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The Alamo Drafthouse Theater surfaced in Austin, TX while I was attending school there around '97. The original downtown location was a discount "dollar theater" showing second run movies. A few years later a second Alamo Drafthouse location was opened showing first run movies and the original, downtown location soon became legend re-screening every cult classic imaginable. The Alamo Drafthouse posters commissioned to advertise these re-screenings have added a lot of fun and color to collecting.
Which have you collected? Let us know which one's you're liking and passing on and any news of new upcoming Alamo Drafthouse designs!
edit: and to Varmit I extend my full apology for my involvement in the move of the original thread and your words there-in; may this one shine bright free from obscurity forever :)
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Well, I will start with my Alamo collection in this thread.
Here it is: http://www.moviepostermadness.com/Movie_Poster_Madness/Alamo_Drafthouse.html (http://www.moviepostermadness.com/Movie_Poster_Madness/Alamo_Drafthouse.html)
I started collecting these very late in the game after the Big Trouble Little China posters were sold out. Then, they did not sell out quickly. I think my first purchase was Spaced, Last Night at the Alamo, Escape from Alcatraz and Fantastic Fest 2006. I would love to add a lot of Stout's older pieces to my collection and wish I was more aware of them when they were released. In the end, it is because of your 1st thread started over at MPF that got me into them.
Cj
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Very nice collection, CJ. It's especially nice since I have pretty the same collection. I hate it when I see posters that I really want on other people's collections.
It's interesting that some Alamo posters sell in a matter of seconds, while others sit on the site forever... like Suspiria, Tremors, Basket Case and now, maybe, Tan's Warriors. Meanwhile Tyler, well, we all know about Tyler...
Thierry
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Hey Carson,
Though I'm sure you already know, it was specific to that thread...had he moved any previously public thread to the private section would have felt the same.
Apology accepted :)
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For those of you interested, Ves still has a bunch of Alamo posters for sale... minus the ones that I've already bought from her.
Check out her site.
http://www.theartofmovieposters.com/ (http://www.theartofmovieposters.com/)
Thierry
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Thierry, you cleaned her out of the other Stout stuff didn't you?
I am shocked both versions of Metropolis are still in your stock, Ves. Fantastic posters, and after his work on Phantom, stuff by Ansin should only go up in demand and price...
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Well, I started late in the ballgame (thanks to Carson), so I had to catch up quick. I did get both "The Thing" from her though, and I'm so happy I did because I wouldn't know where to get them now.
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So is there a new Warriors series coming, or have they FINALLY done with the title?
T.
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Another wave coming.
You would think if they were doing this wave thing, it would be with a different title...more mainstream with more graphical approaches in terms of options...something like Star Wars, for example.
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LOL .. Cause Lucas would destroy them like the rebels did the death star if they tried to make money off of his property !! ;)
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Not if it was a licensed screening, of course.
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Thats something magical to me .. I want to know just how someone does that ! ;)
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I believe this last round of Warriors posters are just art prints, not tied to a specific screening. As such, they'd be in the class of the Lebowski prints.
Still a few to go up on the Alamo section of the site when I get the ferqin time. No more Stout though...all that I am willing to let go (which was pretty much everything except Blade Runner) is gone. I didn't mind his style at the start, but now they are pretty much the same old thing. Kleinsmith and Perkins I'm generally loving...
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tyler is doing monster squad. how sick is that
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As always, it will be interesting to see how it shakes out after their latest release experiment.
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Well with Warriors I seen that they limited all the online sales to either 1 or 2 prints per person .. I think that will help the "collectors" out there quite a bit .. Also since it is Stout I hope that they will do a larger than normal print run, because honestly, as long as his names on it they will sell out ... Even if its poo-poo it will sell out and within minutes one will be on eBay for $500 :P
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Well with Warriors I seen that they limited all the online sales to either 1 or 2 prints per person .. I think that will help the "collectors" out there quite a bit .. Also since it is Stout I hope that they will do a larger than normal print run, because honestly, as long as his names on it they will sell out ... Even if its poo-poo it will sell out and within minutes one will be on eBay for $500 :P
did you get his last one?
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I think the only Stout piece I have is 'Fear of the Red Planet'.
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I think the only Stout piece I have is 'Fear of the Red Planet'.
And Fear of the Red Planet is a nice one to have.
Chad
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Oh yeah I have it framed .. theres a pic of it on my photobucket as well as posted here in the 'whats on your walls' thread.. I have the red version and just for the sake of collecting I want to get a hol dof the gold version as well ;)
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I received the jerrys art rama portfolio yesterday. Its pretty great. A little tight to put in but still great. One of my Lost Boys prints sort of bends upwards a little so hopefully being in the case itll flatten out. My dad had to help me put each work in the slips.
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Hey acid .. where is it you live again .. ;)
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Its mixed. My parents are sort of divorced so right now Im in NJ but for the summer im in cali. You?
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Damn it .. Too far to drive to either of those places to steal your collection :P (I live in Indianapolis)
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haha its not even worth a drive for...yet lol
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Here is a 20% off coupon code use at Jerrys artarama if anyone else if looking to pick up a portfolio or refill pages. Has to be 125.00 order or more.
F1J1 - good till 1/3
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goddamit
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Yea lol. THe discount would have been nice. I could have bought extra sleeves.
Does anyone live in the Alamo Downtown area by any chance? The monster squad posters i think go on sale this week by the theater. If someone can that would be amazing. I can hook you up with 10 free movie tickets to an AMC or Regal theater. They work anytime.
THere are going to be two shows now so getting these posters face will be hard. I see them on going on ebay next day right away.
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Good to see this thread here. Just started collecting, managed to get Amelie, Phantom of the Opera, Tremors, Basket Case & the Warrior. Missed out on Bettlejuice. Damn!
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Imaginarium up at Mondo. I couldn't care less about the movie, but I'm a big fan of Martin Ansin and I really like this one.
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I picked this one up .. Im a fan of Martin as well .. And Ive heard good things about the movie too, just waiting for it to come out here so I can see it !! :)
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Surprised to see Ledger missing from the artwork.
Chad
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Yeah I was kinda disappointed to see that all the characters werent portrayed .. but then it may have started to look like a stout piece (which Im not always too fond of):P I do love ansin's work though THe more I look a tthe pictures of this with the details in the boarder and all the more Im glad I picked it up.. I just cant wait to see it in person.
LOL .. I think im a curse for Mondos posters .. Typically if I like it, it sits on the site for a day or two before its sold out .. last one being Clash of the Titans .. Although I did fight for my Gremlins ;)
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It doesnt look very "Ansin" to me, but I like it, count me in.
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Yeah I was kinda disappointed to see that all the characters werent portrayed .. but then it may have started to look like a stout piece
You've hit the nail on the head there. Anyone producing character pieces now are going to come across too much like Stout prints.
Bulla
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Anyone get any good info on Monster Squad .. all Im hearing is no chance of getting one unless theres some left over after tonights showing and they will be going up Tue sometime (probably something stupid like 2am again :( )
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There will be a blue variant and a red regular, and it looks really cool. But again, I can't say much more.
T
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Thanks for sharing what you could Thierry! :)
These went on sale about 30 mins ago in Austin .. all I can do now is sit back and hope a few make it till Tue .. and then pray that I am online when they decide to sell them .. and then beg that I am one of the few to click fast enough to pick up one of these !!! :P
Everyone should buy multiple copies !!! Im sure some of us would take them off your hands !! ;)
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Okay, now that I've seen them around, they can be posted here.
Tyler's latest.
T.
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he just keeps churning them out!
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Another Jerrys discount.
15% off 100 - J1M1
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"January 9, 2009"? Shouldn't it read "January 9, 2010" on the poster, or has it taken a year to reach the secondary market?
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Yes there was a mistake on the poster. Two actually. One is the date is of the wrong year and the second is that it is not a Rated "R" movie. PG-13 actually. The first 100 were printed and went to Mondo's and when they were selling them they noticed it. They contacted the printer to get the remaining copies corrected but it was to late they had already been printed. They figure that is probably best anyway now, so there's not a frenzy on the error version or the correct version. There is just one version that is wrong for good or bad.
I think the artwork is great either way.
Chad
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It's a wonderful piece, without a doubt
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It's a wonderful piece, without a doubt
I agree.
Chad
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Monster Squad is up!
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What the hell is going on with credit card check out!!
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I didnt have any problems except the site was a little slow at 1st ..
Looks like variants are gone
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That was weird, firefox and safari could not get the credit card info validated, IE worked. Would have been PO'd if I missed these!
Tried 3 cards on firefox, so it was not user error ;)
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i dunno, but I just bought one of each.
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the variant is gone. 69 of the regular left.
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Wohoo .. Now I just hope I get mine and they arent damaged ! :P
Also Im watching Ebay to see how quickly these pop up ;)
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I see 1 variant and a few reg editions .. Variant is at $200 and it looks like the Regs are all around $100 ..
Looks like all reg versions are gone now too
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all gone on mondo.
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Managed to get a regular ;)
Prefer the red to the blue.
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i just received in my lost boys by stout, and just curious, does anyone know why mine isnt numbered? its gotta be authentic. feels exactly like a stout
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I dont think that one was numbered. I will check the ones I have when I get home if no one else has checked by then.
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thanks so much for your help. Someone also told me the same thing. Got me a little nervous because on expresso a number 250 something was up. This poster is amazing
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No numbering or sig on the Lost Boys.
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i love you :)
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whoah there acid........that phrase is only to be used between Holiday and Thierry.
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haha my bad
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thanks so much for your help. Someone also told me the same thing. Got me a little nervous because on expresso a number 250 something was up. This poster is amazing
250 might have been the print run they were talking about.
Chad
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oh nah it was some odd number.. but stout said how many werent numbered
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Was taking some pictures tonight on a few and I document the number I have on the numbered stuff. The Spinal Tap I have is number 1/30 , I know no big deal, but I thought it was pretty cool to have the first off the pile on one!
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Wow, the Blazing Saddles is a #1 as well 1/100.
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As a tribute to my 100th official Alamo Drafthouse Poster, I decided to go back and check out the Rolling Roadshow pic's from years past once again. For my fellow Alamo collectors who've been collecting them for a while now, I tip my hat to you. It has been a joy collecting these things and 100 marks a milestone for me. And for those who are relatively new to collecting Alamo's, here is some of the history behind the events that the posters were created for, which I thought you might enjoy .
Old Rolling Roadshow Tour Pictures (http://www.flickr.com/photos/originalalamo/collections/)
I had to break up my Alamo page into 2 pages now. Page two link is at the bottom of page 1.
My Alamo Drafthouse Collection (http://web.mac.com/supraman079/iWeb/Movie%20Poster%20Collection/Alamo%20Drafthouse.html)
Btw Dale, congrats on getting number 1 of each of those posters.
Chad
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Hell of a Alamo collection Chad. Congrats on hitting the mark of 100.
Cj
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Didn't Stout stop signing and perhaps numbering the prints sold anywhere outside his own site?
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Get ready for the monster squad release from Stout tomorrow.
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New ones available, 1 sold out variant already.
http://blog.mondotees.com/2010/01/26/holy-mountain-dark-side-of-the-rainbow-and-tommy-posters-available-now/ (http://blog.mondotees.com/2010/01/26/holy-mountain-dark-side-of-the-rainbow-and-tommy-posters-available-now/)
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Anyone else here receive their Imaginarium print and find it to be a little disappointing in person? I found it to be very "flat" color wise. The paper feels thinner than usual. The artwork is great but the colors just did not "pop" as I thought it would.
Cj
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I agree, the paper choice did not do the artist any favors compared to the Metropolis and Phantom posters.
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sucks..i got mine today didnt open it yet.
anyone pick up the new stuff that was posted this morning?
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I missed Darkside of the rainbow variant, but not going to lose sleep over that one.
Once again, the film choices boogle the mind if you look at what they are screening the next 6 weeks. I tweeted some suggestions I would have liked to have seen.
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i bet they def have posters for them. just spreading it out. these posters are for end of decemeber you know?
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Theres a couple more on their page .. But it says they dont go on sale until tomorrow .. Not crazy about either myself ..
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Their House of the Devil really blows. The original 1SH is so much better, IMHO.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Houseofthedevil.jpg)
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These are a lot like my plexi-frames. These Alamos framed by poster fan Arturo Gutierrez are absolutely fantastic.
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you think this code would work for todays posters? i dont think im going to pick either up...maybe save my money on this round.
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Surprised no one has mentioned the new Wolfman releases from Mondo happening tomorrow. One by Danger, one by Ansin.
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LOL . Yeah because they are actually good ! :P
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Not that it matters I seen that this was on aintitcoolnews as well .. Its probably going to be slammed when they go on sale :(
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Are the Wolfman prints already sold out? Not sure what time these go/went on sale.
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Im at work all day .. So if anyone has any idea of when these will go on sale a PM detailing the drop time would much appreciated :)
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Notification to the board comes after I have gotten mine ;D
Page refresh schedule, every 3 minutes till they are posted, makes for a real productive day.
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They are up. My order has been placed, and it was a pain in the ass. Good luck to everyone.
Schan
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What a cluster fu..
this is ridiculous. I try to pay it says the order has already been paid, phone is jammed. I will end up paying 3 times the price to get these now I'm sure.
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I went variant only with the Ansin and picked up a Holy Mountain.
The confirmation email came to me pretty quick...........within 1 minute of the website timing out after i clicked checkout. Just like I guessed, it went through.
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This is the most ridiculous thing ever. Why would all these supposedly crack people like Justin and all spend all this time advertising their shiny brand new forum if it doesn't work?
This kind of inefficiency and amateurism blows my mind.
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Freak'n crazy! Just down right terrible. Never in the past has it been this bad.
Chad
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Well after almost booking my ticket to Austin to choke somebody to death, I finally got a confirm on an order.
Maybe they should put the next release on the front page of USA today instead of just AICN and Joblo to increase to traffic.
These things sell out fast enough the way it is!
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I think I got the variant and the Danger .. The non-variants are still up it seems that 300+ print runs are enough to ensure everyone gets a copy ..
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It says they won't send internationally...if some kind soul would help me out with an Ansin Regular this aussie chick would greatly appreciate it!
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Ves, I got a reg Ill let you have at cost
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Excellent! Thanks very much...let me know when you get/ready to send total $ and I'll sort it all out.
Or if you want/need $ sooner, is fine too.
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All three now sold out.
And the 'real monsters' are already surfacing on the bay. I'm just keeping my Ansin variant as well if anyone needs a reg at cost ($45).
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got a variant and a danger ;D
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All three now sold out.
And the 'real monsters' are already surfacing on the bay. I'm just keeping my Ansin variant as well if anyone needs a reg at cost ($45).
(http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5155/picture9cayi.png)
Seriously? So people just buy to make a profit? I find it revolting, thinking that some collectors could not get their posters because some assholes were bidding to make a quick buck, and now these collectors are going to have to shelve three or four times the price to get them. I guess it's the nature of the beast, but it doesn't make it right.
So, did everyone on the forum get what they wanted? Everyone in the US, that is?
And what is Universal's deal with sending posters abroad? Doesn't make any sense.
T
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I dont know why they do it but I bet the US only is a big reason most were able to get what they wanted .. I dont know how many times Ive had to have pieces that were sold from the US shipped back over from Europe by a reseller.
I hate the idea of flipping just to flip as well .. But if I have the time I may buy a few extras to recoup some of the cost of my poster buying habits ..
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I understand, but in this case, it was only 1 per person, so the people who reselling them now bought with the sole intent to sell back. They are not collectors, and could obviously not care less about the posters. Vultures. The worst kind.
T
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LOL .. I agree 1,000,000% .. If you question my allegiance go back to MPF and search for my GfX thread where I was hating on Dave L for essentially doing the same thing with one of the 1st GfX posters on the market :P
I was raising hell on EB about flippers .. and they ripped me a new one calling me names and all .. Then again right now 6 EB members have the DD print listed for sale/trade, while 2 have the Ansin Variant and 1 with the reg listed for sale or trade..
I can see a slight positive to it as well .. It defiantly increases the long term value .. Its inflated too much at 1st but after it settles I think its still higher than if there were no flippers. Its still wrong no matter what though.
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Well if they actually cared to stop it they could track what number each person got when shipped from Mondo's. Set up a small database so they could keep track of where each numbered poster went. If they see that poster up on ebay, then the person tied to that number they sold it to gets put in a queue and is held back from buying future purchases until other buyers who do not resell get a chance to purchase the new releases first. Then after a certain amount of time has elapsed during the buying process from the release of new posters those who have been tagged as resellers will get a chance to buy the posters. This helps keep down on all the extra profits on ebay but at the same time doesn't stick Mondo's with a ton of prints they can't sell. If the poster doesn't sell out it wasn't going to anyway. It sounds like a hassle but really it can't be any more trouble than what they get from screwing with their shitty site all the time. Just my thoughts on the matter.
Chad
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I imagine the non-US restriction is due to this being a licensed print from Universal which is UIP/UPI instead of just Universal and thus a different ball of play-do on anything contractual related.
Of course I know absolutely nothing concrete and am trying to pull a reason out, but that one sounded good.
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Chad:
That sounds like a lot of trouble really .. cataloging all the #'s .. How many were there with these 3 ? 250+350+75 .. Thats a lot to try and keep tabs on.. If I were to do it .. Id have one of the cashiers check ebay every day and ask any sellers that popped up for pics sent to their email and cross reference their email addys .. and cancel their orders before they are even shipped. Granted they may use different email address but that would catch a few and when the word got out people would stop this shit of buying and posting on ebay within the hour .. They could keep this up for a month or so after a sale too that way they can try to catch those who at least wait until they ship to sell as well ..
Dale:
Yeah I bet your in the ballpark .. Mitch was going on about how these werent regular mondo prints or art prints these are official licensed movie posters .. So they are held to the same regs that other universal posters are held to.
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All they have to do is when shipping out the orders, grab the ticket and type the 2 - 3 digit number into the computer next to the name of the poster under that persons account. Anytime one pops up on ebay you do a search on that poster name and number and bam there is the person. They do orders in the order they receive them. They pull up the ticket on the computer screen and stuff the tubes. it wouldn't be that hard to type in a few digits of in the computer of what number poster went in the tube under that persons account before moving onto the next ticket.
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Very few actually list the number the print is on ebay, esp in this specific circumstance, cause they don't know what they are getting, so there are always loopholes and nothing is bulletproof
Besides, as annoying and crappy as it is, once someone buys something off you, you have no control over what they end up doing with the item.
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And lets be honest here, Mondo could give a crap less, they want to sell out of their allocation plain and simple. They are not in business to appease us collectors.
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Very true
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How has that Tan Warriors not sold out yet, that is a fantastic print.
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It's not that nice. A lot of people didn't get it, me included.
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WHAT!
You need to see it in hand. Tan has a more comic book feel to his art, but I prefer his style over many others. Ansin right now is heads above everyone else in the work he is doing as it relates to film marketing.
Are you really going to tell me you prefer Drew Millward's teletubbie art style over Tan!?
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Agree on Ansin. Is fast becoming my favourite artist.
Also agree on the Tan Warriors...even though it's not for an actual showing, still loved it enough to pick one up.
I'm well and truly over the Stout prints...same same same
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WHAT!
You need to see it in hand. Tan has a more comic book feel to his art, but I prefer his style over many others. Ansin right now is heads above everyone else in the work he is doing as it relates to film marketing.
Are you really going to tell me you prefer Drew Millward's teletubbie art style over Tan!?
I don't like Millward either (although Beetlejuice variant is pretty sweet).
I LOVE Ansin, although I don't know if his style would go with modern films. I know he's done Imaginarium, but that's a Gilliam flick, and not really what I consider a modern film, like say Inglourious Basterds. He does great with classics, though. And I LOVE Stout. Even though, like Ves said, his style tends to be more of the same, he still does it for me, and to me, Monster Squad looks very different than Blade Runner, Lost looks nothing like The Thing, both in colors and design.
So Stout and Ansin are it, with a special mention to Rhys Cooper's Gremlins. I'd love to see him do another one.
T
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Here, Here.. Cooper has a fantastic portfolio and would be a great addition to the standard artist rotation. I would really like to see James Rheem Davis do another as well.
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In context of that style Eric Tan is perhaps the most true talent of all. If you've seen his X-men, Indie, Wall-E and Incredibles you know why. No tracing from a projector. He's utterly original, though animated (2D) style doesn't appeal to everyone.
So Ansin is the new Stout? Perhaps. What impresses me with Ansin is 99% of the artists collaborating with Alamo do so to do "their thing". They apply their unique art treatment to a movie title: ie take some familiar faces and scenes from a movie and redraw them in their style. Danger, Stout, Phillips, etc, all do this.
Ansin, in contrast, is adapting his art to accommodate the movie. Not only the movie but the era. He gets film art and OHH is it beautiful to see! Phantom and Wolf Man are two of the best in 13 years. Yes, Rhy's Cooper is the other mad scientist I envy. His Gremlins almost feels like a would-be authentic 80's quad. He let the movie lead.
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(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3801/thewolfmanovergwenconliq.jpg)
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Yes, I actually talked to Martin about this yesterday and his answer was, I quote: "So many Universal monsters posters have an unconscious girl being held, I had to do one of those too!" It does make sense.
T
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... are two of the best in 13 years.
Hey Carson, do you have a COMPLETE list of all the Alamo posters? Did it really start in 1997? How many posters have they come out with, and when did it start to be so popular (aside from your dreaded thread on MPF ;))
T
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Hey Carson, do you have a COMPLETE list of all the Alamo posters? Did it really start in 1997? How many posters have they come out with, and when did it start to be so popular (aside from your dreaded thread on MPF ;))
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I think these things really started gaining popularity with the release of Stout's The Thing poster in April 2008. I had just started collecting them just before that when I purchased Big Trouble in Little China. That poster was on Mondo's site 3-4 months. When The Thing was released, it lasted a few hours.
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Hi Carson
If still available I'd love to have that Ansin print.
Let me know.
Cheers,
Noel
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Hey Carson, do you have a COMPLETE list of all the Alamo posters? Did it really start in 1997? How many posters have they come out with, and when did it start to be so popular (aside from your dreaded thread on MPF ;))
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I used to have a complete list, but I havent kept it up to date. The theater was founded in 97, but the earliest poster I have seen is Moorman's metropolis daybill from 1998. There were 2 versions of this daybill. One was on yellow stock, the other one white. The knowledge of what (if anything) was printed between 98 and the 02-03 timeframe is very murky.
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The early stuff was not Mondo related was it? I didnt think they got involved until 05'.
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The theater has been around 13 years (1997). The first Alamo poster to my knowledge are the Metropolis styles from 1998. I wouldn't consider the Alamo posters a regular offering until Alamo's mondotees appeared online in 2004. February of 2004 I believe. Mondotees is an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema company; their merchandise and gift store. I assume it's still that way.
Check out the mondo shop if you're ever down there: 1120 South Lamar
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My Ansin regular is headed to UK, Noel. Sorry about that.
If anyone is interested in a Daniel Danger trade of their blue Royal Tenenbaums for my yet to arrive blue Daniel Danger Wolf Man just holla.
(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3755/wolfmanfinal.jpg)
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Mondo new website screwed me up major big time.
didn't not managed to get Ansin or Daniel Wolfman's print, tried refreshing for almost 90 mins before giving up. Best part, i had the variant & normal Ansin & Daniel print in my cart but an error message appeared when i was about to pay via credit card. Well, at least i have the Imaginarium. ;)
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Speaking of Imaginarium .. I have an extra one of those and a couple Monster Squads reg and Variants if anyone wasnt able to pick them up
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Has anyone received a shipping notification on the Wolfman prints yet?
The order confirmation indicated they would send another email when they shipped.
Yes I'm impatient -- although I bought these for a friend for the record.
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Nope, havent gotten the Devil or Frozen prints yet either.
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unfortunately their shipping times could use some improvements .. Usually takes like 2-4weeks
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i had gotten in my rainbow poster a few days ago. hang in there, itll come. just email them if anything. theyre pretty responsive and if sent they have tracking.
i just picked up a robocop metal sm1
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i just picked up a robocop metal sm1
Such a great poster. One of my favorites.
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Jerrys
Star15 - 15% off and free shipping.
Good till Midnight eastern 2/16.
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Anyone still have an extra regular Ansin or DD Wolfman, willing to let go @ cost.
Plz pm me, thanks.
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In Slaters email this morning he mentioned he has a Plan 9 From Outer Space in the can already. I dont see anything in Alamos calendar though.
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not sure if ill pick this one up. not a huge fan of plan 9
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im honestly hoping for
a) terminator
b) lotr
c) pee wees big adventure
and i asked tyler if maybe he can ask for a nightbreed screening and he do the poster
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anyone here live by mondostore by any chance? pls msg me. well worth it.
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I think the wolfman's are in-store now for pick-up .. So shipping confirmations may be in the near future
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Terminator 2 posters are now on sale at the store in TX. Word got out and they are being shown at Expressobeans
http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?art=99826&sz=lg
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Pretty wicked looking. The red cloud reminds me of the Smoke Monster poster from the Lost series which was one of the better posters from the series in my opinion.
Chad
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Decided to drive up there to get a T2 metal. They actually sold out of those yesterday as I was the first one there when they opened. I did get to see one and it looked very nice. Picked up a regular and my Wolfman prints. I will post pics in a bit.
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T2 looks pretty cool. Thanks for the pic's.
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The regular T2 is great in person. I had hoped to get a metal, but for the difference in price the regular is a steal.
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DROVE to Austin tonight to pick up T2 for myself and friend.
The scoop is that the metals are all gone. Someone made a mistake and sold 5 of them to one person so they were O-U-T out of them.
They were only selling the regulars 1 per person. Luckily I had my co-pilot (wife) with me so I got two.
They will be sold out tomorrow according to staff. Glad I decided to haul ass down there today after work instead of waiting through the weekend.
Also picked up my 3 Wolf Man posters -- note to all who ordered them to be shipped: they are sitting there in a stack behind the counter. Didn't look like they were in too much of a rush to send them out. If you're hot to get yours, suggest you call or email to light a fire.
T2:
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They will be sold out tomorrow according to staff. Glad I decided to haul ass down there today after work instead of waiting through the weekend.
Dag nab it! Really wanted one of these for the hubby! Loves that movie!
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Metal as in steel like the robocop or metal as in metallic ink?
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It looks amazing, better than the Robocop metal sheet, IMO. I dont know the price, but since one person seems to have half of them, I am sure we will find out the secondary market price. And, I expect it to be monstrous.
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I think more needs to be discussed re: the Mondo shipping bullshit.
First, why is it so high? Expensive because of a better shipping avenue/timeliness, in terms of options, is one thing...but $21.05 for the three in the Wolf pack?
Second, if they charge so much, can they at least ship in a more timely manner? Why do people go there for T2 and see their Wolfmen just sitting there...
For those that went there recently for pick ups-did you at least get a shipping refund?
So if I score a T2 today, I have to pay another $17-$21 dollars. That's potentially over $40 for four posters, which is ridiculous on every level.
And those that bought the Frozen/House of the Devil...from what I hear you don't even have them yet, a purchase from a month ago.
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Price on the metal variant before they sold out anyone?
I think $200, right?
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I agree completely on the shipping, it used to be like $6.
Still no Devil, or Frozen arrivals for me.
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Ben! There you are
Hey did you get one of these from the Red Vic's Theater screening in San Francisco? You got to get one, seriously. It's too perfect. Has your name written all over it - literally.
Re Alamo shipping, I don't know, tubes just show up on porch daily. I like surprises so shipping dates rarely ever bother me.
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Hi Carson,
Nope, I missed out on the red Gene...I was gone all day when they went down. Just my luck.
I really dig it, but I am still hopefull for a Todd Slater Wonka print...like Goldfinger, only instead of gold bars making Connery's face, we would get Wonka Bars making up Wonka's face. How rad would that be. (Wonka = Gene Wilder, BTW).
The shipping is more about cost, less about time. The cost is insulting at this point, doesn't get what we pay for or what it really costs in the first place. Timing is only an issue now because they set their own bar in the past in getting these things out pretty quickly. But this is ridiculous now.
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I think $200, right?
Yeah it was $200.00.
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I think more needs to be discussed re: the Mondo shipping bullshit.
First, why is it so high? Expensive because of a better shipping avenue/timeliness, in terms of options, is one thing...but $21.05 for the three in the Wolf pack?
Second, if they charge so much, can they at least ship in a more timely manner? Why do people go there for T2 and see their Wolfmen just sitting there...
For those that went there recently for pick ups-did you at least get a shipping refund?
So if I score a T2 today, I have to pay another $17-$21 dollars. That's potentially over $40 for four posters, which is ridiculous on every level.
And those that bought the Frozen/House of the Devil...from what I hear you don't even have them yet, a purchase from a month ago.
I was able to get a shipping refund on my Wolfman prints. In their defense, they aren't a huge operation so shipping 300 posters has got to be pretty time consuming. The store is basically just a counter in the theatre. It isn't big at all. I do think their shipping prices have gotten a little high though. I was charged $12.50 for the the two Wolfman prints and I live about 100 miles away. If you do in store pick up and want a tube they will charge you $6.00 as well, so I assume that $6.00 is built into the shipping fees. I also have to pay tax on top of it since I am in Texas. If I can get a poster direct from the artist, I like to go that route, since it usually comes out cheaper. I saved something like $8.00 on my Tommy poster direct from Philips. You just run the risk of missing out if you do it that way.
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P.S. Forget the posters I need a set of those paper weights, Erich. Man those are nice.
I decided to finally shell out and get something classy instead of showing off my book collection all the time. They weren't super cheap either, I think maybe $8 a pop.
I can find the web site if you need it. They weren't easy to find.
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The servers already slowing down !!!
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I do understand the operation size vs. product demand that Mondo faces with each release. I hear you guys on that.
But again, it doesn't cost $21 to ship a tube to Ohio from Texas, and whether there are 3 or 300 employees, that doesn't make any difference.
And here we go again...the internets are going Mondo crazy. Wonder how much time this one will take vs. Wolfman.
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Got one just now, was slow at first, but the key is to let the browser and site to it's thing.
Glad to see this one work much better than the Wolfman posters. A few minutes vs. over an hour in terms of time spent...always a good thing.
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their website is such a piece of shit, cart crapped out in firefox and now sold out. so I will get to pay 100 now for it.
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I had one in my cart, checkout refreshing credit card info page and timed out, now nothing in my cart. Gutted :-(
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For those that went there recently for pick ups-did you at least get a shipping refund?
Nope. In fact they charged me again for the tube they packed them in ($6).
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I see one of the ones on ebay sold before the sale even started at like $130 :(
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I see one of the ones on ebay sold before the sale even started at like $130 :(
Yep and one went last night for $150.
But whatever, Mondo sells their stuff all the time without having the product in hand so its the same difference.
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I'm going back to bed. It is ridonculus to be up at this farkin hour...my raving days are far behind me
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Yep and one went last night for $150.
But whatever, Mondo sells their stuff all the time without having the product in hand so its the same difference.
I get what youre saying but at least Mondo KNOWS they will get it eventually .. those ebay sellers had no idea .. (unless they were local)
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Yes local, or if they know they are getting one by some means or another.
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Heads up on T2...
Sounds like they did oversell, so refunds are about to be given.
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So now I got a text saying that they oversold??? You've got to be kidding, right?
I talked to Chad about this last night, and decided NOT to go for it. So I went walking my dogs instead to make sure I wouldn't be tempted. And this for a few reasons:
1) These are not movie posters. They're actually nothing, since they are not even attached to a screening. It seems like they pick a famous title, randomly, select an artist to do the work, print a limited numbers of each, and then sell them. I mean, maybe I should start doing it too. I'm going to commission Tyler to do a Back to the Future, print 25 of them and sell them at $300 a pop. This is basically what it is. It has no relevance anymore. So I'm not saying no forever, because it would be stupid of me, but I'm seriously rethinking this whole endeavor.
2) Like Ben said, they don't even have the posters when you buy them (in this case, they did, since they sold them at their store, but most of the time, they don't.) So it's a win-win situation for them. They could put any design out, see if the clientele bites, and print them afterward.
3) At some point, you have to say enough is enough. Everybody is doing prints these days. I mean, EVERYBODY. If you guys buy them for posterity, do you really think anyone's going to care in 10 years?
4) Their site doesn't work. We all remember the Wolfman fiasco. And now they oversell. I'm dumbfounded. Don't they have anyone who knows computers over there?
5) I can spend my day in peace, not wondering if I got it or not.
Amen brothers (and sisters),
Thierry
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Thierry, I believe that this actually is for a specific screening as indicated on the print---Jan. 31, 2010. So it already happened.
Which begs an obvious question I have always wondered on these...why don't they use these in the way posters are intended, to sell tickets for the show via a graphical advertisement in advance? Why are these always for screenings in the past? I don't get it.
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Then IT IS NOT for a screening. If it's not shown at the screening, printed for the screening, it is not for the screening. It is an afterthought.
T
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Yeah, its almost like they are using the screening as an excuse to print the poster and make some loot.
I would not be shocked if they go back in time even farther in the Alamo programming list to find subject fodder for more prints.
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Like Gremlins.
I for one will not forget that one anytime soon. It made me feel like shit. Having that character, Justin, tell me the day before that I could buy 30 of them for all of you, then tell me that I could still buy more than 5 if I provided the names of the buyers (which Chad did for me in a matter of minutes), then change his mind to 5 as I'm standing in line, to then hear I can only get 3 as I'm about to pay. They are WAY over their head in this game.
T
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Anyone here know how much they spend to commission the artist and how much is given to the studios to keep them from being sued?
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Place was definitely run better when Doyle was there. He knew a few of us by name from purchasing so much for so long as was a pretty friendly guy.
I cant ever get anyone to return emails or phone calls now.
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I did end up getting a T2 confirmation, now I am awaiting my followup cancellation notice!
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Dale, what is your order number out of interest, and what time did your confirm. email say your order took place?
The discussion on EB forums seems to be slanted that way in terms of who is in and out, although now the order numbers are all over the place.
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=49060 (http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=49060)
I had order 1606.
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So now I got a text saying that they oversold??? You've got to be kidding, right?
I talked to Chad about this last night, and decided NOT to go for it. So I went walking my dogs instead to make sure I wouldn't be tempted. And this for a few reasons:
1) These are not movie posters. They're actually nothing, since they are not even attached to a screening. It seems like they pick a famous title, randomly, select an artist to do the work, print a limited numbers of each, and then sell them. I mean, maybe I should start doing it too. I'm going to commission Tyler to do a Back to the Future, print 25 of them and sell them at $300 a pop. This is basically what it is. It has no relevance anymore. So I'm not saying no forever, because it would be stupid of me, but I'm seriously rethinking this whole endeavor.
2) Like Ben said, they don't even have the posters when you buy them (in this case, they did, since they sold them at their store, but most of the time, they don't.) So it's a win-win situation for them. They could put any design out, see if the clientele bites, and print them afterward.
3) At some point, you have to say enough is enough. Everybody is doing prints these days. I mean, EVERYBODY. If you guys buy them for posterity, do you really think anyone's going to care in 10 years?
4) Their site doesn't work. We all remember the Wolfman fiasco. And now they oversell. I'm dumbfounded. Don't they have anyone who knows computers over there?
5) I can spend my day in peace, not wondering if I got it or not.
Amen brothers (and sisters),
Thierry
I completely understand where you are coming from. When I first started buying, I was buying quite a few, but now I am more selective.
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Dale, what is your order number out of interest, and what time did your confirm. email say your order took place?
The discussion on EB forums seems to be slanted that way in terms of who is in and out, although now the order numbers are all over the place.
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=49060 (http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=49060)
I had order 1606.
I don't think order number means anything. I remember having a lower order number for Dead Man than someone who had a confirmation time before I did. I would assume they go by the time on your order confirmation and not the number.
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I don't think order number means anything. I remember having a lower order number for Dead Man than someone who had a confirmation time before I did. I would assume they go by the time on your order confirmation and not the number.
Yes, I think you are right, especially since the order numbers are all over the place.
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From Justin on Twitter:
I'm going through the orders now. Some ordered more than one, etc. I'll try go call people that I have to refund to explain
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The artists ask, the stores ask, the collectors ask time and again that we buy only one copy though some cannot refrain from buying as many as possible using multiple accounts and placing second orders the moment their first order takes. Some get one, then begin refreshing again while others still haven't one. Then they they complain about congestion and poor server performance. Many who read and participate on this board do it (yes you). If we could buy just one as asked things would work to the greater benefit for everyone but you'd have to be someone able to prioritize others enjoyment of a cool print ahead of your self interest in reselling a print to offset your own collecting costs.
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Like Gremlins.
I for one will not forget that one anytime soon. It made me feel like shit. Having that character, Justin, tell me the day before that I could buy 30 of them for all of you, then tell me that I could still buy more than 5 if I provided the names of the buyers (which Chad did for me in a matter of minutes), then change his mind to 5 as I'm standing in line, to then hear I can only get 3 as I'm about to pay. They are WAY over their head in this game.
T
I went into this endeavor (the six hour drive last night) after a fellow board member tipped me (us) off. The board member then called Mondo and was told the limit was 1 metal, 2 standard, and that you had to buy them in person.
Well, when I got there, they told me that the limit was 1 per person for the standard. And we already know the story on the metals selling out because of some wacko circumstance.
Over their head, yes, very much so. Also I'll reiterate EXHIBIT D: the massive stack of Wolfman posters behind the counter that were ordered X weeks ago...
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first things first
Linder: you are the man
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They are just getting used to their system. They will learn as they go along. Honestly, if you arent intersted, someone else will be. Its just a little counter in a movie theater.
This is my hobby. And if there wasn't competition, i dont even think i would have this much of a drive.
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hi
this was just posted to expressobeans;
Hey everyone-
This is Justin from Mondo. Just letting you know that we did oversell some posters and I'm calling people right now. You should be getting a phone call from me in the next hour or so if you're getting a refund. I'm really sorry about this situation. The site performed better, but not great. Believe it or not, this release was bigger than the WOLFMAN. Nuts.
If you guys have any other questions, let me know. Just want to be up front about everything and to let everyone know that we read these boards everyday and do care and listen to what you're all saying.
-Justin
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Well, when I got there, they told me that the limit was 1 per person for the standard. And we already know the story on the metals selling out because of some wacko circumstance.
I was told a different story on the metals. They told me that they weren't sure if they sold 3 or 5 the night before because one thing said they had sold 3 and another said 5. So the person working was waiting to hear back from whoever worked the night before to find out how many were actually sold. Once they heard back, they said that the two in store were apparently sold but not picked up yet. I can't believe they would actually sell one person 5 metals given they have been limiting posters to 1-2 per person for a while. That is just ridiculous.
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hi
this was just posted to expressobeans;
Hey everyone-
This is Justin from Mondo. Just letting you know that we did oversell some posters and I'm calling people right now. You should be getting a phone call from me in the next hour or so if you're getting a refund. I'm really sorry about this situation. The site performed better, but not great. Believe it or not, this release was bigger than the WOLFMAN. Nuts.
If you guys have any other questions, let me know. Just want to be up front about everything and to let everyone know that we read these boards everyday and do care and listen to what you're all saying.
-Justin
WOW!!! A call from Justin himself? Shit, I should have try to get one. Such an honor.
loser
BTW, if one of you LUCKY people gets a call from THE MAN, why don't you ask him why they suck so bad, record it and play his answer on the forum.
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I was told a different story on the metals. They told me that they weren't sure if they sold 3 or 5 the night before because one thing said they had sold 3 and another said 5. So the person working was waiting to hear back from whoever worked the night before to find out how many were actually sold. Once they heard back, they said that the two in store were apparently sold but not picked up yet. I can't believe they would actually sell one person 5 metals given they have been limiting posters to 1-2 per person for a while. That is just ridiculous.
Well, regardless, either way, it's all pretty stupid.
Growing pains I suppose. I don't think any of this is malicious -- it's just that these are not "business people" based on what I observed. The "Mondo operation" really is just a counter in the corner of the building. There was a box of poster tubes there and it was nearly half the size of the counter, if that gives anybody any perspective.
I will say that the printing is excellent. Obviously the art, print quality, and limited numbers make these interesting. Will they be worth anything in ten years? TBD.
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Well, regardless, either way, it's all pretty stupid.
Growing pains I suppose. I don't think any of this is malicious -- it's just that these are not "business people" based on what I observed. The "Mondo operation" really is just a counter in the corner of the building. There was a box of poster tubes there and it was nearly half the size of the counter, if that gives anybody any perspective.
I will say that the printing is excellent. Obviously the art, print quality, and limited numbers make these interesting. Will they be worth anything in ten years? TBD.
I don't in any way doubt what they told you. I was there right when they opened and the person working may have had more info by the time you got there. The whole thing really has grown in a short time. They release a new print pretty frequently now.
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I don't in any way doubt what they told you. I was there right when they opened and the person working may have had more info by the time you got there. The whole thing really has grown in a short time. They release a new print pretty frequently now.
I may have misunderstood, who knows. I had just driven for three hours straight.
Communication is a tricky thing.
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I feel for you man. 3 hours. I only had to do about half that. I probably wouldn't have even made the trip had I not seen the guy mention on the twitter page that yesterday was the last day to get the reg/metal before they went on the website, which implied they actually had some metals available.
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Erich, it took you three hours to drive to Austin from Houston? It takes me 2 hours... 1.5 if, well, I'm feeling lucky. Were you driving Miss Daisy?
I've been out of the loop on these Alamo posters. I haven't bought anything from since they first started. You got me looking with that Terminator 2 poster. (It's so arresting and I wish I were able to get one.) So why would you have to drive to Austin to actually get the poster? That means no one from outside could get to these. What am I missing?
Jeannie
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Erich, it took you three hours to drive to Austin from Houston? It takes me 2 hours... 1.5 if, well, I'm feeling lucky. Were you driving Miss Daisy?
40-45 minutes was getting out of Houston. I left at 5.
I don't know how you would do 1.5 hours since it's 148 miles according to Google maps. You would have to be going, well, 100 miles per hour. If that's the case, well, I can't touch that. Safety is my priority and I max out around 70-75.
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Erich, it took you three hours to drive to Austin from Houston? It takes me 2 hours... 1.5 if, well, I'm feeling lucky. Were you driving Miss Daisy?
I've been out of the loop on these Alamo posters. I haven't bought anything from since they first started. You got me looking with that Terminator 2 poster. (It's so arresting and I wish I were able to get one.) So why would you have to drive to Austin to actually get the poster? That means no one from outside could get to these. What am I missing?
Jeannie
They were selling both versions in store before they released them to the website. They sold out of the metal version before today, so it was never available online, only in store.
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40-45 minutes was getting out of Houston. I left at 5.
You're out of your mind, Erich. And I mean that in a very loving way. ;)
T
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40-45 minutes was getting out of Houston. I left at 5.
I don't know how you would do 1.5 hours since it's 148 miles according to Google maps. You would have to be going, well, 100 miles per hour. If that's the case, well, I can't touch that. Safety is my priority and I max out around 70-75.
No, not 100. I'm too chicken. 80-85 if I start to zone out and develop a lead foot. My house is in the northwest part of Houston and am right off of US-290, so that shaves off at least 30 minutes and I get to avoid Loop area traffic.
Jeannie
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They were selling both versions in store before they released them to the website. They sold out of the metal version before today, so it was never available online, only in store.
Ah, I see. How did you know about the in-store sale if they weren't known online? Or was it advertised online, but just not made available online?
Jeannie
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I didn't find out until yesterday when info on the poster hit expressobeans. I checked their twitter page and apparently it had been hinted at there for a couple days. I saw a post there saying it was the last chance to pick them up in store before they hit the website, so I decided to drive to Austin in search of a metal.
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What a fine time for a Houstonian to be in Philadelphia. [sigh] I would have driven to Austin, too. I really like that T2 and would have tried to get any other exclusives if they were sold the same way. Thanks, Bannister.
Jeannie
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The scoop is that the metals are all gone. Someone made a mistake and sold 5 of them to one person so they were O-U-T out of them.
That is one BIG mistake. I just wonder if they picked em up for friends who lived else where or did they pick em up to re-sell on ebay for mega gains.
Chad
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Ive seen on EB's stat sheets that 6 regulars have sold on ebay some before the sale even began .. But NOTHING on the metal ones .. It looks like they at least went to collectors .. Which is good and bad .. if they went to flippers wed have a chance .. But if not then it may be a while before ones available ..
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Well there was only 20 of them so it wouldn't take long to get them into collectors hands once/if they do pop up and then I figure be scarce for a good while. If people made the drive to get them, like a few of our members did I'd suspect they are heavy collectors because they have them in hand and would have posted them up on ebay by now if they were flippers. The guy who got five, if this is even true, hell they may not even before him. He might have made some money doing the pick up and then he has to ship them to whomever paid him to pick them up. Once that guy/gal gets them they could put them up on ebay in a week or so. But, then again as I mentioned earlier he could have had a network of friends that he picked a copy up for. And I'm sure as usual some friend got screwed because he couldn't get more due to how scarce they already are. Now he/she could have gave all but 1 maybe 2 to friends and we might see them on ebay as well.
It's interesting to say the least. RoboCop had a run of only 35 but this one was 15 less than that.
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Got one just now, was slow at first, but the key is to let the browser and site to it's thing.
Wonkabud, funny you mention this in passing as it's one of the most relevant posts in thread. Same secret has worked for me each time.
buyers are refreshing the original sale page over and over until they see "add to cart". The mass re-refreshings clog the servers bandwidth to a crawl. Once "add to cart" appears they stop refreshing the original page and begin re-clicking "add to cart" and the real slow down/crash begins. Each time they re-click "add to cart" their request is back to square one. Clicking once and letting the page 'do it's thing' as you mentioned has worked each time for me.
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Wonkabud, funny you mention this in passing as it's one of the most relevant posts in thread. Same secret has worked for me each time.
buyers are refreshing the original sale page over and over until they see "add to cart". The mass re-refreshings clog the servers bandwidth to a crawl. Once "add to cart" appears they stop refreshing the original page and begin re-clicking "add to cart" and the real slow down/crash begins. Each time they re-click "add to cart" their request is back to square one. Clicking once and letting the page 'do it's thing' as you mentioned has worked each time for me.
The worst was waiting for the site to do its thing during check out in the Wolfman sale. Waiting for each separate element(shipping, cc info, order total) to load was a test in patience.
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Agreed. Click once and wait, and always remember that everyone else is experiencing the same slowness you are. The key is to accomplish the steps and begin the loading quickly. If you ever get impatient and click again, you have just restarted the clock for that portion.
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So now I got a text saying that they oversold??? You've got to be kidding, right?
I talked to Chad about this last night, and decided NOT to go for it. So I went walking my dogs instead to make sure I wouldn't be tempted. And this for a few reasons:
1) These are not movie posters. They're actually nothing, since they are not even attached to a screening. It seems like they pick a famous title, randomly, select an artist to do the work, print a limited numbers of each, and then sell them. I mean, maybe I should start doing it too. I'm going to commission Tyler to do a Back to the Future, print 25 of them and sell them at $300 a pop. This is basically what it is. It has no relevance anymore. So I'm not saying no forever, because it would be stupid of me, but I'm seriously rethinking this whole endeavor.
2) Like Ben said, they don't even have the posters when you buy them (in this case, they did, since they sold them at their store, but most of the time, they don't.) So it's a win-win situation for them. They could put any design out, see if the clientele bites, and print them afterward.
3) At some point, you have to say enough is enough. Everybody is doing prints these days. I mean, EVERYBODY. If you guys buy them for posterity, do you really think anyone's going to care in 10 years?
4) Their site doesn't work. We all remember the Wolfman fiasco. And now they oversell. I'm dumbfounded. Don't they have anyone who knows computers over there?
5) I can spend my day in peace, not wondering if I got it or not.
Amen brothers (and sisters),
Thierry
Ive actually been thinking about your post for a while now .. and trying to figure out what it is all about .. (not your post but the whole Alamo fiasco) Your post is spot on in all of its points .. Each one true and valid .. People also keep saying they are getting used to the new website give them a break blah blah blah .. How long has Alamo been selling posters??? Since mid-late 90's ??? They should have a smooth running system in place by now and they dont .. then they never will ..
I would like to know how drastically their practices changed when the management changed over .. Especially all of this selling of posters that they do not even have in store... and wont have for weeks at a time.. and then take their sweet time shipping them out ..
As for them not being 'movie posters' Im sure they were at one time .. I assume that point .. but as everything has went on and changed they like to make the sales and get the money in hand before they do the printing to minimize their initial out of pocket costs .. Which is smart if you dont have the initial money for the upfront costs of commissioning and printing a piece... But your point is correct anymore with the posters not truly being attached to and used to advertise a screening of the film they are more tribute/art type pieces...
I have to wonder though .. their business practices don't seem to make much sense or they make perfect sense .... I mean being a business they want to make money, that's a given .. But they also claim to want to help collectors and keep people from flipping their products .. But in reality everything they seem to do just increases the rarity and overall value on the secondary market and this encourages more people to become flippers. I have been told and witnessed that even when they say that they are sold out .. that doesn't mean that they don't have more of those posters on hand .. Just none that they want to sell at that time .. So I've always wondered if maybe they trickle some of the copies onto eBay and let the inflated value increase their overall profits ..
I mean this T2 release has already had 11+ copies sold in the $110-150 range .. There's no way to prove who is or isn't selling these prints .. but 11+ of 120 not to mention at least 3 more are on eBay right now that I'm sure will sell .. That's almost 15 of 120 prints that will for sure be sold before these ever make it to shipping .. I mean that's a minimum of $60 extra profit per piece just by holding out on 10 or so and trickling them on eBay .. Now just to be on the safe side I have no proof that this is whats being done .. just my mind wondering and thinking the worst .. :P
Now the big question .. why do we keep buying ... Its easy .. No one else is doing what they do and offering the quality of prints for the movies that Alamo does. They are literally the only game in town (that I know of) and if you like the movies/artists and want the piece your only option is to deal with them or don't get it .. So until someone starts doing what Alamo is doing we only have two choices .. Tuck our tails, hang our heads and deal with them and their insane practices or miss out on the pieces altogether ..
Maybe if someone who has some connections could find out how to get permission from whomever owns the rights for certain films someone else could look into creating tribute/graphic art prints for similar films .. I assume retaining an artists would only take an email or phone call to discuss what would be needed.
Im just sort of rambling on now .. Its a slow day at work .. :)
Any thoughts, ideas, opinions ??
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I would like to know how drastically their practices changed when the management changed over .. Especially all of this selling of posters that they do not even have in store... and wont have for weeks at a time.. and then take their sweet time shipping them out ..
As for them not being 'movie posters' Im sure they were at one time .. I assume that point .. but as everything has went on and changed they like to make the sales and get the money in hand before they do the printing to minimize their initial out of pocket costs .. Which is smart if you dont have the initial money for the upfront costs of commissioning and printing a piece... But your point is correct anymore with the posters not truly being attached to and used to advertise a screening of the film they are more tribute/art type pieces...
I started buying in early 2008. They have been doing the sell before it is printed thing since at least then. Perfect example is that Dawn of the Dead poster that got canceled, was never printed, but was for sale on their site. The Stout Blade Runner wasn't printed either because they initially said the variant had GID ink, but had to call people when it didn't to make sure they still wanted the poster. Robocop on metal is another. I think I waited a couple months for that. Also, when they got to the last few posters of a certain title, they used to raise the prices. They don't do that anymore, but they easily could since they know what some of these go for on ebay.
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I bet they would continue the raising their prices on posters as they began to run out if they had a chance .. everything thats any good sells out too quickly .. and they are computer savy enough to automate that sort of thing.
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It took me a long time to warm up to the Alamo Drafthouse thaaang.. Some nice posters and some ugly-as-shit pieces. I finally tried to order some and got flucked like hundreds of others only to see the posters that I wanted on Ebay at insane prices.
It wouldn't surprise me a bit if the incompetent stoolies that work at Alamo are the ones 'flipping' 'em on eBay.
I am with fallen on starting a series, maybe an 'APF' series of posters, eh?
In the meantime, me and Jack have only one thing to say to Alamo Drafthouse...
(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/TheFinger.gif)
Yeah, I am gif-happy this week. Sue me. There's enough lawyers on this board (LOL).
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Fallen, I don't want to add to the pile-on you are getting from the boys over at the EB forums re: T2, but I will say that it is a bit ironic that you address the flipping issue plaguing the Alamo series when you go on this forum and the MPF and serve up an Imaginarium for $110 and Monster Squads for $85/$110...cause you have some "extras".
That = flipping, my friend.
Maybe what you were going to do with another T2? ;)
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Fallen, I don't want to add to the pile-on you are getting from the boys over at the EB forums re: T2, but I will say that it is a bit ironic that you address the flipping issue plaguing the Alamo series when you go on this forum and the MPF and serve up an Imaginarium for $110 and Monster Squads for $85/$110...cause you have some "extras".
That = flipping, my friend.
Maybe what you were going to do with another T2? ;)
No worries, I like you :) .. those EB'ers can screw off .. a but of infantile brats if you ask me .. Ive never had a good experience on that forum EVER. I did offer an explanation of my sale listings in a post on EB and I got called names and a guilty puppy pic posted .. I have picked up extras of pieces whenever I could .. Sometimes to hold on to sometimes for other people the ones I had hoped to hold on to I would have hoped would increase in value ..
Like with the Wolfman _Ansin .. I promised a copy of that to Vesna (AT COST) since no out-of-country orders were allowed. As for the Imaginarium I had gotten two to keep because I love the film and Ansin's becoming more popular. But I was trying to thin out my collection as seen with my selling of some posters here .. I got multiple offers for $85, 95 and 100 but I always turned them down as well as some trades .. I just could bring myself to follow through :P Then an opportunity came up for me to donate the poster to the fan/support site and the plan is to give that poster to Terry and Amy Gilliam from 'the fans' in appreciation for the film and how great they have been working so closely with the fan site..
So yes there is always the hopes of getting an extra of a piece to hold on to and have it turn into a Goldfinger ;) But given the right circumstances I will sell it at cost to help a fellow collector or in the case of Imaginarium where I just give it away.
Its not so much about flipping with me as it is about owning something special .. When I got the Lily UK 1S .. I got many messages asking about selling, trading or offering info about how to get one .. If it were all about the money Im sure I could have gotten a pretty penny for it .. But I love the poster and the film and lily ;) So its staying with me !
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My issue with flippers .. is that they buy solely to resell .. I mean 15 T2's on ebay already and it hasnt even been a week !! Those are the flippers Im talking about .. Many collectors will buy multiple copies of 1S's or Alamo's in the hopes that it will be a unicorn some day .. that doesn't make them flippers .. just conscientious buyers/collectors .. So to me thats the difference between my sales and that of a true flipper.
that make sense or do I just come off as a hypocrite ? :P
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My only request at this point, David, is that you begin your reply post below with "LOL..." and include no less than 5 smileys. But above all, do not forget the opening "LOL". It is now legend.
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My only request at this point, David, is that you begin your reply post below with "LOL..." and include no less than 5 smileys. But above all, do not forget the opening "LOL". It is now legend.
LOL. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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EDIT : LOL .. I honestly dont know how many smiles are in there .. so heres a few just in case ;P 8) ::)
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As for my comments about their servers being slow I was just posting up info that is the only comment Ive made about their servers not running properly, Ive never once said they should upgrade or whatever else many other buyers have been picketing about .. I work in IT and I know that to have it work like everyone wants, Mondo would have to spend an insane amount of $$$$ and in the end it the overall cost doesn't justify the desired results .. Especially for a small business such as theirs.
Server crashes are unforeseeable so I dont complain too much about them .. Doing so is like cursing the weather .. It may make you feel better but it really doesnt do any good. Its going to happen one way or another ..
My thoughts of insane practices stem from how they deal with customers and their ever changing limits and practices.. If you want to have rules for buyers then have rules and follow them .. Don't refuse some customers and then the next day have an employee sell 5 metal T2's to a walk-in .. Don't say you can buy 2 of a posters and when a customer drives many hours tell them its only 1 now .. Or say that someone can buy a 'lot' of posters with a list of buyers then change their minds and say they can only have 5, then change their minds again to a lower number .. Not to mention their ever increasing shipping charges and slower shipping times .. They need consistency in their policies is a majority of their problem .. Right now it doesn't seem like this place has been in business for over a decade it seems like some kids that are working out of ma and pa's garage ..
As for you Ari and your philosophy about "if you dont like .. dont buy from .. " It great and its true .. but you complaining about us complaining isnt any different.. If you dont like it dont read our posts :P Its all the same mentality .. I do invest time in finding good deals and I only bitch and moan when it rains ! (reference my weather comment above) Flippers are a sore spot for me and I know that no matter what I say or do it will never change .. that doesnt mean I have to tuck my tail and hang my head and just take it .. Bitching about it makes me feel better :D Only because I cant do anything else about it .. :(
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Bitching about it makes me feel better :D
"The price of greatness is responsibility." --Winston Churchill
"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value" -- Albert Einstein
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" -- J.F. Kennedy
"Bitching makes me feel better :D " -fallenangel01
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Now thats what Im talking about .. Someone finally appreciates me !! :)
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Fallen/David, it seems you are throwing paragraphs out there that only seem to bury the non-addressed issues, to be fair.
The policy they have is "Limit one per person".
Its not: "Limit one per person*
*Unless you are really fast and can log back in, go through the store functions and get another, just so it goes to someone else (Boy Scout's Honor)."
So everything you propose on this is really irrelevant...doesn't matter if you did have good intent, bad intent, or something in between.
Also, just because their system is inconsistent and ass-backwards doesn't and shouldn't be the basis of your rationalization to skew their sales intentions.
And on flipping, again, exhibit A: your prices on your extras. That's a flip and has nothing about magical horses. If you are about helping fellow collectors then why sell at the supposed EB average value on a poster forum....with poster collectors?
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The thing is .. Its "limit one per person" maybe .. If they feel like it on that day .. if they dont want to deal with the hassle or the run is over 400 they seem to let things slide .. while other times they dont .. again its the inconstancy that gets me .. Make standards and stick to them .. thats all i ask .. Every time Ive bought from them its been different .. with the Wolfman prints they must have felt like screwing me over shipping because Im getting 3 different tubes for each of the prints .. I got Vesna's Ansin today .. and just got a notification for shipping on the Danger print and Im still waiting on the other Ansin .. So they ignored the chance to combine shipping there just to get the extra $1-2 per package they make .. I ordered multiple Monster Squads on the same account and all they did was ship them separately and write "dup order" on the receipt .. So I learned just because it says "one per person" doesnt always mean "one per person" ... So forgive me if theyve taught me to not pay attention to the "one per person" ..
As for the prices in my FS threads .. have you ever started a thread on EB without prices ! LOL .. Thats insanity in itself there :P I picked an average price just because of that .. it was average .. Again I revert back to things I have said already .. Like Imaginarium .. I had it at what $110 ? and it was a $35 piece .. I had offers all around $100 but never said yes to any of them .. Because i truly didnt want to sell it .. Things have just been tight on $$ for me so I thought I could put some things up and sell them .. Even if I didnt really want to .. Then came along the fan site and I offered it up for free (heck I even paid $30 extra for express shipping! :P) .. No one there even knew about the Alamo pieces .. So once again its not about the money .. Sure extra money is nice .. But in the end thats not what its all about to me .. If the right scenerio presents itself Im more than happy to help a fellow collector out .. But to be 100% honest I dont really like most EB'ers, So it wouldnt really bother me to sell to them at flip prices ... So in direct response to the pricing question .. i think its more to weed out those whom I dont want to deal with .. had you PM'd me asking about a Monster Squad I would have not even hesitated about dropping the price .. But if I had just listed them on EB at cost or even here some stranger or douch that probably wouldnt even bother posting in my thread if they werent getting a deal may swoop in and be all nice and offer to buy the print .. Well no shit its sold out and Im offering them at cost .. Who wouldnt .. LOL .. Just goes to show I wouldnt make a good seller .. Im picky about my clientele :P
In the end it comes down to this .. I buy extra pieces when I can .. not 10, 20 or 60 .. but maybe 2 never more than 3 .. If someone like Vesna comes a long and is looking for a print (especially) in the Wolfman case it would be impossible to get one without paying eBay prices due to no international shipping.. Im glad to offer one of mine up .. I may have had Imaginarium for sale at $100 but I gladly gave it away for free... and I still have some Monster Squads left if someone missed out on getting one and hadnt bite the bullet and paid the ebay prices yet.. Ill even let them go at cost if anyones looking..
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I'm not sure why the Alamo posters are being singled out in terms of flipping here.
I don't think there are many in the hobby that when it comes time part with a poster you bought, you sell it for what you paid, knowing that you can get and it is worth more. Why should the Alamo posters be any different?
I give away stuff for free, sell at cost etc. but I also sell some stuff for a profit. How the feck else am I going to able to support this habit of mine!
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There's zero problem with selling an Alamo poster at $100 or $500 depending on the title. Price is always the seller's prerogative. As a collector I can choose to buy or pass; the rest is talk as we know well from being on forums. The differences in flipping Alamos vs. movie posters are several but the obvious divider and point of frustration for some revolves around the one per limit.
Good example: Fallen advertised two Alamos and WoodyUK posted to ask "if there was a one per person limit why do you have extras to flip?". That is, flipping in and of itself isn't the first question/issue rather, it's the fact the poster being flipped is one that a few hundred waited in line to receive at cost and missed out due those who insisted on two.
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.. Like Imaginarium .. I had it at what $110 ? and it was a $35 piece .. I had offers all around $100 but never said yes to any of them .. Because i truly didnt want to sell it .. Things have just been tight on $$ for me so I thought I could put some things up and sell them .. Even if I didnt really want to .. Then came along the fan site and I offered it up for free (heck I even paid $30 extra for express shipping! :P) .. No one there even knew about the Alamo pieces ..
Did your donation play any part in you receiving in return that wonderful and exceedingly rare UK one sheet for Imaginarium? Credit to you if it did but it would then be a bit disingenuous to suggest this was a free gift
Mark
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Did your donation play any part in you receiving in return that wonderful and exceedingly rare UK one sheet for Imaginarium? Credit to you if it did but it would then be a bit disingenuous to suggest this was a free gift
Mark
Actually no, My connections came from my dealings with the support site .. But I knew I was getting the Lily poster a week or two before I posted pics on here .. and I decided last week to donate my Alamo poster (it actually shipped out yesterday) .. So outside of my gratitude I was bound by no obligation to give away the Ansin piece. Did I feel better because I was helping the people that helped me .. Sure. But as I mentioned they didn't even know the Alamo pieces existed before I showed them a picture which again was after I received the Lily poster :P
And for you Cason .. Im gonna come over there and punch you out !! :P JK .. Jokes dont always come across as jokes on line :)
True my buying of 2 posters MIGHT have stopped a real collector from getting one of the pieces they wanted .. Then again it might not have.. Honestly we will never know who was thwarted by my picking up more than the one .. I can only speak from my experience and I know that Ves, a collector is getting a Wolfman at cost, which might have been impossible otherwise .. A fan site can offer a rare gift to a film maker at no cost because I got an extra .. I never bought anything and immediately listed it on eBay or anywhere for that matter before i had them in hand .. (ive never had a poster FS on eBay in any situation).. SO in my eyes the harm I MIGHT cause by picking up 2 .. is overshadowed by what I do with the posters .. And everyone assumes its a real collector Im screwing by getting two .. with the numbers of these we see on eBay as well as the FS section of EB .. There is a VERY good chance that I may have screwed a flipper .. Which is great in my book .. Id rather that flipper get screwed and me give the piece away then to have them making money off of people like that :)
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I received tracking for the wolfman posters. Wooha!
I should also be getting my terminator on thurs from my friend.
anyone on here manage to get a metal?
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Got my ship confirm as well.
Frozen and Devil showed up yesterday as well, little disappointed when I opened them, didnt pay attention to the size when I bought them. The 24x36 really outshine the 18x24 stuff although the 18x24 are a little more frame friendly.
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Got my ship confirm as well.
Frozen and Devil showed up yesterday as well, little disappointed when I opened them, didnt pay attention to the size when I bought them. The 24x36 really outshine the 18x24 stuff although the 18x24 are a little more frame friendly.
I felt the same way about the Danger Wolfman when compared to the Ansin. It just looks so tiny in comparison.
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i bought one of those picturesque presentation portfolios and it sucks that i cant put these in.
I did manage to put the house of the devil in.
I love this portfolio and suggest it to everyone
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Acid, can you define "these"?
Thanks in advance.
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prints that arent the size of the portfolio. I have a 24 x 36 and a 18 x 24 portfolio.
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Ok, but what prints exactly have you had a hard time fitting in the portfolios?
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Some of the old school Alamo's are not cut to the exact measurements listed when sold. Some being up to 3/4 of inch over and some 1/2 inch under. Most of the times its a 1/4 inch over which would make it hard to put into a portfolio that is exactly 24x36. The newer posters sold have been pretty close if not exact the majority of the time.
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That's what I figured, thanks Chad.
Do you (or anyone) know which ones do not fit in the portfolio at this point? Was curious about purchasing, but am not sure which ones from my collection would need mylars.
Thanks.
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If I remember correctly of the top of my head. I don't think these fit:
Blade Runner - Stout
The Thing - Stout
The Lost Boys - Stout
HotFuzztival - Stout - I believe is undersized and should fit it. A lot of times they are undersized on either the vertical or the horizontal and undersized on the opposite, which screws you because it has to be exact or less.
But, to be honest. I don't have the portfolio. I just went off of my actual measurements that I did when I was contemplating getting one. I'm still thinking about getting one as my conservation box is overflowing now and I do have several Alamo's that I could get to fit in it.
Chad
Chad
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I can go through my drawer tonight of the non fitters.
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Thanks Chad, that helps.
Curious to what you find out, Dale.
Thanks again, fellas.
