Peach Momoko

Japanese comic book artist and writer

Peach Momoko
桃桃子
BornKumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Artist
AwardsEisner Award for Best Cover Artist (2021)
Spouse(s)Yo Mutsu (Japanese: 陸奥陽)
https://peachmomoko.com/

Peach Momoko (桃桃子, Momoko, Japanese: [mo̞.mo̞.ko̞]) is a pseudonymous Japanese comic book artist and writer. In 2020, she signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Comics as part of their Stormbreakers program for rising talent in the American comic book industry. In 2021, she received both the Eisner Award and Ringo Award for best cover artist. That same year, she launched the "Momoko-verse", a line of comics at Marvel that reimagines the Marvel Universe within the lens of Japanese folktales.

Biography

Personal life

Peach Momoko was born in Japan's Saitama Prefecture.[1] As a child, she lived in the cities of Kumagaya and Gyōda.[2] Her father had attended photography school and enjoyed painting, and her grandfather was an oil painter.[3]

Momoko began drawing as soon as she was able to hold a crayon.[4] She attended school for video game design, during which time she realized that she wanted a career making illustrations.[3] Devised during her art school years, the Peach Momoko pseudonym was the result of the artist "goofing around" with some of her friends.[5] In 2009, she used the Peach Momoko pseudonym for an exhibition in Japan, and continued to use the name in the summer of 2010 when she moved to Portland, Oregon.[6]

Momoko returned to Japan around September 2013.[7] As of June 2021[update], Momoko was living with her husband and art manager, Yo Mutsu (Japanese: 陸奥陽), and their pet dog, Momo.[8]

Career

Though claiming that no specific influence inspired her to become an artist, Momoko admits that seeing Atsushi Kaneko's works as a high school student is when she decided to become an illustrator. [9]

In 2008, Momoko was invited to participate in a group gallery exhibition that would take place in America during June of that year.[10] She was hesitant to accept, since she would have to quit her publishing company job to stay in the United States for a month.[10] In 2010, Momoko and her husband collaborated on a live painting mural at the Peoples Art of Portland Gallery.[11] In 2013, Momoko began placing her art on t-shirts, noting that this would be a means for collectors to more affordably purchase her work.[4] In April 2014, Momoko participated in her first European gallery exhibition, the multi-artist showcase "1st NSK Folk Art Biennale: NSK: Past - Present – Future // 1984 – 2014 – 2045" organized by Neue Slowenische Kunst in Leipzig, Germany.[12]

After graduating from art school, Momoko was an editor at a pornographic magazine, and she had uncredited illustrations published in the horoscope section of a 2008 issue of the Sunaipā Eve (Japanese: スナイパーEve, lit. transl. Sniper Eve) femdom magazine.[13] She considers her first published comic book work to be her illustrations for the Winter 2013 and Spring 2014 issues of Girls and Corpses magazine.[14]

In early 2015, Momoko participated in her first Japanese conventions, the manga marketplace Comitia and the art-oriented Artism Market. In October 2015, Momoko had her first exposure to comic conventions when she joined Girls and Corpses’ owner Robert Steven Rhine at Comikaze, where he introduced her to an editor at Heavy Metal.[15] Afterwards, Momoko was invited to participate in Heavy Metal’s 40th-anniversary art exhibition, and met with Grant Morrison and other editors at the magazine who offered to publish short stories written and illustrated by her, resulting in short features which appearing in issues 288 and 290.[16] Momoko has referred to these pieces as "short story sequential pin-up style" art.[17]

In August 2016, Momoko participated in Portland's annual Forest for the Trees public art project, creating a mural at Cider Riot (807 NE Couch Street).[18] In 2017, to commemorate Miyavi's 15th year as a solo artist, Momoko was selected to create an official t-shirt design for the musician.[19] In 2018, Momoko collaborated with lifestyle brand HVYBLK on a t-shirt that was available at that year's Anime Expo.[20] That same year, Momoko created official t-shirts for the Japanese television series Moonlight Mask (月光仮面, Gekkō Kamen) and Red Baron (レッドバロン, Reddo Baron).[21]

