Junko Mizuno Japanarama Butterfly Geisha

I can not believe that I found this... and at such a bargain price too! I've been longing for a tattoo of this character by Mizuno from her JAPANARAMA episode interview with the BBC. The artwork also appears in her "Collector File: 02 Junko Mizuno" but unfortunately the image is folded onto 2 pages and gets lost in the crease... and would be rough to copy the image perfectly. Plus the only images on the internet that I've found are super mini and would never help me out on my mission...

WEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL... I found one of her MIGHTY FINE Clothing Line tunic shirts with the print on it. The shirt design itself is horrid so maybe one day I can make a pillow out of it. Plus the fact that it's a girls medium would make it into a baby doll T-shirt on me. LMAO... BUT the image of the Geisha is HUGE and is going to be such a help in my quest for ink! YEAH!!!

Here's a pic of the new shirt. :::smiles:::

2008 C'est Bon Anthology vol 4

Can't wait till this one arrives! Not sure what's in it... but Mizuno did the cover art. So it's got to be good, lol...

C'est Bon Anthology vol 4
2008 January
Cover: Junko Mizuno.
Interior illustration:
Susanne Johansson.
ISBN: 978-91-976528-4-1
Participants:
Junko Mizuno (cover)
Mattias Elftorp
Amanda Vähämäki
Chiu Kwong Man
David Mack
Rutu Modan
Trina Robbins
Andrea Echorn
Jamil Mani

The Life of Momongo: artwork by Junko Mizuno

I went ahead and bought this book just because Mizuno did art for one of the stories.

:::smiles:::

Title: The Life of Momongo
Japanese title: Momongo no Isshō

Story: Norimizu Ameya
Art: Junko Mizuno

1998 (single chapter in Comic Cue vol. 4 by Tori Miki and Kyogoku Natsuhiko )
Special colaboration by the cartoonist Tori Miki and the mystery author Kyogoku Natsuhiko.

Story is only 24 pages

Publisher: East Press

In one of her older strips; The Life of Momongo, our eponymous heroine, is born into an over-populated future world riven by famine. But fortunately, she just happens to be a 'human insect' with the ability to mate with any organism and incorporate its genes. So, aware that jellyfish adapt by physically shrinking when they run out of food, canny Momongo ensures her survival by mating with just such a multi-tentacled beast.

on Jan. 1. 1998
ISBN 4-87257-124-X

2002 Collector File 002: Junko Mizuno

I feel SO very lucky to finally own this book. It's a tough one to find. Seems like it's never available anywhere! I found one on EBAY that had no picture of it and the seller didn't seem motivated to promote his auction. I took a risk hoping it was indeed the rare monster... and it was indeed! YEAH!

Editorial Reviews

Book Description
Collector File 002: Junko Mizuno offers fans the most innovative new work in Japanese cartoon art. In this, the second volume of Collector File, the work of a single artist is the focus. One of Japan’s fastest-rising young artists, Junko Mizuno has an instantly recognizable style and is a master of the genre.

Product Details

Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (December 10, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 156931781X
ISBN-13: 978-1569317815
Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.2 inches

Alot going on...

Ok so it was a tough month. My car got robbed of some of it's parts while I had it parked at work. When I came back to pick up my car... I saw a bunch of pieces of my car laying on the ground underneath it. JOY!!!! So I call my insurance and it's not covered, so it was all out of pocket expense. Meanwhile I could have had this covered for only $90.00 more for every 6 months of my insurance contract. NICE!

So I'm over that now... and getting along nicely. I did have to sell my rarest *FANTASY* figures, but one day I'll find more! Got to stay positive! lol

Now that things are back on track I decided to give myself a treat and finish off my collection from Mizuno's *SUCCUBUS* prints. I bought the Vampire Bats Succubus & the Nurse Succubus. So now I own all 4 limited edition prints! SWEET!

Anywho... here's the details on them! Hope everyone out there is doing well.










Nucleus
30 West Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
United States

Exhibit: Tender Succubus

Ran October 6, 2007 - October 27, 2007

3 Artists exhibited: Mizna Wada, Junko Mizuno, Alayna Magnan

Printing Method: 8-Color Process

Paper Type: Watercolor

Features: Limited Edition (50)
Signed & Numbered on Piece

1 (BATS) #44 out of 50. 16"H X 13"W

2 (NURSE) #39 out of 50. 16"H X 13"W

3 (VOODOO) # 12 out of 50. 16"H X 13"W

4 (BEAST TAMER) # 10 out of 50. 24"H X 18"W

2002 Collector File 001: Girls in Pop

This book rocks! It's got some great Mizuno images from Hell babies... definately worth getting for it's affordable price.

Nice!

Published by Viz Communications

Released: Sept. 2002

How to keep up with those up-to-the-minute trend-setting designs and fashions from the fast-moving streets of Neo-Tokyo? Get the stuff straight up with Viz's Collector File postcard-book series, featuring the latest in cutting-edge art and design from Japan.

This modestly priced collection showcases a variety of the best new illustrative talent from Japan—with an emphasis on cute, kitschy, and fantasy styles. This sleekly designed book can be given as a gift, or the pages can be torn out and sent as postcards. This postcard book is compiled from various Japanese artists, including Junko Mizuno (Cinderalla), Red Hot Mama, Noriya Takeyama, Eco Michiba, and Satoshi Matsuzawa, among others.

ISBN 1569317801

2008 A-KO CHAN NO BEAUTIFUL CINEMA comic

OMG!!! This is HILARIOUS!!! There's all these "spoof" drawings from different movies... ie: Jennifer Lopez in "The Cell", Divine from "Pink Flamingo's" and MANY MORE!!! Plus the cover has sparkles in the design. LOVES IT, just wish I could read Japanese :::smiles:::

Released: 2008

by Beam Comics

Contains : This bizarre Manga (Japanese comic book) has great b/w artwork by Mizuno Junko, all text is in Japanese.

Pages : 168 - all in b/w

Format : 6 x 8.25 inches / 150 x 210 mm

Condition: New