Rietas Heittiö

Rietas Heittiö is a Finnish comics character born from the anarchic, irreverent spirit of the late-1990s Myrkky anthology, created by Santtu Liima. The character inhabits a raucous comedic world alongside similarly outrageous figures like Pera Pervo and Myyntimies Mynttinen.

Born from the irreverent Finnish comics scene of the late 1990s, Rietas Heittiö burst onto the page in Myrkky #3/1998, the creation of Santtu Liima and a product of that wonderfully anarchic Copper/Modern Age spirit. Published by Egmont Kustannus, this character carved out a niche across a handful of years in the pages of Myrkky, sharing that anarchic sandbox with colorful company like Firkin, Myyntimies Mynttinen, and the gloriously named Pera Pervo. With 15 catalog appearances between 1998 and 2003, Rietas Heittiö is a genuine curio of Finnish alternative comics — the kind of character that rewards the collector curious enough to dig into the wilder corners of European funny books.