Part of Series
The 31st comics anthology from kuš! explores comics by various international creators that focus loosely on "visitors." Contributors: Aisha Franz (Germany), Anna Sailamaa (Finland), Emelie Östergren (Sweden), Inés Estrada (Mexico), João Sobral (Portugal), Jyrki Nissinen (Finland), Kerija Arne (Latvia), König Lü. Q. (Switzerland), Léo Quievreux (France), Liana Mihailova (Latvia), Līva Piterāne (Latvia), Marie Jacotey (France), Matti Hagelberg (Finland), Mikkel Sommer (Denmark), Nicolas Zouliamis (Belgium), Olive Booger (France), Powerpaola (Ecuador), Renata Gąsiorowska (Poland), Tetsu Kayama (Japan), Titas Antanas Vilkaitis (Lithuania), Vivianna Maria Stanislavska (Latvia)
Authors
Matti Hagelberg is a Finnish comic book artist, illustrator, graphical designer and teacher. He attended the University of Art and Design in Helsinki and achieved a Master of Arts degree. Hagelberg is the only famous Finnish author to use scratch cardboard as his medium and has won a Puupää hat award of the Finnish Comic Society in 1997. He is married to Katja Tukiainen with one child. Hagelberg's comics are humorous and discursive. He combines mythology and popular culture with fantastic and autobiographical elements in a liberal way. It is also common for Hagelberg to use a heroic character named directly after himself.
Jyrki Nissinen’s (born in 1982) comics are highly punk in their attitude. The language is intentionally rugged, even erroneous, and the drawing is as unpolished as the storytelling. Nissinen’s best known publication is the Borgtron comic book (13 issues thus far). Very productive Nissinen has also drawn five graphic novels and collections, with rather telling names: Kiimaiset maantiesuolan imeskelijät (“Horny Road Salt Suckers”), Nuolee kuin eläin sipsiä (“Licks Like an Animal Licks a Potato Chip”), Yli 10 000 koiran koiranäyttely (“A Dog Show with More than 10,000 Dogs”), Auttaja Hai (“The Rescue Shark”) and Viihdealus Dream Zone (“Entertainment Ship Dream Zone”). Bibliography: Vainajan velat 1. Munakustannus, 2001. Vainajan velat 2. Munakustannus, 2001. Ensivierailuni italialaisessa kodissa. Munakustannus, 2001. Vainajan velat 3. Munakustannus, 2002. Toinen vierailuni italialaisessa kodissa. Munakustannus, 2003. Kolmas vierailuni italialaisessa kodissa. Munakustannus, 2004. Kiimaiset maantiesuolan imeskelijät. 2. painos 2009, Zum Teufel!. Kankaanpää: Happy Horse Comics, 2005. ISBN 952-99536-2-3. Borgtron 1. Kankaanpää: Happy Horse Comics, 2006. Borgtron 2. Kankaanpää: Happy Horse Comics, 2006. Borgtron 3. Kankaanpää: Happy Horse Comics, 2006. Borgtron 4. Kankaanpää: Happy Horse Comics, 2006. Nuolee kuin eläin sipsiä. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2007. ISBN 978-952-99699-3-7. Borgtron 5. Kankaanpää: Happy Horse Comics, 2007. Borgtron 6. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2007. Borgtron 7. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2007. Kaikki vierailuni italialaisessa kodissa. Zum Teufel!, 2008. Borgtron 8. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2008. Yli 10 000 koiran koiranäyttely. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2008. ISBN 978-952-5754-02-5. Borgtron 9. Zum Teufel!, 2008. Auttaja Hai. Helsinki: Zum Teufel!, 2009. ISBN 978-952-5754-13-1. Borgtron 10. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2009. Borgtron 11. Turku: Lesot Lehdet, 2009. Viihdealus Dream Zone. Helsinki: Zum Teufel!, 2010. ISBN 978-952-5754-25-4. Borgtron 12. Turku: Lesot Lehdet, 2010. Tylsät ritarit. Helsinki: Huuda Huuda, 2011. ISBN 978-952-5724-33-2. Borgtron 13. Turku: Lesot Lehdet, 2012. Borgtron 14. Turku: Lesot Lehdet, 2012. Kehittymättömät ufot. Turku: Zum Teufel!, 2013. ISBN 978-952-5754-40-7. Diskography: Miten nauhotus toimii? (kasetti, ?) Jumalan Ruoska: Vieremä (7" EP, 2001) Jumalan Ruoska: Vasco da Gama (CD, 2003) Jumalan Ruoska: Flamenco Days (CD, 2007) Jyrki Nissinen & Laskettuaika: Jyrki Nissinen & Laskettuaika (7" EP, 2007) Jyrki Nissinen & Laskettuaika: Sitä se teettää (7" EP, 2009) Seksihullut/Kakka-Hätä-77: Split (7" EP, 2008) Seksihullut: Seksihullut (7" EP, 2009) Seksihullut & Valium Kiharat: Split (7" EP, 2009) Gunpowder Power & Gold: Wolf Under the Floor (LP, 2010)
