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Iiris Vispilä had a four year long career in 40 photographic comic strips in Voima magazine, Finland. The photoshoot locations varied from an amusement park to a wheat field to a maternity hospital, from Uspenski Orthodox cathedral to the Himalaya mountains. This book gathers the strips together for the first time, with quotes from the memoirs of Iiris Vispilä. We reveal 'behind the scenes' photos, which have those sketch-like and imperfect moments, showing Iiris in all her ubiquitous charm. All the strips have been remixed, and the juiciest ones are included for your viewing pleasure.

title: Iiris Vispilä
author & photography: Ulrika Ylioja and Sami Kortemäki
model: Iiris Vispilä
translations: Iina Kuusimäki, Nick Sherman
extras: centerfold girl
printing: soft cover, 310 mm x 186 mm, 52 pages, CMYK + 1 PMS + varnish on cover
language: finnish + english
published in November 2009 by Underware
isbn 978-90-76984-08-7
price 20 EUR including shipping inside Europe
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Rankkasade / Downpour is comics for adults - it's sweat, melancholy and superimposing monsoon.
Tragedy and comedy mix into a cross-swell of rain, birth, sex, intoxication and death.
None of them helps a way out, necessary.

"On our way to Lappeenranta Marita's bruise grew in proportion to all other phenomena.
It became the superlative of superlatives, it covered over everything. In the end it
rose to the sky as a cloud and poured a black rain on our toyota. The roof of the car
ended up dented."

title: Rankkasade / Downpour
author & illustrations: Ulrika Ylioja
binding: soft cover, 200 mm x 180 mm, 64 pages, 3 PMS
language: finnish + english translations
published in August 2009 by Ulrika Ylioja
isbn 978-952-92-5645-7
price 20 EUR including shipping inside Europe
available in bookstores in Finland:
Akateeminen kirjakauppa
Galleria Jangva
Kirjakauppa Kirja
Rosebud Books (Kiasma, Ateneum, Iso-Roobertinkatu, Mariankatu)
Sarjakuvan Toivo
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title: Nyt, aina
author: Hilkka Olkinuora
illustrations: Ulrika Ylioja
binding: hard cover, 30 illustrations, 122 pages, CMYK
publisher: Helmi Kustannus 2009
isbn 978-951-31-4947-5

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title: Elä ihmeessä!
author: Hilkka Olkinuora
illustrations: Ulrika Ylioja
binding: hard cover, 29 illustrations, 114 pages, CMYK
publisher: Helmi Kustannus 2008
isbn 978-951-556-133-6


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