kuš!
kuš! (speak koosh!) is a comics art anthology from Latvia founded 2007 in Riga. Every issue contains comics from international and Latvian artists to a certain theme which changes every issue. The aims of kuš! are to popularize comics in a country where this medium is practically non-existent and promoting Latvian comics abroad.
kuš! doesn't just publish comics on paper, but also organizes exhibitions, workshops, residencies, comics jams and other comics related events besides traveling to international festivals to spread the Latvian comics fever.
kuš! links
kuš! blogspot, kuš! tumblr, twittering kuš!, kuš!agram, kuš! facebook
Awards and nominations
2012 Winner of Prix de la Bande Dessinée Alternative, BD Angouleme, France
2012 Nominated for 'Best Publication Design' and 'Best Anthology' at the Stumptown Comics Arts Awards, Portland, USA
2017 š! #26 'dADa' is nominated as 'Best Anthology' for the Eisner Awards
2017 š! is nominated as 'Best Ongoing Series' for the Broken Frontier Awards
2020 š! won 'Best Ongoing Series' for the Broken Frontier Awards
2020 kuš! editors David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece entered the Broken Frontier's Hall of Fame
Interviews and Features
TRANSIT (Japan 2020), LRT (Lithuania, 2019), Dagbladet Politiken (DK, 2018), LSM (Latvia, 2018), The Comics Alternative (USA, 2018), Broken Frontier (UK, 2018), 星期日生活 Sunday Mingpao (Hong Kong, 2018), New Eastern Europe (Poland, 2017), Talants tev līdzās (Latvia, 2017) Šiaurės Atėnai (Lithuania, 2017), Sputnik News (Russia, 2017), Deutschlandfunk (Germany, 2017), Tagesspiegel (Germany, 2017), The Comics Journal (USA, 2016), Lo Spazio Bianco (Italy, 2016), Not So Comics (Italy, 2016), World Literature Today (USA, 2016), Fumettologica (Italy, 2016), Comics Alliance (USA, 2015), Publishers Weekly (US 2015), Bacánika (Colombia, 2015), Broken Frontier (UK, 2015), Comics Workbook (USA 2015), La Segunda (Chile, 2015), SI Magazyn Czasu Wolnego (Poland 2015), LTV Panorama (Latvia, 2015), LTV (Latvia, 2015), VICE (Mexico, 2015), ARTE's Metropolis (France, Germany 2014), Goethe Institut (Germany, 2014), Baron Mag (Canada, 2014), European Youth Parliament (2014), Rough Guides (2014), North Adams Transcript (USA, 2014), Popey blog (Japan, 2013), It's nice that (UK, 2013), Fumettologica (Italy, 2013), Spots (Latvia, 2013), Arterritory (Latvia, 2013), Diena (Latvia, 2013), Youthless Fanzine (Italy, 2013), Dwutygodnik (Poland, 2012), Altre Velocita (Italy, 2012), Nordix (Belgium, 2012), Arteko (Latvia, 2012), Central Stn (UK, 2012), IR (Latvia 2011) Air Canada enRoute (Canada, 2011), LZK (Latvia, 2011), Polegadas (Brazil, 2007), Universo HQ (Brazil, 2007), Satori (Latvia, 2007)
Contact
Write to: komikss(at)gmail(dot)com
Bank details
Name: Biedrība Grafiskie stasti
Legal address: Uzvaras bulvaris 5-52, Riga, LV-1048 (please don't send mail here)
Reg. no.:40008135798
Bank: A/S Swedbank, Balasta dambis 1a, Riga, LV-1048, Latvija
SWIFT: HABALV22
IBAN: LV10HABA0551024403970
Paypal: kushkomikss(at)gmail(dot)com
Latvian Kuš! Contributors
Anete Matvejeva
Arnolds Soms
Dace Džeriņa
Frenks Hungus
Kavi
Kristaps Auzenbergs
Līga Koklače
Mairis Naglis
Māris Bišofs
Raids Kalniņš
Toms Kleins
Velta Ķešāne
Kuš! Interns ❤
Adrijan Praznik, September - October 2013
Nina Brič, September - October 2013
Katharina Röser, July 2016
Chiara Abastanotti, September - October 2016
Lucy Rivers, May 2017
Lukas Weidinger, May - July 2018
Cécile Thomas, May - July 2019