A stacked mix of psychedelic futurism, character-driven street art, and dark pop surrealism, this issue flows through the usual Juxtapoz structure — intro, style sheet, Toybox, profiles, Showstoppers, reviews, insider notes, events, Pop Life, and a closing perspective. It captures that late-2000s moment when the magazine was deep into hybrid worlds of graffiti, toys, fantasy art, and experimental illustration.
The features are a killer lineup: Mars-1 brings cosmic depth with sprawling, biomorphic universes; Herakut deliver raw, expressive street storytelling; and Thomas Keeley adds a photographic edge grounded in stark realism. Louie Cordero brings frenetic, neon-gore energy, while Ryohei Hase pushes beautifully rendered digital horror with mythic undertones. It’s an issue that swings between dreamy, grotesque, and visionary — prime 2009 Juxtapoz, perfect for RB readers who like their art loud, strange, and fully world-building.
