Velvet Rasputin LLC
© 2021 Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz and respective artists. All rights reserved.
Velvet Rasputin LLC is for mature audiences. This site earns income from affiliate links and uses cookies. Refer to our privacy and legal sections. for complete details. Velvet Rasputin is an inclusive space.
Minnesota-based Velvet Rasputin LLC produces challenging socially aware creative works and provides educational workshops for diverse folks.
Imagination tends to be the biggest filter of any perception. We fight for our creative birthright.
Velvet Rasputin LLC
© 2021 Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz and respective artists. All rights reserved.
Velvet Rasputin LLC is for mature audiences. This site generates income from affiliate links and uses cookies. Refer to our privacy and legal sections. for complete details.
Velvet Rasputin is open to the public by appointment only
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Postal: Velvet Rasputin LLC, PO Box 222, Rice, MN 56367
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Velvet Rasputin LLC
Velvet Rasputin LLC is for mature audiences. This site generates income from affiliate links and uses cookies. Refer to our privacy and legal sections. for complete details.
DisclaimerI am not interested in competitive art events. I am not taking requests for donated art, commissioned art or exhibit opportunities. Please do not contact me with these types of inquiries.Note from founder: Although I have retired as an exhibiting artist and illustrator, I still find great joy in creating art with members of the community. My focus in on events that promote historical literacy and build bridge between groups of people that may not necessarily get along.If you are interested in sharing my skills as a facilitator and arts educator with your group please feel free to send an email or text me at 320-422-1246. I will return your inquiry within 3-5 business days. Hablo español.Clients may request documentation photos from their respective events upon request for promotional and grant writing purposes. I can provide release forms upon request, if your venue does not have a photography policy.
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© 2021 - Present: Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz and respective artists. Lyricality Sensory Tool © 2024: Lyricality and used with permission. All rights reserved.
Velvet Rasputin LLC
Velvet Rasputin LLC is for mature audiences. This site generates income from affiliate links and uses cookies. Refer to our privacy and legal sections. for complete details.
DisclaimerNote from founder: Our comics and literary works are not intended for unsupervised children. If you are age 16 or under, then these works are not for you. Do us both a favor and leave now. If you are under 18, adult supervision is strongly recommended when looking at our comics content.Our literary works often deal with issues of identity, trauma and other difficult subjects in a frank manner. They also may be spiritually objectionable to certain faiths. If you are sensitive to content that may be offensive to your sensibilities or triggering, then I respectfully ask you to visit a different section of this website instead.If you are a parent, and are concerned about your child accessing our material, visit our privacy and safety section for resources on how to protect your family on the web.
Readings and Events
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New Titles
Haciendo Chisqueik de Cereza Con Una Bolsa de Mangoes Hurtados: Making Cherry Cheesecake Out Of Stolen Mangoes
A Kindle about a father with an uncontrollable fruity appetite.
One-Shot TitlesFriolencia
A bilingual chapbook by Vas Littlecrow about violently cold winters and spooky things.
14+My Damage Contains Contractual Calluses
A raw and illustrated autobiographical chapbook by Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz about sexism, racialism, false allies and the will to survive against all odds out of sheer spite. - Recommended for Ages 17+This Was Your Life
A frank sheet-o 'zine inspired by the tracts of Jack T. Chick, with a much different flavor of Christ-follower philosophy. Available only in paper format by mail order or in person. - Recommended for Ages 17+How To Turn Mangoes Into Cheesecake. (Disponible en español)
An adorable story about Vas's dad and his insatiable love for mangoes. Available only in paper format by mail order or in person. The second English edition is now available. - Recommended for All audiences.Not For Kids!
A sheet-o zine on why Vas is not on Web 2.0 social media and why they're probably never going back. Available only in paper format by mail order or in person. - Recommended for Ages 17+Protest Trolls: A zany comic 'zine about the stupidity of politics and oblivious rich people. - - Recommended for Ages 14+Confident Customer Loving: A little motivational comic about Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz. - Recommended for Ages 14+Soup Wars: A bilingual graphic novel about a despot rewriting history. - Recommended for Ages 17+Poe Takes A Trip: A naughty ninja kitty finds a bunch of wild mushrooms. Will he find enlightenment, or will Poe's Master disapprove of his magical trip? - Recommended for Ages 14+
Webcomic-Based Graphic Novel SerialsRasputin Catamite (completed)
A coming of age story made in a Soviet hell full of teenage horror, heartache, hockey and corruption. Visit the Rasputin Catamite website for more information. Recommended for Ages 16+Barxotka (completed)
Graphic novellas about a dead Soviet-era smuggler and his lovers. Visit the Barxotka website for more information. Recommended for Ages 17+I Have Problems... (completed)
Simple drawings hide an ultra-dark graphic novella series about the problematic life of a fallen dissident priest in Soviet Russia and the social structures that screw over everyone everywhere. Visit the I Have Problems... website for more information. Recommended for Ages 17+
© 2021 Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz and respective artists. All rights reserved.
