The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions

by Junji Ito

Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Publication

VIZ Media LLC (2020), Edition: Illustrated, 150 pages

Description

A first-ever collection of Junji It?'s artworks, featuring over 130 images from his bestselling manga titles along with rare works. This sublime collection includes all of It?'s unforgettable illustrations in both black-and-white and color, from Tomie's dreadful beauty to the inhuman spirals of 'Uzumaki'. Includes an interview focused on It?'s art technique as well as commentary from the artist on each work.

User reviews

LibraryThing member villemezbrown
A collection of covers, frontispieces, and select panels from Junji Ito's many horror graphic novels that gets right to the money shots, serving up some of his biggest moments of body horror and a generous heap of eerie gloom. There is a short interview in the back as well as a one or two sentence
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commentary by Ito about each image. In addition to Ito's own characters, there are a few portraits of real people: H. P. Lovecraft and some Japanese musicians.

Fun to flip through if you are a fan or just want to be grossed out every few pages.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2019

Physical description

150 p.; 11.75 inches

ISBN

1974713008 / 9781974713004
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