Junko Mizuno's Cinderalla

Published in 2002
*originally published in Japan in 2000
144 pages / graphic novel
$ 15.95 recommended for mature readers
Language: English
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Size: 8.2 x 5.6 inches
ISBN-10: 1591160030
ISBN-13: 978-1591160038

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This is the classic fairy tale turned on its head. In Cinderalla, Dad and the stepsisters are zombies, the family runs a yakitori restaurant, and the prince is so sick he’s on a permanent IV support system.
Junko Mizuno’s work possesses a postfeminist consciousness, and the book’s psychedelic tone is enhanced by the artist’s playful, “grotesque-cute” color illustrations.

*The paper stock of this graphic novel was especially selected by the artist to match the color and tone schemes to create a nostalgic "American comic book" effect.