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  1. š! #9

    š! #9, Female Secrets, November 2011

    Special issue featuring comics by international female cartoonists.

    Cover by: Inés Estrada (Mexico). Artists: Akvilė Misevičiūtė (Lithuania), Alice Sola Kim (USA), Anete Melece (Latvia), Angie Wang (USA), Anita Rupeika (Latvia), Anja Wicki (Switzerland), Anna Deflorian (Italy), Anna Vaivare (Latvia), Betty Liang (Canada), Dunja Janković (Croatia), Emily Carroll (Canada), Husmann/Tschäni (Switzerland), Ieva Gvazdaitytė (Lithuania), Inés Estrada (Mexico), Ingrīda Pičukāne (Latvia), Jen Wang (USA), Kirsten Carina Geißer (Germany), Kris Mukai (USA), Lala Albert (USA), Lilli Loge (Germany), Māra Viška (Latvia), Mickey Zacchilli (USA), Queen Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Renata Gąsiorowska (Poland), Rūta Briede (Latvia), Sabīne Moore (Latvia), Sarah Mazzetti (Italy), Sophia Foster-Dimino (USA) Zejian Shen (China). Guest Co-Editor: Ryan Sands (USA).

    Support: Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation

    Format: A6, 164 pages, full-color, glued binding, English and partly Latvian with English subtitles.

    Get it: Order it from our webshop or below for $ 13.00. In Riga for LS 2.20 available in Lukabuka, Galerija Istaba, Randoms and Muhamors.

    Award: Winner of Alternative Comics Award of Angouleme 2012

    Reviews:  Comix Cube I, II, Sticky Institute, 1 Fanzine Par Jour


  2. š! #8

    š! #8, Midnight Sun, September 2011

    Special Finnish Issue

    Cover artist: Amanda Vähämäki & Roope Eronen Comics artists: Aino Sutinen, Amanda Vähämäki, Anna Sailamaa, Evan Androutsopoulos, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Jari Vaara, Jarno Latva-Nikkola, Jyrki Heikkinen, Karri Laitinen, Katja Tukiainen, Katri Sipiläinen, Kuningas Lü. Q., Mari Ahokoivu, Marko Turunen, Mikko Luostarinen, Mikko Väyrynen, Roope Eronen and Tommi Musturi Text: Ville Hänninen Photo: Henrik Duncker

    Support: This anthology has been published with the financial assistance and the generous support of FILI– Finnish Literature Exchange, Embassy Of Finland, Riga, Finnish Institute in Estonia, Helsinki Comics Centre, HungryLab.

    Format: A6, 148 pages, full-color, stiched binding, English

    Get it: in Riga in Galerija Istaba, Muhamors, Randoms and Lukabuka for LS 2.00 or get it for $ 11.00 in our webshop or below.


  3. š! #7

    š! #7, Forest Tales, February 2011

    Cover artist: Till Hafenbrak (Germany). Comics artists: Emelie Östergren, Kolbeinn Karlsson (Sweden), Michael Jordan (Germany), Juani Ta (Romania), Michael DeForge, Duy Thang Nguyen (Canada), Derek M. Ballard, Pat Aulisio, Ansis Puriņš (USA), Jyrki Heikkinen (Finland), König Lü. Q. (Switzerland), Yoshi (Lithuania), Dace Sietiņa, Kristofers Reidzāns, Maija Līduma, Mārtiņš Zutis, Oskars Pavlovskis, Ingrīda Pičukane, Sabīne Moore, UKNO (Latvia).

    Generously supported by: Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation, AS "Latvijas valsts meži", Mammadaba, HungryLab.

    Format: A6, 100 pages, full-color, stiched binding, English and partly Latvian with English subtitles.

    Get it: in Riga in Galerija Istaba, MiiT, Muhamors, Randoms, Lukabuka  for LS 1.40 or buy it on ecrater for $ 9.00. #ONLY FEW COPIES LEFT#

    Reviews: Midnight Fiction, Coverless


  4. š! #6

    š! #6, From Kurzeme to Kušzeme, June 2010

    kuš! together with Kuldīga celebrated the 400th anniversary of Duke Jakob Kettler and therewith published 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 (Germany), Laura Kenins (Canada), Triinu Lille (Estonia), Christian G. Marra (Italy), Leonard Riegel (Germany), Scott Jason Smith (UK), Yoshi (Lithuania).

    Format: A6, 64 pages, stiched binding, full-color, English and partly Latvian with English subtitles

    Get it: in Riga in LUKABUKA, Galerija Istaba, Randoms and Muhamors  for LS 1.20 or buy it for $ 6.00 in our webshop or below.


  5. š! #5

    š! #5, After Snowfall, December 2009

    Issue full of freezing stories by 18 International artists: Cover by Kaspars Groševs (Latvia). Comics by 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).

    Support: Latvian Culture Capital Foundation VKKF.

    Format: A6, 84 pages, glued binding, full-color, English                              

    Get it: in Riga in Lukabuka, Randoms, Galerija Istaba and Muhamor  for LS 1.20 or order it for $ 8.00 from our webshop or below.

    Reviews: Avoid the Future, Optical Sloth


  6. š! #4

    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)

    Format: A6, 84 pages, glued binding, full-color, English

    Get it: in Riga in Lukabuka, Randoms, Galerija Istaba and Muhamor for LS 1.20 or order it for $ 8.00 from our webshop or below.

    Reviews: book-by-its-cover, the comics reporter, Avoid the Future, Super Duper


  7. š! #3

    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

    Get it: in Riga in Lukabuka, Randoms, Galerija Istaba and Muhamor for LS 1.20 or order it for $ 6.00 from our webshop or below.

    Reviews: Nick Abadzis, Avoid the Future, Neorama


  8. š! # 2

    š! #2, Budēļi, January 2009 

    This issue features comics about mask traditions from Latvia and abroad drawn by the Latvian artists Anete Melece (Cover),Reinis Pētersons,  Krišs Salmanis, Krišjānis Rijnieks, Mārtiņš Zutis and by König Lü. Q. (Switzerland), KLIL (Brazil), Nicolene Louw (South Africa) and Luca Schenardi (Switzerland).

    Format: A6, this issue comes together with the third issue, together they have 68 full color pages, stiched binding, English,

    Get it: in Riga in Lukabuka, Randoms, Galerija Istaba and Muhamor for LS 1.20 or order it for $ 6.00 from our webshop or below.

    Review: Avoid the Future


  9. š! #1

    š! #1, Green Issue, November 2008

    Green comics about the environment by Emelie Östergren (Sweden), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Henning Wagenbreth (Germany), Oskars Pavlovskis (Latvia), Ingrida Picukane (Latvia), TeER (Germany), Olegti (Russia), Jari Vaara (Finland), Nicolene Louw (South Africa) and Joonas Sildre (Estonia). Cover by: TeER

    Format: A6, 48 full color pages, stiched binding, English          

    # sold out #

    Reviews: The Comics Reporter, midnightfiction, Lasītājas piezīmes, Avoid the Future


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