In 2018, Momoko created the cover illustration for the German Blu-ray + DVD "Mediabook" release of the Japanese splatter film Kodoku: Meatball Machine.[22] That year, she participated in several fine art gallery exhibitions and conventions, including Armageddon Expo (New Zealand), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (USA), Emerald City Comic Con (USA), Fantasy Basel (Switzerland), Lucca Comics & Games (Italy), Monsterpalooza (USA), New York Comic Con (USA), and Singapore Comic Con (Singapore).[23]

Comic book artist Adi Granov introduced Momoko to Marvel Comics and aided her entrance into the comic book industry.[24] Momoko's first comic book illustration for a major publisher was a variant cover for Marvel Comics' Marvel Rising #1 (March 2019).[25] Momoko contributed eleven illustrations for the base set of the 2019 Upper Deck Flair Marvel trading card series and illustrated the entire 90-card base set of the 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Anime trading card series.[21]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when Momoko still felt "new to the [comics] industry," she produced upwards of 20 cover illustrations per month, a decision she considers in hindsight to have been "a bit too ambitious" especially as she "started to see people getting annoyed with so many [of her] covers coming out at once."[16]

In late 2020, Momoko signed an exclusive deal to Marvel as part of Marvel's Stormbreakers line-up of rising star artists. She was however allowed to finish up her prior agreements and continues to provide variant covers for various creator-owned titles.[26]

In 2021, Marvel Comics launched Momoko's Demon Days series, creating what the artist referred to as her "Momoko-verse", a setting which reimagined the company's superhero characters within the framework of Japanese folktales.[27] Demon Days was published as a series of five one-shot issues before being collected as a trade paperback in May 2022.[28] In April 2022, a sequel to Demon Days was announced, titled Demon Wars, which adapts Marvel's Civil War storyline within the Momoko-verse framework.[29]

In October 2022, Momoko made her first appearance at New York Comic Con. The line for her free autographs was the longest among all visiting artists, and the high demand for her signature prompted a conflict among retailers who were competing in line before the show's opening on the final day. Momoko was forced to leave her table and cancel signings to alleviate the conflict.[30]

In October 2023 at New York Comic Con Marvel revealed that, following the conclusion of Ultimate Invasion and the creation of a brand new Ultimate Universe, a new volume of Ultimate X-Men would launch in March 2024 written and illustrated by Momoko.[31]

Artistic style

Aesthetic

Her aesthetic has been likened to the bishōjo ("beautiful girl") cultural phenomenon in Japan, though she uses this imagery to "fuse the power of a girl with her inner madness, weaponry, and propaganda".[32]

Momoko prefers to tell stories involving samurai, Japanese folktales, dreamlike situations, and the real-life problems of adolescents.[16] In her early career, she chose to "only illustrate the females in my artwork", noting how the viewer "can not tell by the expressions if they are dead, or if they are alive".[33] Momoko often envisions her work in color but draws in black-and-white, focusing on the balance and contrast between light and shadow.[3] After living in the United States, Momoko's early work introduced "many historical, social[,] and economic symbols and implications about Japan" in order to provide "a Japanese perspective on Japanese society".[3]

In June 2015, Momoko stated she was conflicted about if she was an illustrator or a painter, leading her to question "who I am [as an artist], but now I think that's fine".[34] Early in her professional career, Momoko's work was attributed as being inspired by early 20th century Japanese ad design filtered though a dark sense of humor.[35] Her main motifs from this time are noted to be contrasting the images of women and death.[36]

As she continued to work in American comics, her approach to female imagery began to blend different qualities of femininity: "When I try to draw an erotic pose or situation, it ends up becoming more about the confidence and strength of the character, so I guess those qualities are the same in my eyes."[37]

Inspirations

Momoko has stated that her art is primarily inspired by several genres of Japanese cinema, specifically horror, military, and pink films,[4][24] as well as various styles of music.[3][37] She also draws inspiration from the line work of tattoo artists.[37][38] Since her childhood, she feels she has been strongly influenced by watching Studio Ghibli films.[37]

Prior to living the United States, Momoko valued the style of American comic books and did not appreciate most Japanese styles of art, but changed her views while living outside of Japan.[3] At that time, she began to appreciate Japanese folk art from the 1960s and 1970s.[3] In 2018, Momoko believed that she did "not have a set [art] style" as it could limit her client reach, but she believed herself to be inspired by Japanese nostalgia and ad design from the 1960s to 1980s.[20]

