Illustrations of the Strange, Mysterious and Bizarre for Kids of the Showa Era
268 pages
With the rise in popularity in the occult and pulp as entertainment in the 1960-1970s, children flocked to magazines to read about upcoming movies and stories and see the art that accompanied them. This book is a collection of illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki, Gojin Ishihara, Takashi Minamimura, and other master illustrators that appeared at that time in a variety of media for children on strange, mysterious and bizarre themes. The illustrations are presented in five categories: psychic, unexplored regions, grotesque, cold-blooded and savage, and hysteria and insanity. These are an interesting blend of Western and Eastern pop art.
(2014)
268 pages
With the rise in popularity in the occult and pulp as entertainment in the 1960-1970s, children flocked to magazines to read about upcoming movies and stories and see the art that accompanied them. This book is a collection of illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki, Gojin Ishihara, Takashi Minamimura, and other master illustrators that appeared at that time in a variety of media for children on strange, mysterious and bizarre themes. The illustrations are presented in five categories: psychic, unexplored regions, grotesque, cold-blooded and savage, and hysteria and insanity. These are an interesting blend of Western and Eastern pop art.
(2014)
268 pages
With the rise in popularity in the occult and pulp as entertainment in the 1960-1970s, children flocked to magazines to read about upcoming movies and stories and see the art that accompanied them. This book is a collection of illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki, Gojin Ishihara, Takashi Minamimura, and other master illustrators that appeared at that time in a variety of media for children on strange, mysterious and bizarre themes. The illustrations are presented in five categories: psychic, unexplored regions, grotesque, cold-blooded and savage, and hysteria and insanity. These are an interesting blend of Western and Eastern pop art.
(2014)
