2007 'Deady: (Vol. 4) Big in Japan'

The girls from Mizuno's HELL BABIES world made an appearance in this comic... so I had to send out my support and buy it!

Voltaire
Projekt: darkwave

Deady: (Vol. 4) Big in Japan
2007 Sirius SIR90857
comic book
MATURE THEMES, black & white, 7x10, 48 pages.

Deady, that evil teddy, returns in his greatest and most hilarious adventure yet as he takes on the land of the rising sun! Every Japanese cliché is lampooned and exploited as Deady takes on Godzilla, conveyer belt sushi bars, cosplayers, and one very, very cute little Japanese Gothic Lolita who turns out to be very, very crazy! Once again Voltaire invites some of the greatest talents in the comic book world to join him in his Japanese invasion. In this issue 'Deady Meets Kabuki!' (by David Mack), 'Deady Meets Shi!' (by Billy Tucci), 'Deady Meets Princess Ai' (by TokyoPop), and Deady meets a bevy of other Japanese hotties at the hands of Junko Mizuno (Pure Trance, Hellbabies) and Yasushi Nirasawa (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D). With amazing guest art by Andy Lee and flaming hot front and back covers by Tokidoki's Simone Legno! Written and illustrated by Voltaire honored guest contributors David Mack, Junko Mizuno, Andy Lee, Yasushi Nirasawa, and more!"

2007 OXOP 2.5" Nurse Flash-It Qee

I am SO EXCITED about these figures. I got the small one, which is a mere 2.5" inches tall. TOO CUTE!!! From TOY2R OXOP series 3 released in April 2007.

Junko Mizuno's Fire Works 1996-2002

GORGEOUS BOOK! ::drools::

Contains : This amazing and bizarre art book has great color & b/w artwork by Junko Mizuno, all text is in Japanese. This book is a collection of her short stories/manga. From her debut in 1996 to recent work up to 2002.

Pages : 200 - with approx. 60 in color

Format : 5.75 x 8.25 inches / 150 mm x 210 mm

Languages : Japanese, but this book is mostly artwork

2006 HellBabies UPGRADED

OMG This book makes me want a new tattoo! *SIGHS*

Imported from Japan

ヘル・ベイビーズ
By Junko Mizuno; Released: 7/30/2006

A great Mizuno artwork collection. This puffy book (and by puffy, I mean the cover is quilted plastic!) features 96 pages of Mizuno's beautiful artwork and the types of macabre and cute images that she is known for. This is the "upgraded" bilingual version. The upgraded version features an extra 16 pages of more "babies" that were not featured in the original.

2007 Post Pet MIZUNO FRIENDS plushes

Post Pet characters are the official mascot of the Japanese So-Net Entertainment Corporation. By Sony Creative. Post Pet celebrated their 10th anniversary with many collaborative projects with Japanese artists! This special collaboration features Junko Mizuno with the Post Pet bear characters as a lovely plush doll.

"Momo" is Hot Magenta: 13"inches
"Comomo" is Baby Pink: 10"inches

2006 Project: Romantic

Just got this in today too!

Project: Romantic... An anthology dedicated to love and love stuff

Released: October,2006

Publisher: AdHouse Books

Junko did a 4 page short story for this book... dark and lovely as always!

2006 Darkest Horror of Morella

I just got this in today... and boy am I pleased! It was kinda a pain in the butt, as the comic website did not accept C.C's. So I had to go get a Money Order and mail it off personally. This was definately worth the wait!

Released: July/4/2006

Publisher: Verotik

Mizuno participates in Glenn Danzig's comic world. This time it's Morella! I adore the cover she designed. So much detail in person, her design makes me think of the *CHIKA NIGHT* figure.

Happy Day!

2006 "Comic Cue" FRENCH VERSION

So I searched around the online world of France... and came across a lovely comic zine! Simply had to order it since Junko did a special cover. So it's on it's way now! Here's what they had to say about it!

*One of Japanese alternative comic magazines "Comic Cue" has been translated
into French and Mizuno did a new artwork exclusively for the cover. Inside, you can
read Mizuno's full color short comic"Kodomo Room" in French.
You can get it at bookstores in France.*

Check out the wicked cover! :::drools:::

"Comic Cue" FRENCH VERSION July/4/2006

2005 Chika Fantasy Night Coaster Set

These were WAY too adorable & dark to pass up! I should have bought 2 sets, one for my coffee table to actually use... and one for my collection. Damn! lol... Well, I can always go back and get more. Hopefully!