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Here is what I have in the drawer that will not fit...
Lost Boys Stout
Godfather - horse style
Smokey and the Bandit
2001
King Kong
Stand By Me
Regional Triple Feature
Fantastic Fest
Blood Infested Double Feature
Transformers Fest
Comedies Triple Feature
Halloweedon
Bladerunner
Termors
Near Dark
Nightmare On Elm St - first one
The Thing
Carrie
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Thanks so much for the list, Dale. Very helpful, and interesting, indeed.
The one that shocks me the most is Carrie, to be honest. Oh well.
Also, do you find any that do fit seem a bit snug, maybe too tight? Gremlins comes to mind, I remember hearing that is a bit too snug for its owner to keep in there and sleep at night...
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There are a few that are a little snug, but if you are patient when putting them in you can get them in. There were only a couple that were like that, Gremlins being one.
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How easy is it for the posters to get damaged being in the portfolio? I'm figuring if you grab the sleeve pages too hard when turning them you could still crease the poster. I guess I'm asking how sturdy is it?
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I would say, flip through it as you would your wedding album with you wife sitting there with you. You know if you do something to crease a picture...
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I am pretty sure I fit Carrie into mine. I will have to check again to make sure though.
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Nice. I am really liking his stuff.
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what ansin work is it? im blocked at work frmo seeing some pics
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It's some artwork of The Flash.
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The sheet metal is as impressive as I thought. Anyone land one yet?
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/356/picture13ft.png)
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Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
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Is that metal one yours Carson?
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Cool. I get mine tonight, so I'm really looking forward to it.
Chad
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The sheet metal is as impressive as I thought. Anyone land one yet?
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/356/picture13ft.png)
Hi,Ok I'm new around here.
So is that actually on metal? Please explain That is a wild poster.. sm1
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The sheet metal is as impressive as I thought. Anyone land one yet?
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/356/picture13ft.png)
Aahhhh, I covet, Carson, I covet. That is one mighty fine lookin' poster. This is yours?
I want one. I don't have one. I sad.
Jeannie
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Yes this poster is actually on metal.
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That is wild. I have the same poster coming...... not on metal.. :-\
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Here are some pic's of my actual metal poster. I do have to say this is an amazing piece. I wasn't sure how good it was going to look since I did not see anything but a stock photo. You have to watch it because the finish on the aluminum picks up finger prints pretty easily so I wiped it down really good. These pictures really don't do the poster any justice. I can say, this has got to be my favorite piece in my Alamo Collection now and I can see why they haven't popped up on ebay. It is really that stunning. Even if you don't collect posters and just flip them, it would be hard to let this one go once you see it. Especially knowing there were only 20 made and the chance of getting another is slim to none. I will frame this puppy for sure.
If there is really a person who got 5 of these, that is really a damned shame. I just hope they don't keep them all as others should have a chance to enjoy this kick ass piece of work.
Chad
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I knew you would dig it. Thanks for the fun pics. It's going to look great framed.
I don't know what to make of that one guy with 5 story. I can't find any evidence of it but organization isn't, uh, always mondos strong suit so it could have easily occurred. If any show up for sale I'd cap it at 2 examples over the next year.
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If there is really a person who got 5 of these, that is really a damned shame. I just hope they don't keep them all as others should have a chance to enjoy this kick ass piece of work.
Chad
The one good thing is, the regular version is a very nice piece in its own right. I am just glad the reg uses the same color inks as the metal or else my disappointment at not landing one would be greater. I own the Robocop metal and that one blows the regular version away, at least to me. The colors on that metal version just pop more for me over its regular counterpart. Of course, this could just me trying to cope with not landing a metal. ;D
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I knew you would dig it. Thanks for the fun pics. It's going to look great framed.
I don't know what to make of that one guy with 5 story. I can't find any evidence of it but organization isn't, uh, always mondos strong suit so it could have easily occurred. If any show up for sale I'd cap it at 2 examples over the next year.
When I was there the girl kept telling me 5 were sold the day prior, with 2 still being in store needing to be picked up. If 5 were sold to one guy, it must have happened earlier in the week. She was also pretty clear about the limit of 1 only per person. I think if it did happen, one surely would have popped up on ebay by now.
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That is wild. I have the same poster coming...... not on metal.. :-\
H'mm I'm wondering if I got stiffed on this poster. :o :o Like I said I am new and did not realize the difficulty after reading all these posts.. I admit I bought it from e-bay :-[ :-[ :-[
i am a down to earth and easy going man. I hate people that rip us!!!!!
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I would say you are probably ok Mark. There are not really any fakes of these. If you got it from someone outside of Texas (ie. someone that got it online), you might want to try to make sure they were not one of the people that had their order canceled. I could see someone posting it for sale on ebay immediately after they placed their order on mondotees, having it subsequently canceled and then trying to string a buyer along until after the 60 day limit for making a paypal claim.
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They are located in NY could it be any farther from Texas LOL. I sent them an E-mail and they have not answered yet.
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Is it weird, that this is one of the most popular threads, same at MPF and NS4, when we all know they are commercial posters? I likle some, I have some, nothing against them at ball, but it’s a strange trend that we are collecting . Interesting, I wonder, is it the ART?, the TITLE? Or the LIMITED EDITION? That attracts people..??
On another note, has anybody seen a THEATRE USED copy?
(and I am not bad mouthing them, as I said I have a few)
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For me it is the artwork, the thick card stock poster, the metallic inks, the limited editions, and the fact that they are harder than hell to fake. The last reason is my favorite next to the art. Sometimes the regular movie poster isn't as cool as the re-release from Alamo. I like the fact that artwork like Stout's hits more to my liking of a lot of B movie poster art. For a lot of the Alamo prints its much better artwork than a poster with one actors face and a title like most of the US one sheets you see today. If I'm going to buy a new poster, I'd much rather buy a poster with kick ass artwork on it than any of the 10,000 one sheets T let get rained on the other day.
Chad
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i agree with the above plus films that are chosen are films that are close to me personally that i grew up with.
I sell movie posters as well and seriously, there are so many. Its sort of hard to collect and 9 out of every 10 are hit or miss. Alamo seems to be on point with the exception of a ew.
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One of the 20 Metal Versions of T2 is no longer mint. This is probably why they didn't elect to ship these this time around.
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Here is the only example of a fake I've found and it is more than obvious. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270541609204&_trksid=e11012.m204&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D8&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNASIF:US:1348#ht_866wt_1167)
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I just got around to opening the tube with the pair of Monster Squad prints in it, and it looks like the blue one is not numbered. Is this the norm, or did I just get unlucky?
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Both of my Squads were numbered.
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Wow. Looks like the Terminator needs to start getting his metal from Wolverine's stash.
As for the draw, Ari, Chad covered it well. To reiterate, the no fakery aspect is as appealing as any aspect to me.
Movie posters and reprinted posters use essentially the same printing process making for unending confusion.
Non of that with Alamos. Paint and ink pushed into 100lb art papar can't be faked.
In some cases up to five separate screens (color layers) are used. After the original screens are destroyed it's over.
Eventually attempts may surface but will be obvious.
I realize that they can’t (well they can at a cost) be faked, but they aren’t legitemet Theatre posters, they are commercial posters made for sale. As I said, I don’t mind, I have a few that I like, but they aren’t original theatre posters. The ones that were USED were, the rest are commercial posters. No big deal. The quality is very good, and sometimes the art is superb.
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So what about all the new release OS that never make it to the theatre Ari...you know those that make it out the back door of the printer, or never see the inside of a light box?
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That’s true but the intention is different, (im still not bagging them) but if they know its playing at one screen, and they print a few hundred, its obvious they can see it’s a god idea to make some extra bucks, I applaud them. If posters are printed to be used, with some overflow, and some sneaky bugger slips em out the back door. Know what I mean?
For example, I have the original colour plates to a highly collected poster, this came from the distributor, and I can print as many as I want, if I wanted, Ive handled a few copies of the original, know it well. So I could by all accounts, print 100 or whatever of them, hold a screening here in Sydney, use 10, sell the rest and make more from the poster sales than the screening. My intention might be to make $ from the posters (and hopefully from the screening also).
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Ninja Turtles are up at Mondo - my first Alamo purchase for a while, I think the 4 look good together.
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Sold out.
Anyone get these?
They look pretty cool next to each other...but not for me at this point. Glad to see another 80s bit o' history done by Rhys Cooper.
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I got a set, ended up being 100 shipped, little steep, but I like Coopers style. Wish they would have done 2 uncut sheets at 24x36 instead of the 4 12x36.
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Not too bad .. i got a set .. $25 per piece isnt too harsh imo .. The sizes are a pain though custome frames will cost more than the prints :(
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Yeah, they look alright, but like I said in the past, these posters are completely random now. I didn't purchase Terminator 2, nor did I this one. I think they're losing a little bit of their shine. I'm sure if something exceptional comes around, I'll get it, but until then, I'm happy with what I have and don't need more.
T
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+1
also doyle put up some of his older prints today and i got a wizard variant
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Thierry, what do you mean by 'random'?
Also, the shine factor that you refer to, well, I think they are getting almost 'shinier' in terms of appearance, number of artists, generating a more mainstream following, etc...
A four panel set of the Turtles? This just didn't happen a few years ago. Now, I passed on this personally, but...
I mean, they haven't really changed much over the years.
Tyler does his latest collage.
Slater does his latest items-making-up-a-face design.
Methane takes stinky ink and uses it to do another semi-abstract design.
Now Rhys Cooper is doing his latest pencil and line happy comic book design.
Etc...
Just curious how you see things differently now.
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Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe these used to be connected to an actual screening. They'd sell some of the posters at the screening, and the rest on line. On the TMNT, I see a November 2009 date, but this is March 2010. Was there a screening in 09? And if so, how come the posters were not sold then? That's what I mean by "random". There doesn't seem to be any continuity. It's just whatever, whenever, and if this is the case, it's endless and loses it's authenticity, IMHO at least. I'm a movie poster collector, so their original appeal was about a specific movie attached to a specific screening, which in my tiny little head, made sense. Now it doesn't, which is why I'm withdrawing myself from the whole operation. But hey, less for me means more for others. My loss is someone else's win. If something awesome (like Stout's The Thing or Cooper's Gremlins posters - way superior to TMNT) comes around, I'll probably buy it. But not for the time being.
T
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Thanks for expanding here, Thierry.
In terms of actually using the posters at and for the screening/event itself, I believe this practice was only utilized in the Roadshow/Netflix days of the Alamo screenings. From what I am told, they had them beforehand for promotional purposes, sold some at the screenings, and if any where left they went to the Mondo store. At that time, these weren't necessarily just for Mondo (meaning the site/store) to make loot, but since they caught on like wildfire, the Alamo Drafthouse began to pour more money into that growing niche market (at the time) of screen prints while utilizing their marketing arm of the Mondo store. Now these posters are the bread and butter of Mondo.
The poster that really signaled the end of in person screening sales and site spillover stock was Slater's Goldfinger (the best one to date, IMO).
Around this time, T. Stout had his stuff coming out as well and the rest is history.
So to answer your question, none of these have really been used to promote a screening since the RR days, and even those had purposes of later sales. Now, and as you allude to, the balance of these prints in terms of purpose and timing has completely gone to the side of 100% pure Mondo cashola, where they pick screenings and titles regardless of if they have already taken place, are taking place, or will take place...its all over the place, but simply because there is a demand.
Ultimately, I think the vast majority of these can and should be seen as a poster commemorating the screening.
(And to be honest, I don't think the Alamo Drafthouse or Mondo has made any claims to the contrary.)
This doesn't make these posters any less than desirable, obviously, and in terms of awesomeness...well that delves into pure subjectivity.
As Ari would say, if you like it, buy it and put it on the wall...a view that serves perfectly in the case of the Mondo/Alamo posters.
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Ari is an idiot. So is Andy (an even bigger one). Holiday is not far behind. That leaves me, the greatest moron of them all.
Thanks for your explanation, Ben. I guess I just don't like their latest offerings, then.
T
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Alamo prints have certainly been used at Alamo South screenings and, on random occasion, continue to be. I recall both BaT and Amelie framed on lobby theater wall during the mother's day BaT screening and the double feature Amelie weekend as examples, but these instances are entirely random as always. To add, there used to be a cool collage of Alamo prints on the wall at Alamo South including the rare Dazed and Confused Alamo print which is rare enough you won't find a pic of it online (not that that will stop any of you from scrambling to Google <OO).
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Im happy to be an idiot (and in some good company), so long as Im not the biggest one, if peanut was smarter than me, it would be the end of the line, shut up and jump in front of a train.
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;D
Don't worry, he's a few thousand miles ahead of you.
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As a movie poster collector I appreciate a print tied to a screening but the vast majority (98%) of buyers simply do not care. You have to consider when the point is raised "but they're not tied to a screening" you're talking about you, me and maybe two other guys who'd care. As Ben said, at this point they are 100% a commercial product and don't pretend to be anything else. P.S. I would also agree Andy is remarkably unintelligent. BTW, anybody see that Goldfinger go for $1300 last week?
when the fuck did this happen? and where?
im going to hit myself in the head right now lol
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As a movie poster collector I appreciate a print tied to a screening but the vast majority (98%) of buyers simply do not care. You have to consider when the point is raised "but they're not tied to a screening" you're talking about you, me and maybe two other guys who'd care. As Ben said, at this point they are 100% a commercial product and don't pretend to be anything else. P.S. I would also agree Andy is remarkably unintelligent. BTW, anybody see that Goldfinger go for $1300 last week?
Maybe. But when you first brought the Alamo topic to people's attention on another forum I shall not name, thus prompting a lot of us to start collecting them (me included), they were tied to a screening. Then they became too popular for their own good, and Mondo realized they couldn't pass on the opportunity to make money. I just have to get used to the idea that they have become a commercial product. Like everything else in this world, I guess.
T
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im going to hit myself in the head right now lol
There's an app for that ----> hitself
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Acid, what do you mean when you say "when did this happen". When did what happen?
You both may be confusing my mentioned of being "100% commercial at this point". Sorry, if that's the case.
Obviously, Alamo still has posters tied with screenings and always will.
When I said they're "100% commercial at this point" I was simply referring to the increase in frequency of releases and uptick in non-screening prints. They've become more "industrious" would have worked better, sorry.
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AICN premiered the new Stout poster today.
"Best Worst Movie", a doc about Troll 2 (which is mind-numbing in terms of how bad it is, but it is a kick to watch...and I have seen much worse).
(http://www.aintitcool.com/images2009/BestWorstPoster1.jpg)
(http://www.aintitcool.com/images2009/BestWorstPoster2.jpg)
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Personally I get sick of the WORST MOVIE crap, a bad movie is one that is unwatchable, and there are a few, plan 9 or Troll 2, or whatever is cool at the time to say I SAW THE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE, its crap. You watched 90 mins -/+ ? then it aint THAT bad, Ive tried to watch movies and turned off after 4 mins.
I recently bought a DVD of a film, I tried, I cant remember how far I got, but 5 mins MAX, a friend came over, I gave it to him and said, I WILL PAY YOU $50 to sit through the whole thing.
Next day got the DVD back and he said 2 mins was enough.
So I kept my $50
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Justin must have some obsession with Troll 2 because Doyle did a print for it a while back. There are plenty of films out there that fit this mold that there was really no need to honor Troll 2 with a second piece of art.
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People think its "cool" to like the worst movie, its stupid, if it makes it to DVD it aint the worst, if someone draws a poster, it aint the worst, someone, some people, put time in marketing, releasing in any format, to try and make a buck, wont do it for the WORST! mediocre, awful, whatever, but the worst are the ones we don't see because they are to bad to even spend $ on postage.
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Does anyone know if they're going to release a poster for "Sunrise" (http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=7239)?
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Don't know, but a SUPERB film, cripes, its only been a month or so, but I will watch again this weekend. Don't make 'em like this anymore.
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Acid, what do you mean when you say "when did this happen". When did what happen?
You both may be confusing my mentioned of being "100% commercial at this point". Sorry, if that's the case.
Obviously, Alamo still has posters tied with screenings and always will.
When I said they're "100% commercial at this point" I was simply referring to the increase in frequency of releases and uptick in non-screening prints. They've become more "industrious" would have worked better, sorry.
LOL i meant the goldfinger poster. when and where did it go for $1300. I had a chance to buy one for $350.
And im def buying those best worst movies posters. Someone mentioned what is actually cool about these is that these are actually the theatrical posters for it. I have fond memories of troll 2 when I was younger. I think I actually thought it was great. Now I look back and realized what the fuck was I thinking.
And im guessing you guys realize that this is a documentary off Trolls 2? At one point, it was deemed, by votes, as the worst movie ever. I hear the doc is pretty great. No one should be offended about them saying its the worst movie ever.
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It went for $1300 at Heritage, but that is just the tip of the iceberg
http://www.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?src=&ID=&optGlobalSearch=1&globalSiteDropdown=www&txtSearch=goldfinger&cmdSearch=Search+Auction+Archives&hdnSearch=True&txtLotNo=&stage=1 (http://www.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?src=&ID=&optGlobalSearch=1&globalSiteDropdown=www&txtSearch=goldfinger&cmdSearch=Search+Auction+Archives&hdnSearch=True&txtLotNo=&stage=1)
It sold for $3440 at Christies last year:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5182556&sid=186f1eac-3850-4f37-836d-473c53556d81 (http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5182556&sid=186f1eac-3850-4f37-836d-473c53556d81)
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People think its "cool" to like the worst movie, its stupid, if it makes it to DVD it aint the worst, if someone draws a poster, it aint the worst, someone, some people, put time in marketing, releasing in any format, to try and make a buck, wont do it for the WORST! mediocre, awful, whatever, but the worst are the ones we don't see because they are to bad to even spend $ on postage.
Ari is 100% correct.
Acid, a poll like 'worst movie' is so incredibly ridiculous for several reasons. I would like to see what else was on this infamous ballot, and who decided what titles were on it, etc...
As Ari said, this film had distribution, marketing, etc...so its not the worst, plain and simple...this "worst" title is a stupid marketing attraction and is just for people to rally around and giggle, high-fiving each other in their skinny jeans because they have withstood the so-called worst movie. There are hundreds if not thousands of films worse than Troll 2, most of which we will never know about. I have been to countless film festivals, and let me tell you, Troll 2 looks like Lawrence of Arabia next to a few of these things...pains me to say because I know how hard independent film can be but..man...
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Don't know, but a SUPERB film, cripes, its only been a month or so, but I will watch again this weekend. Don't make 'em like this anymore.
Haven't seen "Sunrise" before, but I'm a fan of the band that did the soundtrack, My Education. If anyone gets word about Alamo releasing a poster, I would appreciate a heads-up. Thanks
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What I do not understand is why they have never screened Bottle Rocket. I guess maybe they have a rights issue or something. That film embodies the Austin film-making culture and would be perfect, and Mr. Danger could do a killer poster.
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I am not sure when this will be hitting mondo, but here is the latest and greatest. The Lost World, by Dan McCarthy.
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for the first time in a while, idk why, im going to pass on this.
Its the original Lost World. I'm not too familiar with the film.
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Its the original Lost World. I'm not too familiar with the film.
All I can say is .. Public Domain! LOL .. I wonder if they have started making more $$ off of these posters than they have actually showing films!?
Although I do like this print and if I can Ill get it .. So I keep feeding the machine ;)
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Just a heads up for anyone who is interested in this:
Dan McCarthy is one of those who, much like Aaron Horkey and Daniel Danger, has a huge following among art print collectors. Do not be slow on this one if you are interested.
Schan
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Any info on drop?
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nope, i dont have any info. I checked his website, and its not there either.
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I would think soon, it looks like there was a March screening date on the pic you posted above .. LOL .. But that doesnt mean much with them .. I just got my Turtles posters in this afternoon with last years date on them :P
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hmmm, you just got them? i got mine last week and I am in Japan. I believe I got them 4 days after I ordered them. I think they are shipping them to me before I even order :o
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LOL .. Yup .. Just got em earlier today :P
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I am not sure when this will be hitting mondo, but here is the latest and greatest. The Lost World, by Dan McCarthy.
I have to get me one of these. Wow, what a great piece of dino art.
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Lost world and Bad Lieutenant: Part of Call New Orleans are up on Mondo!!! Looks to be another 8am(ish) EST release
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edition of 400, shouldnt go too fast. I had seen that Bad Lt., but I thought it was an artprint for some reason. looks like a direct ripoff of either the czech or polish chinatown. i forget which one.
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yeah I opted to not buy multiples of the Lost World .. the last edition size that was that big was Stouts Monster Squad and I still have like 2 extras of each style !! :P
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im sitting out on both of these.
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Is LW already sold out? 400? Really? Wow!
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Yeah it took a few hours but it sold out .. I dont think there was a limit to how many you could buy this time .. so I suspect this will be a rerun of Monster Squad .. So if you missed out wait a lil bit Im sure there will be a ton of these on the 'bay and the market will get so flooded you will get them around original price
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They sold out in three hours even without a specific time-of-sale announcement. It is hard to believe that 400 have been sold unless there have been pre-sales or posters kept back for whatever reason.
Mark
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They did have these for sale at the screening.. and just because they "sold out" doesnt mean they sold all of them ... ;)
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From what I heard Mitch from OMG organized this deal so I wouldnt be surprised it maybe some of these popped up on postersandtoys sometime soon as well ..
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Or maybe, like Schan said, Dan McCarthy is just that hot among print collectors.
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Oh I agree Dan is hot right now and Im sure that helped the sale A LOT.. But were not dealing with him we are dealing with Mondo .. So I suspect there will be others popping up on other sites like P&T's as well as maybe on Dan's site too .. Not to mention we have no idea how many sold the nights of the screenings ..
now pertaining to the long term value or immediate flipability .. i refer to Monster Squad once again.. It was done by loved artist Stout .. had a high run of what 450? and sold out relatively quick .. and even today you can go on ebay and find maybe 10 MS prints FS .. and the actual resale value is barley over original cost .. :( I dont see this pretty much unknown film doing so well with such a large printing even being done by an artist as talented as McCarthy ..
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Well, if it can stop people from speculating over a few $$$, it sure makes me happy.
T
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night of the lving dead will be on sale today...what you guys think? i think its nice but again its not why i got into the alamo poster area. Its not even a screening.
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Yeah, what is it? No credits, just a random drawing with a title? I'm passing too.
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Sad, hopefully Bertmer comes back and does some other stuff for them. He is very talented.
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Mondo must not like making $ lately.
Not that its a bad print, but in terms of art prints...well, there are tons more out there I would buy before this one that aren't movie related.
I mean, at least put a screening on it from 5 months ago...sheesh.
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I am telling you Ben, the Princess Bride. That's where its at. They would make a KILLING off of a print for a screening of that movie. It would be huge.
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i just dont get what theyre doing. yes this will prob sell out but there was a time that id buy every print cuz it had the screening and thats what i bought into. This isn't even Alamo Drafthouse. Its Mondo
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From what I've heard thru reliable sources, they're having trouble getting green lights from the studios. As they grew bigger (and not necessarily better), studios became more aware of their business and started putting roadblocks. The lack of credits could explain that. I'm talking out of my ass, here, but the title could be public domain (or something to that extent) while the actual credits are forbidden. That's what happens when you become too greedy and start advertising on Ain't it Cool.
T
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I am telling you Ben, the Princess Bride. That's where its at. They would make a KILLING off of a print for a screening of that movie. It would be huge.
YES.
You know it, man...they really would. If Tyler did the poster...that thing would sell out in seconds.
I just don't get their business model at all. I don't have an MBA in business or anything, but with the wave of Alamo attention and hype over the last year you would think stuff like TPB and BTTF would be screened with posters by Stout, etc...
But now we just get random prints...not even for a screening in the past or present.
And to make matters worse, it seems like they are aligning the wrong artists with the wrong material...its all kinda screwed up now.
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Re: what you are saying, Thierry...
I think there is definitely some truth to that...I was thinking in the same vein.
But one has to wonder where the gray area is in terms of studios allowing their material screened at the Drafthouse, AND having a subsequent poster. I wonder if this is hurting their screenings in general...like they can't do a BTTF but have to screen Troll 2 for the 230948th time.
On the flip side, maybe some studios see this as a way to get more publicity (loot) by sending a print of their 1980s film to the Drafthouse and giving a thumbs up to a poster job. I mean why not...the hype surrounding the theater and its wares via Mondo is pretty high, why not throw your movie there to be resurrected in a sense? Case in point: Monster Squad. I mean, heck, it made me want to rent the DVD. Seems like a win win.
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Made my buy it on Blu-ray.....but really, does BTTF or Princess Bride or Alien need resurrecting? No they most certainly don't.
Could they be successful doing B cult movies such as Masters of the Universe, Nightbreed, The Beastmaster, Critters, etc..........possibly.
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As big as you think it is to you, it is peanuts to studios. All they care about is protecting a name. So I don't think whether or not Alamo screens the movie has any relevance to them. It's more like: "If we let you do it, then others are going to do it, and soon enough, BTTF is screening all over the place without any kind of supervision." So they say no, and if they say yes, you have to go thru their legal system, rights left and right, which can take forever and is not worth anyone's time and/or money.
T
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You are right, Schan, those titles don't need resurrecting at all. Really bad word choice of mine, but as you pointed out, serves those other examples pretty well. More Monster Squad stuff.
All true, Theirry. Sigh, one can wish.
Although, BTTF has had several screenings lately, being the 25th anniversary, with cast and crew in attendance (Fox showed up at one, unannounced). Not sure how many there are or have been, but its been in the news lately. One screening at the George A. Lindsay film festival and they had a poster commissioned for the event/screening, even though the screening is not mentioned on the print. I had mine within reach and just took a pic...check it:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4538493770_de13147103_b.jpg)
Pretty cool, not breathtaking, but new BTTF paper is always a plus! I dig it...and George McFly and Biff are on there! Zemeckis!
Signed and numbered by the artist. I got 69/1000. Thought I would mention that just for you to giggle, Rich.
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But damn, that is the worst rendition of Michael J. Fox I have ever seen, and Christopher Lloyd isnt great either. Looks to me to be a non Struzan attempt at Struzan.
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i think my money now is going to try and get some banksys, invaders and dolk.
really upset with the direction alamo has been taking. hope they can get it together and go back to their old style.
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They used the word 'homage', so while I get what they were going for, the shot they replicated of Fox is strange to say the least.
Still, I got it for next to nothing and all the proceeds went to Fox's Parkinson's research charity. So, I wasn't too picky about it.
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Gotta give Mondo kudos though... They managed to sell out that art print of theirs. I don't think it will ever gain much in value, but at $35, it wasn't a bad deal, I guess.
T
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I actually contacted Universal about licensing characters for some prints (such as BTTF or similar titles) and the woman I spoke to said their licensing agreements START at $10,000 .. Yes $10k .. So Im sure Alamo/Mondo stays away from those beloved titles for good reason.
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Iron Man 2 by Tyler Stout onsale tonight at the actual screening. (I think they heard you, Thierry).
Some are being held over for sale on the site. And Tyler will sell some later on.
Here is a preview pic taken from EB forum...just taken a few minutes ago from the line from the screening.
(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll22/nimsu8/d94b3cd2.jpg)
Edit: Variant
(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll22/nimsu8/32715759.jpg)
Another piece:
(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll22/nimsu8/598632ef.jpg)
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Now we're back to something that makes sense... A screening and a poster. When I thought the concept was dead, they (Alamo/Mondo) proved me wrong. Plus, Tyler's Iron Man 2 is probably one of his best so far. The Thing will always be my favorite, but this one is right up there. A very nice work.
So Screening+Poster+Tyler+Iron Man 2+Great design=Victory!
T
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BTW, Ben, this BTTF design you poster is probably one of the worse designs I've seen in a long time. Who did it? None of the characters look like themselves. It's really bad.
T
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I agree, Thierry...gives me some sort of glimmer of hope for Mondo. Posters for the screening at the screening, stuff held over for folks who don't live in Austin...such as, I dunno, places like Cincinnati. We like it. SUCCESS.
Re: BTTF.
His name is Oliver Holler, a huge fan of the film. I agree for the most part with what you are saying, but I wouldn't be to hard on the poster/artist.
Never has he or the screening's marketing info claimed this to be the poster to end all BTTF posters. I agree, its not the best, but the money ($10) went for Fox's Parkinson's research charity...and he (Oliver) seems like a nice guy, so I just picked one up.
I will say that its cool to see some of the other characters making an appearance.
Nevertheless, I won't get rid of my rolled advance any time soon. :)
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Dude, that the money goes to a great charity is one thing (I have bought crap over the years in the name of charity), but if an artist is bad, he is bad. There are tons of people out there, fans of the movies, who could have done a much better work.
Which reminds me, I need to harass Tyler on BTTF. Imagine what a BTTF poster could be in his hands? He recently told me that he would LOVE to do a Jaws poster. If it wasn't for the legal aspect of things, he, Ansin and a bunch of others would make our wallets very light.
T
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BTW, Ben, this BTTF design you poster is probably one of the worse designs I've seen in a long time. Who did it? None of the characters look like themselves. It's really bad.
T
Yaaah, eet ees an oogly-ass poster for sure. Destined for refuse heap...
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I think Mondo should really crack down on these people...
http://cgi.ebay.com/TYLER-STOUT-IRON-MAN-2-POSTER-PRINT-TONY-STARK-MONDO-/300422139053?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f28e0cad (http://cgi.ebay.com/TYLER-STOUT-IRON-MAN-2-POSTER-PRINT-TONY-STARK-MONDO-/300422139053?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f28e0cad)
I mean, c'mon, seriously, the screening hasn't even ended yet!!! This is probably what disgust me the most about this hobby: Vultures.
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Yaaah, eet ees an oogly-ass poster for sure. Destined for refuse heap...
You guys are a trip...
Sorry to offend with such hideous visuals. I posted merely to add to the conversation in regards to BTTF screenings and rights thereof that Thierry initially alluded to. I'll be sure to store this poster in the direct sunlight after I rub garlic all over it...and will also be sure to type out a similar verbal judgment the next time you guys post something I deem to be bullshit.
:)
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That made me laugh. Why are you so attached to it? Did you cousin draw it? You're defending it like if it was Christ's body wrap.
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I'm not attached to it at all, I just the general reaction (recoiling in horror) is both over the top and not worth it.
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I don't think there was any "recoiling in horror". At least not on my side. But as much as I would be over the top if I loved it, I think I'm allowed to state my opinion on the poster if I do not like it. I'm sorry if you're taking it personally, but it wasn't a critic of you or your taste. I have plenty of horrendous posters in my collection that only I like for one reason or another. And I don't mind if someone tells me... Dude, it's butt ugly. It's just paper, not my wife. Who cares.
Now, if you're talking about my wife, then we have a problem.
T
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Ha, no I get you...I think we are on the same page here. It is just almost commonplace for forum members to do two things when they see someone post a picture of their personal poster: applaud via a positive and affirming post, or do nothing. I can't remember the last time I read someone say "wow, I hate it man...its horrid"...people generally shy from posting their opinion if it isn't positive, so this reaction is just more the exception than the rule...so its more or less interesting than anything.
Oh yeah, Tyler and BTTF...
We have been talking about it for over a year now, and I even have brought it up to him a few times, to which he has reacted positively.
Should we just pool together and have him do something, or is it cooler if we hold out for this to be applied to a specific screening...hmmm...
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He was checking my site the other day and said: "those jaws posters are fantastic, i especially like that one with brody and other coming down from the top (Thai Version), you dont' see that on too many jaws posters. i'd like to do a jaws poster."
To me, it would mean nothing to pay him and have him do it. It needs to be official to be real (thus my 2 thumb up re: Iron Man 2 screening). We just have to wait and see. But the bigger this Alamo thing gets, the more difficult it will be for them to get any kind of clearance.
T
PS: From now on, I think we should all say what we think when someone posts a poster. Let's be men for Christ's sake.
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Postby JustinIshmael on Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:14 am
Yeah. The online sale isn't happening this week. Just thought I'd give everyone the heads up so people aren't scoping the site all day waiting.
For those of you like me that planned on refreshing every 30 seconds till it drops.
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his posters are a thing of beauty.
The variant is GID
The only neg is that the run size is so big on the reg.
Will buy two though lol. Going to get the signed ones
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Delorean on metal!
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Delorean on metal!
LOL .. Ok, you have my attention ...... :)
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iron man 2 dropped 0807 CDT. Got mine.
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Yep, its up...
I checked the Twitter feed literally 30 seconds after he posted it.
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I had the page set for auto-reload every 10 seconds.......ive had it up off and on, but happened to have it on my screen when it appeared.
Looks like it took 10 minutes for word to make it around the net and bring the site to its knees. nice to be checked out in under a minute after the drop :-)
edit: variant lasted 20 minutes
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Yeah, I think the earlier than normal drop was the factor in the site holding up to begin with.
Shocked they went this long since they had it up on AICN again. (sheesh)
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I had all three in my cart and was in paypal then got booted back to step 1 and lost the variant !! :( I wish they had a ticketmaster type checkout system where if you put it in the cart its yours for 3 mins after that it goes to another buyer ..
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At what time did they start, exactly? You know, if I didn't get my stuff through different sources, I'd be really pissed right now, as should anyone who lives on the West coast.
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It was right around 9am EST.. I feel what your saying T but its about as fair as doing a late drop so you west coast folk are up but its 3am on the east coast .. I dont see why they dont do something mid-day where everyone is up and about.
PS .. PM< me with your alternative source info !!! :P
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Think I prefer the Saputo poster - so much so that I've ordered one :)
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Only downside to Saputo is its 24.5x36.6 .. The effin frame will cost more than the print! :( (I still bought it though:P)
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Anyone thats wants the regular Stout Version he just posted 134 of them on ESTY ..
http://www.etsy.com/listing/46283240/iron-man-regular (http://www.etsy.com/listing/46283240/iron-man-regular)
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I missed both, refuse to pay 200-300 for it, so I guess I will be going without on this one.
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I dont think the regular will stay all that high in price .. The run was just too large .. and the movies good but not great .. So after a month or so I doubt resale prices will be that high .. I mean look at Monster Squad :P Although there are fewer of the variants for IM2 than there was for MS so they may retain some value .. Even though I feel the regular IM2 is superior to the Variant ..
I got one Regular IM2 .. If anyone would be interested in trading a IM2 Variant for Both a Red and Blue Monster Squad shot me a PM !! :)
OHHH!! And WTF .. a mod edited my post!!!!! CENSORSHIP ! Im calling the forum police !!! LOL .. JK .. Thanks for fixing that for me T ;)
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I dont think the regular will stay all that high in price .. The run was just too large .. and the movies good but not great .. So after a month or so I doubt resale prices will be that high .. I mean look at Monster Squad :P
I don't see how you can compare the Monster Squad prints to IM2. Everyone who bought a MS print did so to flip/trade. You will never see these below $100.
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I disagree give it time for the hype to die off .. The movie just came out .. in a month or two everyone will be over it and ready for the next big thing .. Now will it fall very far below $100? prolly not .. just because its a Stout and it was a major motion picture I think it will hold that kind of value .. But I dont think it will stay around the $170+ it has gone for on the 'bay ..
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Good luck finding it at that price. Monster Squad was more of an exception for Stout prints. While a lot of them are not as pricey as Lebowski, the Thing, IB and some others, very few can be found for near face (or face plus the original cost of shipping). Monster Squad came out right when people realized that they could flip Stout (right after Lost, a few months after IB) and everyone wanted to get in on it. I think a lot more people bought Iron Man 2 to hold on to.
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Olly Moss Evil Dead is up now, along with another Evil Dead print.
Loving the Moss one, looks cool, great design.
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love it missed another thanks to their piece of shit shopping cart.
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Me too. It's a fucking joke of a site.
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I totally missed this drop .. damn work!!
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This better mean some BTTF prints!
BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY FEAST
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of BACK TO THE FUTURE, we're hosting an all day extravaganza featuring 35mm screenings of ALL THREE BACK TO THE FUTURE films accompanied with an 88mph seven-course feast!
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 21 AT NOON!
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Sounds like the Indiana Jones feast they had recently.
I asked about an Indy poster, and Justin said they didn't get the rights for a poster soon enough.
Better have been on the ball for this one!
Stout BTTF?!?!? Fingers crossed...
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I saw that too. Fingers crossed!
There's also a Rolling Roadshow screening of Deliverance next to a river. Maybe they'll do a print for that?
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No BTTF thus far (doubt they do it, but who knows), but these drop today:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/WARRIORSTOMER.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/WARRIORSKENsmall.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/Romero_Final-1.jpg)
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Blah ... Im so over Warriors posters from them .. :(
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Blah ... Im so over Warriors posters from them .. :(
Me too - I think its Overkill at this point.
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Ha, this is taken from the OMG Posters blog comments section:
Joe, on May 27th, 2010 at 10:12 am Said:
tan did back to the future? shit i wanted stout for that.
can we stop with this warrior shit though? there are so many films out there. I rather buy an adventures in babysitting then another warriors
Two things, one is that Tan is doing a BTTF poster, not sure if it is in conjunction with the Alamo/Mondo screening or not. Preview of a bit of it from Tan:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_faki7bAW2zg/S-EUXrL2RXI/AAAAAAAAAgY/OfzzeUBXJvc/s1600/delorean.layer.jpg)
Second, the Adventures in Babysitting comment is both hilarious and true, IMO.
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They are up if interested.
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Did you get 'em, Dale?
I am passing, but I really dig the first Warriors print...just an interesting take from an artistic point of view...very creative.
Now, enough with The Warriors!!
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I passed on the Warriors (sick of it), but I did get the Romero, just because I like blood and it glows in the dark.
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I went ahead and got all 3. I really like Hanuka's style, just wish they would have done something different. I believe everyone is sick of the warriors except Justin.
I dont imagine any of the 3 are going to sell out with much speed.
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I cant believe that Saputo is still up its really amazing in person .. I guess it just sucks they put his up with Stouts he got looked over too easily .. Personally I see some improvements in Stouts style on the IM2 poster but over all Im getting bored with the collage of faces all the time ..
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I have been watching this one, and all I can say is... Go Tyler!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290437416669&Category=360&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2&autorefresh=true (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290437416669&Category=360&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2&autorefresh=true)
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PS: I didn't post a link to the sale early on, because the last thing I want is spoil it for people who are watching it by adding extra onlookers.
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I have been watching this one, and all I can say is... Go Tyler!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290437416669&Category=360&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2&autorefresh=true (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=290437416669&Category=360&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2&autorefresh=true)
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PS: I didn't post a link to the sale early on, because the last thing I want is spoil it for people who are watching it by adding extra onlookers.
That is some crazy money spent on a print
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Survival sold out, kind of surprised.
UHF is up, embarrassed to say I bought one.
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Hope you get the Weird Al sig there, Dale.
I want to see some more classic titles again...preferably done by Ansin who seems to get the good jobs in that regard.
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Survival sold out, kind of surprised.
UHF is up, embarrassed to say I bought one.
Not surprised. Romero always sells.
Why did you buy UHF???
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I dont know, I worry I will decide down the road to pick up a title after I passed the first time around and pay more or just plain buyer addiction!
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So I guess Mondo has some IM2 variants and metal prints for sale in store only .. Anyone around there want to help a fellow collector out ?? ;) Id love to get a hold of a metal and Im still lacking the variant ..
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Happy to get a regular IM2 ;D
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Hey I bought my first Alamo! The nerd in me couldn't resist this Martin Ansin Star Trek Space Seed poster:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4686031626_3cc3ab520c_b.jpg)
Sold out in 1.5 Earth hours.
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Boy, I like Ansin's work. That is a NICE poster!
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Congrats Mel. You will fall in love with the thick card stock and ink quality. Alamo posters have to be seen in person.
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That is a NICE poster!
Yeah Mel...It is very nice.
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Got lucky on this one today, I actually was on the road and thought I would check the site on my Iphone. Got an order processed through it using an E network connection, very surprised.
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Does Alamo make any effort to stop these @%^&# flippers?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Flippers.jpg)
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I'd say about 1/3 of posters bought on Mondo end up on Ebay. I guess this is just how the system works. You can't stop bottom feeder scavengers. What's sad is that some collectors end up paying 2-3 times the price of something they would have got on the site if the scavengers had not taken over.
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It's a nice style, but that looks nothing like Ricardo Montalban.
And to borrow a phrase that has jumped the shark: Mondo has completely jumped the shark with these commemorative art prints. Posters for an episode of a TV show? It's not even for a screening of the episode. Pathetic.
I am waiting for the Warriors/Star Trek: The Animated Series combo print ass-less leather chaps...
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It's a nice style, but that looks nothing like Ricardo Montalban.
Pics from "Space Seed":
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_urG3jyCy7Ls/SW609k7T2iI/AAAAAAAASxo/09TFDGx0lTs/s400/.space+seed.jpg)
(http://www.starshipfarragut.com/images/Montalban.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/4091264673_12f2d1d20f.jpg)
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And to borrow a phrase that has jumped the shark: Mondo has completely jumped the shark with these commemorative art prints. Posters for an episode of a TV show? It's not even for a screening of the episode. Pathetic.
I totally agree with you. A so-called movie poster that is not associated to a screening is nothing but a banal print. And prints are worthless. In this case, however, it is designed by Ansin, and I love his work, so I got it. In short, I went for an artist who I consider to be one of the best of the crop.
I'm actually quite surprised that 200+ of these sold out in 1 1/2 hour.
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I'm new to the Alamo scene and maybe they should limit the posters to screened movies, but the best episodes from the original series of Star Trek are vastly superior to many of the movies posterized by Alamo (Iron Man 2, Robocop, Troll 2, etc.). I bet they'll do "City on the Edge of Forever" as the next Trek episode.
Also: TV at the Alamo (http://www.originalalamo.com/Signature.aspx?id=79)
"Just because we're a movie theater doesn't mean we don't pay attention to the other media powerhouse: the television. In fact, we love TV! We love it so much, we'll occasionally devote one of our screens to whatever good show is on at the time. This is anything from The Office, 30 Rock, LOST, Heroes, Battlestar Gallactica (RIP), Gossip Girl or Mad Men.
Sometimes we'll just show premieres, most of the time we'll follow the entire season, and sometimes we'll show two or more shows in one sitting! Either way, we would love for you to join us as we sit around our giant TV screen like one, big, happy family!
Tickets to these screenings will be free, but you can reserve your seat by purchasing a $5 food and beverage certificate redeemable towards your check at the show that night. For premieres and finales especially, we generally recommend reserving your space ahead of time that way."
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Now folks, we are movie poster collectors who invaded the art print collectors world and we now complain because it doesn't fit our collecting categorization anymore.
Mondo is making money, the artist is making money, wasnt that the only intention they had to begin with? When it started the sales were keyed from the showings and having them on hand, now the following is high enough a showing is no longer needed to support the print sales.
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I'm new to the Alamo scene and maybe they should limit the posters to screened movies, but the best episodes from the original series of Star Trek are vastly superior to many of the movies posterized by Alamo (Iron Man 2, Robocop, Troll 2, etc.). I bet they'll do "City on the Edge of Forever" as the next Trek episode.
Also: TV at the Alamo (http://www.originalalamo.com/Signature.aspx?id=79)
"Just because we're a movie theater doesn't mean we don't pay attention to the other media powerhouse: the television. In fact, we love TV! We love it so much, we'll occasionally devote one of our screens to whatever good show is on at the time. This is anything from The Office, 30 Rock, LOST, Heroes, Battlestar Gallactica (RIP), Gossip Girl or Mad Men.
Sometimes we'll just show premieres, most of the time we'll follow the entire season, and sometimes we'll show two or more shows in one sitting! Either way, we would love for you to join us as we sit around our giant TV screen like one, big, happy family!
Tickets to these screenings will be free, but you can reserve your seat by purchasing a $5 food and beverage certificate redeemable towards your check at the show that night. For premieres and finales especially, we generally recommend reserving your space ahead of time that way."
Yes, and they have done posters for TV screenings in the past (Veronica Mars-a-thon, Buffy), which I don't have a problem with and, in fact, think isn't an althogether bad idea. Then the prints would actually be promoting something. But Art prints are just art prints.
By the way, thanks for the pics, but having watched the episode not more than a month ago (and seen it several times over the years, not to mention watching Wrath on the the big screen last year), you would have thought that I would have recongnized Khan right away, instead it took several views before I arrived at "Is that supposed to be Khan?" Rendering well known faces is one of, if not the most difficult task for print artists. Ansin usually does a better job in that regard, that's all I am saying. The style is nice...
Still waiting for my chaps, in fine Corinthian leather...
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Now folks, we are movie poster collectors who invaded the art print collectors world and we now complain because it doesn't fit our collecting categorization anymore.
Mondo is making money, the artist is making money, wasnt that the only intention they had to begin with? When it started the sales were keyed from the showings and having them on hand, now the following is high enough a showing is no longer needed to support the print sales.
Only until the bubble bursts. And it will burst. And all of these hype-bunnies who drool over everything Stout poops out will disappear into the woodwork.
They can do what they want, but they (Justin) has proven that they could care less about poster collectors and that attitude has severely lessened my interest in these prints. His refusal to state which 'prints' are for screenings and which are just 'prints for prints sake' in their listings tells you everything that you need to know about their shell-game business model...
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as long as buyers realise they are commercial prints, its ok, but if peop[le think they are original (made to be used in a theatre) posters, its no good. Buy em or not (I have a few - King Kong is great),
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What are the best sites for checking out past Alamo/Road Show/Mondo posters? Preferably the sites with info, dates, sizes, numbers printed, that kind of thing. A few of the members have pretty good Alamo pages.
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Archie, the whole point is, these were never targeted for movie poster collectors, we took ownership of it and are trying to steer the business model when it was never our place to begin with. Mondo has been a pop culture sales avenue from day one, so they have never broken from their sales model. Obviously they could give 2 shits what any poster collector thinks when they can sell out of a 400 print run from Tyler in 5 minutes. There is still a shortage in demand and until they up the supply to overload; they will continue to sell like gangbusters.
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What are the best sites for checking out past Alamo/Road Show/Mondo posters? Preferably the sites with info, dates, sizes, numbers printed, that kind of thing. A few of the members have pretty good Alamo pages.
I don't think there is one. There used to be one on Mondo, but they took it down. Chad has the largest on-line collection I know of.
http://web.mac.com/supraman079/iWeb/Movie%20Poster%20Collection/Alamo%20Drafthouse.html (http://web.mac.com/supraman079/iWeb/Movie%20Poster%20Collection/Alamo%20Drafthouse.html)
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Oh its on... stay tuned let me refresh the inventory. ;D Just f'in with ya.
http://www.movieposters4u.net/japancollection/SilkScreens/index.html (http://www.movieposters4u.net/japancollection/SilkScreens/index.html)
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Archie, the whole point is, these were never targeted for movie poster collectors, we took ownership of it and are trying to steer the business model when it was never our place to begin with. Mondo has been a pop culture sales avenue from day one, so they have never broken from their sales model. Obviously they could give 2 shits what any poster collector thinks when they can sell out of a 400 print run from Tyler in 5 minutes. There is still a shortage in demand and until they up the supply to overload; they will continue to sell like gangbusters.
They won't continue to sell like gangbusters indefinitely. Beanie Baby Baseball Card Monster Squad.
I never tried to steer their model. I tried to get full disclosure and received BS cope out answers.
Their not 'giving 2 shits' about one of their core groups of customers should send up all kinds of alarms.
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What are the best sites for checking out past Alamo/Road Show/Mondo posters? Preferably the sites with info, dates, sizes, numbers printed, that kind of thing. A few of the members have pretty good Alamo pages.
expressobeans is probably best when looking for this info, but their search feature is not the best functioning i have ever seen. it works best when you know the title of the film. searching only for alamo drafthouse or rolling roadshow will give you most, but not all of them.
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I don't think there is one. There used to be one on Mondo, but they took it down. Chad has the largest on-line collection I know of.
http://web.mac.com/supraman079/iWeb/Movie%20Poster%20Collection/Alamo%20Drafthouse.html (http://web.mac.com/supraman079/iWeb/Movie%20Poster%20Collection/Alamo%20Drafthouse.html)
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I haven't bought a lot of them lately as I have had to become more cautious with my spending here recently. The one thing I did do, not long ago, was split up my Alamo posters from other silk screen posters. So for anyone who is new to the Alamo world you will be able to tell which are truly Alamo's a lot easier then when I had everything mixed up in the past.
Non Alamo Drafthouse Silk Screen Posters (http://web.mac.com/supraman079/iWeb/Movie%20Poster%20Collection/Silk%20Screen%20Movie%20Posters.html)
There are a couple missing from this list as I haven't received them just yet. If I don't get them tomorrow or Saturday I'll have to post them up when I get back from vacation in a couple of weeks.
Chad
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What are the best sites for checking out past Alamo/Road Show/Mondo posters? Preferably the sites with info, dates, sizes, numbers printed, that kind of thing. A few of the members have pretty good Alamo pages.
You can find most if not all Alamo/Mondo prints on my site Mel, http://postershizzle.com I try and add all the info I can get at the time. As said before Expresso Beans is best but not always easy to search.
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What are the best sites for checking out past Alamo/Road Show/Mondo posters? Preferably the sites with info, dates, sizes, numbers printed, that kind of thing. A few of the members have pretty good Alamo pages.
The original Alamo Rolling Roadshow/Mondo Tees threads are still in the NSFGE Archives. To see everything from their Sci-Fi series onward you can just click on the Alamo or mondo tag. The older threads are buried in the individual Archive clusters, but all it takes is a quick search of those terms in each time cluster.
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After the Wolfman crash, and Justin's apology, I really thought they'd get it together on the server end. Then upon the arrival of Terminator it was obvious they haven't improved the server situation in any truly discernible way so I've stopped buying from Mondo directly. Not many can spend 3 hours on a Tuesday morning checking their Mondo cart to see if an order took. They're good guys, they're honest guys, and the product is fantastic but it seems they've become more enamored with their boutique low print count approach than the customer. I think the aspect that would surprise buyers most is the number of the prints (the hot ones) that end up going to staff, friends, artists and artist's friends. And that's fine but it leaves many buyers confused assuming the entire reported count will be going to collectors. Hopefully they get the server issue resolved but I'm not counting on it.
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Mondo's server is truly disruptive especially the first online sale with the new server.
Hopefully, they can adopt Brad Klausen's approach. Log in first & any item that you manage to check in will stay in your cart for a period of time (ie, a few hours to a few days) & you can take your time to purchase via paypal / credit card. It just make everyone's life easier
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In regards to Stouts IM2:
I disagree give it time for the hype to die off .. The movie just came out .. in a month or two everyone will be over it and ready for the next big thing .. Now will it fall very far below $100? prolly not .. just because its a Stout and it was a major motion picture I think it will hold that kind of value .. But I dont think it will stay around the $170+ it has gone for on the 'bay ..
So far it has held above $100. I will check back in a month.
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LOL .. I said it would go far below $100 ;) And I seen one go for $103 .. So its only a mtter of time before some sell for just below $100 :P
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Iron-Man-2-Regular-Print-Poster-Numbered-/220617849248?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item335dd939a0 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Iron-Man-2-Regular-Print-Poster-Numbered-/220617849248?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item335dd939a0)
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Everyone get the Star Wars/Mondo offering up at .. http://www.mondotees.com/product.asp?itemid=129 (http://www.mondotees.com/product.asp?itemid=129)
I didnt see it on the regular site .. so that link may be the only way at this time ..
(http://www.mondotees.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/gnk430x500.jpg&maxx=500&maxy=0)
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Ok, its up on the main page now .. It wasnt earlier though i swear ! :P
Came up to $63.50 after shipping ! :-o
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out of all the Star Wars imagery, a power droid? Really?
Star Wars - yeah
this poster - flush
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Yeah .. in the artist notes .. He says he had this toy and thats why he had a "connection" with this character .. If I look at this poster and think of it as just a print I think its really neat with the whole tech vs. nature aspect .. But as a star wars print .. I dont think it captures anything from the movies...
Although now i cant wait to see the rest of the posters in the series .. and hopfully they will build up to the more well known characters .. Like how effin awesome would it be to have an Ansin-Darth Vader print ?!?! Ohh Or Yoda! :D
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I'm passing but you have to give them credit for trying something original. The main characters (especially Darth Vader) have been featured bazillions of times on the other posters.
IMHO they should have prominently displayed the "Star Wars" logo.
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If this was a "movie poster" Id say I agree 100% with ya Mel .. But seeing as I dont think these posters are tied to any screenings .. they are "art prints" .. And IMHO ;) a big Star Wars logo on an art print would have felt cheap in a way .. Like the artist was relying more on the name of the movie than the artwork itself to appeal to its audience .. Does that make sense?
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Let's just pray the other posters don't feature Ewoks or Jar-Jar....
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LOL .. If they want praise from the Star Wars fan boys they will stay far far away from anything Ep. 1-3 ... However If TS did one I bet he would be having some of our furry lil friends on there.. I mean when he does a poster what character DOESNT make it on the poster :P
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I'm sure it's a tough gig coming up with something original for this series. I always liked Ralph McQuarrie's original concept drawings (links here (http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/012729.html)):
(http://www.df.lth.se/~ola/Starwars/Empire/images/empire10.jpg)
(http://www.df.lth.se/~ola/Starwars/StarWars/images/starwars18.jpg)
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I was coming back from hiking with my dogs when I saw this. It was a little small on my Iphone, so I didn't really know what I was buying, but I figured, what the heck, it's Star Wars, let's get it. Now that I really see it, I'm not sure at all. Oh well, maybe it looks better in person.
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At first glance, this reminded me of Silent Running,wasnt until i studied it more that it was clear it was a power droid..
Stew
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Look how long it took the Ebay scavengers to list it: http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-Scrap-Yard-Power-Droid-Alamo-Drafthouse-Soto-/180525405821?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item2a0827167d (http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-Scrap-Yard-Power-Droid-Alamo-Drafthouse-Soto-/180525405821?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item2a0827167d)
These people make me sick.
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I do agree Mel .. there were sooooooooooo many other possibilities of some great artwork that actually has something to do with the film itself .. Not just a single background character in a totally unrelated setting .. Although this is markedly a perfect example of an art print vs. a movie poster .. As an art print i like it but as a movie poster it sucks galactic balls.
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I was coming back from hiking with my dogs when I saw this. It was a little small on my Iphone, so I didn't really know what I was buying, but I figured, what the heck, it's Star Wars, let's get it. Now that I really see it, I'm not sure at all. Oh well, maybe it looks better in person.
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Actually, scratch that. The more I look at it, the more I think it's pretty cool. I like the fact that it's not something we've seen a 1000 times, and the fact that Lucasfilm gave its permission gives it added authenticity.
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They nuked a jumping shark.
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LOL .. I said it would go far below $100 ;) And I seen one go for $103 .. So its only a mtter of time before some sell for just below $100 :P
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Iron-Man-2-Regular-Print-Poster-Numbered-/220617849248?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item335dd939a0 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Iron-Man-2-Regular-Print-Poster-Numbered-/220617849248?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Art_Prints&hash=item335dd939a0)
It's at 100 with shipping. I actually picked this one up
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=54055
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Well the Star Trek arrived and it's terrific EXCEPT that it's 24x36.25 and does not fit into a 24x36 frame, so it will have to sit in the poster cabinet until I get a custom frame for it:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/StarTrek.jpg)
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Well the Star Trek arrived and it's terrific EXCEPT that it's 24x36.25 and does not fit into a 24x36 frame, so it will have to sit in the poster cabinet until I get a custom frame for it:
Yeah they do that sometimes. Not all the posters are always cut exact. Although for the most part the newer ones have been a lot closer than the older ones but not all and I guess this is one of them apparently. In the old days they could be up to 1/2 inch off.
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Just a wee side comment here,, Wrath Of Khan is on telly tonight... what a film...
I`ll chase him round the moons of Nibia,across the Antares maelstrom and round perditions flames before i give him up... one of the best movie lines ever.
Stew
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New Alamo Drafthouse today.
Bride of Frankenstein and Pryor
http://mondotees.com/Bride-of-Frankenstein-_p_132.html (http://mondotees.com/Bride-of-Frankenstein-_p_132.html)
http://mondotees.com/Bride-of-Frankenstein-Variant_p_131.html (http://mondotees.com/Bride-of-Frankenstein-Variant_p_131.html)
http://mondotees.com/Thank-You-Good-Evening-Hope-Im-Funny_p_130.html (http://mondotees.com/Thank-You-Good-Evening-Hope-Im-Funny_p_130.html)
Bride is very cool. I'll be at work. Haven't had much luck with Mondotee's site during sales anyway lately.
Good Luck.
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I see a trend here and smell Ansin posters for Mummy, Dracula and Creature BL coming in the future...
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qip woohoo got in, boy these are brutal to try to get through checkout.
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had one in my cart. did not make it to checkout in time. i wish they did like every other website and kept items in the cart for a couple of hours once they are added.
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total sh!t for me .. Same thing that happened withthe IM2 drop .. I had the Var in cart 1st then Reg and it wont give me payment options and when it does it kicks me back to mondo to sit there and wait for those effin circles .. just to say my cart is incorrect because I sat there waiting and getting kicked back for about 15 mins .. Then the last time it took the Variant from my cart and sailed me right through .. I hate mondos systems ..
Anyone that got a Variant and is willing to part with a Variant that doesnt want to rape me on price, shot me a PM. :)
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For some reasons, whenever I buy something from Mondo, I end up getting something I don't want, in this case, Iron Man Sapuro, or whatever it's called. So now I have to call them and ask them to remove it. It's either that or risking to miss the item entirely by messing with the system.
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Same thing with me - tried to get the variant and got bounced back and forth a dozen times between Paypal and Mondo. Got "service unavailable," spinning dials, etc. Finally ended up getting the regular.
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I'm actually surprised that they still have the regular in stock, especially considering the amount of publicity they've been having. It is 9:26am (PST). How long will it take them to sell out?
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had one in my cart. did not make it to checkout in time. i wish they did like every other website and kept items in the cart for a couple of hours once they are added.
I agree with this completely. Load the counter with total inventory and deduct as an item hits a cart, not when going through final confirmation. The wacked cart system got me on the stout IM.
7 active on ebay already. You would think people would make sure they get the print in good shape before a flipperoo.
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Come on everyone dont hold back ... Ive only gotten 101 PMs offering up a variant so far ! :P
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I don't own a single Alamo print, but I like Jeff's work so would like to get this. I agree that it isn't a great film poster but it's a good image, besides I never really saw these as film posters anyway.
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Are you guys getting that new Star Wars poster? I'm passing on it. It doesn't speak to me the way the 1st one did.
On a side note, I think Mondo is putting out too much stuff lately. Like one a week, it seems. Star Trek, Star Wars, famous monsters, etc... They are doing the opposite of what they should be doing. They are money hungry and destroying what made them special, which is a very common pattern when a company becomes too successful.
Anyway, I don't care about this one. Any takers?
T
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I'm passing. Nice art print but it doesn't remotely qualify as a movie poster. Only a hard core Star Wars fan would want the two Star Wars art prints they've released so far.
I'm all for more Alamo posters - especially since I need to catch up! - but only if they feature sophisticated and creative illustration/design - like all the Ansin prints - and are clearly connected to a movie/tv show/film screening (Roadshow).
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I wanted it just so i could have the full Mondo Star Wars Set .. But my phone didnt notify me when it went up for sale .. So about 30+ mins passed before I even realized it was up :P and it was obviously gone by then .. Oh well Im sure one will sureface .. Or if anyone around here picked it up and is having buyers remorse PM me !! :)
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I picked it up just do to the fact my son is the the star wars phase right now, otherwise I probably would have passed. $65 shipped is too high. What happen the the good ol' days of $15/$20 + ship!
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I passed too - I like Star Wars, but it would have to be something iconic from the films for me to buy it (e.g. Vader, Stormtrooper, Boba Fett, Chewie, Solo).
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What do you guys think? I think adding the Star Wars logo vastly improves this poster:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Sand.jpg)
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I think the logo makes it feel less "random" .. I think that MANY people even some SW fans would have wondered what this print was off if we hadnt all known it was an official SW print before hand.
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From the looks of the ebay auctions .. It seems everyone is of the same opinion .. This one will only get cheaper :P
Take that ya flippers !!! :D
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From the looks of the ebay auctions .. It seems everyone is of the same opinion .. This one will only get cheaper :P
Take that ya flippers !!! :D
(http://jameswilsonpmp.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/scarface-photo-scarface-6229381.jpg)
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/StarWars-6.jpg)
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Here's the link to an article on Starwars.com about the series.
http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/mondoprints.html (http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/mondoprints.html)
Tells what they are going for with the posters. Sounds like we will see a Death Star trash monster Dianoga print in the future. Mostly blah, blah, blah.
The most interesting thing to me from the article is that artist Rob Jones is one of the people that helps run the Mondotees poster series. I love his work, especially the White Stripes stuff he did 2003-2006. There are some awesome gig posters in that span.
Also . . .
2010 Rolling Stone Roadshow Announced.
http://blog.originalalamo.com/2010/07/08/alamolevis-rolling-roadshow-us-tour-2010-announced/ (http://blog.originalalamo.com/2010/07/08/alamolevis-rolling-roadshow-us-tour-2010-announced/)
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Anyone seen these floating around much ??
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/FallToGlory/evildead-1.jpg)
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No, but it looks cool and I want it.
Shit, why am I getting into prints now!!!
T
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LOL .. Yeah I like that this is more along the lines of the poster .. It does seem to add something it it over just an art print .. But I still love art prints too .. Its like having a wife and a mistress and they both always want my $$ !! :P
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Heads up! Fantastic new screenprint of an unreleased design for the Moon one sheet with a Sam Rockwell illustration by Martin Ansin. I LOVE this: http://blog.mondotees.com/2010/07/14/moon-poster-on-sale-now/ (http://blog.mondotees.com/2010/07/14/moon-poster-on-sale-now/)
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Anybody get this? I would have tried for the variant but the email went to my spam box and I missed it. I'm passing on the regular because I prefer the official movie poster:
(http://www.tribute.ca/tribute_objects/images/movies/Moon/Moon.jpg)
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Another lame art print. I would rather have the movie poster.
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I have a Moon quad, and only got the regular Mondo because of Ansin's design. Otherwise, I don't see the point.
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The Bride is superb and looks great framed. Here's hoping they put out similar-quality posters in the future, not lame copies of movie posters (Moon) and cheesy-looking Star Wars stuff:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Bride.jpg)
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Two more Alamos I'm not getting. I liked Ansin's first Star Trek concept, but this one by Olly Moss (on sale Friday) leaves me cold. Maybe I don't get it. Like I liked the 1st Star Wars and hated the 2nd. Good for my wallet.
How about you?
T
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Doesnt do much for me either, and I don't think this one is my overall apathy towards the Star Trek franchise. But, based on its popularity and the number of Olly Moss fans out there, I am sure they won't have any trouble moving this.
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a big title like this and with the flipper frenzy they shouldnt have any problems selling out .. Maybe this is good though a bunch of mediocre releases like theyve been having with resale thats in the gutter (compared to many of the other titles) could turn off a bunch of flippers and then they will go somewhere else and wait for a Fairy or Danger drop instead of Mondo releases.
Or is stuff like this the beginning of the end for Mondo...?
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All in the eye of the beholder. I think they're cool and funny and I like the retro look, especially suitable for a 1960s TV show. Keep 'em coming Mondo - just make 'em 24x36, not 18x24 (although that's the size the EB people want).
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Because u can pick up an 18*24 frame on the cheap.. and even a custom frame at that size isnt too bad .. but once u hit 24*36 and up the prices start going nuts ... i like both sizes .. i just hate inbetween stuff it makes up purchase a custom frame which just may cost more than the actual poster but because of the odd size you dont have a choice unless you dont wish to have it framed and hung on the wall..:(
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The Olly Moss Tribble posters are due to drop today at a random time. I am not particularly crazy about the Star Wars or Star Trek posters in general in this format, but I do like this one as well as most of Olly's stuff. His artistic style shows through on this poster. So thumbs up. It is a decent sized print run compared to the others, so it may not be a good poster for flippers. That's not necessarily a bad thing IMO.
Olly has done some cool stuff for a young artist. I am in because of that.
I expect you have all seen his Evil Dead poster.
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?id=159480&t=mi)
I think the Deer Hunter poster is pretty cool as well. It captures the coolest, most messed up, part of that movie with a simple image
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?id=150622&t=mi)
This one is very popular from the LOST Series
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?id=141175&t=mi)
He has also done some cool stuff in t-shirts. In t-shirts you ask?
The Zombie Food Chain, the AV and the Movie Spoliers shirts all make me laugh:
http://www.threadless.com/catalog/keyword,olly+moss (http://www.threadless.com/catalog/keyword,olly+moss)
http://www.threadless.com/product/844/Spoilt#zoom (http://www.threadless.com/product/844/Spoilt#zoom)
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Got the Uhura version. I doubt it will be a fast sell-out - or sell out at all - but you never know.
UPDATE: Take that back. Both versions sold out in just a few minutes.
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This amazes me. It goes to show how different our taste are. I usually hesitate before deciding whether to buy or not. But this one was no brainer for me and an immediate no. But then again, I don't like Olly Moss.
T
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"Trouble with Tribbles" is near the top of everybody's favorite original series episodes, so that helped too.
Look for "City on the Edge of Forever" next.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Tos_city-on-the-edge.png)
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Here's the new Star Wars poster, on sale tomorrow. Who loves/hates?
(http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/images/ZZ7689514C.jpg)
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I like the concept, but not the color selection
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I agree with Angelo...
and I would've liked to see a logo on it also...
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I like the concept, but not the color selection
It looks like Violet Beauregarde exploded.
0 for 3
0 for 6, counting both series...
