#kus comics

KEVIN HOOYMAN /

exciting new alternative manga selection from kus (latvian indie comics publisher), with lots of new creators / first time works. a friend very aptly described it as:

‘nice selection representing both older garo/ax veterans as well as new upcoming authors with diverse career-backgrounds (such as illustrators / designers)’ and ‘you can consider this like a modern secret comics japan or comics underground japan, [I still gotta find a copy geez] except it branches out from seisin kougeisha into contemporary web-gen & comitia doujin scenes’ 

hopefully they don’t mind my sharing that paraphrase of their description, but I found it very informative for context around this edition.

a preview. Working on a short for Kus comics. 

Because the anthology is in full color it means I get to make a comic in color for print, and so I’ve decided to paint it traditionally. I’m very excited~

Here is the Intro page to my ten page, trend forecasting/creative agency inspired story for Kus! Comic’s new ‘fashion’ themed issue, announced here: http://kushkomikss.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/s-22-coming-out-soon.html

kuš and Videofag present The Last Match May 7th – 12th Opening Reception May 8th, 7:00pm-9:00pm Videofag, 187 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, ON Free to Attend Facebook Details

Since 2009, the Latvian comics magazine kuš! has invited international comic artists to draw their interpretations of “the last match” on paper snips the size of matchbooks. At this size, these little artworks are easily collected in just a few tiny boxes – BUT – when exhibited together as The Last Match, the collected drawings are taken out and hung on matchsticks, showing that together you can make something big out of something small.

The Last Match is made up of contributions from more than 380 artists, from over 52 countries. This international exhibition has traveled from Riga to Lisbon, Linz, Lucerne, Leipzig, Erlangen, Haarlem, Tbilisi, Prague, Poznan, St. Petersburg, Bologna, Graz, and Ljubljana, and it’s making it’s Toronto/Ontario/Canadian/North American debut with TCAF! We’re so excited!

Co-presented by Videofag in Kensington Market, The Last Match will be up from May 7th-12th. There will be an opening reception on May 8th, from 7:00-9:00pm, which we highly recommend attending. With so many pieces, you’ll want to spend time with it all!

The exhibition is being brought to TCAF thanks to the kuš! editors David Schilter and Sanita Muižniece, and will be accompanied by a matching wall painting by Patrick Kyle. For more information on The Last Match, as well as photos of it from previous showings, please visit the kuš website.

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