Junko Mizuno Archive
books
A decade after the debut of her trippy manga, Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU, Junko Mizuno did a signing outside Kinokuniya Books in San Francisco for the release of
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prints
The Art Hustle‘s third series of trading cards is almost upon us! It’s an incredible honor to be included among such an amazing group of artists and, as
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vinyl
Junko Mizuno‘s Kuro Megami is the 7th collectible produced under Kidrobot’s Black label, and it’s the first one I saw and thought: “Ohhhh, I get it now,” and
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books
The Art Hustle is a boutique trading card series featuring contemporary artists and related personnel. Now in its 3rd series, The Art Hustle cards include an elite international group of Illuminati working
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Art
Amphetamine Reptile Records recently released a new art book by Junko Mizuno…with a soundtrack by Gay Witch Abortion (beware: MySpace link) and HAZE XXL. The book itself is
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conventions
This past July, I drove down to San Diego from the Bay Area for Comic-Con 2011. It was hell on my lower back but great for my trunk.
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studio visits
The year was 2002. The place was Tokyo. Japanorama‘s Jonathan Ross walked through a purple curtain and emerged into the toy-stocked studio of Japanese artist, Junko Mizuno. Regarding her
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vinyl
I caught this awesome cosplayer in a tweet from @junko_mizuno while she was in Canada last weekend for Fan Expo. This lovely fan is dressed as Nurse Chika,
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Art
Toy art collectors and tattoo enthusiasts share some common ground. Both enjoy art forms that exist at the fringes of mainstream art culture, both are willing to put
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paintings
As I’ve been researching toy art tattoos, one artist whose work I keep coming across is Junko Mizuno. The majority of Junko Mizuno tattoos aren’t taken from her
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