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So far the Star Wars stuff has not appealed to me. But that's cool - at least they're trying to be innovative and artsy - just not my thing. Somebody paid $140 million for this Pollock painting (No. 5, 1948) - I wouldn't pay $20 for it:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zGnH6HWaAi0/SyGtqddgW5I/AAAAAAAAEgA/EKtsc7jtjdw/s400/No_51948.jpeg)
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Kinda looks like one of my cats' hairballs up close...
You have to love the price tags on modern art, don't you?
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Star Wars on sale NOW people.
1 minute ago.
I actually like this one A LOT. As much as I hated the previous one. I like the pastel colors. Very kind to the eye.
But why, oh why does it have to be SO small?
T
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Lasted 27 minutes - looks like the Treks are more popular - the Tribbles sold out in 11.
By the way, they should tell us how many posters they plan for each series. Too many will devalue them.
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I think I heard theres gonna be 12 of them ... I liked this one but missed it as well .. :(
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Lasted 27 minutes - looks like the Treks are more popular - the Tribbles sold out in 11.
I think it has more to do with Olly Moss than the title. A lot of people collect Moss. That + the Trek title made it a hot item. I personally don't like him, but to each his own.
T
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So far the Star Wars stuff has not appealed to me. But that's cool - at least they're trying to be innovative and artsy - just not my thing. Somebody paid $140 million for this Pollock painting (No. 5, 1948) - I wouldn't pay $20 for it:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zGnH6HWaAi0/SyGtqddgW5I/AAAAAAAAEgA/EKtsc7jtjdw/s400/No_51948.jpeg)
I really like Pollock's work and that's a beautiful painting. Pictures often don't do justice to his paintings. They have to be seen in person to really be appreciated.
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What Thierry said re-Trek Vs. Wars. A piece of white paper signed by Moss as a print would probably sell out.
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I really like Pollock's work and that's a beautiful painting. Pictures often don't do justice to his paintings. They have to be seen in person to really be appreciated.
There are several hundred of these abstract modern art "masterpieces" in the Smithsonian, just down the street from me. It's all a huge scam IMHO:
(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/mykidcouldpaintthatposter.jpg)
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Art is so subjective. My family has been in the art business since 1840. My father, now deceased, was, in his time, one of the world's foremost Impressionist art dealers. He taught me that art is both intellectual and emotional. When you walk through a museum, do not attempt to stop at every piece and try to understand it. A lot of people tend to do that. Some will speak to you on an emotional level, others in an intellectual level. But it's the combination of the two that really matters. So walk through the museum, and stop at what catches your eye, keep walking if it doesn't. I truly believe that and it has allowed me to actually make it through most museums, instead of getting bored half way through. I'm very Impressionist oriented, it's my base, so Pollock doesn't appeal to me. I understand it intellectually, but it does nothing to me inside, while a Van Gogh or a Degas will always move me. This is not to say you shouldn't learn from what you don't understand, but the emotional comes from a deeper place that cannot be taught.
Amazing piece nonetheless.
T
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Speaking of art, I contributed a piece a few weeks back to an NSF thread that Ari started. It seems to have fizzled, but a few very talented members posted some neat stuff. Any interest in starting an APF art thread here?
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Art is so subjective. My family has been in the art business since 1840. My father, now deceased, was, in his time, one of the world's foremost Impressionist art dealers. He taught me that art is both intellectual and emotional. When you walk through a museum, do not attempt to stop at every piece and try to understand it. A lot of people tend to do that. Some will speak to you on an emotional level, others in an intellectual level. But it's the combination of the two that really matters. So walk through the museum, and stop at what catches your eye, keep walking if it doesn't. I truly believe that and it has allowed me to actually make it through most museums, instead of getting bored half way through. I'm very Impressionist oriented, it's my base, so Pollock doesn't appeal to me. I understand it intellectually, but it does nothing to me inside, while a Van Gogh or a Degas will always move me. This is not to say you shouldn't learn from what you don't understand, but the emotional comes from a deeper place that cannot be taught.
Amazing piece nonetheless.
T
Well said
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Speaking of art, I contributed a piece a few weeks back to an NSF thread that Ari started. It seems to have fizzled, but a few very talented members posted some neat stuff. Any interest in starting an APF art thread here?
Yeah, that would be cool if someone had some real artistic talent. I can only piddle around with Photoshop:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/all-2.jpg)
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Nice one, Mel. Maybe we should add some color to this forum... Hmm.
To go back to the Alamo thread, I just realized, sadly, that I will never own the few posters I was still looking for (until today). With the growing popularity of Mondo, some pieces are skyrocketing on Ebay, thus ending my search for a good deal. It was only a year ago, in July 2009, that I got the two Stout Things, regular and variant, for $60 each. Now they regularly sell for $500 +
Oh well, might as well sit on what I already own and consider myself lucky.
T
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Well it looks like there will be some more Olly Moss posters available.. If Im getting the info correctly .. They may only be available at the showings .. and not online .. Which honestly .. I don't mind .. I like Olly's work .. Im just not blown away by it ..
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?print=124510&sz=lg)
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?print=124506&sz=lg)
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I like several of these - maybe I'll head up to Philly to catch the Rocky showing:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Philly.jpg)
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My sister lives in San Francisco and plans to attend the Dirty Harry showing this Saturday. She's going to try to get me a poster for that show. If you want that poster, contact me and I'll try to work it out. I can't promise anything - I'm not sure if this will be sold onsite only or online also or if they will restrict the number you can purchase.
I'm pretty sure I'll make it the Rocky showing in Philly as well. By that time we should know how they are selling these posters.
I'm also trying to get the Blues Brothers (Joliet, IL) and Jackie Brown (Torrance, CA), if you're in those areas please contact me.
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I was passing by an art shop in the car and just caught out the corner of my eye a print of a ROTJ Biker Scout,white background light blue color Biker looking to the left, from mid riff up.
Any ideas if this was an Alamo print?? Does it sound familiar??
Looked nice,if it is an Alamo then it will be the first time ive seen what you lot have been raving about.
Stew
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Zombie by Jeff Proctor for sale today at a random time.
Perfect timing for this one since it's Shark Week! Woot!
http://www.mondotees.com/Zombie_p_140.html (http://www.mondotees.com/Zombie_p_140.html)
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Zombie by Jeff Proctor for sale today at a random time.
Perfect timing for this one since it's Shark Week! Woot!
http://www.mondotees.com/Zombie_p_140.html (http://www.mondotees.com/Zombie_p_140.html)
The poster's not my cup of tea but this scene is degenerately clever. According to Wikipedia:
"The film became infamous for two scenes in particular, aided by special effects. One features a zombie (Ramon Bravo) fighting an actual tiger shark underwater. The actor scheduled to fight the shark was unable to perform the day the sequence was to be shot, so the shark's trainer was used instead. (This underwater scene was popularized in a Windows 7 commercial in 2010, during which a young PC user is extolling the benefits of the operating system while visiting a fictitious website called "Zombie Companion". On his TV the footage is quite visible, but it has been dubbed over with a Discovery Channel-style narration.)"
"The infamous shark vs. zombie scene was filmed in a large salt water tank and the shark was fed horse meat and sedatives before filming."
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Zombie up now!
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Zombie is Sold Out
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Well, for a non Stout, non Ansin, non Star Wars, and non Star Trek, that was amazingly fast.
I personally love it. And the size is right.
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That was quick. They must have sold a bunch at the screening last night. =(
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this is the 1st 1 i tryed to get... halfway through there long winded checkout process.... its gone?
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The Tribbles have arrived! All you Tribbles haters are $%#@s! It's awesome, except I wish it were 24x36. Alamo even included a little fur tribble.
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Tribbles%201.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Tribbles%202.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Tribbles%203.jpg)
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haha, they sent you a hairball.
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That's where Rich's hairpiece went.......
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happy1
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So, I have been bitten by the Alamo Roadshow Poster Collecting Bug. Works by British artist Olly Moss in particular. I found a few on the net that I really, really, really want to own.
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz202/FreefallImages/ol1.gif)
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz202/FreefallImages/6a00d8341c5df753ef01156f9531ed970b-500wi.jpg)
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz202/FreefallImages/6a00d8341c5df753ef01156f953038970b.jpg)
The Dark Knight poster is amazing!!!!
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I dont get The Great Dictator poster,whats the upside down significance??
Stew
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I dont get The Great Dictator poster,whats the upside down significance??
Stew
If you turn it upside down, you will see that iconic image of Charlie Chaplin as the tramp. He and Hitler have the same style mustache.
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Two very significant people share the same mustache style. If you flip it one way it is Hitler's hair using the the signature style mustache and if you turn it the other way it is Charlie Chaplin with his famous top hat using the signature style mustache.
"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
- Charlie Chaplin
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Thanks, ;)
Stew
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I don't get Olly Moss. None of his stuff appeals to me, and that scares me a little since I didn't like any of the Alamo stuff at first and now own more than 70 pieces.
I'm waiting for that one design that will change my mind. So far, nothing, though.
T
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Hey T, the DIRTY HARRY by Olly is awfully nice...
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I've seen it, I've seen all of them. Nope. Not a fan.
Sorry.
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I don't get Olly Moss. None of his stuff appeals to me, and that scares me a little since I didn't like any of the Alamo stuff at first and now own more than 70 pieces.
I'm waiting for that one design that will change my mind. So far, nothing, though.
T
Fortunately for us, we all have aesthetic differences. If we all like ALL of the same things it would make for a very boring hobby. Moss' appeal to me is the simplistic, yet thematic approach to his work which I am sure everyone here would recognize as very Saul Bass inspired with a sprinkling of German minimalism and some Polish poster art sensibilities (e.g. Robocop, Godfather II, etc.).
I hope that none of Moss' future works appeal to you because that would be one less collector in the pool. More for ME!!!! :P
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I couldn't agree more.
However, comparing Bass and Moss to me is like comparing a teacher and a student who has missed a lot of classes. I don't see it.
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I couldn't agree more.
However, comparing Bass and Moss to me is like comparing a teacher and a student who has missed a lot of classes. I don't see it.
I think that's not far off...
Here's a quote I made on NSFGE about these posters and Olly:
I like the Castro stuff, but I haven't loved anything they've done... which is my dividing line now-a-days.
That still puts them well ahead of the crap Mondo is cranking out at record pace. Olly Moss, print fanboys artist of the moment, is capable of some creative designs - his pseudo poster for The Last Crusade was spot on - but most of these are relatively weak, particularly Jackie Brown and The Godfather. The Blues Brothers hats/sunglasses motif has already been done on a Japanese poster and as part of a logo seen on a number of others.
Rocky is the closest thing to interesting.
Rocky is also the most directly Bass-inspired. I might like the Dirty Harry more if it actually looked like Eastwood. He can be a clever designer on occasion, particularly when one considers the competition, but as an artist he leaves something to be desired.
BTW, The Deer Hunter, along with The Last Crusade & Die Hard, was printed up, but I don't believe that any other of these art print designs were actually printed.
So, I have been bitten by the Alamo Roadshow Poster Collecting Bug. Works by British artist Olly Moss in particular. I found a few on the net that I really, really, really want to own.
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz202/FreefallImages/ol1.gif)
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz202/FreefallImages/6a00d8341c5df753ef01156f9531ed970b-500wi.jpg)
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz202/FreefallImages/6a00d8341c5df753ef01156f953038970b.jpg)
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However, comparing Bass and Moss to me is like comparing a teacher and a student who has missed a lot of classes. I don't see it.
I don't know about "...comparing a teacher and a student who has missed a lot of classes..." That's a little harsh imo. After all there is a "fan base" that appreciates his work. Moss is, and I am assuming here, giving Bass an homage because it's just way too obvious. The hand on the Jackie Brown poster is very much like the hand on Saul Bass' poster of "The Man with the Golden Arm", The stairs on the Rocky Poster, etc. Most artists if not all are inspired by other artists. This is probably his process of discovering his "own" style.
Be that he is currently the fanboy artist dujour, I don't think it takes away anything from the simple beauty of his work. What I like about his designs is that they're not very busy and they are spot on the theme of the movie or scene from the movie. Has it been done before? That much is obvious. But at this point in time, what isn't?
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At the end of the day, it's all subjective. I love Stout, and a lot of people find his style too busy. To me, Moss is too simple. And probably because it has been done before, it kind of leaves me cold. Bass was an original. So were people like Matisse and Picasso. Since then, a lot of people have tried to mimic the masters, but a copy of a copy is never as sharp as the original. Wasn't that a great line from Multiplicity? Stout to me is original, Ansin is original... Moss is not. But it's a point of view. If you guys like him, good for him. Maybe one day I will too and steal all of Freefall's posters.
All of them.
T
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... and steal all of Freefall's posters.
All of them.
T
Please be advised that I have it on record that my collection was threatened by a certain fellow who calls himself some sort of cheesy name :-*
So if any untoward incident happens to me, like getting whacked in the knee or something. You know who to look for.
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That's a little harsh imo. After all there is a "fan base" that appreciates his work. Moss is, and I am assuming here, giving Bass an homage because it's just way too obvious. The hand on the Jackie Brown poster is very much like the hand on Saul Bass' poster of "The Man with the Golden Arm", The stairs on the Rocky Poster, etc. Most artists if not all are inspired by other artists. This is probably his process of discovering his "own" style.
Be that he is currently the fanboy artist dujour, I don't think it takes away anything from the simple beauty of his work. What I like about his designs is that they're not very busy and they are spot on the theme of the movie or scene from the movie. Has it been done before? That much is obvious. But at this point in time, what isn't?
Having a fanbase proves worth?
Your description of what you like is more apt to someone like Jeff Kleinsmith than Olly Moss. The difference being that Kleinsmith is still able to make the images his own. You need only compare the quality of Kleinsmith's Godfather to dull and relatively pointless Godfather II by Olly Moss. Kleinsmith goes beyond referencing a key scene and manages to get to the heart of what The Godfather is all about (violence, power, family and oranges), while Moss's oil can has no layers beyond 'hey, that's from the movie'...
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Wow, everybody's a f**king critic. I don't think Moss is the second coming of Saul Bass, but Freefall and many others happen to like the dude's style. Is there anything wrong with that?
I am not crazy about Moss, but I do like his DIRTY HARRY and ROBOCOP.
What I DON'T like about any of these "tribute" posters are the size (way too small) and the price (ridiculous).
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Wow, everybody's a f**king critic. I don't think Moss is the second coming of Saul Bass, but Freefall and many others happen to like the dude's style. Is there anything wrong with that?
What's wrong with being a critic? It's better to be a critic than a simpleton. And to answer your question in it's most general - yes, there is something wrong when people support 'poor art', for lack of a better term. That is why we continue to end up with endless tripe like the Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer 'films' (crap like Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, the upcoming Vampires Suck).
I don't hate Moss, I just don't think that he's all that special. At least he takes a chance on a single image for representation, as opposed to the relatively gutless kitchen sink approach (Tyler Stout). However, much like Stout, I think there are just as many fanboys that 'love his re-sellability', as 'love his work'.
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And to answer your question in it's most general - yes, there is something wrong when people support 'poor art', for lack of a better term.
This is such an ironic statement to say given that at one point in time, not too long ago that art snobs consider movie poster art as "poor art".
I don't hate Moss, I just don't think that he's all that special. At least he takes a chance on a single image for representation, as opposed to the relatively gutless kitchen sink approach (Tyler Stout). However, much like Stout, I think there are just as many fanboys that 'love his re-sellability', as 'love his work'.
I agree with you to a point here. There are some SPECULATORS out there who buy his work solely to cash in on it just like in every other genre of collecting.
But I fear we have far digressed from the topic.
So, what Alamo/Roadshow Artist do you collect or like? :)
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What's wrong with being a critic? It's better to be a critic than a simpleton. And to answer your question in it's most general - yes, there is something wrong when people support 'poor art', for lack of a better term. That is why we continue to end up with endless tripe like the Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer 'films' (crap like Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, the upcoming Vampires Suck).
There's nothing wrong with being a critic, Archie. The world is full of them. Aren't we all critics?
I am not an Olly Moss fan, but Freefall happens to dig on this guy's style.
Are you saying he's a simpleton? Or, am I a simpleton because I defend his right to collect what he likes?
BTW, what do you collect? I don't recall seeing any of your pics posted...
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There's nothing wrong with being a critic, Archie. The world is full of them. Aren't we all critics?
I am not an Olly Moss fan, but Freefall happens to dig on this guy's style.
Are you saying he's a simpleton? Or, am I a simpleton because I defend his right to collect what he likes?
BTW, what do you collect? I don't recall seeing any of your pics posted...
Wow, everybody's a f**king critic.
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We should all be critics. I am saying that anyone who lives without examination is a simpleton.
In this case, your knee-jerk reactions are misplaced because no one is attacking his right to collect what he likes.
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Hey, nothing "knee jerk" here, Arch. One only has to read the thread.
Not to sound redundant....
BTW, what do you collect? I don't recall seeing any of your pics posted...
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I agree with you to a point here. There are some SPECULATORS out there who buy his work solely to cash in on it just like in every other genre of collecting.
But I fear we have far digressed from the topic.
So, what Alamo/Roadshow Artist do you collect or like? :)
It's not just true speculators. It's the ebeaner print trader mentality, where a new print is purchased with hopes of trading up to the prints they really want. Baseball cards.
Topics around here digress all the time. Regardless, this discussion has been very much on point.
As for my collection, I focus on getting the best images from my favorite films (great directors, cult, sci-fi). Consequently, I don't focus on any particular artist (or country for that matter).
As far as Alamo's go (I have around twenty screening related prints), Jeff Kleinsmith's hit-to-miss ratio is hard to beat and his North by Northwest is still my favorite Alamo print. Put alongside Jay Ryan's FerrisBDO and Stout's The Thing and you pretty much end up with mondo's holy trinity (although The Thing had better coloration (green/red, not blue/pink) in the original jpeg than the final product).
Since, I see a new post while I've been typing I'll add...
But, in the end, what does it matter what I collect? Does it change the validity of my arguments? Does the size or quality of ones collection equal the size of their e-penis?
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Hey, nothing "knee jerk" here, Arch. One only has to read the thread.
I've read the thread and you're reaction was certainly misplaced.
Wow, everybody's a f**king critic.
There's nothing wrong with being a critic, Archie.
So, at risk of being redundant, which is it?
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BTW, what do you collect? I don't recall seeing any of your pics posted...
right, cause if you don't post pics, you're not a collector eyeroll
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Hey, nothing "knee jerk" here, Arch. One only has to read the thread.
Not to sound redundant....
BTW, what do you collect? I don't recall seeing any of your pics posted...
I think Archie collects what he steals from me, since he publicly admitted to robbing me of some precious artifacts.
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So, at risk of being redundant, which is it?
We are all critics and we all have certain tastes.
While I am not an Olly Moss fan, I can still see the merit of the man's works through his efforts.
Now, what is the point in denigrating a fellow collector's taste?
Does it make you superior?
BTW, this has nothing to do with being a moderator.
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As far as Alamo's go (I have around twenty screening related prints), Jeff Kleinsmith's hit-to-miss ratio is hard to beat and his North by Northwest is still my favorite Alamo print.
My favorite of his is his "Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia print, though it certainly doesnt seem to be very popular among the gen pop.
And since we are being critics, I prefer the Rob Jones North by Northwest. In fact, I think after Goldfinger (very mainstream, I know), it is my favorite Alamo/RR print. I am not really a big fan of Moss myself, but it is kind of Ollie Moss like, so I could see where you might not go for it. Also, the simple fact that it is a giant pain in the ass to source will keep its popularity limited.
For Stouts, I prefer Robocop. I feel like the subject matter of Robocop is most suited to Tyler's style. After that, in no particular order, I would go with Bullitt, T2, and Field of Dreams.
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We are all critics and we all have certain tastes.
While I am not an Olly Moss fan, I can still see the merit of the man's works through his efforts.
Now, what is the point in denigrating a fellow collector's taste?
Does it make you superior?
BTW, this has nothing to do with being a moderator.
That you are a head-scratchingly poor choice as a moderator is obvious regardless of this discussion. It's your Faux News tactics in this case which make it egregious.
Your first post ('Wow, everybody's a f**king critic.') was meant to quash legitimate discussion of the merits of a particular artist, which is exactly what should be encouraged in a forum such as this. Isn't sharing differing points of view precisely the point? You can't be critical without examining both the good and the bad. If you only allow 'happy thoughts' then you end up with nothing but a useless hype-market. Duckies and Bunnies.
You then came to a false defense ('Or, am I a simpleton because I defend his right to collect what he likes?') when no one was suggesting that he shouldn't (classic Murdoch BTW). Brie said as much in his posts. I made the assumption that Freefall was not some precious snowflake and could handle some frank discussion without my having to worry if I was damaging his self-worth.
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What I find "head-scratchingly poor" is your incessant bleating and rampant negativity.
It is legendary.
I can't wait for your next insightful post. I yearn for the education...
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My favorite of his is his "Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia print, though it certainly doesnt seem to be very popular among the gen pop.
And since we are being critics, I prefer the Rob Jones North by Northwest. I am not really a big fan of Moss myself, but it is kind of Ollie Moss like, so I could see where you might not go for it.
The only reason I didn't pick up Alfredo is that I have yet to see the entire film. I liked the artwork though. It is also a much smaller run (1/2) than most of his other prints. This is one of the very few Alamo prints that I have a feeling I may end up regretting not picking up.
As for NxNW, have you seen them in person? I can't remember if they are in your sizable Alamo collection or not. The only reason I ask is that in most jpegs of Kleinsmith's version you can't see the plane in context of the poster, which makes a big difference.
Rob's take seems a little too similar to images available on some of the regular posters for me. It does capture the chase nature of the film, but i prefer the subtler nature of Kleinsmith's approach.
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What I find "head-scratchingly poor" is your incessant bleating and rampant negativity.
It is legendary.
I can't wait for your next insightful post. I yearn for the education...
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Good job avoiding the issue... apparently, it's what you do best.
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The only reason I didn't pick up Alfredo is that I have yet to see the entire film. I liked the artwork though. It is also a much smaller run (1/2) than most of his other prints. This is one of the very few Alamo prints that I have a feeling I may end up regretting not picking up.
As for NxNW, have you seen them in person?
Most of these prints look a lot better in person, but the Alfred Garcia gains more than most. I have seen both NxNW, though I passed on the Kleinsmith to a friend who wanted it much more than I did. The Jones version I plan on framing. I see where you are coming from regarding being similar to other images for the film though. I guess this is one of the few times I prefer the simple bichromatic approach.
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And since we are being critics, I prefer the Rob Jones North by Northwest. In fact, I think after Goldfinger (very mainstream, I know), it is my favorite Alamo/RR print. I am not really a big fan of Moss myself, but it is kind of Ollie Moss like, so I could see where you might not go for it. Also, the simple fact that it is a giant pain in the ass to source will keep its popularity limited.
For Stouts, I prefer Robocop. I feel like the subject matter of Robocop is most suited to Tyler's style. After that, in no particular order, I would go with Bullitt, T2, and Field of Dreams.
My only problem with T2 is that, for me, the image is far more appropriate to the first film than second. I love Ken Taylor's work though. Field of Dreams would probably make my top 5 - best use of metal on a poster ever.
Bullitt I am split on. I dig the car - who doesn't - but something about McQueen has never looked right to me. It doesn't help that nearly the same artwork was used by the dirtbombs for a gig poster...
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Most of these prints look a lot better in person, but the Alfred Garcia gains more than most. I have seen both NxNW, though I passed on the Kleinsmith to a friend who wanted it much more than I did. The Jones version I plan on framing. I see where you are coming from regarding being similar to other images for the film though. I guess this is one of the few times I prefer the simple bichromatic approach.
Absolutely true, even though I only own around 20, I have had the opportunity to see at least 50 more at flatstocks and a good 75% are noticeably better in person.
I can see where the simple approach to NxNW would work. Never having seen it in person makes it harder to judge.
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My only problem with T2 is that, for me, the image is far more appropriate to the first film than second. I love Ken Taylor's work though. Field of Dreams would probably make my top 5 - best use of metal on a poster ever.
Bullitt I am split on. I dig the car - who doesn't - but something about McQueen has never looked right to me. It doesn't help that nearly the same artwork was used by the dirtbombs for a gig poster...
As for T2, its a big ass weapon-slinging cyborg, which to me is appropriate for anything terminator even if they didn't specifically appear in T2. Regardless, Ken Taylor is probably my favorite artist right now.
Yeah, Reinel just covered up the boobs on his Dirtbombs poster, though I think it was pretty clear the thing was inspired by Bullitt in the first place. Thats actually one of the reasons I liked it. He did the art before even being commissioned to do a poster for the film. I feel like the art reflects genuine interest in the film rather than a piece motivated by a contract.
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As for T2, its a big ass weapon-slinging cyborg, which to me is appropriate for anything terminator even if they didn't specifically appear in T2. Regardless, Ken Taylor is probably my favorite artist right now.
Yeah, Reinel just covered up the boobs on his Dirtbombs poster, though I think it was pretty clear the thing was inspired by Bullitt in the first place. Thats actually one of the reasons I liked it. He did the art before even being commissioned to do a poster for the film. I feel like the art reflects genuine interest in the film rather than a piece motivated by a contract.
T2 is a cool poster, no doubt, and Taylor has been aces since before he started silk-screening.
I didn't know that the gig poster came first. Surprising. By the way, if you ever have a chance, in person he is easily one of the friendliest artists I've come across.
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The Scott Pilgrim poster looks cool but I may pass since I don't have a clue about this movie - guess I'm getting old.
P.S. Freefall: Please feel free to metaphorically start frothing at the mouth about this one ;D
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Woohoo . anyone have tips on when the new Ansin piece is going to come out ??
Damn you Mel I was just posting about that !! :P The movie looks to be pretty fun actually .. google it !! ;)
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The Scott Pilgrim poster looks cool but I may pass since I don't have a clue about this movie - guess I'm getting old.
The movie's got some good buzz and man... that is another sweeeet Ansin piece.
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The movie's got some good buzz and man... that is another sweeeet Ansin piece.
Really Brude your relentless positivity and congeniality are making me sick and are in stark contrast to your avatar.
What's amatta wit yous?
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Woohoo . anyone have tips on when the new Ansin piece is going to come out ??
Damn you Mel I was just posting about that !! :P The movie looks to be pretty fun actually .. google it !! ;)
I saw a sneak a few weeks ago. This print is a pretty good representation, although it does focus almost entirely on the Evil Ex's at the expense of the more interesting characters.
It's a fast, fun flick, if a bit slight in the story department. Targeted directly at the gamer market, Scott Pilgrim pretty much hits the bulls eye.
Yankees Suck
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The Scott Pilgrim poster looks cool but I may pass since I don't have a clue about this movie - guess I'm getting old.
P.S. Freefall: Please feel free to metaphorically start frothing at the mouth about this one ;D
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I've been frothing at mouth since 9 am this morning when this was announced via FBook. Needless to say, I already called people I know in Austin and cashed in my chips so I can get my hands on this. *crossing fingers* :o
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Frack, I'm really on the fence here. I love Ansin, and even though I've never met him in person, I consider him a friend... but Michael Cera front and center... Really? It makes me sick a little. What to do, what to do?
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This would look so good framed along side the lenticular poster version of this movie. mesmrized
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Here's the variant (stolen from Expresso). Go get it Freefall!!!!
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Here's the variant (stolen from Expresso). Go get it Freefall!!!!
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LMAO!!!
I am trying!!!
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The Scott Pilgrim poster looks cool but I may pass since I don't have a clue about this movie - guess I'm getting old.
Btw, if you understand why, when people die, they turn into coins, you'll have a pretty good idea of what you are in for...
You should drag a hot, but nerdy GW grad student from Dupont down to the Georgetown 14, if you get the chance...
Nice variant... any word on glow-in-the-dark?
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Btw, if you understand why, when people die, they turn into coins, you'll have a pretty good idea of what you are in for...
You should drag a hot, but nerdy GW grad student from Dupont down to the Georgetown 14, if you get the chance...
Nice variant... any word on glow-in-the-dark?
An interesting tidbit from Justin - turns out Hollywood stars are poster geeks too:
The Nega Scott variant does not glow, but has lots of metallics. I'm really into it. And, considering the amount of posters we have to give to the cast and studio, the runs are pretty modest. You have to realize, when you're working on big movies like this, you have to jump through a lot of hoops and everyone involved wants copies.
Gotta work on the hot GW grad student. Hell, at this point, I'll just take the nerdy one...
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So I think I'm going to pass on this one, because I really can't stand Cera.
On the other hand, I just received my Zombie poster, and it's quite awesome.
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If anyone can score a variant for me tomorrow, I will pay you for your trouble and then some. I have to go in and cover an event all day tomorrow and I will not have the chance to get to a computer.
Pretty please with icing on top :-*
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They are up now !! I got one of both !
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I got the variant, probably strictly for "trade bait" unless I really like it.
Update: Variant gone in just a couple of minutes.
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I see the variant being good for trades .. I personally like the coloring and drawing of the non-variant better overall ..
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I'm a sucker!! I got the variant, just because of Ansin, because I certainly have zero intention to see this flick.
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:'(
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I was just reading the Alamo thread on Expresso. It's so funny how excited those guys get about a print release. Like the 2nd coming or something...
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Okay, so as expected, Cera has another flop with Scott Pilgrim. My question is why the good folks at Mondo chose this ridiculous movie instead of a classic like The Expendables.
Saw it last night. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. Stallone is my hero.
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Okay, so as expected, Cera has another flop with Scott Pilgrim. My question is why the good folks at Mondo chose this ridiculous movie instead of a classic like The Expendables.
Saw it last night. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. Stallone is my hero.
Cool! Then maybe you can sell me your variant for cost? :P
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Okay, so as expected, Cera has another flop with Scott Pilgrim. My question is why the good folks at Mondo chose this ridiculous movie instead of a classic like The Expendables.
Saw it last night. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. Stallone is my hero.
As someone who has seen both, I feel confident in saying that, even though I missed a boat-load of inside references, Scott Pilgrim is the vastly superior movie is just about every respect. I can appreciate what Stallone attempted, but everything, save one Happy Feet comment, landed flat. It's closer to the painful Driven than the over the top fun of Rambo.
Scott Pilgrim won't do particularly well because Universal can't market to save their life and it's become cool to bash on Cera. Granted, his range is limited to variations on a theme, but he plays awkward better than anyone. By my count he has been in five good/great flicks (Scott Pilgrim, Juno, SuperBad, Youth In Revolt, Paper Heart) and two very bad ones (Year One and Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist), but to hear it from the net you'd think that he killed baby kittens on live television.
Sony, Warner and Disney and even Paramount (when they want to) are so far ahead of Universal in the marketing game right now that it isn't even funny.
No offense meant Brie. I can't stand Angelina Jolie myself, but since I choose films based on directors, I still end up seeing her baboon lips everywhere.
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I can appreciate what Stallone attempted, but everything, save one Happy Feet comment, landed flat.
I can't. I hated it, and I went into it with very low expectations. It was basically a 100 minute A-team episode without the 80's charm (see the A-team movie for another example of this). Mickey Rourke played himself (as usual), and was pretty good (which was to be expected). Dolph Lundgren appears to have made some strides as an actor. Granted, he wasn't earthshaking, but he's leaps and bounds better than he used to be. At least he can claim improvement, something Sly is still looking for. No Chuck Norris, Cynthia Rothrock, Charles Bronson, Stephen "Fat Toad" Segal, or Wesley Snipes. It was my most yawning theater experience since Indy 4.
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The problem with Universal is not their distribution department but the quality of their movies. When a movie is semi good (Despicable Me or Get Him to the Greek, for instance), they have no problem opening them, but when they suck (Wolfman, Green Zone) or mean nothing to people (Repo Men, Kick-Ass, MacGruber and now Pilgrim), they die.
As far as Stallone is concerned, I was joking. The Expendables is pretty bad, but fun bad. Hard to believe the guy wrote Rocky.
As far as Cera is concerned, he's pure box office poison and should not be allowed to make another flick.
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It's official: New Star Wars print this week. An EB member says "it will be the second Alamo poster from this artist so far this year. That should disqualify a few potential candidates..."
So far this year:
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus by Martin Ansin
The Monster Squad by Tyler Stout
The Holy Mountain by Florian Bertmer
Tommy by Jesse Philips
Dark Side of the Rainbow by Jon Smith
House of the Devil by The Silent Giants
Frozen by Kevin Tong
The Wolfman by Daniel Danger
The Wolf Man by Martin Ansin
T2: Judgment Day by Ken Taylor
TMNT by Rhys Cooper
Children of the Hydra by Arik Roper
The Lost World by Dan McCarthy
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans by Alan Hynes
Plan 9 From Outer Space by Todd Slater
Night of the Living Dead by Florian Bertmer
Iron Man 2 by Tyler Stout
Iron Man 2 by Mike Saputo
The Human Centipede by The Silent Giants
The Evil Dead by Olly Moss
The Evil Dead by Florian Bertmer
Survival of the Dead by Charlie Adlard
The Warriors by Ken Taylor
The Warriors by Tomer Hanuka
UHF by Rich Kelley
Space Seed by Martin Ansin
Fantastic Fest 2010 by Mike Saputo
Scrap Yard Power Droid by Jeff Soto
Richard Pryor by Ken Taylor
Bride of Frankenstein by Martin Ansin
Raider by Dave Kinsey
Moon by All City Media/Martin Ansin
The Trouble With Tribbles by Olly Moss
Father: Encounter On Dagobah by Tomer Hanuka
Zombie by Jeff Proctor
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World by Martin Ansin
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I can't. I hated it, and I went into it with very low expectations. It was basically a 100 minute A-team episode without the 80's charm (see the A-team movie for another example of this). Mickey Rourke played himself (as usual), and was pretty good (which was to be expected). Dolph Lundgren appears to have made some strides as an actor. Granted, he wasn't earthshaking, but he's leaps and bounds better than he used to be. At least he can claim improvement, something Sly is still looking for. No Chuck Norris, Cynthia Rothrock, Charles Bronson, Stephen "Fat Toad" Segal, or Wesley Snipes. It was my most yawning theater experience since Indy 4.
Don't get me wrong, the movie itself sucked. The idea behind it, getting as many action heroes under one roof as possible, might have worked if the film really was an 80's throwback actioner. I agree with your assessment. BTW, Snipes was going to be in it but he couldn't leave the country.
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The problem with Universal is not their distribution department but the quality of their movies. When a movie is semi good (Despicable Me or Get Him to the Greek, for instance), they have no problem opening them, but when they suck (Wolfman, Green Zone) or mean nothing to people (Repo Men, Kick-Ass, MacGruber and now Pilgrim), they die.
You inadvertently proved my point with that phrase... It's the marketing departments sole purpose to make sure that the film mean something to the right people (generating buzz). Sure, the quality of a film makes a difference (word of mouth) going forward, but there is a reason that the shittiest Sony film still makes money, while even the 'better' Universal films struggle. Despicable Me falls under the any animated 3D flick makes a boatload of cash right now theory. Also, the lack of major 3D competition right now helps.
BTW, Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim are absolute cult hits going forward - the films nail their target audiences perfectly.
Trust me, as someone who has monitored in-theater marketing efforts over the past several years, Universal is battling the likes of Focus and Lionsgate, not Sony and Warners.
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McCarthy Hoth is the next release
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anyone else feel like that was just a piece Dan was working on and then he added the droid to make it a star wars piece??
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Only a hard core Star Wars fan would want the stuff they've been putting out. Three strikes IMHO
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Now I applaud Mondo and all the effort they put into making posters/art prints .. but as far as these Star Wars prints go .. I kind of get the feeling that they are making them more for themselves more than the public in general ..
It like when you are with a group of people you just met and they all have inside jokes and little sayings and they all crack up and you have no clue what they are talking about, so you just sit there with no idea how to react .. Its like that .. Justine and Mitch and the artist are all like "ohhh this is my favorite unknown SW character" .. and they run with it .. Usually making a piece that they love but fans in general are not so sure about .. Whats even worse IMHO is when an artist like Mcarthy puts out a piece and you have almost know way of knowing if this was originally intended to be a SW print or if the deadline was creeping up so he whipped up more of the same stuff he's been cranking out ..
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Justine and Mitch and the artist are all like "ohhh this is my favorite unknown SW character" .. and they run with it
I met Justin last night in Philly at the Rocky showing - which was great BTW. I asked him whether he gave specific instructions to the artist about his "vision" of the poster. He said he did for some artists and not for others (Moss, Stout, and some others I can't recall).
He also told me that Universal did not approve Blues Brothers in time and therefore it can never be sold. It has been printed and may be given away as "comps."
He and the crew DROVE from Austin to Philly - yikes!
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Whats even worse IMHO is when an artist like Mcarthy puts out a piece and you have almost know way of knowing if this was originally intended to be a SW print or if the deadline was creeping up so he whipped up more of the same stuff he's been cranking out
I am not blown away by this, but say what you will, this IS a Dan McCarthy poster. This is what he does, and a quick trip to his website looking at past releases will confirm. http://www.danmccarthy.org/ (http://www.danmccarthy.org/)
This one doesn't have dinosaurs or trees or stars or dinosaur bones, but it is a nature scene. Instead of a silhouette of a person or animal, in this case, we have an Imperial Probe Droid. Subtle, but kind of cool. I like the contrails in the sky as well.
In light of his previous work, this fits in pretty well will his style. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
BTW. For anyone who complained about the Scott Pilgrim last week, send me a PM. I was in Mexico on business travel and missed the drop. I'll take the NEGA version off your hands and double what you paid for it to flip it to me. That will give you a nice bonus and save me the hassle of dealing with eBay.
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Hi Mel,
I am glad you had a good time at the screening. How was the poster scene? Did you pick up any more prints?
I attended one of these a few years back and had a blast. The screening was for A Christmas Story in my hometown of Cleveland. It was a good year for Roadhouse posters. The Jay Ryan one for the screening was nothing special, but the Slater Goldfinger, Stout Lost Boys and Kleinsmith N by NW I picked up more than made up for that.
They had some events and actors from the movie at the show. Scott Farkas and Randy as well as local people they used during the filming attended the screening. They also had an event afterwards at the Chinese restaurant from the end of movie. Everything was set up outside the house they used to film the movie.
If people are on the fence about these screenings, I highly recommend doing it if they are reasonably close.
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Hi Mel, I am glad you had a good time at the screening. How was the poster scene?
Well worth the four hour round trip from DC. I'd forgotten how good the movie was. They had a great turnout - probably several hundred people filling the entire steps of the Philly Museum of Art. Stallone did a special video for the showing, explaining that they had "no budget" for Rocky I and they filmed the famous "steps scene" on the spur of the moment. Originally, he was going to carry his dog up the stairs but the dog was much too heavy. The audience gave a rousing cheer when he ran up the steps (twice actually) in the movie. I left after the first movie. They showed the other movies until 3 am(!).
Justin was getting pretty steady business. I met a couple of other collectors, told 'em about APF, so maybe they'll come around!
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So I had a choice this morning...
Either wait for a print with an outrageous number of copies (meaning Ebay will be flooded) that I don't particularly like by someone I don't particularly care for, or go hiking with my dogs on the Hollywood hills. I chose life, missed the drop and feel okay about it.
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T
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Hi T,
Nice pics. I bet your dogs absolutely love going on those hikes with you.
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Man, I love going on hikes with them. Every morning, for 1 hour +, we hike different trails on the hills. We're usually all alone in the middle of nowhere, which I love about L.A. My dogs are 11 and 12, and they still act like puppies, running after lizards and other creatures, up and down hills. I love it.
T
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Honestly though there arent a lot of these Alamo SW posters on eBay .. I like the Degobah poster but missed the drop .. :( I forgot about an auction that I was watching and it sold for $56 so they arent holding a lot of value just not a lot are hitting the resell market .. which is good Im glad to know I missed out to other collectors than to a ton of flippers. And even though Im not crazy about this mcarthy or the Kinsey just for the sake of collecting and being a slave to the Alamo machine Ill probably look to pick them up at some point just so I can have the complete Alamo SW Collection :P
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I am kind of in the same boat. I missed the Soto and the Kinsey, but don't particularly care for them
I like the Hanuka and the McCarthy, but I think 3 Wolf Moon is a badass t-shirt with magical powers. Maybe I am Dan's target market ;D
I guess I will eventually try to pick up the first two, but who knows when.
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I like Mcarthy .. But its getting a little old .. Like I like some T Stout stuff but its gotten to be the same collage of main characters every time .. They are all very skilled/talented but sometimes it seems they lack the "vision" or a passion for the piece .. its just more commercial like just churning out piece after piece to make money ..(which isnt a bad thing if thats your end goal) No matter what youll have your fan-boys and they will always eat up everything the latest and greatest artist is churning out for the masses .. Which I am guilty of at times .. As I siadi I like Mcarthy.. I do have a few of his pieces .. but I dont want to buy all of his works because honestly Id get confused and think I have doubles because some of its so similar :P
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Mondo gave a shout out to this SERIOUS Deep Space Nine fan:
http://ninersparadise.blogspot.com/ (http://ninersparadise.blogspot.com/)
(http://blog.mondotees.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/WBF1.jpg)
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Honestly though there arent a lot of these Alamo SW posters on eBay .. I like the Degobah poster but missed the drop .. :( I forgot about an auction that I was watching and it sold for $56 so they arent holding a lot of value just not a lot are hitting the resell market .. which is good Im glad to know I missed out to other collectors than to a ton of flippers. And even though Im not crazy about this mcarthy or the Kinsey just for the sake of collecting and being a slave to the Alamo machine Ill probably look to pick them up at some point just so I can have the complete Alamo SW Collection :P
You guys should just sign up for the Mondo Newsletter, they give you a few minutes head's up on the Mondo drops, I have gotten the emails and been able to go right to the site and order if I want, but the Star Wars prints have been so disappointing in my opinion. But better ones are on the horizon....
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http://www.ugo.com/the-goods/world-premiere-mondos-great-warrior-poster (http://www.ugo.com/the-goods/world-premiere-mondos-great-warrior-poster)
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The best Star Wars print so far. I'm tempted. What to do, what to do?
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The best Star Wars print so far. I'm tempted. What to do, what to do?
I know you know you're gonna get it ;D
I will try and get it even though it's not an actual "movie" poster.
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I know you know you're gonna get it ;D
I will try and get it even though it's not an actual "movie" poster.
If I get it, it's only as "trade bait" for prior or future Alamos that I really want. I traded my Scott Pilgrim variant for a Phantom of the Opera (sorry Free!).
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If I get it, it's only as "trade bait" for prior or future Alamos that I really want. I traded my Scott Pilgrim variant for a Phantom of the Opera (sorry Free!).
Good for you, Mel. That Phantom is rippin'.
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Stout's "Let The Right One In" is superb - much better than his regular "cram all the characters into the picture" style IMHO:
(http://www.tstout.com/shared/poster_zoom/2010/LTROI_big.jpg)
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If I get it, it's only as "trade bait" for prior or future Alamos that I really want. I traded my Scott Pilgrim variant for a Phantom of the Opera (sorry Free!).
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! /wrist
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Stout's "Let The Right One In" is superb - much better than his regular "cram all the characters into the picture" style IMHO:
(http://www.tstout.com/shared/poster_zoom/2010/LTROI_big.jpg)
When was this sold?
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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! /wrist
It's been selling for $125 or so on Ebay, which is $45 more than it originally sold for.
Free killed himself over $45 - that's comi-tragic:
(http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/smilies/emoticons/violin4qi3.gif)
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When was this sold?
it wasn't yet.
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Tyler really is the best out there. There is also a variant of the same poster.
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Stout's "Let The Right One In" is superb - much better than his regular "cram all the characters into the picture" style IMHO:
(http://www.tstout.com/shared/poster_zoom/2010/LTROI_big.jpg)
Considering the film basically has just three characters it shouldn't be that surprising. In a way, since they dominate the poster, he still managed to 'cram all the characters into the picture'.
Yet another black/white/red/grey or silver color combo from Tyler... weak...
BTW & FYI, this is an art print. There is no screening. Much like The Big Lebowski, it's part of an art show and, as such, is not an Alamo release.
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And the size of the poster is different than his usual 24x36. This poster is an actual British Quad size poster.
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how as the yoda sell out already.. i swear it didnt even go on sale.. iv been on there all day
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I thought it was up long enuff ..:p i got the email on my phone pulled up mondo .. had to login to mondo had to log into paypal and even change my shipping addy then pay .. it took me a few mins because i wasnt prepared and i was so sure ig get an empty cart error but i didnt :)
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i was on from 7am this morning.... only poster i have ever liked from there... :'(
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I have missed a couple due to work but with thier new check out doing it on my phone is easy .. as long as u are on the mailing list u get the email a couple of mins before the poster goes up so u have time to pull up the page then and start refreshing .. no need to hang out at the pc all day anymore
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I missed it. I got the email that it was on sale in my inbox at 12:52. An hour after it went on sale.
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I got the email at 12:23.. and my receipt came in at 12:30 .. unfortunate for u you did get the email but not an hr after the sale .. after mine went through i went back and refreshed the store page and they were still available for another 5-10mins after i got mine.
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jeez people, quit spreading the word about getting on the mail distro. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
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Iirc correctly .. justin has stated there are thousands of peolle on the mailing list .. but not near as many on twitter .. they apparently want more people on twitter for some reason so they always drop tips and hints on there that those of us on the mailing list never get.
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Also the email isnt a for sure thing either .. if ur mail is running slow u could totally miss the drop ..
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Also the email isnt a for sure thing either .. if ur mail is running slow u could totally miss the drop ..
If you have Outlook, create a "rule" to display a "Desktop Alert" whenever you receive a message with "Mondo" or "Alamo" in the subject. When the message comes in, a message pops up in the middle of your screen, so you won't miss it. If you're already logged into your Mondo account, you've maximized your chances of getting it.
Most likely other email programs have similar functions.
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I dont even go through all tht .. my phone goes off when i get ekail and i check it .. if its a mondo drop i click the link and start refreshing ...
Also another downside to relying on the emails... theyve messed up the links before so the email link was bad.. theres no fool.proof way.. but a dedicated fan will use multiple resources and try for it every time :)
Did u get this yoda mel?
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Did u get this yoda mel?
Pass, I did. Too arty for me. I want the Jabba The Hutt Slave Girls!!!
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I have signed up for the mailing list twice now, unblocked them from my spam, and I have NEVER, not one single time, ever received an email from them. I even checked my spam box to see if it was going there. They must not like me.
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I have signed up for the mailing list twice now, unblocked them from my spam, and I have NEVER, not one single time, ever received an email from them. I even checked my spam box to see if it was going there. They must not like me.
Are you signed up for the "Mondo Tees" newsletter? That's the one with the poster announcements - not the Weekly newsletter.
This is how it's coming through on my Outlook:
Mondo [newsletter@originalalamo.ccsend.com]; on behalf of; Mondo [justin@mondotees.com]
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yup
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i know its a bit ironic coming from a dealer but there are 19 of the yoda todd slater on ebay already... now thats taking the piss...
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yup
It's coming through fine on my government, Gmail, and Yahoo accounts, so I'm betting it's something with your email provider. Might want to try alternate email addresses.
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I always complainabout flippers :p and i get pissed on about it .. i do believe theres a diference between a dealer anda flipper though .. a dealer buys wholesale through special channels then sells for a profit .. these flipprs just take someones place in line so they can immediatley turn around and sell it for 2x the cost to the 1st person who didnt get the poster . its irritatingto say the least especially when ur the person that missed out.
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It's coming through fine on my government, Gmail, and Yahoo accounts, so I'm betting it's something with your email provider. Might want to try alternate email addresses.
its a yahoo account.
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it doesnt really matter though. I have another secret weapon, but like any of them, it requires me to actually be here when it drops. in this case, I wasn't.
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I usually do not have problems with the email drops. I guess my ISP screwed up.
I hate Twitter.
Facebook is evil!
I guess I will have to pick it up from Todd or the secondary market.
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I wish Alamo would do a real Star Wars poster, instead of "art print" drivel. This Killian ESB sold for $406 tonight - it blows the Alamo stuff away.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/ESB-1.jpg)
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Im wondering if its part of their arrangement with Lucas .. Being they can only make prints and not actual posters? Its a minor distinction but with loads of other contractual obligations it could be a big one.
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Im wondering if its part of their arrangement with Lucas .. Being they can only make prints and not actual posters? Its a minor distinction but with loads of other contractual obligations it could be a big one.
Yeah, the other forums have been saying Mondo "got around" Acme's licensing agreement with LucasFilm by finding a narrow loophole. Maybe that's why they can't put the titles on the posters and/or it limits the scope of permissible art. But the end result is that neither Acme or Mondo has put out anything nearly as good as Kilian did in the 80s/90s, at least from a movie poster collector's viewpoint.
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So what's the poster of the week?
Star Trek 3
Star Wars 5
or something completely different?
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Star Trek it is. I'll probably get this, especially if it's 24x36. I think the big title makes it superior to the similar Star Wars prints:
(http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/08/340x_star_trek_first_contact.jpg)
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Star Trek it is. I'll probably get this, especially if it's 24x36. I think the big title makes it superior to the similar Star Wars prints:
(http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/08/340x_star_trek_first_contact.jpg)
Must. Camp. Computer.
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Passing. Not a Star Trek fan. Aside from the Ansin poster, I actually don't think I own 1 single Star Trek poster. Like ever. Which is a little sad because Nimoy is an acquaintance of ours, not a friend, but someone we've met on several occasions, so I could have him sign something. I actually sat in front of him at a birthday dinner, a year or so ago, and all we talked about was my watch, which he liked. A very quiet and reserved guy, a little deaf too :)
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Ken Taylor does a nice job.
My favorite ST movie, but idk if I want that on my wall. Creepy gigeresque borg. Yuck
Re: Nimoy
A very quiet and reserved guy, a little deaf too
Probably from his rock and roll days in the 70s.
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
I Walk the Line
If I had a Hammer . . .
Classic!
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I'd say these three Star Trek posters (and the Alamo posters so far) are exceptional. The rest have been good to mediocre.
I predict the new Alamo will go fast - it's getting big press on the sci-fi sites.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/star_trek_the_motion_picture.jpg)
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/StarTrek031984SSFAustOS.jpg)
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/star_trek_xi_ver19.jpg)
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Depending on how many they put out (450 + kills any chance of trade), I might just get it for that purpose.
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That is awesome, I am on that like a Dale on a cookie.
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Wow .. I was thinking of picking one up .. BUt $80 for the variant and the only difference is glow in the dark?? If I do go for it Ill prolly save some $$ and go for the regular version .. Looks to be an edition of 210 and 80
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Wow .. I was thinking of picking one up .. BUt $80 for the variant and the only difference is glow in the dark?? If I do go for it Ill prolly save some $$ and go for the regular version .. Looks to be an edition of 210 and 80
Yes 24x36!!!!
I hatez the tiny 18x24. Short posters got no reason to live!
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I am not much of a Trek fan, but that creepy bitch is pretty cool looking....
Damn if I didn't make one purchase too many this month....
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Damn if I didn't make one purchase too many this month....
I hate to try and quote a line from Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein cause I will probably be off a bit but I gotta try ....."you and a million other guys"
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Wow .. I was thinking of picking one up .. BUt $80 for the variant and the only difference is glow in the dark?? If I do go for it Ill prolly save some $$ and go for the regular version .. Looks to be an edition of 210 and 80
If it's anything like his Alien 'egg', the glow-in-the-dark will be well worth it.
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its up. the GID version was gone in under a minute I think. Id have gotten it if i could have, but not interested in the regular. I love Ken Taylor and all, but its Star Trek and its an art print so I will pass.
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It's up for sale!
And managed to get both reg and variant! yay me!
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They lasted ten minutes. Got the regular only - didn't try for the variant. "Bigger" - much bigger actually - fish to fry....
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already 4 on ebay.
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Well those blew out fast.
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make that 25 on ebay
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Yes i am a slave to the machine ... i ended up picking up a variant ... im saddened by my lack of will power ..
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I passed.
I bought the Stout yesterday, which to me is 100 times better, and would have only bought the Star Trek variant for trade. But since the market is already flooded, I think I made the right decision.
;D
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Yes i am a slave to the machine ... i ended up picking up a variant ... im saddened by my lack of will power ..
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make that 25 on ebay
Wow.... laugh1
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You boys who skipped it messed up big time. Check out the pics from the email - the online pics didn't do it justice:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4951458300_29d5eefac3_b.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4951458518_1252530c27_z.jpg)
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Perhaps. But I don't like Star Trek and that creature, whatever it is, is butt ugly. The Alien poster he did, I love, but this one left me cold. I mean, would you actually put it up? Also, by judging the amount of prints on Ebay, the most I've seen in a while, a lot of people purchased it for resale, which shows that they were not crazy about it either.
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Ken Taylor is good. I'm just not into the subject matter.
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was just wondering whats the lowest number print anyone has had so far?
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, compadres. The new beauty collection begins:
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/New%20Beauties.jpg)
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Fun juxtaposition, and proof, if needs be, that Ansin is awesome.
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I don't know about the Ansin Bride being better than the Taylor Borg Queen.
I would say it's a tie with the Borg Queen ahead by a slim hair for me.
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Wow.... laugh1
Huh?
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was just wondering whats the lowest number print anyone has had so far?
I have a couple #1's.
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Huh?
What? ...
make that 25 on ebay
I thought that that was funny that he said that there were already 25 of em on ebay. It is pretty sad actually so maybe I shouldnt have laughed?
I am not understanding.
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I have a couple #1's.
I dont think anyone can beat that. I think my Once Upon a Time in the West is 2/100
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I have a couple of number ones also. Can't remember which ones though. I think two are of Ansin's work.
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surly the No 1's are worth a little more?
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It can't hurt as a selling point. Fans of the artist would want to have the first issued copy of a particular poster. I've seen it happen in other collectible fields, so I imagine it would hold true for posters as well
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I like it - what sayeth the rest of ya? I predict this will be an instant sell-out.
(http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/a/alamo_posters_090910/alamo1.jpg)
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Ah, yes, this one I'm going to get!
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I'm passing on it.
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I like it! Very nice...
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now i wish i got this one and not the last varient. moron1
now watch them make $25k in less than 5 mins...
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Im confused,and i am wearing the stupid hat here,
Are those supposed to be two Suns or Moons?.. either way the lighting isnt right......
Stew
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In!
Go Now - http://www.mondotees.com/Dawn-Of-Tatooine_p_147.html
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LOL .. +1 for Dawn!!
This helps dull the pain of what I received yesterday .. My Great Warrior (Yoda) print arrives smashed and the tube was WET .. It had been soaked through at one point but was only damp when it made it to me .. So the print itself was "textured" dont know how else to put it and was all misshapen from the tube damage .. :( the Mondo team is looking into stock on their end .. I hope they can find a replacement :)
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How long before it's sold out... how long?
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+1
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How long before it's sold out... how long?
Hard to guess .. larger print run .. but advertised by MTV .. (is that really the target demographic though) .. maybe 15 mins on the outside of things. :)
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1st ones on ebay !!
That doesnt make sense to me .. They have a BIN of $90 .. free shipping .. The print cost $64 shipped .. Leaving $26 ... -ebay fees .. - ~$10 shipping to new buyer .. the seller is only making what $10 ??? Doesnt seem worth all the hassle to ..
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New artist to the mondo scene, might slow this one down a little.
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New artist yes .. But a superior artist .. This is for sure one of the best (if not the best) SW print theyve put out so far.
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anyone have any news on this Metropolis print thats rumored to come out tomorrow ??
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New artist yes .. But a superior artist .. This is for sure one of the best (if not the best) SW print theyve put out so far.
Agreed. This is the best IMO.
Okay, done waiting, now I can take my patient pups to their daily hike. Beautiful day, today.
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Metropolis is showing Saturday, 9/11 in Austin as part of Fantastic Fest.
There are rumors of a print for it. Dunno any details on poster though.
http://www.originalalamo.com/show.aspx?id=7182 (http://www.originalalamo.com/show.aspx?id=7182)
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Got one - the first SW I've picked up - and the best IMHO.
All the flippers are now panicking since it hasn't been an instant sell-out.
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Looks like my optimism was misplaced .. Still for sale at 1:18EST, I believe they went up at 1:00EST
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Ok, I gave in. I bought one since it didn't take a blink of an eye for it to sell out which is awesome. ;D
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Ohh and theyre GONE !! So what .. like 20 mins ??
Not too bad .. made themselves about $1k per minute (before costs :P)
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New Metropolis Alamo poster - cool but 18x24 gun2
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Metro.jpg)
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Don't like the design. Even though it's be done a myriad of times, an image of (Robot) Maria still looks the best on paper and captures the imagination. Although images of the futuristic cityscape are cool, also
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Two new ones going up today ... I was thinking westworld would be an instant sell out until I saw the size .. 19x32 !?? WTF were they thinking .. the frame for that would cost triple what the poster did .. I dont know anything about this Golem film but I like the poster!
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Figures, the one poster I'd want and I won't be near a computer >:( If someone picks up an extra copy of DER GOLEM, or can buy one for me, let me know. I'll compensate them for poster cost, shipping, and a little something extra for their time and effort - within reason, of course ;)
*Nevermind. They had some in stock when I got home and I picked one up ;D
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For those interested in Westworld, it's available for sale at Methane Studios site now.
http://methanestudios.com/category/prints
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I will have to applaud Mondo on finally smoothing out the checkout process.
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Meh to both. You could find hundreds of real movie posters more compelling than those for less than $44 including shipping.
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Meh to both. You could find hundreds of real movie posters more compelling than those for less than $44 including shipping.
I agree. Westworld is a great movie, but this crap has got to be one of the most uninspired print to ever come out of Alamo. There comes a point when quantity sinks quality. Maybe they should do less and go to quality artists, instead of this junk. My opinion, of course, since it sold out.
blahblah
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http://omgposters.com/ (http://omgposters.com/)
Latest Alamo posters to be released on the 21st at some random time.
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The second set will have Boba Fett, no doubt, so most buyers will be shelling out $170 + shipping (either $14 or $28). I'd rather spend that money to pay $300-$400 (or less on a good day) for the Kilian mylar from yesteryear.
Anybody going to go for these?
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/All.jpg)
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/Fet.jpg)
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I've always hated the Kilian, which is why I never bought it. So the comparison doesn't work for me. This said, none of these 3 prints interest me. There are too cartoonish. I received the last SW print, the Dawn of Tatooine, and it is absolutely gorgeous and so inspired. These 3, not so much, so I'll pass. So far, I bought 4 out of 7.
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Any buyers tomorrow? I'm passing, but I'm sure some of you will go for it.
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Im there :)
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Do you really like them, or you're just going after the complete Alamo Star Wars collection?
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I do like them .. Would I die if I didnt get them? No ... But .. I do also want the whole set so thats also a motivation .. Not to mention the price .. People are bitching about it being expensive .. But beak it down .. You are paying <$30 per print .. and the SW prints have all been >$40 ... and lastly the bonus, buyers have dibs on the next set which everyone is speculating will have an awesome Bobba fet !! :D
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Hmm... Point taken. I'll sleep on it.
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*waves hand in the air* These are not the prints youre looking for :) I just hope to ge tmine .. other than that have at is !! :P
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I would be in, but cannot beak away tomorrow when these drop. I guess I am trying for the set. I guess I will need to look to the secondary market.
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Those posters are on sale now.
Good luck.
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got mine .. did you pick them up T ??
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Nope. I don't like the design at all, I don't care for the characters, they're too expensive and they are too many of them.
I hesitated a minute, and decided against it.
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Anyone else?? Usually on a drop day this thread is more active than this .. :/
I always hold final judgment until I see them in person .. So often pictures do not do a screen print justice ..
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I got a set, Bossk is a favorite of my sons and Fett will be a must have in the next wave.
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I did get a set for trade purpose.
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Call it marking or whatever .. But I bet most people who bought these did so to have 1st dibs on wave 2 .. and only if they post pics of wave 2 and they are just bad prints (as in not good at all) do I think anyone who got the 1st set will pass on the 2nd set .. So in short the only way to get wave 2 will most likely have been to get wave1 or pay insane prices on the 'bay especially if the Fett is as bad ass as everyone is hoping they will be.
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Anyone else?? Usually on a drop day this thread is more active than this .. :/
That's because Mel's not posting
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That's because Mel's not posting
Who?
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How long did it take them to sell out of this one? I wasn't even looking.
Ken Taylor is a hit and miss for me. I love his 2 Aliens, I like his Terminator, I do not like his Clash of the Titans (even though I own both versions :)) and I do not like these. They seem very heavy handed to me.
In any case, it was nice to sit out of Alamo stuff for a week, because if they keep coming up with new designs every week, it's $3,000 a year on spur of the moment prints.
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i honestly think mondo is becoming a joke... i mean, they are now releasing prints EVERY week..., in which 50% are goin to flippers and 20% are goin to people who only buy to trade, now there are offering buy this and get 1st option on the next load... pathetic. that mean the flippers will get 50% of the next set, and the traders will no doubt get another set to trade.
**note the % is an estimate and not to be taken literally**
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i honestly think mondo is becoming a joke... i mean, they are now releasing prints EVERY week..., in which 50% are goin to flippers and 20% are goin to people who only buy to trade, now there are offering buy this and get 1st option on the next load... pathetic. that mean the flippers will get 50% of the next set, and the traders will no doubt get another set to trade.
I agree.
I also think that they are running the risk of destroying the very market they are creating by flooding it with too much product.
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I agree.
I also think that they are running the risk of destroying the very market they are creating by flooding it with too much product.
I totally agree with you brude .. I mean look at the value of some Alamo's from a yr or two (or longer) ago .. and compare them to ones made early this year .. typically it seems all the newer ones will hover about 25% above what they sold for originally .. Maybe that will get better as they get older .. But I doubt they will .. With prints every week and runs running up around 400+ .. Part of what makes the older ones valuable was the scarcity of them .. I mean runs of <100 some as small as 25 for variants .. They are now officially a commercial machine pumping out items for the masses .. And that WILL effect the long term value of the newer posters but with the growing popularity .. That may increas the value of the older more sought after pieces.
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Well Wave 2 is already FS to those of us who bought Wave 1 already ... BUTTTT ... Heres the kicker .. We have to buy them without even being able to see them ... We will get free shipping and have a full set of 6 all with matching #'s though .. I am glad to see the size of this run wasnt larger than wave 1 as well .. I was thinking in the back of my mind they may make more just to have some to sell online ... But I bet that would have pissed some people off a little ..
Bounty Hunters- Wave 2
(Includes Dengar, 4-Lom and Boba Fett)
Poster by Ken Taylor. 12"x 36" screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 425. Printed by D&L Screen Printing. $85
Limit 1 per person/ Wave 1 order.
It has just been confirmed that Wave 2 will be debuting October 6th on G4's Attack of the Show, so tune in and check them out!
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I agree.
I also think that they are running the risk of destroying the very market they are creating by flooding it with too much product.
Are these latest Star Wars prints tied to an actual screening?
Cj
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Are these latest Star Wars prints tied to an actual screening?
Nope, just part of the Star Wars series.
Ain't it Cool has a preview of some of the posters done for this year's Fantastic Fest here: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46644 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46644)
The only one I vaguely like is the Let Me In one. Not sure about the amount of text though.
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I agree.
I also think that they are running the risk of destroying the very market they are creating by flooding it with too much product.
I couldn't agree more. They are quickly losing what made them so unique. A new print every week will eventually destroy their niche market. They might be making loads of $$$ right now, but I highly doubt they will in the long run. That's a very common practice, mainly led by greed. Regardless what Gordon Gekko thinks, greed is not good. It kills.
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hey alamo peeps,
could someone tell me a fair price to pay for the goldfinger alamo poster? and is it true one sold at christies for £2500 / $3450 ?
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They have been selling on eBay for $400-$500US.
http://www.expressobeans.com/members/detail.php/63597/history
There was an outlier Christie's Auction result. I remember seeing it on NSFGE and scratching my head, but I don't recall the exact amount, but it could have been in the range you suggest. I think the buyer didn't know or understand what he was bidding on or had a lot of extra money to piss away.
If you are patient, I bet you can score one at the eBay price range. I personally wouldn't want to sell my copy a that price, but there are a number of tracked auction results for 2010 in that range.
Good Luck.
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hey alamo peeps,
could someone tell me a fair price to pay for the goldfinger alamo poster? and is it true one sold at christies for £2500 / $3450 ?
Mine just arrived today. I paid $400.00 shipped for it.
Cj
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Did you guys ever found yourselves caught up in the Mondo drop frenzy, only to ask yourselves a few days later why the fuck you bought that print?
T
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Thats why I stopped buying most of them. There are only a few that I have kept in my collection. I dont miss any of the ones I sold off.
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Hey T
Did you guys ever found yourself caught up in the Mondo drop frenzy, only to ask yourselves a few days later why the fuck you bought that print?
Have I got caught up in the frenzy at times? Sure. One part of me likes the chase and worries that if I miss one, it will turn into the next Stout, Il Grande Badass print I can't ever justify at that price when I could have bought it for $50.
On the other hand, the speed of the print releases has accelerated, and the quality of some of the prints doesn't seem as high as they have been. They have had their regular releases for movies shown at the Alamo Drafthouse, the Rolling Roadshow stuff, The Star Trek and Star Wars series which have consistently churned out prints. Not to mention other movie theaters and/or film series who realized they could make a few bucks with prints like Alamo. It is overwhelming.
Are they saturating the market? I don't know. Stuff is still selling out pretty quickly; The best stuff doesn't all end up on eBay; and As I write this, almost all of the recent posters are selling for more than the original purchase price from Mondo. I have gotten to the point where I have bought things I am not crazy about, but I know will sell out. In the short term at least, I am hopeful I can use these to trade or sell in hopes of getting something better.