Exhibitions

Solo

  • Tadaima Nihon-ten (Japanese: ただいま日本展, lit. transl. I'm home in Japan) at the Vanilla Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (April 13–18, 2015)[36]
  • Peach Momoko Pop Up at the Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (September 14–30, 2013)[7]
  • Peach MoMoKo at The Lovecraft, Portland, OR, USA (October 2012)[39]
  • Beautiful and Disturbing at the Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (April 7–30, 2011)[40]

Group

  • Guillermo del Toro: Inspirations, Curiosities & Other Oddities at the Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA (October 7–28, 2017)[41]
  • Heavy Metal 40th Anniversary Art Show at the Copro Gallery, presented in partnership with Heavy Metal Magazine, Santa Monica, CA, USA (July 15 – August 19, 2017)[42]
  • Dreamworks Voltron Legendary Defender at the Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (June 2016)[21]
  • Disney's Alice Through The Looking Glass Art Showcase at the Hero Complex Gallery, presented in partnership with Disney Fine Art by Collectors Editions, Los Angeles, CA, USA (May 2016)[21]
  • Permanence at the Haven Gallery, Newport, NY, USA (February 2016)[43]
  • Shōjo no Shuchō (Japanese: 少女の主張, lit. transl. Girl's Claim) at the Vanilla Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (February 8–20, 2016)[note 1][44]
  • Art Not Image at the Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (February 2016)[45]
  • Horumon Shinkō e no Sasoi (Japanese: ホルモン信仰への誘い, lit. transl. Invitation to Hormonal Beliefs) at the Sōzō Gini-jō Jite Gyararī Bar (Japanese: 騒ギニ乗ジテGallery Bar, lit. transl. Noisy Gini Riding Jite Gallery Bar), Osaka, Japan (August 21–29, 2015)[46]
  • The First Annual Ema Show at the Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (March 5–7, 2015) and the HPGRP Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (March 13–23, 2015)[note 2][48]
  • The Art Fair +Plus -Ultra at the Spiral, Tokyo, Japan (October 2014)[49]
  • 1st NSK Folk Art Biennale: NSK: Past - Present – Future // 1984 – 2014 – 2045 at Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany (April 2014)[12]
  • Seriously Graphic at the Gallery Zero, Portland, OR, USA (May 4–26, 2013)[50]
  • Raw: Underground at the Bossanova Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA (March 2013)[36]
  • Big 300 at the Goodfoot Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (December 2012)[36]
  • I am, there for I think at the Goodfoot Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (October 25 – November 28, 2012)[51]
  • FanFare: The Art of Science Fiction and Fantasy at the Peoples Art of Portland Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (August 18 – September 9, 2012)[52]
  • PSY at Alberta Street Fair via The Lovecraft, Portland, OR, USA (April 26, 2012)[53]
  • Horror Artists Around the World: Horror Art for your Xmas Gift at The Lovecraft, Portland, OR, USA (December 2–31, 2011)[54]
  • 88 Strong at the Goodfoot Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (September 2011)[55]
  • The 2nd Annual New Brow of Portland at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland, OR, USA (September 2011)[56]
  • The Scorpio Show at the PoBoy Art Gallery, Portland, OR, USA (November 2010)[57]
  • I Sekai Chinmi Hyakkei (Japanese: 異世界珍味百景, lit. transl. 100 Different World Delicacies) at the Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (November 21–27, 2009)[58]

Awards and honors

In January 2015, Momoko's Surface (Japanese: 面, Hepburn: Men) illustration was selected for publication in the Infected By Art, Volume 3 art book.[59]

In the Autumn 2015 issue of Quarterly S (Japanese: 季刊エス, Hepburn: Kikan Esu), Momoko received a StarS award for her illustration titled Destruction and Regeneration (Japanese: 破壊と再生, Hepburn: Hakai to Saisei).[60] In January 2016, the same illustration received the Gold Award in the Pen/Ink/Pencil category of the fourth Infected By Art competition.[61]

In 2021, Momoko received the Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist based on her single issue work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19, Mighty Morphin #2, Something Is Killing the Children #12, Power Rangers #1, her series work on The Crow: Lethe, Die!namite, and Vampirella, and her variant cover work for Marvel Comics.[62]

Bibliography

This is an abridged listing of Momoko's works, limited to her sequential comics appearances and sole creator publications.

