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I had a privilege to edit one more issue of Kuti Magazine for Kutikuti. This 71st release was based on open call and received enormous amount of submissions – in total more than 1000 pages from ca. 150 artists. To select 38 pages from this giant pile of works was not really a comfortable job to do. Indeed I decided to give out part of the works for the material of the next issue that’s open call as well, edited by Esko Heikkilä.
Featured artists in issue #71 are: Dimitris Abramopoulos (GRC), Sara Ahola (FIN), Natasha Batrakova (RUS/FIN), Karolina Galvadyté (LTU), Sam Gaskin (USA), Aaron Hotz (CAN), Keith Kavanagh (IRL), Jenni Lahtinen (FIN), Carlos Panhoca & Marcos Batista (BRA) Fidelia Schlegl (GER), Aska Schär (SUI) and Lars Sjunnesson (SWE).
This was an edition of 5 000 pcs. Thanks to all the artists and to Väinö Sirén for the layout. The cover I did is a mash-up as you see.
Read for free online or download yourself a PDF.
Due the a-hole far-right government we in Finland atm have there’s enormous pressure on the culture & art funding. During the year and few upcoming this pressure will most likely effect also Kutikuti’s funding. Due that it’s more and more important Kuti Magazine gets physical subscribers. If you like what we do and would like to order the paper mag, do it here.
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Got recently featured in these two great publications – Stripburger(#80) from Slovenia and CBA(#59) from Sweden – both SB and CBA have been around about the same period I’ve been working with comics – 20–30 years. It’s good to see they’re stubbornly continuing (like I as well). SB features as well a lengthy interview with our Kutikuti posse.
Get your copies from Stripburger and CBKComics.
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So it is done. I created the first script draft +10 years ago and been drawing this the past five years. Ending something like this is usually difficult and this case was no different. Anyway, glad it’s done and happy how it came out. It’s been truly a great ride – as Future does not stick to any style in visuals or narration I’ve been able to try out different things and learn on the way. Learnt a lot indeed. However, this was a massive project for me and at the moment my thoughts are ‘never again’. Let’s see if that actually happens.
The last 10th magazine of Future is here and sent to subscribers and retailers today. You can order this from me as well so message me if you need a copy. All the previous issues still available, whole 10-mag set for 60€ postpaid worldwide.
Retailers where you can get this sooner or bit later:
All the Problems in the World (GER)
Analph (SUI)
Atomic Books (US)
Birdcage Bottom Books (US)
Chili Com Carne (POR)
Cult Pump (DEN)
Desert Island (US)
Domino Books (US)
Fantagraphics Store (US)
Floating World (US)
Fortepressa (ITA)
Laitapuoti / Galleria Rajatila (FIN)
Gosh (UK)
La 5e Couche (BEL)
Lambiek (NED)
Laukontorin antikva (FIN)
Librairie HumuS (SUI)
Neoglyphic Media (US)
Push My Buttons (SWE)
Quimby’s Bookstore (US)
Risma (ITA)
Rotopol Press (GER)
Sticky Institute (AUS)
Turun sarjakuvakauppa (FIN)
Peace.
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Future#7 is now available for orders. There are three issues to go after this and the series is complete. The storylines are getting bit twisted so stay tuned for surprises.
This costs 6€ shipped worldwide and you can as well subscribe to the whole 10-issue series (60€). Just mail me.
I’ll update later on the retailers who have this available – if you bought older issues in your local store you’ll most probably find this there bit later as well.
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The printers just gave birth to these two:
CRACKING is a 132-page picture book collecting my drawings, sketchbooks, illustrations, paintings, pixels +++ from the past ten years. Big size full colour burst with ca. 200 images. Includes an article ‘Emptiness to emptiness’ that collects my thoughts on working on the borderlands of art. Thanks to everyone who’ve helped and worked with the book – there are numerous of you. I started to work on the book ca. 18 months ago so this has been a mid-length marathon. Happy to have this out.
FUTURE#7 is Future: rich getting poor, cities decayin into dust, earth rotating still, life ending mostly, diamonds melting, future hardons and all that. After this there are three issues to go which I’ll try to get all out during 2022.
Get these both (including shipping) for 30€ in Finland, 40€ in EU and 50€ in the rest of the world. Or if you want just Future that’s 6€ worldwide incl. shipping (subscription to all 10 issues 60€). Note that I’m selling the Finnish edition of Cracking meaning the article and liner notes are in Finnish. It’s 97% just images though.
With Cracking I encourage you strongly to support your local dealers. The book is or will be out soon in seven languages:
Portuguese: Chili Com Carne / Tinta nos Nervos
Danish: Cult Pump
English: Fantagraphics Books
Italian: Fortepressa / D’Editore
French: La 5e Couche
Swedish: Lystring
Finnish: Zum Teufel
Peace!
Tommi Musturi 