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I have gotten to the point where I have bought things I am not crazy about, but I know will sell out. In the short term at least, I am hopeful I can use these to trade or sell in hopes of getting something better.
hey, no offence but i think this is the root of the problem right there, people are buying for the sake of buying, why becasue they are scared of missing out on a print that 'might' become valuable, flippers see a quick buck becasue they 'know' there gonna sell out, and traders are buying to trade, becasue for some reason people who trade there mondo print, want another mondo print. maybe if people stopped buying just becasue its mondo, or becasue they know its gonna sell out, mondo might actually stop turning out a poster every other day, and go back to good quality pieces.
as i say this isnt directed at you jpicken, its just my opinion of the mondo phenomenom in general.
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Amen to that. Unfortunately, I don't see the process ending anytime soon.
This one I love!!!
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondosalacious.jpg)
T
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Salacious Crumb...that one is very, very nice...
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UP!
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quick buy lemmings, buy...
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No wonder I like it so much. It's a Rhys Cooper. The guy is really growing on my scale. Plus, he does claws better than anyone.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondogremlins.jpg)
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This one was a slow seller... 18 minutes. I thought it would have been much faster.
T
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my masterplan is working.. ;D
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This one was a slow seller... 18 minutes. I thought it would have been much faster.
T
I think everyone was expecting a break with Wave 1 & 2 coming out in the same week .. That prolly wiped some collectors out as far as a monthly budget goes not to mention all the FF stuff theyve had going on .. its almost like they are speeding up releases .. which is good and bad .. We will never really know how it will affect things until well after the fact.
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I got mine today. HAHA. I am a lemming. That's not the worst thing I have been called.
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I think everyone was expecting a break with Wave 1 & 2 coming out in the same week .. That prolly wiped some collectors out as far as a monthly budget goes not to mention all the FF stuff theyve had going on .. its almost like they are speeding up releases .. which is good and bad .. We will never really know how it will affect things until well after the fact.
Then I'm SO glad I didn't get the ones last week. They really pale in comparison to this one. And if I miss Boba Fett... oh well, I think I'll live :)
T
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Then I'm SO glad I didn't get the ones last week. They really pale in comparison to this one. And if I miss Boba Fett... oh well, I think I'll live :)
T
I got the ones last week and the one this week :P (I cant wait to see if the fett is worth all the hassle)
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i honestly cant understand how people baught these blind. id laugh my ass off if its a big piece of paper with a stick man with an arrow pointing to it saying boba fett...
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Hey .. Where did you get that?? Ill buy it off of ya !! :)
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There are already 11 of those Star Wars prints on Ebay. Plus one that already sold for $99.
My wish is to see of these flippers FAIL miserably.
T
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Well, well, turns out the 2nd wave of Bounty Hunters, available tomorrow, is as crappy as the first one (IMO, of course :)) For those expecting an awesome Boba Fett, I'd love to know if it meets their lofty expectation.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobountyhunters2.jpg)
I'm passing.
T
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I bet it will look better in person .. But Im not impressed with it .. Its like they tried to blend him into the background by using the same/similar colors .. :(
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When you get them all, try to take a picture of the 6 posters so we can see what they look like together.
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Any Fett poster is an awesome poster!
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NO sign of the bounty hunters yet .. But you can see in the "Whats on your Walls" a lot of my framed Alamos now .. I wanted to post up some news .. It was bad news IMO .. The powerd drod and the tatooine SW prints from alamo are not exactly 24x36 .. I picked up frames for both of them and Tatooine wouldnt fit at all and the power droid went in but once I put the backing in it was WAVY!!! So I now it was too tall and couldnt flatten out .. I havent had a chance to measure them but Id guess they may be up to a 1/4" larger than they are supposed to be ..
LOL .. or my frames are cheap Chinese crap and arent the right size :P Just something to think about ;)
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Here's the "unapproved draft" version of Horkey's Dracula poster for Alamo (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:31l40AuPoyQJ:forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D2%26t%3D58186+horkey+dracula&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us). (This is the Google cache of an Expresso Beans page from which the picture was later removed.)
'Bout time Alamo did something decent - the Bounty Hunters looked like cheesy posters you could buy at Kmart! Bleh....
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welcome1 back Mel!
Dracula...
Nice art and style, but I thought I was looking at a tribute to Coppola's DRACULA not Browning's.
But this is an unapproved draft?
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I am sure there will be some color in there. I will get it if i can, but im sure this will be a 30 second sale. The Dead Man print is some of the highest quality stuff I have seen, and I am sure this one will follow in that vein. The detail he puts into his work is amazing.
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Looks like 6 new Alamo's today.. The only one that catches my eye .. Is 'Let me in' .. 'Poltergeist' is alright .. I dont know if I will try for that one or not ..
http://mondotees.com/view_category.asp?cat=12 (http://mondotees.com/view_category.asp?cat=12)
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yet more crap from mondo.
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The Poltergeist print run (190) seems low for a glow-in-the-dark print at Halloween. After comps and sales last night, there are probably only around 100 or so going up today. Should sell very quickly. I'll try to snag one.
Update: Snagged a Poltergeist at 12:21 - wonder how long they will last?
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I was a lil slow today had "let me in" in my cart but got greedy and even though i didnt want poltergeist i went for it too and when my cart updated "let me in" was gone. Thatll teach me :p
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I was a lil slow today had "let me in" in my cart but got greedy and even though i didnt want poltergeist i went for it too and when my cart updated "let me in" was gone. Thatll teach me :p
One has already sold on Ebay for $100, so you'll have no trouble selling for a profit. You should consider keeping it - it's hard to judge these except in person. I disliked Gremlins & Aliens in person but loved Star Trek First Contact, which was much maligned here.
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LOL .. Youre prolly right .. But I was upset at myself for missing out on the one I actually wanted I just closed the window :P This is my 1st step towards breaking the Mondo addiction ;) Im much happier with my Godmachine- Blade Runner poster that I got this week than I would have been with any of the 6 Mondo releases today!
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LOL .. Youre prolly right .. But I was upset at myself for missing out on the one I actually wanted I just closed the window :P This is my 1st step towards breaking the Mondo addiction ;) Im much happier with my Godmachine- Blade Runner poster that I got this week than I would have been with any of the 6 Mondo releases today!
Im with you on that one Fallen. Its a nice consolation for this one that can't be had anywhere for any price.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xLQYS8tGlAk/TLiXnTpdrmI/AAAAAAAAFb0/XUwgk66seWI/s800/bladerunner.jpg)
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Ive seen that picture before but dont know its origins .. Is it Mondo? I like the use of the Owl but that font/title design almost kills it for me. I think I may like the godmachine better.
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Not mondo. It was from a series of giclees done for various movies by a gallery in the UK I believe. When I was actively searching for it, I knew the origin, artist, etc. I want to say its from '02 or '03, and was pretty expensive originally. Maybe in the $150 range. I am sure someone who is a little more enterprising than I am can find the gallery website where I got the image from, if it still exists. I just dont have the time or energy to find it again right now.
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The artist seems to be Kako / Carlos Bela (Lobo) if this helps.
Stew
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Thanks Stew
http://www.flickr.com/photos/keepsmesane/sets/72157601618281265/with/2542672188/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/keepsmesane/sets/72157601618281265/with/2542672188/)
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Sorry fellas, but I'm afraid to say I was one of the lucky ones. I used to work around the corner from the gallery and snagged one the week it was on sale. It cost £80, is printed on nice thick paper and it has a certificate that came with it promising that it will never be reprinted. Mine is number 10 of 25. Definitely in the top 5 posters I own. I also picked up the great Planet of the Apes one.
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8968/img0164pf.jpg)
Check the detail:
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8081/img0169eu.jpg)
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I shoulda known Ed, you bastard! I think they sold out of all of them at the gallery before they were ever offered online. Thats awesome! If you ever see another one, you know who to talk to!
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Thanks for the info guys .. I was doing some digging as well and ran across some of the same websites ... Its for sure a beautiful piece! With a run of 25 I doubt many will ever surface though :(
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Heh, sorry Schan ;D
I've never seen one on fleabay, but if I ever hear of one for sale I'll definitely give you the heads up. To be honest, I was surprised it hadn't sold out on opening night, but I suppose it was relatively expensive and the exhibition was on at the height of our recession. I picked it up about three days after opening and am pretty sure it was sold out by the following weekend.
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When you get them all, try to take a picture of the 6 posters so we can see what they look like together.
Once again my photography skills lack something .. Maybe If I had more natural light .. But anyways .. as requested .. Pics of the bounty hunters!!
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_IMAG0368.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=IMAG0368.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_IMAG0369.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=IMAG0369.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_IMAG0370.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=IMAG0370.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_IMAG0371.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=IMAG0371.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_IMAG0372.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=IMAG0372.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_IMAG0373.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=IMAG0373.jpg)
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Forget about the photos,your CD collection needs some major updates happy1
Stew
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Forget about the photos,your CD collection needs some major updates happy1
Stew
LOL .. Wait .. Huh? I dont own any CD's ?? :-/
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LOL .. Wait .. Huh? I dont own any CD's ?? :-/
Sorry Fallen,i thought you had used Cd`s to pin down the borders :)
Stew
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Ohhh .. LOL .. I gotcha .. You had me digging through my pictures online looking for some of some really old CDs !! LOL .. I had no idea what you were talking about .. ;) But the items in the Bounty Hunters photos are Bruces Movie Poster books.. I got a whole case of them one time when I spend like $3-400 on one of his auctions ..
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The Alamo releases are not getting much love from the board but I really like the Julia's Eyes (with braille!) and Nevermore. However, I'll probably pass b/c they're in the 18x24 size range.
(http://mondotees.com/assets/images/juliamain.jpg)
(http://mondotees.com/assets/images/nevermoremain.jpg)
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I wish they would have done a better job with the Roger Corman Tribute poster.
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Passing on all.
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yet another load of crap from alamo, its getting embarrassing!!
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+1
When will it end???
Nicely produced Fan Art is as much enthusiasm as i can muster.
Stew
yet another load of crap from alamo, its getting embarrassing!!
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What's really embarrassing is that other companies are starting to do much better stuff than the Alamo.
I said it a year ago: by expending their business, Mondo is killing itself. It is the old quantity over quality adage. More than ever, I think it is important to collect the artists you like and forget about the rest. I personally will keep collecting every Tyler and Martin come up with, because I love their styles, a little Danger here and there, Rhys Cooper maybe, and then it will be on a piece by piece basis.
T
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Whoa - what's with all the pessimistic posts? A lot of the posters sold today had low print runs and were for the festival, not really intended for national sale. Alamo's earlier posters were generally amateurish. The more recent posters have been much more professional and extremely creative. Come on, who else would put braille on a poster? And the forthcoming Dracula is astounding.
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Horkey.jpg)
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Whoa - what's with all the pessimistic posts. A lot of the posters sold today had low print runs and were for the festival, not really intended for national sale. Alamo's earlier posters were generally amateurish. The more recent posters have been much more professional and extremely creative. Come on, who else would put Braille on a poster? And the forthcoming Dracula is astounding.
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Horkey.jpg)
I cant help it...that looks like a Goldfrapp album cover.
Stew
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Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, all crap except the Horkey.
But then again, Mel, you don't like Cooper's Gremlins, which I adore, so our tastes may differ.
IMO, what was posted on Mondo today is absolute CRAP!
T
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I cant help it...that looks like a Goldfrapp album cover.
Stew
LMAO
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alamo is the new banksy. thats how i see it.
at the start its groundbreaking, limited & highly sought after. the artist then becomes well known and commercialized, it becomes boring, the art is everywhere and the artist lives happiley ever after with a large cigar, the original collectors then move on to the next thing. make no mistake, alamo is dieing.
oh and mel, i like the dracula.
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I cant help it...that looks like a Goldfrapp album cover.
What's a Goldfrapp? And is it contagious?
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The Horkey may be nice .. But I bet that will be the rumored "big ticket item" and would be surprised if they listed it below $150 ..
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The Horkey may be nice .. But I bet that will be the rumored "big ticket item" and would be surprised if they listed it below $150 ..
The OMG Dude Mitch specifically denied that on EB (http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=53704&p=859727#p859727) - said "you'll know it when you see it."
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The OMG Dude specifically denied that - said "you'll know it when you see it," although it appears that thread has been deleted on EB.
Horkey is ALWAYS expensive. It would be a 1st if it's under $100.
T
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Yeah, I still bet it is .. I dont know of anything else they could put out that would be worth more than the Horkey ??
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Ohhh UNLESS they are putting together a Stout SW Poster !! They may try and rake int he dough on something like that !!
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Ohhh UNLESS they are putting together a Stout SW Poster !! They may try and rake int he dough on something like that !!
Hmm...
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Hmm...
LOL .. See that, combine Stout with SW and even T is speechless ;)
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Positively yes on the Trek (if 24x36) but probably no on Star Wars - cool but the lack of title kills it for me:
(http://www.aintitcool.com/images2009/MondoWhalenST.jpg)
(http://www.aintitcool.com/images2009/MondoWhalenSW.jpg)
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Yeah... wallet!!!
Passing on both again. When it comes to those art print, size is an issue. Like Mel, I like 24x36in. These are 2 small, and the design is... well, not so great.
T
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Wise choice T.
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Well ^&##ck! I hate paying $50 for a tiny art print (including $14 shipping) when there are so many superb movie posters I could get for that price. I may be "diabolically evil" tomorrow and buy both and flip or trade the Star Wars.
Update:
Anybody else trying the "Star Wars v. Star Trek" wordsmith contest on AIC (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/47142)?
My entry:
"Star Wars Sucketh: Kirk shagged hot green alien chicks. Phantom Menace shagged me."
The best entry so far IMHO:
Trek Wins: Kirk: "KHAAAAAAN! Amadala: "I vote NO CONFIDENCE"
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Well ^&##ck! I hate paying $50 for a tiny art print (including $14 shipping) when there are so many superb movie posters I could get for that price. I may be "diabolically evil" tomorrow and buy both and flip or trade the Star Wars.
Id save yourself the time and trouble .. Its seems to be across the board that these prints (and their crappy sizing) arent very desired .. I expect these to flood ebay and stay there for a little while and people will be lucky to sell at $90-100 .. Which - $64 - Ebay and -PP fees and probably - shipping on top of that youd be making maybe $20 .. To me the hassling of ebay listing and shipping is just not worth all that.
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What's the verdict?
24x36 Frank Stockton tomorrow
(http://mimg.ugo.com/201010/64247/cuts/exclusive-stockton-lukes-destiny_786_poster.jpg)
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I like it, even if it is an up-the-skirt shot uhno
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This one I love. Finally. Will be getting it.
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Meh...Vader's "dark side cloak" is a little on the exaggeration side...
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Poster is up.
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And still haven't received the email stating as much >:(
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+1
One of the best moments in the trilogy. Seeing for the first time, when Vader said he was Luke's father, I was like like holy crap! Not a bad print.
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Yeah, I got it too. Finally they're getting to the good stuff.
No one got the email apparently, which explains why it lasted 17 minutes
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They said that they're having problem with email.
It's sold out now. Hopefully some people got a chance to get it.
T
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I wish it had been a glow-in-the-dark. It would have been fantastic with this image.
T
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I logged into Mondo and periodically refreshed the page to see if it went live, and it did right around 11 AM CST. I was able to snag a copy for myself
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Did anyone here got the Poltergeist from a few weeks ago? I wasn't sure about it when I bought it, but now that I got it, I love it. Which goes to show that a lot of this stuff needs to be seen in person.
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Boo! Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat - 15x24 - edition of 120
(http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/photosizer/timthumb.php?src=/photosizer/upload/trickstreats102910.jpg&w=600&zc=0)
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Did anyone here got the Poltergeist from a few weeks ago? I wasn't sure about it when I bought it, but now that I got it, I love it. Which goes to show that a lot of this stuff needs to be seen in person.
Funny. I just got this message from Wonka: "Dude, did you happen to get the Ken Taylor Poltergeist? I was on the fence initially, but bought it...and when it got here, it just blew my mind. Might be may fav Mondo poster in a long time, and easily my favorite work by Ken Taylor...he NAILED it...the colors, design, the light from the window hitting the tree, and the original poster font. Just fantastic.
Anyways, thought you would dig it, being an 80s fan and all."
Great minds at work.
T
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Boo! Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat - 15x24 - edition of 120
15x24???
I am so passing.
T
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Boo! Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat - 15x24 - edition of 120
(http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/photosizer/timthumb.php?src=/photosizer/upload/trickstreats102910.jpg&w=600&zc=0)
I have always liked Drew Millwards style but his prints are always smaller than the rest.
Cj
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His Goonies was 18x24in, and that's already waaaaay small. What's up with the pocket prints?
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Do not go into the light!
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/Polt2.jpg)
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Do you love it, Mel?
It's funny how Mondo sometimes advertises crappy prints like crazy, and then lets awesome ones go by quietly.
This is actually the first print I put up. It's in my bedroom. I love the glow in the dark window and tree.
T
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This is actually the first print I put up.
T has framed a poster and we actually agree about a poster!
Most assuredly the first and second signs of the forthcoming apocalypse!
The third will be the triumph of the Tea-tards on Tuesday....
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Not gonna happen. If anything, they will let the good guys keep the Senate. Unfortunately, we're losing the House. Did you watch Obama on Stewart (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-27-2010/barack-obama-pt--1 (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-27-2010/barack-obama-pt--1))? God, I love the guy.
Oh, and BTW, my Poltergeist is not framed, just on the wall with clips for a few days.
T
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Dont normally like his stuff, but I picked up the Trick today. The Monsters, while cool, I dont have anywhere to store a metal poster!
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So, I've been wanting to do this for quite some time now, just for us, nerds of the world, to keep track of things. But I need help, a lot of help. I think it'd be helpful for all of us, print collectors, to keep an accurate and up to date listing of everything the Alamo Drafthouse has put out thus far. I'm still missing a lot of entries, like Goldfinger, the Eastwood stuff, the red and blue Evid Dead and pretty much all of the early stuff. If you kept track of it, please shine in, and I will update the list. Dates of release are important too.
T
2010
Four Lions (Jon Contino and Olly Moss) (250) November 2, 2010
Beetlejuice (Rich Kelly) (200) November 2, 2010
Dead Alive (Adam Haynes) (Regular 95) November 2, 2010
Dead Alive (Adam Haynes) (Variant GID 45) November 2, 2010
Trick 'R Treat! (Drew Millward) (120) October 29, 2010
Monsters (50) October 29, 2010
Star Wars: Luke's Destiny (Frank Stockton) (360) October 28, 2010
Star Trek: Journey to Babel (Tom Whalen) (260) October 22, 2010
Star Wars: Palace (Tom Whalen) (260) October 22, 2010
Julia's Eyes (Rob Jones) (85) October 19, 2010
X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes (Rob Jones) (75) October 19, 2010
Nevermore (Alan Hynes) (180) October 19, 2010
Red, White and Blue (Sawdust) (50) October 19, 2010
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Jay Ryan) (250) October 15, 2010
Metropolis (Rich Kelly) (200) October 15, 2010
Let Me In (Olly Moss) (200) October 15, 2010
Rubber (Olly Moss) (95) October 15, 2010
Poltergeist (Ken Taylor) (190) October 15, 2010
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 2 (Ken Taylor) (425) October 7, 2010
Star Wars: Salacious B. Crumb (Rhys Cooper) (325) September 30, 2010
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 1 (Ken Taylor) (425) September 21, 2010
Der Golem (The Silent Giants) (100) September 16, 2010
Westworld (Methane Studios) (200) September 16, 2010
Star Wars: Dawn of Tatooine (Shan Jian) (410) September 10, 2010
Star Trek: First Contact (Ken Taylor) (210) September 2, 2010
Star Wars: Great Warrior (Todd Slater) (385) August 26, 2010
Star Wars: Hoth (Dan McCarthy) (475) August 20, 2010
Scott Pilgrim Vs the World (Martin Ansin) (Regular 415) August 13, 2010
Scott Pilgrim Vs the World (Martin Ansin) (Variant 140) August 13, 2010
Zombie (Jeff Proctor) (190) August 4, 2010
Star Wars: Encounter on Dagobah (Tomer Hanuka) (350) July 29, 2010
Star Trek: The Trouble With Tribbles (Olly Moss) (Blue 350) July 23, 2010
Star Trek: The Trouble With Tribbles (Olly Moss) (Red 190) July 23, 2010
Moon (Martin Ansin) (Regular 235) July 14, 2010
Moon (Martin Ansin) (Variant 80) July 14, 2010
Star Wars: Raider (Dave Kinsey) (350) July 8, 2010
Bride of Frankenstein (Martin Ansin) (Regular 235) June 30, 2010
Bride of Frankenstein (Martin Ansin) (Variant 100) June 30, 2010
Richard Pryor: Thank you. Good Evening! Hope I’m Funny (Ken Taylor) (160) June 30, 2010
Star Wars: Power Droid (Jeff Soto) (350) June 25, 2010
Star Trek: Space Seed (Martin Ansin) (300) June 9, 2010
Star Trek: Space Seed (Martin Ansin) (Wood Variant 35) June 9, 2010
Iron Man 2 (Tyler Stout) (Metal 25) June 4, 2010
UHF (Rich Kelley) (200) June 2, 2010
Survival of the Dead (Charlie Adlard) (150) May 27, 2010
Warriors (The) (Ken Taylor) (200) May 27, 2010
Warriors (The) (Tomer Hanuka) (180) May 27, 2010
Evil Dead (Olly Moss) (250) May 13, 2010
Evil Dead (Florian Bertmer) (150) May 13, 2010
Human Centipede (The) (The Silent Giants) (150) May 7, 2010
Iron Man 2 (Tyler Stout) (Regular 515) May 5, 2010
Iron Man 2 (Tyler Stout) (Variant 130) May 5, 2010
Iron Man 2 (Mike Saputo) (265) May 5, 2010
Night of the Living Dead (Florian Bertmer) (200) April 20, 2010
Lost World (The) (Dan McCarthy) (400) April 6, 2010
Bad Lieutenant (Alan Hynes) (160) April 6, 2010
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Rhys Cooper) (160) March 24, 2010
Shredder and the Mousers (Arik Roper) (70) March 24, 2010
Terminator 2 (Ken Taylor) (120) (Date?)
Terminator 2 (Ken Taylor) (Metal ?) (Date?)
Wolfman (The) (Daniel Danger) (350) February 4, 2010
Wolf Man (The) (Martin Ansin) (Regular 250) February 4, 2010
Wolf Man (The) (Martin Ansin) (Variant 75) February 4, 2010
House of the Devil (The Silent Giants) (100) February 1, 2010
Frozen (Kevin Tong) (65) February 1, 2010
Holy Mountain (Florian Bertmer) (125) January 26, 2010
Dark Side of the Rainbow (Jon Smith) (35) January 26, 2010
Tommy (Jesse Philips) (Regular 50) January 26, 2010
Tommy (Jesse Philips) (Variant 25) January 26, 2010
Monster Squad (Tyler Stout) (Regular 450) January 12, 2010
Monster Squad (Tyler Stout) (Variant 100) January 12, 2010
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (The) (Martin Ansin) (150) January 4, 2010
2009
Warriors (The) (Eric Tan) (300) December 15, 2009
Warriors (The) (Tyler Stout) (2 pieces 450) December 15, 2009
Warriors (The) (Tyler Stout) (1 piece 200) December 15, 2009
Warriors (The) (Tyler Stout) (1 piece Variant 100) December 15, 2009
Tremors (Alex Pardee) (100) December 2, 2009
Basket Case (Alex Pardee) (100) December 2, 2009
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Jeff Kleinsmith) (155) November 24, 2009
Nightmare on Elm Street (A) (Methane Studios) (150) (Date?)
Halloween (Methane Studios) (150) (Date?)
Alien (Ken Taylor) (85) November 20, 2009
Gremlins (Rhys Cooper) (GID 100) November 20, 2009
Office Space (Todd Slater) (Regular 200) November 12, 2009
Office Space (Todd Slater) (Velvet Variant 50) November 12, 2009
The Neverending Story (Mike Budai) 95) November 12, 2009
Street Trash (Garry Pullin) (70) November 4, 2010
Phantom of the Opera (The) (Martin Ansin) (Regular 75) November 1, 2009
Phantom of the Opera (The) (Martin Ansin) (Variant 25) November 1, 2009
Beetlejuice (Drew Millward) (Regular 160) October 27, 2009
Beetlejuice (Drew Millward) (Variant 40) October 27, 2009
Suspiria (Alan Forbes) (115) October 15, 2009
Clash of the Titans (Ken Taylor) (Regular 110) September 29, 2009
Clash of the Titans (Ken Taylor) (Variant 40) September 29, 2009
Antichrist (David D’Andrea) (100) September 29, 2010
Dead Man (Aaron Horkey) (58) September 16, 2009
Sixteen Candles (Jay Ryan) (225) September 16, 2009
Breakfast Club (Jay Ryan) (230) September 16, 2009
Inglourious Basterds (Tyler Stout) (Regular 450) August 20, 2009
Inglourious Basterds (Tyler Stout) (Variant 80) August 20, 2009
Inglourious Basterds (Print Mafia) (65) August 20, 2009
Dirty Dozen (The) (The Silent Giants) (90) August 20, 2009
Alien (Ken Taylor) (Regular 90) August 11, 2009
Alien (Ken Taylor) (Variant 45) August 11, 2009
This Is Spinal Tap (The Small Stakes) August 11, 2009
Total Recall (Tyler Stout) (Regular 450) July 15, 2009
Total Recall (Tyler Stout) (Variant 80) July 15, 2009
Re-Animator (Alan Pardee) (100) July 2009
Goonies (The) (Drew Millward) (Regular ?) June 17, 2009
Goonies (The) (Drew Millward) (Variant 55) June 17, 2009
Night of the Creeps (Jon Smith) June 17, 2009
Rocky Horror Picture Show (The) (Ken Taylor) (Set 1 - Uncut 40) June 17, 2009
Rocky Horror Picture Show (The) (Ken Taylor) (Set 2 - Uncut 15) June 17, 2009
Maltese Falcon (The) (The Silent Giants) (100) April 29, 2009
9 to 5 (Print Mafia) April 21, 2009
Blazing Saddles (Bobby Dixon) (100) April 1, 2009
Young Frankenstein (Alan Hynes) (Regular 71) April 1, 2009
Young Frankenstein (Alan Hynes) (Variant 37) April 1, 2009
Robocop (Tyler Stout) (Metal 35) March 16, 2009
Metropolis (Martin Ansin) (Regular 99) March 5, 2009
Metropolis (Martin Ansin) (Variant 31) March 5, 2009
Lifeforce (Jacob Van Loon) February 26, 2009
Blacula (Spacesick) February 24, 2009
Phantom of the Paradise (Tim Doyle) (Regular 50) January 13, 2009
Phantom of the Paradise (Tim Doyle) (Variant 40) January 13, 2009
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Jesse Philips) (Regular) January 13, 2009
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Jesse Philips) (Variant) January 13, 2009
Escape From New York (Nick Derrington) (100) January 9, 2009
Carrie (Methane Studios) January 9, 2009
Godfather (The) (Jeff Kleinsmith) (285) January 6, 2009
Godfather (The) (Billy Perkins) (137) January 6, 2009
Godfather (The) (Tim Doyle) (155) January 5, 2009
Royal Tenenbaum (The) (Daniel Danger) (Green Regular 250) 2009
Royal Tenenbaum (The) (Daniel Danger) (Blue Variant 50) 2009
Three Nights with Jess Franco (Zach Hobbs) (70) 2009
Street Fight aka Coonskin (Bobby Dixon) (100) 2009
2008
Robocop (Tyler Stout) (350) December 19, 2008
Butt Numb A Thon (Jesse Philips) (Variant 20) December 6, 2008
Labyrinth (Todd Slater) (Regular 75) December 2, 2008
Labyrinth (Todd Slater) (Variant) December 2, 2008
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Scrojo) December 2, 2009
Robocop (Tim Doyle) (65) November 21, 2008
Death Takes a Holiday (Aesthetic Apparatus) (50) October 28, 2008
Lost Boys (The) (James Rheem Davis) (Cream Regular 165) October 14, 2008
Lost Boys (The) (James Rheem Davis) (White Variant 6) October 14, 2008
Evil Dead 2 (Todd Slater) (Red Regular 140) October 14, 2008
Evil Dead 2 (Todd Slater) (Blue Variant) October 14, 2008
Near Dark (The Heads of State) (70) October 14, 2008
Shining (The) (Billy Perkins) (Regular 160) October 8, 2008
Shining (The) (Billy Perkins) (Variant 115) October 8, 2008
Shining (The) (Jeff Kleinsmith) (250) October 6, 2008
Amelie (Daniel Danger) (240) September 15, 2008
Streets of Fire (Kevin Tong) (80) September 15, 2008
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Tyler Stout) (Regular 325) September 6, 2008
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Tyler Stout) (Variant 65) September 6, 2008
Eraserhead (Mark Pedini) (30) September 1, 2008
Gate (The) (Lil Tuffy) (50) September 2008
Mad Max (Billy Perkins) (Regular 270) August 26, 2008
Mad Max (Billy Perkins) (Variant 110) August 26, 2008
Hellride (Tyler Stout) (Regular 250) August 8, 2008
Hellride (Tyler Stout) (Variant 40) August 8, 2008
Spaced (Tyler Stout) (350) July 29, 2008
Batman 1966 (Little Friends of Printmaking) (70) July 14, 2008
Terminator (Yann Legendre) (50) July 6, 2008
For a Few Dollars More (Stainboy) (280) June 7, 2008
Fistful of Dollars (A) (Jesse Philips) (Regular 310) June 6, 2008
Fistful of Dollars (A) (Jesse Philips) (Variant 145) June 6, 2008
Fistful of Dollars (A) (The Heads of State) (310) June 6, 2008
Pretty In Pink (Jay Ryan) (325) May 24, 2008
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Diana Sudyka) (88) May 11, 2008
Big Trouble In Little China (Tim Doyle) (Regular 125) May 6, 2008
Big Trouble In Little China (Tim Doyle) (Variant 90) May 6, 2008
Blade Runner (Tyler Stout) (Regular 250) April 26, 2008
Blade Runner (Tyler Stout) (Variant 100) April 26, 2008
Thing (The) (Tyler Stout) (Regular 210) April 16, 2008
Thing (The) (Tyler Stout) (Variant 65) April 16, 2008
Planet of the Apes (Todd Slater) (Regular) April 16, 2008
Planet of the Apes (Todd Slater) (Variant) April 16, 2008
2001: A Space Odyssey (Jay Ryan) (250) April 9, 2008
King Kong (Burlesque of North America) (150) April 9, 2008
Nightmare on Elm Street (A) (James Rheem Davis) (75) March 7, 2008
Tron (Brad Klausen) 2008
For a Few Dollars More (Jay Vollmar) (205) 2008
Good, Bad and the Ugly (The) (Jeff Kleinsmith) (325) 2008
Good, Bad and the Ugly (The) (Billy Perkins) (3x270) 2008
Point Blank (Lil Tuffy) 2008
Car (The) (Stainboy) (160) 2008
Cool Hand Luke (Jeff Kleinsmith) (90) 2008
Troll 2 (Tim Doyle) (Regular 110) 2008
Troll 2 (Tim Doyle) (Variant 30) 2008
Iron Man (Jesse Phillips) (Regular 100) 2008
Iron Man (Jesse Phillips) (Stealth Variant 65) 2008
Blues Brothers (The) (Scrojo) (250) 2008
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (The Head of States) (100) 2008
Rolling Thunder (Print Mafia) (80) 2008
Speed Racer (Jesse Philips) 2008
Two-Lane Blacktop (Casey Burns) (90) 2008
2007
Big Trouble in Little China (Tyler Stout) (300) December 8, 2007
Big Trouble in Litle China (Tyler Stout) (GID Variant 30) December 8, 2007
Alamo Grand Opening (Jay Ryan) (290) November 1, 2007
Smokey and the Bandit (Print Mafia) (?) August 15, 2007 (Rolling Roadshow)
Deliverance (Decoder Ring Design) (115) August 12, 2007 (Rolling Roadshow)
Christmas Story (A) (Jay Ryan) (420) August 5, 2007
Goldfinger (Todd Slater) (Gold Regular 300) August 3, 2007
Goldfinger (Todd Slater) (Red Variant 10) August 3, 2007
North By Northwest (Jeff Kleinsmith) July 31, 2007
Stand By Me (Eyenoise.net) (Road) July 28, 2007
Stand By Me (Eyenoise.net) (Fat Boy) July 28, 2007
Boogie Nights (Todd Slater) (Regular 200) July 27, 2007
Boogie Nights (Aesthetic Apparatus) (?) (July 27, 2007) (Rolling Roadshow)
Boogie Nights (Todd Slater) (Variant 50) July 27, 2007
Lost Boys (The) (Tyler Stout) (335) July 25, 2007
Fandango (Dick Fowler) July 18, 2007
Hot Fuzztival (Tyler Stout) (?) (March 31, 2007)
Hot Fuzztival (Tyler Stout) (Variant 35) (March 31, 2007)
Wizard, The (Tim Doyle) (110) February 8, 2007
Wizard, The (Tim Doyle) (GID Variant 30) February 8, 2007
Boogie Nights (Aesthetic Apparatus) (90) 2007
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Tim League) (100) 2007
Last Night at the Alamo (The Bird Machine) (510) 2007
2006
Escape From Alcatraz (Stainboy) August 26, 2006
Poseidon Adventure, The (Burlesque of North America) (250) August 24, 2006 (Rolling Roadshow)
Raising Arizona (Little Friends of Printmaking) (?) August 20, 2006 (Rolling Roadshow)
Searchers, The (Jermaine Rodgers) (Day ?) August 18, 2006 (Rolling Roadshow)
Searchers, The (Jermaine Rodgers) (Night Variant ?) August 18, 2006 (Rolling Roadshow)
Shining (The) (Aesthetic Apparatus) (90) August 14, 2006
Field of Dreams (Decoder Ring Design) (165) August 11, 2006
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Jay Ryan) (410) August 10, 2006
Clerks (Todd Slater) (Silver 160) August 8, 2006 (Rolling Roadshow)
Clerks (Todd Slater) (Gold Variant 40) August 8, 2006 (Rolling Roadshow)
Jaws (Print Mafia) (30) August 5, 2006
Warriors (The) (Bobby Dixon) August 2, 2006
Remember the Alamo Austin (Tyler Stout) (270) 2006
Veronica Marsathon (2006)
2005
Hud (Eye Noise) (30) (September 7, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Cat Ballou (Decoder Ring Design) (?) (September 5, 2005)
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind (Jay Ryan) (220) September 3, 2005
Goonies, The (Print Mafia) (30) (September 1, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Bullitt (Stainboy) (?) (August 30, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Repo Man (Todd Slater) (200) (August 27, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Once Upon a Time in the West (Aesthetic Apparatus) (100) (August 23, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
North by Northwest (Rob Jones) (?) (August 26, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Planet of the Apes (Bobby Dixon) (?) (August 24, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
It Came From Outer Space (Rob Jones) (65) (August 21, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Last Picture Show (Decoder Ring Design) (55) (August 19, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
2004
Cinemania - Better off Dead (Rob Jones) (?) (May 28, 2004)
Cinemania - Foxy Brown (Rob Jones) (?) (May 28, 2004)
Cinemania - Warriors, The (Rob Jones) (?) May 28, 2004)
1998
Metropolis (Chris Moorman) (Not Numbered) (August 27, 1998)
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You might try pinging T. Doyle, he may have kept a list or something when he was running the place.
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Schan has a list of data of the ones he owns. My website is mostly accurate, I'm sure I could have made a mistake here or there copying pages in the creation.
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My list hasn't been updated well lately, but I will try to fill in the blanks as best I can.
First of all, the Slater Goldfinger Red variant was numbered to 10. The print listed as No Country For Old Men, though it has that image on it, is actually the Alamo Grand Opening print and has images as well as lists Mandigo and War of the Gargantuas as other films. The 2008 Iron Man regular was by Jesse Phillips was numbered to 100. The variant is known as the stealth variant and has GID inks. Jay Ryans CE3K is September 3, 2005. Escape From Alcatraz was 26 August. Field of Dreams was 11 August. Jaws was 5 August. Dixon's Warriors was 2 August. Both Stand By Mes by Eye Noise were 28 July. Kleinsmith's NxNW was 31 July. Slater's Boogie Nights was 27 July. Fandango was 18 July. Goldfinger was 3 August.
Wizard, The (Tim Doyle) (110) (February 8, 2007)
Wizard, The (Tim Doyle) (GID Variant 30) (February 8, 2007)
Big Trouble in Litle China (Tyler Stout) (GID Variant 30) (December 8, 2007)
Smokey and the Bandit (Print Mafia) (?) (August 15, 2007) (Rolling Roadshow)
Deliverance (Decoder Ring Design) (115) (August 12, 2007) (Rolling Roadshow)
Boogie Nights (Aesthetic Apparatus) (?) (July 27, 2007) (Rolling Roadshow)
Hot Fuzztival (Tyler Stout) (?) (March 31, 2007)
Hot Fuzztival (Tyler Stout) (Variantzz 35) (March 31, 2007)
Poseidon Adventure, The (Burlesque of North America) (?) (August 24, 2006) (Rolling Roadshow)
Raising Arizona (Little Friends of Printmaking) (?) (August 20, 2006) (Rolling Roadshow)
Searchers, The (Jermaine Rodgers) (Day ?) (August 18, 2006) (Rolling Roadshow)
Searchers, The (Jermaine Rodgers) (Night Variant ?) (August 18, 2006) (Rolling Roadshow)
Clerks (Todd Slater) (Silver 160) (August 8, 2006) (Rolling Roadshow)
Clerks (Todd Slater) (Gold ?) (August 8, 2006) (Rolling Roadshow)
Cat Ballou (Decoder Ring Design) (?) (September 5, 2005)
Goonies, The (Print Mafia) (?) (September 1, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Bullitt (Stainboy) (?) (August 30, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Repo Man (Todd Slater) (200) (August 27, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Once Upon a Time in the West (Aesthetic Apparatus) (100) (August 23, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
North by Northwest (Rob Jones) (?) (August 26, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Planet of the Apes (Bobby Dixon) (?) (August 24, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
It Came From Outer Space (Rob Jones) (65) (August 21, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Last Picture Show (Decoder Ring Design) (?) (August 19, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Hud (Eye Noise) (30) (September 7, 2005) (Rolling Roadshow)
Cinemania - Better off Dead (Rob Jones) (?) (May 28, 2004)
Cinemania - Foxy Brown (Rob Jones) (?) (May 28, 2004)
Cinemania - Warriors, The (Rob Jones) (?) May 28, 2004)
Metropolis (Chris Moorman) (Not Numbered) (August 27, 1998)
There are still some missing, most notably some festival and marathon prints. Also, there is a whole set of 2010 Olly Moss prints absent. I will fill in some more of the dates later, but i am tired of typing for now.
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Thanks Schan...
I added your changes to the original list. I'm actually surprised so few people have chimed it. I thought the Alamo was a big thing around these boards.
T
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Some edition sizes missing from your list (taken from my copy of the poster):-
2009
Office Space (Todd Slater) (Velvet Variant - 50)
Sixteen Candles (Jay Ryan) (225)
Breakfast Club (Jay Ryan) (230)
Inglourious Basterds (Print Mafia) (65)
Alien (Ken Taylor) (Regular - 90)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Ken Taylor) (Set 1 - Uncut - 40)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Ken Taylor) (Set 2 - Uncut - 15)
Blazing Saddles (Bobby Dixon) (100)
Young Frankenstein (Alan Hynes) (Regular - 71)
Young Frankenstein (Alan Hynes) (Variant - 37)
Metropolis (Martin Ansin) (Regular - 99)
Royal Tenenbaums (Daniel Danger) (Blue - 50)
Royal Tenenbaums (Daniel Danger) (Green - 250)
2008
Robocop (Tyler Stout) (Metal Variant - 35)
Lost Boys (James Rheem Davis) (Cream Paper Variant - 6)
Evil Dead 2 (Todd Slater) (Regular - 140)
Shining (Billy Perkins) (Regular - 160)
Hellride (Tyler Stout) (Variant - 40)
Fistful of Dollars (Jesse Phillips) (Regular - 310)
Fistful of Dollars (Jesse Phillips) (Variant - 145)
Breakfast at Tiffanys (Diana Sudyka) (88)
Blade Runner (Tyler Stout) (Variant - 100)
2006
Poseidon Adventure (Burlesque) (250)
Clerks (Todd Slater) (Gold Variant - 40)
2005
Goonies (Print Mafia) (30)
Last Picture Show (Decoder Ring Design) (55)
Mark
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2008
Lost Boys (James Rheem Davis) (Cream Paper Variant - 6)
I have a question on this because I have a cream paper version and its #'d 07/25
I have seen pictures of a white version adn I had thought that was the "variant" edition?
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Thanks Schan...
I added your changes to the original list. I'm actually surprised so few people have chimed it. I thought the Alamo was a big thing around these boards.
Most of my comments were in the other thread about early Alamo's...
First of all, the Slater Goldfinger Red variant was numbered to 10.
Also, I believe that all ten were sold through the artist (none sold through Alamo), which, in my mind, makes it more of an art print (along the lines of the recent good, bad ugly art prints by Perkins).
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Also, I believe that all ten were sold through the artist (none sold through Alamo), which, in my mind, makes it more of an art print (along the lines of the recent good, bad ugly art prints by Perkins).
I got my Perkins GBU set from mondo, and I believe they list an actual show date on them, so I am not sure what you mean here.
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I have a question on this because I have a cream paper version and its #'d 07/25
I have seen pictures of a white version and I had thought that was the "variant" edition?
Ok I looked at the stats over on EB .. and they have the Cream edition listed at 165 and the White Variant with a run of 10 .
But.. My cream copy has itself numbered 07/25 and is signed .. Im wondering if this may have been one sold by the artist and not a part of the official 165 sold by Mondo .. the numbers seem to add up if were being logical .. 165 cream and 10 white = 175 and 25 cream given to the artist would be a total print run of 200 just with two types of paper .. The only thing that would support this theory is if the Mondo copies were not signed? Anyone have an unsigned version?
Oh, and mine has the date(s) of October 14th and the 28th
I got my Perkins GBU set from mondo, and I believe they list an actual show date on them, so I am not sure what you mean here.
There was an "Art Print" set released this year for the GBU set :( In addition to the original movie prints that came out in '08.
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Rather than rely on my schedule I pulled out the actual Lost Boys posters. My apologies - the cream poster obtained from Mondo is the regular - unsigned with an edition size of 165. The white version, which I got directly from the artist, is signed and numbered 4 out of 6. James Rheem Davis confirmed in an email to me, which I still have, that "there are only 6 of these (signed and numbered) and the regular run is sold out."
Mark
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Rather than rely on my schedule I pulled out the actual Lost Boys posters. My apologies - the cream poster obtained from Mondo is the regular - unsigned with an edition size of 165. The white version, which I got directly from the artist, is signed and numbered 4 out of 6. James Rheem Davis confirmed in an email to me, which I still have, that "there are only 6 of these (signed and numbered) and the regular run is sold out."
Mark
Awesome .. Now I wonder, would it be safe to assume that because JRD specified "signed and numbered" that those are 6 from him and maybe Mondo had 10 others that were not S&N?? If so, would that mean the the cream edition i have xx/25 and the white one Mark has xx/06 are actually AP's?
LOL .. Im starting to see why a general list like this hasnt really surfaced before .. separating all of the Roadshows/Mondo/Artist Print/Variants/rereleases/art prints and trying to get the solid #'s on everything will be an insane undertaking .. But if we can eve come close it would be a wealth of information for this part of the hobby!
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I got my Perkins GBU set from mondo, and I believe they list an actual show date on them, so I am not sure what you mean here.
He reprinted the set (somewhat smaller, w/o titles) and sold them himself.
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There was an "Art Print" set released this year for the GBU set :( In addition to the original movie prints that came out in '08.
I should have read the thread first...
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Some edition sizes missing from your list (taken from my copy of the poster):
Thanks Mark, I added your changes to the list.
T
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Thanks Mark, I added your changes to the list.
T
Is there going to be any separation for AP's ? Signed/Numbered vs. Unsigned/Not numbered?
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Has anyone gone for the new stuff this morning?
I don't like anything. I actually tried to go for the Dead Alive variant, but I was too slow. I hesitated a lot before going for it, because I think it's ugly, but the GID blood intrigued me. I'm glad I didn't get it. Size is really an issue now. I don't understand why they keep going for the smaller ones. 24x36in is such a nice format.
T
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Alamo is awash in suckitude today....
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I got the reg and the Beetlejuice .. But I really wanted the Variant .. It just disappeared from my cart in Paypal :(
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I got the reg and the Beetlejuice .. But I really wanted the Variant .. It just disappeared from my cart in Paypal :(
Hey Dave,
I know we all have different taste, and that's what makes this hobby so interesting, to see what other people like and dislike, good and bad taste, but out of curiosity, did you really like the 2 pieces you bought this morning, or did they just fit in your collection, regardless of their artistic merit? I know a lot of people on EB liked the Beetlejuice, and I'm still scratching my head as to why.
T
BTW, are you done taunting us with your Parnassus poster? We all know you own it, but do we really have to see it each time you post? It's annoying.
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I know a lot of people on EB liked the Beetlejuice, and I'm still scratching my head as to why.
T
Did you think it looked like Michael Keaton? I didn't think it looked much like him myself.
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No, not at all. Not even close. It looks like Tom Petty on crack. But hey, if people like it, who am I to judge. And why don't they put Winona on the Beetlejuice posters? That would draw my attention.
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Hey Dave,
I know we all have different taste, and that's what makes this hobby so interesting, to see what other people like and dislike, good and bad taste, but out of curiosity, did you really like the 2 pieces you bought this morning, or did they just fit in your collection, regardless of their artistic merit? I know a lot of people on EB liked the Beetlejuice, and I'm still scratching my head as to why.
T
BTW, are you done taunting us with your Parnassus poster? We all know you own it, but do we really have to see it each time you post? It's annoying.
Dont be bitter about my precious Lily :P
As for the Mondo posters .. I like the Dead Alive prints.. I preferred the coloring on the variant .. but I was going for both and missed out ..Thats how it goes .. As for the Beetlejuice .. Im not particularly fond of the art myself .. But there were more than a few people on EB that liked it so I had hoped it may be good trade material .. It looks like the more than a few was just that though seeing as BJ is still in stock .. in the Mondo Store :-o oh well .. it was only $30 ;)
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Unbelievable! They actually sold out of the Four Lions crap. I was so convinced this one would languish on their store for years. I'm astounded. Mondo really has a faithful following that will just buy everything.
T
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Unbelievable! They actually sold out of the Four Lions crap. I was so convinced this one would languish on their store for years. I'm astounded. Mondo really has a faithful following that will just buy everything.
T
I didnt buy that one! :D
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Strange but i would say the Four Lions is the best of them.Good fun film too.
Stew
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From the WP:
Review: 'Four Lions' spins hilarious jihad comedy
By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer David Germain, Ap Movie Writer
Thu Nov 4, 9:47 am ET
If the Three Stooges tried to carry out their own Islamic jihad, the results could not be funnier than "Four Lions," director Chris Morris' wonderfully absurdist nightmare about terrorist wannabes.
Unlike the Stooges' slapstick, "Four Lions" comes with terribly real consequences as a group of phenomenally incompetent British Muslims aims to carry out a round of suicide bombings.
This is a movie that will have you gasping in horror even as you choke on your own guffaws. It's just that hysterical, often at the same moments when the film is at its most horrifying.
British TV veteran Morris, who shares screenwriting credit with Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, developed the idea from research into the buffoonish side of extremism: Terrorists who lose their train of thought while recording martyrdom videos, bombers aiming to blow up a warship with a boat that sinks under the weight of the explosives.
As deadly as terrorists can be, Morris found they also sometimes are just a "bunch of blokes," as prone to petty bickering, posturing, whining and wavering as the rest of us.
The blokes Morris presents are as clueless as most people would be if they set out to build homemade bombs and make a statement against the establishment.
Omar (Riz Ahmed) is in charge, not necessarily because of superior brain power but because he, unlike his accomplices, at least has some faint grasp of reality (if you recall Homer Simpson watching a Stooges episode and pronouncing, "Moe is their leader," you'll have a sense of the hierarchy in "Four Lions").
Challenging Omar at every turn is Islam convert Barry (Nigel Lindsay), a hilarious blowhard ("I am the most Al-Qaeda one here!") who would be down the pub cursing about the shortcomings of the home football team if he weren't plotting revolution.
The lovably dopey Waj (Kayvan Novak) carries a talking "prayer bear" with him to jihadist training camp in Pakistan. Shy, faltering Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) straps explosives to crows in hopes they'll fly them to the targets. Hip prankster Hassan (Arsher Ali) is a gangsta extremist, rapping against Western imperialism.
This all could be deeply offensive to Muslims, yet Morris and his gifted actors make no statements about religion, customs or ideology. The glimpses we do get of Islamic culture show the realistic clash between strict orthodox Muslims and moderates slackened by exposure to the West.
The filmmakers don't even try to say that terrorists at large are stupid. They simply aim to tell a story whose five main characters are stupid.
The stuff these guys say and do — from the motions they make to confound possible camera surveillance to tweaking "The Lion King" into a jihadist parable — makes "Four Lions" one of the funniest movies of the year.
It's also one of the scariest and saddest, as something even funnier happens in "Four Lions." As they approach their goal of sacrificing their lives in acts of mass murder, we cringe and wince and hope they'll turn aside from their plot, not only because of the innocent lives they aim to take, but because we've actually come to care about these idiots, the way we care about Curly, Larry and Moe.
"Four Lions" — the first release from Drafthouse Films, launched by the Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse theater chain — is rated R for some language, including sexual references throughout. Running time: 97 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
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Damn - somebody posted this pic of the new Star Wars - looks way more impressive that I expected:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/187983692.jpg)
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Damn - somebody posted this pic of the new Star Wars - looks way more impressive that I expected:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/187983692.jpg)
No matter how you frame it, it's still Luke taking a dump...
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Can I get an amen for 24X36 “Attack Position” by artist Rich Kelly?
(http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/attack_position_mondo_star_wars_poster.jpg)
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Sorry Mel, but that's fugly
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Sorry Mel, but that's fugly
Agreed
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Really?
REALLY???
I'm speechless.
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(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/ChewieDrag.gif)
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(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tNfXC8KjG4w/STqPknOBRaI/AAAAAAAAAZk/2Y4_EZlOiX0/s320/burp.jpg)
Guess I won't get an amen. I'm passing myself, just checking....
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I cant believe they desecrated our beloved Chewie like that :(
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Art is extremely subjective, and Kelly has a very specific style that some people love. Although I do appreciate his originality, his representation does not appeal to me in the slightest. Intellectually, it certainly has merit, but emotionally, it does nothing to me.
T
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Chewie ran out of crack after the run he was on - so damned skinny - so he got his gun and he's going to find more goddammit!
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I need crack just to hang out with all of u people.
Poster collectors... BAH!!!
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I don't have time to wait for its drop (nor do I care), but if someone's buying this, I'd love to know how long it takes to sell out.
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What is it .. about 25 mins and still up .. I hope the Mondo crew is taking notes on what kind of posters sell and what dont .. Its all subjective but it seems the majority agree that this style isnt the most loved. Bring on ANSIN!!!!
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Sold Out Amazingly!
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(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/ChewieDrag.gif)
LMAO, this is great Brude.
Cj
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I think there are people out there who will just buy anything the Alamo puts out. Then there are people who will buy everything Star Wars related. Then there are the Rich Kelly fans. All combined, it means a nice sell out for Mondo.
I am extremely pleased to NOT own this piece... sm1
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I am extremely pleased to NOT own this piece... sm1
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(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/Nicnever/Star%20Wars%20III/StarWars3-074.gif)
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I think there are people out there who will just buy anything the Alamo puts out. Then there are people who will buy everything Star Wars related. Then there are the Rich Kelly fans. All combined, it means a nice sell out for Mondo.
I am extremely pleased to NOT own this piece... sm1
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I bet there are some clueless fools that bought it thinking it will be worth big bucks someday like all of these early Mondo pieces that are pulling in $1k+ on ebay :(
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Can I get an amen for 24X36 “Attack Position” by artist Rich Kelly?
(http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/attack_position_mondo_star_wars_poster.jpg)
oh dear..... this is the final straw from alamo for me... woefull!!!! when will the alamo lemmings realise..
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I'm glad this is the one that dropped while I was out of town ;D
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Everytime I see the picture i think somethings wrong with my screen or the camera that took the pic .. It always takes a second for my brain to register .. "thats how its supposed to look!"
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Yeah, well, half of the peanut gallery here would give a family jewel for a Tyler "3rd grade artist prodigy" Stout poster, which is:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Wacky.jpg)
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Yeah, well, half of the peanut gallery here would give a family jewel for a Tyler "3rd grade artist prodigy" Stout poster, which is:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Wacky.jpg)
Yeah and everybody else would rather do this with them. :)
(http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/stewartboyle/toilet-flush.jpg)
Stew
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The Stout comments seem a bit irrational and borderline mean/inconsiderate here as of late.
To not like his art and style is perfectly fine, but to lament his work as childish and sewer-worthy is unfair.
When the man's $30 prints from two years ago are bringing over $1k in an open market, and in this economy, I think there is something to be said with the quality of his aesthetic as per the masses' dictation.
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The Stout comments seem a bit irrational and borderline mean/inconsiderate here as of late.
To not like his art and style is perfectly fine, but to lament his work as childish and sewer-worthy is unfair.
When the man's $30 prints from two years ago are bringing over $1k in an open market, and in this economy, I think there is something to be said with the quality of his aesthetic as per the masses' dictation.
Couldn't agree more. If Stouts 3rd grade art projects are going for over $1k I wonder what Einstein's 5th grade science projects are going for? But hey, to each is their own.
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I could also argue that when Tyler Stout released his drawings he valued them at $30.
Two years later a few people are cashing in and selling them on for gross profits.
I prefer to stick with the artists appraisal.
Stew
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Stew, he was commissioned by Mondo/Alamo Drafthouse to design the poster. He didn't 'value' them for that amount. It was the amount that Mondo put on them in order to cover costs and make a profit, nothing more.
People are cashing in simply because there is a demand for his work. If there wasn't a demand, you wouldn't see these pop up and sell for what they do.
All of this is because...people love his work and are willing to pay high dollar for it. Your opinion is valid for sure, but you are in the extreme minority on Stout stuff, man.
I think how you are considering the ins and outs of this screen print industry with Mondo via Tyler is pretty skewed, and effecting your take on art in terms of critique for some odd reason, to be honest.
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Hey Wonka,good to have you back :)
Those are all great points you raised, I do feel that the term "art" is being used quite freely with regards to Mondo, I struggle to see what seperates this fan art from any other we see posted on the web.
There are a number of Mondo/Alamo,posters that i really do think are quite rightly worthy of praise,Ive said before in a few of my posts,But it is all down to individual taste.
If two years from now,"Attack Position" sells for $1000 dollars..will it change my mind? prob not.
Im not disrespecting any collectors of whatever media anywhere,but i do think a touch of criticism is healthy and Im sure Tyler is big enough to take it on the chin and continue his succesfull career.
Stew
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Thanks, good to be back.
Still not following you on this.
A discussion on art for art's sake is good, I get you here, and opinions are not wrong in this vein.
But you talked about Tyler's work being essentially pipeline garbage. My point was that the demand for his stuff keeps going up and up. He is by far, then, now, and probably in the future, the most popular artist Mondo uses for their stuff. It's no accident that the value on all his works keep going up and up.
You are basing your argument, not on art discussion, but on a fictional 'value' that you decided he put on his art which is incorrect.
Also, the recent slaps to his work isn't productive, even for the responsible art discussion you are now referring too, it is an immature cheap shot without any thought put into it, with all due respect. :)
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No worries wonka :)
To be clear,im not singling out Tyler Stout in any way.
He is within his genre appealing and sought after.
"You are basing your argument, not on art discussion, but on a fictional 'value' that you decided he put on his art which is incorrect"
I would be interested to know,how such prints are funded..do the artists get paid a set fee to produce these?
Stew
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Stout's work should be seen as a love letter to that particular film. He purposefully designs his posters with the 'kitchen sink' mentality in terms of putting several scenes, characters, objects, etc...that compose the actual film. So if you are a huge fan of the Monster Squad, you get a poster that is designed with you in mind...you can see a design that expands on the initial theater poster...again, its a love letter to that particular film...love it or hate it.
With his latest, Let the Right One In, he has scaled back the eye candy amount on the surface a bit and gone for deeper themes of the actual film, while keeping his style intact. Fans of the film, and those who have seen it, will get what I mean here.
Not sure on how the artist's are paid, but do a google for Tyler, one article is an interview where he addresses that...will look it up later on.
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I was told by one of the artists .. Depending on the piece itself they charge a commission of typically $500-1,000 .. Now that can and most likely varies between artist .. But is probably a good ball-park figure to base most "known" artists off of .. While an unknown artist may be happy just to get the chance to put their work out there and honored to be presented with the opportunity that theyd take a few AP's and call it good.
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That doesn`t seem very much to me fallen,(thanks for the info)but i gues everyone is happy with it. :)
Stew
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Well seeing as how I never commissioned a piece I could only assume that the $1k price is for a 24x36 somewhat detailed piece .. So in essence you're paying the artist $1k for a single original work. Which for that size and depending on the artist may be well worth it .. Could you imagine if there were "original" TS pieces floating around .. If a print is pulling in $1k+ I could see something like that bringing in 5-10x that .. Unfortunately, I dont know how the process works and we havent ever heard of an "originals" so Id guess that there isnt one piece that has the entire work on it .. Maybe multiple pieces separated for the separate color-ways ... or something along those lines .. But for the fans I bet those could even be worth something !
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Interesting thought fallen, thumbup
Stew
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Interesting thought fallen, thumbup
Stew
Now dont think of it as an original piece of art .. but as something you will make 200-500 copies of and will sell for $40-50 each and the amount starts to look minuscule .. :-/
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Look, I agree that we really shouldn't be "trashing" an artist's style. In the end, it's just a matter of personal taste.
However, everybody immediately started trashing Rich Kelly's style, so I responded in kind (not seriously).
For those who bought Stout's stuff when it was cheap, congrats. Whether it will hold up is another matter. Right now the typical collector would be much better off buying a DS Bladerunner rerelease for $20 rather than gambling $1000 on a very speculative bet Stout's version will hold at that price.
(http://www.cyber-cinema.com/original/bladerunnerfinalOrg.jpg)
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Here we go again :P
Now I concede that its possible the TS Blade Runner prints may not hold onto their $1k price tags .. But I put forth that it will without a doubt always be worth more than the wonderfully beautiful re-release you posted above and my reason for thinking this is based solely upon availability .. There will always be more of the re-release posters available to buy than there will be of the TS prints .. ;)
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without a doubt always be worth more than the wonderfully beautiful re-release you posted above
That's not the point - of course it will be worth more. The question is do you buy Stout stuff today at current sky-high prices and risk extreme price variability. Case in point, the Goldfinger Alamos, one sold in March for $1300 (http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7019&Lot_No=85291) another sold this weekend for $900 (http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7029&Lot_No=83315). You're not going to lose money on the re-release and artistically it's in the same league as Stout's.
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That's not the point - of course it will be worth more. The question is do you buy Stout stuff today at current sky-high prices and risk extreme price variability. Case in point, the Goldfinger Alamos, one sold in March for $1300 (http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7019&Lot_No=85291) another sold this weekend for $900 (http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7029&Lot_No=83315). You're not going to lose money on the re-release and artistically it's in the same league as Stout's.
Ok, I see what youre saying now .. You never want to buy high .. and the TS market is most likely at its peak now .. So buying now is the equivalent to buying theater posters the week after its major release and the prices are quadruple what they will be in say 6 months.
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Just as a heads up on the Star Wars front--
Some dude over on EB found an image on Mondo that was only up for mere moments (by accident probably) and was taken down. He managed to save it, the latest offering from one Martin Ansin by the look of it, so here it is:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1412/5184500383_66c12475b0.jpg)
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(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1412/5184500383_66c12475b0.jpg)
Looks great but the Jawa on the right looks disproportionately large.
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I thought so too initially, Mel. But when I looked at Luke and how he was proportioned to Jawas in the film, it makes sense. It's just a weird angle, I think. Not enough to keep this from selling out in like 30 seconds, I'll wager.
Is that Han and Chewie in the corner? Actually, I think its just Chewie, hope so anyway. Han was busy getting his drink on at the table, while Chewie talked to Luke and Obi Wan.
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How many milliseconds will the variant last?
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I say 3 seconds. The first SW print with a variant.
More info here:
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/17/a-wretched-hive-star.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/17/a-wretched-hive-star.html)
(http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/17/AnsinRegularFinalWeb.jpg)
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Also, that is a heck of a low print run for a SW print, based on ones in the past, especially considering this is Ansin.
Regular/copper edition of 360.
Metallic silver edition of 150.
And after seeing it bigger, the Jawa doesn't bother me as much, you can tell he is on the steps headed to the exit, trying to get the hell out of there.
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Martin, Martin, Martin... He's one of a kind, on his way to become one of the most brilliant print artists out there.
It's amazing to me how Alamo/Mondo can go from last week's monstrosity to this week's gloriousness.
I'm baffled.
T
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Great piece of art from Mr. Ansin....love it...
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Looks great but the Jawa on the right looks disproportionately large.
The Jawa is in the foreground. Objects in the foreground will always look bigger than those in the background.
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The Jawa is in the foreground. Objects in the foreground will always look bigger than those in the background.
sm1
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The Jawa is in the foreground. Objects in the foreground will always look bigger than those in the background.
My point is that there are four major Star Wars characters depicted in this scene and a minor Jawa character is overemphasized in comparison and is distracting.
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Yeah, you're right Mel, it really sucks. I don't think u should get it. It's almost, almost as bad as Tyler's stuff. Horrible.
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Yeah, you're right Mel, it really sucks. I don't think u should get it. It's almost, almost as bad as Tyler's stuff. Horrible.
Hey Mr. "that Beetlejuice poster looks like Tom Petty on crack" perhaps I should be more diplomatic!
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Yeah, you're right Mel, it really sucks. I don't think u should get it. It's almost, almost as bad as Tyler's stuff. Horrible.
Doesn't do anything for me, honestly. My first reaction on seeing it was "Eh"
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Hey Mr. "that Beetlejuice poster looks like Tom Petty on crack" perhaps I should be more diplomatic!
Touché.
I guess we just have drastically different taste and sensibility, which is fine and quite amusing.
T
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SW is up .. got both pretty easily !
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Variants are gone .. <5mins for 150 prints
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I managed to snag both versions as well.
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Got the regular.
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Miraculously got the variant despite no advance email and work computer hopelessly freezing up. Had to get it through iPhone and had to hand peck my credit card info into it.
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Wish they would try to pull in some big name comic artists for a couple prints.
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11 variants for sale on Ebay and one already sold for $150.
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I kinda want to buy a Variant on Ebay, and tell the seller I want it for Thanksgiving (which is a week away and ample time to send a poster). Since it will take at least that long for Mondo to send it to the seller, I will then leave horrible feedbacks to the seller and cancel the sale thru Paypal. Just to fuck with the flippers.
T
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I kinda want to buy a Variant on Ebay, and tell the seller I want it for Thanksgiving (which is a week away and ample time to send a poster). Since it will take at least that long for Mondo to send it to the seller, I will then leave horrible feedbacks to the seller and cancel the sale thru Paypal. Just to fuck with the flippers.
T
Yes! That sounds like a plan! thumbup
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LOL ... that would actually be funny .. Ill admit though I took a stab at being a flipper, but I refused to sell anything I didnt have in hand .. So I failed miserably .. By the time Mondo ships out all the prints and everyone gets them (about 2-3 weeks) no one cares anymore .. all the high sales have been had and only if its a prime piece does it still command a good amount .. and anymore, Mondo along with the demand makes it hard to get multiple copies of a poster .. So to flip Id have to sell my copies and I dont want to do that !! ;)
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Are all these flippers in TX with poster in hand though? er.. print in hand.
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Maybe, I go to Mondo 3-5 days after the sale and pick up my prints. That is, if they have them in.
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13 of the regular and 9 of the variant on ebay. basically 20% of the run bought for resale rather than by collectors. somehow, I find that pretty offensive. They should print more in the run. Why not do double the run for half the price - same thing to them. All they do by the limitation is allow scalpers to make money off their work. Why would anyone want that?
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13 of the regular and 9 of the variant on ebay. basically 20% of the run bought for resale rather than by collectors. somehow, I find that pretty offensive. They should print more in the run. Why not do double the run for half the price - same thing to them. All they do by the limitation is allow scalpers to make money off their work. Why would anyone want that?
Well put Holiday. I second it.
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13 of the regular and 9 of the variant on ebay. basically 20% of the run bought for resale rather than by collectors. somehow, I find that pretty offensive. They should print more in the run. Why not do double the run for half the price - same thing to them. All they do by the limitation is allow scalpers to make money off their work. Why would anyone want that?
Because there are many times they get stuck with an ass load of posters that nobody buys. So they don't always take a chance on large runs unless the artist is well collected and the title is sure to sell. Even all this is sometimes tough to judge. Also many times when they get permission to release a title it is usually on a limited run dictated by the source. Not always but it can be the case.
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Are all these flippers in TX with poster in hand though? er.. print in hand.
Oh no I doubt any of the ones being sold on ebay now actually have the posters... Heck I have bought a couple Alamos from UK sellers before !! :-/
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Flippers repulse me. There like low life scum trying to make a few pennies of someone's else work. But like cancer, there is no stopping them. Mondo knows it. So does U2. Scavengers are everywhere. They're pathetic, IMO.
T
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There like low life scum trying to make a few pennies of someone's else work.
