
A few weeks back, the Mondo crew traveled to this year’s WonderCon and unleashed a handful of new posters: a Rear Window print from Kevin Tong, a striking Scarface piece from Mike Mitchell, Richey Beckett’s nightmare-inducing take on Shelob’s Lair from Lord of The Rings, and—last but certainly not least—a new Adventure Time poster from fan-favorite JJ Harrison. This was all well and good for the thousands of WonderCon attendees, but what about the rest of the Mondo fanbase–would there be any prints left for them?
Turns out that, yes, there are, and tomorrow they’re all going on sale via the Mondo website. Wanna see what they look like, what they’ll cost you, and how many of them are floating around out there? Meet me after the jump, folks.
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Since most Collider readers won’t have the opportunity to attend this year’s WonderCon in Anaheim, California, I decided to do the next best thing: take a ton of pictures from the convention floor. While WonderCon is still a small convention when compared to its sibling Comic-Con, I love being able to walk the floor with ease and I also cherish the abundance of indie dealers that haven’t (yet) been pushed out by Hollywood and the huge corporations. If you like getting all the free swag that’s in abundance in San Diego every summer, WonderCon is not for you, but if you want to experience what Comic-Con was like before it became mainstream, WonderCon is great. However, with the popularity of geek culture expanding every year, it’s only a matter of time before WonderCon becomes Comic-Con, just in a different city and earlier in the year.
Hit the jump to check out 50 images from the convention floor. Some of the highlights include Tom Cruise‘s ship from Oblivion, the Mondo booth, tons of toys, Kevin Tong’s booth, comic books, costumes, and a lot more. And one last thing…WonderCon just opened a few hours ago. Over the next 48 hours we’ll be covering a number of the panels and conducting a lot of exclusive interviews. Check back all weekend for constant updates.
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There is something very special about Kevin Tong’s new solo art show, “Sights Unseen,” which opens tonight (March 9th) at the Phone Booth Gallery in Long Beach, CA. Tong has been very tight-lipped about revealing any information about it and I was completely surprised walking through the doors. It was not at all what I was expecting, in the best way possible. In Kevin’s own words, “It isn’t so much a show as it is more of an installation”. I am not allowed to say much, as Kevin wants it to be a surprise for everyone who attends the opening, but I will say, you should definitely attend if you are able.
With over a hundred available pieces for sale, including a gorgeous new 8 color screen print, it was all almost too much to take in for the few hours I was there. Every time I looked again, I found something I’d missed before. What was almost as amazing as the work on display, was how affordable everything was. The prices were shockingly modest and there really shouldn’t be a reason that everyone who comes doesn’t walk away with a piece. More after the jump.
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Last weekend, the Mondo crew headed to Houston, Texas for a very special screening of Kinji Fukasaku’s 2000 masterpiece, Battle Royale. The screening (which initially seemed to be the latest Mondo Mystery Movie, but…er, wasn’t) was apparently quite the success: everyone we spoke with who attended had a grand old time, and all involved seemed very happy with the Bryan Lee O’Malley/Kevin Tong screenprint that resulted from the event. But what about everyone else, all the people who couldn’t be in Houston for Mondo’s latest screening/poster party? Good news awaits 425 of those people after the jump!
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Last week a post on the Alamo Drafthouse blog revealed that the Mondo crew would be hosting a special screening at a Houston-area Drafthouse on February 16th. The setup was familiar to anyone who’s ever attended a Mondo Mystery Movie: buy a ticket, show up, find out what movie you’re there to see, watch said movie, and then collect a limited-edition screenprint based on that film on your way out the door. Based on this description, many believed that next weekend’s screening actually was the next Mondo Mystery Movie.
Turns out, it’s not! On Feb. 16th Mondo will screen Battle Royale in Houston, and every ticket sold includes a special poster created by the dynamic duo of Kevin Tong and Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley. Wanna know everything else we know at the moment? Meet me after the jump, folks.
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As we head into the final stretch of 2012, things aren’t slowing down in the slightest: gallery shows are still coming fast and furious (our friends at Ltd Art Gallery just opened their latest show, and another open next week via our friends at Bottleneck Gallery), Mondo’s still churning out new stuff (an entire line of Uni Monsters prints designed by Jay Shaw was released earlier this week), and—meanwhile, closer to homebase—we’ve had more artists and galleries contacting us about doing giveaways through Limited Paper than ever before. Indeed, if anything might be said about the current state of affairs in Poster World, it’s that things are only getting crazier.
Today, we’ve got news on a new Transformers piece from Kevin Tong, show you where you can still purchase one of Craig Drake’s The Hunger posters, and—last but not least—announce our latest giveaway (and offering clues on next week’s). Ready to digest all that? It’s all after the break in today’s super-sized Limited Paper, folks.
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Although things were quiet on the Limited Paper front this week, one shouldn’t assume that it’s been quiet all over in Poster World: in truth, things are just as busy as they were throughout October…it’s just that many things have been going down behind the scenes. Indeed, there’s reason to believe—whether you’re a casual collector, a frothing-at-the-mouth true believer who feel s compelled to buy everything, or if you’re just now making the decision to get into the absurdly entertaining hobby of print-collecting—that the rest of 2012 is gonna be (to quote former first lady Nancy Reagan) “absotively redonkulous up in hurr, bitches”.
