Ever wondered what comics might look like if they had the backing of a national government along with a few private foundations?  Well, wonder no more!  Kus receives support from the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation as well as a rotating group of foundations, and it shows.  These anthologies are fabulously produced in full color on nice, heavy, off white newsprint.  They look and feel great, and they're modestly priced, even though they've had to travel here to Copacetic all the way from the Baltic state of Latvia.  Most of the work in these issues is by European artists that we are not familiar with, but there are also a few familiar faces, such as John Porcellino, who gets a chance to strut his stuff in full color in #7, as does Matthew Thurber.  Check this out when you get the chance.  Oh yeah:  despite the fact that these are published in Latvia, all the comics are in English, the language of global commerce. (96 pages; 6" x 9")