Junko Mizuno's Hansel & Gretel

Junko Mizuno's uniquely styled take on the classic fairy tale. Her delirious color illustrations, while displaying superflat cuteness, also incorporate elements of grotesquerie and politically sharp black humor. Her style has been described as 'cute but deadly,' and 'grotesque-cute.'

Meet Hansel, Meet Gretel. She's a little bit loudmouthed and aggressive, he's a little bit brainy and pudgy. And everything's fine in their tiny mountain hamlet--Dad's on medication, the local barber's selling d...