  • Demon Days Treasury Edition (5-issue comic series collection, March 2022, Marvel Comics)[63]
  • The Official Horizon Zero Dawn Peach Momoko Poster Portfolio (24-page poster portfolio, December 2021, Titan Books Limited, ISBN 978-1-7877-3796-9)[64]
  • Emily and Catbeast (1-page back-up comic segment in Strange Academy Presents: The Death of Doctor Strange #1, November 2021, Marvel Comics, UPC 759606202027 00111)[65]
  • Marvel Portfolio: Peach Momoko (12-sheet portfolio, March 2021, Marvel Comics, ISBN 978-1-3029-2832-2)[66]
  • Peach MoMoKo: The Variant Covers (20-page digital-only cover art collection, December 2020, Marvel Comics, [ISBN unspecified])[67]
  • "Tohko" (short comic story in Heavy Metal #290, June 2018, Heavy Metal Media LLC, EAN 0-92567-36587-6 35>)[21]
  • KaiGun (Japanese: 絵軍, transl. Military of Art) (art book, December 2017, 60 Brigade Books, ISBN 0-893700-002265)[68]
  • "Shaman Himiko" (short comic story in Heavy Metal #288, November 2017, Heavy Metal Media LLC, EAN 0-92567-36587-6 10>)[21]
  • Rei rei-shi-tachi (Japanese: 〇〇子たち, transl. The OOko) (60-page art book, June 2016, 60 Brigade Books, ISBN 0-893700-002272)[69]
  • MoMoKo (Japanese: 桃桃子, lit. transl. Peach) (44-page art book, April 2014, [publisher unspecified], ISBN 0-893700-002256)[70]

Notes

  1. ^ Though denoted as a "Solo Show" on Momoko's official website,[21] the gallery's description elaborates that it was a Peach Momoko exhibition that included four other artists — Damien Glonek & Ed Long, Senno Knife, and Tomizaki Nori — paying homage to her dark bishōjo aesthetic.[32]
  2. ^ Momoko's original contribution to this traveling exhibition sold while on display in the United States, so she made a new piece to exhibit during the Japan-half of The First Annual Ema Show.[47]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Momoko (2008); Momoko (2018b); Hellion Gallery (n.d.).
  2. ^ Momoko (2014b); Momoko (2015e).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Momoko (2014b).
  4. ^ a b c Momoko (2013).
  5. ^ Momoko (2020a); Momoko (2018a).
  6. ^ Design Festa Gallery (2009); Momoko (2014b); Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  7. ^ a b Hellion Gallery (2013).
  8. ^ Momoko (2021b); Mutsu (n.d.).
  9. ^ Momoko (2019); Momoko (2018a).
  10. ^ a b Momoko (2008).
  11. ^ Momoko (2015g).
  12. ^ a b Momoko (n.d.); NSK (n.d.); Artfacts (n.d.); Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  13. ^ Momoko (2014b); Momoko (2016b); Momoko (2016c); Momoko (2020a).
  14. ^ Momoko (2020a); Momoko (2020b); Rhine (n.d.); Rhine (2014).
  15. ^ Momoko (2020a); Momoko (2020b).
  16. ^ a b c Momoko (2020b).
  17. ^ Momoko (2019).
  18. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Regional Arts & Culture Council (2016); Tutor (2016).
  19. ^ Momoko (n.d.); MIYAVI (n.d.).
  20. ^ a b Momoko (2018a).
  21. ^ a b c d e f g Momoko (n.d.).
  22. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Midori Impuls (n.d.).
  23. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Momoko (2019).
  24. ^ a b Momoko (2020a).
  25. ^ Gerding (2018); Momoko (2021a).
  26. ^ "Sorry DC, Boom, Titan, IDW, Peach Momoko Goes Exclusive With Marvel". Bleeding Cool. October 5, 2020.
  27. ^ Momoko (2021a).
  28. ^ "Peach Momoko's Demon Days concludes in March but a sequel could be coming". gamesradar. November 29, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  29. ^ "Visionary Creator Peach Momoko Puts a Unique Spin on an Iconic Marvel Event in Demon Wars: The Iron Samurai". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  30. ^ Johnston, Rich (October 10, 2022). "Peach Momoko - Too Popular For New York Comic Con?". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  31. ^ "NYCC 2023: Marvel Comics Reveals a New Ultimate Universe". www.marvel.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  32. ^ a b Vanilla Gallery (2016).
  33. ^ The Lovecraft (2012b).
  34. ^ Momoko (2015h).
  35. ^ Hellion Gallery (n.d.).
  36. ^ a b c d Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  37. ^ a b c d Cirone (2021).
  38. ^ Momoko (2021c).
  39. ^ The Lovecraft (2012b); Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  40. ^ Hellion Gallery (2011); Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  41. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Copro Gallery (2017a); Copro Gallery (2017b).
  42. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Copro Gallery (2017c); Copro Gallery (2017d).
  43. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Haven Gallery (2016).
  44. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Vanilla Gallery (2016).
  45. ^ Hellion Gallery (2016).
  46. ^ Momoko (2015j).
  47. ^ Momoko (2015f).
  48. ^ Hellion Gallery (2015).
  49. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  50. ^ Gallery Zero (2013); Vanilla Gallery (2015).
  51. ^ Goodfoot Gallery (2012b).
  52. ^ Goodfoot Gallery (2012a).
  53. ^ The Lovecraft (2012a).
  54. ^ The Lovecraft (2011).
  55. ^ Rob (2011b).
  56. ^ Portland Center for the Performing Arts (2011); Rob (2011a).
  57. ^ PoBoy Art Gallery (2010).
  58. ^ Design Festa Gallery (2009).
  59. ^ Momoko (2015b).
  60. ^ Momoko (2015l).
  61. ^ Momoko (n.d.); Infected By Art (2016).
  62. ^ Steiner (2021).
  63. ^ Momoko (2022).
  64. ^ Momoko (2021z).
  65. ^ Marvel (2021); Johnston (2021).
  66. ^ Momoko (2021y).
  67. ^ ComiXology (2020).
  68. ^ Momoko (2017); Key Collector (n.d.b).
  69. ^ Momoko (2016a); Key Collector (n.d.a).
  70. ^ Momoko (2014a).