Velvet Rasputin LLC
Velvet Rasputin LLC - Collaborators Past and Present
Creative DirectorReverend Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz is a Puerto Rican-born multidisciplinary artist and ordained minister based out of Rice, MN. This dynamic creator's primary focus is the written word, but inspiration may also be drawn from outsider art, nature, and abstract expressionism. Vas's experiments tend to be weird, extremely colorful, and often deal with disturbing themes like trauma, social breakdown, identity issues, disillusion with organized religion, mental illness, and alienation, when they aren't about faith, flowers or textile surfaces.The TeamLoki Kaspari works as a farmer when he isn’t creating comics. Loki’s published comics include Killer Dyke and Poe Takes a Trip. He is a frequent collaborator for Rasputin Barxotka and Rasputin Catamite.Blaine Wells works in freight, and helps out as Vas's creative assistant during down time.Jonathan Wilson, a former Indianapolis native, was inspired by the Nickelodeon cartoon, Doug, to become an independent comics creator and the owner ofGnomie Johnson (a.k.a. Narphy La Mancha) graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Media arts and animation. She can make illustrations that span from the dark and disturbing to the cute and squishy. Her weapons of choice are digital art, acrylic paint, and colored pencil.Ram Lama has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2003. He has written and illustrated a variety of graphic novels, ranging from cute romantic comedies to political satires and dark dramas. His true passion is for adult comics where the readers vote on the direction of the story.AlumniAmanda “Mandarr” House enjoys reading sci-fi and fantasy books. A wearer of mismatching socks, she enjoys dancing around in her underwear to loud and happy music when no one is home. Mandarr’s published works include several installments of the Rasputin Barxotka graphic novel series.Mike Podgor is the guy behind Monsters of Multimedia, and a prolific comicker who is part of the multidisciplinary creative crew at the Fictosphere. He's the guy behind Rasputin Catamite's cute comic summary pages.K.M. Claude is an indie cartoonist whose work is best described as erotic Southern Gothic — a mix of the sensually gorgeous and the horrifically grotesque — that draws heavy inspiration from Catholicism, Western animation from the early ’90s, and Japanese horror, comics, and musicals. Visit kmclaude.com to indulge in Claude’s decadent world.Studio A.d.H.D is an unconventional nerd chick. In addition to producing webcomics and stunning visual art, SA indulges in anime and video game randomness, as well as cosplay.Michael Aston is the co-creator of Lacey Investigations.Shaun Nicholls – Co-creator of Lacey Investigations.Jessie W. Craig‘s childhood dream was to create a comic. That dream came to fruition in 2011, when he started Charisma Kills Studios.“slaveboy” thom Wolfox sR Rhose is an average automotive parts master and father by day. By night thom is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in poetry and has served as a professional helper monkey for rock stars, burlesque queens, exotic dancers, models, artists and even show horses. thom and Vas frequently collaborate to create the music and poetry of Upir’s Mark in Rasputin Catamite.Paul Haskell – FlatsTristan J. Tarwater – An awesome fantasy author.Zodiak – A frequent contributor. Creator of Steampunk Gorgon.Jennifer Canby – Creator of Jenny Draws Comics.Caylie Dean
Stef Davis
N. Arnoldi
El Interno del Inferno
Courie Bishop
Flavin
Guest Artists
Thibault Kervarech – The creator of the Rasputin Catamite theme song.
Neurotic Leporidae – A rising freelance artist
Trangluu – A rising freelance artist
Michelle Mau – Creator of Loud Era
Rinkelle – Creator of Xenobiosis
Marius Hjelseth – Creator of October 20th
Jaeden Janicky – Creator of Flunkies
Jon Esparza – Creator of the Crazyverse
Vikki2796 – A rising creator on deviantART
Aero Zero – Creator of Men + Monsters
Fowlie – Creator of Fritz Fargo
Ethan Kocak – Creator of The Black Mudpuppy
Peregrin Lorimer – Creator of For the Love of You
Dank! – Creator of Staple Genius
Melaphyre – Creator of Princess Chroma
Jack Cayless – Creator of Bum Rush Comics and The Miskatonic
Huub – Creator of the Dutch comic Otto en Lotte
Darian821 – A Y!Gallery commission artist
Lupi – Prolific painter, co-host of the Geek Report and editor of Germ Warfare
Meow Yinn – A rising artist who is also a huge fan of Rasputin Barxotka.
