š! #26 'dAda' is out now

2016 marks the centenary of the Dada movement. To celebrate this fittingly, twenty-one international artists created their very own absurdist comics inspired by Dada. The result, š! #26 'dADa', is out now! Get a copy and achieve eternal bliss!

Cover: Zane Zlemeša (Latvia).
Contributors: A. Burkholder (USA), Brie Moreno (Canada), Cátia Serrão (Portugal), Daniel Lima (Angola), Dāvis Ozols (Latvia), Dunja Janković (Croatia), Dylan Jones (USA), Ernests Kļaviņš (Latvia), Jaakko Pallasvuo (Finland), José Ja Ja Ja (Spain), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Līva Kandevica (Latvia), Maija Kurševa (Latvia), Marc Bell (Canada), Mārtiņš Zutis (Latvia), Olaf Ladousse (Spain), Roman Muradov (Russia), Saehan Park (South Korea), Sammy Stein (France), Vincent Fritz (Germany) and Zane Zlemeša (Latvia). With an introduction by: Agathe Mareuge (France) 

Support: Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation

Format: A6, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, high quality and environmentally friendly Munken paper.

Get it:  Order it for $13.95 from our webshop, or get a kuš! subscription and receive also the next kuš! titles.

Preview Pages:

 Maija Kurševa

 Dunja Janković

 Roman Muradov

 Saehan Park

  Ernests Kļaviņš

 Marc Bell

 José Ja Ja Ja

 Zane Zlemeša

To get the full dada experience and take part in the celebration, better order š! #25 'dADa' here.

kuš! fall season has started

The mushroom and berry picking season has begun! kuš! is very happy to announce it's ripe mini kuš! offerings for the fall. They will be released immediately and you can order them now!  

Excerpt from Daria Tessler's mini kuš!

Michael DeForge, Ville Kallio, Daria Tessler and Anna Sailamaa created very special stories to lighten up your fall or to make it even darker, you choose....

Each book has 28 pages, full color throughout, offset printed  in Latvia on high quality environmentally friendly Munken Pure paper, saddle stitch binding, pocket format (A6). Released on 28 September 2016.

Order the mini kuš! collection for $19 here or get each mini kuš! separately for $6 (worldwide shipping costs already included in the price!). In case you'd also like to get the following kuš! releases, subscribe here.

Preview:

mini kuš! #43 'Meat Locker' by Michael DeForge

Short strips about gyms, trainers and meatheads.

 

 

mini kuš! #44 'P-FE/FRAF' by Ville Kallio

Automation did not free us from work, it merely allowed an ever expanding production of highly advanced weapons technologies and surveillance. The air saturated by nanomachines produces a distinct hum.

 

 

mini kuš! #45 'Music of Changes' by Daria Tessler

Genetically modified plants grow into randomized sculptures. Order and disorder, determinism and unpredictability, protestors and magic tricks all commingle at the John Cage art farm.

 

mini kuš! #46 'Everyone Is Hungry' by Anna Sailamaa

The slow moments before falling into sleep. The sound of sparrow’s wing feathers, a rumpled tablecloth and curtains moving with the wind. The night draws closer and gently darkens the sky.

Pick your favorite berries and mushrooms, place your order here, and soon you'll get the required vitamins for your brain to get through the fall! And watch out, very soon the kuš! book season continues with the š! anthology #26.

š! #18 'Poetry' coming soon

š! #18 'Poetry' will be released on September 22nd, 2014

This issue presents you a wide range of international poetry comics. Some of the contributions are visual adaptations of existing poems, others are collaborative efforts between poets and comic artists, but mostly they genuinely are poems as comics or comics as poems. As you will discover, there are countless ways of interaction for the two mediums to merge into a new poetic visual art form. 

Cover: Dāvis Ozols (Latvia) 

Contributors: Anete Melece / Inga Gaile, Anna Vaivare / Semyon Khanin, Dāvis Ozols / Ingmāra Balode, Ingrīda Pičukāne / Sergej Timofejev, Klāvs Loris / Anna Foma, Lote Vilma Vītiņa / Kārlis Vērdiņš, Mārtiņš Zutis / Arvis Viguls, Rūta Briede / Jānis Rokpelnis from Latvia, and Alexander Rothman (USA), Andrej Štular (Slovenia), Dunja Janković (Croatia), Evie Cahir (Australia), Julie Doucet (Canada), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), L.L. de Mars (France), Mari Ahokoivu (Finland), Nicolas Zouliamis (Belgium), Patrick Kyle (Canada), Sam Alden (USA), Theo Ellsworth (USA), Tiina Lehikoinen (Finland) and Tommi Musturi (Finland).


