 Her other projects in comics included a rendition of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", as well as the comic strips "Maimuţa Kio" ("Kio the Monkey", with a text by Ovidiu Zotta), redrawings of the "Mac" and "Cocofifi" originals, and "Dan Buzdugan" ("Dan the Mace", a medieval fantasy series, distinguished among her contributions for its more realistic visual style).By then, Rusz had also started work in illustration, primarily as a cover artist for various local publishing houses, including Editura Ion Creangă and Editura Tineretului.Her work was remarked by writer and Ion Creangă manager Tiberiu Utan, and Rusz became a permanent collaborator of the brand.