Libro punk para colorear 2020–2022

Marco Sosa, the creator and editor of La Valija de Fuego, a publisher based in Bogotá, Colombia, published two editions of Libro punk para colorear to educate new generations about punk music and culture through intricate illustrations meant for coloring. This zine featured illustrations by Catalina Fonseca (Mandarina), a punk tattoo artist who blended tattooing, Japanese ghosts, virulent punk rock, and other raw sounds. Inspired by the British band The Vapors' 1980 song Turning Japanese, the first issue showcased illustrations that portrayed women in Japanese contexts within the punk scene. The second issue, Mononoke pogo, centered around the Mononoke, a vengeful spirit from Japanese literature and folklore. Such creatures were often unjustly blamed for the diseases that plagued people. The first known encounter between punks and monks likely occurred in 1976 with the punk band Generation X. During a tour in Japan in 1979, members of Generation X visited a discotheque in Tokyo, where they were fascinated to see Japanese youth dancing alone, captivated by their reflections in mirrors. Perhaps Broad (Billy Idol) and Tommy James, who were present, perceived something spectral in this unique spectacle.