Format: A6, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English.

Support: Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation

Get it:  Pre-order it for $ 14.00 from our webshop (international shipping costs included) or get yourself a kuš! subscription.

Preview pages:

Evie Cahir

L.L. de Mars

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! #16 'Villages' Preview

On March 4th š! #16 'Villages' will be released!  

Aldborough, Alkkula, Alt-Marzahn, Baldoyle, Batatais, Boezinge, Caddo, Čičmany, Inuvik, Jullouville, Kugti, Latvajärvi, Niederbipp, Orangeville, Queen Charlotte, Ringway, s-Gravenwezel and Tavigny are villages you've probably never heard of. You get to discover all of them in unique comics in the Baltic Comics Magazine š! #16 'Villages'.

Cover: by Anna Vaivare 

Contributors: Anna Vaivare (Latvia), Anne Stalinski (The Netherlands), Anthony Meloro (USA), Celine de Cadt (Belgium), Chris Reijnen (Belgium), Daniel Almeida (Brazil), David Biskup (UK), Evangelos Androutsopoulos (Finland, Greece), Gillian Rhodes (USA), Jana Vasiljević (Serbia), Kara Sievewright (Canada), Kawai Shen (Canada), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Lauri Mäkimurto (Finland), Oliver East (UK), Paddy Lynch (Ireland), Placid (France) and Sandra Rummler (Germany). 

Specs: š! #16 'Villages', format DIN A6 (4.13 × 5.83 inches), 18 artists, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English, locally printed in Riga on environmentally friendly paper, ISBN 978-9934-518-11-9, released on 4th of March 2014.

Get it: Pre-order 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.

Map: If you're curious where these places are, you can find them here:

If you would like to see them closer, just click on the map.

Sample pages:

 Anna Vaivare

š! #15 'Cats' preview

On November 12th we'll release š! #15 with the theme 'Cats'!

 Illustration: Reinis Pētersons 

We all love cats, right? If you're not completely weird we have some news you've been waiting for a long time! š! #15 is dedicated to our best four-legged friends. Twenty-three international artist sent us comics and illustrations about cats. Probably we can stop with the intro now, what more could we tell to convince you that you simply must get this book!

So just pre-order it now (click, click)!


This is how the cover will look like, it is drawn by the Latvian illustrator Edgars Folks:

Meeeeeeooooow!

Full contributors list: Dace Sietiņa (Latvia / Netherlands), Dāvis Ozols (Latvia), Edie Fake (USA), Edgars Folks (Latvia), Emmi Valve (Finland), Ernests Kļaviņš (Latvia), John Broadley (England), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Lars Sjunnesson (Sweden), Léo Quievreux & Fredox (France), L.L. de Mars (France), Margrieta Dreiblate (Latvia), María Inés Gul (Poland), Mārtiņš Zutis (Latvia), Michael DeForge (Canada), Paul Paetzel (Germany), Pedro Franz (Brazil), Reinis Pētersons (Latvia), Roméo Julien (France), Rūta Briede (Latvia), Warren Craghead (USA), Weng Pixin (Singapore).

Specs: š! # 15 'Cats', Format DIN A6 (4.13 × 5.83 inches), 23 artists, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English, locally printed in Riga on cat friendly paper, ISBN 978-9934-518-10-2, will be released on the 12th of November 2013, pre-order here (USD 13.00, worldwide shipping costs included in price).

š! #14 'Sports' preview

On August 27th we release š! #14 with the theme sports! 

For this issue 22 international artist sent us comics and illustrations about sports. Don't worry, you don't have to be super sportive to enjoy these stories. By reading them you probably also won’t burn many calories, but at least you might not break your leg either. Instead you could find inspiration to become more active or get some excellent excuses to keep on avoiding physical exercises.

This time there are  less artists, but the same amount of pages as usual, therefore you get to enjoy some slightly longer comics. You still need to wait some days to hold this issue in your hands, but you can already pre-order it now!