Publisher: Dark Horse

Released: April 13, 2005

4 full color coasters, 1/8" thick, packaged in a printed circular tin case

From Junko Mizuno, creator of the "Miznotic Fantasy" and "Hellbabies" stationery sets and journal, it's the "Chika Fantasy Night" coaster set. Junko's beautifully colored illustrations have received great acclaim in recent years for her cute, yet dark manga style. Included in the tin with the coasters is a drink recipe book which includes concoctions such as the horrifyingly delicious Blood of Chika (Junko's Bloody Mary recipe) and Peach Night. Have your drinks and try new recipes too!

2003 Miznotic NIGHT FANTASY figures

These I simply must post!!! These were my first to get of the *FANTASY* form Junko Mizuno figures. I believe they are the 2nd edition/version of the them, which FEWTURE/ART STORM INC. came out with in 2003. The *FANTASY* figures are quite odd! They mimic the S-D (*SUPER DEFORMED*) cartoon anime image, which tend to be dramatic and over exaggerate ones features. A mix of CHIBI (*BABY*) ALIEN, a swirl of Japanese culture, a touch of 70's DOE-EYED bathroom paintings, and then a sip on whatever "FANTASY" drink that these's babies are toting around in their bottles! Talk about trippy! Did I mention that they are wearing wigs to hide their *FANTASY* plates on their heads? The plates are a plastic flame plate ontop of their foreheads that are translucent. CRAZY!!! LOL... I adore them!

8" Dokuro-san, a box of Kawaii Noir goodness! 12/30/07

This product was made by ART STORM CO. LTD in 2003 for the *MIZUNO FRIENDS* designer collection. Cute and a little bit creepy, Dokuro-san is one of Junko Mizuno's most famous characters! It even comes with a special Junko's mark (bunny skull & cross bones) metal pendant!

This character was first seen in her MIZNOTIC FANTASY series along side her character SHIORI. It is made of faux leather materials and has movable head, arms and legs!!! These are beyond cute! They kinda got the Storm Trooper feel to the them. Like the *NIGHT FANTASY* figures, these too are rather S-D (*Super-Deformed*) in design. Big heads with lil bodies!

The box is AMAZING!!! Super trippy graphics... bunches of lil' Dokuro's running along a mushroom-ish brown and yellow field. I need to definitely share the image with you. It's just too darn cute! lol

2005 Hell Babies Journal, HB/Miznotic Fantasy Sets

These were just too cute to pass on! So I bought both both stationery sets plus the Hell Babies Journal!

Check em' out!

Publisher: Dark Horse

Released: February/2/2005

Journal: 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", spiral-bound journal, 128 pages

Hell Babies/Miznotic Fantasy Stationery Set Details: Each set includes 8 letter sheets (four different styles), 6 envelopes (4 different styles), and a set of stickers. Packages as a work of art itself with a printed belly-band all inside a poly bag.

Juxtaposing cute wide-eyed girls with bloody needles and skulls, Junko Mizuno has received great acclaim in recent years for her haunting manga style, sharp sensibility, and beautiful color work. Junko's kawaii noir (cutely dark) illustrations have appeared on T-shirts, in full-length graphic novels, and as figurines, among other things. Dark Horse is excited to further expand her merchandise line by offering stationery sets and a journal.

2004 Mizuno Friends

Today my Mizuno Friends *Kuma-San* (Bear-like pointy toothed creature) & *Buta-San* (Pig-like sausage armed beast) in 2 different colors arrived!!! These suckers are HUGE! The auction said 10"inches but they are more like 12". They are very overstuff and full of evil! *GRINZ* There's no room in my display case for them. With their arrival they had some news for me! There's MORE stuffed *Mizuno Friends* to collect. There's a CREEPY diapered big eyed baby like thingie called *MOOMIE*. Totally gives me the heebie-jeebies and I LOVE IT! lol... then there's the lumpy lover *PELU*. He's Mizuno's Gigilo from the 3 book series that's all about him. I went ahead and uploaded a pic from the tag. Must find em'! All the stuffies came with mark of Mizuno pendants. SO HAPPY with these!




Released: 11/16/2004

Moving *MIZUNO* posts over to here...

Well... just to seperate my collecting vs. my personal life, I've decided to open up this section of my blog just for my Mizuno rants.

*SMILES*