š! #43 'Queer Power'

š! #43

by Kuš!, Atis Jākobsons, Barrack Rima

"Let's get one thing straight: this special issue surely isn't! The contributors are LGBTQ+ artists from all around the world telling colorful, diverse, and also very personal stories that leave us all with a lot of food for thought -- and fabulous entertainment! Have fun, be proud, and spread the love!"

Genres: Comics

164 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 2021

About the author

kuš! (speak koosh!) is a comics art anthology from Latvia founded 2007 in Riga. Every issue contains comics from international and Latvian artists to a certain theme which changes every issue. The aims of kuš! are to popularize comics in a country where this medium is practically non-existent and promoting Latvian comics abroad.

kuš! doesn't just publish comics on paper, but also organizes exhibitions, workshops, comics jams and other comics related events besides traveling to international festivals to spread the Latvian comics fever.

Reviews

[delanie jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

maybe I should start making comics?

[Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of uneven, as is to be expected with anthologies, but mostly very interesting ! Some of it is pretty experimental, a lot of it very sentimental. This issue focuses on the question of gender, and consequently has a lot of autobio comics about personal experiences. One in particular I found very interesting, was about an artist who identified as a woman but realized she was bothered by people assuming she was a woman. Sitting somewhere between the binary and non binary spectrum. Definitely an experience I hadn't read about before.