russian man, messy dark-blond hair,
stubble, grey-blue eyes, tired but smiling slightly. Monitor light reflecting
on his face. Comic book style, detailed expressive face, bold outlines,
cross-hatching for shadows.
PANEL 6 (bottom, wide, full width):
Detail shot. A framed photograph on a wooden shelf: young man (IVAN's uncle
NIKOLAI) standing in front of a secret facility in the Ural forest, old
black-a
32-year-old male with messy dark-blond hair and heavy stubble. Features sharp, expressive comic-style angles, grey-blue eyes, and a slight, weary smile. Often wears a casual t-shirt and headphones around his neck.
Vaska
A grumpy, stout ginger cat with white patches on his chest. Expressive, narrow yellow eyes, ears often pinned back in irritation. Thick, stylized fur strokes.
Nikolai
A younger man depicted in a faded photograph. Has a structured jawline, military-style short hair, and wears a thick utility jacket. Appears in a vintage, slightly sepia-toned photographic style.
