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kuš! # 9
kuš! # 9, 3 X 3, July 2011
The 9 contemporary Latvian artists Arnis Balčus, Ivars Drulle, Dace Džeriņa, Ernests Kļaviņš, Romans Korovins, Kate Krolle, Daiga Krūze, Krišs Salmanis and Evita Vasiļjeva took up the challenge to create comics. The result: 3x3 unconventional stories on 9 pages each collected in one rather experimental comics book. The book was designed by Zigmunds Lapsa.
Support: The book was generously supported by the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation VKKF.
Format: A5, 100 pages, full-color, stiched binding, french flips, English and Latvian
Get it: in Riga in Lukabuka, Muhamors, Randoms and Istaba for LS 3.30 or for $ 9.90 in our webshop or below.Review: Quimby's
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kuš! # 8
kuš! #8, allotments, September 2010
Cover artist: Rūta Briede (LV). Featured artists: Agnieszka Piksa (PL), Ernests Kļaviņš (LV), Franziska Adler (DE), Hironori Kikuchi (JP), Ines Christine Geißer (DE), Inés Estrada (MEX), Ingrīda Pičukane (LV), Irkus M. Zeberio (Basque Country), Jaakko Pallasvuo (Finnland), James Turek (USA), König Lü. Q. (CH), Koshi Kawachi (JP), Lai Tat Tat Wing (HK), Liesbeth de Stercke (B), Līga Laurenoviča (LV), Malin Biller (SE), Marie-Pierre Brunel (FR), Oskars Pavlovskis (LV), Phillip Janta (DE), Rūta Briede (LV), Sabīne Moore (LV), Ulrike Seitz (DE), Yoshi (LT). This book is part of the art project "Track Changes". "Track Changes" is a winner of the competition "kultur-im-dialog.moe 2010", a program of the Schering Stiftung and MitOst e.V.
Generously supported by: Schering Stiftung / MitOst e.V. / Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen, Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation (KKF) / Hungry Collective
Format: A5, 116 pages, perfect bound, full-color, English, Ls 1.90, $ 8.00, € 6.00
Get it: for LS 1.90 In Riga in Galerija Istaba, Satori Bookshop, Muhamors, Randoms and Lukabuka or for $ 11.00 in the kuš! webshop or below.
Reviews: Quimby's, Fuck Zines, Optical Sloth, John Porcellino
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kuš! # 7
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)
Support: This issue was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF)
Format: A5 (twice as big as š!), 100 pages, perfect bound, full-color, English
Get it: in Riga in LUKABUKA, Galerija Istaba, Randoms and Muhamors for LS 1.90 or buy it for $ 11.00 in our webshop or below.
Reviews: Copacetic Comics, Milkmouse, Nate on goodreads.com, Michi Girl
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kuš! #6
kuš! #6, strange creatures, June 2008
Comics by 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 (comes with English translation sheet)
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kuš! 5
kuš! #5, O Latvijaaaaa!, April 2008
Comics about Latvia by: 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, no English translation
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kuš! #4
kuš! #4, food, February 2008
Tasty comics about food 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). Cover by: K.LIL
Format: 52 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian (comes with an English translation sheet)
Get it: in Riga in Galerija Istaba for LS 1.20.
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kuš! #3
kuš! #3, human animal, November 2007
Comics by Marko Turunen (Finland), Markus Häfliger (Switerland), Ruppert & Mulot (France), Simon Schnellmann (Switzerland), Mawil (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). Cover by Kolbeinn Karlsson (Sweden).
Format: 48 pages, + small poster, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, no English translation
Get it: in Riga in Galerija Istaba for LS 1.20 Lats.
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kuš! #2
kuš! #2, love hurts, August 2007
Comics by Charles Burns (USA), Kaspars Groševs (Latvia), Anna Sommer (Switzerland), Afra Häni (Switzerland), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Itzik Rennert (Israel), Ingrīda Pičukāne (Latvia), Dupuy & Berberian (France), Richard McGuire (USA). Cover by Gefe (Switzerland)
Format: 32 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, no English translation
# sold out #
Review: Universo HQ, Moytoy, Solanaceo, Polegadas
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kuš! #1
kuš! #1, true stories, July 2007
Comics by Mawil (Germany), Kati Rickenbach (Switzerland), Ruedi Schorno (Switzerland), Allison Cole (USA), R. Kikuo Johnson (USA), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland). Text by Wladimir Kaminer (Germany). Cover by Anete Melece (Latvia)
Format: 36 pages, B5, full color, stiched binding, Latvian, no English translation
Get it: in Riga in Galerija Istaba for LS 1.20 or order it for $ 9.00 from us: komikss(at)gmail(dot)com
Review: Universo HQ
