š! #17 'Sweet Romance'

Our newest issue had it's debut at TCAF (recap coming soon) and is now officially out internationally - right in time for the joyous time of spring! š! #17 'Sweet Romance' is full of romantic comics from twenty-one Latvian and international artists. It's not all that sweet as the title might suggest, some stories could crush your heart.

Cover: by Patrick Kyle

Contributors: Aisha Franz (Germany), Akvilė Misevičiūtė (Lithuania), Ayumu Arisaka (Japan), Berliac (Argentina), Betty Liang (Canada), Dace Sietina (Latvia), Emma Rendel (Sweden), Ginette Lapalme (Canada), Heta Bilaletdin (Finland), Inger Zivana M. Torvund (Norway), Ingrīda Pičukāne (Latvia), Jesse Lucas (USA), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Laila Milevski (USA/Latvia), Liisa Kruusmägi (Estonia), Līva Kandevica (Latvia), Patrick Kyle (Canada), Pixin (Singapore), Raids Kalniņš (Latvia), Tomasz Niewiadomski (Poland), Yvang (France).

Specs: š! #17 'Sweet Romance', format DIN A6 (4.1 × 5.8 inches), 21 artists, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English, locally printed in Riga on environmentally friendly paper, ISBN 978-9934-518-12-6 , released on 15th of May 2014.

Get it: Order it here for USD 14.00 (worldwide shipping costs and a free bookmark and postcard included in price) or get a kuš! half year subscription and receive also the next three issues delivered right to your house.

In Riga soon available at Galerija Istaba, Randoms, Muhamors and Dizaina drukas studijā TELPA and soon at more places around the world.

Preview pics:

Liisa Kruusmägi

Ayumu Arisaka

š! #17 'Sweet Romance' Preview

On the 10th of May 2014 we debuted š! #17 'Sweet Romance' at the Toronto Comics Arts Festival.

It's spring and love is in the air! Right in time for the spring fever we release š! #17 dedicated to the theme 'Sweet Romance'. Twenty-one international artists contributed stories about love, not all as sweet as your dreams, some will outright tear your heart out and crush it. Just like real romance, this issue shows love in all it's facets.

Cover: by Patrick Kyle

Contributors: Aisha Franz (Germany), Akvilė Misevičiūtė (Lithuania), Ayumu Arisaka (Japan), Berliac (Argentina), Betty Liang (Canada), Dace Sietina (Latvia), Emma Rendel (Sweden), Ginette Lapalme (Canada), Heta Bilaletdin (Finland), Inger Zivana M. Torvund (Norway), Ingrīda Pičukāne (Latvia), Jesse Lucas (USA), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Laila Milevski (USA/Latvia), Liisa Kruusmägi (Estonia), Līva Kandevica (Latvia), Patrick Kyle (Canada), Pixin (Singapore), Raids Kalniņš (Latvia), Tomasz Niewiadomski (Poland), Yvang (France).

Specs: š! #17 'Sweet Romance', format DIN A6 (4.1 × 5.8 inches), 21 artists, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English, locally printed in Riga on environmentally friendly paper, ISBN 978-9934-518-12-6 , released on 15th of May 2014.

Get it: Order here for $14.00 (worldwide shipping costs and a free bookmark and postcard included in price) or get a kuš! half year subscription and receive also the next three issues delivered right to your house.

Sample pages:

Aisha Franz