kuš! #7, Do Re Mi Fa So La Si Ku Š!, July 2010
kuš! dedicated to music with comics from people who make music. Cover by Léo Quiévreux (F) Comics by: Bulats Ratkevičs (LV), diceindustries (D), Dunja Janković (HR), Edda ‘Dead' Strobl (A), Fermín Solís (ES), Frost (LV), Geneviève Castrée (CA), HAZ (ES), Helmut Kaplan (A), Ingrīda Pičukane (LV), John Porcellino (USA), Kaspars Groševs (LV), König Lü. Q. (CH), krimi (D), Léo Quiévreux (F), Maija Kurševa (LV), Mārtiņš Zutis (LV), Matthew Thurber (USA), Miriam Katin (USA), Olive Booger (F), Pakito Bolino (F), Paul Paetzel (D), Roope Eronen (FI), Sabīne Moore (LV), Tomasz Niewiadomski (PL)
Format: A5 (twice as big as š!), 100 pages, perfect bound, full-color, English, Ls 1.90, $ 8.00, € 6.00
Get it in Riga in LUKABUKA, Galerija ISTABA, Randoms, Dirty Deal and Muhamors veikals or around Latvia in Janis Roze bookshops and soon at Veikaliņš "pa Galms" in Liepājā. Outside Latvia you can order it by mailing to komikss(at)gmail.com (shipping costs are $ 3.00 or € 2.00)
This issue was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF)
š! #6, From Kurzeme to Kušzeme, June 2010
kuš! together with Kuldīga celebrates the 400th anniversary of Duke Jakob Kettler and herewith publishes its first historical issue together with comics and illustrations by artists from Latvia and abroad: Aivars Baranovs, Kristians Brekte, Jānis Kalaus, Velta Ķešāne, Gatis Kurzemnieks, Andrejs Lavrinovičs (cover), Maija Līduma, Dace Sietiņa, Arnolds Soms, Oskars V-K and Mārtiņš U, Mārtiņš Zutis (all from Latvia) and Gregor Hinz (DE), Laura Kenins (CA), Triinu Lille (EE), Christian G. Marra (IT), Leonard Riegel (DE), Scott Jason Smith (UK), Yoshi (LT).
Format: A6, 64 pages, stiched binding, full-color, English and partly Latvian with English subtitles LS 1.20, $ 5.00, € 3.50
Get it in Riga in LUKABUKA, Galerija ISTABA and Muhamors veikals or around Latvia in Janis Roze Bookshops and soon at Veikaliņš "pa Galms" in Liepājā for 1.20 Lats. Outside Latvia you can order a copy for 3.50 Euros (5 Dollars Overseas) by mailing to komikss(at)gmail.com
Comments about this issue:
"drausmīgs tas komikss... nesaprotu, par ko Kuldīgā visi tā safanojušies - augsto mākslu atraduši... nenoliedzu, ka komikss ir popkultūras daļa un kā tāds gan jau paliks vēsturē, bet nu konkrēti šis tiešām ir pabriesmīgs - depresīvas bildītes ar apšaubāmu vēstures interpretāciju...piedodiet, mākslinieki, bet mūza būs jums šoreiz aizlidojusi garām..." trakā made smīn (via TVnet comment section)
š! #5, After Snowfall, December 2009
(ku)š! with the theme "After Snowfall", supported by the Latvian Culture Capital Foundation VKKF. Above you can see the cover by Kaspars Groševs (Latvia). This issue is full of freezing stories by 18 International artists: Aisha Franz (Germany), Anna Sailamaa (Finland), Ernests Kļaviņš (Latvia), Hironori Kikuchi (Japan), Ignacio Serrano (Spain), Ines Christine Geißer (Germany), Johan Klungel (the Netherlands), Kolbeinn Karlsson (Sweden/Iceland), König Lü. Q. (Switzerland), Maija Līduma (Latvia), Mārtiņš Zutis (Latvia), Oļa Vasiljeva (Latvia), Olegti (Russia), Reinis Pētersons (Latvia), Rūta Briede (Latvia), TeER (Germany) and Yoshi (Lithuania).
