Doktor No

My personal emporium for sharing the my art, nostalgia, popular culture and random things. Reblog if you like! doktorno.carrd.co

[tyrannoninja]

Allosaur Fighter

Marker doodle of a dude with a horn-tipped spear fighting an Allosaurus. The warrior is actually inspired by one that fellow artist Joan F. Oliveras painted somewhat recently.

[bastrod]

Olmec royal portrait

[doktorno83]

Progress on Chapter 5 of Book 1 (23.07.2026)

I wish the progress was faster, but life gets into way... Also remember: you can support me on Patreon to make it possible!

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[bastrod]

Halach Uinik

[ubekawateryam]

Re-did some of my fake anime screencaps for River of Suffering again, so have a new and improved compilation of all pics so far. (And a sneaky preview of the next one currently in the works under the cut :eyes:)

[doktorno83]

Coloring timelapse for Page 7, Chapter 5, Book 1

New P*atreon exclusive!  Timelapse of coloring the page is now available!   https://www.patreon.com/DoktorNo/posts/coloring-for-7-5-164009677

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[shi-gu]

I made a new design, this time Tlazolteotl (based on a Huastec depiction of her).

Also finished carving both the Tlazolteotl and my ExLibris. Whenever I get some free time, I'll do some stamp tests, both in the traditional way, and I'll try with a regular ink pad too.

The Huastec conch shell ornament where I took this Tlazolteotl from.

[doktorno83]

Coloring timelapse for Page 7, Chapter 5, Book 1

New P*atreon exclusive!  Timelapse of coloring the page is now available!   https://www.patreon.com/DoktorNo/posts/coloring-for-7-5-164009677

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[doktorno83]

Portfolio Day

Hi, I am aspiring artist, who is currently working on fantasy webcomic. Also doing sometimes pinups. https://doktorno.carrd.co/

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[doktorno83]

Portfolio Day

Hi, I am aspiring artist, who is currently working on fantasy webcomic. Also doing sometimes pinups. https://doktorno.carrd.co/

Posted using PostyBirb

[doktorno83]

Progress on Chapter 5 of Book 1 (14.07.2026)

Progress is slow, burnout aftere heatwave and daily work on chapter for 5 month is real... You can support me on Patreon to make it possible!

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[doktorno83]

"Cuauhtli" random sketches 04.07.2026

New early access batch of sketches is avalable on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DoktorNo/posts/cuauhtli-random-162912297

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[doktorno83]

Character sketches for my webcomic.

Here are some sketches of characters that will appear in next chapters of my webcomic, and some study of Mixtec codex glyphs.

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[shi-gu]

Last batch of landscapes & backgrounds 🏞

This time all sneak peeks from book 3 (in process). Aerial views of the Cañada region, with Yabaham (Cuicatlán), and Naxi Yujne (Quiotepec) visible; and a night scene in the highlands flanking the Cañada to the west.

[bastrod]

Huixtocihuatl

[shi-gu]

Landscapes and Backgrounds 🏞

The most time-consuming, but also among the most satisfying to make. A mountain Ayauhcalli shrine, the Anahuac (Mexico Basin), and a Oaxacan tianguis (market).

[shi-gu]

Hello! I have just stumbled across your blog and started reading your webcomic and I am entranced. I am thoroughly enjoying the care you've clearly put into the names; I'm not amazingly familiar with Mesoamerican languages but I can tell there's a bunch of very obviously Nauhatl names and a bunch of very obviously not Nahuatl names (which I assume are Zapotec), and I've picked up that Nahuatl 'cacalotl' is 'crow' (^^) (it does hurt my soul a bit to see all the commenters complaining about "Mayan" names, though ToT) I see the pages I'm reading are dated 2019; I'm hoping that means I have a whole lot left to read!

(also your art is wonderful, and I love the little speech scrolls in montage sequences and Itzcacalotl collapsing on the ground into a very Mesoamerican art pose and all the little details - and Donají is completely adorable)

Hi! Thanks a lot, I'm very glad you're enjoying it!

Yeah, the webcomic began in 2018, though the version you're reading spans only up to chapter 5. In 2021 I signed a contract with IDW to publish Codex Black as a graphic novel series. So far there's two full colored books out there, and I'm currently working on the third one. The webcomic that's online corresponds to what is book 1, although we reworked the plot a bit, particularly chapter 5, and added a new climax and considerable material to that part of the story, as well as some extra scenes, so I'd say the book version is a much more developed one. Of course, as part of the deal I had to cease the publication of the webcomic online, so for example, none of what is book 2 is online, for now.

Indeed, as for the part you're reading, it's mostly Nahuatl and Zapotec names (Donají and Itzcacalotl themselves being examples). Though later on there will be characters from other cultures, like Otomi, Huastec, P'urhepecha, etc.

The pose you mention of Itzcacalotl after they fall down the cliff, is a reference to the famous Coyolxauhqui relief!