T
This is why I never tried it again .. You literally are lucky to make $10-20 off of a poster .. and thats only worth it if your are able to sell a dozen or so, and with Mondos tightening down of one per address that makes it very unlikely .. I just dont see how its worth it to buy a poster for $40-50 .. Pay almost $15 shipping .. then pay ebay fees and paypal fees and shipping to the new buyer .. all for $20? My time is worth more than that to me ..
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Lots of good points for sure. I guess it's just troubling to see artificial scarcity generated simply by limiting numbers of something to render it scarce. What's fun about collecting things like theatrical release posters, first edition books, etc., for me, is that these are things that have quantities set in ways that don't relate to collecting. When something attracts the collector, and it happens to be in short supply, that's a real collectible to me. PEZ dispensers used to be like that. Now, even those fuckers release limited edition PEZ dispensers.
Just a rant, folks. The new star wars poster is a very well done piece. It would be nice to have a copy, but to be made to chase after the thing like a rabid dog, I can do without that. Shit, they don't even announce the time they will put them up for sale. You have to sit there hitting the refresh button like a rat trying to get the next dose. Fuck that!
Ok, now I can breathe.
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Artificial scarcity? Hmmm, good question. For most of their posters they are selling fewer than market demand and at a lower price than the market would bear. They probably could have sold 500+ Ansin Star Wars variants for $150 over the course of a few days.
Assuming their licensing agreements do not control/limit price/quantity - and they've said they have a blank check to do as many Star Treks as they want, for example - the answer must be that they base price and quantity on long term demand. If you can't get today's poster, you'll likely be back next week for the next offering. If they charged a higher price today, their customer base would eventually run out of money and interest.
Or perhaps they see it primarily as a promotion for their theater/brand and are not trying to maximize profits (although I doubt this b/c it's not a national chain).
Perhaps they should run a Dutch/second price auction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_auction) every week.
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Well they used to have it where as they got close to selling out of a poster the price would automatically increase a couple of times until sold out. This was back when demand wasn't near as high as it is now and I'm sure they are doing everything they can to limit website crashes.
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Classic example of oversupply is "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." It got popular and ABC started running it three-four times a week. The audience quickly burned out and the show was canceled (at least the prime time version). That show would probably still be on the air if ABC had handled it properly.
So perhaps one poster a week in limited numbers and mid-range price is the right strategy.
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Wish they would try to pull in some big name comic artists for a couple prints.
Rob Leifeld?
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Rob Leifeld?
Ugh. Is he still in the business? puke
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Ugh. Is he still in the business? puke
And still popular, believe it or not. He has a huge legion of fans
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I am surprised. I thought he chose early retirement after his GAP commercial.
Big legs, little heads... thumbup
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No. 24 cracked me up and the last two sentences on No. 1.
Rob Leifeld Art (http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html)
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I am surprised. I thought he chose early retirement after his GAP commercial.
Big legs, little heads... thumbup
I wasn't collecting in the 90's so I missed the whole Leifeld thing, thankfully. As crappy as his art is, he did come up with at least one character that's still hugely popular (Deadpool)
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No. 24 cracked me up and the last two sentences on No. 1.
Rob Leifeld Art (http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html)
That site's hilarious. I've had it bookmarked from the first time I found out about it
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No. 24 cracked me up and the last two sentences on No. 1.
Rob Leifeld Art (http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html)
Chad, thanks for that! One of the funniest damn things I have read in ages.
I just sent the link to a few artist buddies of mine who will absolutely drop dead reading it.
Less competition for me.... wynk
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Haha, no problem bud.
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New SW poster up on mondo
R2D2
looks pretty cool, like a GID blueprint
on sale 11/26
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Now that is a cool poster, Karza...24x36...
(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/OTHER/R2D2.jpg)
I love exploded diagrams. I had to do one of a Nikon SLR as an exercise back in commercial art school...one of my favorite assignments...
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Dr Strangelove and The bridge on the river Kwai are on the page now too ..
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Also on a side note ..I was wondering if anyone may have (preferably stock photos but Ill take whatever I can get) pictures of any and all Alamo/Mondo/RR prints? Im working on building a site dedicated to my Alamo collection and the history of all of the posters including all the ones Ive never had .. for all current releases I can pull them off of Mondo as they post them up but all the old stuff I have no way of getting a decent picture outside of fellow collectors .. It doenst need to be HD or anything just like the jpeg of R2D2 above would be great, and if the one providing the photos wants credits listed for the photo thats fine too I dont intend to take any photography credits that arent mine .. If you do have any feel free to email them to my gmail account thefallenangel1@gmail.com. Thanks!!
Any thoughts, ideas, comments ?? Feel free to share, Im always open to others opinions ! :)
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Hi Fallen,i was just doing a quick google image search and there seems to be alot of images online to copy and paste.
While i was doing so i came across this image(below). I was surprised i had not seen this version posted here before,maybe i missed it!!,I think its quite good.Do you guys have any more info regards this?
Stew
(http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/stewartboyle/thing.jpg)
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Hey, Stew. That THING poster is by Tom "Strongstuff" Whalen, who has a pretty neat, minimalist style...
http://strongstuff.deviantart.com/gallery/ (http://strongstuff.deviantart.com/gallery/)
The THING is on page 2...
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Thanks brude,
I`ve noticed i seem to like the more minimalist editions released,alot of Whalens stuff ive seen from the posts on here.
I still wouldn`t pay more than £50 for any of them though.,Humbug. :)
Stew
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Thanks Stew, I hadnt seen that one before .. Are we sure its Mondo?
As for the pics .. Ilm just worried about grabbing one that I shouldnt and having some pissy photographer suing me :P
So I missed out on the R2 print today .. I was too busy messing around with the website while sitting at work :P I usually get a heads up from my phone but its been acting odd lately .. Congrats to anyone who picked one up !!
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+1 R2
+ 1 strangelove
kwai didn't do much for me
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Thanks Stew, I hadnt seen that one before .. Are we sure its Mondo?
As for the pics .. Ilm just worried about grabbing one that I shouldnt and having some pissy photographer suing me :P
So I missed out on the R2 print today .. I was too busy messing around with the website while sitting at work :P I usually get a heads up from my phone but its been acting odd lately .. Congrats to anyone who picked one up !!
It's not mondo.
The pics... at most, all you would get is an email or a cease and desist letter and be forced to remove the picture.
As for the new stuff, once again, Kleinsmith schools the field.
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It's not mondo.
The pics... at most, all you would get is an email or a cease and desist letter and be forced to remove the picture.
As for the new stuff, once again, Kleinsmith schools the field.
Thanks Archie for sorting that out,,sorry fallen but you guys should know im the last person to ask about Mondo stuff..you lot have forgotten more stuff than i know!! :)
Stew
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Here ya go fallen http://picasaweb.google.com/schan.daniel/AlamoDrafthouseRollingRoadshowAndOtherSilkscreens#
Feel free to use any of them you want.
I usually love Kleinsmith, but not so much a fan of the latest offering.
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Thanks Schan! I have a lot to go through .. I went through and added about 60+ more pieces today .. I need to put it on the server now to make sure it works in the real world tho :)
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I came across this video showing how Kevin Tong went about creating the recent R2-D2 print. Thought you guys may find it interesting, too
R2-D2 design process (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta5TBGzqijk)
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I came across this video showing how Kevin Tong went about creating the recent R2-D2 print. Thought you guys may find it interesting, too
R2-D2 design process (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta5TBGzqijk)
Very cool video link, Angelo. Thanks for posting it!
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Han Shot First (http://www.mondotees.com/Han-Shot-First_p_205.html) is next to drop in the Star Wars series. I'm gonna pass on this one. Very boring composition and layout
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Angelina Jolie on the right?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/thumbnail.jpg)
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I cannot stand this poster on so many levels...what a waste. I mean, I honestly hate it.
Are they mad at this artist or something? Why throw this out there AFTER the Ansin cantina piece...
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puke2
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yup, even I am not a big fan .. At least Im saving money, FINALLY! ;)
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Wow, I'm surprised...
This looks to be one of the best in this awful series...
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Wow, I'm surprised...
This looks to be one of the best in this awful series...
Seriously?!
You're grounded, go to your room!! :)
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It's very well-drawn but just not my thing - perfect for kids maybe?
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/Greedo_Florian_small2.jpg)
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Yes I agree Mel its on the cartoonish side .. That and the picture and the characters in it look two dimensional to me .. and IMHO thats a major flaw..
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I have no problem with cartoonish or a design that is carried out with children in mind. Several children's illustrations and picture books have art with kids in mind and the end result is still visually good, great, and in some cases downright amazing (see M. Sasek books).
Cartoonish can be great, this is anything but.
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I like it. Seems inspired by the works of Basil Wolverton. Remember him?
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I kinda see what you mean about it borrowing a little something from BW (http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/wolvertn.htm), but the man had so much more style to his work. Wolverton art has such beautiful lines to it
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/the_watcher_01/Wolverton-Bible-Page5.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/the_watcher_01/Wolverton-Bible-Page6.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/the_watcher_01/WTOTF.jpg)
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Great Wolverton, Angelo. He was a master....
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another alamo goldfinger just sold for £1187 Oh and 50 pence.
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5391815 (http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5391815)
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another alamo goldfinger just sold for £1187 Oh and 50 pence.
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5391815 (http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5391815)
That's $1,800 - sold for $896 last month at Heritage (http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7029&Lot_No=83315)....
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Looks like Blade 2 will be dropped as well
(http://www.mondotees.com/Blade-2_p_207.html)
and a variant
[imghttp://www.mondotees.com/Blade-2-Variant_p_206.html][/img]
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having trouble posting the image, but its on the Mondo site if you want to check it out
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(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/blade2reg430.jpg)(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/blade2variant430.jpg)
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Thanks for the heads up Karza ..I kinda like the variant .. Ill prolly have no trouble grabbing those while everyone else is fighting over the SW release ;)
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I don't know they both (greedo and Blade) look a little too comic book for me.
I'm thinking they should be pretty easy to pick up
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I guess the blades are parts of a new "series"
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/01/guillermo-del-toro-posters-alamo-drafthouse/ (http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/01/guillermo-del-toro-posters-alamo-drafthouse/)
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Blade looking a little Comic booky makes good sense to me
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Sure it relates back to the source material, but I think it could have looked a little more movie and less comic book.
it would make a great cover for a comic ;D
Fallen thanks for uploading the pics, maybe I can get some pointers on uploading.
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Back from Thanksgiving craziness. I need to rest for a week.
Wow, I can't believe the latest Star Wars print is still up... almost 2 hours later. Is it because it sucks so bad :)
The two Blade posters are pretty shitty too (IMHO, of course). With a 75 run, the variant had to sell out, but the other one is still up.
Usually, Mondo surprises me by how fast they manage to sell stuff (even the bad). This time, I think people are slowly coming to realize that all is not great and they should think before buying.
T
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Back from Thanksgiving craziness. I need to rest for a week.
Wow, I can't believe the latest Star Wars print is still up... almost 2 hours later. Is it because it sucks so bad :)
The two Blade posters are pretty shitty too (IMHO, of course). With a 75 run, the variant had to sell out, but the other one is still up.
Usually, Mondo surprises me by how fast they manage to sell stuff (even the bad). This time, I think people are slowly coming to realize that all is not great and they should think before buying.
T
I disagree about the Blade prints I like them .. ;) As for the rest I do agree .. They are putting out WAY too many prints and people cant flip them like they used to so all those flippers arent buying as much and fans like myself cant keep shelling out a couple hundred a week for multiple releases like they had today .. So we pick and choose .. and a 400 run of Greedo will sit there because its honestly not that great of a print .. It was going to happen sooner or later .. They got popular so they increased supply trying to make more $$$ but really they just flooded the market and now the prints just are not as special anymore ..
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When they realized they've killed their business by flooding the market with prints, it'll be too late
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Thats true .. Sadly Greedo has now sold out .. So they will live under the disillusion that they can keep on making tons of prints and they will sell out :(
Also I forgot about this in my earlier post .. they are pushing their "gift cards" and people are buying because it speeds up check out times .. BUT .. thats all fine right now .. they are getting a large influx of $$ for nothing at the moment .. But when they spend that money on "business" stuff and then have a day like today when they are out the actual costs of creating 3 different prints (one with a large run of 400) and everyone pays with gift cards and they get no real money in hand .. I bet they will start hurting a little .. maybe enough to pull the cards from their inventory..??
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When they realized they've killed their business by flooding the market with prints, it'll be too late
This can not be stated enough...
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I guess the blades are parts of a new "series"
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/01/guillermo-del-toro-posters-alamo-drafthouse/ (http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/01/guillermo-del-toro-posters-alamo-drafthouse/)
BTW, anyone know if the posters for their new 'director series' for actual showings or are they just more 'tribute' crap? Ken Taylor's Hellboy II is pretty ripping... for a big head collage, I mean...
Next stop, Tarantino...
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My wife is working with Del Toro right now (he just joined DreamWorks Animation as a director/adviser). I kinda want her to ask him if he knows about the Alamo prints. But then again, I don't want her to sound like a total nerd... Hmm, what to do...
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According to EB, he had input into the look of the poster
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Yeah, but you know how it is and how far people will go to make you believe their stuff is legit. I'm pretty sure he has better things to do than participate in the Mondo frenzy. Maybe he did, but I tend to believe otherwise.
T
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I was looking for the post where I read that, but couldn't find it. Basically they said that he gave his opinion on the placement of figures in the design and okaying or shooting down changes. How true that is, I have no clue
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My wife is working with Del Toro right now (he just joined DreamWorks Animation as a director/adviser). I kinda want her to ask him if he knows about the Alamo prints. But then again, I don't want her to sound like a total nerd... Hmm, what to do...
What you should do is STOP WHORING YOUR WIFE FOR YOUR POSTER SHIT!
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LOL!
You have no idea. Every once in a while, I make her go to Katzenberg's office to pick up a few tubes of posters from Paramount/DreamWorks. Katzenberg's assistant keeps everything for me. That's why I own everything Paramount, even if I don't want it (Case 39, anyone?) I do the same thing at Disney. Saves me some bucks, though, especially when the movie sounds good, like True Grit. Gotta find some purpose in marriage...
:)
T
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Gremlins Reprint (http://www.moviepostershop.com/gremlins-movie-poster/IB04070)
Iron Man Reprint (http://www.moviepostershop.com/iron-man-2-movie-poster/AB37211)
"MoviePosterShop IS MovieGoods. Also they are going under the name PopCultureGraphics too and have a website in the works which will look exactly (more than likely) like the MovieGoods site too, just as MoviePosterShop’s site does. MovieGoods has their home office based out of Henderson Nevada….which just happens to be where MoviePosterShop.com is based out of, and PopCultureGraphics."
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Gremlins Reprint (http://www.moviepostershop.com/gremlins-movie-poster/IB04070)
Iron Man Reprint (http://www.moviepostershop.com/iron-man-2-movie-poster/AB37211)
"MoviePosterShop IS MovieGoods. Also they are going under the name PopCultureGraphics too and have a website in the works which will look exactly (more than likely) like the MovieGoods site too, just as MoviePosterShop’s site does. MovieGoods has their home office based out of Henderson Nevada….which just happens to be where MoviePosterShop.com is based out of, and PopCultureGraphics."
I hate those guys.... mesmrized
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I wonder if the artist or Mondo or both can take legal issue with this...or if they care to do so.
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I wonder if the artist or Mondo or both can take legal issue with this...or if they care to do so.
I don't see any reason they couldn't sue MovieGoods like Disney did (http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/newsite/INDEX/ARTICLES/LegalBriefs.htm#Disney) for violation of their copyrights.
Somebody should contact these artists and Mondo and let them know.
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I see plenty of reasons, the least of them being money. Disney has an army of lawyers on site, people whose job it is to protect the Mouse House interests at all times. A snap of their fingers and people oblige. Mondo, I'm not so sure it's even worth it to them. They're done with the product, they moved on to the next print. Plus, isn't it like free publicity for everyone involved?
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Probably a threat letter from a lawyer would shut it down without any additional expense. They could contact a volunteer "lawyers for the arts" organization that would probably do it. See, aren't lawyers wonderful? ;D
Or maybe "My Cousin Holiday" is available to help?
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I dated 2 lawyers. They are NOT wonderful :) And Holiday... well, he's just the cherry on the cake... Or maybe he's hiding in the cake... and in the nude.
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Behind every great man is a great lawyer:
(http://www.bluekitchen.net/Godfather.jpg)
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But behind every great lawyer is NOT a great man.
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They got Robocop too :(
http://www.moviepostershop.com/robocop-movie-posters-1987
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Yeah it suck, but at lest they are all 11x17, when they get them to the actual poster size that will suck.
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Anyone know the yahoo's behind the scenes at movie poster shop? Rich maybe, it seems the base of operations is in your neck of the woods.
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Almost near the end of the SW run, and to be honest, I am a bit disappointed. I am happy that others are happy with the offerings each weeks, but as each print comes out, the more I regret not picking up McCarthy's Hoth. That is a perfect mix of bonafide art and Star Wars, IMO.
Ansin was very good, and while I have issues with Taylor's Bounty Hunter set, I bought it and like it pretty well for several reasons...I would defend it, need be.
Otherwise...its been...bland.
I just wish Daniel Danger did like 10 SW prints and Mondo called it a day. I think his art really captures a moment in time, you can almost hear music in your head with each of his pieces...each person can detail what led up to that moment and what happens next in each of his prints...I love that.
Imagine him doing something with Jedi spirits...all the different landscapes...the possibilities are endless.
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I just received the R2D2 yesterday and I have to say the GID is quite fantastic. I wasn't crazy about it to begin with, got it to see, and wasn't disappointed.
So this is what I got so far:
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars3.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars5.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars6.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars7.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars8.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars9.jpg)
I like each one of those for different reasons, and I don't want what I didn't buy, although I'd agree with Ben on the McCarthy. Since I'm totally against buying from flippers, I'll probably never get it.
Ben, are we really at the end of the run?
T
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Yes, we are, essentially. Based on recent comments on EB by Justin, we should have around 4 prints left, give or take to be sure.
I hope those include Danger, Moss, Stout at the very least. Wouldn't mind seeing what Ryan can do...but again, I wish Danger just did the whole damn thing.
My top 3:
Hoth
Wretched Hive
Bounty Hunters
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I hope those include Danger, Moss, Stout at the very least. Wouldn't mind seeing what Ryan can do...but again, I wish Danger just did the whole damn thing
Are you psychic or something? (http://www.mondotees.com/Sanctuary-Moon_p_208.html)
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Really nice. See, MITCH, REALLY NICE! ;)
I personally could totally pass on Moss, but I know a lot of you guys like him. The only one I've seen that I remotely like is his Evil Dead. The rest is really not my taste. Danger, great of course, and Stout, no comments. My feeling is that Tyler will do the last one. I've tried to get it out of him, but he remains mum. Pisses me off :)
T
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T,I didnt realise you knew Tyler personally :-)
Any chance you can convince him to do a Silent Running sometime?
Stew
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If you knew how many times I've asked him to do Back to the Future...
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Finally. Danger brings it yet again...
Problem is, I am going to be in a funeral on Friday morning, not sure if I will be back in time for the drop.
If someone can snag one for me, I would be forever grateful, seriously.
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I'm sure there are plenty of people on this forum who are not going to get it and can help you, Ben. Alas, I'm not one of them. Sorry.
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Looks like there will be more than just the Danger drop.
Justin tweets
"Did I mention that Sanctuary Moon isn't the only thing we're releasing Friday? "
i wonder what else is dropping?
Ben - I wasn't planning on getting the Danger so if I get the chance I'll snag one for you.
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Thank you, Karza. Would really appreciate it and will make it up to you. PM me if you have any luck.
I will also email you the code to Thierry's garage if you are successful as well. ;)
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I will also email you the code to Thierry's garage if you are successful as well.
BONUS!!! ;D
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Looks like there will be more than just the Danger drop.
Justin tweets
"Did I mention that Sanctuary Moon isn't the only thing we're releasing Friday? "
i wonder what else is dropping?
"The Alamo Drafthouse will release three new posters today. First, Daniel Danger’s “Sanctuary Moon” Star Wars print is a 24″ x 36″ screenprint, has an edition of 230, and will cost $50. Secondly, Eric Tan’s Return of the Living Dead poster is a 24″ x 36″ screenprint with an edition of 125, plus there’s also a glow-in-the-dark variant (all colors except black, and including the eyes) with an edition of 65. Lastly, Rhys Cooper’s Critters poster is a 24″ x 36″ screenprint with an edition of 135. All will go up today (Thursday, December 9th) tomorrow (Friday, December 10th) at a random time"
http://omgposters.com/2010/12/09/10854/ (http://omgposters.com/2010/12/09/10854/)
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BONUS!!! ;D
FREAKS!
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Karza, remember to leave the Magic jersey...you don't want to completely break Thierry's heart...besides, it not worth that much anyway.
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So now, they even go on sale before they go... on sale?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320629036818&item=320629036818 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320629036818&item=320629036818)
Like Seth Meyers would say: "Really?"
T
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That's just crazy. How the times have changed. Remember the good ole days when stuff sat on the website for 2 or 3 months and you had plenty of time to get your money together or think about each purchase before making the commitment? The days when Ebay wasn't even a factor. All this means is we are getting old.
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AHH drop day, the anticipation, the excitment, the constant refresh.
I have a feeling this one will have very short or no notice at all
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sorry Ben, I was on it as soon as it dropped and a slow check out cost me the Danger print :( >:(
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This is the first one I want that I miss, and I really don't get it. First I get a text that it is up, then when I go to buy it, it is not up yet, I refresh, and refresh, then finally it's up and 20 seconds later (I have a fast connection), it is sold out.
Did anyone get it?
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Yeah today was messed up .. I got the add to cart button BEFORE I got the email .. was heading to the shipping page then it said out of stock .. and took me back to the D-SW page where the add to cart button was gone and it had the usual for sale 12/? at random time bit .. so I thought they were playing around and accidentally put it up early and then as I refreshed it locked the site up and then after a min it came up as sold out !
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Ohh I did get the Critters and ROTLD Regular though :)
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I got the Critters. I don't like the other one.
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I got both Sanctuary Moon and Critters. I don't really like the look of ROTLD so I didn't get either version. Sanctuary Moon sold out in the time it took me to check out. Critters sold out about 5 minutes later. Sorry to those that missed it. I had to buy my Lynch Pin Droid on ebay because I missed that one. What a rat race.
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I can't believe this. I actually had to by mine on Ebay!!!
SUCKS! But I really wanted it, probably more than any other so far. This is a first for me, and God knows I hate flippers.
Damnit!!!
T
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Ill wait it out and let the prices fall some .. I dont want to pay $150-200 for this even as great as it looks! :)
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Well, when something is this good, and from a renowned and growing artist, I'm always afraid the 230 prints (really a small number) will end up in people's collections to never see the light again. Maybe you're right, and I'd agree with u on most prints, but not on this one.
And it's only $100 more, which is like a good dinner somewhere.
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I think it depends on how long you wait .. Id say just a bit after everyone is receiving them from Mondo the prices will drop .. All the hype will have passed .. and most people will have moved on and you have the semi-honest flippers that wait to resell their posters when they actually have them in hand .. Its hard to gauge this one though DD a lot of his own stuff and he has a solid following .. So we will just have to wait and see :)
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Speaking of low runs and waiting too long .. Im still hoping to get one of the 25 Phantom Variants !!! Is anyone that has one listening !!? :)
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Well, when something is this good, and from a renowned and growing artist, I'm always afraid the 230 prints (really a small number) will end up in people's collections to never see the light again. Maybe you're right, and I'd agree with u on most prints, but not on this one.
And it's only $100 more, which is like a good dinner somewhere.
That's what made it easy on the Lynch Pin Droid - it issued at $50 and I ended up having to pay $129 so it wasn't that bad. Some of the other BIN's out there wanted up to $225 I think. Glad you ended up with one at not too bad a price.
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You know, I hate that this thread was started by douche bag carson.
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You know, I hate that this thread was started by douche bag carson.
LOL .. as against censorship as we all are I dont think anyone would mind if you deleted the 1st post ;)
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Can't you change his name to Douchebag?
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Can't you change his name to Douchebag?
OMG THAT WAS FUCKING BRILLIANT! He is now Doucebag Cochran!
Now I'm happy happy! Merry Christmas to me! And I'm a Jew!
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Merry Christmas to me! And I'm a Jew!
(http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/funnypost.gif)
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I tried messing around with it just to get his name off the board as "topic starter". I was successful, but mostly, I was just seeing if it could be done so I changed it back.
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I tried messing around with it just to get his name off the board as "topic starter". I was successful, but mostly, I was just seeing if it could be done so I changed it back.
Oh yes, now I like this thread a lot! You Go Douchebag Carson! It must really yank his chain to see this and not be able to say a fucking thing.
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OMG THAT WAS FUCKING BRILLIANT! He is now Doucebag Cochran!
Now I'm happy happy! Merry Christmas to me! And I'm a Jew!
YOU'RE A JEW???
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sorry Ben, I was on it as soon as it dropped and a slow check out cost me the Danger print :( >:(
That's ok, man...I really appreciate you trying, that is for sure...very nice of you.
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YOU'RE A JEW???
Well, I'm of the faith, but not by birth...
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Some dude across the pond is selling some 23x33 poster repros, Alamo style...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180599127570&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180599127570&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123)
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Holiday, you know I'll have to quote The Big Lebowski to provide insight on your situation:
(http://www.mtpolitics.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/walter23.jpg)
Walter Sobchak: I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude, he kept the money. My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...
The Dude: Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man.
Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talkin' about?
The Dude: Man, you're fucking Polish Catholic...
Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about? I converted when I married Cynthia! Come on, Dude!
The Dude: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Walter Sobchak: And you know this!
The Dude: Yeah, and five fucking years ago you were divorced.
Walter Sobchak: So what are you saying? When you get divorced you turn in your library card? You get a new license? You stop being Jewish?
The Dude: It's all a part of your sick Cynthia thing, man. Taking care of her fucking dog. Going to her fucking synagogue. You're living in the fucking past.
Walter Sobchak: Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax...
[shouting]
Walter Sobchak: You're goddamn right I'm living in the fucking past!
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You know, I hate that this thread was started by douche bag carson.
Could this be Carson in the stands at a Dallas Cowboys game?
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/Carson.jpg)
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Well he's wearing a Florida State Seminoles hat so I doubt he'd be at the Cowboys game.
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If you must know, it's a photograph from a 1970s game featured in the sports section of the Newseum (http://www.newseum.org/) here in DC (which is an awesome museum BTW). I'm pretty sure it said it was a Cowboys game, since they were the team of the 70s.
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/Cowboys.JPG)
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The guy behind him on his right is wearing a FSU hat as well, so I would guess it was a Seminole game, like Chad said.
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My bad - it was the 1981 Orange Bowl. Totally off topic, but some pretty cool sports shots (along with this one) here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/sets/72157623635326886/). But the description is perhaps apt?
During that time I went to the Orange Bowl game in Miami. In that crowd was a guy who was about three times my size with this oversized hat. Early in your career, it's very hard to stop a person to shoot them - especially if they are a freak. You don't want to single him out. I kept walking by this guy, but I couldn't get comfortable. After three quarters into the game, I know I have to take the picture. I snapped one or two and left.
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The latest addition to the Mondo Star Wars releases ..
http://alamodrafthouseposters.com/Star-Wars/10Banthas.html (http://alamodrafthouseposters.com/Star-Wars/10Banthas.html)
Im underwhelmed .. Thankful though because now I dont have to spend the money on this .. Which is good because I wil be paying for my metal IM2 this week!!! :)
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Well, except for Ferris Bueller, I'm not a Jay Ryan fan. So it's a pass.
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Well, except for Ferris Bueller, I'm not a Jay Ryan fan. So it's a pass.
Same here. Gotta say that Guido got here today and he's actually better looking in person than the Blade 2 posters.
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For those who are interested here is a link to the "Unknown" Evil Dead Poster I came across a while back ..
http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com/Screenings/EvilDead.html (http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com/Screenings/EvilDead.html)
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Same here. Gotta say that Guido got here today and he's actually better looking in person than the Blade 2 posters.
Surprisingly I like the Blade2 regular more than the variant when I saw them in person .. Damn jpgs :P
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Surprisingly I like the Blade2 regular more than the variant when I saw them in person .. Damn jpgs :P
Something about the paper - it's sorta glittery on the regular, but I like the colors on the variant better. They're all good.
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9:07 poster on sale. I'm curious to see how long it takes to sell out.
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9:16 sold out. Incredible, truly incredible.
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incredible for something that looks like it should be the opening page of a comic book :D
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LOL .. there are some Ryan fans .. that on top of flippers what did you expect with a run of only 175??
Im off to see how many are already on ebay! :P
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7 on ebay now .. and 2 already sold for $100 & $119 !! so thats 9 so far ...
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I think it actually sold out sooner - in two minutes. Either way pretty amazing. I decided to get one when I was looking and saw two things: first, the death star pursuing the princess's cruiser in the upper left corner, and second the fact that I can't find the 10th bantha. I see 7 clear ones, two more horns-only. Where's the 10th?
Now if that's not frivolity, I don't know what is.
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I don't seen any now. Do you really thing they all sold like that?
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I think what Ryan is trying to say is that you are the tenth Bantha
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I can't find the 10th bantha. I see 7 clear ones, two more horns-only. Where's the 10th?
I count 10, sahib.
Look closely -- stage right, stage left and up top.
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So who will be doing the final three posters and what will they show?
I bet one will have a Han/Leia romance theme.
Will Stout do his usual "cast of characters" style or something else?
How much will they charge for Stout?
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Now there are 4 people on EB that are Ryan -Sub holders that have 2 copies and are selling the ones they just bought from Mondo.
As for your questions Mel .. Im pretty sure there is a Stout coming .. Now the rest is a mystery to me .. I just hope they do some actual movie posters, Ive had enough of these art prints :P As for what style Stout will do .. Im hoping he follows his latest trends .. IM2 and Let the Right One In were obviously his .. But not as crammed packed full of every possible character like some of his other pieces.
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7 on ebay now .. and 2 already sold for $100 & $119 !! so thats 9 so far ...
Now 3 Sold .. 9 In Auction and 8 EB'ers selling theirs .. but who's counting :P
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I just finished watching Pumpkinhead again. What a great thing that would be, for Alamo to do a few for this one!
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I count 10, sahib.
Look closely -- stage right, stage left and up top.
OK, I found the little fucker....
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I just finished watching Pumpkinhead again. What a great thing that would be, for Alamo to do a few for this one!
Yes, an Alamo version for Pumpkinhead would be cool. One of Stan Winston's finer creations. thumbup
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Well, when something is this good, and from a renowned and growing artist, I'm always afraid the 230 prints (really a small number) will end up in people's collections to never see the light again. Maybe you're right, and I'd agree with u on most prints, but not on this one.
And it's only $100 more, which is like a good dinner somewhere.
Sadly the prices have already started dropping to about $100-125 .. Once I pay for my Metal Stout Ill wait a couple more weeks then try to jump in and grab one .. Knowing my luck most will have sold except the few with BIN's of $300 :P
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Dual TRON (http://www.mondotees.com/) drop for tomorrow. Pretty nice looking posters by Eric Tan
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I am not feeling the Tron set at all myself. I liked Klaussen's much better.
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Damn .. anyone who thought it was tough to get Alamo posters before .. Just wait for this ..
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=29865
Apparently the Variants will be sold through Sideshow! I just want to know how they will release them and if it will coincide with the Mondo releases .. as a collector I typically want both versions but if they go up at the same time that will be near impossible without some help .. This is probably a great business move but its making it tougher and tougher on fans that have been loyal to mondo for a long time ..
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Jay Ryan now has 10 Banthas up for sale on his site ..
I saw this in his blurb too and it made me wonder ..
"official lucasfilm-sanctioned print promoting screenings of the original three star wars movies at the alamo drafthouse cinemas in austin, texas. printed at D&L screenprinting in seattle."
With 3 prints left in the series .. I wonder if we will actually get 3 actual movie posters for the original SW trilogy !?! :)
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With 3 prints left in the series .. I wonder if we will actually get 3 actual movie posters for the original SW trilogy !?! :)
I hope they use titles in the last three. I sold all three of my Star Wars Mondos "at cost" because I decided I'm not going to buy pure "art prints." However, I suspect they cannot use titles under their licensing agreement.
And when are they going to have more Star Treks? Am I the only one who prefers them over Wars?
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Tron is up and out
Tron lasted 3 minutes
Legacy 5 minutes
+1 on both ;D
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I hope they use titles in the last three. I sold all three of my Star Wars Mondos "at cost" because I decided I'm not going to buy pure "art prints." However, I suspect they cannot use titles under their licensing agreement.
And when are they going to have more Star Treks? Am I the only one who prefers them over Wars?
Thats what Im hoping for like an actual movie poster print .. title credits and all the stuff that makes it an "official" movie poster! :D
As for Trek .. it sucks :P
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Those TRON prints are absolutely BORING....
I will take any TRON movie poster over either one of those prints any day of the week...
But, that's just me being a curmudgeon, I guess... nono
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Mondo Check out messed up on me .. So at the last moment I opted out of getting these odd sized prints .. Instead I picked up the set of 3 one sheets for Legacy and IMHO I think they are way cooler than the Mondo offerings.
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/111/MPW-55607)
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Instead I picked up the set of 3 one sheets for Legacy and IMHO I think they are way cooler than the Mondo offerings.
thumbup Good thinking, man!
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Those are really cool
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I really like the new Star Wars set of three from Olly Moss - probably my favourite yet.
Link to all three (http://www.mondotees.com/Original-Trilogy-Set-Moss_p_219.html) and a Wired (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/12/olly-moss-star-wars-mondo/) article.
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So, yesterday I'm driving to North Carolina. I know the drop is coming and all I have is my iPhone. Gotta stop to piss. At a Turnpike reststop in the bathroom. Dick in hand at the urinal. Phone in the other. Get the message! On sale now! Pissing with one hand and ordering with the other. Now that's multitasking. AND that's pretty sad.
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Now those I actually like... but is that Vader or Sandra Bullock?
(http://www.wired.com/underwire/wp-content/gallery/mondo-star-wars/Olly%20Moss%20-%20Return%20of%20Jedi.jpg) (http://themoviepreviewcritic.com/assets/images/Premonition_Movie.gif)
This is actually the first time I've been tempted to buy, but I probably shouldn't ruin my streak! Best of luck to those going after these three... I hope Holiday won't be knee deep in shit when these drop.
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These are the first Alamo posters I am tempted to buy.
The art is cool and the addition of logos and credits is excellent.
Unfortunately, the timing is all wrong.
I'm tapped buying Christmas presents for my kids. Priority one.
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I like all three - they definitely have saved the best for last - and two more to go before the end of the year....
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/Moss.jpg)
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+1 on the set ;D
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Same here .. I had a scare though .. I was going to use a CC this time because PP messed up on me last drop .. And it gave me an error saying my card couldnt be charged .. So I rapidly started the PP process and to my good fortune I was able to get through alright .. :D
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No luck. I added to cart. viewed cart to checkout, and by the time the cart loaded, it was gone.
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Mondo's site sucks. I was first there and first to click through and then got buried in the traffic. I could not get pages to work after that and could not even access my cart.
The ultimate insult is to see the flippers who got theirs ok and then list them immediately on ebay for 350 and 400 a set. It's a little out of control.
Just saw Mondo retweet this message from a user "Aswesome prints from an artist, stupid fucks in charge of selling them. Thanks for the random time." I couldn't agree more.
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PS. One set sold at BIN for 385. A second set for BIN $450. Now they're listed up to $1150 BIN with people bidding a set up to nearly $500.
Is there something wrong with this, or am I just being disgruntled? I'm seriously considering giving up pursuing any of these from now on if the system that Mondo uses to sell them does not change.
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Ive sang the same song as you Holiday .. and I have to say its prolly just being disgruntled.. No matter what Mondo does people will flip if theres a chance to make money for nothing .. And honestly when I saw these selling for over $1k I thought about it .. But I decided not to .. Im silly like that sometimes the pictures are worth more than $$ ;) Now patience comes in to play .. Im sure in a month or so the prices will have settled to where a serious collector can buy them with out being out an obscene amount .. Lets be careful what we ask for too .. I see these references to "lottery" sales or other crazy random distributions .. At least the way it is now I know I have a little control over if I get them or not .. In a lottery theres no way to even try ...
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/5278036747_7d100425e3_b.jpg)
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It looks like theres a black version too ..
(http://l.yimg.com/k/im_sigg5zdmU_7UOkjAzivUVQyNMQ---y660-x648-q75-n0/omg/us/img/57/3b/5980_2373040472.jpg)
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Think it was pretty much an easy guess the Moss set would be a 5 second sellout. One thing that I dont like is this one a week drop, group 3 or 4 together once a month so I can pay shipping on 1 tube instead of 4.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVMbnF9-l5w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVMbnF9-l5w)
sorry don't know how to embed videos.
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"This video contains content from UMG. It is not available in your country.
Sorry about that."
(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/fragend/confused-smiley-013.gif)
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What the heck is UMG ??
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Ive sang the same song as you Holiday .. and I have to say its prolly just being disgruntled.. No matter what Mondo does people will flip if theres a chance to make money for nothing .. And honestly when I saw these selling for over $1k I thought about it .. But I decided not to .. Im silly like that sometimes the pictures are worth more than $$ ;) Now patience comes in to play .. Im sure in a month or so the prices will have settled to where a serious collector can buy them with out being out an obscene amount .. Lets be careful what we ask for too .. I see these references to "lottery" sales or other crazy random distributions .. At least the way it is now I know I have a little control over if I get them or not .. In a lottery theres no way to even try ...
I take back all my calm understanding about the situation, I received the dreaded refund email last night .. now Im boycotting mondo releases :p
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I was able to add the set to my cart but got the "Not in Stock" when I went to do the checkout.
I think Stout's drop is going to break the internet. ;)
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For those that missed out on the STAR WARS drop, Olly Moss (http://www.moss.fm/) will putting up 50 sets for sale tomorrow at 5pm GMT via a link on Twitter. They'll be $500 per set
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I'd sure rather give him the money than those idiots on ebay. Thanks for the heads up.
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What the heck is UMG ??
Dunno, it was just public enemy - don't believe the hype
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I can't help but feel he's being a bit cheeky by asking $500 for the set "because it's $150 less than ebay averages"...market values and all that, but a 333% rise since Mondo's release makes me a bit sad. The only reason prices are that high is because of pro flippers hoovering up the stock and strangling supply.
Still half tempted to try, but it leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth to be honest.
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The last three sets that ended recently all sold for $800+, with two of them at $900+, so $500 seems like a deal. Granted, there's always a chance of shill bidding had a role in those prices
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how about this, a dishonest seller list the first few sets on ebay soon after the prints are released under different ebay accounts. Shill bidding the items up to the highest price possible. Regardless if the bidder in the end is a "true" bidder. Doing this sets the market value and causes some people to go in a frenzy and makes the "need" to have those prints rise because of their value and the possibility of them being more valuable a year from now.
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Yep - plus resell values are always much higher after things first appear on the secondary market (I guess a combo of people frustrated they missed out and who are desperate to get them and people who have enough cash that they don't care about the prices). On the other hand, $500 is not too obscene for 3 screen prints, these versions are signed and because they're for Star Wars, they should keep their value.
I think I've convinced myself not to bother though, realistically they won't make the wall for quite a while and for $500, I could get some really nice paper that I've been after for a while. Also, he just tweeted to say he'll put the link up in an hr and I can't be bothered to sit at work and wait! :)
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I can't help thinking of Titanic one-sheets when that movie was first setting all-time records, and it was selling for $300 every single time on eBay. That was going to be a $1000 poster, and those who bought at $300 were making a shrewd "investment". How are they doing these days?
Bruce
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Bruce, apples and oranges to say the least.
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Thats a key difference between prints like Alamo's and traditional movie posters .. titanic posters .. How many are there ?? No one has any idea .. And if someone has an idea they have no way of knowing how many still exist .. But I feel we could safely guess that there are thousands if not 10's of thousands .. Now the latest Alamo posters Moss' SW set .. theres only 400 .. and thats all .. Supply vs. Demand .. ;)
Now another issue we can safely guess that most of the Alamo prints will survive seeing how they went straight to collectors and those collectors will most likely not sell for less than they paid .. Which somewhat forces the market value to hover around the $500 mark because after things settle and thanks to Moss selling his at this price this will be the generally accepted "value"..
On the other side of the spectrum .. dealers selling the Titanic posters kept selling as many of the posters as they could get their hands on trying to cash in as quick as possible so the inflated market value was quickly deflated due to the massive influx of posters .. and y by the time a buyer realizes they over paid and list their poster for sale to try and at least break even theres 100 others doing the same .. and instead of trying to break even they are under cutting one another trying to not lose too much money on the whole deal .. So they go from 300 to 280 .. to 250 .. and so on .. Until the bottom finally falls out from under the sellers and they are stuck with their amazing Titanic posters ;)
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such a roller coaster. I just saw a Moss set go for $1025 on ebay. I excited about having a set but at those prices I have to admit I'm tempted.....
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and lots o bullshit running around too. The 400 sets sold by Mondo are "hand numbered" implying that they are not signed by Moss. Moss's set of 50 are artists proof - they are an additional 50 over and above the 400 sold. They are numbered 1 through 50, but they are NOT the 1 to 50 of the sets of 400 sold by Mondo, becuase they are 1 through 50 artist's proofs. I've always understood the artist proof to be the extra that's printed without limitation. Frankly, for all we know. Moss could have another 50 stashed away.
On ebay, the idiots are selling the 400 as hand signed and numbered, which is not true. They are selling the Moss artists proofs as the original 1 through 50 of the ones that Mondo sold, which they are not. What I just don't get is aside from all of this, why are people going crazy over these posters unlike any others thus far? I like them, but they are not intrinsically worth the kind of money they are reaching, at least that's what I believe. Why such speculation on these and not others?
At $500 a set, the 50 that Moss put up sold out in about two minutes. All of this has reminded me, in a good way, that poster and print speculation is ridiculous.
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Well, I definitely dont like Moss enough to go through the shit it took to get three art prints. He just doesnt impress me all that much, though these are better in comparison than his previous work.
Horkey's True grit, on the other hand is a different story. Have a variant on the way. Anyone else get one of these?
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Yes, one of each. It's a nice work, and I'm happy to see it a bit larger than some of the others in this format, at 15x39. With the metallic ink and all, it's sure to be a wonderful work in person.
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According to Mondotees blog (http://blog.mondotees.com/category/miscellaneous/), they had all kinds of problems getting the word of the TRUE GRIT drop on Tweeter, and of course no email notifications went out. Bet more than a few people are pissed that they never received notification
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Which somewhat forces the market value to hover around the $500 mark because after things settle and thanks to Moss selling his at this price this will be the generally accepted "value"..
This effect is temporary.
Well, I definitely dont like Moss enough to go through the shit it took to get three art prints. He just doesnt impress me all that much, though these are better in comparison than his previous work.
Horkey's True grit, on the other hand is a different story. Have a variant on the way. Anyone else get one of these?
I agree. I did find his implied reasoning for a pink C3PO funny... I always thought he was just British...
As for True Grit, I was up late the night before watching the film (good, but not Coen Brothers good - it's the Coen Brothers movie for those that do not like Coen Brothers movies) so I missed the usual drop time, which was OK since I was on the fence anyway.
I would like to know how well the variant compliments the Dead Man print.
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The 400 sets sold by Mondo are "hand numbered" implying that they are not signed by Moss. Moss's set of 50 are artists proof - they are an additional 50 over and above the 400 sold. They are numbered 1 through 50, but they are NOT the 1 to 50 of the sets of 400 sold by Mondo, becuase they are 1 through 50 artist's proofs. I've always understood the artist proof to be the extra that's printed without limitation. Frankly, for all we know. Moss could have another 50 stashed away.
Holiday, this notion was corrected by Olly. His 50 (of which he only actually sold 30) is out of the initial run of 400.
I think he might have mentioned the AP aspect before he corrected himself, I was under the same impression as you initially.
That means that Mondo probably only sold about 300, maybe less, after you consider them stocking for potential damage replacements and freebees to Lucas, his growing neck, and the Lucasfilm Oompa Loompas he has living in Skywalker Ranch (who knows what portion of these beings exists in reality vs. how many were created on a green screen).
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Im disappointed after the Olly Moss posters .. :(
(http://www.rebelscum.com/2010/Rob_Jones_Vader.jpg)
Rebelscum.com and TheForce.net bring you an exclusive first look at the second to last Star Wars Mondo Poster by artist Rob Jones. We are thrilled to debut this piece to Star Wars fans and collectors worldwide. This has been an amazing series and we have really enjoyed following along as each piece has been announced.
TITLE: King's Lead Hat
ARTIST: Rob Jones
EDITION: 255
SIZE: 24"x 36"
PRICE: $50
"There's a scene in Star Wars where Grand Moff Tarkin strides into his council room on the Death Star announcing the dissolution of the Imperial Senate. His officers express concern over the Emperor's ability to maintain control of star systems without this governing body. To this Tarkin retorts, 'Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.'
This exchange made me consider the motivation behind the Emperor's construction of Darth Vader. I'm not referring to just the cybernetic bits maintaining Vader's body but also the active manipulation of his mind to bring him to the dark side. The Emperor created in Vader a weapon no different from the Death Star in its ultimate purpose, a means of generating fear amongst the vast populace he ruled. An administrative tool that became the executor of the Emperor's cruel commands. With that in mind, I decided to depict Vader as a facility harnessing and directing his immense natural power towards malicious ends." - artist, Rob Jones
Be sure to follow @MondoNews for the "on sale" announcement which will be sometime in the afternoon on Tuesday, December 28th.
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Yep....def Tarkins motivation...either that or it looks a bit like The Chaos Engine,
Stew
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Here's a second chance (http://omgposters.com/2010/12/27/true-grit-and-deadwood-prints-by-aaron-horkey-onsale-info/) to get the Horkey TRUE GRIT prints if you missed out
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the new star wars poster is a let down, I was expecting every release from now on to pack a punch, but this is just weird.
who knew vader had cowboys running the show.
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the new star wars poster is a let down, I was expecting every release from now on to pack a punch, but this is just weird.
who knew vader had cowboys running the show.
And now there's Tyler Stout's SW posters - the final batch in the series. I have to say that the regular version of Return of the Jedi is fantastic. 850 regular, 275 variants in the drop. If this doesn't melt down Mondo's site, then nothing will.
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(http://www.tstout.com/shared/poster_zoom/2010/starwars_trilogy_regular.jpg)
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Now, that's some purty paper...very busy but very cool... thumbup
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So how does one actually go about buying these things? You don't know when they are going to go on sale... so you just refresh for like 24 hours straight or what?
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Create a Twitter account and follow Mondotees (https://twitter.com/mondonews). They'll announce the day the poster(s) will drop and send a message via Twitter when they go up for sale. Obviously you should create an account with Mondotees beforehand and be logged into your account the day of the drop.
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EB is slowing down my connection anyone else here awaiting the drop?
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Yes, and done. Though another glitch occurred when they started listing the variants one by one instead of putting up the set to purchase first, or, imagine this, putting up all of them, sets and individuals, at the same time.
In any event, I picked up a set of the regular release, and I'm happy with that. I prefer this set to the variant, and I have to admit the only reason I really was interested in the variant set was for the anticipated increase in value, which is just not a good reason to buy a poster.
Hope everyone was able to get one if they wanted.
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Well, this was my first Mondo Melee experience.... its fucking nerve wracking! That said, I got a set of the regulars and the Star Wars variant. Frankly, as long as you were around when they dropped I can't imagine not scoring a set... they were printed in an edition of 850! Even the variant was 275.
One nice touch about the Return of the Jedi variant (which I didn't get)... it has the "Revenge of the Jedi" title.
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I was on the site literally when it dropped. Because of my slow connection here, i got nothing.
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God that sucks! That's what happened when Moss's set dropped. I feel your pain!
I try to be nice to the Mondo fellows, but I have to say WHAT THE FUCK! There was NO link to a set of the variants. Only links to individual posters. All individual posters showed up as sold out within 30 seconds or so. After all is supposedly sold out, I get a tweet from Mondo that "Still got a few variant sets left."
I mean, really? Mondo has been doing this for years. How do these kind of mistakes keep getting made?
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I was on the site literally when it dropped. Because of my slow connection here, i got nothing.
And I don't know if it has anything to do with a slow connection, as opposed to Mondo's inability to handle peak traffic at drop time. I literally count the seconds as I wait for the cart screen to appear so I can check out.
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Just gets better and better. Mondo sends out this tweet: We're going to figure out if we have any leftover after we ship all of the orders. If so, any extras will be for sale in the store.
Talk about hitting the refresh button for the next week!
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sure it does........everyone with a speedy connection is on a level playing field, at the mercy of mondos servers. I am at the mercy of mondos servers AND my connection - close to dial up speed - so mine loads proportionally slower. By the time I even got a set of the regulars loaded and to checkout, they were gone.
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AND, after everything is sold out, they just NOW added a link to purchase the whole variant set.
We're human I guess, even the folks at Mondo.
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for sale in the store.
That means not online.
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sure it does........everyone with a speedy connection is on a level playing field, at the mercy of mondos servers. I am at the mercy of mondos servers AND my connection - close to dial up speed - so mine loads proportionally slower. By the time I even got a set of the regulars loaded and to checkout, they were gone.
Eww, dial up. I didn't realize it was that bad! Sorry for your pain. I'm fortunate to be on a Comcast 50Mbps connection.
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That means not online.
Oh, no refresh button for a week then....
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That said, I got a set of the regulars and the Star Wars variant. Frankly, as long as you were around when they dropped I can't imagine not scoring a set... they were printed in an edition of 850! Even the variant was 275.
Sorry schan, hope my post didn't come off as arrogant. Mel told me these things usually sell out in 10 seconds so I felt like 30 seconds was a lifetime. I do have the benefit of a stupid fast connection though...
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Hey boys! Happy New Year!
I snagged an ESB variant and the regular set. The variants popped up out of nowhere. I accidentally selected the ESB variant instead of the Star Wars variant. I knew I didn't have time to change so I just clicked through. The gift card was the key in getting it I imagine.
I may be willing to trade for the ESB regular.
P.S. I thing the Revenge variant will be the real winner in the long run.
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No biggie Harry, I am on satellite internet here. Its all that is available, and its very bandwidth dependent (and very expensive, $70 a month). This time of night, 930pm here, is not a good time since everyone is on the internet right now. Back in Japan, I always had the advantage of a 100Mbps fiber optic connection.
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27 regular sets and 4 variant sets already on eBay.
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Def some interesting stuff. Someone put a variant set up for $899. It disappeared immediately, sold. I bet someone purchased it, and then relisted it at double that or thereabouts. Some of these things are going to get shipped to person one, unpacked, repacked, shipped to person two, unpacked and repacked, and shipped to person three.
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Def some interesting stuff. Someone put a variant set up for $899. It disappeared immediately, sold. I bet someone purchased it, and then relisted it at double that or thereabouts. Some of these things are going to get shipped to person one, unpacked, repacked, shipped to person two, unpacked and repacked, and shipped to person three.
Hopefully they use the tube Modo mailed it in
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Hopefully they use the tube Modo mailed it in
The only one I bought from a flipper was Lynch Pin Droid and the person repacked it. I guess some people think it's a secret.
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So as mentioned, I'm a Mondo virgin... how long do these usually take to ship?
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2 weeks or so.
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If I were running mondo, I'd click buy it now and place huge bids on all of them that are on ebay and then cancel the orders of those flipper douchebags (and never allow them to buy from mondo again) as soon as I got their info.
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No biggie Harry, I am on satellite internet here. Its all that is available, and its very bandwidth dependent (and very expensive, $70 a month). This time of night, 930pm here, is not a good time since everyone is on the internet right now. Back in Japan, I always had the advantage of a 100Mbps fiber optic connection.
jawdrop
That must surely be net time travel....
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If I were running mondo, I'd click buy it now and place huge bids on all of them that are on ebay and then cancel the orders of those flipper douchebags (and never allow them to buy from mondo again) as soon as I got their info.
Right?! I bet they might at least bar them as purchasers, but I don't think Mondo can identify who they are via ebay can they?
At the same time, some would say it's within Mondo's interests to have such demand for their works that they go super high on the secondary market, immediately after sale.
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They can most definitely identify who they are when they get to the paypal page to pay for them. But then some they wouldnt even have to. Like say, the guy from Festus MO, or the one from Ivanhoe, NC. I bet a lot of them they could nail down with simply a city. Cancel the order, bar them from future orders, and then relist all of the reclaimed prints on their site a week later.
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Thankful to score a regular set.
Only variant I was really interested in was Revenge, and that seemed to sell out in like 20 sec. That was actually the 1st one I saw. I saw individual variant singles starting w. Jedi and going backwards to Star Wars. Same with Regulars, then finally I saw the regular set. I never saw a link to the variant set on the store page until after they were sold out 10 mins later. I saw Justin's tweet saying there were still variant sets left, and I was like WTF? How do I buy one?
I am just happy I was able to get at least a set for my collection.
I am glad this series is over and ended well from my perspective. I still have a few pieces to pick up that I missed along the way, but all seem to be coming back to earth a little except the Moss. I am hopeful that will do so as well over time.
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It looks like I was able to get both Regular and Variant sets ! The way they put them up really helped me I believe .. So many people got scared and was buying all the singles up and I just waited .. I was able to buy and check out with the regular set before the variant set ever popped up !! Then the variants came up and immediate checkout and SCORE! this is my 1st major success with Mondo on a big drop like this one .. So Im happy :D
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Congrats Fallen after all your bad luck with Mondo recently I'm glad this paned out for you.
Have a happy New Year
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Thanks ;) Now on the flip side I do have ~$350 in Mondo Gift Cards!!! :P
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I think the Universal Monster series will take care of that
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LOL .. Yes Im sure it will .. and apparently I was mistaken .. my final order mix up took some of my GC and some from my CC .. Thats odd .. I may only have a $100 GC left .. Im going to start digging to be sure I didnt get over charged here !! :-o
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Well I'm a cheeseball flipper I guess. I sold my "extra" ESB regular for $300. I opted for the 10% charity option and Ebay keeps 12% and I paid $55 for it (including pro-rated shipping), so that's a profit of about $180. Of course, looking at the global perspective I spent $26,195 on posters/frames this year, so I just got a 0.6% rebate. Awesome!!!
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You're ok because you didn't buy with that intent.
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So anybody regret buying any or all the early "pure" (no titles) art prints for this series? I'm glad I waited until the end - don't really see the point of movie art prints without titles:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Mondo%20Star%20Wars%20Series.jpg)
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I regret nothing. Of course I wasn't lucky enough to actually get any of the titled variety.
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My only regret with some of the star wars art pieces were the misreprented sizes like Dawn of Tatooine was advertised as 24x36 but its actually something like 24.125x36.125 and is a custom frame job unless youre willing to trim it. So i ended up selling that on at cost to my brother.
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My only regret with some of the star wars art pieces were the misreprented sizes like Dawn of Tatooine was advertised as 24x36 but its actually something like 24.125x36.125 and is a custom frame job unless youre willing to trim it. So i ended up selling that on at cost to my brother.
Two solutions to that quandary. Take it to a professional framing shop and ask them to trim it to 24x36. They only charge $5. If the trimming is done by a professional, I don't think such a minor trim would impair the value.
The second solution is even easier. I bought a slightly oversized 24.25 x 36.25 flip frame from Spotlight for $50. Looks great and takes me 20 seconds to rotate the posters monthly.
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So I put together a little promo slide show for the Alamo Star Wars posters - complete with the Star Wars Disco Theme - and posted it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x78dchAlzI&feature=youtube_gdata_player). What do you think? (Be sure to watch it in 480p, not 240p).
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/YouTube-promo.jpeg)
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Two solutions to that quandary. Take it to a professional framing shop and ask them to trim it to 24x36. They only charge $5. If the trimming is done by a professional, I don't think such a minor trim would impair the value.
The second solution is even easier. I bought a slightly oversized 24.25 x 36.25 flip frame from Spotlight for $50. Looks great and takes me 20 seconds to rotate the posters monthly.
Damn you and your flip frames :P Not a bad idea at that price though .. Ill just have to see what the cost beak down will be when I start cutting my own frames .. If that doesnt work out I may give in and give snaps a shot.
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Unfortunately I had a nightmare trying to get the Moss and Tyler SW prints, the only one I managed was Stout's ROTJ.
Man, it was a pitched battle yesterday. Stuff was popping up left and right randomly. And when everyone thought the battle was over, the variant sets popped up! Those who spotted and nabbed the variant sets made an instant profit of $1200. I spotted them and was too surprised to react.
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Royal_Naval_Division_trench.jpg)
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I think the market is simmering down on all of these. There's a pile of Stout's posters languishing, even at 1099 for a variant set. Maybe people are beginning to wake up.
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Maybe people are beginning to wake up.
One can only hope. mesmrized
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At a print run of 850, what would you expect. Smaller print runs create an air of scarcity. Since I started following them just recently they've ranged anywhere from 400, to 600, to 850. Those print runs are too high to sustain high asking prices long term
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Just got the regular True Grit in the mail today. Looks awesome! The gold metallic inks on the regular version are sweet.
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I think the market is simmering down on all of these. There's a pile of Stout's posters languishing, even at 1099 for a variant set.
I agree that the feeding frenzy seems to have worn off a little, and the regular version print run will come to Earth. Given that, the variants are the ones to own. $1099 for three is a lot more than I am willing to pay, but I think others will. I will try my luck with Tyler's lottery. I think the Revenge Jedi will settle in the $400-600 range. $200-300 for the other variants in the short term. The Mondo series, and the posters and the artists brought a good deal of interest to the market from outside the print collecting community. Tyler Stout is extremely popular. Only time will tell, but I think in six months or a year people will be paying that much for those three variant prints. I guess only time will tell.
Missed a few of the later ones.
If anyone is willing to part with their copy of Ten Banthas, Linch Pin Droid or King's Lead Hat, hit me up by sending a PM.
Thanks
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I missed the Stout and the Moss due to the lovely sellout while in the last phase of checkout. Still drives me up a wall they cannot deduct from inventory as items are added to the cart instead of the tease and then fail at the end.
Hopefully can score a set directly from Tyler. When Moss put the sets he had up, they lasted all of about 2 seconds. I think long term the Moss may hold more value as the run is a lot lower and there is no alternate variants. I like Stouts better, but Moss has quite a following as well.
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Been away for a while...thought I would throw out some random thoughts re: all this Mondo Madness that closed out 2010.
I feel that Olly Moss hit a grand slam with his SW set. I think that he managed to do something that many artists have tried to accomplish and over the years have failed to do, and that is to bridge the gap from the niche SW market/fanbase to the mainstream with SW art and design aesthetics. He has taken, in my opinion, timeless characters, themes, and imagery from the films and made them the most accessible they have ever been. I have shown the pieces to several folks who either hate posters/prints, hate SW, or hate both and all have said something in the vein of "Wow, those are really neat! ( or for neat, insert: beautiful, creative, astonishing, fun, cool, etc...).
While SW has legions of fans around the world, it is still a difficult to design for to bring in new dollars to Skywalker Ranch because it is polarizing in its own essence of being a sci-fi/western movie. I think there are some great designs over the years (Hilldbrant quad, wow), but Moss has created a whole new level of iconic imagery that anyone and everyone could find something to really appreciate, whether it be the colors, creative use of familiar SW shapes to work within a bigger shape/character, and so on. A run of only 400? Sheesh...they will only go up in value as a whole over time, IMO. And you thought Moss' Evil Dead has gone crazy...SW is a whole new ball game. Probably my favorite Mondo anything in some time.
The Stout set is remarkable but not as brave as the Moss set. With Tyler, you either love it or hate it. Some folks don't get the fact that his kitchen sink approach is a love letter to that particular film he is designing for, but I can understand the busy factor keeping some folks at bay. I can also understand someone owning his Blade Runner piece and pointing to it as their favorite printed imagery for their favorite movie. I feel that some of the stuff he has done is ok, some more than ok, some incredible, and I really thought he outdid himself with his Let the Right One In piece he recently did (still my favorite work of his) because he let the piece breathe a bit while adding so many layers of intrinsic and extrinsic meaning behind the design...if you have seen the film you know what I mean, and you will or do LOVE how that pissed off cat's face is hidden in the tree (I didn't see it until I unrolled it in person),as much as you will or do love Eli's love letter to Oskar recreated with the same script design from the film as well.
However, if there is a trio of movies that beg to have the tstout treatment, its these, the Original Trilogy, drawn by a man who clearly is still in love with the films he saw as a boy, not the special edition travesties that The Beard decided to punish the children of the 70s and 80s with. Don't believe me? Just one example: Check out Sebastian Shaw with his helmet off front and center, in his own block, in the Jedi print...one of the most intentional statements in the entire series. No Hayden Christensen 'round these parts, that's for damn sure.
I love the thoughtful element of each film's story unraveling as your eye moves clockwise, I love how you discover different characters hidden under random ships and armpits each time you pour over these. See Ponda Baba and Garindan in the SW print, their inclusion alone makes me thrilled. I love looking at these posters and thinking about the endless possibilities that trilogy offered in planets, ships, characters, weapons. I love how these posters make me recollect my childhood memories built around all things Kenner toys from that line, and I love how these posters even exist to begin with. tstout and SW is a match made in heaven.
On the site and hubub with everything...
I think some folks get it, they get what Mondo is doing, what they are about, what they aren't about, understand the concept of limited editions, supply vs. demand, and so on. The folks who don't get it are instantly entertaining, their rationals and quick-fix theories for Mondo that they publish to whichever site they decide is mostly irrational and silly (looking especially at you, Facebook whiners), but mostly downright ignorant. If they did about 5 minutes of research and reading, they would see how well Mondo has worked to get these prints to fans and collectors alike, and how well they have adjusted and improved the site and buying experience over the years, especially this year. People in this country don't understand how they can't have something they want, plain and simple, so they all turn into little Veruca Salts.
It makes me smile a bit more to own these Golden Geese all those brats think they deserve. Now if only we could send them down to the furnace where all the other bad eggs go...
Congrats on a great series and great year, Mondo/Justin/Mitch/Rob/whoever else. Keep it goin'.
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Thanks for the balance demonstrated in your post, Ben. I think everyone probably finds it refreshing, even over my own rants about the technicalities of Mondo's drops. In the end, I'm happy that they bring these cool posters to market.
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Hi Holiday, I hope you didn't take my post as singling you out in the slightest, to be sure.
I actually thought your frustrations were an honest gut reaction about being frustrated re: missing out on posters, I am mostly thinking of the crazies on twitter and facebook using the nastiest phrases to describe Justin and Mondo...just ridiculous.
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Ben, this is an extremely well put and thoughtful post, more than I ever imagine you were capable of.
I have been extremely critical of Mondo in the past, had a little back and forth with Mitch about it, but after seeing Mel's collection above, I now understand I couldn't have been more wrong. While I do not like some specific Star Wars pieces, I truly appreciate the collection as a whole and what Mondo was after. There is a clear homogeneity about it, and a little for everyone's taste. There is also a clear display of artistry and tendencies which I appreciate. So, kudos to them, and I will try to think twice before I let myself run amok again.
T
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Ben, this is an extremely well put and thoughtful post, more than I ever imagine you were capable of.
Gee, thanks. :)
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Well, what can I say, you ARE a Celts fan after all.
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That I am. At least I don't cover my team up with Natasha Kinski.
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That I am. At least I don't cover my team up with Natasha Kinski.
Damn, all this time I thought that was Siegfried Fischbacher.
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Schan, you're an idiot!
Ben, have you seen my team lately? If I could cover it with a smear of my shit, I would. And it's not because I don't love them, it's because I'm a fan and they're wasting my time.
T
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All the Alamo Star Wars posters in large size/slideshow here (assembled by Visual Light Box (http://visuallightbox.com/) - a great free program):
http://moviepostercollectors.com/Alamo-Star-Wars/index.html
Click on any to expand, click arrow on image for slide show.
Zip file (20mb) of all uncompressed/unwatermarked images here (http://posternirvana.com/temp/Alamo%20Star%20Wars.zip) for your own files/website/whatev. (Should begin downloading automatically to your computer.)
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Nice display. I have 17 of those. I wonder if anyone collected them all and what it would go for on Ebay.
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Ben, this is an extremely well put and thoughtful post, more than I ever imagine you were capable of.
He really is an ass, T that is, not you Ben.
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So looking back at 2010 how much do you think you spent on Mondo Prints?
I jumped in on these in late October, (I know pretty late in the game) but I still spent around $1,300
I was wondering How much you guys that were at it all year spent since Mondo had a record year for drops.
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So looking back at 2010 how much do you think you spent on Mondo Prints?
I jumped in on these in late October, (I know pretty late in the game) but I still spent around $1,300
I was wondering How much you guys that were at it all year spent since Mondo had a record year for drops.
Oct-Jan..$1300.. wow1
Stew
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that's the exact expression my wife had :D
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$108 ($80 posters + $28 shipping) for two posters
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that's the exact expression my wife had :D
Lets dig a little deeper my friend..how much did you spend on non Alarmo purchases..fess up ;D
Stew
*edit..as long as your disposable income allows..and as long as they bring you joy..keep it up Karza..you guys may yet convince me to spend my hard earned pennies on them. ;)*
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$2,170 on Alamo posters last year + shipping.
hitself
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£0.00 on Alamo posters ever, and counting. ;)
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£0.00 on Alamo posters ever, and counting. ;)
Ditto.
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Non-alamo posters not much maybe $50
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I've spent 4-5X more on non-Alamo prints (http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/shocked.gif)
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I've spent 4-5X more on non-Alamo prints (http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/shocked.gif)
Just prints, right? Not posters.