Format: A6, 84 pages, glued binding, full-color, English LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
You can order a copy for 4.50 Euros (6 Dollars Overseas, 1.20 Lats Latvia) by mailing to komikss(at)gmail.com or get it in Riga in Lukabuka, Galerija Istaba and Muhamor or at Veikaliņš "pa Galms" in Liepājā for 1.20 Lats
Review(s) about this issue:
š! #4, Lost in the City, August 2009
The fourth issue of (ku)š! is about getting lost or being lost in the city. Cover drawn by Paul Paetzel and 84 pages comics in full color from Latvian artists: Kavi::, Dace Sietiņa, Ingrīda Pičukane, Mārtiņš Zutis, Rūta Briede, Kaspars Groševs and Reinis Pētersons and international artists: Keisei Kanamachi (Japan), Lai Tat Tat Wing (Hong Kong), Paul Paetzel (Germany), Léo Quievreux (France), Rokudai Tanaka (Japan), Oleg Tischenkov (Russia), Yoshi (Lithuania), Lamelos (the Netherlands) and König Lü.Q. (Switzerland). Don't get lost in the city!
Format: A6, 84 pages, glued binding, full-color, English, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
Reviews about this issue:
KU #1, Dark Ages, May 2009
KU is the newest spin-off from kuš! and probably the most adventurous so far. 5 International artists lead you through a colourful travel through the dark ages of human times. While Marcus Nyblom from Sweden shows his view of a rather primitive stone age, Latvian Oskars Pavlovskis depicted the macabre Antique Age, Lai Tat Tat Wing, a Manhua artist from Hong Kong, shows a fascinating picture of a very busy and torturous Middle Age, Patric Sandri, illustrator from Switzerland, drew up a dark picture of the industrial age with trains, bankers and lots of drugs and finally Brecht Vandenbroucke from Belgium, which defines his art as something between Bauhaus and Mickey Mouse, beams us into a very colourful but not less harsh future where youtube is watching you. KU you can buy at Galleria Istaba or order here in the shop section.
Format: Foldout Poster from B6 to B2, folded, English LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
š! #3, Childhood & Matches, February 2009
The third issue of (ku)š! deals about matches and childhood. A sparky combination visualised into comics by Līga Koklače, Rūta Briede, Mārtiņš Zutis (Latvia), Aistė Mo, Eikantas (Lithuania), Juanita (Transylvania), König Lü. Q (Switzerland) and Bendik Kaltenborn (Norway).
Cover by Bendik Kaltenborn
Format: A6, this issue comes together with the second issue, together they have 68 full color pages, stiched binding, English, LS 1.20, $ 5.00, € 3.50
Reviews:
š! #2, Budēļi (Latvian mask tradition), January 2009
The second issue of the baltic comics magazine (ku)š! features comics about the (mostly Latvian) mask tradition made by the Latvian artists Reinis Pētersons, Anete Melece, Krišs Salmanis, Krišjānis Rijnieks, Mārtiņš Zutis and by König Lü. Q. (Switzerland), KLIL (Brazil), Nicolene Louw (South Africa) and Luca Schenardi (Switzerland).
Cover: Anete Melece
Format: A6, this issue comes together with the third issue, together they have 68 full color pages, stiched binding, English, LS 1.20, $ 5.00, € 3.50
Review:
š! #1, Green Issue, November 2008,
Green comics about the environment by Emelie Östergren, König Lü.Q., Henning Wagenbreth, Oskars Pavlovskis, Ingrida Picukane, TeER, Olegti, Jari Vaara, Nicolene Louw and Joonas Sildre. š! is the new kuš!, but pocket friendlier and English.
