An all new, 162 page, full color comics anthologies from Latvia.  These feature a multitude of comics stylings from around the world, with a concentration originating in the Baltics by artists that will be less familiar to most American readers.  Reading each issue of S! is a voyage of discovery as one encounters numerous talented artists for the first time as well as new work by some favorites.  The artists Copacetic customers are likely to be familiar with should give a good idea of the vibe.  #13 is the auto-bio theme issue and features Simon Hanselmann, Jonny Negron, Julia Gfrörer, HTMLflowers and Dogboy.  

Another all new, 162 page, full color comics anthologies from Latvia.  These feature a multitude of comics stylings from around the world, with a concentration originating in the Baltics by artists that will be less familiar to most American readers.  Reading each issue of S! is a voyage of discovery as one encounters numerous talented artists for the first time as well as new work by some favorites.  The artists Copacetic customers are likely to be familiar with should give a good idea of the vibe:  #14 is, believe it or not, the sports theme issue and features Conor Stechschulte, Josh White, Michiel Budel and Lai Tat Tat Wing, among many other sports minded cartoonists from around the world.  

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The 26th issue of the little-Latvian-comics-anthology-that-could tackles dADa comics-style.  Starting off with Agathe Mareuge's succinct summation of what dAdA is and is not, and whether it is alive or dead or both or neither, readers are then treated to 21 takes on DadA from a host of comics makers from around the world, with the usual concentration on those of the European persuasion, but also including some significant creators from the Americas, first and foremost among whom is Marc Bell, whose "Still Kicking" really channeled some solid daDA vibes.  Other highlights include Olaf Ladousse's pink and blue woodblock-style shenanigans, Roman Muradov's period-evocative geometrically delineatiatory deptictions accompanied by the definitive DAda contribution of random cut-up text, Daniel Lima's "remake' of the January 21, 1922 full-color, full page Saturday strip (see Bill Blackbeard's introduction to the 1922-1924 edition of Krazy & Ignatz for details) and Martins Zutis's "Cup and Ball."