kuš! 2013 roundup

Short overview of all comics we published in 2013. Here they are in their full glory:

Altogether 828 full color pages of comics by 66 international artists published in three issues of the comics anthology š! and in twelve mini kuš!. 2013 has been a big blast of creativity!

You can get them all here for only $79.00 including worldwide shipping costs and a bunch of stickers, postcards and bookmarks as well!

Behind the Comics XII - Marlene Krause

The newest 'Behind the Comics' comes from š! #13 'Life Is Live' contributor Marlene Krause.

Marlene Krause // *1984, Germany. Marlene founded the comics anthology Two Fast Colour together with Martina Lenzin. She has contributed to publications like ORANG, Colibri, Nobrow and Turkey Comix. Her first graphic novel ‘A un autre endroit’ is published by L’Association in May 2013. Marlene loves black chocolate with almonds and riding her bike up and down the hills of Barcelona.

Now read about her adventures drawing her comics for š! #13 'Life Is Life': 

Well, unfortunately on New Year's eve I crashed with my bike and broke my left collarbone. At first I wasn't even able to walk, so I spent loads of time at home, and the first thing I did was sending this NewYears-greeting to my friends:

It says in German: "Happy New Year! oh, what's that? ---My broken collarbone--- My bike is well though... See you soon!"

š! #13 'Life Is Live'

Twenty-six international cartoonists contributed comics to the Baltic Comics Magazine š! #13 'Life Is Live' which focus on autobiographical stories. Most of the artists taking part usually don't make autobio strips at all and interpreted the theme freely from very different perspectives. Some of the stories are also semi-autobiographical and others even "autobiografictional". š! #13 is filled with very colorful, weird and surprising stories about life, like getting your leg prosthesis stolen, forgetting your pin code because of Modern Talking or drinking beer with temple knights…

Cover: Ana Albero (Spain/ Germany) Contributors: Akvilė Misevičiūtė (Lithuania/ Spain), Ana Albero (Spain/ Germany), Anete Melece (Latvia/ Switzerland), Anna Vaivare (Latvia), Berliac (Argentina/ Norway), Bianca Bagnarelli (Italy), Dace Sietiņa (Latvia/ The Netherlands), Dogboy (UK), HTMLflowers (USA/ Australia), Ian Andersen (USA), Inés Estrada (Mexico), Ingrīda Pičukane (Latvia), Jonny Negron (Puerto Rico/ USA), Julia Gfrörer (USA), Kārlis Vītols (Latvia), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Liisa Kivimäe (Estonia), Līva Āboltiņa (Latvia), Maciej Sieńczyk (Poland), Maija Līduma (Latvia), Marlene Krause (Germany), Oleg Tischenkov (Russia/ Canada), Rūta Briede (Latvia), Sabīne Moore (Latvia), Simon Hanselmann (Australia), Thomas Wellmann (Germany)

Summary: š! # 13 'Life Is Live', Format A6, 26 artists, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English, locally printed in Riga on environmentally friendly paper, ISBN: 978-9934-518-00-3, released on the 29th of April, 2013

Price: $ 13.00 (worldwide shipping included!) Order here: http://www.komikss.lv/books/. Safe payment via paypal or credit card. Soon also available in selected shops around the world. In Riga also available soon for LS. 3.00. 

Preview pics:

Bianca Bagnarelli

Marlene Krause

š! #13 'Life Is Live' coming out soon!

š! # 13 is coming out on the 29th of April.

For this issue 26 international artists contributed comics to the theme 'Life Is Live' which focus on autobiographical stories. But don't worry, you will not get to see the classical autobiographical comics which currently are all so popular. Most of the artists taking part usually don't make autobio strips at all and interpreted the theme freely from very different perspectives. Some of the stories are also "only" semi-autobiographical and some even "autobiografictional"! Overall the issue is filled with very colorful, weird and surprising stories about life-from childhood through cyberspace until ...

The cover of š! #13 'Life Is Live' was drawn by Ana Albero, a Berlin-based artist who together with previous kuš! contributors Till Hafenbrak and Paul Paetzel founded Edition Biografiktion.

See all the contributors of this issue:

Akvilė Misevičiūtė (Lithuania)

Ana Albero (Spain)