★ The highly popular animation IP "Supermocat"has amassed over 40 million fans across all online platforms, with a total reading volume exceeding 20 billion and online topic views surpassing 7 billion. It has engaged over 100 million people in offline interactions. The series has sold over 6 million copies of physical books and consistently ranks among the best-selling books, even topping the Asian Best Books list in 2018.
★ This series reimagines the beloved characters from the “Supermocat” comics as protagonists of literary classics, using the unique expressiveness of manga to bring timeless masterpieces to a wider audience—especially younger readers—lowering the barrier to entry and sparking curiosity about the original works.
★ While preserving the lighthearted, accessible spirit of comics, the series has been carefully vetted by renowned Russian sinologist and senior translator Pei Ciji, with supervision by Bai Cha, the creator of “Wu Huang the Cat” and a celebrated cartoonist, ensuring the depth and warmth of these literary classics are faithfully conveyed.
★ The series is still in development, and the first volume, “Childhood,” has already been published.

“Supermocat Comic Classics: Childhood” is a comic adaptation of the first installment of Soviet writer Maxim Gorky’s autobiographical trilogy, “Childhood.” The popular original IP “Supermocat” and its companions bring the book’s main characters to life: The Cat, My King plays the protagonist Alyosha, Bazahei portrays “Little Tsigan,” and Niu Neng takes on the role of Uncle Peter… The comic’s plot faithfully follows the original text, while the character designs meticulously recreate the vivid traits described in the novel. This comic version of “Childhood” is lighthearted yet never frivolous, making a literary classic as easy—and enjoyable—to read as a manga!

“Childhood” is the first part of Gorky’s autobiographical trilogy. Born in 1868 into a Russian carpenter’s family, Gorky grew up just after the abolition of serfdom, a time of profound social upheaval when life was harsh for the lower classes. After his father died when he was just over three, he moved with his mother to live with his maternal grandfather, remaining there until his mother passed away at age eleven. In that “small world filled with terrifying sights,” he witnessed family strife and experienced the many cruelties of life. These painful childhood memories not only became the fertile ground for “Childhood” but also the source of Gorky’s deep social concern and realist spirit in his later works. While truthfully recounting his own heavy‑laden youth, Gorky also painted many warm, bright portraits of ordinary people: his loving yet steadfast grandmother; the cheerful, simple Little Tsigan; the science‑obsessed “Goodfellow”… It was the kindness, courage, and thirst for knowledge embodied by these figures that shone like light through Alyosha’s childhood, enabling him to retain hope and the strength to grow even in an oppressive environment.
Drawing on his own experiences, Gorky conveys this conviction to readers: no matter how harsh the circumstances or how difficult life may be, the beauty and upward drive within human nature will always endure. As he wrote in “Childhood”: “In our lives, though there is rich soil that breeds all sorts of scoundrels, that very soil will ultimately give rise to outstanding, healthy, and creative forces—forces of goodness and humanity—that endlessly inspire our unquenchable hope to build a bright, humane new life.”

In creating this comic adaptation of “Childhood,” the team has always upheld a deep respect for the original work. The storyline adheres strictly to the source text, and the character designs strive to capture the distinctive features described in the literature: the grandmother’s “jet‑black hair” and “eyes like black cherries,” the grandfather’s “golden‑red beard” and “greenish eyes,” and Goodfellow’s signature beard and attire… Furthermore, the creative team consulted the classic illustrations Boris Tsetserlelov—the recipient of the title “People’s Artist of the USSR”—painted for “Childhood,” and drew on photographs of the Kashin House, Gorky’s childhood museum, to meticulously reconstruct certain scenes. In this interplay of images and words, readers can step closer to Gorky’s “Childhood,” feel the timeless power of literature, and, through their reading, gain their own insights into childhood, hardship, and hope.

Supermocat Studio

The official original-content development team behind the Supermocat IP, dedicated to creating comics and picture books. Centered on iconic characters like Wu Huang Cat and Bazahei, we craft high-quality, all‑age‑friendly content with a humorous, heartwarming style, offering readers a lighthearted yet deeply touching comic‑reading experience.