CBK just released it’s 69th volume, the exhibition is still up, and we’re already gearing up for our next release: CBA vol 70|71: A RUSSIAN DANCE WITH SHACKLES. The exhibition for it (our 101st publication) opens on Monday (Nov 24) between 15-18. Come check it out!

This issue of CBA offers new insights through voices of resistance from a neighbor who affects us all: Russia. How were its dreams of democracy shattered? How did it go from flaunting extravagant Eurovision stunts to prisoners dying at the frontline in Ukraine? From celebrating V-day with Americans on the Red Square to threatening nuclear war. Is it possible to steer into other pathways? Through the stories of Russian and ex-Russian artists, these comics share rarely heard perspectives on what it means to live within these changes, reflections that are normally out of reach for Western readers.

I’m not involved personally in either book or exhibition, but I am main editor and cover artist for the issue after that, CBA vol 72: WEIRD FOREST, which is almost finished. It won’t be released until next year but we did recently make the call for submissions for the issue after that:

CBA vol 73: BUGS
Main editor: Aiden Kvarnström
Deadline: Feb 15, 2026

One day, Gregor Samsa woke up and found himself transformed into an insect. Do you think that bugged him?

Puns aside, insects are fascinating. Many people find them disgusting and associate them with filth and decay, but without them we wouldn’t have anything to eat, considering they’re also the main pollinators of our plants. How could we survive in a world with no bugs? Then again, fleas were quite significant in spreading the plague.

Insects are hailed as the protein of the future and shunned as vectors of disease. They’re pests, pets and objects of fear and fascination. But they aren’t the only kind of bug out there. If you’re sick, you’ve caught a bug. If your computer program doesn’t run as intended, it’s due to a bug. If you experience a glitch in the matrix, there might be a bug in the very fabric of our reality. If something is bugging you, you can’t stop thinking about it. And remember: shrimp are also bugs.

Give us your best stories rooted in entomology, annoyance, glitches or any other kind of bug out there! Exoskeletons, hive minds, metamorphosis, silk, webs and rot; we’re sure you all have something to say about bugs.

Check the call for submissions for more details and submission guidelines…