But let’s not dwell on what may or may not be happening in the weeks ahead: instead, let’s focus on what’s happening in the immediate future. Wanna know when you can get a crack at the remaining prints that didn’t sell out at Mondo’s Universal Monsters Gallery show? Are you a Mass Effect fan looking to prove your love for that franchise via the purchase and display of fancy-colored paper? Wanna another head’s up regarding Limited Paper’s next giveaway? It’s all after the jump, folks.
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Believe it or not, but with everything else that’s been going on lately—Gallery1988’s Breaking Bad series (and that crazy gallery show), Ltd. Art Gallery’s PRESS START exhibition, Bottleneck Gallery’s More Than You Imagined, Mark Englert’s new stuff, and everything else we’ve covered over the past couple weeks—it’s actually been quite a while since we checked in with the Mondo guys. And as it turns out, today’s a perfect day to do just that: not only is the Austin-based dropping two new posters from Kevin Tong and Tom Whalen this afternoon, but they’ve also just issued a formal announcement about their latest gallery show. Wanna know more? Of course you do. Meet me after the jump.
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Another day, another Limited Paper filled with reasons to deplete your bank account’s bottom line. Last time, we offered up a super-sized batch of reading material, one filled to the rafters with new prints by Brandon Schaeffer, Tom Whalen, Laurent Durieux, Jason Edmiston, and more. Today, we’re back with a slight less super-sized edition of your preferred Collider.com column. But don’t worry, there’s still much for us to discuss, including Mondo’s just-released poster for The Goonies, Tomer Hanuka’s just-released Vertigo poster, and blah.
Meet me after the jump for all that and more, my fellow poster-fiends.
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Comic-Con 2012 kicked off several days ago, but so far there seems to be no indication that the tidal wave of awesome screenprints is anywhere close to slowing down: so far, we’ve seen a jaw-dropping Princess Mononoke print from fan-favorite Olly Moss, an absolutely amazing piece of The Dark Knight Rises-related artwork from comic book superstar Jock, and—earlier this morning—Mondo released one of their most highly-anticipated posters of the year: the latest entry in their Universal Monsters series, Creature From The Black Lagoon. But there’s plenty more to come, and today’s other trio of releases proves that the gentlemen at booth #437 still have plenty of tricks up their sleeve.
Wanna see the three new Mondo posters that dropped at Comic-Con today, along with an enormously impressive piece of Alien-related artwork from Mark Englert? Sure ya do. Meet me after the jump, my fellow limited-paper enthusiasts.
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Last week, Mondo unveiled two stunning Avengers posters for Black Widow and Hawkeye. Mondo, the collectible boutique arm of the Alamo Drafthouse, has assembled (zing!) a series of posters that tie into Marvel’s all-star superhero pic, and today they’ve unveiled posters for Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, and Hulk. My personal favorites of the bunch are either Hulk or Iron Man, though the glow-in-the-dark variant of Thor is pretty damn gorgeous. Frankly, there’s not a bad one in the whole batch.
Hit the jump to check out the posters, and then seethe with envy of those who’ll be able to get their hands on them. Captain America and Hulk will go on sale at a random time tomorrow (Thursday), while Thor and Iron Man will go on sale on Friday. If you thought it was hard to get your hands on a Mondo poster before, I can’t even imagine how quickly your fingers will have to move in order to nab one of these. As always, follow @MondoNews for on sale announcements. The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4th.
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Mondo has kicked off a series of screenings where the movie being shown hasn’t been announced. Folks by a ticket, go to the screening, and then find out what they’re seeing and what awesome poster they, and only they, will be able to purchase. Past screenings have included Akira and Jurassic Park, but this weekend Mondo pulled out all the stops by doing a six-movie marathon in Los Angeles. Attendees were treated to screenings and posters for The Iron Giant (by far my favorite of the bunch), 28 Days Later, Hellraiser, Assault on Precinct 13, City of Lost Children, and The Mist.
I’ve included all the posters after the jump. Be warned: seeing these may make you sad because we’ll never have them. They won’t be sold on the Mondo store and unless you’re willing to pay a premium to eBay jerk-offs who don’t understand what’s special about these posters, you and I will never own them.
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The Korean revenge-thriller I Saw the Devil arrives today on DVD and Blu-ray. To mark the film’s release, Mondo is releasing a limited edition poster for the film designed by the great Kevin Tong. The poster will cost $45 (a bargain for a Tong poster, which usually ends up going for well over $200 on eBay) and is limited to an edition of 185. The poster goes on sale at a random time this Thursday so be sure you’re following @MondoNews for the announcement.
Hit the jump to check out the poster and click here to read Bill’s review of I Saw the Devil when saw the film at last year’s Fantastic Fest.
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There are only 100 copies left of Kevin Tong’s poster for David Lynch’s Dune and he’ll be selling them tomorrow, April 12th, at a random time. The 18″ x 24″ screenprint will cost you $100. All of the prints are signed and numbered. US shipping is $6 and international shipping is $10.
Hit the jump to check out the poster and video of its creation.
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The droids are certainly getting their day with Mondo‘s Star Wars poster series. The series kicked off with a Scrap Yard Power Droid, the bounty hunter droid IG-88 got a poster, and now we have everyone’s favorite astromech droid, R2-D2. Artist Kevin Tong has drawn up the dazzling “A Linch Pin Droid” which shows an exploded blueprint of Artoo. The print is limited to an edition of 400, measures 24″x36″, uses glow-in-the-dark inks, costs $50, and will go on sale at a random time on Friday, November 26th. Be sure you’re following @MondoNews for the announcement.
Hit the jump to check out the poster along with a statement from Tong on the print.
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