Tommi Musturi


684 pages

Here they are… the books I’ve been working with through 2022–2023, all finally out the printers – happy days!

TIHKU is the first book in new Kutikuti anthology series, presenting 12 Finnish contemporary comic artists. The book is (or will be soonish) out in English (Living The Line), French (La 5e Couche) and Finnish (Zum Teufel). I’ve been part of the editorial team along Hannele Richert and Heikki Rönkkö, while Benjamin Bergman worked out the design. The twelve works are carefully edited into a wholesome of 104 pages with two tones. Comes with a different cover for each language edition. The US edition is currently available for backing in Kickstarter so feel free to help LTL and the release of the whole serie (that’s planned to be four books).

SARJAKUVAN PAIKKA (engl. ‘The Room / Space of Comics’) is a book written by Ville Hänninen defining the current state of comic art in Finland, with focus on contemporary comics and how our dear field is fit in art scene in general. I worked with this as the planner and later producer. The book is in Finnish (as it’s meant for the structures around comics in Finland). Includes essays from Ilan Manouach (AI in comics), Aarnoud Rommens (contemporary comics around the world) and me (contemporary comics in Finland). 112 pages full of information, printed with to tones with graphic design by Eeva Meltio.

Future and the merely textual book on Samuel I’ve already posted about so no more about them.

Anyway, really glad to have all of these out. 648 pages and a lot of work. Thanks to all the authorities who made the projects possible with funding. Cheers to the translators, letterers and everyone involved as well.

New projects ahead! Ahoy!



The Book of Future is out!

So, finally my new graphic novel FUTURE is out.

288 pages in multicolour with dozen of stories twisted and wringled into one wholesome. The book was meant to be about ‘the possible futures of mankind’ and ended up aiming to all the directions with multiple styles and perspectives.

The firs doc for the script was written 2012 and I later drew it for five years. The past year went with organizing the co-edition. So, it’s been a long ride until now. Though ‘future’ has taken wild random routes the past ten years and the stories inside have lived to the last minute, I’m reliefed this one is now out my hands… as from this point on it’s not anymore my property but yours – the reader – so enjoy.

You can get the book already or soon in seven languages:

Zum Teufel (Finnish)
La 5e Couche (French)
Editorial Barrett (Spanish)
Baggaardsbaroner (Danish)
Timof Comics (Polish)
Fantagraphics (English, release 6th of August)
D’Editore / Fortepressa (Italian, out later this Spring)

The Finnish edition is also available from me directly, just mail me.

At this point I’d just want to thank everyone involved: the publishers, the translators, the printers, the retailers, the funders, the subscribers of the mag versions, the letterers and everyone else involved in this somehow – there are plenty of you.

I’ll be touring with the book this Spring starting this month with the Finnish release (19.1. at 17–19 in Laukontorin antikvariaatti, Tampere), French release (25.1. Angoulême) and later with trips to Warsaw and Copenhagen.

Thanks and see you!



Kutikuti X-mas Fundraiser
November 25, 2023, 1:03 pm
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Our contemporary comics collective Kutikuti just launched a fundraiser X-mas sale with bundles of recent releases. Due the raising costs KK needs extra funding in order to fully continue with all the activities we’ve been doing. So, if you’re looking for something special for Christmas and are willing to help, place your order soonish to make sure your package arrives in time. You may as well SHARE this if you want…



KUTIKUTI FUNDRAISER
November 23, 2022, 2:59 pm
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The contemporary comics collective KUTIKUTI would need some help to keep on doing what it does. Costs have gone higher in every direction. To make things better KK has just launched an X-mas Fundraiser. It gathers together four packages of art an publications:

1) A package of fifteen different 16-page risograph fanzines 50 €
2) KUTI magazine subscription and ten random older magazines 30 €
3) The Thick Book of Kuti (480 pages) and a random A4 risograph poster 50 €
4) Two different random screen prints in 420 x 600 mm size 50 €

So, if you’re looking for X-mas gift for someone special or would like to help in general, order some of these in HERE.

The funraiser is on for ONE WEEK so please act quickly.



Future#9 – Samples
August 27, 2022, 3:01 pm
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Some samples on the new Future#9 magazine. This 2nd last issue of the series presents ‘The Exhibition’ of the bohemian bunch that the reader has seen building something through the back issues. Features horrible nightmare, our magician making his final decision, evening in Centra and a very smiley future. The wholesome is getting to its end, or does it?

One issue to go and my aim is that it’ll be out in January ’23. If you’re interested in ordering this or the past issues (just reprinted #4 so it’s all available again) these cost 6€ per mag inclduing shipping. 60€ for the whole 10 magazine series. Just mail me.



Sarjakuvailmiö -podcast
May 16, 2022, 10:41 am
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Harri Filppa from Sarjakuvailmiö -podcast visited my studio and we had a chat on contemporary comics in Finland (all in Finnish).



Prix de la BD Alternative 2021

I’m prolly the last one to share this but anyway this is HAPPY news to us in Kutikuti: The Thick Book of Kuti got awarded with Prix Alternative 2021 by The Angoulême Comics Festival last Friday. Thanks to the jury – this is an honour.

Congratulations to the book editors Heikki and Tuomas, the whole crew behind the book, supporters & Zum Teufel, all the artists featured and as well the hundreds of artists that ever participated in Kuti magazine.

KK has some of the books still available so order your copy NOW. We’re atm working with 59th issue of Kuti which you can subscribe to in here. By ordering the book or Kuti magazine you’ll make sure we can do this stuff in future as well.

Link to the online ceremony.



Life of a Comic Artist
July 2, 2018, 12:10 pm
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YLE (the national broadcasting company of Finland) shot through last year a documentary on contemporary Finnish comic art.

The 42-min part featuring Tiitu Takalo and me can be watched online here.

Scandinavians may turn on the Swedish subtitles from the right bottom (TXT / Översättning).

Anyway, big thanks to Olli, Erik and the rest for all the work with the serie. It’s refreshing to see ‘Sarjakuvaelämää’ (Comic Life) focus purely on the art form rather than phenomenons around it. This is also the very first time the Finnish contemporary comic art is presented in media in this scale. Big thanks again.

The whole series featuring Suvi Ermilä, Matti Hagelberg, Leo Kuikka, Hanneriina Moisseinen, Ville Pirinen, Tiitu Takalo, Marko Turunen, Emmi Valve + yours truly watchable here.

… the serie seems to be online for at least one year.