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When I say prints, I mean posters that aren't associated with the screening of a movie. So I consider Alamo posters to be prints. Overall, I bought three gig posters and one Cinema Overdrive poster, but the rest were prints. I did pick up one non-movie related art print, though
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What kind of prints did you get?
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Picked up a set of the SW prints from Matt Ranzetta (http://www.redbubble.com/people/mattranzetta), three of these Batman prints (http://combustibleart.bigcartel.com/), and a Kathryn McNaughton print "FILTHY RAUTTEN NO. 4" (Water Pistol)" from http://www.brooklynitegallery.com/ (http://www.brooklynitegallery.com/)
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hey everyone! With all of this down time I was able to work on the website some this week! Ive redesigned the main/front page and made some other smaller changes throughout the site!!
Check it out and let me know what you think!!!
http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com
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Very impressive!
Your dedication to this effort shows on every page.
Well done, fallen....very well done.
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Very impressive!
Your dedication to this effort shows on every page.
Well done, fallen....very well done.
Thanks unfortunately so do my glaring mistakes ! I realized that I had omitted the "Collections" from the menu bar on the main page !! :-o Which basically made it really hard to get to the star wars, trek, warriors and Del Toro pages! :P All fixed now though :)
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Like the Batman prints Angelo. I have a thing for art Deco.
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Like the Batman prints Angelo. I have a thing for art Deco.
Same here, Paul, that's why they instantly appealed to me
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The infamous Horkey & Zouravliov DRACULA drops tomorrow at a random time. I actually signed up for Twitter, that tells you how serious I am about getting a copy
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Tough call - it's nice but $75 (including shipping) will buy some outstanding "real" horror movie posters too.
(http://e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1294718344.jpg)
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In my opinion it's far superior to most "real" horror posters, so it's a no-brainer for me thumbup
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The infamous Horkey & Zouravliov DRACULA drops tomorrow at a random time. I actually signed up for Twitter, that tells you how serious I am about getting a copy
I prefer the term 'Horkula'...
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Horkey stuff I feel is over priced, he does nice lettering, but other that that....blah.
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Still looks like Coppola's DRACULA to me... mesmrized
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I'm still on the fence about this one... I don't know, I'm not necessarily a huge Horkey fan, and if anything, I think the black & white version looks better. But none of the two really turn me on. I guess it will all depend where I am physically went they drop it, but I'm about to go hike with the pups...
T
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There are some nice pics of the actual posters at OMG right now:
http://omgposters.com/
I like the red lettering, but the overall image of the regular just looks kinda flat to me.
I guess I will decide when it drops.
but I'm about to go hike with the pups...
Isn't that your favorite place to buy posters while hiking in the mountains with the dogs?
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Okay, so I got the regular. Maybe it looks better in person. I just couldn't push myself to get the variant. Dracula screams black and white.
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Isn't that your favorite place to buy posters while hiking in the mountains with the dogs?
I get zero reception up there. It worked once, months ago, probably because I was at the right spot at the right time. But I'm really in the middle of nowhere.
Okay, now I'm on my way.
T
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Okay, so I got the regular. Maybe it looks better in person. I just couldn't push myself to get the variant. Dracula screams black and white.
got neither. for such an iconic, amazing, historical, wonderful on and on movie, they could have done something a bit more appealing. At least to me. part of me wanted to buy just to be in on the rush, but again, that's not the right reason to buy now is it? I do have no doubt, though, that the poster will look much much better in person. That has been my experience every time. Perhaps if you rave about it after seeing in in person I may reconsider.
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I miss the days of the heads up email, a minute before a drop happened...but this is how it used to be, albiet not as truly random as it was over a year ago and before. Remember the random 3AM drops anyone?
Anyway, I hear what you guys are saying re: all the options on this title, but this poster has all kinds of artistic merit, it looks like it was made 100 years ago, and that's a good thing. Horkey's script is perfect for Dracula, fits best with this IP more than the other Universal stuff, don't you agree?
Anyways, I picked up a regular. Black and white with a hint of red = Dracula, IMO.
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I liked the poster but passed on the purchase, my consolation was getting a regular true grit at the store yesterday.
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I liked the poster but passed on the purchase, my consolation was getting a regular true grit at the store yesterday.
This is one that I will never ever buy. Not because it's bad, just because I hate snakes. I see them on a weekly basis on the trail, and I have no need to see them at home.
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Growing, and growing, and growing...
http://www.film.com/features/story/mondo-future-collectible-movie-posters/43568774 (http://www.film.com/features/story/mondo-future-collectible-movie-posters/43568774)
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interesting article, although now the the SW run is over it seems to have calmed down a bit.
This is one that I will never ever buy. Not because it's bad, just because I hate snakes. I see them on a weekly basis on the trail, and I have no need to see them at home.
I see hot girls running on the trails on a weekly basis but it doesnt mean I wouldn't hang one on my wall ;D
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So you compare hot girls to snakes?
I guess you have a point: They bite and kill you.
T
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So you compare hot girls to snakes?
I guess you have a point: They bite and kill you.
T
and take your money, so there kind of worse.
snakes aren't looking too bad now are they :D
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do they have tits? NO! Case closed.
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... I have a snake ...
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Leptotyphlops carlae doesn't count. :D
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Leptotyphlops carlae doesn't count. :D
OUCH! Had to Google that one. And a merry piss-off to you too!
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The itsy-bitsy blind snake... mesmrized
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haha kidding Mr Boa
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;D
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Being a Dracula fan, I did end up getting the Horkula. But this is the best Dracula ad poster IMHO:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Dracula.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Dracula2.jpg)
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TMNT again, this is the 3rd go round, Justin are you shitting me. Come on!! expand your horizons. I would rather have a Battlefield Earth print.
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The Santa Sangre is superb:
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/SantaSangreFinal.jpg)
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Passing on both. No interest whatsoever.
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Someone posted a comment to /Film's site about TMNT:
Why does it look like Donnie is getting his knob polished by Leo? I almost spit my San Pellegrino all over my screen!
I like the Bertmer better than the TMNT. I'll have to see what kind of mood I'm in tomorrow.
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I would rather have a Battlefield Earth print.
Yeah, that would be awesome.
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I can't stand either poster on so many levels.
spew
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I agree with you guys as well .. these posters just arent doing it for me .. Which is good for me I promised to stop spending so much on prints! Especially coming off of that blitz sales of all those SW prints at the end of the year!!
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Lord, I have about 15 Mondo tubes laying around. I need to get them unpacked and figure out which drops I missed! Must be getting old, can't remember for nothing.
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Really it's good to see a little racial diversity in these posters too. I get tired of seeing a bunch of "chalk"-asians on my posters all the time.
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So, am I ass-backwards or what. The one I decided to pick up is the one that hasn't sold out. I just couldn't get around to liking this version of the turtles.
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So, am I ass-backwards or what. The one I decided to pick up is the one that hasn't sold out. I just couldn't get around to liking this version of the turtles.
The santa run should of been a run of 60 if that even. 200 was way overkill on that title.
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I just cant say Im a big fan of Bertmer's work .. He uses color nicely i just havent cared for much of anything he and mondo have put out .. And these Turtles posters just seem "blah" after Coopers ;)
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I imagine that Mondo is trying to adjust the numbers a bit so that the flipping is curtailed, at least somewhat?
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Thr Dark Crystal i must say my wife adores.....
Purple is her fave colour..yep there is four colours...but come on the overall tone is Purple......
TMNT looks like an orgy scene.....
If i where a collector of these ..i would say buy it soon as ... the Skeksis art is top quality.
For myself i would rather have the Dark Crystal Advance... Dreamy to say the least...
Stew
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Thr Dark Crystal i must say my wife adores.....
Purple is her fave colour..yep there is four colours...but come on the overall tone is Purple......
TMNT looks like an orgy scene.....
If i where a collector of these ..i would say buy it soon as ... the Skeksis art is top quality.
For myself i would rather have the Dark Crystal Advance... Dreamy to say the least...
Stew
Yeah, I'm liking the Dark Crystal, but remember that it's a Cinema Overdrive release, not Alamo. All the same, I think that the Dark Crystal is better than any of what Alamo put out today. I'm glad to see them doing well.
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Hol...the differentials im not as clued up as you.
The overiding tone of any Skeksis scene within Dark crystal is Purple/Red/Amber so it matches perfect for me...
I really like this one...
Stew
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Yeah, I'm liking the Dark Crystal, but remember that it's a Cinema Overdrive release, not Alamo. All the same, I think that the Dark Crystal is better than any of what Alamo put out today. I'm glad to see them doing well.
Precisely. Whether it's from the Alamo, Cinema Overdrive or any other entity, a cool print is a cool print. I agree that Dark Crystal is far better than Ninja Turtles. But then again, Bertmer is one of the few Mondo artists I don't own a single piece from. It's all personal, but his art doesn't do anything to me (kinda like Rich Kelly).
What's a little tragic is that, if Dark Crystal, in its present form, had been a Mondo print, they would have printed 4 times the amount and sell out within seconds. So there is something to say about the power that is Mondo. I just hope someone else, Cinema Overdrive or another, emerges to give them a little competition. It's always healthy.
T
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Can't understand why so may people don't like Bertmer's Santa Sangre - it's a really beautiful print. I love it and it's one of my favourite cult movies, and Jodorowski is one of my fave directors. I guess it is really because not enough people are familiar with the film. If that was for some mainstream horror movie people would have been clamoring for it like ants! It's one of the best Mondo has done for the last 6 months - apart of course from Stout's SWs. Anyway, that's just my humble opinion.
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Great print just can't justify spending $55 (including shipping) on it when I could have bought this similar "real" movie poster for $4 last week on Ebay (forgot to bid):
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/Bye%20Bye%20Brazil%20(1979%20SSF).jpeg)
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Sorry, that's me not liking it. What the frak is that?
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Great print just can't justify spending $55 (including shipping) on it when I could have bought this similar "real" movie poster for $4 last week on Ebay (forgot to bid):
But you wouldn't really have that really cheesy print Brazil on your wall would you? You'd have to be nuts!
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Sorry, that's me not liking it. What the frak is that?
I could say the same thing about your "Butt Numb A Thon" print! :)
(http://eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondobuttnumbathon.jpg)
(Photo courtesy EatFrenchCheese.com)
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I could say the same thing about your "Butt Numb A Thon" print! :)
(http://eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondobuttnumbathon.jpg)
(Photo courtesy EatFrenchCheese.com)
Yes you could. That is one shitty print.
:)
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picked up the regular Stout SW prints at Mondos this afternoon, so you guys should be getting them pretty soon. they are very very cool. ;D ;D
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XYZDPbEa414/TTjzUT4LLZI/AAAAAAAAAQo/Ps75s02ZBLI/s576/DSC07627.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XYZDPbEa414/TTjzSABuyYI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/EvCSj4ZGDRU/s512/DSC07626.JPG)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XYZDPbEa414/TTjzPb5XCZI/AAAAAAAAAQs/mlFDH9jEcSg/s512/DSC07625.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XYZDPbEa414/TTjzNZWlb6I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/22JZNrjrz8c/s512/DSC07624.JPG)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XYZDPbEa414/TTjzLdpnTaI/AAAAAAAAAQY/1m16gQN-ds8/s576/DSC07623.JPG)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XYZDPbEa414/TTjzJUBrwQI/AAAAAAAAAQU/JiuSvX0K3_k/s576/DSC07622.JPG)
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Can't understand why so may people don't like Bertmer's Santa Sangre - it's a really beautiful print. I love it and it's one of my favourite cult movies, and Jodorowski is one of my fave directors. I guess it is really because not enough people are familiar with the film. If that was for some mainstream horror movie people would have been clamoring for it like ants! It's one of the best Mondo has done for the last 6 months - apart of course from Stout's SWs. Anyway, that's just my humble opinion.
Santa Sangre is one of my very favorite films, but I have yet to like anything Bertmer has done and this is no exception.
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Can't understand why so may people don't like Bertmer's Santa Sangre - it's a really beautiful print. I love it and it's one of my favourite cult movies, and Jodorowski is one of my fave directors. I guess it is really because not enough people are familiar with the film. If that was for some mainstream horror movie people would have been clamoring for it like ants! It's one of the best Mondo has done for the last 6 months - apart of course from Stout's SWs. Anyway, that's just my humble opinion.
I changed my mind and got it after seeing the shots of the actual poster.
And the whole mentality of "if it doesn't sell out instantly it's bad" is silly.
The Teen Age Mutant Turtles? gun2
(http://blog.mondotees.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SangreDetail7.jpg)
(http://blog.mondotees.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SangreDetail4.jpg)
(http://blog.mondotees.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SangreDetail5.jpg)
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Hellboy posters are up this week. Can't imagine wanting to frame yet alone own either one, but that is IMO, of course.
If they keep it up with the Florian Bertmer love affair they are having, it is going to be a cheap year for me on the Mondo front.
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Wish Taylor did Hellboy instead of 2, and I agree Bertmer I am no fan of. His art reminds me of Jonathan Luna's.
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I like this bertmer better than the others hes put out.. but seriously ?? Look at the facial features .. you cant even tell who they are!!
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Ugh....that is one mistake after another.... mesmrized
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Was just looking at the complete list in the other thread and saw you don't have the print run on Bullitt by Stainboy...it was 130.
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Mondo has over 9K people following on twitter, that could explain why it is getting so tough to get stuff when a good drop hits.
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I thought this was an easy drop actually .. It did go quick and I had a GC though .. and I wasnt going after the Florian.. Even with 9k twitter followers .. How many do you think actually see those tweats? Mine come to my phone and I was half way through check out before I got the tweat .. Its all about being there when they pop up ... Which worked out well for me this time .. but not so much others ..
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I thought this was an easy drop actually .. It did go quick and I had a GC though .. and I wasnt going after the Florian.. Even with 9k twitter followers .. How many do you think actually see those tweats? Mine come to my phone and I was half way through check out before I got the tweat .. Its all about being there when they pop up ... Which worked out well for me this time .. but not so much others ..
Yeah, you have to be right on top of it. I just sit here doing work while I have the page autorefresh every 5 seconds. At least this time, both posters came up at once. In the past, they come trickling up, and by the time one comes up, the previous one has sold out. That's what happened with Dracula and with the Stout Star Wars.
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Just got pointed down here as I didn't know where Mondo and Olly Moss posters were discussed... did anyone go for one of the releases today, or am I well behind the times? I really liked Rocky, On the Waterfront and Jackie Brown but only got the JB.
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Sorry, realised I'm well behind the times... I'm assuming they were released ages ago but had a few left and put them up today.
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Yeah they were released last year when the RR was on tour .. and have been floating around ebay for a while and available "in store" as well .. I didnt try for any of the ones today though .. Just not my taste .. although I liked some of the designs (robocop and twbb) I think the orange color is just want killed it for me .. :(
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Cheers, should have realised... I'd seen some of the designs on ebay before!
I really like Olly Moss's style and some of the orange designs are fantastic, Dirty Harry, Rocky and Jackie Brown being my faves. His three Star Wars posters are stunning, I'd exchange a load of my poster collection for the complete set!
All the other posters, don't really know the artists apart from Tyler Stout(?), tbh I don't like any of their styles or the posters they've printed.
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I think my favorite so far has to be Ansin .. his hyper-realistic style is amazing !
Thanks to T for hooking me up with a good trade on his Phantom Variant !!
http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com/Screenings/Phantom-Ansin-Reg.html (http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com/Screenings/Phantom-Ansin-Reg.html)
(http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com/ALAMO/MAIN%20PICS/Screenings/MONDOPHANTOM1_EATBRIE_MAIN.png)
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Thierry probably has a few more of those variants/regs...don't be too quick to give him that Helpful patch on his Boy Scout uniform just yet... ;)
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Thierry probably has a few more of those variants/regs...don't be too quick to give him that Helpful patch on his Boy Scout uniform just yet... ;)
Oh yeah .. I know .. But if it werent for him and his 50 copies of everything he owns :P I probably wouldnt have gotten this poster.
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Oh yeah .. I know .. But if it werent for him and his 50 copies of everything he owns :P I probably wouldnt have gotten this poster.
Well you know that variant doesn't even have 50 copies in existence. I believe only 25 if I remember correctly and I know T doesn't have them all.
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Yeah, the run on the variant is 25. Mine is 20-something, don't remember. I did however, get the literal last one...had to talk to Justin a few times (read:beg) since it was technically 'sold out'.
I would just have been shocked if Thierry give him his only Phantom of either run.
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Yes it was 25 the regular was 75 (see link above ;))
the worst part of this for me was I remember hearing that they had these for sale in the store you just had to call and theyd sell one to you and I was all like .. "Nah I dont want to waste anymore money on those Alamo posters" LOL .. Now look at me .. One of the biggest mistakes Ive made :P
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Yes it was 25 the regular was 75 (see link above ;))
the worst part of this for me was I remember hearing that they had these for sale in the store you just had to call and theyd sell one to you and I was all like .. "Nah I dont want to waste anymore money on those Alamo posters" LOL .. Now look at me .. One of the biggest mistakes Ive made :P
Well it's tough to own everything and often times you have to make a decision as to where you will spend your money at any given time. The good thing is a least you got one. It is a very nice piece and I think it is Ansin's best work to date even though it is not my top title he has done.
Chad
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Just got pointed down here as I didn't know where Mondo and Olly Moss posters were discussed... did anyone go for one of the releases today, or am I well behind the times? I really liked Rocky, On the Waterfront and Jackie Brown but only got the JB.
convoy and jackie brown. too many posters to buy them all.
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Does anyone know why Olly Moss' Blues Brothers poster seems impossible to find? Was it actually printed?
Mark
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Does anyone know why Olly Moss' Blues Brothers poster seems impossible to find? Was it actually printed?
Mark
At the Philly Rocky show, Justin told me they didn't obtain the licenses in time and therefore they couldn't sell the posters but they could give them away. (I can't 100% recall but I got the impression the BB posters had actually been printed. He had stacks of all the posters, so they were printed before the showings. I did not see any BB posters.)
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It's just I've never seen one for sale.
Mark
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convoy and jackie brown. too many posters to buy them all.
Cool, I know what you mean... some random edition numbers as well, 250, 375, 350, 325, 300 and 250! Wonder why they're all different? I like a bit of uniformity ;D
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I passed on these, i thought they were gonna drop as set and with the checkout function not holding stuff in your cart didnt think I would get any and passed on the frustration.
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Wow, almost mid February and I've only bought 1 print from Alamo, Horkey's Dracula. I've decided to be more discerning when it comes to prints, to stop buying everything in sight, and Mondo's latest offerings really help fulfill my goal. I'm also sitting out of Thursday's offering. Maniac, Maniac Cop 2... Bah!
T
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Yeah, must be amateur hour over at ol' Mondo. These three are just really bad, IMO.
I am getting more stuff that will or has a great chance to make it up on the wall.
Bad art + serial killer + two year old daughter running around the house = EASY PASS
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I dont know .. I can see the appeal to the horror/geek fans in Maniac .. MC2 is just too cartoony for me but it can be loved by the cult kiddie following ..and I happen to like Vigilante and if I hadnt told my self to stop buying prints for a little while Id prolly try and pick one up .. BUT that being said these dont measure up to a lot of other stuff Mondo had been producing .. if it was of the same caliber as some of the work done by Moss, Stout (some of his work Im not a huge TS fan boy) or anything Ansin .. I dont care how many prints Ive bought or havent bought Id be buying it !! ;)
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Was just looking at the complete list in the other thread and saw you don't have the print run on Bullitt by Stainboy...it was 130.
Just caught this, Ves. Thanks lady.
T
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So, an hour after starting the sale, Mondo has only sold out of one title (Vigilante), and that's probably because there were only 100 of them. I think the main problem here is not the artists, but the titles. Excuse my French, but who gives a shit about William Lustig? Ken Taylor is a great artist, one I've grown progressively more fond of, and would sell out of anything if the title was right. There are so, so many great films to chose from, I'm a little baffled why they would concentrate their efforts (and the ones of artists) on lame slasher films.
T
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T,imo..the reason why there is no logic in any of these types of sales is because there is too many "hair trigger " buyers who get could caught up in the adreniline rush of bagging a fave print..i cant see you losing the plot on an e-bay poster no matter how much you might want to own it..i may be wrong ..and please tell me differently,but you just seem to love the catch rather than the actual poster sometimes.
Whole hearted bestness ;D
Stew
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I've decided to be more discerning when it comes to prints, to stop buying everything in sight, and Mondo's latest offerings really help fulfill my goal.
Been there since the beginning. Even of the prints I like, I purchase very few. Many, if not most, are just not as good as 'real' movie posters.
The Moss/Stout Star Wars art prints are perfect examples. Nice, well done prints, but they simply don't stack up to Tom Jung's Star Wars Style A or Half-sheet, the Ohrai ESB Daybill and the Revenge of the Jedi Advance or even Struzan's triptych when properly displayed. Not to mention the whole 'not part of an actual screening' thing.
"but, but, but the metallics really POP!!!..."
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Just got my hellboy 2 today !!! DAMN!!!! It is at the top of my list of favorites now !! This one may even make it in a frame before my SW prints :)
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T, just came across another 2010 Alamo poster thats no on your list ...
http://alamodrafthouseposters.com/Screenings/redShoes.html
I just updated the site with 4 older prints that I came across .. one being the 2010 Red Shoes .. and three others dating before that .. and I added the three just released the other day :)
I am also waiting for a photo of a new QT Fest print to add sometime soon !! :D
It amazes me that Im still finding more and more new (old) stuff ..
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Thanks Dave, made the change.
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Tom/Dylansdad on EB bought ALL the Star Wars posters directly from Mondo, framed them all, and posted the pics on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylansdad/sets/72157625054695361/with/5278765211/).
The posters good, the statues hmmm....
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/yoda.jpg)
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Actually, I like what he's done there. I'd never do it myself. but for what it is, it's done with a lot of taste, IMO.
T
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I dont normally repost too much or "advertise" for vendors .. BUT ..
If anyone missed out P&T is selling some of Taylors HBII posters this afternoon !
http://www.postersandtoys.net/servlet/Detail?no=1136
I got mine last week from Mondo and I have to say its one of my new favorites !!! The style is realistic and clean it reminds me of some of Ansins work (and he is one of my favorite artists that Mondo uses) .. I almost didnt pick it up when it first went on sale but Im super happy that i did !!
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I would have bought it because I love Ken Taylor, but I can't look past what he did to Selma Blair. I think she's really cute, but there is something really wrong about her face on the drawing. It bothers me.
T
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Taylor's Poltergeist is hands down his best work in this series, IMO.
How that piece got brushed aside like it did is a crime, it needed its own heralded release.
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I totally agree. I've seen it sell for nothing on Ebay, and was like... WTF!
It deserves much better.
T
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I did notice the Selma "oddness" but that is just a small infraction when you take the whole thing into consideration .. I must confess I never even gave the Poltergeist poster a chance .. after seeing this one in person I may have to hunt that one down now.
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The Poltergeist, like many other, looks amazingly better when in hand. Some of these the digital image just cannot do the print justice.
Taylor's Borg print looks amazing when in hand as well.
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Down by Law by Rich Kelly. Could be the next Alamo. If so, another one I'm sitting out of. Love the movie, but Kelly is really not my taste.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Downbylaw.jpg)
T
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Not a fan of this poster at all, easy pass for me.
Kelly's style doesn't bother me like Doyle or Bertmer, but I just think Kelly is a better fit for illustrations in books and such. I think he is a decent artist...but on Mondo posters? Just seems like an odd mix.
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Who's buying this beauty?! NOT. This poster is truly hideous, at least to me. Who out there will admit to liking it?
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/downbylaw.jpg)
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It will sell out within seconds. If you look at the Mondo thread on EB, 90% of those guys think it's a masterpiece.
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They think everything Mondo does is the next Monet. That is why I don't post there nearly as I used to...ANY sort of misgivings or mere questioning of that stuff and they swarm you faster than flies on shit.
They are like Mondo lap dogs. Throw us a bone, Justin!
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laugh1
Still sitting there, almost an hour later. And I still haven't bought anything from Mondo since Dracula.
T
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Same here. Dracula only, for me.
And what's really crazy is if you consider the fact that Horkula was designed for last year, so while it was released last month, it was technically a 2010 project/print. That means that 2011 is pretty rough thus far, IMO. I will remain optimistic, though.
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Took a few hours, but they sold out. As my father would say, there's an ass for every seat!
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Took a few hours, but they sold out. As my father would say, there's an ass for every seat!
And by 'sell out', they mean 'we've pulled this off the web to maintain the facade of hyper-demand and will sell the rest of the copies in-store...'
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Who's buying this beauty?! NOT. This poster is truly hideous, at least to me. Who out there will admit to liking it?
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/downbylaw.jpg)
I like that the artist has his own style, has strong technique and is clearly talented, unlike 'Mr. Derivative' Doyle. However, I don't particularly care for his film poster work, which is strange because I love movie posters from Jack Davis, who also employed exaggerated characteristics in his illustrations.
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Like I said earlier, there's an ass for every seat....
Just fucking with you Archie. He just doesn't appeal to me, to be sure.
I received my Hellboys today - they more than made up for today's drop.
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And by 'sell out', they mean 'we've pulled this off the web to maintain the facade of hyper-demand and will sell the rest of the copies in-store...'
you should see how many Attack Position and Han Shot First are in the store. ;)
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This has been a good year so far!! :D
Some recent purchases ;)
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/th_IMAG0566.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/?action=view¤t=IMAG0566.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/th_IMAG0565.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/?action=view¤t=IMAG0565.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/th_IMAG0564.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/?action=view¤t=IMAG0564.jpg)(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/th_IMAG0563.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/?action=view¤t=IMAG0563.jpg)
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Nice Dave. Since Mondo is giving us a little breathing room, it's a perfect time to complete our collections.
T
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Nice Dave. Since Mondo is giving us a little breathing room, it's a perfect time to complete our collections.
T
Thanks T... I dont know about breathing room .. I think it might be cheaper to buy new posters each week then searching out these other more sought after pieces ;)
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Agreed, but what you got there is quality and not Rich Kelly.
cheers
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LOL .. True .. ;) Speaking of .. I have an RK- Beetlejuice FS if anyone wants one :P
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Has there been a worse near-two month stretch of releases in Mondo history? I submit not.
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I actually enjoy it a lot. Plus, it kills the scavengers who have nothing to sell to make a few bucks. I can't imagine a Rich Kelly going high on a flipper's list. Oh wait, I forgot about the EB gang. Nevermind.
:)
T
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Has there been a worse near-two month stretch of releases in Mondo history? I submit not.
There have been plenty, usually congregated around a hen-scratched Doyle paint-by-numbers 'effort'... BTW, is everybody enjoying his Apocalypse Now art print, what a swell guy...
Also, most of 2010 falls into that category as well. At the very least, some of these recent releases are for actual screenings.
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There have been plenty, usually congregated around a hen-scratched Doyle paint-by-numbers 'effort'... BTW, is everybody enjoying his Apocalypse Now art print, what a swell guy...
Also, most of 2010 falls into that category as well. At the very least, some of these recent releases are for actual screenings.
Yeah 2010 was just horrible with titles like ..
Wolfman (Ansin)
Bride of Frankenstein
Scott Pilgrim
True Grit
Evil Dead (Moss)
Iron Man 2
Terminator 2
Imaginarium of Dr Panassus
Hellboy II (its a 2010 piece I dont care when they sold it :P)
Some people really loved Moss' RR set of posters.. theyre not for me But gained a lot of praise so for arguments sake Ill add them to the list.
Let Me in (Moss)
Hoth
Sanctuary moon
Great Warrior
Wretched Hive
Ollys Set
Stouts Set
And the first 8 or so I listed where from actual screenings .. So to say most of 2010 falls into that category is just someone trying to hard yet again to be the superior pessimist ..
Not to say there werent a lot of "other" kinds of prints as well .. But Im sure some people out there loved Jones' - King's Lead Hat I didnt care for it at all but that made some other customers very happy ..
Same goes for Doyle .. While not all of his stuff isnt to my taste .. Some of it is .. Like I cant wait to get my "Moors" variant because I think it looks awesome !
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Also, most of 2010 falls into that category as well. At the very least, some of these recent releases are for actual screenings.
I used to be adamant about the actual screenings aspect of the Mondos I added to my pile (albeit not as much as Mr. Brie), but since I live forever and a day from Austin and cannot attend the screenings anyway, I decided I was more or less over that characteristic of these in term of their inclusion. I live and breathe as Ari does with this stuff...if I like it, I buy it. Problem is, lately I haven't even been remotely tempted in this realm which is a buzz kill.
That being said, I do prefer the paper for screenings vs. art prints since it suits the Mondo powers that be much better as the art print category usually puts them over their head. They need to stick to their initial gravy train, and while I am pleased to see this in practice lately, the art and design has been wholly amateurish to say the least.
Maniac Cop 2 looks like a bad design meant to grace the cover of a second rate Super Nintendo game box and corresponding instruction booklet. (To be fair, I probably would like it better if it was for that purpose back in the day, it suits the time period of the hey day of that console).
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Yeah 2010 was just horrible with titles like ..
Wolfman (Ansin)
Bride of Frankenstein
Scott Pilgrim
True Grit
Evil Dead (Moss)
Iron Man 2
Terminator 2
Imaginarium of Dr Panassus
Hellboy II (its a 2010 piece I dont care when they sold it :P)
Some people really loved Moss' RR set of posters.. theyre not for me But gained a lot of praise so for arguments sake Ill add them to the list.
Let Me in (Moss)
Hoth
Sanctuary moon
Great Warrior
Wretched Hive
Ollys Set
Stouts Set
And the first 8 or so I listed where from actual screenings .. So to say most of 2010 falls into that category is just someone trying to hard yet again to be the superior pessimist ..
The RR prints were repetitive (TWBB and Rocky were the only two I liked). The Star Wars, except for Stout, Moss and Taylor, were complete dreck.
Neither the Bride of Frankenstein nor Ansin's The Wolfman were for screenings. I believe, but am not 100%, that the same can be said for Imaginarium (the poster was going to be for a screening, but wasn't ready in time so they released it as an art print). If you are going set yourself up as the 'alamo archivist', then you should at least get your information correct.
Iron Man 2 is just another Stout, this time ruined by the film itself being flat-out terrible. Moss's Let Me In was really nothing special and his Evil Dead wasn't bad, but it wasn't an improvement over the over the original one-sheet.
That leaves Scott Pilgrim, True Grit and Terminator 2. So, five (and 1/2 for Evil Dead) out of, what, 50+ releases? Yeah, one hell of a year.
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I think you're being a little too harsh, Archie. A lot of last year's prints were pretty good (some excellent), with or without a screening attached to it. But I do agree that there were a lot of bad prints. I didn't purchase any of Moss' RR prints, all dreadful (IMO, which is all extremely personal), a few SW were bad, especially Kelly's (OMG, that one was awful, but then again, some people love him), and there were many prints here and there that I cannot even remember. Check out last year's offering at this point in time: Tommy, Dark Side, Frozen, House, even Monster Squad was not Tyler at his best. So I guess what we're missing so far this year is an Ansin. I'm going to email him right away and ask him WTF he's doing.
Wolfman (The) (Daniel Danger) (350) February 4, 2010
Wolf Man (The) (Martin Ansin) (Regular 250) February 4, 2010
Wolf Man (The) (Martin Ansin) (Variant 75) February 4, 2010
House of the Devil (The Silent Giants) (100) February 1, 2010
Frozen (Kevin Tong) (65) February 1, 2010
Holy Mountain (Florian Bertmer) (125) January 26, 2010
Dark Side of the Rainbow (Jon Smith) (35) January 26, 2010
Tommy (Jesse Philips) (Regular 50) January 26, 2010
Tommy (Jesse Philips) (Variant 25) January 26, 2010
Monster Squad (Tyler Stout) (Regular 450) January 12, 2010
Monster Squad (Tyler Stout) (Variant 100) January 12, 2010
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (The) (Martin Ansin) (150) January 4, 2010
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I think you're being a little too harsh, Archie. A lot of last year's prints were pretty good (some excellent), with or without a screening attached to it. But I do agree that there were a lot of bad prints. I didn't purchase any of Moss' RR prints, all dreadful (IMO, which is all extremely personal), a few SW were bad, especially Kelly's (OMG, that one was awful, but then again, some people love him), and there were many prints here and there that I cannot even remember. Check out last year's offering at this point in time: Tommy, Dark Side, Frozen, House, even Monster Squad was not Tyler at his best. So I guess what we're missing so far this year is an Ansin. I'm going to email him right away and ask him WTF he's doing.
Dark Side of the Rainbow (Jon Smith) (35) January 26, 2010
It's possible. It's not that I think everything was so bad, some of it was even downright mediocre. Except for those SW prints. Those blew chunks.
FYI, absent from your list there was a silver/GID variant of 15 released at the same time for Dark Side, if I remember correctly...
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Guess Mondo has a Disney series now.
First up is Steamboat Willie, by Tom Whalen.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/coolproduction/ckeditor_assets/pictures/750/original/steamboat.jpg?1298572576)
Debuted on AICN:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48627 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48627)
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Very nice ... I'm not clued up with the mondo releases, so when does this go on sale?
Best,
Adam
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Last year, I was counting the posters I was buying, this year, I'm counting the posters I'm not buying. It's a pass for me. A title like this deserves a phenomenal print. Too bad.
Ps: I'm writing this from the beach in Santa Monica. It's about 65 degrees with blue skies. A great day in the sun.
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Saving me some more money .. thanks mondo! :)
Im disappointed though this is in conjunction with SideShow .. I had hoped for other .... more ... Interesting properties ???
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No love for the Steamboat Willie poster? Really? I love it - but maybe I'm biased.
It's going to be printed with metallic ink, so maybe it will look much grander when it's glimmering silver and gold.
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Guess Mondo has a Disney series now.
First up is Steamboat Willie, by Tom Whalen.
Debuted on AICN:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48627 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48627)
Whalen is a poor man's Tan, without the dynamics.
AICN's Harry 'I'm only in it for the freebies' Knowles makes fallen look like flippin' Shakespeare. He's an embarrassment to the English language.
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No love for the Steamboat Willie poster? Really? I love it - but maybe I'm biased.
It's going to be printed with metallic ink, so maybe it will look much grander when it's glimmering silver and gold.
they all have metallic inks anymore :P
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they all have metallic inks anymore :P
Yes. Which is why the actual "prettiness" of the image really can't be communicated through a picture. I think the metallic silver/gold/black will look really classy.
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Yes. Which is why the actual "prettiness" of the image really can't be communicated through a picture. I think the metallic silver/gold/black will look really classy.
No doubt that many of these prints are better-looking in person. I'll probably pick this one up because my boy is a huge fan of the rat. And I'll take this any day over that Down By Law turd they dropped last week.
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Size is also important. And I just don't want to buy any more of these small sizes.
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Size is also important. And I just don't want to buy any more of these small sizes.
Those who want big posters only want to compensate for the smaller things they were gifted with ;) or should I say smaller thing!!
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Really CJ? Like REALLY? I think the last time this joke came up, I was in high school. Good for you, my man.
Nice!
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Im sorry T...I was only joking. I had no idea someone actually teased you in high school about the topic.
Remember... you asked me to participate more.
As for the poster. Not a fan of it. Some Disney fans may have a better appreciation for it.
Cj
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Good one! That made me laugh.
:)
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I actually like the Mickey one, and almost all of these do nothing for me. It has a retro feel, which is probably totally wrong for the people they are aimed at.
Bruce
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I likes it, too....
(http://www.gifsoup.com/imager.php?id=1369800&t=o) (http://www.gifsoup.com/view/1369800/steamboat-willie-mickey-mouse.html) GIFSoup (http://www.gifsoup.com/)
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I actually like the Mickey one, and almost all of these do nothing for me. It has a retro feel, which is probably totally wrong for the people they are aimed at.
Bruce
I, too, like the art deco look of the poster (won't be getting it, though)
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Very nice ... I'm not clued up with the mondo releases, so when does this go on sale?
Best,
Adam
The posters drop at various times and they announce it via Twitter. You have to subscribe to their Twitter (https://twitter.com/mondonews) feed and wait for the announcement. Needless to say, it's a good idea to be logged into Mondo and your Paypal account as many of better releases tend to get sold out in seconds
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Went on sale and sold out in two and a half minutes. I spent those two and a half minutes being told the website had crashed.
Anybody get one? :(
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I liked it, but I'm not going there. nono
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Went on sale and sold out in two and a half minutes.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
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They're already going up on eBay and selling the second they go up for $100-$200. The insanity...
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The posters drop at various times and they announce it via Twitter. You have to subscribe to their Twitter (https://twitter.com/mondonews) feed and wait for the announcement. Needless to say, it's a good idea to be logged into Mondo and your Paypal account as many of better releases tend to get sold out in seconds
Another Mondotees meltdown - sellout in 60 seconds. They must not have put up many for sale online.
I hate flippers. Daniel Danger's releasing some Black Keys prints and a few others, and he specifically says to that if he finds people buying and listing on ebay, he will bar them from ever purchasing again.
Why Mondo does not do this I have no clue.
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There are already five or six on eBay for $200. It's pretty obvious to me that a group of people must all buy them and work with each other to make sure they all get two hundred bucks.
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Why Mondo does not do this I have no clue.
because they do. not. care.
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because they do. not. care.
And once again, notwithstanding that fact which I agree with, we are all ho's and we keep buying.
If we all told them to piss off, they would change. But we are all ho's....
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The scary thing is that this is the first of a projected series. What if they brand some of these posters with Pixar characters? You make a poster for Luxo Jr. and you'll have Pixies stabbing each other through the heart with fractured pieces of unicycles.
There will be blood.
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There are already five or six on eBay for $200. It's pretty obvious to me that a group of people must all buy them and work with each other to make sure they all get two hundred bucks.
Nah, i bet not many get $200. Its the dumb ones who are trying that. Wait a couple of weeks and they will be $60. It's just greedy people that try to capitalize on the frenzy. This is a print you will be able to get even a year or two later at under $100. Bank on it.
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Nah, i bet not many get $200. Its the dumb ones who are trying that. Wait a couple of weeks and they will be $60. It's just greedy people that try to capitalize on the frenzy. This is a print you will be able to get even a year or two later at under $100. Bank on it.
I expect as such. These instant-eBayers who list the auction the second their purchase goes through are just capitalizing on the hundreds of frenzied fans who will do anything impulsively for a piece of paper with Mickey Mouse on it.
I will bide my time. I see myself wanting this poster very much. Because I am a loser.
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cept me. im not a ho.Im a byatch.
Stew
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I will bide my time.
Good choice. There are precious few mondo prints that have consistently commanded a $200 pricetag. And I'd have to check, but I would say that fully three quarters of those are by Tyler Stout. There are a few others, but not many, and that includes some pretty rare ones that are 4 or 5 years old. Based on the artist and the print run, this will not be one of them.
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By the way, Ho, you need to update your website!
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I've been working behind the scenes to clean it all up on my site. I have a bunch of posters that were never listed and a bunch more that have come in since the update last July. It's been a lot of work to compile it all, but I'm hacking at it bit at a time.
Waiting is definitely good for these posters. I betcha Whalen will have artist proofs up within the next month.
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I've bought direct from Tom before. He's one of the good guys.
Drop him a line.
http://www.strongstuff.net/ (http://www.strongstuff.net/)
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I liked this not, not loved, but picked one up. Pretty smooth checkout really, was amazed that it sold out that fast though.
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I'm ready for another Ansin Universal entry, might I suggest:
Hunchback
Mummy
Frank to go with the Bride
Black Cat
Creature
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Im with you on both counts Dale! I was shocked this sold out so quickly ! and I cant wait for another Ansin !! :)
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I liked this not, not loved, but picked one up. Pretty smooth checkout really, was amazed that it sold out that fast though.
I'm amazed you got one. I had the page open and my twitter ready and jumped on the sale literally seconds after the release tweet went out. Before I could even refresh the Mondo website it was telling me the site was down. It didn't become available to me until the tweet stating they had sold out was put out.
My heart cried. If you think you might want to sell your poster, let me know.
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Good choice. There are precious few mondo prints that have consistently commanded a $200 pricetag. And I'd have to check, but I would say that fully three quarters of those are by Tyler Stout. There are a few others, but not many, and that includes some pretty rare ones that are 4 or 5 years old. Based on the artist and the print run, this will not be one of them.
So... good return on investment (at least 4 times, otherwise it's really not worth your time - unless of course, you're one of those Ebay scavengers scrapping pennies).
Stout
The Thing
Blade Runner
Big Trouble in Little China
Lost Boys
Star Wars 4,5,6
Big Lebowski
Moss
Evil Dead
Star Wars 4,5,6
Ansin
Phantom of the Opera
Metropolis
Slater
Goldfinger
What else?
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I'm amazed you got one. I had the page open and my twitter ready and jumped on the sale literally seconds after the release tweet went out. Before I could even refresh the Mondo website it was telling me the site was down. It didn't become available to me until the tweet stating they had sold out was put out.
My heart cried. If you think you might want to sell your poster, let me know.
A lot of us who have bought dozens of prints in the past didn't go for this one. If you're having trouble getting through Mondo, you should ask someone who has done it before to get it for you (if he doesn't want it for himself, of course.) I was watching the sale go thru this morning (just to see how fast it would sell jawdrop), and had I known, I would have got you one.
T
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Why Mondo does not do this I have no clue.
Because if they do, their sales will drop by 50%.
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So... good return on investment (at least 4 times, otherwise it's really not worth your time - unless of course, you're one of those Ebay scavengers scrapping pennies).
Stout
Hot FUZZtival
Warriors 06 Variant
The Thing
Blade Runner
Big Trouble in Little China
Lost Boys
Star Wars 4,5,6
Big Lebowski
Moss
Evil Dead
Star Wars 4,5,6
Ansin
Phantom of the Opera
Metropolis
Slater
Goldfinger
What else?
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So... good return on investment (at least 4 times, otherwise it's really not worth your time - unless of course, you're one of those Ebay scavengers scrapping pennies).
Big Lebowski
What else?
Big Lebowski is not mondo first of all. And to that list I would add (based on the 4x criteria) the following:
Field of Dreams (if you can find one)
The Shining (AA)
Once Upon a Time in the West (see Field of Dreams)
Remember the Alamo
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Searchers (maybe, depends really since none have really sold since the mondo explosion)
Bullitt (see above)
Inglourious Basterds
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That Field of Dreams, is awesome. Perhaps the one print i genuinely covet.
Lovely
Stew
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A lot of the early stuff is hard to get and although they do not go for what the Stouts go for, good luck trying to find them.
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I missed the Steamboat Willie poster!
Gutted! What a numpty! hitself
I wanted this for my Mother, as she is a massive Mickey Mouse fan, and this was going to be her Christmas present this year - yes, I plan in advance laugh1
I bet the price has doubled!
Best,
Ad
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I wanted this for my Mother, as she is a massive Mickey Mouse fan, and this was going to be her Christmas present this year - yes, I plan in advance laugh1
Is she the biggest Mickey Mouse fan in the world? Does she own the largest Mickey Mouse collection known to man?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
T
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because they do. not. care.
because it helps. their. business.
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because it helps. their. business.
This
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So... good return on investment (at least 4 times, otherwise it's really not worth your time - unless of course, you're one of those Ebay scavengers scrapping pennies).
What else?
if 4x is your qualifier then a number of the early releases would qualify, many helped by their low original sale price, but they just don't come up for air that often.
Some others not already on the list:
Jay Ryan's Close Encounters is selling for nearly 7x its $20 price. His Ferris is over 10x.
Jaws
North By Northwest RR 07 Kleinsmith
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Set RR 08 Perkins is pretty close to 4x even with his art print cutting into demand.
Also, I know that Kleinsmith sold his last GB&U, a truly under-appreciated print, for $200, well above the 4x.
Getting Close:
King Kong 08 Burlesque is getting real close to 4x, as it should.
2001: A Space Odyssey 08 Ryan 3x and climbing...
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Getting Close:
King Kong 08 Burlesque is getting real close to 4x, as it should.
Just got a copy in myself, and it really is a fine print.
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Is she the biggest Mickey Mouse fan in the world? Does she own the largest Mickey Mouse collection known to man?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
T
I thought you would say something like that, T !!! rofl1
The answer is 'No', by the way! Lol!
Best,
Adam
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Definitely underwhelmed with the ST:City on the Edge of Forever. Great choice of episode, but no way I'd shell out $54 for a tiny 12x24 poster without characters.
(http://startrek.com/uploads/assets/articles/653d29f1ca09dce5638e415a494dd5f012476081.jpg)
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YEAH!!! Another one I'm passing on. We're in March and I only purchased 1 print from Mondo this year. I don't know if I'm more discerning in my choices, or if the quality of the prints is drastically down, but I'm enjoying the savings.
T
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Not particularly interested and I'm still grieving over the miss of Steamboat Willie. I've been researching the most strategic way to get Mondo posters and (as expected) there's not a lot of explanation. A friend of mine recommended buying a gift card to streamline and swiften (word) the checkout process but I couldn't even get to the website, let alone get it in my cart...
How do you guys do it? Unless you don't want your tried and true secrets out in the open. I really wanted Steamboat Willie and if they continue with a Disney series (I would kiss a kidney goodbye for a Luxo Jr. poster) I want to make sure I stand a chance.
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I'm with you on that one T I'm at +0 for the year, Nothing so far has been "wall worthy"
This is the first piece that has me on the fence, I like the way McCarthy always seems to give you the long shot of the subject matter.
It seems the sophistication level has been pretty low so far this year, very easy on the wallet.
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Whalen is a poor man's Tan, without the dynamics.
Yep. I would say that is a perfect comparison. Whalen seems so bland, so flat. Has nice approach, but isn't nearly aggressive enough.
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The new ST print...don't know what to say.
The streak continues...how long will the Mondo no-hitter last?
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So the new ST took like 10 mins to sell out .. But it did sell out .. I didnt care for it myself but for some reason my sister-in-law loved it so I got it for her. :'(
Now they just posted up about another poster for the movie Paul, for starters I liked the movie so before the pic popped up I was excited .. But then I saw the picture .. Its another Whalen and Im really not impressed with the colors .. So even though I liked the film Ill be passing on that poster as well ..
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg610/scaled.php?tn=0&server=610&filename=gi2wu.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
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Can you believe that there are 26 of the latest on ebay. It's absurd. It's disgusting. And it's pretty fucking irritating. But Mondo, the whores that they are, they sell to whoever just to turn a buck.
If you're reading this Matt DO SOMETHING TO KILL THE FUCKING FLIPPERS!
I mean, REALLY?! 26 flippers the day of the drop.
WHAT... THE... FUCK!
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PS: This is not a rant from a disgruntled collector. I didn't want the print and didn't go for it when it dropped. It's truly the principle that Mondotees would let this kind of shit happen. That's 26 collectors that were shut out. Add that to Mondotee's shitty webserver that crashes if more than 5 people try to buy at once, and it makes for a lot of sore people. Maybe, as a balm, they could take some of that flipper money and use it to UPGRADE THEIR FUCKING SERVERS!
Ok, I'm settled. Going to have some milk and cookies.
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Very good & valid points, Holiday.
From what I have read, the website always crashes??
And like you say, the money they must make could be spent on an upgrade ... Wouldn't harm their cash-flow too bad.
Best,
Adam
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Holiday is right. Their website was down for me the entirety of the Steamboat Willie sale. It went back up when it was sold out and everybody went home.
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See what happens... I used to be so excited about the next Mondo drop. Then this year, I passed on 1, 2, 3, 5 and didn't even check the next drop. The passion is dying. It's not that the prints are horrible, it's just that they are so middle of the road. There is nothing exciting about them. Also passing on the Whalen.
Now, regarding the flippers, what really amazes me is what those bottom feeders will do for a few bucks. A Moss or a Stout, I get it. But buying a print, receiving it and mailing it back (all along taking the risk of a lost or crushed item) for a $10 profit, I don't get. I know the economy is not back yet. but these people are really low life.
T
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Speaking of Moss, does anybody happen to have an Olly Moss There Will Be Blood poster they're willing to part with? :P
I really didn't know much about the Mondo posters before Steamboat Willie caught my attention. I didn't understand why so many people seemed bored with Tom Whalen (I still love Steamboat Willie) until I saw the Paul print. The two are almost identical. I like the style, sure, but when it comes to originality he seems pretty lacking.
Should I expect all Tom Whalen posters to have the three main characters in hovering above the main method of conveyance in the story?
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"But buying a print, receiving it and mailing it back (all along taking the risk of a lost or crushed item) for a $10 profit, I don't get."
Maybe the sellers work for them, so there is no shipping involved?
Bruce
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Mondo has a new print, Hobo something... While the art is nicely done, it is so repulsive that I'm passing on it, yet again. But at least I can see an artist creation in this one, which is a definite plus. I'm on my iPhone, so I'll let someone else post a picture.
T
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Mondo has a new print, Hobo something... While the art is nicely done, it is so repulsive that I'm passing on it, yet again. But at least I can see an artist creation in this one, which is a definite plus. I'm on my iPhone, so I'll let someone else post a picture.
T
If I brought the thing into my house, my wife would question my sanity. I find it revolting.
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...my wife would question my sanity.
I thought that was done a long time ago. Maybe someone should question her sanity.
T
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Mondo has a new print, Hobo something...
Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2up7su7CeMU)(http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/confused/confused0024.gif)
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Been a few announced, no drop details that I have seen. Couple Moss, a Stout and Proctor
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They say everything is being sold at the events and what is left over will go online .. But there is supposed to be another poster from Mondo being announced soon.
These festivals that may/may not make it online make it hard for me to keep track of releases on my website !! :P
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Can you not build a rapport with Mondo, so that any posters released they send you the image?
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When I first started I made public statements here and on EB about needing pictures and I sent messages to Justin and Tim Doyle asking if they had any archived pictures from the old releases that I could use for my site. To this day I NEVER heard a single word from Justin about the pictures or my site ... maybe a couple months after I built the site up and it was pretty much as it is now (meaning all the major work was done) I got a PM on EB from Mitch stating the they (mondo crew) had been working on a reference/archive site and it was just now getting some traction ..Im paraphrasing this all but, in my own words .. He said to stop wasting my time with my site because they were going to be putting one of their own up soon .. and that was mid-January ..
LOL .. So in short no .. I dont have any rapport with anyone from Mondo and they seem to refuse to even acknowledge the existence of my site.. I dont know why they would be against someone creating a site like mine. I mean its basically free advertising .. But I had heard from someone else that someone had attempted this before and Mondo put a stop to it .. I dont have any details on that situation though .. If anything my site has probably hurt any sort of relationship I may have had with them.
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Im not crazy about the latest offerings as well .. But I wonder if certain Spielberg fans will buy them regardless ;)
(https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1299783404.jpg)(https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1299783755.jpg)
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If you're talking about me, no, I'm passing again. I decided a while back not to buy Spielberg related prints for the purpose of completing a collection, because then it's endless. Anyone can do a print. Would I have to purchase it every single time? The answer is no.
I'm on the trail hiking right now, but when I saw that Alamo was doing a CE3K print, I had to find a reception area and check it out immediately. I mean, this is one title no one should fuck up. There are so many possibilities. So u can imagine my deception when I saw the Slater print. Really? This is it? Ahhhhh! Really upsetting. I bought a lot of prints this year, but only one from Mondo. Do they have a new art director, or are my tastes changing so radically. I don't know.
Passing.
T
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Looks like some kid did this CE3K on a Lite-Brite... How sooo un-clever...
(http://www.headinjurytheater.com/dnd%204%20lite%20brite.jpg)
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When I first started I made public statements here and on EB about needing pictures and I sent messages to Justin and Tim Doyle asking if they had any archived pictures from the old releases that I could use for my site. To this day I NEVER heard a single word from Justin about the pictures or my site ... maybe a couple months after I built the site up and it was pretty much as it is now (meaning all the major work was done) I got a PM on EB from Mitch stating the they (mondo crew) had been working on a reference/archive site and it was just now getting some traction ..Im paraphrasing this all but, in my own words .. He said to stop wasting my time with my site because they were going to be putting one of their own up soon .. and that was mid-January ..
LOL .. So in short no .. I dont have any rapport with anyone from Mondo and they seem to refuse to even acknowledge the existence of my site.. I dont know why they would be against someone creating a site like mine. I mean its basically free advertising .. But I had heard from someone else that someone had attempted this before and Mondo put a stop to it .. I dont have any details on that situation though .. If anything my site has probably hurt any sort of relationship I may have had with them.
That's too bad.
You're effectively advertising their products for free, just as you say.
But I had heard from someone else that someone had attempted this before and Mondo put a stop to it .. I dont have any details on that situation though .. If anything my site has probably hurt any sort of relationship I may have had with them.
Mondo couldn't put a stop to a website anyhow (with regards to using personal images), unless the images came from their website.
And before anyone else chimes in with the whole copyright issue regarding images, trust me, the studios and such CAN shut down websites.
That is why myself, and Fallen for instance, use our own images and those from other people.
Has it hurt your relationship?
No, I don't think it will have done.
I believe Mondo just don't want you taking all the glory because your site is effectively the only dedicated type.
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That's too bad.
You're effectively advertising their products for free, just as you say.
Mondo couldn't put a stop to a website anyhow (with regards to using personal images), unless the images came from their website.
And before anyone else chimes in with the whole copyright issue regarding images, trust me, the studios and such CAN shut down websites.
That is why myself, and Fallen for instance, use our own images and those from other people.
Has it hurt your relationship?
No, I don't think it will have done.
I believe Mondo just don't want you taking all the glory because your site is effectively the only dedicated type.
We I have no idea of the details of how they may have stopped another site from going up .. Maybe empty threats alone was enough or maybe they just asked .. As for hurting my relationship .. its hard to say .. Im leaning towards yes though .. Mitch has hooked me up before with a print that was "sold out" and recently I heard from a VERY reliable source that he could do so again .. So I emailed him asking about the print and if hed want to sell some of his extra stock to me .. and I never even got a reply .. Im not saying we were buddys before but hes always replied to any emails I sent .. But now .. Nothing .. :(
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Who cares. Keep your site up, advertise it on this forum, use our pictures, and if someone says something to you, I guarantee that we all have the actual prints to back you up. So keep working on your site. I personally don't care whether Mondo has one or not.
T
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I thought there were actually some issues keeping images of the old stuff up. I don't remember the details, but they had images of previously released stuff on the site a long time ago.
Ted I think slater was actually going for the light brite look to be honest!
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We I have no idea of the details of how they may have stopped another site from going up .. Maybe empty threats alone was enough or maybe they just asked .. As for hurting my relationship .. its hard to say .. Im leaning towards yes though .. Mitch has hooked me up before with a print that was "sold out" and recently I heard from a VERY reliable source that he could do so again .. So I emailed him asking about the print and if hed want to sell some of his extra stock to me .. and I never even got a reply .. Im not saying we were buddys before but hes always replied to any emails I sent .. But now .. Nothing .. :(
Try emailing him again, and just say you're not sure if he got your initial email.
Sometimes people don't get them, or they delete them in bulk deletes or go into the junk mail ...
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Ted I think slater was actually going for the light brite look to be honest!
Yes, Dale...I think you are right. thumbup
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When I first started I made public statements here and on EB about needing pictures and I sent messages to Justin and Tim Doyle asking if they had any archived pictures from the old releases that I could use for my site. To this day I NEVER heard a single word from Justin about the pictures or my site ... maybe a couple months after I built the site up and it was pretty much as it is now (meaning all the major work was done) I got a PM on EB from Mitch stating the they (mondo crew) had been working on a reference/archive site and it was just now getting some traction ..Im paraphrasing this all but, in my own words .. He said to stop wasting my time with my site because they were going to be putting one of their own up soon .. and that was mid-January ..
LOL .. So in short no .. I dont have any rapport with anyone from Mondo and they seem to refuse to even acknowledge the existence of my site.. I dont know why they would be against someone creating a site like mine. I mean its basically free advertising .. But I had heard from someone else that someone had attempted this before and Mondo put a stop to it .. I dont have any details on that situation though .. If anything my site has probably hurt any sort of relationship I may have had with them.
So, even shorter, they are asses over there. I've tried to strike up conversation with them too, to no avail. They only time they seem to talk is when Thierry starts bashing their oftentimes shitty art work and then they cry the blues about it. They never participate here, and they don't do anything to curb the flippers or to fix their crash-prone site. Give up wasting time in dealing with them, because they are a bit full of themselves over there, it would seem.
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Who cares. Keep your site up, advertise it on this forum, use our pictures, and if someone says something to you, I guarantee that we all have the actual prints to back you up. So keep working on your site. I personally don't care whether Mondo has one or not.
T
And you've got at least two lawyers on this site who will back you up. sm1
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Im not crazy about the latest offerings as well .. But I wonder if certain Spielberg fans will buy them regardless ;)
(https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1299783404.jpg)(https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1299783755.jpg)
These I like, and I like Slater's work overall. I'll take a run. Though, the way I've been running my mouth lately about Mondo, they might block me!
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Though, the way I've been running my mouth lately about Mondo, they might block me!
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Well, if they do block you, I'm working up a 3D version on my Lite-Brite....
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These I like, and I like Slater's work overall. I'll take a run. Though, the way I've been running my mouth lately about Mondo, they might block me!
May I ask what you like about them? Just curious is all.
BTW, did you receive your Ferris Bueller print, you ungrateful asshole? Why don't u tell people what I had to do to get for you?
T
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May I ask what you like about them? Just curious is all.
BTW, did you receive your Ferris Bueller print, you ungrateful asshole? Why don't u tell people what I had to do to get for you?
T
I didn't think everyone wanted to hear about your oral sexcapades.
Re: Slater in general, I don't know. I just like his stuff. He did some really nice Legend of Zelda prints recently and since then I've appreciated his work more. More particular to these prints, I like the colors, the pixellation, and the somewhat geometric repetition.
I got Ferris yesterday. I don't think I realized it was a larger size 24x36. It's definitely a nice print. In all seriousness, Thierry had to bribe someone else in line at G88 to buy a second copy for him (for me), because it was one per person. He endured the owner's glaring, searching eyes in order to cop this beauty for me. It's pretty funny what we go through.
THANK YOU TIERRY! I LOVE YOU!!!!!
Pig fucker.
I say again, we are all ho's.
H
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I actually wanted once of these. I was loading the site within 10 seconds of the tweet dropping. 4 minutes later, the "sold out" tweet comes with me never even having loaded the site. Gotta love mondos horrendous servers combined with my 72k connection.
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Didn't get the Close Encounters - both my computer and iPhone went into "epic fail" mode
:'(
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Today it was "me" problems. Just not too coordinated. I managed notwithstanding my own stupidity and ineptitude to get a regular copy, which I do like colorwise better than the variant, but I would have liked to have the variant too. Maybe later after the flipper prices calm down.
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I got in, but was a little slow so decided to not even bother with the variant. Personally, getting a little variant burn out anyway and normally only purchase the regular versions now.
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Managed to grab both, really like the movie and print.
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I got in, but was a little slow so dissed to not even bother with the variant. Personally, getting a little variant burn out anyway and normally only purchase the regular versions now.
I hear ya, Dale. I've gotten better about not getting variant just for the sake of doing so, but only getting it if it's nice to look at in and of itself. That is how I feel about this one, though. Some of the variant crap really gets out of hand like that drop recently of Ziggy Stardust. Cool stuff to be sure, but really over the top.
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the last time i successfully bought a poster from mondo...........Westworld, back in September.
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The flippers do make out, though. Two copes of the regular flipped for $109 each. Not bad for 5 minutes of work.
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the last time i successfully bought a poster from mondo...........Westworld, back in September.
Does that piss you off, or are you ok with it?
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Would u guys really put these up on the wall and show them to your friends?
Really??
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Kinda pisses me off really. As you know, I was one of the pretty early collectors. Not that I have wanted everything between now and then, but there have been some I wanted. Before, on the rare occasion that I missed a drop, I could call Justin or Lisa and they would hook me up. I tried it once recently, and the folks there acted like they didn't know who I was. It's good to see them have success, but it has come at the expense of those who helped make them what they are. And I really do not think they care, which is the worst part about it.
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Would u guys really put these up on the wall and show them to your friends?
Really??
I could ask you the same about a Lakers jersey ;D
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Answer my question, instead of being a smart ass. Would you proudly display your print and tell your friends about it? I'm just curious.
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Would u guys really put these up on the wall and show them to your friends?
Really??
Yes...
Ass.
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And I really do not think they care, which is the worst part about it.
Yes. Without a doubt. But that shit will come back at them one day.
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The flippers do make out, though. Two copes of the regular flipped for $109 each. Not bad for 5 minutes of work.
even at that price I dont think its worth the trouble/hassle ..
$109 Ebay Sale Price
- $54 Cost of poster
- $11 (~10% for ebay and paypal fees)
- $10 shipping to new buyer
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$34 total profit .. IF the print doesnt end up damaged in transit
Not to mention you never know what are actual sales on ebay and what are people artificially inflating prices .. and what happens if the print gets lost or damaged when you ship it to the new buyer .. You have to refund $109 .. So you could be in the hold for the cost of the poster and shipping ..
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I'm baffled, although I just realized that I do not own 1 Slater print. There must be a reason for that... Hmm, let me thnk...
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I'm baffled, although I just realized that I do not own 1 Slater print. There must be a reason for that... Hmm, let me thnk...
ASS!!!!!
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I dont really tell my friends about all of my hobbies, except for those who share the passion, like all of you here. If they see it or anything I have displayed, fine. If not, thats fine too. I learned long ago that talking about your hobby to someone with zero interest or knowledge is a waste of air. Not that I'd care either way, but I would expect to receive less flack about that print from anyone who saw it than ANY SINGLE ONE of the Star Wars or Star Trek series.
But, to answer your question, I might hang it on the wall and rotate it with other prints. However, Mel is the only one, out of all of the collectors I know or interact with, that displays even a decent percentage of his posters/prints, so the question is wholly irrelevant. And coming from a guy that has several thousand posters, but only, what, 2 or 3 displayed, its kind of puzzling.
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Yes. Without a doubt. But that shit will come back at them one day.
I think they have now became "whats cool" when before they were sort of "underground cool" I mean just that stupid game they released yesterday put me over the edge .. Instead of focusing on the prints/movies/artists/customers whatever they are too busy creating silly apps for phones .. and working out these big licenses with major companies .. Instead of sticking to keeping their devoted customer base happy.
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I'm baffled, although I just realized that I do not own 1 Slater print. There must be a reason for that... Hmm, let me thnk...
Because Goldfinger is too expensive.
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I think they have now became "whats cool" when before they were sort of "underground cool" I mean just that stupid game they released yesterday put me over the edge .. Instead of focusing on the prints/movies/artists/customers whatever they are too busy creating silly apps for phones .. and working out these big licenses with major companies .. Instead of sticking to keeping their devoted customer base happy.
Yup. That and the movie distribution shit. Blah blah blah.
Thierry, these are the Slater prints that started me on liking him. I've been a fan of the Legend of Zelda games since I spent my second year of law school playing them. My kids too. So, these have a close place in my little heart. Anyone who's a fan will recognize these immediately.
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/Underworld-Zelda-poster-Todd-Slater.jpg)
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/Overworld-Zelda-poster-Todd-Slater.jpg)
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Yeah, not my thing at all.
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Yes. Without a doubt. But that shit will come back at them one day.
Not if you keep buying.
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This happens to a lot of people, and companies, that reach a certain level of success - it becomes all about the money. They've forgotten about many of the people that helped build their company and reputation. I bet if you could be of use to them in some way, they'd still reply to emails or phone calls. Seen it many times before
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Well, I had to pay an Ebay flipper $89 (including shipping) for the Close Encounters regular, which sucks but is not a tragedy - I'm out an additional $35 over the $54 I would have paid.
I agree this kind of flipping doesn't make sense. The guy had to pay a 12% Buy It Now fee, plus 1% PayPal fee, plus re-shipping costs. Hardly seems worth it. He made $20 or so bucks.
I don't understand or agree with all the negativity to Mondo on this board. They're putting out a wide variety of posters, so everybody finds something to like.
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/3KRegular.jpeg)
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They're putting out a wide variety of posters, so everybody finds something to like.
I haven't... in 3 months!
But I will get the new Stout coming up soon.
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Well, I had to pay an Ebay flipper $89 (including shipping) for the Close Encounters regular, which sucks but is not a tragedy - I'm out an additional $35 over the $54 I would have paid.
I agree this kind of flipping doesn't make sense. The guy had to pay a 12% Buy It Now fee, plus 1% PayPal fee, plus re-shipping costs. Hardly seems worth it. He made $20 or so bucks.
I don't understand or agree with all the negativity to Mondo on this board. They're putting out a wide variety of posters, so everybody finds something to like.
Did they lower PP fees? Last I checked they were 2.9% + $.30
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Are the flippers located near where they are created? If so, they save the shipping. And of course, they could simply be employees squeezing out some fast extra money, and enhancing the mystique.
Bruce
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I believe they are still the same, 2.9%. I do know that they eliminated the gift as a free option. I sent $300.00 as a gift payment and they charged me 90 cents. Money Hungry Bitches!!!!
Cj
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Are the flippers located near where they are created? If so, they save the shipping. And of course, they could simply be employees squeezing out some fast extra money, and enhancing the mystique.
Bruce
Bruce, I'm with you, I would expect some of the flippers actually have close Mondo ties, to enhance the bottom line of each print they sell.
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Bruce, I'm with you, I would expect some of the flippers actually have close Mondo ties
maybe its mondo flippin there own posters?
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Sign of the times... There was a Mondo drop this morning and no one posted anything about it. Are we just all done with Mondo? I didn't even bother to check what they had in store. Did any of you?
T
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Sign of the times... There was a Mondo drop this morning and no one posted anything about it. Are we just all done with Mondo? I didn't even bother to check what they had in store. Did any of you?
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I checked... it was the SXSW line that included Paul, The FP(?), Moon, Source Code, Hobo with a Shotgun, etc. There wasn't a single one worth buying and maybe one and a half that were attractive.