Cover by: TeER
Format: A6, 48 full color pages, stiched binding, English LS 1.20, $ 5.00, € 3.50
Reviews about this issue:
Exhibition catalogue "tell me more...", February 2009
In February 2009 in cooperation with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art we had an exhibition of 14 International artists (and collectives) in Andrejsala. Participants where Atak, Anke Feuchtenberger, Moki (Germany), Florent Rupert & Jerome Mulot (France), Nicolas Robel (Switzerland), Matti Hagelberg, Katja Tukiainen, Tommi Musturi (Finland), Kolbeinn Karlsson (Sweden), Lamelos (Netherlands), Stripburger (Slovenia) and the Latvian artists Anete Melece, Ingrīda Pičukāne and Maija Kurševa. For that we made a catalogue containing 80 pages featuring a preface by Bart Beaty, artist biographies and lots of comics samples from each artist. Cover is made by Ingrīda Pičukāne.
Format: 80 Pages, B5, full color, glued binding, Latvian / English LS 2.40, $ 9.00, € 6.00
kuš! #6, strange creatures, June 2008
Moki (Germany), Teer (Germany), Olive Booger (France), Menno Wittebrood (Netherlands), Kolbeinn Karlsson (Sweden), Toms Kleins (Latvia), Roberts Galvins (Latvia), Reinis Petersons (Latvia), Olivier Schrauwen (Belgium) König Lü.Q. (Switerland), Thomas Ott (Switzerland), Jyrki Nissinen (Finland), Oskars Pavlovskis (Latvia) and Anna Anjos (Brazil).
Cover is made by Moki
Format: 68 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian + English translation sheet, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
kuš! #5, O Latvijaaaaa!, April 2008
autori: Oskars Pavlovskis (Cover) Rūta Bīriņa, Aivars Baranovs, Frenks Hunguss, Anete Melece, Maija Līduma, Ingrīda Pičukāne, Līga Koklače, Kaspars Groševs, Kristaps Auzenbergs, ::Kavi, Evita Vasiļjeva, Māris Bišofs, Ilmārs Šlāpins, Jakob Klemenčič (SLO), Laura Ķēniņa (CDN), Kati Rickenbach (CH), Ruedi Schorno (CH), König Lü.Q (CH), Flix (DE)
Format: 54 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
kuš! #4, food, February 2008
Garšīgais komiksu kultūras žurnāla kuš! 4. numurs (tēma: ēdiens). Šī numura 52 lappusēs 11 mākslinieku komiksi – traku nīderlandiešu, gleznieciska francūža, kinematogrāfiska brazīļa, ironiska latvieša, fantazētāja – zviedra un citu grafiskie stāsti un atzīšanās par viņu gastronomiskajām simpātijām.
Cover by: K.LIL (http://blogdoklil.blogspot.com), comics by K.LIL(Brazil), Mairis Naglis (Latvia), Anete Melece (Latvia), Clement Baloup (France), Lamelos (The Netherlands), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Hanna P (Sweden), Kolbeinn Karlsson (Sweden), Tommi Musturi (Finland), Max Andersson (Sweden).
Format: 52 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian + English translation sheet, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
kuš! #3, human animal, November 2007
Cover by Kolbeinn Karlsson (www.pappacomics.blogspot.com), comics by Marko Turunen (Finland), Markus Häfliger (Switerland), Ruppert & Mulot (France), Simon Schnellmann (Switzerland), Mavil (Germany), Kristaps Auzenbergs (Latvia), Kaspars Grosevs (Latvia), Sara Varon (USA), Jochen Schievink (Germany), Knut Larsson (Sweden), König Lü.Q. (Switerland), Anete Melece (Latvia), Kavi (Latvia) and a small poster by Maija Kurseva (Latvia) and Tiemo Wydler (Switzerland)
Format: 48 pages, + small poster, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
kuš! #2, love hurts, August 2007
Cover by gefe (www.gefe.ch)
Format: 32 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
kuš! #1, true stories, July 2007
Cover by Anete Melece (www.anetemelece.lv)
Format: 36 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, LS 1.20, $ 6.00, € 4.50
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