#belka

I wanted to draw them all together since forever - they all have a special place in my heart ❤️

From top left to bottom right

- Sergeant Stubby

- Laika

- Belka and Strelka

- Hachikō

- Balto and Togo (I drew them together but they didn't run in the same team)

Strelka & Belka

Belka-Strelka, Zim's experiments are someTHING!

Belka and Strelka were the first dogs that had a successful space trip in USSR! Zim stole them from their ship and turned them into a weird Thing-esk creature. 🐙

belka: wait. who are you? i thought i was alone.

laika: the first one.

belka: oh. everything is loud. is that normal? i don't think it is.

laika: you're okay. it'll be okay. i was scared too.

belka: am i brave?

laika: in ways they don't have names for yet.

belka: oh. are you?

laika: i hope i am. i want to be brave. you'll have to ask everyone else for me.

belka: but why are we here? did we do something wrong?

laika: no. we only did what we were asked. it's not our fault. and it never was.

belka: i think i'm scared. okay, i'm scared. is it going to stop? is it going to stop for us?

laika: for you, yes.

belka: i don't want to be here anymore. everything is loud and tight. all i smell is metal and sound. are we going home? can we go home?