Enough talk, let's have a look at the Cover by Amanda Baeza:

Ready, sweat, go!

Full contributors list: Amanda Baeza (Chile/Portugal), Anna Vaivare (Latvia), Conor Stechschulte (USA), Dace Sietiņa (Latvia/The Netherlands), Dāvis Ozols (Latvia), Emelie Östergren (Sweden), Ernests Kļaviņš (Latvia), Jeroen Funke (The Netherlands), Josh White (USA), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Lai Tat Tat Wing (Hong Kong), Luka Va (Lithuania), Marc M. Gustà (Spain), Marlene Krause (Germany), Mārtiņš Zutis (Latvia), Michel Esselbrügge (Germany), Michiel Budel (The Netherlands), Mikus Duncis (Latvia), Nicolas Zouliamis (Belgium), Ratigher (Italy), Rūta Daubure (Latvia), Søren Mosdal (Denmark)

Summary: š! # 14 'Sports', Format A6, 22 artists, 164 pages, full-color, perfect bound, English, locally printed in Riga on environmentally friendly paper, ISBN 978-9934-518-05-8, will be released on the 27th of August, 2013

mini kuš! # 14-17 preview

Happily we announce the upcoming release of four new mini kuš! by artists from our neighboring countries Finland and Sweden and from slightly further away from Mexico. Tiina Lehikoinen, Heta Bilaletdin, Emelie Östergren and Inés Estrada have some pretty crazy stories to tell you...

Now you can already pre-order them from our webshop. But let's have a closer look at each of them:

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)

mini kuš! #10-13 are out!

Exciting day at the kuš! HQ - The mini kuš! #10 - 13 are printed! Best imaginable start into 2013!

Read more about them below, see some preview and order them from our our webshop or website. Soon also available in shops! (Currently in Riga Lukabuka (Opera), Galerija Istaba, Randoms, Muhamors, Dizaina drukas studijā TELPA and Kafka Kafija, but soon also in selected international shops)

Hot releases for cold January!

We are happy to announce the release of four new mini kuš! These comics, which are in line with the vague mini kuš! overall theme "modern heroes" will be released on January 15th, 2013. 

Each mini kuš! is in our beloved A6 format, has 28 pages and comes in full color in English language with Latvian subtitles, except #12, which has no subs. Now you can already pre-order them from our webshop.


mini kuš! #10 'Otso' by Mari Ahokoivu

Otso, Kontio, Karhu, Bære, Bear, Ours, Meška, Lācis… – Mari Ahokoivu’s fearless hero has many names. Join him for a dreamy adventure through space and time! 

š! #12 is out now

š! #12 'Future 2.0' is out now!

Cover by Michael DeForge, twenty-nine comics artists from Europe and North America, special co-editor Annie Koyama, 180 pages, full-color, format A6, perfect bound, English, ISBN: 978-9934-8324-5-1, price $ 13.00.

Forget about the apocalypse and have a sneak peek inside this futuristic issue:

Paul Paetzel

Jesse Jacobs

š! #10 Sea Stories is out!

Ahoi! The Sea is huge and deep, holding uncountable stories for you... we have gathered a few on 148 pages by 29 international artists and want to share them with you! Here are some foggy impressions from š! #10 "Sea Stories"!
 

Cover by Maciej Sieńczyk (Poland).  
Artists:  Ābols (Latvia), Akvilė Misevičiūtė (Lithuania), Andrea Bruno (Italy), Anete Lielpētere (Latvia), Anete Matvejeva (Latvia), Anna Vaivare (Latvia), Ansis Puriņš (USA), Box Brown (USA), Dace Sietiņa (Latvia), Éndrjü (Latvia), KJ Martinet (USA), König Lü.Q. (Switzerland), Laila Milevski (USA), Lars Sjunnesson (Sweden), Laura Ķeniņa (Canada), Luka Va (Lithuania), Maciej Sieńczyk (Poland), Maré Odomo (USA), Martha Verschaffel (Belgium), Martiņš Zutis (Latvia), Max Baitinger (Germany), Mikus Duncis (Latvia), Noah Van Sciver (USA), Oskars Veilands-Kustikovs (Latvia), Patryk Mogilnicki (Poland), Richard Short (England), Rūta Briede (Latvia), Simon H (Austria), Tetsu Kayama (Japan).