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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!
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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…
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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.
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Thanks to Carson and Living The Line for the long interview that went online last weekend:
Together with it there’s an ‘Artist Overview’ that takes a look at my work from fanzines to early books and to current project ‘Future’:
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Here it is! The other half of the Portuguese project I’ve been working with the past year.
KUTI#65 presents sixteen contemporary artists and comes with an article by Pedro Moura, 64 pages in all. Thanks to Pedro and Marcos (Farrajota) for editorial help, to Antero for the translations, Kutikuti for all the work and as well thanks to DGLAB, Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia and The Finnish Illustration Association for their support in getting this to project to the goal.
Featured artists: Amanda Baeza, Ana Biscaia, Sara Boiça, Pedro Burgos, Ema Gaspar, Hetamoé, Daniel Lima, Ana Maçã, Tiago Manuel, Rudolfo Mariano, Rui Moura, Ricardo Paião Oliveira, Rudolfo, André Ruivo, Alexandra Saldanha and Cátia Serrão.
You can grab the paper copy from your usual dealers or at The Helsinki Comics Festival that’s the upcoming weekend The festival includes as well Hetamoé and Rudolfo as festival guests – it’s a good idea to get some fresh Portuguese publications from their booth at the festival.
Subscribe to the paper version of KUTI (we need you!)
Cover © André Ruivo
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PASSIFLORA – KÄRSIMYSKUKKA is an exhibition of contemporary Portuguese comics that I’ve been working with for the past months. The exhibition will take place in Culture Centre Stoa in Helsinki, as part of The Helsinki Comics Festival that’s held the upcoming weekend. We will release the exhibition together with the new same-themed issue of KUTI magazine that is the other half of the project. More about that soonish.
Featured artistis in the exhibition: Amanda Baeza, Ana Biscaia, Ana Maçã, André Ruivo, Cátia Serrão, Daniel Lima, Hetamoé, Pedro Burgos, Rudolfo, Rui Moura, Sara Boiça, Rudolfo Mariano and Tiago Manuel.
The show will open this Friday (9.9.2022), with a free opening held 4.30–6.00 PM. Portuguese festival guests will be present and some food and drinks provided – welcome!
The wholesome is curated together with Marcos Farrajota and Pedro Moura. The exhibition is supported by Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia and The Finnish Illustration Association.
Poster image © Amanda Baeza
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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.
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Just out: Future#9. That means one issue to go. Being lazy I uploaded this crappy video. Images later…
If you need a copy MSG me. That’s 6€ per issue, sixty for the whole 10-issue serie.
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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).
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Update on Future retailers – the new 8th issue + most of the old ones as well available from the following great people:
All the Problems in the World (GER)
Atomic Books (US)
Birdcage Bottom Books (US)
Chili Com Carne (POR)
Cult Pump (DEN)
Desert Island (US)
Domino Books (US)
Fantagraphics Store (US)
Gosh (UK)
Gutter Pop Comics (US)
La 5e Couche (BEL)
Lambiek (NED)
Laukontorin antikva (FIN)
Lukulaari (FIN)
Push My Buttons (SWE)
Quimby’s Bookstore (US)
Sticky Institute (AUS)
Strangers Fanzine (USA)
Turun sarjakuvakauppa (FIN)
Tommi Musturi 