Jane – A rising artist with an amazing talent for male pinups.
Jeremy Olson – He’s insanely weird and in love with giantesses, and we love him for it.
PhoenixRenaissance – A rising artist with charming sketch art.
Thomas Overbeck – Creator of Times Like This
Viskamiro – Creator of Hallodri
Jack Marconi – A fan who sent us awesome work, that’s all we know.
Velvet Rasputin LLC
Velvet Rasputin LLC - Privacy
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We will not share your identifiable personal information with anyone outside of this website, unless we specifically ask, and you grant us permission to do so by using one of our third-party vendors such as Spoonflower, Amazon, etc., to purchase our products, or by contacting us. We may retain personal information provided by visitors indefinitely, unless they specifically contact us to do otherwise. If you participate in social media activities, win a prize from one of our contest/giveaways, we will only publish your first name and last initial, unless you voluntarily provide information such as your public user name and website.If you send guest art or, if we find it on the web, we may publish your name, art and website, along with any promotional information that you choose to give us.We track website traffic using cookies including those from third-parties such as Doubleclick, Google Analytics, Quancast, Spoonflower and Amazon.com with monetized links and banners. If this is an issue for you, we suggest that you use an ad-blocker, cookie blocking program or anonymizer for your browser. We use third-party vendors for much of our merchandise and advertising. Please refer to their individual privacy policies if you have any questions about how your information will be used by them.
Child Safety
Note from founder: This website is not intended for unsupervised children. If you are a parent, and you are upset that you found your child on this website, I commend you. This means that you are taking an interest in your family’s well-being on the Internet. Because of this, I want to give you resources to help you cope with your child’s visit to this website.Our comics are not age-appropriate for most kids. For older teens, I strongly urge parental guidance when making a decision about visiting this site. If your children have been exposed to the content here, discuss how your family values relate to the themes shown. These conversations may also help your child articulate struggles they are facing, but feel too ashamed or scared to speak about. I hope that the materials below are of help to your family.
Resources For Families
Kiddle: Kid-Safe Web Browsing
Zoodle: Kid-Safe Web Browsing
Blue Campaign: Identify and Fight Human Trafficking
Crisis and Suicide Lines
Recognizing Sexual Abuse
Learn About Self-Harm
Keeping Kids Out Of Gangs
Coming Out as Gay or Lesbian: Common Questions from Parents - Tips are also applicable to parents of transgender, non-binary or other queer children. They might also be helpful for parents of children who unexpectedly develop non-binary physical features. This info sheet also includes a non-judgemental section for parents who feel morally or emotionally unable to support their child through this process.
Velvet Rasputin LLC - Special Events
Event ended. Thanks to all who attended. See you in 2025!
Velvet Rasputin LLC
Velvet Rasputin LLC - Legal Information
Charitable Giving and Social Engagement Policies
Velvet Rasputin LLC policy does not to allow for business resources to be used for political action committees, or charitable giving to avoid conflicts of interest. Insomuch, Velvet Rasputin LLC will decline all requests for solicitations of this nature. Members, employees and contractor may engage in these activities, but must provide a disclaimer which includes this policy on any posts made using authorized business channels.
Copyright and License
Velvet Rasputin LLC policy does not to allow commercial use of any of its characters or properties without express written permission, payment of licensing fees and/or approval. Commercial use includes promotional campaigns for properties outside of Velvet Rasputin’s scope, unauthorized translations, fundraiser campaigns, crowdfunding projects, products merchandising, inclusion in publications whether digital and/or printed and, other forms of monetization. If we are unable or unwilling to reply to permission requests, never assume that we will grant permission by default. We pursue all infringement aggressively.While we are very protective of our intellectual property rights, we do grant a general limited license for Velvet Rasputin characters and publications to be used for non-commercial fan art, educational purposes, minor comic cameos, parody, criticism and personal art portfolios that are not being used to sell specific products or services. This general limited license does not imply endorsement or, transferal of copyright to any party outside of Velvet Rasputin’s properties, and may be revoked at any time for any reason.The characters in our work are fictional and any similarities are purely coincidental. Any mention of actual companies, locations, trademarks, individuals and groups in our works are either satirical or fictionalized, and do not represent endorsement.Be sure to contact us if you do use our characters regardless of the reason, so we can keep track of usage, or so we may answer any questions.