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  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (January 21, 2015). "@ARTiSM_jp Konkai mo sanka shimasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu" @ARTiSM_jp 今回も参加します。宜しくお願いします。 [@ARTiSM_jp I will participate this time as well. Thanking you in advance.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (January 22, 2015). ""Men" was chosen to be published in "Infected By Art Vol. 3" 「面」がアメリカの画集「IBA3」に入選し、近日出版されます！" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (January 23, 2015). "2 Tsuki 1-nichi (nichiyōbi) biggu saito, Tōkyō de komitia 111 ni hatsu sanka shimasu. Genga mo, gashū mo, zasshi mo,-fuku mo, iroiro motteikimasu. Būsu# wa V - 03 a to bdesu. @COMITIAofficial" 2月1日　（日曜日）　ビッグサイト、東京でコミティア１１１に初参加します。原画も、画集も、雑誌も、服も、色々持って行きます。ブース＃はV-03 a とbです。 @COMITIAofficial [February 1st (Sunday) I will participate in Commitia 111 for the first time at Tokyo Big Sight. I bring a lot of original drawings, art books, magazines, clothes, and so on. Booth # is V-03 a and b. @COMITIAofficial] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (February 2, 2015). "Komitia hatsu sankadeshita. Koe kakete kureta hitotachi, arigatōgozaimasu. Tsugi wa ātizumumāketto, 2-kai-me no sanka to narimasu. Chigau genga o kazarunode, yokattara zehi. @ARTiSM _ jp" コミティア初参加でした。声掛けてくれた人達、ありがとうございます。次はアーティズムマーケット、2回目の参加となります。違う原画を飾るので、よかったらぜひ。@ARTiSM_jp [It was my first time to participate in the committee. Thank you to all the people who spoke to me. Next is the Artism Market, which will be the second participation. It will be displayed in a different original picture, so please do not hesitate to contact us. @ARTiSM_jp] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (February 10, 2015). "A piece I did few month ago that I forgotten about. Based off of my hometown. #女子高生 #熊谷市　#highschoolgirl #japan" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (March 9, 2015). "@HellionGallery @hpgrpgallery Shashin ni nosete iru e wa pōtorando no ema-ten de uretanode, ima Tōkyō ema-yō no shinsaku o sakusei-chūdesu" @HellionGallery @hpgrpgallery 写真に載せている絵はポートランドの絵馬展で売れたので、今東京絵馬用の新作を作成中です。 [@HellionGallery @hpgrpgallery The paintings in the photo were sold at the votive tablet exhibition in Portland, so I'm currently working on a new work for votive tablets in Tokyo.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (May 14, 2015). "@YoMutsu @Peoplesgallery Natsukashī nā. 5-Nen mae kurai no raibu peintoda wa. Nani mo kangaezu ni tada mokumokuto futari de kaki tsudzuketa sakuhin. Uiuishikute kawaī sakuhin" @YoMutsu @Peoplesgallery 懐かしいなあ。5年前くらいのライブペイントだわ。何も考えずにただ黙々と二人で描き続けた作品。初々しくてかわいい作品。 [@YoMutsu @Peoplesgallery I miss you. It's live paint about 5 years ago. A work that the two of us just kept silently drawing without thinking about anything. Innocent and cute work.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (June 24, 2015). "@TONGALI_GOAT Wakaru. Watashi mo irasutorētā to gaka no ma o samayottete ittai jibun wa nanimonona no ka to omou toki arukedo, ima wa sore de ī to omou. Ima yareru koto o zenryoku de susumeru dake" @TONGALI_GOAT 分かる。