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Sign of the times... There was a Mondo drop this morning and no one posted anything about it. Are we just all done with Mondo?
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if i could bother to read back through this long boring thread, i could highlight a quote by me saying....
"Mondo Is Dieing"
i stand by this.
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oh sorry, page 32..
"make no mistake, alamo is dieing."
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I was talking to my sister the other day and she mentioned she drove by the Alamo drafthouse everyday. This whole time me missing most every drop and she would have stopped in and picked them up for me. hitself hitself hitself
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oh sorry, page 32..
"make no mistake, alamo is dieing."
I hope so. I've been looking for an ironic way to work "Remember the Alamo" into my every day conversation.
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Sign of the times... There was a Mondo drop this morning and no one posted anything about it. Are we just all done with Mondo? I didn't even bother to check what they had in store. Did any of you?
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I got the tweet .. I wouldnt have minded picking up a Moon .. its the only poster for that movie that I actually like and I think the movie is awesome! But they only had like 10 copies to sell so it was gone the instant they went up .. I wasnt that concerened though .. If they can go back to some cult/classic or some new titles (like actual new movies like thor and captain america (ok im biased) .. Or maybe a Black Swan !!? I think the artist could rock the shit out of some of those movies .. But no .. We do Hobo .. and FP (whatever that is) and I like Paul but the poster was a fail!
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You guys are funny.
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I see 6 new releases from Mondo.
Is this up from their usual number?
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I see 6 new releases from Mondo.
Is this up from their usual number?
No, just their leftovers from sxsw - these have been floating around for awhile before this drop.
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I'm not seeing it until tonight, but here's something I can get behind. As long as the movie isn't that disappointing.
(http://e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1300982909.jpg)
PS: The announcement includes a full collection of Zack Snyder posters. Since all of his films are essentially cult movies (save Owls) I think we finally might have some popular posters, no?
Watchmen especially will probably be a hot item.
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Although I wish it focused a little more on the girls .. ;) ... this is what I was asking for in my previous post .. Its a new flick (and hopefully a fun one too) I like the coloring of what I assume is the regular .. and once again when possible they have to throw in a variant as well .. and I have noticed that they have increased their prices across the board .. The variant is now $70 and the reg is $45 ..
Variant ..
(https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1300983843.jpg)
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PS: The announcement includes a full collection of Zack Snyder posters. Since all of his films are essentially cult movies (save Owls) I think we finally might have some popular posters, no?
Really? You think Snyder makes 'cult' films?
A bit confused as to your cause/effect notion here of cult and how it translates to popular posters 'round these parts...
Regardless, an interesting pick for Mondo in their director series, but I am sure it will be lucrative for them. Fanboys will be all over these properties, if only they waited until the Snyder Superman film was out...
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Prefer the theatrical poster campaign for Sucker Punch.
There's potential for a good Watchman poster...not that I've got a hope in hell of getting one in the bun fight!
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Prefer the theatrical poster campaign for Sucker Punch.
There's potential for a good Watchman poster...not that I've got a hope in hell of getting one in the bun fight!
What theatrical campaign??? I havent seen any official theatrical character posters . a lot of fakes calling themselves wildings .. but other than that they have what .. 2 posters that anyone can say with some certainty are legit?
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I don't like Snyder. I thought 300 was one of the most racist movies to come along in a long time, Watchmen bored me to death, the Howl was visually stunning but not that interesting, and I have no idea what this new one is about.
This said, I love Ken Taylor.
T
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What theatrical campaign??? I havent seen any official theatrical character posters . a lot of fakes calling themselves wildings .. but other than that they have what .. 2 posters that anyone can say with some certainty are legit?
Ha ha, yeah, when I say campaign, I meant the two or so original posters that are out.
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What theatrical campaign??? I havent seen any official theatrical character posters . a lot of fakes calling themselves wildings .. but other than that they have what .. 2 posters that anyone can say with some certainty are legit?
There have been only two posters printed for theatres, a teaser and a final, and they are identical. There was also a bus shelter featuring a train.
There were two sets of character posters at Comic Con, but which ones are real and what size they are is beyond me.
There is another set at the moment being tagged as "wilding" posters for each character. While the artwork is official, I doubt they were actually released as posters.
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Really? You think Snyder makes 'cult' films?
Yes, considering 300 and Watchmen were both met with mixed reviews and rather harsh criticism but went on to become financially successful and major pop-culture pieces in the last decade of film. Both movies reach a large but niche audience which hold the films in very high reverence.
As for Dawn of the Dead, even if the audience is widening, zombie films reach a cult of their own.
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Thanks to those brilliant color schemes, those Mondo SUCKER PUNCH posters truly suck.
Seriously muddy. Ugh.
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I thought 300 was one of the most racist movies to come along in a long time
oh dear god...
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oh dear god...
You better believe it.
Didn't we have this discussion on another forum (now dead) 2 or 3 years ago?
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You better believe it.
Didn't we have this discussion on another forum (now dead) 2 or 3 years ago?
Refresh our memories. Why is 300 so racist?
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next you'll be telling me it was correct to change ba ba black sheep.. people go out of there way to look for an excuse to bring up racism.. in every little thing..
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Why is 300 so racist?
if 300 is racist, then the movie white chicks was directed by the black panthers.
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if 300 is racist, then the movie white chicks was directed by the black panthers.
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Refresh our memories. Why is 300 so racist?
The Greek semi-Gods (aka Americans) vs the bad (almost primitive) Persians. I almost walked out of that movie I was so repulsed. It didn't help that it came out in 2007.
But this is old news. I just don't like Snyder. I think he's way overrated. I see him as a better version of Ratman, only one that has a bit more visual instinct.
T
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I thought 300 was one of the most racist movies to come along in a long time
Then you're gonna love the prequel that's (reportedly) in the works. It's gonna focus on Xerxes
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"Then you're gonna love the prequel that's (reportedly) in the works"
Is it called "299"?
Bruce
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Is it called "299"?
and just when you think it cant get any worse....... bruce....
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The Greek semi-Gods (aka Americans) vs the bad (almost primitive) Persians. I almost walked out of that movie I was so repulsed. It didn't help that it came out in 2007.
But this is old news. I just don't like Snyder. I think he's way overrated. I see him as a better version of Ratman, only one that has a bit more visual instinct.
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Well that's certainly a take on 300 I've never heard before, but a brief Google search reveals you're not alone. After reading up a little about this opinion on the movie, I think its a valid reading but not the reading intended.
Frank Miller's source material is a glowing historical inaccuracy that should not even be considered a historical piece. Frank Miller admits freely and wholly he didn't do a damn day of research on the actual battle and the entire work stemmed from the idea of an army of 300 battling against a massive and more powerful army. Thus, it is not to be interpreted as a realistic portrayal of either Greeks or Persians. You might as well rename each army Team Red and Team Blue. That said, I don't think anybody came out of that movie rallying against the Middle-East with a renewed sense of hatred and superiority. At least nobody I know or have spoken to did.
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"Then you're gonna love the prequel that's (reportedly) in the works"
Is it called "299"?
Bruce
It's actually just called "Xerxes", which I don't think is going to stick. But the movie is about Xerxes' conquests that will probably end with some shout out to where 300 began...
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Well that's certainly a take on 300 I've never heard before, but a brief Google search reveals you're not alone. After reading up a little about this opinion on the movie, I think its a valid reading but not the reading intended.
Frank Miller's source material is a glowing historical inaccuracy that should not even be considered a historical piece. Frank Miller admits freely and wholly he didn't do a damn day of research on the actual battle and the entire work stemmed from the idea of an army of 300 battling against a massive and more powerful army. Thus, it is not to be interpreted as a realistic portrayal of either Greeks or Persians. You might as well rename each army Team Red and Team Blue. That said, I don't think anybody came out of that movie rallying against the Middle-East with a renewed sense of hatred and superiority. At least nobody I know or have spoken to did.
Well put, Anthony, but from a historical perspective, it was the wrong movie at the wrong time. And the fact remains that one side is white and the other... not so white. Not really blue and red. But at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. It's just entertainment. I just found it offensive. And no, I'm not pro-Iranian. I'm a Caucasian white dude, but I also have my limits.
T
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Well put, Anthony, but from a historical perspective, it was the wrong movie at the wrong time. And the fact remains that one side is white and the other... not so white. Not really blue and red. But at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. It's just entertainment. I just found it offensive. And no, I'm not pro-Iranian. I'm a Caucasian white dude, but I also have my limits.
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I understand exactly where you're coming from, don't worry. Being aware of and sensitive to prejudice in all its forms is a positive quality.
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We spent MANY weeks dissecting Indiana Jones and its Racism at University. Took me years to get over the three years of Film Study and enjoy movies again.
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We spent MANY weeks dissecting Indiana Jones and its Racism at University. Took me years to get over the three years of Film Study and enjoy movies again.
Good one, Ari. A very interesting point, there. IJ is extremely racist too, but I loved it. There goes my whole theory, down the drain. I guess I hated Bush and what he had done to the world so much at the time that 300 really touched a nerve.
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Good one, Ari. A very interesting point, there. IJ is extremely racist too, but I loved it. There goes my whole theory, down the drain. I guess I hated Bush and what he had done to the world so much at the time that 300 really touched a nerve.
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The time context in which you watch a film makes all the difference. I know somebody who lost his job a few weeks before 500 Days of Summer came out and when he went to see it he hated every second of it. A couple of years later, after a rewatch and some reflection, he realized he hated it because Joseph Gordon-Levitt quits his stable job that he's good at so he can "follow his dreams" and didn't like the idea of him not being able to get a job at all while JoGoLev throws one away in favor of greener pastures.
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I don't agree with any of this hog-waller.
I'm sure the more learned of us can find 'racism' in everything we see or do, including looking in the mirror.
I go to movies for entertainment... and 300 (like Snyder's other films) entertained me a lot.
Too bad for those who didn't enjoy it. pcorn
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I read a book by a script writer once, and he said something along the lines of.
Dont try and write metaphors or textuality into the script. Theres plenty of Film theorists who will read that into it, and they need a job.
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...and 300 (like Snyder's other films) entertained me a lot.
Too bad for those who didn't enjoy it. pcorn
That's because you love the BUSH.
T
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That's because you love the BUSH.
T
Jeb Bush in 2016. hitself
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Thierry, you should probably get rid of your Back to the Future stack that you have then...especially when you consider the terrorists of choice to be Libyans.
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:)
I always said Zemeckis was a visionary.
For live action, at least, because for animation, he's gone, gone, gone...
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I read a book by a script writer once, and he said something along the lines of.
Dont try and write metaphors or textuality into the script. Theres plenty of Film theorists who will read that into it, and they need a job.
You know that famous Fellini quote... When someone asked him: "Maestro, what did you try to say when you made this movie." He answered: "I don't know, I just made it. Ask the theorists, they will tell you what I meant."
T
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Being aware of and sensitive to prejudice in all its forms is a positive quality.
is it? i think there is always to aware and too sensitive.
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IJ is extremely racist too
OH FFS!! moron1 moron1
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is it? i think there is always to aware and too sensitive.
Of course there is. Extremes of anything positive become negative, one should seek a golden mean. Brush up on your Aristotle!
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Is it more racists to focus on the ethnicities of the the characters in a film instead of the story and time period it was set, and base your judgment on the whole not the parts within the whole?
Oh and dont forget, Star Wars is Racist too :P
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(http://www.fnordinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/billydeewilliams1.jpg)
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LOL .. Straight gangsta!
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LOL .. Straight gangsta!
RACIST!
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(http://www.fnordinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/billydeewilliams1.jpg)
What's up with Han Soul-o?
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RACIST!
LOL ...
Hooper: Always some white boy gotta invoke the holy trilogy. Bust this: Those movies are about how the white man keeps the brother man down, even in a galaxy far, far away. Check this shit: You got cracker farm boy Luke Skywalker, Nazi poster boy, blond hair, blue eyes. And then you got Darth Vader, the blackest brother in the galaxy, Nubian god!
Banky Edwards: What's a Nubian?
Hooper: Shut the fuck up! Now... Vader, he's a spiritual brother, y'know, down with the force and all that good shit. Then this cracker, Skywalker, gets his hands on a light saber and the boy decides he's gonna run the fuckin' universe; gets a whole clan of whites together. And they go and bust up Vader's hood, the Death Star. Now what the fuck do you call that?
Banky Edwards: Intergalactic civil war?
Hooper: Gentrification! They gon' drive out the black element to make the galaxy quote, unquote, safe for white folks. And Jedi's the most insulting installment! Because Vader's beautiful black visage is sullied when he pulls off his mask to reveal a feeble, crusty, old white man! They tryin' to tell us that deep inside we all wants to be white!
Banky Edwards: Well, isn't that true?
[Hooper pulls out his gun, shoots Banky]
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Alright, to come back to Mondo, I just got both styles.
I don't like everything Ken Taylor puts out, I didn't like his Hellboy 2 (something really wrong with Selma Blair's face), Clash of the Titans or his Star Wars character sets, but I loved what he did for Poltergeist (my fav), Alien, T2 and a few concert posters. Sucker Punch falls in the like/love category for me, so regardless of the movie, I had to get them.
As always, I'm sure they look better in person.
T
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I picked up a regular ed. I hate that they are uping the prices on these especially the variants .. I just cant see paying $70 for a different color usage.
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Reg for me as well, I think the colors on the variants are normally lacking anyway.
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I don't understand how you guys ever fucking get anything. I thought I was sitting on all the tricks this time.
(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/7755/screenshot001y.png)
This happens to me every God damn time.
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I wasnt even logged in on my PC when the tweet went out.. I had to open my laptop and log into it then log into Mondo then log into paypal .. got booted once from paypal and had to log in again and still got the reg. ;)
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I don't understand how you guys ever fucking get anything. I thought I was sitting on all the tricks this time.
(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/7755/screenshot001y.png)
This happens to me every God damn time.
This is something new. I've never seen this message before. Sometimes, when there is too much demand, it just doesn't go through. But not like that. Has anyone had this message before?
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Thats just a connection reset error .. Just on google chrome .. FF works good enough for me .. Everyone will swear by different browsers .. Id try a different browser next time ;)
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I've used Firefox for years. No problems ever.
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Ah, but I've had the same problem with Firefox. I use both regulary because Chrome is twice as fast and Firefox is more secure. I've had the same problem with Firefox, with a slightly different message. On both browsers, Mondo is the only website that won't load.
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Ah, but I've had the same problem with Firefox. I use both regulary because Chrome is twice as fast and Firefox is more secure. I've had the same problem with Firefox, with a slightly different message. On both browsers, Mondo is the only website that won't load.
Sorry if this is known already but where do you live?
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Sorry if this is known already but where do you live?
Southern Maine and I have standard high speed internet from Time Warner. I've never had any problems with my connection before, but when the Mondo posters go up, the website goes down. At least for me. I've only ever used one internet connection, but I've used two computers and both browsers.
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Odd .. hard to say really .. If youd have said the UK or something like that ID blame the distance many UK'rs claim to have trouble on big drops.
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COLT 45!
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I've never had any problems with my connection before, but when the Mondo posters go up, the website goes down
Maybe with the increase in prices, Mondo will put they money towards upgrading their servers laugh1
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Maybe with the increase in prices, Mondo will put they money towards upgrading their servers laugh1
Well, I bought the recent print from Shepard Fairey. I have the Dark Wave print already, and I like what he did for the Japanese tragedy using that image. I got the print from obeygiant.com You think mondotees is bad. Try obeygiant. The only reason I managed to get through was the sheer volume of 700 prints being available.
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Honestly of all the sites that sell limited prints in high demand Mondo has one of the better sites .. I tried to buy some from TommyGoods at the time of drop and it would say the cart is already in use each time Id click add to cart .. So I can only assume the software only had so may "carts" and unless you timed your clicks perfectly (by sheer luck) you probably wouldnt get anything .. Thankfully in that case the artist sold some on his site so I picked my copies up there. ;) Not to mention with Mondo theres always a 2nd chance with the seller or possibly another site like posters&toys or sideshow (if that ever happens) .. and Not to mention with the super high amount of flippers they tend to flood the market right away so prices stay reasonable after the first day or two and the frenzy dies off ..
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Sucker Punch poster is a lot better than the movie. The movie is just a bunch of music videos connected together with anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes of dialogue in between each video. Story is lacking and after 45 minutes you get sensory overload. There's a few cool things here and there but I wouldn't waste the money and I definitely would not spend the extra for Imax.
I got Sucker Punched by Hollywood again.
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Per twitter, Mondo/Justin selling Kill Bill prints at the screening in LA today.
Get ready, fellas.
THIERRY! THIERRY! THIERRY!
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I knew it.
And it is pretty spectacular:
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188887_10150133178257871_338076012870_6499913_1924471_n.jpg)
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It is SPECTACULAR in person!!!
:)
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I knew it.
And it is pretty spectacular:
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188887_10150133178257871_338076012870_6499913_1924471_n.jpg)
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Now, that KILL BILL is a serious piece of art....
Very, very nice.
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Here's another picture:
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondokillbill.jpg)
T
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Very nice! happy1
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FYI, its based off Enter the Dragon:
(http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/images/thumb/Enter_the_dragon_1_1973.jpg/300px-Enter_the_dragon_1_1973.jpg)
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FYI, its based off Enter the Dragon:
(http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/images/thumb/Enter_the_dragon_1_1973.jpg/300px-Enter_the_dragon_1_1973.jpg)
Good eye Ben. I thought something seemed familiar about it.
Cj
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Funny. People on EB are totally freaking out about this print, wondering if 600 is enough, how many will be sold at the theater, how many is Quentin going to get (he owns the theater)... plus, they added more screenings. I think it'll be okay, though. Stout and Kill Bill make a top-seller for sure, but 600 is a lot.
T
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That is nice, taking the day off to F5 the day that one drops! Just kiddin, I can't get in on Moss or Stout drops anymore, to many people after them.
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When these flicks were originally released I took some grief on MPT for suggesting that the Kill Bill's were bloated (20-30 minutes easily), overly self-indulgent money grabs that should have never been released separately.
I still stand by this position... I suspect that The Whole Bloody Affair will provide ample evidence for my argument...
As for the poster... surprise... it's a Stout, did he miss anybody?
'borrowed' vs 'homage'... discuss...
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i dont know why stout is so highly acclaimed. every poster is an exact replica of the last, not one once of imagination.. but yet the lemmings will fall over themselves to get hold of another mount rushmore print..
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When these flicks were originally released I took some grief on MPT for suggesting that the Kill Bill's were bloated (20-30 minutes easily), overly self-indulgent money grabs that should have never been released separately.
I still stand by this position... I suspect that The Whole Bloody Affair will provide ample evidence for my argument...
I thought TWBA was supposed to be an even bigger bloated self-indulgent spectacle. Wasn't he going to add even more scenes in including more animation?
What is the story of the version that was just released?
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Turns out that I may be wrong about what this release is... to bad... will look around more in a bit...
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'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' to Finally Screen in the US By Alison Nastasi
Posted Feb 28th 2011 3:45PM
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical2094500
Although the split of 'Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2' was a lucrative venture for Miramax, Quentin Tarantino's assassin's revenge tale was meant to be one uninterrupted, giant smorgasbord of pain. The unrated, uncut version of the film, 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' -- which contains the two volumes, plus missing material from the U.S. and international versions, some of which was included in the Japanese release -- premiered at Cannes in 2006. One thing the festival's audience didn't get to see was an animated addition to the violent saga that takes place during O-Ren's revenge chapter.
AICN reported that for one week, New Beverly Cinema–goers will have the opportunity to catch 'Kill Bill' in all its glory, including the segment produced by Japanese anime studio, Production IG. If you dig anime, you've undoubtedly heard of these guys -- they worked on 'Ghost in the Shell' (watch after the jump) and other big titles. The studio's animated piece was created for the movie's original theatrical release in 2003, but after things got sliced in half it was left behind.
Tarantino talked about the missing segment in 2009, which has kept fans on the edge of their seats for some time now. "We've actually added some things to it. We did a whole little chapter that I wrote and designed for the animated sequence, that we never did, because we figured, back when it was gonna be one big movie, it was going to be too long, so we didn't do it," the director told the Quentin Tarantino Archives.
"So when we were talking about re-releasing it, they asked, is there anything you can put in, and I said no, I put everything in there. But ... there's one sequence that we wouldn't even have to shoot! So we got together with Production IG and did it, and it's really cool ..."
And that's the rub. The original release Kill Bill's were work prints that never got worked...
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As for the poster... surprise... it's a Stout, did he miss anybody?
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Well, that was quick...
Kill Bill (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=300541503272+,300541503272&si=in5aAfTUNI4Z70uNsNBRrYQj4vI%253D&viewitem=)
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$699 is ridiculous for this poster, with a run of 600. Folks can blame Olly Moss and his SW set for these things going to the next, if not next next level for these 'values'. Cat is outta the bag.
Actually, we can also blame Lucas and his fat neck, for once again, ruining something (albeit inadvertently) that was once so fun and perfect.
By the way, there is supposedly a KB variant. Instead of simply being the vanilla wafer color edition, it seems to incorporate different art...as to the degree of difference, I am not sure.
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$699 is ridiculous for this poster, with a run of 600. Folks can blame Olly Moss and his SW set for these things going to the next, if not next next level for these 'values'. Cat is outta the bag.
Actually, we can also blame Lucas and his fat neck, for once again, ruining something (albeit inadvertently) that was once so fun and perfect.
By the way, there is supposedly a KB variant. Instead of simply being the vanilla wafer color edition, it seems to incorporate different art...as to the degree of difference, I am not sure.
You can hardly blame olly for making the greatest star wars paper ever, blame the dumb ass people who pay that much for them.As for lucas yes, blame him constantly even for things he didn't do.
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You can hardly blame olly for making the greatest star wars paper ever
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As for lucas yes, blame him constantly even for things he didn't do.
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I'm with you on that, brother from another mother...
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ok jumped the gun on the "best" comment. it is easily the best silkscreen SW paper, and in my opinion does crush MOST of the original paper for the films
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I'm with you on that, brother from another mother...
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You can hardly blame olly for making the greatest star wars paper ever, blame the dumb ass people who pay that much for them.As for lucas yes, blame him constantly even for things he didn't do.
'Sup, Evan.
I don't mean 'blame' in a literal sense here.
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'Sup, Evan.
I don't mean 'blame' in a literal sense here.
not much, ben.
i know i was just stating that i do actually blame the people who pay these ridiculous prices, when in reality if no one bought them for those prices the flippers would have to come down or not sell.
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here we go again ... Another flippers paradise .. The new Mondo MMM .. At least they are 'trying" to keep it out of flippers hands . by saying only people with tickets to the show can buy a print .. and Ill assume its one per person as usual .. But that just means it will be near impossible to get these and/or the prices will go through the roof (if its a nice poster/good movie)
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i know i was just stating that i do actually blame the people who pay these ridiculous prices, when in reality if no one bought them for those prices the flippers would have to come down or not sell.
my $2 worth is that these prices are fake/made up/ delusional... the only reason there is mass carnage every time there is a drop is that people are now seeing these as free money.. i mean if i was to open my door once a week handing out £50 notes to the 1st 100 people who gave me £5 id have people sleeping outside my door.
and this is exactly what is happening with these prints.. i mean you have the olly moss sets selling for more than the hildebrant quad.. get a fucking clue!!!
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ok jumped the gun on the "best" comment. it is easily the best silkscreen SW paper, and in my opinion does crush MOST of the original paper for the films
'Best silkscreen' doesn't have much competition. There are several originals per title that 'crush' Olly's semi-clever attempts.
my $2 worth is that these prices are fake/made up/ delusional... the only reason there is mass carnage every time there is a drop is that people are now seeing these as free money.. i mean if i was to open my door once a week handing out £50 notes to the 1st 100 people who gave me £5 id have people sleeping outside my door.
and this is exactly what is happening with these prints.. i mean you have the olly moss sets selling for more than the hildebrant quad.. get a fucking clue!!!
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that's three thumbs up, so it has to be good...
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i mean you have the olly moss sets selling for more than the hildebrant quad.. get a fucking clue!!!
Ain't that the truth.
Sacrilege I sez...
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i agree also. trust me as much as i like the posters, i dont own them. once my computer froze trying to buy the set from mondo and they were at 350-500 on ebay (literally 2 seconds later) i wouldnt even pay that much (unless it was to trade them for tylers the thing).
hilderbrant quad is definitely one that crushes ollys along with the b1 for ESB.
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iv counted 5 kill bills on ebay already... and it hasnt even dropped..
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Theres 6 now and 5 that show with bids under completed listings .. So if the ones up now sell thats over 10% of what was sold will have been flipped.
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and it hasnt even dropped..
Your repeated motions to discount all things Mondo is duly noted, but maybe your over-zealousness keeps you from considering the easily accessible facts (and values realized over time on certain prints) more times than not...?
The pertinent info is in this thread: they sold about 100 of these at the actual screening with Quentin. The rest will go on Mondo at some point, probably what you are hastily alluding to, but technically the drop has already happened.
Thankfully, they are doing this/did this the old school Mondo way and that is actual posters intended for and sold at actual screenings, in this case, last Sunday night.
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I wonder if employees from any of the parties are getting to unload theirs first so they get top dollar and don't have to compete against the public who will be flipping against them. I'm not saying this is happening but, it's just got me wondering.
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oh thanks for the update Ben on the screening. I haven't kept up with it.
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Your repeated motions to discount all things Mondo is duly noted, but maybe your over-zealousness keeps you from considering the easily accessible facts (and values realized over time on certain prints) more times than not...?
im not here to discount everything mondo, i just find it rather embarrassing that people are falling all over themselves to buy a print for $600 when in 1-3 days they will have the chance to get it for its TRUE value of $75.
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oh thanks for the update Ben on the screening. I haven't kept up with it.
Chad, I hope you are well. I am shocked you weren't in line to watch the film with your boy QT.
Also, your avatar always freaks me out...it looks just like a student of mine from back in the day and to be honest, I really thought she wanted to kill me...so...thanks for the nightmares! :)
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im not here to discount everything mondo, i just find it rather embarrassing that people are falling all over themselves to buy a print for $600 when in 1-3 days they will have the chance to get it for its TRUE value of $75.
In regards to KB and folks biting the bullet now over trying their luck online, yes, I think it is a bit ridiculous...so I am with you on that.
However, I think you underestimate 'value' when it comes to Mondo's wares, especially the Moss SW set. My critiques of Mondo over the years have delved into the harsher area of things to say the least (don't tell the boys at EB anything bad about the Taylor Bounty Hunter set, they get a bit...crazy), but I have seen some prints incur value over time, some keep a price point going...but rarely to they keep their retail price in terms of subsequent value, especially nowadays post SW series.
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However, I think you underestimate 'value' when it comes to Mondo's wares, especially the Moss SW set. My critiques of Mondo over the years have delved into the harsher area of things to say the least (don't tell the boys at EB anything bad about the Taylor Bounty Hunter set, they get a bit...crazy), but I have seen some prints incur value over time, some keep a price point going...but rarely to they keep their retail price in terms of subsequent value, especially nowadays post SW series.
fair point...
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So what's going on with Mondo? The EB "enthusiasts" are going nuts over some secret poster coming out tomorrow, maybe a Struzan. I'm not going to read through 40 pages of speculation. Anybody have the scoop?
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I think it either has something to do with a Kill Bill variant printed on an unusual material (bamboo for example) or it's to do with this secret screening of a film (classic, new or marathon) that will have just 100 posters (maybe variants as well) produced and available to those only at the actual screening.
Sounds interesting but sucks not to be even in with a fair chance of picking up whatever it maybe. There could be some very high mark-ups when these inevitably hit ebay especially if it is a really collectable title.
And I suspect it's only a matter of months before they start producing some Indiana Jones material especially if the rumours of Struzens involvement with Mondo is true.
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Yeah i got yelled at by Mitch when I expressed concern about this mystery movie night .. Theres quite a few people making a long trip for an unknown movie and an unknown print/artist .. I simply stated that I personally wouldnt want to make the trip from Indy to TX just to get there and have a mediocre film and/or poster .. Justin was hyping this mystery release pretty good by telling everyone they will not want to miss out that out of towners need to get a poster buddy and all that .. Then Mitch laid into me for insulting the "Attack Position" poster (i referred to it as a disappointment) because he and his buddies think its the best poster EVA!!! *rolls eyes*
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I don't believe u. Rich Kelly's prints, all of them, are amongst the worst done by the Alamo. I think Mitch was pulling your leg.
Good one, though :)
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Regardless of Mitch's words and intentions, he and Justin, along with their legions of lapdogs on that site are a bunch of swarmy little ass hats.
Don't kick over that nerd hive, you will get stung.
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Regardless of Mitch's words and intentions, he and Justin, along with their legions of lapdogs on that site are a bunch of swarmy little ass hats.
Don't kick over that nerd hive, you will get stung.
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laugh1 Nice one, Ben.
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I've actually had a few nice conversation with Mitch. He seems like a nice guy. What I don't like is that he seems to have a problem with criticism. He was upset that I trashed Mondo a few times. I told him that I would try to be more constructive with my criticism, but at the end of the day, if I hate something as much as I hate Kelly's stuff, that's what it is. And that's also the purpose of a forum... to give people a voice and... well, a forum. Everyone is entitled to its own taste, good or bad, and as much as they try to expend their horizons and hire new artists, they can't expect everyone to agree.
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Thierry, that is just it. He/Justin/Planet Mondo just cannot and will not even consider ANY sort of criticism...at all.
I do expect more from the powers that be in Mondo (Mitch/Rob/Justin) to take the good with the bad, and at least be mature about it. They turn into brats at the slightest misgiving vocalized in regards to their wares. So lame.
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Regardless of Mitch's words and intentions, he and Justin, along with their legions of lapdogs on that site are a bunch of swarmy little ass hats.
Don't kick over that nerd hive, you will get stung.
Well said and said well!
But I venture to say they're no worse than the "ji-quad-ists" on this board.
Thou shall not question the holy horizontal rectangle! :)
P.S. Just kidding. God save the Queen and quads, I always say!
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And so say we all!
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Just for fun, I calculated that I have spent $7,438 (plus shipping) on 133 prints since May 6, 2008 when I bought Tim Doyle's Big Trouble in Little China. That's $55.92 per print in almost 3 years. I'd say that at least 100 of those are Alamo/Mondo. So all things considered, I believe I have earned the right to criticize Mondo's output when I deem the quality of their offering inferior to my standards.
There, I said it.
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There, I said it.
Yes you did.
Sons a bitches should never cop a tone with the people who supported them when they were struggling, snot-nosed kids.
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And so say we all!
Do you have that in Quad format? That seems to be a 1-sheet.
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Sadly not. Only issued as a UK 1-sheet wynk but here is a variant quad version... hmmm, which is better?
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Sadly not. Only issued as a UK 1-sheet wynk but here is a variant quad version... hmmm, which is better?
+1 for the One Sheet. wynk
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So what was the "must buy ticket, must attend" showing or did I read right over it.
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so the variant has been revealed..... i like the variant more than the original..
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so the variant has been revealed..... i like the variant more than the original..
me too. i dont know about bills one red eye though.
anyone wanna help me out tomorrow? i know there is plenty of people around here who dont like stout. ;D
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I think I'm actually going to try for this drop (for the first time in yonks). Only prob is that I'm ultra busy at work so the odds of me being at my desk and hitting the F5 key just as it drops are about 1 in a gazillion.
If anyone scores one and later decides they don't want it, shoot me a PM and I'll gladly buy (with a mark up for your troubles). Thanks :)
EDIT - Groan, actually was on the site when it dropped...added one to my cart, then tried to check out and it just hung. Tried to refresh after it sat their hanging and got the 'sold out' screen. Would be nice if they invested in a cart system that actually reserved one for you if you get it into your cart.
I can't be arsed with Mondo anymore, if I can score a cheapy one on ebay, great, but doubt I'll ever bother fighting the pro flippers for any from source anymore. Oh well, never mind.
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up and gone .. I was able to get a variant in cart but it was gone by the time I got to the end of check out !! that was fast !! I thought with 500 regs Id have a chance .. I even had the variant in my cart before the tweet went out but still didnt get it !! :(
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WOW!!! That was insane! How long did it take to sell out of the Stout posters? 20 seconds? Who got what? I now have both styles!!!
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I got nothing.
First time I have ever swung and missed when really being on the ball for a drop. Oh well, I'm over it.
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no luck today.
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up and gone .. I was able to get a variant in cart but it was gone by the time I got to the end of check out !! that was fast !! I thought with 500 regs Id have a chance .. I even had the variant in my cart before the tweet went out but still didnt get it !! :(
Same...mine just hung when I clicked to checkout my cart.
I wonder how many were scored with scripts/software...
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can i ask something, when the item is in your basket, i take it that means nothing? i did go for the variant and there is no way anyone beat me to it.
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That's me done with Mondotees. If you're not on the same continent as their servers, forget about it.
I'm not going to get excited about any of their drops again. Totally pointless.
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you can buy the variants on ebay already..
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can i ask something, when the item is in your basket, i take it that means nothing? i did go for the variant and there is no way anyone beat me to it.
It means nothing, and this is the one thing that pisses me off more than anything. You can have your inventory and in-cart deduction work together so you do not have to go through the rest of the check out process only to be told it is sold out on the last step.
I guess I now wait to see if I win the Stout Megaprints lottery when he offers
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can i ask something, when the item is in your basket, i take it that means nothing? i did go for the variant and there is no way anyone beat me to it.
this is true .. having something in your cart is meaningless .. UNTIL you get the final order confirmation screen it can all go away ..
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That's me done with Mondotees. If you're not on the same continent as their servers, forget about it.
I'm not going to get excited about any of their drops again. Totally pointless.
Ed, I'm in the states and I'm still done. I did not even try to get either of these, and I am Mr. Kill Bill of the poster world. I'm over the craze. There's a few things I'd like, but I'll handle those over time in private sales. It's just gotten ridiculous.
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this is true .. having something in your cart is meaningless .. UNTIL you get the final order confirmation screen it can all go away ..
thats pathetic.
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Im wondering .. even though this is a popular title .. how many think the market will get flooded right away and the prices will drop dramatically ?? Im sure over time when collectors have them all they may go back up in value but because of the large influx to ebay .. like right now.. I think the price may drop off before it starts its climb back up ..
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thats pathetic.
It is - to not have a cart that reserves a print for you is pretty crappy when they know demand is so high.
Nevermind, I'm sure over 50% will be flipped, so perhaps prices on the secondary market will be diluted a bit.
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Having a cart reserve is the same difference, and boils down to the first people on the click anyway. And people will still complain.
You win some, you lose some...and yet, life goes on.
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Im wondering .. even though this is a popular title .. how many think the market will get flooded right away and the prices will drop dramatically ?? Im sure over time when collectors have them all they may go back up in value but because of the large influx to ebay .. like right now.. I think the price may drop off before it starts its climb back up ..
Considering how many people missed the drop on all forums, I don't think it will. This is one of Mondo's hottest titles done by Mondo's hottest artist. I think prices are going to stick.
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Mondo claims to not reserve whats in peoples carts in fear of flippers using multiple computers and adding multiple copies of a print to their carts and then having XX amount of time to work there way through checkout which is what scalpers do on ticketmaster and all that .. This kind of leaves it a little more to chance. But Im sure the hard-core flippers have their ways of getting themselves multiples one way or another.
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I see a reg already sold today for $175
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I see a reg already sold today for $175
That was pre-Mondo drop.
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Are there really only 3 on Ebay or am I not looking at it right? 3 is nothing, really.
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If by 3 you mean 11 and counting, then yes ;D
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iv counted 19 already.. variants & regualrs
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Yeah, it's very weird, each time I refresh, I get a different number... Oh well, I'm sure Tyler will have a drop, guys, but probably not until the end of the month.
T
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Hmmm, $1000 for a variant now on ebay.
That isn't a flip it's a full on somersault! This really does take all the fun out it.
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Hmmm, $1000 for a variant now on ebay.
That isn't a flip it's a full on somersault! This really does take all the fun out it.
What really matters is this:
http://completed.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=stout+kill+bill&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_okw=stout+kill+bill&_oexkw=&_adv=1&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=200&_fpos=Zip+code&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=10&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_rdc=1 (http://completed.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=stout+kill+bill&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_okw=stout+kill+bill&_oexkw=&_adv=1&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=200&_fpos=Zip+code&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=10&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_rdc=1)
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not looking at any alamo, stout or otherwise any more. liked them once, now I couldn't care less.
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Well Wonka, that is extraordinary... or just mad.
Why would a company continue to print (in relatively low numbers) posters that sell for fairly small amounts in a matter of minutes only to witness this price explosion a few hours later. Do they not want (or deserve to earn) this for themselves?
It just does not make any sense... I bet their bank manager can't fathom it out either.
Either way, it's been a long five years since I got the first of these type of prints and had weeks to decide if I wanted to make the purchase!
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Well Wonka, that is extraordinary... or just mad.
Why would a company continue to print (in relatively low numbers) posters that sell for fairly small amounts in a matter of minutes only to witness this price explosion a few hours later. Do they not want (or deserve to earn) this for themselves?
It just does not make any sense... I bet their bank manager can't fathom it out either.
Either way, it's been a long five years since I got the first of these type of prints and had weeks to decide if I wanted to make the purchase!
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Dont count Mondo out .. they took lessons from the oil companies .. they are inching their prices up a little at a time so no one seems to really notice .. as well as their print runs are getting larger as well .. But they know they cant just all at once jack up the prices and introduce prints for $200 or they would lose a lot of the hype and flippers because most prints wouldn't resell for much higher making the already minimal profit margin of flipping (on an average poster stouts not included) potentially a negative profit margin... And dont let Mondo fool you they NEED the flippers and the hype .. If these things didnt sell out instantly people wouldnt want them so badly .. Which is why with posters like Attack Position that didnt sell out they pulled it off the website to sell in store .. it gives the illusion that everything including the crap sells out and is therefore worth something .. I think businesswise they are doing a good job .. But they are alienating a lot of customers as well which is just foreshadowing of their bubble bursting ...
Also .. Saw this from Tyler ..
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
24x36 on cream paper / Commissioned by The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
6 Color Screenprint with Metallic Inks
available after April 20th. Will send out more info to my mailing list.
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Why would a company continue to print (in relatively low numbers) posters that sell for fairly small amounts in a matter of minutes only to witness this price explosion a few hours later. Do they not want (or deserve to earn) this for themselves?
How do you know it's not them selling the posters on ebay?
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How do you know it's not them selling the posters on ebay?
you know Ive always wondered that as well ...
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Which is the very same conversation I've just had with a good friend of mine who's also been buying these over the last several years.
I must be getting more cynical in my slightly older years!
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Well Wonka, that is extraordinary... or just mad.
Why would a company continue to print (in relatively low numbers) posters that sell for fairly small amounts in a matter of minutes only to witness this price explosion a few hours later. Do they not want (or deserve to earn) this for themselves?
It just does not make any sense... I bet their bank manager can't fathom it out either.
Either way, it's been a long five years since I got the first of these type of prints and had weeks to decide if I wanted to make the purchase!
Think in broader terms.
As much as Justin/Mondo have publicly denounced all things flippers and flipping, the bottom line is that Mondo is the long term winners even over the flippers. The exuberant prices realized immediately following a drop does nothing but draw more attention and hype to their products. This in turn causes more of a buyer frenzy where the vets and growing hordes of newbies alike determine 'I gotta have it' which keeps the fast sell outs going, the increasing numbers of Mondo followers on Twitter rising, friends on facebook, etc...it boils down to attention that continues to snowball, and keeps the sell outs happening and on cue.
If they raise print runs, the chances of a fast sellout decrease as well as the cravings from collectors...it would simply put a damper on demand and then Mondo couldn't do what they do.
Also, you aren't considering the percent of flipped prints vs. ones that are kept by collectors, either up on the wall or in a flat file. I would wager that less than 15% (overestimate) of a given drop are flipped, so to Mondo, it doesn't matter...its worth it, even.
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Id say 15% is a fair ... If I were to guess Id say 10-20% of each run is flipped right away..
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How do you know it's not them selling the posters on ebay?
Exactly. I'll bet it's Mondo employees and insiders.
Either way these flippers are unabashedly opportunistic fuckers.
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Exactly. I'll bet it's Mondo employees and insiders.
Either way these flippers are unabashedly opportunistic fuckers.
As always, the non-Alamo folk on the APF have apparently figured it all out.
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Exactly. I'll bet it's Mondo employees and insiders.
Either way these flippers are unabashedly opportunistic fuckers.
Actually .... Id be ok with it if it were Mondo ... Kill Bill is a perfect example of the different ways that they can sell .. 1st offering was at the Beverly screening .. then an online sale in their store all at set pricing .. Then an eBay release which would let the market dictate the value .. I would see that as a sound business practice .. This way Mondo gets the extra money for the inflated market value and allows them to leverage other licenses and more clout to present when dealing with the studios and trying to attain rights for other properties.. Its the leaches in society that I dont like .. People making money off of the efforts of others .. People who buy with the sole intention to keep it out of a true collectors hands so they can turn around and charge them whatever they choose (or the market chooses) Mondo created these pieces (along with the help of the artists) so I feel they can sell them however they like .. Its their hard work and effort here so I wouldnt mind so much if they had a mondo Ebay store and sold 10-20% of the run on ebay after the online sales ..
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As much as I like Stout and Kill Bill, I did not even try to get one because its not worth the time or effort with Mondo anymore.
Cj
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As much as I like Stout and Kill Bill, I did not even try to get one because its not worth the time or effort with Mondo anymore.
Cj
That just makes it all the more satisfying when you get one of these prints ;)
Still way better odds than a Stout lottery ! :(
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Looks like theres 32 active auctions online now .. with another ~30 or so ended that had actual bids on them .. thats pushing 10% .. i wonder what the total will be in another week .. and thats not even getting into private sales on forums like here and EB ..
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Just wait until they dry up a few years from now. Once they get into hardcore collectors hands it will be more difficult to source one.
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Just wait until they dry up a few years from now. Once they get into hardcore collectors hands it will be more difficult to source one.
I disagree. I think they are a fad just like all those mass produced silk screened concert posters they printed up in the 90's/00's. You don't see many of those bringing huge money these days.
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There is way more following for a cult movie like Kill Bill seen by millions around the globe than for a single Grateful Dead concert from the early 90s. Plus, the concert is long gone from the collective memory of a few 1000s, while the movie's appeal endures.
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There is way more following for a cult movie like Kill Bill seen by millions around the globe than for a single Grateful Dead concert from the early 90s. Plus, the concert is long gone from the collective memory of a few 1000s, while the movie's appeal endures.
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Sure, but how many of those people watching Kill Bill now are going to want these silk screens in the next 10-15 years over an actual studio released one sheet? Just as you are buying these posters speculating for the future, my statement was my opinion and my own speculation for the future of these posters.
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Sure, but how many of those people watching Kill Bill now are going to want these silk screens in the next 10-15 years over an actual studio released one sheet?
That's why I have it all, collect it all.
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Hey, I've been meaning to post a formal introduction in the New Member Intro section, but for now... My name is Jessica Olsen and I'm a fairly new addition at Mondo. I've been helping out in pretty much every area of the company, so I thought I might be able to address concerns brought up here.
For starters, I wanted to make it clear that Mondo does not sell posters on ebay. There are 5 Mondo employees: myself, Justin Ishmael, Rob Jones, Mitch Putnam, Lisa Harr. We also have three hourly employees who look after the physical store. If anyone ever discovers a current Mondo employee flipping posters on ebay or using a second party to do so - please let me know and they will be dealt with. I promise.
Right now the only time we sell posters at a price higher than their original cost is if we have a poster that was returned to us with slight damage. (Slight meaning - a bent corner or some other small defect that could be framed out.) When this happens, if the poster has gone up in price significantly since our online sale, we will increase the price to match a price similar to the aftermarket value and make it available in our Austin retail store. But honestly - it's pretty rare that this happens.
I'm more than happy to answer any questions you have about policies and procedures at Mondo. But I also don't want to butt in too much! Just let me know if I can help. Thanks.
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Welcome Jessica. VERY, VERY HAPPY to have you on board. I'm sure there will be a lot of questions thrown at you since a lot of board members have been longtime collectors of everything Mondo (some since day one) and have seen the company evolve, for the better or the worse, depending on where you sit. I've talked to Mitch a few times, others have to, and I know he's been on the defensive and not always appreciative of the plurality of this forum and its opinions. Please don't be offended if some of us criticize Mondo, we're a good bunch but we also have strong opinions on the matter (even more so than other boards like EB). Anyhow, blah, blah, blah, glad you could join.
Thierry
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Hey, I've been meaning to post a formal introduction in the New Member Intro section, but for now... My name is Jessica Olsen and I'm a fairly new addition at Mondo. I've been helping out in pretty much every area of the company, so I thought I might be able to address concerns brought up here.
For starters, I wanted to make it clear that Mondo does not sell posters on ebay. There are 5 Mondo employees: myself, Justin Ishmael, Rob Jones, Mitch Putnam, Lisa Harr. We also have three hourly employees who look after the physical store. If anyone ever discovers a current Mondo employee flipping posters on ebay or using a second party to do so - please let me know and they will be dealt with. I promise.
Right now the only time we sell posters at a price higher than their original cost is if we have a poster that was returned to us with slight damage. (Slight meaning - a bent corner or some other small defect that could be framed out.) When this happens, if the poster has gone up in price significantly since our online sale, we will increase the price to match a price similar to the aftermarket value and make it available in our Austin retail store. But honestly - it's pretty rare that this happens.
I'm more than happy to answer any questions you have about policies and procedures at Mondo. But I also don't want to butt in too much! Just let me know if I can help. Thanks.
This is a nice treat !! Thanks for joining our group! Im sure you can probably tell from my Alamo/Mondo Poster tribute website [that I am a fan of what the mondo crew does].. I know in the past Justin hasnt been very receptive to comments at all and since the explosion of success that has surrounded Mondo over the past couple years Mitch has even been less and less approachable .. It will be nice to have someone we feel we can talk. Even if it's just to chat about what's going on in the Mondo world!
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Thanks for the nice welcome! I have to admit I was a little bit nervous about joining in. But don't worry - I'll do my best not to take anything said here too personally. It's a great opportunity to be able to hear people speak their minds candidly and I just appreciate being able to follow along.
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This is a nice treat !! Thanks for joining our group! Im sure you can probably tell from my Alamo/Mondo Poster tribute website..
Yes! I'm familiar with your site. It's great.
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So how do the "flippers" gain possession so quickly that they can immediately re-offer them? Do they live within driving distance? Is there any way to acquire these without going through the site?
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Yes! I'm familiar with your site. It's great.
Is that an official Mondo statement? ;) The reception of my site from the others has been less ... friendly :P
Also, what is your official title at Mondo?
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That's why I have it all, collect it all.
T
You're a ho.
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Welcome Jessica. VERY, VERY HAPPY to have you on board. I'm sure there will be a lot of questions thrown at you since a lot of board members have been longtime collectors of everything Mondo (some since day one) and have seen the company evolve, for the better or the worse, depending on where you sit. I've talked to Mitch a few times, others have to, and I know he's been on the defensive and not always appreciative of the plurality of this forum and its opinions. Please don't be offended if some of us criticize Mondo, we're a good bunch but we also have strong opinions on the matter (even more so than other boards like EB). Anyhow, blah, blah, blah, glad you could join.
Thierry
Yes, indeed, welcome. I'm happy to have someone from Mondo participate here.
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You're a ho.
Will you please watch your language? We have a lady amongst us now.
T
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So how do the "flippers" gain possession so quickly that they can immediately re-offer them? Do they live within driving distance? Is there any way to acquire these without going through the site?
Bruce
Pretty valid questions, Bruce. It seems that the Mondo lovers here don't really care about them being answered, just happy that some rep signed up.
And if a poster comes back damaged, why would you sell it at a higher cost?
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Let me do my best here before Jessica has a chance to chime in...just based off collecting Mondo stuff since roughly 2007.
So how do the "flippers" gain possession so quickly that they can immediately re-offer them?
The flippers get these the same way everyone else does. They hit the F5 key until the print(s) go live and quickly throw it on ebay...some probably have the ebay sale page mostly composed in anticipating their initial luck with the drop. Either way, it isn't too hard. Be the first to buy, and among the first to sell.
Do they live within driving distance?
This is mostly irrelevant to flipping.
Is there any way to acquire these without going through the site?
Bruce
In the initial and earlier Rolling Roadshow days, they were mostly sold at the actual screenings, and the leftovers were eventually dumped online. However, most prints/posters are now sold online instead of at actual screenings, even ones with advertised screening dates/info on the posters themselves (which is somewhat ironic), and most of the time sold later if not much later than the screenings themselves. There are exceptions where posters for screenings are actually sold at screenings and then online (last year's roadshow Moss posters, Kill Bill, etc...), and even fewer examples where prints are ONLY available at the actual screening (the upcoming Mystery Movie event). Regardless, the vast majority of print drops, for screenings or otherwise, are usually held online.
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Will you please watch your language? We have a lady amongst us now.
T
That's it. Shield yourself behind the lady. That's French chivalry for you!
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Pretty valid questions, Bruce. It seems that the Mondo lovers here don't really care about them being answered, just happy that some rep signed up.
I run this forum. My job is to welcome people, your job is to be an ass. To each his own.
T
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That's it. Shield yourself behind the lady. That's French chivalry for you!
Not French chivalry, just 8 years of marriage :) You should know better!
PS: BTW, who drew your avatar? Your daughter? It's making you look waaaaaaaay too good. I look waaaaaaaay better than you on mine.
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Thanks for the nice welcome! I have to admit I was a little bit nervous about joining in. But don't worry - I'll do my best not to take anything said here too personally. It's a great opportunity to be able to hear people speak their minds candidly and I just appreciate being able to follow along.
welcome1 Jessica Lee.
Don't be nervous and don't take anything personally.
We movie poster collectors are an opinionated lot, and 'candid' is certainly an understatement.
I look forward to reading your posts.
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Good morning!
So how do the "flippers" gain possession so quickly that they can immediately re-offer them? Do they live within driving distance? Is there any way to acquire these without going through the site?
Bruce
As far as I know, flippers who offer a poster immediately after an online drop do so without the poster in hand. And most of those sellers include a caveat about not actually possessing the poster at the time of their auction. I've been told this sort of thing is common with other types of flippers, (vinyl toys, etc.) - and not just Mondo releases.
Can posters be bought outside of the site? Yes, occasionally at screenings - which can be a week or longer before an online sale (sometimes months in the case of Olly's Rolling Roadshow posters). And occasionally at the store - we had the SXSW posters (Source Code, Moon, Paul, Hesher, Hobo) available in the store everyday during SXSW, and released the remaining copies the following week.
And if a poster comes back damaged, why would you sell it at a higher cost?
Well, honestly, I guess because we can. And we don't always. But if it originally sold for $30, and a month later it's selling for $200 by collectors, I'm not sure if I see the harm in raising the price on the last two or three copies that we have available to sell..I know what the next question will be, and no - we don't hold back posters so we can sell them in this manner. We DO have an archive of posters, but posters that are sold in the way I'm describing here are returns/slightly damaged copies. And we only offer these in our store so that a customer can see any minor damage first hand and evaluate if they think our price is fair or not.
Again though, this is a really rare occurrence. Shipping returns aren't terribly frequent, but when they happen it's either something that is unsellable (a completely mangled poster) or something with barely noticeable damage (a bent corner or minor scuff).
Does that help?
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Is there any way you could institute some sort of superficial change in the checkout system (swap two form boxes, swap placement of submit/cancel buttons, etc...) prior to drops to disrupt the flippers using scripts/automation to acquire multiples? Or heck, just add a CAPTCHA challenge prior to checkout.
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I imagine the only people who would complain about the inconvenience are the flippers. I think most buyers/collectors would be happy to know that a unique human is buying each poster. It won't eliminate flippers by any means, but it would be a good start in restoring confidence...
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Is there any way you could institute some sort of superficial change in the checkout system (swap two form boxes, swap placement of submit/cancel buttons, etc...) prior to drops to disrupt the flippers using scripts/automation to acquire multiples? Or heck, just add a CAPTCHA challenge prior to checkout. I imagine the only people who would complain about the inconvenience are the flippers. I think most buyers/collectors would be happy to know that a unique human is buying each poster. It won't eliminate flippers by any means, but it would be a good start in restoring confidence...
We've actually considered CAPTCHA devices in the past, but we don't really want to add any additional computing tasks under our already heavy server load. As you know, for releases like Kill Bill, the pages load pretty slow, so adding a random image generator could only make that issue worse. Plus, we've never found any evidence of 'bots' being used through the checkout process. I'll admit, it's beyond my area of expertise, but I'm not even sure it would be possible - we create the product page literally the second before item goes live. Some people might be use monitoring programs to tip them off when the site changes, but there's not really much we can do to fight that.
The reality is that when we release a poster with a larger demand than supply, there's always going to be some people that try to capitalize on eBay. Our edition sizes are often decided on with the studios, filmmakers, artists, etc, so while some editions admittedly do not meet demand, it's not always our decision.
I'll admit some of our site operations are less than perfect, but they're also the best we've been able to find for our specific needs. And we're always trying to improve. Which is why it's nice to hear ideas like these!
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We've actually considered CAPTCHA devices in the past, but we don't really want to add any additional computing tasks under our already heavy server load. As you know, for releases like Kill Bill, the pages load pretty slow, so adding a random image generator could only make that issue worse. Plus, we've never found any evidence of 'bots' being used through the checkout process. I'll admit, it's beyond my area of expertise, but I'm not even sure it would be possible - we create the product page literally the second before item goes live. Some people might be use monitoring programs to tip them off when the site changes, but there's not really much we can do to fight that.
The reality is that when we release a poster with a larger demand than supply, there's always going to be some people that try to capitalize on eBay. Our edition sizes are often decided on with the studios, filmmakers, artists, etc, so while some editions admittedly do not meet demand, it's not always our decision.
I'll admit some of our site operations are less than perfect, but they're also the best we've been able to find for our specific needs. And we're always trying to improve. Which is why it's nice to hear ideas like these!
I just want to be able to access the website... I try every time, even if I don't want the poster, and I've only ONCE gotten to the page. From two different internet connections, in all three main browsers, and on two different computers. All I know is if you do a Luxo Jr. print and I don't get one There Will Be Blood.
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ok.. whos going for roger rabbit..i might as it goes.. love the doc..
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Pass. And I'm a big Roger Rabbit fan, but this guy, Whalden, not my cup of tea. Don't own anything of his and don't think I ever will.
T
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(http://e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1302199193.jpg)
Not sure about this one. As Thierry says, he doesn't have a Whalen yet and doesn't plan to...might have to second that, who knows.
I thought Mickey was just ok. This one is just ok.
Why is JESSICA RABBIT just an afterthought, ironically positioned above 'Alamo Drafthouse Kid's Club', yet extremely small compared to a dominating Doom glove full of Dip? She needs to dominate this poster!
I love Roger Rabbit so much, but kinda wish they mixed it up a bit with perhaps Eric Tan doing this one. Oh well.
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(http://e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1302199193.jpg)
Not sure about this one. As Thierry says, he doesn't have a Whalen yet and doesn't plan to...might have to second that, who knows.
I thought Mickey was just ok. This one is just ok.
Why is JESSICA RABBIT just an afterthought, ironically positioned above 'Alamo Drafthouse Kid's Club', yet extremely small compared to a dominating Doom glove full of Dip? She needs to dominate this poster!
I love Roger Rabbit so much, but kinda wish they mixed it up a bit with perhaps Eric Tan doing this one. Oh well.
I want this... Who's cock do I have to suck? Because I'll DO IT. I can never get to the god damn website when they do drops, I just flat out can't. Anybody want to be nice and maybe make $20 by getting me one?
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From Afghanistan on my dial up connection, I was not even about to try for Kill Bill. Maybe I will have better luck through Tyler's site. On another note, I am quite happy with my Alamo collection as it stands. I am not sure I have the heart to chase them anymore and, not that there are not some good offerings.
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Im a +3 on what T said .. Im a big Roger fan and this poster is just lacking .. Wheres all the fun bright colors !?!? :(
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The more I look at it, it appears that Roger really enjoyed his proctology exam from Judge Doom.
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The more I look at it, it appears that Roger really enjoyed his proctology exam from Judge Doom.
:)
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The more I look at it, it appears that Roger really enjoyed his proctology exam from Judge Doom.
Aww, man... Now I can't unsee it that way. It totally ruined the poster for me.
I guess I'll pass now... which is really too bad. I'm a MASSIVE Roger Rabbit fan...
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(http://e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1302199193.jpg)
OMG, this is the greatest art ever done by a human being with a good graphic arts background.
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Fun Fact: This poster includes a question mark in the title "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The title of the movie does not include a question mark because it's considered bad luck in the film industry. Because in the 80s all the coke-snorting producers would rather be superstitious than grammatically correct.
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OMG, this is the greatest art ever done by a human being with a good graphic arts background.
HAHA, first laugh of the day. :D
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Roger up and gone .. these drops are going crazy fast anymore ... Im glad I wasnt trying for this one ..
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Beautiful, sold out before I even got the Twitter notice, I love this system.
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same issue here, i did go for it... added to basket, checkout...... sold out.
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2 minutes to sell that WFRR? I am impressed. What fascinates me most here, no pun intended, is how different people's tastes can be. Each time I feel Mondo has a clunker, they prove me wrong. More power to them, I say.
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2 on ebay if anyones interested
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2 minutes to sell that WFRR? I am impressed. What fascinates me mist here, no pun intended, is how different people's tastes can be. Each time I feel Mondo has a clunker, they prove me wrong. More power to them, I say.
T
I dont know if its the fans really as much as people thinking these will be like the stouts .. and sell for $300+ in a 24hr auction .. Always right after a big drop (like KB and SW ) the noob flippers come out of the wood work thinking that every print will blow up like the others .. I think we will see a lot of auctions failing for these prints ..and hopefully burning a few noob flippers right out of the business ..
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2 on ebay if anyones interested
I see 6 now
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10 now ...
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With each drop, the reactions here are more of the same, from the same.
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12now ... See its like I said .. a lot of noob flippers expecting this to be just like any other Stout or Moss .. Im sure we will have 20% of the run on ebay by the end of the week .. and I pray they will be languishing with few if any bids ! :P
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David, I don't think there is an exact and defining science behind those who flip, when they flip, why they flip, percents of the drop flipped, etc.
With SW taking Mondo to the next level, the cat is out of the bag, and anyone and everyone who can get their paws on these to sell for a quick buck, will. Just like any other limited collectible.
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Not to mention these Disney prints are supposedly going to have variants at some point as well .. So true fans may hold out and wait to see what sideshow has to offer instead of paying flipper prices ..
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true fans may hold out and wait to see what sideshow has to offer instead of paying flipper prices ..
What does that mean, and what does being 'true' have to do with any sort of subsequent variant?
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With each drop, the reactions here are more of the same, from the same.
and..
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David, I don't think there is an exact and defining science behind those who flip, when they flip, why they flip, percents of the drop flipped, etc.
With SW taking Mondo to the next level, the cat is out of the bag, and anyone and everyone who can get their paws on these to sell for a quick buck, will. Just like any other limited collectible.
When dealing with people its never exact science on the hows and whys .. but we can see patterns .. and typically right after a major drop theres always more people trying to flip .. Its just an observation not a rule .. as for the % i tossed out .. Theres 15 on ebay now .. and 5 sold already .. That sounds really close to 20% to me .. Like i siad its not a science its just my observations ..
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When dealing with people its never exact science on the hows and whys .. but we can see patterns .. and typically right after a major drop theres always more people trying to flip .. Its just an observation not a rule .. as for the % i tossed out .. Theres 15 on ebay now .. and 5 sold already .. That sounds really close to 20% to me .. Like i siad its not a science its just my observations ..
So the bottom line is that the vast majority of these go to collectors to like them or just folks who want it on their wall, which is good.
Ultimately, who cares?
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What does that mean, and what does being 'true' have to do with any sort of subsequent variant?
LOL .. you trying to pick a fight with me ?? :P A true fan .. someone whos dedicated to the hobby .. Once again just an opinion .. Those of us who are dedicated to the hobby know about the 2nd releases that are supposed to come from sideshow and may choose to hold off to see what the variants may be and possibly get a better print from the source instead of paying flip prices and just find a better one released later on down the road for less than what we paid the flippers for the non-var...
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What about a 'true' Roger Rabbit fan? Or a 'true' Disney fan? Or a 'true' Mondo fan?
It is endless and debatable.
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I just said "true fan" it could be any of those that you listed .. And when I said the hobby of course I was referring to prints .. but it could extend to facets of collecting .. We are all just people with thoughts and opinions .. Ive never said my words were gospel and all should listen and send me money while your at it ;)
This is a forum .. and we talk .. much of it is meaningless BS .. Using your words .. Ultimately, who cares? You seem to ..
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Want to kill flips.
Try this a couple times:
Onsale Thursday at noon, pulled from the site Friday at noon.
Print run = number sold * 10%
Everybody is happy.
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Want to kill flips.
Try this a couple times:
Onsale Thursday at noon, pulled from the site Friday at noon.
Print run = number sold * 10%
Everybody is happy.
Yes that would work .. But how many people do you think would NOT buy because the resale values would be non-existent :P
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2 minutes to sell that WFRR? I am impressed. What fascinates me most here, no pun intended, is how different people's tastes can be. Each time I feel Mondo has a clunker, they prove me wrong. More power to them, I say.
T
I know what you're saying. When Steamboat Willie was revealed my brain immediately framed it and began finding places to hang it all over my living space. I loved, and still love it, and have been checking eBay weekly for something I can afford. But the general forum reaction to that print was generally underwhelming. People were entirely unmoved while I was cracking my knuckles twelve hours in advance in hopes of getting one on the drop.
Personally, I am usually unmoved by Tyler Stout. The minimal use of color feels increasingly gimicky and (I believe I read it somewhere on this forum, actually) a lot of his posters look like reimaginings of Mt. Rushmore. I'm not saying I don't like any of his drawings, but I don't think I've seen a stout that I would leap out of my seat to buy.
But show me a Whalen or a Moss and I'm usually excited.
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David, my only issue is the trite term of 'true fan'. It is 100% arbitrary and impossible to determine when discussed amongst poster collectors, sports fans, cigar aficionados, and so on.
Also, flipping keeps going to the fortune of some and misfortune of others because of the HYPE.
It is debatable what prints from Mondo even deserve the hype, but that is for a different day.
Regardless, you are the keeper of a fan site for all things Alamo posters and are inadvertently keeping the hype up, or adding to it in a sense with your site's mere existence...so there is that to consider also.
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This thread gets better and better all the time.
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But show me a Whalen or a Moss and I'm usually excited.
Hey, that's what makes us human a little interesting... those differences. Really don't like Whalen and Kelly, don't love Moss (except for his SW series), love Stout, Danger, Ansin and Taylor. As long as we do it somewhat respectfully, we'll be okay :)
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David, my only issue is the trite term of 'true fan'. It is 100% arbitrary and impossible to determine when discussed amongst poster collectors, sports fans, cigar aficionados, and so on.
Also, flipping keeps going to the fortune of some and misfortune of others because of the HYPE.
It is debatable what prints from Mondo even deserve the hype, but that is for a different day.
Regardless, you are the keeper of a fan site for all things Alamo posters and are inadvertently keeping the hype up, or adding to it in a sense with your site's mere existence...so there is that to consider also.
Well its all subjective anyways .. Its just fun to bs, rejoice and just flat out be a whiny bitch sometimes ;)
Oh and my website is an informational tribute site not a fan site !!! :P
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Want to kill flips.
Try this a couple times:
Onsale Thursday at noon, pulled from the site Friday at noon.
Print run = number sold * 10%
Everybody is happy.
This would be the sensible thing to do for those buying because they like the posters - unfortunately, the limited edition aspect is what drives the demand I think. That hoarder mentality that they must own it (even if it's just going into a drawer or under the bed and won't ever see the light of day). I think if you took that away, the demand would probably drop off.
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New pardee prints .. I cant say Im a huge fan of Alex's work .. I think he totally missed the mark on teh scream print but I think the Nightmare is pretty good .. Not amazing but one I will try to buy non-the-less :)
(http://badassness.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/NightmareOnElmStWeb-568x757.jpg)
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New pardee prints .. I cant say Im a huge fan of Alex's work .. I think he totally missed the mark on teh scream print but I think the Nightmare is pretty good .. Not amazing but one I will try to buy non-the-less :)
I agree. How large is the NOES? I'll pass on anything smaller than 24x36in.
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I think that it is really hard to make a bad Elm Street print. The best is still the first Alamo print.
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I agree. How large is the NOES? I'll pass on anything smaller than 24x36in.
T
I havent seen sizes listed yet .. But the prints are $35 .. So Id guess 18x24 .. That or they dont have faith that Pardees prints will sell as well as other more recent/more expensive prints (with larger print runs)
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I'll pass on anything smaller than 24x36in.
Why??
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Why??
Because I don't like small prints!
Anything else?
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Anything else?
How many chickens does it take to change a lightbulb?
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How many chickens does it take to change a lightbulb?
Just one, and she'll screw it in as soon as she decides it isn't going to hatch.
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New pardee prints .. I cant say Im a huge fan of Alex's work .. I think he totally missed the mark on teh scream print but I think the Nightmare is pretty good .. Not amazing but one I will try to buy non-the-less :)
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God(TM), these 2 posters are a pile of shit.
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is this the standard $ it goes for these days?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110670994192&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
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is this the standard $ it goes for these days?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110670994192&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Who the hell knows. In my day we used to spend that $$$$ on ho's and an 8-ball, these kids today will buy any crap that's put in front of 'em.
