About a month ago, artist Alexander Iaccarino probably wasnât feeling all that special: like many other fledgling artists, he had a website, an online portfolio, and a small store with a few posters on sale. But also like many others, Iaccarino hadnât had his first big break. Then along came that Akira poster, and within 24 hoursâ¦everything changed.  Among many other things, Iaccarinoâs Akira poster put him on our radar here at Limited Paper, andâas it turns outâthe timing couldnât have been better.Want to see Iaccarinoâs latest poster? Wanna know which of 2013âs most heavily-anticipated video games itâs based on? And ya wanna know where you can score the super-limited-edition version of that poster? Itâs all after the jump, folks.So, going back a few weeks, a few helpful readers pointed us in the direction of an artist by the name of Alexander Iaccarino. Dude had a website with a few posters on display, and one of them had caught the attention of the poster-collecting community.  In case you missed it when we first crossed paths with that print, here it is again, for posterity:Pretty goddamn cool, right? We thought so, too. So much so, in fact, that we included a link to the print in the Limited Paper that ran that dayâ¦and we werenât the only ones. Collectors on several different websites ended up passing the above photo around, and in a matter of hours every copy of Iaccarinoâs Akira was sold out. Shortly thereafter, Iaccarino experienced the singular joy that comes with suddenly finding yourself responsible for the printing and shipping of several hundred posters.Luckily, Iaccarino survived that ordeal (âYes, but what is left of him?â, the wise man asks), and a week or two ago he dropped me a line to tip me off about his next project: at first, he couldnât explain what this new poster was for, exactlyâ¦but he wanted to know if weâd be interested in featuring it here at Limited Paper. I told him thatâd depend on what the poster was based on (ya always gotta ask: if I start blindly agreeing to everything that gets pitched via email, weâre gonna end up staring at photos of some jackassâ Steel Magnolias poster, and no one wants that).âItâs for Naughty Dogâs new video game,â Iaccarino told me, and my head promptly exploded.If youâre a gamer, then you know damn-well who Naughty Dog is. If not, lemme fill ya in: Naughty Dog is the company behind one of the all-time best video game franchisesâthe PS3âs Uncharted series (see photos above). So far, there have been three Uncharted games (each managing to top the last in terms of storytelling, graphics, multiplayer awesomeness, etc), and right now the companyâs hard at work on one of 2013âs most highly-anticipated games, a post-apocalyptic adventure game called The Last of Us.Turns out, Sony hired Iaccarino to create a poster for the game, and theyâre going to be dropping 3,000 copies of it at PAX (thatâs the Penny Arcade Expo) in Seattle this weekend. Letâs take a look at that poster nowâ¦.
- The Last of Us by Alexander Iaccarino
- 11x17â
- 1,000 given away per day at PAX (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
- Regular edition of 3,000
Now, this posterâs already been seen a few other places. What hadnât been announced until now is this:
- The Last of Us by Alexander Iaccarino
- 20x30â
- Variant edition of 40
- 15 given out Saturday and Sunday at PAX (at signing with the gameâs developer)
Now, I know what youâre thinking: âNothing would be funnier than seeing a poodle on a unicycleâ. But forget about that right nowâwhat you should be worrying about is whether or not youâre going to be at PAX this weekend. If not, thereâs still hope that you can grab one of the regular editions: when something gets handed out en masse like that at a convention, a good number of that item usually show up on eBay at reasonable prices.
And if youâre gunning for the Variant/signed/big-ass edition? Well, stay tuned to Limited Paper in the days ahead. We might be able to help you with thatâ¦better stay tuned just in case. We might also be able to provide you with a little Q&A with Iaccarino at some point in the next few days, but of course I wouldnât know anything about that, eitherâ¦
OK, I just answered the door and found a box from Sony on my porch. Inside there was a dead fish with a note reading, âLoose lips sink ships, fanboyâ. Iâm guessing that means itâs time for me to lay off the hints for the time being, but again: if youâre interested in learning more about Iaccarino, The Last of Us, or the poster weâve shown you above, youâll wanna keep checking in with Limited Paper in the days ahead. You can also stay tuned for a full-blown report from Ltd Art Galleryâs PRESS START show (also video-game themed! We need more of these!), a massive preview from Bottleneck Galleryâs More Than You Imagined show (new Englert incoming!), and much, much more (including free stuff, ahem).
As always, hit me up via LimitedPaper@Gmail.com if youâre a gallery with a show youâd like to tell us about, an artist with a new print on the way, or even if youâre just some poor schmo who had some juicy poster-related info fall into his/her lap. You can also keep up with us on Twitter via @LimitedPaper, or you can sound off in the comments section below if none of that sounds like the kinda thing that blows your skirt up. Stay tuned, folks! Much more in the days ahead!
Here are some links to our recent Limited Paper coverage:
- Limited Paper:  Jock drops his DARK KNIGHT RISES APâsâ¦and you might be able to score a sketch to go along with it!Â
- Limited Paper: Â Need an update on Alexander Iaccarinoâs AKIRA poster? Â Find it here, folks
- Limited Paper:Â Interview with DC Comics/Mondo artist Jock, creator of Comic-Conâs coolest DARK KNIGHT RISES posterÂ
- Limited Paper Contest #2:Â Find out how mashing up STAR WARS and gangster stuff could win you some cool, free posters!Â
- Limited Paper:Â Artist creates DARK KNIGHT RISES print to benefit the Aurora shooting victims, BREAKING BAD series adds another print to its ranksÂ
- Limited Paper Exclusive:Â Photos and information regarding Mark Englertâs THE OLDEST AND MOST MIGHTY RACE IN THE UNIVERSEÂ
- Limited Paper: Â MONDO presents THE GOONIES in Kansas City, Hanukaâs VERTIGO, Godmachineâs ALIENS
- Limited Paper: Â Jeff Boyes, Josh Budich, and Jay Shaw Team Up with GALLERY 1988 for New Work
- Limited Paper: Mondo sells over 9,000 copies of its Olly Moss DARK KNIGHT RISES print
- Limited Paper: Â Interested in purchasing Mondoâs DARK KNIGHT RISES print by Olly Moss? Â Hereâs how
- Limited Paper: Interview with YOU ARE MY LUCKY STAR and THIS IS MY FARM artist Mark Englert
- Limited Paper: Over 40 exclusive images from the Mondo booth during the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con!
- Limited Paper: Mike Mitchellâs ADVENTURE TIME print, Jay Shawâs MIMIC print make their Comic-Con debuts
- Limited Paper: Olly Mossâ THE DARK KNIGHT RISES variant, JC Richards releases LOTR, much more from Comic-Con!
- Limited Paper: New artwork inspired by ALIEN, GAME OF THRONES, ADVENTURE TIME and more!
- Limited Paper: Our exclusive review of Mondoâs CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON poster at Comic-Con!
- Limited Paper: Jock puts THE DARK KNIGHT RISES on paper, Olly Mossâ PRINCESS MONONOKE, and more!