私もイラストレーターと画家の間をさまよってて一体自分は何者なのかと思う時あるけど、今はそれでいいと思う。今やれる事を全力で進めるだけ。 [@TONGALI_GOAT I understand. Sometimes I wander between an illustrator and a painter and wonder who I am, but now I think that's fine. Just do your best to do what you can do now.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (July 1, 2015). "comikazeexpo.com Gesuto shōkai ni momo Momoko norimashita! Amerika de mottomo ōkī komikku ibento, komikaze expo ni sanka shite kimasu. Tenshon agaru wa!" comikazeexpo.com ゲスト紹介に桃桃子のりました！アメリカで最も大きいコミックイベント、komikaze expoに参加してきます。テンション上がるわ！ [comikazeexpo.com Momoko was added to the guest introduction! I will participate in komikaze expo, the biggest comic event in the United States. I'm excited!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (August 7, 2015). "8 Tsuki 21 (Kin)~ 29 (tsuchi) Kita Kagaya no gallery bar 騒 Gini-jō jite to iu basho de,`horumon shinkō e no sasoi' to iu tenji ni sanka suru koto ni narimashita. Kanibarizumu ga tēmana ndesukedo, sono na ni fusawashī sakuhin o 2-ten kaki oroshi, kei 4-ten no sakuhin o tenji shimasu. Ōsakadesu" ８月２１（金）～２９（土）北加賀谷のgallery bar 騒ギニ乗ジテ という場所で、「ホルモン信仰への誘い」という展示に参加することになりました。カニバリズムがテーマなんですけど、その名にふさわしい作品を2展描き下ろし、計4展の作品を展示します。大阪です。 [From Friday, August 21st to Saturday, August 29th, I will participate in an exhibition called "Invitation to Hormone Faith" at the gallery bar Noisy Gini Nori Jite in Kita Kagaya. The theme is cannibalism, but we will draw two exhibitions that deserve the name, and a total of four exhibitions will be exhibited. it's Osaka.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (August 28, 2015). "@YoMutsu @StanLeeComikaze 10 tsuki 30-nichi kara okonawa remasu LA no komikazeekisupo. Sono kōshiki saito ni watashi no gentei posutā ga happyō sa remashita! Nihon no kata mo asobi ni kuru sai wa zehi o koe kake kudasai! comikazeexpo.com/exclusives" @YoMutsu @StanLeeComikaze 10月30日から行われますＬＡのコミカゼエキスポ。その公式サイトに私の限定ポスターが発表されました！日本の方も遊びに来る際は是非お声掛けください！comikazeexpo.com/exclusives [@YoMutsu @StanLeeComikaze LA's Comicaze Expo will be held from October 30th. My limited poster has been announced on the official website! Please let us know when Japanese people come to visit us! comikazeexpo.com/exclusives] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (October 12, 2015). "Kyō, Kikan Esu kakunin shitara notteta! 'Hakai to Saisei' ga chūmoku-shōdeshita! Ureshīdesu" 今日、季刊エス確認したら載ってた！「破壊と再生」が注目賞でした！嬉しいです。 [Today, when I checked Quarterly S, it was listed! "Destruction and Regeneration" received a remarkable prize! I'm happy.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (October 21, 2015). "LA gentei posutā shirukusukurīn de insatsu chi ~yuu!" ＬＡ限定ポスター シルクスクリーンで印刷ちゅう！ [LA limited poster Printed on silk screen!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (October 22, 2015). "Komikaze-yō no gentei posutā, aka to kiiro no bubun wa kimochi o komete hitotsuhitotsu tegaki de" コミカゼ用の限定ポスター、赤と黄色の部分は気持ちを込めて一つ一つ手描きで。 [Limited posters for comics, red and yellow parts are hand-painted one by one with feelings.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (November 3, 2015). "comikaze ga buji ni owarimashita. Fan'āto o tanonde kureta kata-tachi ga ōkute amekomi no kyarakutā o ikutsu ka kakimashita. Okagesama de totemo isogashī 3-kakandeshita. Ikutsu ka nosemasu. #Zatanna #catwomen #Psylocke" comikazeが無事に終わりました。ファンアートを頼んでくれた方達が多くてアメコミのキャラクターをいくつか描きました。お陰さまでとても忙しい3日間でした。幾つか載せます。 #zatanna #catwomen #Psylocke [comikaze has finished successfully. Many people asked for fan art, and I drew some American comic characters. Thanks to you, it was a very busy 3 days. I will put some. #zatanna #catwomen #Psylocke] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (November 3, 2015). "Shīku mo kaita. Fan'āto o tanoma reru no wa hajimetede tanoshikatta! Amerika no otaku ga jisan shite kuru suketchibukku no nakami ga sugo sugi, umai sakuhin bakari! Sasuga okane haratteru dake aru. Watashi mo sono ichiin ni narete ureshīdesu. #Shiek #shīku" シークも描いた。ファンアートを頼まれるのは初めてで楽しかった！アメリカのオタクが持参してくるスケッチブックの中身が凄すぎ、うまい作品ばかり！さすがお金払ってるだけある。私もその一員になれて嬉しいです。#shiek #シーク [I also drew a seek. It was my first time to ask for fan art and it was fun! The contents of the sketchbook brought by American otaku are so amazing that they are all good works! I'm just paying for it. I am happy to be a part of it. #shiek #seek] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (January 25, 2016). "SM sunaipā mata hajimatta nda ̄. Hē ̄. Chinamini watashi wa onaji shubbansha kara de teru sunaipā ibu no seiza uranai no irasuto ozu ̄ tto mae ni kaita koto aru yo. Mada an no ka na..." SMスナイパーまた始まったんだー。へえー。ちなみに私は同じ出版社から出てるスナイパーEVEの星座占いのイラストをずーっと前に描いたことあるよ。まだあんのかな。。。 [SM Sniper has started again. Hmm. By the way, I've drawn an illustration of the horoscope of Sniper EVE from the same publisher a long time ago. I wonder if it's still there...] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Momoko, Peach [@peachmomoko60] (January 26, 2016). "Atta! Kore ga 2008-nen no sunaipā ibu no seiza uranaidesu. Seiza o umaku, joō-sama to M otoko no kankei-sei ni tatoe rareta to omotte iru! Mata oshigoto kudasai. @Sniperevemag" あった！これが2008年のスナイパーEVEの星座占いです。星座を上手く、女王様とM男の関係性に例えられたと思っている！またお仕事下さい。@sniperevemag [there were! This is the 2008 Sniper EVE horoscope. I think that the constellation was well compared to the relationship between the Queen and the M man! Please work again. @sniperevemag] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Twitter.

External links

  • Official website
  • Peach Momoko cover artist checklist at Comicbookinvest.com (CBSI), a comic book collecting resource
  • Peach Momoko on Comic Vine
  • Peach Momoko at the Grand Comics Database
  • Peach Momoko at IMDb
  • Peach Momoko artist checklist at Key Collector Comics, a comic book collecting resource
  • Peach Momoko on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
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