Katja Vartiainen is an artist whose work spans diverse creative fields, earning her the moniker of a 'multi-dilettante.' Her visual inspiration draws from fine arts and the curious, tragicomic realities of life on Earth. She has explored illustration, teaching, indie film, and even upholstery, often blending humor with darker explorations of existence. Her comics have featured in the humor genre, and she now delves into horror, showcasing a versatile and thought-provoking artistic voice.
Woebegone is a beautifully drawn short supernatural horror comic, a short graphic story, based in 1880's Europe, in the Penny Dreadful tradition. A promising love, a house, and a cat, should only be a recipe for happiness, but the events take a darker turn. You never know what happens after the last breath.