View Larger Kus! Komikss has a sale on some of their latest issues, because they need more money to cover printing costs. I interviewed their creator, David Schilter, for Koshka Zine #1, and was lucky to meet him at an excellent exhibition he organized in Riga. He and Sanita run everything behind Kus!, and they do an amazing job putting out quite a few books each year, participating in comics festivals, and posting news about artists they work with each and every day.
Speaking as a self-publisher, I can’t stress how important it is to buy publications directly from their creators. Because of internet posting there can be a facade that we sell tons and tons of stuff, or that we get the money and use it for new jeans or whatever, and that is so far from what self-publishing is actually like. I always jokingly refer to my “Zine Millions”, which are the few bucks a month I make off my publications from selling in local shops or off my website. So, in short we’re lucky to get a sandwich out of anything we make (not to mention that printing costs are often paid out-of-pocket among other promotional costs that may also be incurred, so it is a constant state of deficit), let alone pay bills or give something to the contributors we work with.
In short, take advantage of the Kus! sale or buy any of their other high-quality publications, you won’t regret it!