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is this the standard $ it goes for these days?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110670994192&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
They used to be going for ~90-$100 until the new Tron Legacy came out then the prices started going up and iirc thats the 2nd one Doyle has sold and his always fetch a premium price which skews the average sales records and then everyone else think they can get $200+ for theirs .. You could probably find one ~$150 if you were really looking ..
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nah I have one, and don't like it.
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nah I have one, and don't like it.
Sell it to me on the cheap ! ;)
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Nightmare is Nightmare, but I don't get the Scream design at all. That seems more in line with Hostel or something else...something a few more notches higher in the gore department.
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Nightmare is Nightmare, but I don't get the Scream design at all. That seems more in line with Hostel or something else...something a few more notches higher in the gore department.
It is a bit odd - I guess you can make out the shape of the ghost mask if you blur your eyes a bit.
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Who the hell knows. In my day we used to spend that $$$$ on ho's and an 8-ball, these kids today will buy any crap that's put in front of 'em.
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fucking pathetic checkout..
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I actually got in for once, cant believe it.
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logged in, added to basket before the tweet, checkout done, make paypal payment done. checkout again. out of stock.. what the fuck.. im not even gonna bother with this crap anymore..
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this one was early .. and trying to log into PP on my phone tripped me up .. So I missed the NOES :(
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Wow, I just woke up and it's already over? So glad I didn't want any. I would have been pissed otherwise.
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Yeah that seems to be the consensus so far .. No one really minds missing these .. But the early drop seems to screw West coasters .. Had this been a JP or Pan drop I believe Mondo would have caused a riot! :P
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that sucks you guys, better luck next time. i wasnt even trying i got a text, took my sweet ass time, put it in my cart laughed for a second, then went back to the main screen still in stock (yes i refreshed it). i just closed my browser after that i didnt like either of them and didnt want to buy them. it just made me feel a lil better knowing that i could of just grabbed the latest mondo print.
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that sucks you guys, better luck next time. i wasnt even trying i got a text, took my sweet ass time, put it in my cart laughed for a second, then went back to the main screen still in stock (yes i refreshed it). i just closed my browser after that i didnt like either of them and didnt want to buy them. it just made me feel a lil better knowing that i could of just grabbed the latest mondo print.
Well carting it is easy enough its getting all the way through the checkout that is tough .. i had one in my cart but because I slowed myself down in PP I lost it while I was fumbling around in there .. I think thats why so many people get upset, they think "YES!! I got it!! just to get to the end and see Out of Stock .. It can be crushing .. The only time that was worse was the Moss SW oversell .. I was ecstatic all day long just to get that email in the middle of the night .. :(
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Well carting it is easy enough its getting all the way through the checkout that is tough .. i had one in my cart but because I slowed myself down in PP I lost it while I was fumbling around in there .. I think thats why so many people get upset, they think "YES!! I got it!! just to get to the end and see Out of Stock .. It can be crushing .. The only time that was worse was the Moss SW oversell .. I was ecstatic all day long just to get that email in the middle of the night .. :(
Now that REALLY SUCKS. i got the white screen of death on the Moss SW set i was in there in time for sure. Did mondo do anything to "make it up"? eyeroll
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Now that REALLY SUCKS. i got the white screen of death on the Moss SW set i was in there in time for sure. Did mondo do anything to "make it up"? eyeroll
Not at all, which really stung when the story got out about some of the SW posters that came out just before (R2D2 iirc) had been damaged prior to delivery and in an effort to make up for that Mondo gave those misfortune buyers a guarantee that they would be 1st in line for the next posters which happened to be the Moss set .. Which is great for them .. but Mondos customer service is up and down .. Either they do you a solid and really take care of you or they just flat out ignore you all together .. :(
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Speaking of Mondos customer service .. What happened to the Mondo rep that was in here ?? Has she even logged in since she came in and ignored half of our questions??
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Speaking of Mondos customer service .. What happened to the Mondo rep that was in here ?? Has she even logged in since she came in and ignored half of our questions??
Ha, do you blame her?
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Ha, do you blame her?
Yes .. 100% .. Why send someone out to join forums and be the "face" of Mondo if they just ignore a bunch of questions (that she asked for) then disappear.. It makes Mondo look worse than if they hadnt tired at all ..
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Well, I wouldn't rush to judgment on either Jessica's involvement (or lack thereof) or Mondo's.
A Mondo source here on our fun but dorky forum is just a bonus...either way, no biggie.
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Well, I wouldn't rush to judgment on either Jessica's involvement (or lack thereof) or Mondo's.
A Mondo source here on our fun but dorky forum is just a bonus...either way, no biggie.
I would agree if she was still here ..
EDIT ::
I stand corrected .. By myself non-the-less :P
She is still around ...
I just checked her profile and apparently she was on today .. Maybe checking on any comments from todays drop ? Too bad she doesnt join in some of the convo's we have going on .. :(
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So right now, for anyone interested, there is a Mystery Movie night going on at the Alamo.
Tickets sold out in literally a few seconds. There is a standby line.
EB says that Harry of AICN just showed up (to get his free poster).
So yes, there is a poster tonight but only for the people that are there.
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I just checked the pictures posted on EB and I'm worried... worried that we all look so white, fat and nerdy.
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Just ran to the bathroom, checked myself in the mirror and...
Yep, that's us, white, fat and NERDY!!!
Sad for us :)
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Aren't our wives lucky?!?!
But yeah, I laughed at those pics too...
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Did you see that someone took a picture of Justin unloading his truck?
It's like a Hitchcock thriller over there...
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I'm going back over there...
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Hey .. Im not fat !! i cant comment on the rest though ! :P
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Hey .. Im not fat !! i cant comment on the rest though ! :P
YES YOU ARE!
You're just more delusional than the rest of us.
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Yeah, I saw that pic too. The other dude is Kevin Tong, supposedly.
But you are over on EB, so I will go play over there as well.
Fallen, I'm not fat either, maybe a few pounds overweight...I blame it on time wasted on the APF.
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LOL .. I burn a lot of calories typing !! :D
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Apparently Tyler is there...
I bet he gets some free popcorn.
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Oooh... Tyler is there!!!
I talked to him yesterday and he didn't even mention it.
Ass.
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(http://www.arielbravy.com/photoblog/images/20051211190817_uga%20nerds.jpg)
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(http://www.phuckpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Pot_Meet_Kettle.jpg)
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I would agree if she was still here ..
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I stand corrected .. By myself non-the-less :P
She is still around ...
I just checked her profile and apparently she was on today .. Maybe checking on any comments from todays drop ? Too bad she doesnt join in some of the convo's we have going on .. :(
Yeah. I'm still around! Busy week... Whadya wanna talk about? I'm gathering the posters right now. The MMM is almost over, and we're selling after the show.
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Another Stout
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/images.hitfix.com/assets/776/Akira_embed.jpg)
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WTF - one sold for 1500?
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its an amazing stout at that, how many screens is it? Im guessing at least 7-8 on the low side.
someone mentioned stouts looking like mount rushmore and not having enough color. obviously that person does not realize what work screen printing is. tyler's posters always have 4-6 colors/screens and that is actually a good amount.
back to this akira... Its AMAZING. it looks like one sold for 750, but first it looks like some ass clown paid 1500 for it
http://cgi.ebay.com/TYLER-STOUT-MONDO-KILL-BILL-ARTIST-AKIRA-VARIANT-PRINT-/180654182305?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item2a0fd40fa1#ht_537wt_1062 (http://cgi.ebay.com/TYLER-STOUT-MONDO-KILL-BILL-ARTIST-AKIRA-VARIANT-PRINT-/180654182305?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item2a0fd40fa1#ht_537wt_1062)
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I never trust the super high sales right in the beginning .. I always put that towards some eBay ass-hat trying to set a false market value in hopes that his other auctions actually go that high.
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oh yeah thats absolutely what happened there. he has "another" copy for sale for 1499 obo.
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I'm impressed by Stout's artwork this time - he actually uses some color. I'm not a fan of Akira but this is probably my favorite that he's done.
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Reg vs. Variant
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG5/Akira_for_download.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG5/metallic_akira.jpg)
Like usual, I prefer the regular (top).
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I wonder if some people were disappointed by the choice of film. I mean, obviously, it is an odd choice and probably not to everyone's liking, especially when you don't know what you're about to see and expect a Malick thesis.
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I am kinda glad it wasn't Tree of Life (as reported on Twitter).
If it was, I would have driven to Austin and done a hit and run on the folks leaving the theater.
I do love the horizontal format that Tyler uses from time to time. I would even argue that the SW set would have benefited from this layout as well...
My two favs of his also happen to be Robocop and Let the Right One In...
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I wonder if some people were disappointed by the choice of film. I mean, obviously, it is an odd choice and probably not to everyone's liking, especially when you don't know what you're about to see and expect a Malick thesis.
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Tyler chose the film and the ticket sales were donated to relief efforts in Japan. It seemed like people were pleased - we had a positive response from people after the show.
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Awesome idea, Jessica. I didn't know about the Japan relief effort donation.
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Even worse than Mondo flippers:iPad flippers. (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/ipad-resellers-now-camp-overnight-at-apple-stores/?hp)
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Looks like Pan is going to be the next print .. and a Horkey to boot! His detail is amazing and I cant wait to see a full image of the poster .. I just hope I can get away from work long enough to grab one!!
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Sneak peak
(http://a.yfrog.com/img640/5126/oeenn.jpg)
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Interested in seeing the entire piece.
The printing process here looks like his Dracula one, and neither jump out as much as his Dead Man print...that one is ridiculous in terms of its detail and printed vibrancy.
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Where is the girl? I wanna see the girl!
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Interested in seeing the entire piece.
The printing process here looks like his Dracula one, and neither jump out as much as his Dead Man print...that one is ridiculous in terms of its detail and printed vibrancy.
I was disappointed with Dracula and sold mine .. Horkey only did the lettering on that one and the image looked like a "photocopy" to me .. Since he did the whole deal on this one I expect the detail to be insane and I really cant wait ..
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Interested in seeing the entire piece.
The printing process here looks like his Dracula one, and neither jump out as much as his Dead Man print...that one is ridiculous in terms of its detail and printed vibrancy.
The Dead Man was a giclee print which allows for a much higher resolution. Although I like Horkey, I get a feeling that, on occasion, he overboards on the detail at the expense of the overall image.
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The Dead Man was a giclee print
giclee/letter press combo.
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giclee/letter press combo.
Yep, which for some reason I omitted in my post above.
I think Horkey's work translates to the optimal and truest quality with the giclee/press combo, I think these simple screens water his work down a bit.
Wouldn't mind seeing Mondo try their hand at the giclees again...just every so often. They are very striking when handled properly.
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Re: the drop and screening last night for Pan's. Apparently Mondo/Alamo allowed ticket refunds (have since said this won't happen again, so who knows), so folks could have that golden ticket to be able to purchase a poster, cash the ticket back in, and be home working up their ebay auction all before the lights went down back at the theater.
And there is this from an EB member who was there:
I was among the first 10 in line and I'm telling you right now the whole event was handled poorly. One they weren't checking tickets and the chick from MONDO just out of nowhere quietly starting selling to any individual who walked up to her. She didn't announce anything. Once the people in the back of the line saw that, the line turned into a crowd around the table. Second people were cutting and still able to get a print. I heard some disgruntled discussions and no one attempted to bring order to the place. Despite the line of people in front of her, a few holding poster tubes, who have been there for at least 2 hours she totally blew them off selling to people that just walked in. I just read about the movie tickets getting refunded and that is messed up.
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Re: the drop and screening last night for Pan's. Apparently Mondo/Alamo allowed ticket refunds, so folks could have that golden ticket to be able to purchase a poster, cash the ticket back in, and be home working up their ebay auction all before the lights went down back at the theater.
And there is this from an EB member who was there:
I was among the first 10 in line and I'm telling you right now the whole event was handled poorly. One they weren't checking tickets and the chick from MONDO just out of nowhere quietly starting selling to any individual who walked up to her. She didn't announce anything. Once the people in the back of the line saw that, the line turned into a crowd around the table. Second people were cutting and still able to get a print. I heard some disgruntled discussions and no one attempted to bring order to the place. Despite the line of people in front of her, a few holding poster tubes, who have been there for at least 2 hours she totally blew them off selling to people that just walked in. I just read about the movie tickets getting refunded and that is messed up.
Let's hear what Jess has to say about that.
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Re: the drop and screening last night for Pan's. Apparently Mondo/Alamo allowed ticket refunds (have since said this won't happen again, so who knows), so folks could have that golden ticket to be able to purchase a poster, cash the ticket back in, and be home working up their ebay auction all before the lights went down back at the theater.
And there is this from an EB member who was there:
I was among the first 10 in line and I'm telling you right now the whole event was handled poorly. One they weren't checking tickets and the chick from MONDO just out of nowhere quietly starting selling to any individual who walked up to her. She didn't announce anything. Once the people in the back of the line saw that, the line turned into a crowd around the table. Second people were cutting and still able to get a print. I heard some disgruntled discussions and no one attempted to bring order to the place. Despite the line of people in front of her, a few holding poster tubes, who have been there for at least 2 hours she totally blew them off selling to people that just walked in. I just read about the movie tickets getting refunded and that is messed up.
I was the 'chick from Mondo who came out of nowhere quietly selling posters'.
Yes, it could have been handled better, but it wasn't nearly as chaotic as described. I'll admit that I was caught a little off guard. The only other screening I've worked outside of the AKRIA show was a few months ago, and the local demand was a fraction of what it was last night. I admittedly should have seen it coming, but I underestimated the demand on this one. My apologies and we're already working on tighten the process for future events. That said...There was a line. And people were orderly about coming up to the table. And, I checked everyone's ticket. Next time I'll know to bring a bull horn and a taser to keep everyone in check. :)
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I was the 'chick from Mondo who came out of nowhere quietly selling posters'.
Ninja?
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Hell do it like best buy and walmart, get in line the night before, that enables you a chance at a ticket to the lottery, then after camping out for 18 hours, you might actually get picked to be able to purchase one.
Or, just charge 150.00 a seat to the show and everyone that buys a ticket gets a poster for free and they can leave as soon as they get the poster, then roll some previews and the people that actually want to see the film that is showing instead of just going to get a print to resell, can see the movie for free.
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Sorry, but It think this new one looks more like the Alien work done by Godmachine rather than Pan. Horkey got Dead Man perfectly. It's been all down hill from there as far as his movie prints go.
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Gotta love that insane detail, though. thumbup
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/PansLabyrinthRegular.jpg)
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I am still debating this one...
Not my favorite Horkey, but a little cool nonetheless. I think I'm going to go for it, but if I don't get it, I won't cry over it. It's one of those pieces I'd like to get for my collection, but don't care so much about.
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Would have liked to have seen some or all of the focus be on Ofelia, and I feel the bottom have of the piece seems a bit vanilla in a sense...a bit unfinished.
Nice colors though, and the profile of the faun and Horkey's style is a great fit/combination.
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It's fine for what it is, but, to me, the faun was the least interesting part of the film.
I say this as someone who loves the film and considers it to be one of the top 10 films of the 00's (City of God, Eternal Sunshine, No Country for Old Farts, Ass of Jesse James, Up, Inglourious Basterds...)
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It's fine for what it is, but, to me, the faun was the least interesting part of the film.
I say this as someone who loves the film and considers it to be one of the top 10 films of the 00's (City of God, Eternal Sunshine, No Country for Old Farts, Ass of Jesse James, Up, Inglourious Basterds...)
But the faun was a central and persistent element. Every single scene has something in the shape of faun horns in it - listen to the commentary, it's very revealing.
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Okay, so I bought the regular version.
I think it looks better than the variant (IMO)
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i couldnt even add the reg to my cart .. I kept getting Mondo page errors :(
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Half of them are on Ebay right now.
These people are so pathetic.
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In on regular as well although the $75 made my wallet screech a little, I am over variants. They tend to monotone the colors and charge for for a smaller number written in pencil on the bottom. Done.
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In this instance, I think the reg should have been the brown one, and the variant the blue one.
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Lots of EB'ers flipping them at cost .. That restores some faith in the goodness of some fellow collectors ! :)
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iv counted 27 on ebay now.. really is getting silly.
i actually feel for the peeps who like and collect these.
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Yes it does suck .. My only consolation at this point is that Horkeys dont usually flip for super high prices .. So Im hoping the costs will settle down enough that I wont mind paying a little extra to pick one up .. But on the other hand you have SOOO many people that EXPECT mondo prints to be going for thousands of dollars theres the chance that this expectation may actually increase the market value of prints that may have at some point fell close to original cost .. Mondo has just gotten too big .. :(
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maybe the forum s should get the 1st alert ;D
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Lots of EB'ers flipping them at cost .. That restores some faith in the goodness of some fellow collectors ! :)
Then at the other end of the spectrum, are people like this..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pans-Labyrinth-mondo-Horkey-poster-BLUE-edition-rare-/280664441999?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item4158e7848f
The regular edition poster, with a BIN of 420.00 :o :o and 22.00 to ship (once it arrives from Mondo, of course) :P
I just looked at the completed listings for ones sold. None of the regular edition went for anywhere near the original 75.00 'at cost' price.. amazing, to be sure.. buyers have paid between $175-400.00
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maybe the forum s should get the 1st alert ;D
LOL .. If only we could sell them on that idea Id be all for it .. But .. devils advocate .. We would just see an influx of guests/new members for just that sole do .. purpose .. damned if you .. damned if you dont ..
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But the faun was a central and persistent element. Every single scene has something in the shape of faun horns in it - listen to the commentary, it's very revealing.
With rare exception (Spinal Tap - done in character), commentary tracks should be avoided like the plague. It's fine if they are simply talking about the process, but, usually, it's more of the 'what I was saying here was' type of thing, which is a shortcut to actual analysis. I don't need the film maker to tell me what something means - it should be evident from watching the film. If it isn't, then they failed to successfully tell their tale.
As for Pan's, it's not that the faun was terrible, it's that all of the other elements were far more interesting...
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It's ridiculous. I'm over it, and I don't see myself buying any more of these. What a relief not to be sitting there pressing the refresh button like a rat hooked on a cocaine water bottle. The prices are going up, and people are still buying them, yet there's great posters that sell for nothing with Bruce, Rich and on many of the dealer sites. And then the flippers, and the fact that Mondo does NOTHING to weed them out.
The whole fucking thing is offensive.
Then at the other end of the spectrum, are people like this..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pans-Labyrinth-mondo-Horkey-poster-BLUE-edition-rare-/280664441999?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item4158e7848f
The regular edition poster, with a BIN of 420.00 :o :o and 22.00 to ship (once it arrives from Mondo, of course) :P
I just looked at the completed listings for ones sold. None of the regular edition went for anywhere near the original 75.00 'at cost' price.. amazing, to be sure.. buyers have paid between $175-400.00
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I agree with you, but what can Mondo do to "weed them out?"
Sure, you can try to get their IDs and forbid them from buying again, but what would stop them to create a new alias with a new credit card? Use a friend's name and address? Plus, if you get rid of some, more will grow, like cancer cells.
I really don't know how you can stop the scavengers. They're the lowest form of profiteers. Everything for a buck.
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By the way, 45 regular prints are either sold or for sale on Ebay right now. That's more than 10% of the total.
I wonder how many more will try to sell theirs once they receive them. I know I wouldn't dare selling something I don't have in hand.
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I know, I'm just venting a bit. I don't know what could be done, but maybe there's a better mind than mine out there that could come up with something. I mean, WTF, 45 flippers at once? Something's gotta give. Another fear I have for those who continue to buy is that the bottom falls out of this thing when enough former buyers like me get fed up and give up altogether.
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I agree with you, but what can Mondo do to "weed them out?"
Sure, you can try to get their IDs and forbid them from buying again, but what would stop them to create a new alias with a new credit card? Use a friend's name and address? Plus, if you get rid of some, more will grow, like cancer cells.
I really don't know how you can stop the scavengers. They're the lowest form of profiteers. Everything for a buck.
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Mondo simply have to up the print runs to more sensible numbers that meet demand. Yes the 'exclusivity' angle will be lost but the majority of us here who have bought them in the past (and try to now) have done so because we like them primarily for the image.
A print run of a 1000 (even more for a Stout) might actually take longer to sell because more are out there but if the artwork is great they will find their market and to those people that actually want them, hopefully this would take the heat out of the current flippers.
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stop the alerts.
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But Mondo needs the exclusivity to seem like a big player and get all of the attention that it does .. If the posters didnt sell out in 30 seconds and have people selling them for thousands of dollars on eBay literally minutes after the mondo sale then the blogs, interviews and specials notice that is taken would disappear as would all the major legit deals they have now .. Universal, Disney and ... theres more its just too early to remember them .. :P
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while i understand your point, these dont sell out in 30 seconds because people like them. mondo might as well stop selling, and put them up for auction, this way you get the true value of the poster, and the flippers will go running for the hills..
do people think that people went mad over the mystery movie because they wantd to know the film? hell no they wanted the poster that come with it. and why....
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With rare exception (Spinal Tap - done in character), commentary tracks should be avoided like the plague. It's fine if they are simply talking about the process, but, usually, it's more of the 'what I was saying here was' type of thing, which is a shortcut to actual analysis. I don't need the film maker to tell me what something means - it should be evident from watching the film. If it isn't, then they failed to successfully tell their tale.
As for Pan's, it's not that the faun was terrible, it's that all of the other elements were far more interesting...
I've never heard a commentary that WAS "this is what I was saying here". I've also never met or heard of a film fan that recommends avoiding commentary like a plague. In fact, I'm under the impression that film fans love commentary, which is why Edgar Wright's Blu-Rays have FOUR commentary tracks. If not for supplements, why the hell are you buying Blu-Rays?
I've also never met a film fan who thought the faun was the least interesting part of Pan's Labyrinth. I'm beginning to think you're a dedicated contrarian who focuses on things to hate strictly to be the opposite of common opinion. Are you Archie Leach or Armond White?
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I rarely (pretty much never) listen to commentaries, I can only recall 3, The Wicker man, the worm eaters, and 2010 After the fall of new york (recalled AC version), the latter two because my friends did them.
I also rarely watch extras on DVDs, I prefer DVDs over video, because I get a better picture, hopefully OAR and uncut.
I love films, have less interest in them being talked about, except with friends (or enemies), where there can be dialogue both ways. Same as I don't read reviews until after I have seen the movie.
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Mondo simply have to up the print runs to more sensible numbers that meet demand. Yes the 'exclusivity' angle will be lost but the majority of us here who have bought them in the past (and try to now) have done so because we like them primarily for the image.
I disagree. 90% of the interest comes from the fact that those prints are limited. Remove it from the equation and Mondo dies. Pure and simple.
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I've never heard a commentary that WAS "this is what I was saying here". I've also never met or heard of a film fan that recommends avoiding commentary like a plague. In fact, I'm under the impression that film fans love commentary, which is why Edgar Wright's Blu-Rays have FOUR commentary tracks. If not for supplements, why the hell are you buying Blu-Rays?
I've also never met a film fan who thought the faun was the least interesting part of Pan's Labyrinth. I'm beginning to think you're a dedicated contrarian who focuses on things to hate strictly to be the opposite of common opinion. Are you Archie Leach or Armond White?
Your talking about film geeks, not film fans. Ebert has the right idea about film geeks (pretty much Shatner's SNL speech to star trek fans - look 'em up).
For me, it's easy. I see most films where they should be seen, in a theater. I own maybe 20 DVD's (Blu-Ray? What a Blu-Ray?) and most of those were gifts. I can't remember the last time I rented one.
Your Faun example is very much along the lines of what I was talking about. I don't wait for others to tell me if or why I should like a film, be it from critics or film makers. I do the analysis and come to my own conclusions. That way, I avoid the groupthink that pervades a place like AICN. Really honestly.
The Coen Brothers have the right idea and refuse to do commentary tracks (real tracks anyway), instead they let the film speak for itself. Otherwise, it's all dancing about architecture.
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Your Faun example is very much along the lines of what I was talking about. I don't wait for others to tell me if or why I should like a film, be it from critics or film makers. I do the analysis and come to my own conclusions. That way, I avoid the groupthink that pervades a place like AICN. Really honestly.
I come to my own conclusions as well. I don't even own Pan's Labyrinth, I was using the commentary as evidence of my statement which I otherwise did not have the means to prove. The point I was making is that the faun was a central element of the movie and the make-up that brought it to life is something you very rarely see in movies today. With that in mind, it is a valid focus of a commemorative piece of artwork. You can argue a tribute to The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe shouldn't feature Aslan because he's a boring, one-dimensional supporting character. But he's still a big and iconic piece of the story.
I only buy Blu-Rays for movies I loved. Most of my Blu-Rays are for animated films because I love learning about the making of. I don't buy a Blu-Ray to be told what the movie is about when I watch the bonus features, and I standby the fact that I've never seen or heard of a supplement that does that. And I consider myself a fan, not a geek.
I also like movies that others hate, and hate movies that others like. Your groupthink speech is not well suited towards somebody who doesn't like 2001 or A Clockwork Orange.
Edit: Animation geek, yes. Film geek, not so much.
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I enjoy the commentaries provided on DVDs. Quite often, it is the little side stories that occurred during the making of the film that are the most entertaining.
I personally don't like the esoteric ramblings of self-absorbed auteurs....
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If not for supplements, why the hell are you buying Blu-Rays?
1080p
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sm1
1080p
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how much does the big trouble in little china go for these days?
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BTILC went from being a 200 print the beginning of 2010 to a 900 - 1200 print after Stouts explosion the past 12 months.
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BTILC went from being a 200 print the beginning of 2010 to a 900 - 1200 print after Stouts explosion the past 12 months.
huh?
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Which is why I'm not buying my only missing Stout!!!
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huh?
BTILC went from being a 200 print the beginning of 2010 to a 900 - 1200 print after Stouts explosion the past 12 months.
Ohhh .. I get it ! Without the $'s I thought you were talking about the number of prints in the run, like it some how went up.. LOL .. Not the sale prices !! :P
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Anyone getting anything tomorrow? I was going to get Rabid until I found out it was a 18x24in print. So nothing for me.
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Ohhh .. I get it ! Without the $'s I thought you were talking about the number of prints in the run, like it some how went up.. LOL .. Not the sale prices !! :P
so we are now saying BTILC is a $1100-$1600 print?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Thing-Signed-movie-poster-olly-moss-/250810465998?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item3a6577fece (http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Thing-Signed-movie-poster-olly-moss-/250810465998?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item3a6577fece)
that one went for $1100 on the 26th .. So Yes .. Its that expensive now.
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farq and I gave mine away. (its just so ugly) least my friend likes it (and he doesnt buy off ebay etc and would still have no idea it has any value)
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Thing-Signed-movie-poster-olly-moss-/250810465998?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item3a6577fece (http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Thing-Signed-movie-poster-olly-moss-/250810465998?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item3a6577fece)
that one went for $1100 on the 26th .. So Yes .. Its that expensive now.
i was talking about the little china :o
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Any one going for mondos drop today?
The rabid poster is ok i have never seen the film and that poster doesnt make me wanna run out and see it so thats a no go (and i like Cronenberg), and im not a big ST fan so im good on those too.
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Rabid is a great film. See that, leave the poster IMHO.
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i was talking about the little china :o
Sorry I cant read :P
BTILC for $1500
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Big-Trouble-Little-China-Signed-Print-/250810470719?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item3a6578113f (http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyler-Stout-Big-Trouble-Little-China-Signed-Print-/250810470719?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item3a6578113f)
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I think I got all 3, major delayed reaction on the confirmation, so then I went and bought a Rabid cause I never got the first page to finish going through. Who knows what I will end up with, really dont care much if none of this batch show up.
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Thanks to Fallen for helping me snag the Treks. (I was out digging ditches for Earth Day). Even if you don't like Trek, you should like these:
(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/TheMenagerieAdd.jpg)
(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/MirrorMirror-ADD.jpg)
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shocking..
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Yup I had a pretty good day today .. scored both Treks for my boy Mel ! and I just snagged both reg/var of Pan from P&T ! :) Maybe my luck is turning around finally ! :D
Now who wants to sell me "The Thing" for $200? ;)
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I like The Menagerie and had I been buying these any more, I'd have gotten that one.
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Not a Trek fan, so it was a no brainer for me. I actually do not own 1 Star Trek poster :) Well, it's not completely true. I own the Ansin, but that's because I'm a fan of his. And I also own a few posters for JJ Abrams version. But none of the others.
T
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Another Disney Tom Whalen? Really? Why? There is so much more they could do with these titles. It's a little sad that they stick with such uninspired artists (IMO, of course.)
T
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Another Disney Tom Whalen? Really? Why? There is so much more they could do with these titles. It's a little sad that they stick with such uninspired artists (IMO, of course.)
T
I think Tom Whalen's artwork really suits the series. Whalen's artwork is "flat" as opposed to artists like Stout who have more depth of field to their posters. Considering the artwork is for a 1940s black and white cartoon, a dynamic but "flat" piece of artwork better reflects the "flat" nature of the animation. This was before complex shading and more talented use of perspective, what you saw was little more than characters moving along a horizontal line. Whalen's artwork helps capture that, I think.
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I think Whalen whiffed on Roger Rabbit and would have rather seen another artist do that one, but the Mickey and Donald I really think his style fits very well.
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I think Tom Whalen's artwork really suits the series. Whalen's artwork is "flat" as opposed to artists like Stout who have more depth of field to their posters. Considering the artwork is for a 1940s black and white cartoon, a dynamic but "flat" piece of artwork better reflects the "flat" nature of the animation. This was before complex shading and more talented use of perspective, what you saw was little more than characters moving along a horizontal line. Whalen's artwork helps capture that, I think.
Look up some of Tan's better pieces and you'll see artwork that is both flat and dynamic. Whalen is just flat...
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Come on, have the drop already, time for lunch!
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Did you get it, Dale?
I bought a THOR, because I really like Ken Taylor's style. Totally passed on the other one.
T
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Yeah, talk about pure luck. I gave up, ran to get a sub for lunch, sat back down hit F5 and they popped up. Got in before the twitter notice for once.
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I got me a Thor as well .. I have to agree with T Taylors work is really growing on me .. Although Id be surprised if it wasnt by now how many have they had by him lately ??
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LOL .. i just looked at the 'bay .. WAY too many flippers on this one .. over 50 up/sold on ebay already and they are doing good to be getting original cost !! :) I love karma ;)
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This is actually hilarious. Out of 380 prints, there's been at least 50 for sale on Ebay, and tons are just sitting there. Some of those rats are only making $10-$20 a pop. Not a good time for flippers. Here's to hoping a lot of them can't sell at all.
:)
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This is actually hilarious. Out of 380 prints, there's been at least 50 for sale on Ebay, and tons are just sitting there. Some of those rats are only making $10-$20 a pop. Not a good time for flippers. Here's to hoping a lot of them can't sell at all.
:)
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That doesn't surprise me at all. I think this THOR print is one of the most uninspired Mondos yet.
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Ok .. this is getting to be too much .. This is proof that Mondo can produce anything and it will sell out :(
http://www.mondotees.com/Sledgehammer-VHS_p_281.html
Its been said on EB by others and I just want to agree .. That mondo has started doing TOO MUCH .. They are selling prints that dont get shipped out for 6-8weeks at a time .. and there are TONS!! of complaints of MULTIPLE damaged Pan prints and now the KB's are coming in damaged .. and it seems that the damage is pre-shipping ... They just have too much going on and they are rushing to have new releases every week all while they are trying to catch up on shipping from the past 3-4 releases .. Mondo is big enough now that they should not sell prints that they do not have on hand .. I can understand a small shop doing the sale then sending the orders off to the printers but Mondo is far beyond not having enough capital to do the prints before hand.
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Unfortunately, Dave, as long as they sell out, they won't get it. It's not about quality at this point, it's about quantity and $$$, which is extremely unfortunate. If you compare their output with what they put out in 2008 and 2008, the quality has gone down. Sure, there will always be a few nice pieces to contradict the naysayers, yours truly included, but as a general rule, you cannot put the same attention to detail when you have so many eggs in one basket. We've seen it happen time and time again, a company believes its own propaganda and sinks with it. Hopefully, it won't happen to Mondo, but it's a dangerous slope.
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Unfortunately, Dave, as long as they sell out, they won't get it. It's not about quality at this point, it's about quantity and $$$, which is extremely unfortunate. If you compare their output with what they put out in 2008 and 2008, the quality has gone down. Sure, there will always be a few nice pieces to contradict the naysayers, yours truly included, but as a general rule, you cannot put the same attention to detail when you have so many eggs in one basket. We've seen it happen time and time again, a company believes its own propaganda and sinks with it. Hopefully, it won't happen to Mondo, but it's a dangerous slope.
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spot on.
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Glad I'm off the crazy train.
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Glad I'm off the crazy train.
Their antics has caused me to stop buying as much as I used to .. So even though they dont realize it they are losing business .. and when enough flippers get burnt and stop buying Mondo will start to feel it .. Theyve already started increasing prices as well as print runs ...Soon enough the scales will tip.
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Actually, Dave, I disagree with you on price. I think this is one area where they've been pretty consistent. They are still selling prints for $35-$40, like they used to 2 or 3 years ago. And if they do sell a Stout or a Moss for more, you can't really blame them for it. It's called good business. My beef is more with quality and quantity. Charge what you think is right, but give me something that matters.
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I disagree with you disagreeing :P .. there has always been a price range .. and Variants may have gotten up to the $40-50 range in the past .. But just scan though the ADP screening section for '09 youll see lower print runs and cheaper prices...
regular Metropolis by ansin for $30 and an ed. of 99
green Royal Tenenbaums by Danger for $25 ed of 250
Carrie by Methane Studios for $30 ed of 120
regular Goonies by Drew Millward for $25 ed of 215
regular Phantom of the Opera by Ansin $30 ed of 75
special release gremlins by Rhys $40 ed of 100
NoES by Methane Studios $25 ed of 150
halloween by Methane Studios $25 ed of 150
**(Example to compare to last week)**
special release Alien II by Taylor for $40 ed of 85
Clash of the Titans by taylor for $30 ed of 110
***THOR by Taylor for $45 ed of 380***
Now is this good or bad ? Im not to say .. its business and every business wants to make money. The demand is there but Im tired of all the noobs saying increase the print run and/or prices to deter the flippers and then the die hard loyalist swooping in saying this is a collectors market and Mondo would never hurt the collectors like that .. that by doing so they would be killing their own market .. Which I guess is amazing because mondo is actually doing that and for some reason people dont even seem to realize it .. Even long time collectors like T. ;)
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It just dawned on me .. Maybe stuff like this is why the mondo crew doesnt like my site :P
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It just dawned on me .. Maybe stuff like this is why the mondo crew doesnt like my site :P
If it can be of any consolation, they don't like me either.
BTW, this is exactly what I mean: Mondo sold two subpar prints this morning, and again sold them within seconds. In fact, they were so subpar that no one on this forum talked about them. I'm sure EB was all over it (I haven't checked), but no one here. Which is how it should be. Why should we want to talk about it? But they still sold them out, and the rats already put them up on Ebay. So as far as Mondo is concerned, they're... winning and we are all trolls. Which goes to prove that there is no incentive for them to get better. Why change a winning equation? They make money, the trolls are happy, the rats are eating.
Alas, only time will tell.
T
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these prints took 10 minutes to sell out, for mondo time thats like a couple years.
i loved i saw the devil, and i liked the print (didnt love it). ive never seen gwangi and the poster was.... eh
I looked over at eb and they were not "all over it". a lot of people had never seen the flick so they weren't interested. i think it has a lot to do with the popularity of the film over the artwork. they could have the worst pulp fiction poster in history and it will sell out in under a minute, id bet money.
i agree with most of the comments about mondo but i thought i should at least put my 2 cents about todays drop.
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I passed on both, I played around with the cart a little just to see how well the site was flowing, but I thought the movie selection, frankly, sucked.
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Yeah I think excitement was down across the board on these prints .. Not very well known titles and kind of uninspired artwork (IMHO .. and I havent seen either film so maybe Im wrong here)
But has anyone seen the flipped VHS tapes ?!?!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sledgehammer-VHS-Mondo-Posters-Video-Severin-Films-/290564785808?pt=VHS&hash=item43a702c690
it was mentioned on EB that Mondo made it known that these were limited edition in hopes of there being a secondary market .. Well there is apparently .. So every VHS drop is soon to be just as bad as poster from the vultures trying to swoop in and make $100 !! :-o
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Yeah I think excitement was down across the board on these prints .. Not very well known titles and kind of uninspired artwork (IMHO .. and I havent seen either film so maybe Im wrong here)
But has anyone seen the flipped VHS tapes ?!?!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sledgehammer-VHS-Mondo-Posters-Video-Severin-Films-/290564785808?pt=VHS&hash=item43a702c690
it was mentioned on EB that Mondo made it known that these were limited edition in hopes of there being a secondary market .. Well there is apparently .. So every VHS drop is soon to be just as bad as poster from the vultures trying to swoop in and make $100 !! :-o
There's one born every minute.
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I looked over at eb and they were not "all over it". a lot of people had never seen the flick so they weren't interested.
I'm surprised. Don't they usually love EVERYTHING Mondo puts out and go on and on about the greatness of every single print?
T
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I Saw the Devil is an interesting film, but wasn't feeling that print at all.
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Gotta say that Mondo's upcoming release is pretty cool.
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/UncleBoonmeeColor24X36.jpg)
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Another stellar choice, I'm sure all of about 4 people have seen that film eyeroll
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Maybe even fewer than that, Dale.
The teaser is somewhat intriguing. Check it out... http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2773654041/
(http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2773654041/)
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Im still confused on this boonmee poster .. Ive only had time to skim the threads over the past couple of days .. But what little Ive picked up Im lead to believe that boonmee is an actual theater movie poster and they are just selling it .. Im lead to believe that they didnt commission the piece .. and that if I saw correctly that posterati even has this poster for sale on ebay ..
If all that is true this is a sad day ..
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Cheaper than Mondos too ..
http://www.posteritati.com/product_details.php?multi=yes&skuvalue=89819
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Ok .. I guess Mondos is just a screen print copy of the official movie poster ... I think thats a little weak .. :-/
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Not interested in anything Mondo tomorrow, but I did buy - SHOCKER! - my first Rich Kelly print ever. I don't know, there was something really appealing to me in his Wild at Heart print.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondowildatheart.jpg)
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Another stellar choice, I'm sure all of about 4 people have seen that film eyeroll
I haven't seen it, but The Ballad of Narayama, another Shohei Imamura flick that won the Palme D'Or in 1983, is one of my all time favorites. So I'm sure Uncle Boonmee is awesome.
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LOL .. T .. Did you get that Kelly on the 'bay for like $55 ?? A seller just listed his own auction of that poster in he EB "failip" thread :P
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Yep, that was me.
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What's the fallip thread?
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Its a thread were people post ebay auctions for prints that sell below original cost .. failed-flips .. ;)
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http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=37528&p=1036450&hilit=failip#p1036450
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Ok .. I guess Mondos is just a screen print copy of the official movie poster ... I think thats a little weak .. :-/
exactly. You can pay $50 for the onesheet from posteritati's website, our you can buy the smaller, albeit screen printed, version for $75 from Mondo. Such a deal!
It's still a good looking poster, regardless of the movie itself.
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Not interested in anything Mondo tomorrow, but I did buy - SHOCKER! - my first Rich Kelly print ever. I don't know, there was something really appealing to me in his Wild at Heart print.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondowildatheart.jpg)
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Are you kidding me? That poster is fucking butt ugly, man! Tell me you didn't buy this thing?!
I remember when you made fun of Mel for buying that fucked up Chewbacca print from Mondo way back when. If you bought this POS, then you need to forever be quiet BECAUSE IT IS FUCKING UGLY!
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Well, that drawing in your avatar looks like it could fit in Kelly's print perfectly. So if it's FUCKING UGLY, then you're... Nuf said. No, I do like it. I thought Chewy was horrendous, but I like this one. Hey, everyone's entitled to his/her bad taste. At least I didn't spend $500 for it.
T
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Well, that drawing in your avatar looks like it could fit in Kelly's print perfectly. So if it's FUCKING UGLY, then you're... Nuf said. No, I do like it. I thought Chewy was horrendous, but I like this one. Hey, everyone's entitled to his/her bad taste. At least I didn't spend $500 for it.
T
:)
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TOTAL FAIL .. on the mondo drop today .. Only one that sold out (as of now) is the Werewolf Variant and thats only because it had a run of 65 ..
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This can only be great news. A few "failures" like this will probably help them realize that they cannot shove anything and everything down our throats. Flippers/rats are abandoning the ship after not being able to make a profit, and collectors are finally coming to their senses. I only wish someone can steer the Mondo enterprise back to its roots of quality and great titles. A Famous Monsters/Martin Ansin work is needed (and in the works, as I've been told).
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Are you kidding me? That poster is fucking butt ugly, man! Tell me you didn't buy this thing?!
I remember when you made fun of Mel for buying that fucked up Chewbacca print from Mondo way back when. If you bought this POS, then you need to forever be quiet BECAUSE IT IS FUCKING UGLY!
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I never bought that Chewbacca poster but I do like that Wild At Heart poster as well.
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I dont know .. I can ALMOST see the appeal of the Wild at Heart print .. Almost .. Kellys style just isnt my thing .. I cant even stand to see what he did to Chewie in the SW print .. an iconic figure and his tribute in the Mondo series had to come from Kelly .. It saddens me !! :(
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What does this infamous Chewbacca poster look like?
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I never bought that Chewbacca poster but I do like that Wild At Heart poster as well.
Oh God,the two of you.... there's no hope!
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What does this infamous Chewbacca poster look like?
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/5167038537_8a4d6bed56_z.jpg)
What's even funnier is that I didn't realize that Kelly did this print until the last post above. To say the least, I don't like his style.
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I cant even stand to see what he did to Chewie in the SW print .. an iconic figure and his tribute in the Mondo series had to come from Kelly .. It saddens me !! :(
"It saddens me"? Methinks thou doth protest too much....
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Dave (ALMOST), Mel (LIKE) and I... that's three people! And come on, even you must admit that Wild at Heart is MUCH better than Chewbacca.
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(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/5167038537_8a4d6bed56_z.jpg)
(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/ChewieDrag.gif)
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(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/5167038537_8a4d6bed56_z.jpg)
OH DEAR GOD
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OH DEAR GOD
PRECISELY !! ;)
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Dave (ALMOST), Mel (LIKE) and I... that's three people! And come on, even you must admit that Wild at Heart is MUCH better than Chewbacca.
For the sake of our friendship, I'll let you believe that ....
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The releases this year up to this point really make me cherish the stuff I have bought from them over the past few years.
Stuff that I was soso on previously that I own now look like lost Rembrandts. Works for me.
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I have dropped a shit load of money on prints the last few years and I found myself actually thinking about it today. The good, obviously lower numbers than any theatrical poster that goes wide release and different art than the one sheet. The bad, re-donk-ulous pricing anymore, shitty customer service(at Mondo, all else is golden). I know there are a lot of chicken littles out there that say the market is going to crash on these at some point, but with the numbers as long as they are popular films, I really do not see it happening.
I look at the 50 I spent on a From Dusk Till Dawn today and think exactly what I could have spent that 50 on elsewhere. I am a poster collector first and foremost and got into prints ONLY for another alternate art poster to the domestic one-sheet. Now the pricing has gotten so high I am considering leaving the market as the money output is not worth what I am getting. I am literally on the fence of leaving this market segment behind.
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I'm with Dale except decision already made here...with a very few as rare exceptions, am slowly thining this lot out. I have run out of room and most will never make it to my walls, so they are best to find new homes where they will be appreciated.
But in fairness, this will be applying to all my posters, not just the silkscreens.
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I'm almost with Dale on this, almost. I'm still hoping Mondo has the goods to provide a few good prints; but it's certainly in question. i look at the 130 prints or so I have bought in the past 3 years, and I could certainly do without half of them. Some, like the best Ansins and Stouts, will always remain in my collection, but a lot of other pîeces, including some I recently bought... bah.
T
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I left about a year ago and only pick up a handful of art prints that I truly know I will enjoy having in my collection. The last poster I bought directly from Mondo was Bride of Frankenstein. Everything else for the most art has come directly from the Artist or EB.
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A couple of older prints that are severely lacking in online actual (non-stock) high res photos. Time to remedy that.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2L7GAnlByw4/TeJB1I5RZ3I/AAAAAAAAF5Q/-BMZ2rlz3bE/s800/North%252520By%252520Northwest%252520RR.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ud4bTbHzOJo/TGIMStIynOI/AAAAAAAAF5o/d6T_N1vpmtw/s800/Planet%252520Of%252520The%252520Apes%252520RR%2525202005.jpg)
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A couple of older prints that are severely lacking in online actual (non-stock) high res photos. Time to remedy that.
May i steal those pics for ADP ?? :)
And if you ever want to part with that POTA let me know ;)
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Feel free to use any of my images. And don't hold your breath on me parting with any of those RR prints, especially the older ones.
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Very cool Schan.
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Here are the Rolling Roadshow prints for this year. Once again, all by the same artist (Jason Munn/Small Stakes) which is disappointing. His previous Alamo releases include the terrible Spinal Tap print and the derivative Dr. Strangelove.
Not an impressive collection..
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/events/rollingroadshow2011/ (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/events/rollingroadshow2011/)
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Not an impressive collection..
To say the least.
If these images were used on postcards or fliers solely used to promote the screenings, especially on a local basis, I would casually grin at them if someone shoved one into my hands as I walked by. But as a set of screen prints, blown up to Stout Size? Nope.
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It kind of looks to me like someone is trying to emulate Moss' style ... :(
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I think this is a joke.
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Chainsaw is the only one I would even try to get and really wouldnt care if I missed it. More about the film than the craptastic print.
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It kind of looks to me like someone is trying to emulate Moss' style ... :(
Munn has been doing a simplistic/minimalist approach long before Moss was on the scene.
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I just realized that I still haven't received my Thor print bought May 5th. Has anyone got theirs? Is it lost in the mail? Should I complain to Mondo? I don't really care, since it is not a must-own print, but I'd like to know.
T
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I just realized that I still haven't received my Thor print bought May 5th. Has anyone got theirs? Is it lost in the mail? Should I complain to Mondo? I don't really care, since it is not a must-own print, but I'd like to know.
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I got a note yesterday or day before they were just arriving at the store, so you should have early next week sometime.
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SERIOUSLY????
Are you telling me that they sell prints ONE MONTH before they actually get them in hand?
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Kind of shocks me as well. Be real nice if the box of prints got ran over in route somewhere.
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I think i read somewhere that they had printing issues .. But this isnt something new weve had to way longer than a month on certain prints in the past .. And my 1st buying experience was for the Mad Max combo set (Perkins and Stout) I waited 2 months and emailed them just to have them tell me that they had my $ but the order never got processed and obviously by that time they were all gone !! :( So I dont mind waiting just as long as I get the prints .. and I still havent gotten either of those Mad Max posters yet !!!
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Who all went for the Tron UnCut set on Side Show today ?? I did but ended up on a "wait list" because I hadnt created a SS account when they went up :-o
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So how exactly does it work for the flippers who put their items for sale as soon as they get a confirmation from Mondo?
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So how exactly does it work for the flippers who put their items for sale as soon as they get a confirmation from Mondo?
I guess the buyers just have to wait .. Most buyers Id venture to guess know when these get shipped out from Mondo so on day 30 if they know Mondo hasnt shipped yet they probably dont worry.. But when you hit that 45 day mark Id be a little concerned myself .. I guess it just depends on how much you spent on the print and/or how valuable they became after the sell out.
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so since no one seems interested in tomorrows drop will some one be my poster buddy for the they live?
thanks
Evan
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Personally I think Shepard Fairey's work is terrible and the only reason I am gonna even try to get one is to trade it away.
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Is there a photo of SF's They Live out yet? I love that movie!
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Yet another excuse for Fairey to exude arrogance in his work. While he isn't hiding from THEY LIVE being the source of his Obey moniker, he does manage to display that word bigger than the film title himself. In case you do manage to forget that Fairey designed it, you quickly snap out of it when you catch the Andre the Giant face/card/mirror/who cares that the speaker is holding.
Never seen an artist use himself and his style to leapfrog over a film or its intended screening.
When Daniel Danger starts to use skinny jeans on the characters in his prints, then we are really in trouble.
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG6/They-live-poster-1.jpg)
BTW, this is just a rehash of a print he did for G1988, so if anyone was wondering, yes, he could get more uncreative.
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couldnt agree more i dont know why i was expecting anything good before i saw the image. os for the obey being huge and right behind him that is an image from the movie.
(http://media.ifccenter.com/images/films/they-live_592x299.jpg)
the andre face is what i hate most.
i like that they used this pic to make us think he is actually working on a poster instead of putting they live at the top of an old print/stencil.
(http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/they-preview.jpg) eyeroll
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Got one! Is there going to be a variant? Or should I stop refreshing ;D
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Not surprising... a couple dozen on eBay already. But I was surprised to see a bunch priced/sold at about $150-$250. Has Mondo jumped the shark?
I just got this one because I love the movie and there is a dearth of decent paper on the title. Luckily, I also picked up a rolled quad recently as well (thanks Adam!).
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I think the prices will not jump too high on this one just yet because Fairy will still be releasing some on his site as well .. I dont know if they will be the same print run or a variant though .. Not to mention the fact that this is like the Chris Ware situation .. Similar/Same artwork as a piece done previously by the artist .. No matter how good it is or well known the artist is, if its a re-hash of previously done art I dont think they will sell all that well ..
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I think the prices will not jump too high on this one just yet because Fairy will still be releasing some on his site as well .. I dont know if they will be the same print run or a variant though .. Not to mention the fact that this is like the Chris Ware situation .. Similar/Same artwork as a piece done previously by the artist .. No matter how good it is or well known the artist is, if its a re-hash of previously done art I dont think they will sell all that well ..
Thanks. Do you have a pick of the previous work this is based on?
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Im not 100% sure but Im guessing it was a part of one of Kevins C4C shows ..
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/hotkizzle/IMG_0528.jpg?t=1254508480)
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Wow, that is similar! Do you know if that was a one-off piece, or a XXX edition signed print thingy?
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Am I missing something? How come that horrible poster of They Live sold out so quickly? And 500 of them?
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If my info is correct it wsa an original stencil/mixed media piece that sold to Kevin Smith for $2300
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Am I missing something? How come that horrible poster of They Live sold out so quickly? And 500 of them?
wow1
Well they were for sale last night at the show too .. So Id guess not that many were available today in the online store .. that and its OBEY who has tons of fanboys too ..
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Not surprising... a couple dozen on eBay already. But I was surprised to see a bunch priced/sold at about $150-$250. Has Mondo jumped the shark?
I just got this one because I love the movie and there is a dearth of decent paper on the title. Luckily, I also picked up a rolled quad recently as well (thanks Adam!).
I love the premise and several scenes, but thought that Carpenter blew the overall execution of the film. It would be high on my list for a remake. I liked the original one sheet, but I haven't been looking around for the title.
As for this piece, I think that the image is entirely appropriate for a one-off artwork, but as a poster for the film, it crap ( had to get my poop reference in for Mel) for the exact reason that wonka listed.
It would have been better if he was holding an obey style picture of Roddy Piper.
And now, I asked myself, am I all out of bubblegum?
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If my info is correct it wsa an original stencil/mixed media piece that sold to Kevin Smith for $2300
I bet KS is pissed!
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I love the premise and several scenes, but thought that Carpenter blew the overall execution of the film.
That's a tough call... yes, the film execution is a bit amateur-ish and the script/acting is down-right hokey in places. You can tell it didn't have much of a budget. It kind of feels like a made-for-TV movie. Then again, at least for me, it has loads of charm for all those same reasons. And, the premise is down right fantastic and holds up perfectly when viewed today.
Its kind of sad though... I'm a huge Carpenter fan and They Live was probably his last throws genius.
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(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg13cgg5zH1qa1e2io1_500.gif)
The Piper-David street brawl was my favorite moment. pcorn
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I like South Park's homage as well! Probably the longest man-on-man, non-ring fight in movie history ;D
http://www.prefixmag.com/forum/prefix-forum/3107/
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I'm a huge Carpenter fan and They Live was probably his last throws genius.
Really? I'd stop at Starman. Carpenter, along with Landis, Dante and a few others, had an amazing creative spur for 6-7 years, and it fizzled away as quickly as it came. But while it lasted, what a run.
T
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Take that back T... Big Trouble in Little China is pure cinema gold! ;D
Its basically a Tarantino movie (meta-homage-ripoff-movie) before there was such a thing. I would say he peaked there, and then Prince of Darkness and They Live were cool, but weak in execution.
Then again, I grew up watching all those movies as a kid so its hard to be critical with that history...
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Yeah, forgot about BTILC. Probably because it's the only Stout I don't own and it's pissing me off. I'm trying to forget the movie even exists.
T
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I like South Park's homage as well! Probably the longest man-on-man, non-ring fight in movie history ;D
http://www.prefixmag.com/forum/prefix-forum/3107/
That was great, Matt.
Laughed my arse clean off.
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Great to see a mention of Starman here which always seems to get forgotten about when Carpenter is referred to in press articles... speaking of which, for those of you that are interested here is a link to an recent interview with the man himself;
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49982
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there is a dearth of decent paper on the title. Luckily, I also picked up a rolled quad recently as well (thanks Adam!).
i agree there is not very much good paper on they live it is a shame.
you just picked up a rolled quad! thats the best paper for the film nice score.
That's a tough call... yes, the film execution is a bit amateur-ish and the script/acting is down-right hokey in places. You can tell it didn't have much of a budget. It kind of feels like a made-for-TV movie. Then again, at least for me, it has loads of charm for all those same reasons. And, the premise is down right fantastic and holds up perfectly when viewed today.
Its kind of sad though... I'm a huge Carpenter fan and They Live was probably his last throws genius.
I'm a big fan also, it is kind of sad.
if he would of made the whole film in a slightly more serious manner, had kurt russell as nada, polish up the script a bit, and fixed the damn music (weakest carpenter score) the movie would be considered one of the better science fiction films of the 80's
it has its weak points but it is a fun watch and entertaining.
"the premise is down right fantastic and holds up perfectly when viewed today" <- exactly
south parks homage is awesome and almost had me in tears the first time i saw it, that whole episode is hilarious jimmy's stand up impressions are a riot.
Im not 100% sure but Im guessing it was a part of one of Kevins C4C shows ..
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/hotkizzle/IMG_0528.jpg?t=1254508480)
kevin smith would own that, he hangs it next to his rack of bowling shirts (that he actually pays someone to embroider his name on).
I love the premise and several scenes, but thought that Carpenter blew the overall execution of the film. It would be high on my list for a remake. I liked the original one sheet, but I haven't been looking around for the title.
As for this piece, I think that the image is entirely appropriate for a one-off artwork, but as a poster for the film, it crap ( had to get my poop reference in for Mel) for the exact reason that wonka listed.
It would have been better if he was holding an obey style picture of Roddy Piper.
And now, I asked myself, am I all out of bubblegum?
i actually agree with a lot that your saying accept the fact that i love the film for what it is.
the roddy piper card idea is a good one and would of made the poster more like-able to me
as for a remake hmmmmmm......
who would you put behind the lens, and in front of it?
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I don't know how to embed this video here, but I picked this up off of one of the blogs. Pretty funny. I hate movie theater texters, and this one in particular should be shot. I can just picture sitting next to her and trying to control the urge to mayhem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVz-fO7kxcQ
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i agree there is not very much good paper on they live it is a shame.
you just picked up a rolled quad! thats the best paper for the film nice score.
I'm a big fan also, it is kind of sad.
if he would of made the whole film in a slightly more serious manner, had kurt russell as nada, polish up the script a bit, and fixed the damn music (weakest carpenter score) the movie would be considered one of the better science fiction films of the 80's
it has its weak points but it is a fun watch and entertaining.
"the premise is down right fantastic and holds up perfectly when viewed today" <- exactly
south parks homage is awesome and almost had me in tears the first time i saw it, that whole episode is hilarious jimmy's stand up impressions are a riot.
kevin smith would own that, he hangs it next to his rack of bowling shirts (that he actually pays someone to embroider his name on).
i actually agree with a lot that your saying accept the fact that i love the film for what it is.
the roddy piper card idea is a good one and would of made the poster more like-able to me
as for a remake hmmmmmm......
who would you put behind the lens, and in front of it?
For a more serious tone, I think that Fincher would nail it. Then again, he would be my go to guy for just about anything right now. I just wish that he wasn't wasting his time with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which he will improve on, I'm sure, but not enough to matter. A Trent Reznor score would be an added bonus.
You can go a lot of ways with the lead - you can 'everyman' it with an average stature/high quality actor or you can action star it. I'm not really up on the big muscle guys enough to know who would work.
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Had totally planned on working around the house all weekend but we were without power all day yesterday and so I decided to should just take today off from all of my regular responsibilities .. So I decided to work on ADP and I created a blog !! Ive only made one post today .. But we will see how it goes.. Check it out ! :)
http://alamodrafthouseposters.wordpress.com
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I don't know how to embed this video here, but I picked this up off of one of the blogs. Pretty funny. I hate movie theater texters, and this one in particular should be shot. I can just picture sitting next to her and trying to control the urge to mayhem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVz-fO7kxcQ
That's hilarious, H. Living in DC, I have to endure mass transportation several days a week and sit next to "celltards" prattle on about banal BS in very loud voices. I think it's a generational thing too. Generation Y should be called the "overshare" generation.
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I was browsing fallens handy work on his alamo poster site, and then came here to check the complete lists.
I'm pretty sure the two sets of Rocky Horror posters were over two years, with Riff Raff/Magenta coming first, and the Frank/Columbia coming the year after.
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You are correct the Riff Raff/Magenta came out in '08 and the Frank/Columbia in '09 .. I have the years in the print details correct I just put Riff Raff/Magenta in the wrong section. Thanks for the heads up! :)
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Fixed it .. I moved Riff Raff to 2008 .. I have to copy the files over to the server later to change the live site but the changes have been made .. Thanks again !!
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New Del Toro Series posters by Vania/Horkey and Ansin
http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-guillermo-del-toros-the-devils-backbone-cronos-posters/
Better looking than they have been recently. As usual, the Ansin looks very cool.
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I wish they would have saved Ansin for a Universal Horror entry. Probably try on these, but again not overly heart broken if I strike out. The Horkey image is a little disturbing.
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Im sure theres still a chance of more Ansin Monster fun ... Ive never even seen Cronos and I want that poster ... As for Horkeys .. ehh .. as talented as he is I think his work is a little over hyped along with the prices .. and on the non-collector side of things his never seem to go up in value .. Maybe because they are so expensive to begin with.. ?
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I enjoyed the movie - Devils Backbone but cant say I like the print.
Ansin's work is great as usual.
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:)
New Blog post!
http://alamodrafthouseposters.wordpress.com/
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Dave, so you know, Tyler and I have an understanding. He's t, I'm T. So your "Way to go, T" is confusing. I thought you were talking about me :)
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LOL .. Sorry about that :P next time I post a Blog about you Ill get it right ;)
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No, it's more about him. Who cares about that Stout guy anyway.
bed1
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Not buying Horkey's print tomorrow. I usually like him, but this print doesn't appeal to me whatsoever.
Is anyone buying?
T
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Im not .. the original Blog confused me (because I only skimmed the text) I thought the Ansin was coming out today as well .. That I was going to go for! :)
But as talented as horkey and the other guy are and I could only wish to be as talented as they are .. BUT .. Their posters dont "speak" to me ..
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The newest one is what, a log? Amazing technique, but Im not interested.
I have the Drac poster he did lettering for and I LOVE his True Grit piece. Bottom line: needs more monsters.
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I'm so happy that I jumped off the Alamo bandwagon....
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I'm so happy that I jumped off the Alamo bandwagon....
Another happy customer. wynk
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I'm so happy that I jumped off the Alamo bandwagon....
Me too. I jumped off December 31 2010 and I've not bought any prints issued in 2011 with the exception of a Kill Bill Variant and that was only because I won the chance in Tyler Stout's lottery.
Mark
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http://alamodrafthouseposters.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/heres-a-nice-artical-about-mondo-and-poster-collecting/
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I still like some of the prints, but now I wait a bit and often find that either I get AP's when the artist releases his copies, or I can buy it at face or a bit less on EB.
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This quote from Justin Ishmael, which concludes an article done about Mondo by Collector's Weekly, is precisely the attitude that has caused many long time Mondo collectors to fly the coup.
“We debuted the poster online during the movie. By the time we got up onstage and showed the poster to the audience for the first time, there were already five or six of them up on eBay. We thought that was funny.”
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Sounds to me like they're more interested in their brand than satisfying their customers.
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This quote from Justin Ishmael, which concludes an article a fluff piece done about Mondo by Collector's Weekly, is precisely the attitude that has caused many long time Mondo collectors to fly the coup.
“We debuted the poster online during the movie. By the time we got up onstage and showed the poster to the audience for the first time, there were already five or six of them up on eBay. We thought that was funny.”
FTFY
I haven't boycotted Mondo, but it's been a long time (in Mondo terms) since I've cared enough to make a purchase. My disinterest has less to do with the flipper aspect and much more to the losing any connection to actual screenings for the bulk of their prints. The fact that they refuse to state which is which - a very simple thing to do -tells me that they couldn't care less about our end of the collecting field and a lot about their overall attitude.
Also, the fact that they like to release everything early (for me) AM PST doesn't help.
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Bought both Cronos posters, entirely because of Ansin. Never seen the movie, didn't even know about it, but big fan of Ansin's style.
T
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This quote from Justin Ishmael, which concludes an article done about Mondo by Collector's Weekly, is precisely the attitude that has caused many long time Mondo collectors to fly the coup.
“We debuted the poster online during the movie. By the time we got up onstage and showed the poster to the audience for the first time, there were already five or six of them up on eBay. We thought that was funny.”
I agree completely, that quote pissed me off too.
Having said that, I snagged a Cronos as I love the film and Del Toro and Ansin is great. Went for the regular as I prefer the colours on the regular compared to the variant. I'm quite surprised I could get one as I was walking home from work when it dropped, but I managed to buy one using the browser on my phone.
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That's because nobody really knows the movie. Ansin + popular picture = seconds sellout. Ansin + Cronos = 20 minutes for the regular. The variant did sell out in 30 seconds, though.
T
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That's because nobody really knows the movie. Ansin + popular picture = seconds sellout. Ansin + Cronos = 20 minutes for the regular. The variant did sell out in 30 seconds, though.
T
Yeah, good point. I imagine a lot of peeps bought it because it's just a lovely bit of poster art and design but I suppose it isn't the most well known film. It's a really interesting film, check it out if you get a chance.
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Just looked on ebay again, and there are currently 12 Ansin CRONOS posters available. (I looked yesterday morning, and there were 19 listed, within hours of them seliing out).
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Anyone buying that Transformers tomorrow?
I'm not.
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Although I am sure it is more than meets the eye, I'm still not buying it.
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Anyone buying that Transformers tomorrow?
Unless it changes into a poster for a good film, then I'm out...
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Im a sucker .. I grew up with the Transformers so I feel I am obligated to at least try to pick one up.
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So I was able to pick one of the Transformers prints up! :) It wasnt very hard at all .. I wonder if the fanboy/flipper craze is passing and maybe those of who buy to collect may have a better chance of picking up the prints that we want.
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I think flippers might be realizing that - Moss, Stout, Ansin, Danger excepted - most of Mondo stuff does not resell well. It's about time.
Also, this Transformers print is really not great (sorry Dave).
T
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Its ok .. Like i siad .. Im a sucker .. Along that line of thought .. I walked down to a comic shop and picked up one of the Capt America comics that TS did the cover for just now .. Figured why the heck now its only $3 :)
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So I am finally admiting to myself that I just do not have enough free time to keep with with new additions to my website http://www.alamodrafthouseposters.com.. So I was wondering if anyone here may be interested in helping out ?? :) If anyone would be interested feel free to shot me a PM or post here ..
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Anyone going to try for this tomorrow?
(https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1310059145.jpg)
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I was thinking about trying for this, but at the same time, I am not all that wowed by it. The graphic design looks marginal and there isnt enough contrast, by way of color, imo, either.
kerry
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I bought one, just cause of it being a classic film, art is not the greatest.
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+ 1
Just because.
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i did want 1... went a piss and it dropped..
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I bought one, just cause of it being a classic film, art is not the greatest.
My sentiments exactly !!!
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At the risk of being overly critical...the perspective of the chainsaw blade looks a bit odd, Leatherface looks a bit puny (like a teenager with the mask on) and his tie looks a bit flashy. Can't remember him killing him a lady with a chainsaw either! It's an ok print, but I passed despite loving the film.
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Interesting take on TCM, but to me, Leatherface looks a bit too much like that kid from Jake & Drosh... or Drake & Josh or ...whatever...
This kid...
(http://images.zap2it.com/images/tv-EP00633535/drake-and-josh-josh-peck-1.jpg)
Ptooiee, I'll stick with real movie paper. wynk
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i did want 1... went a piss and it dropped..
I shared awhile back when the Tron drop came that I was standing at a urinal at a rest stop on the Florida Turnpike holding my dick in one hand and the phone in the other, trying to go through Mondo's hideous checkout all the while. Amazing that the other drop did not happen - that being the phone into the urinal of piss.
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Truthfully, the French poster of the same design is better, IMO.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Texaschainsawmassacre2.jpg)
T
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Not seen that French poster before...it's great!
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Just when I thought 2011 could be Worst Mondo Year Ever...they go and do something like this...and TOTALLY REDEEM THEMSELVES...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/2079119563_145d85603d.jpg)
Drew Struzan Frankenstein. Record 30+colors/screens. Unreal.
(http://www.wired.com/underwire/wp-content/gallery/mondo-gallery/frankenstein-drew-struzan_660.jpg)
Price on this baby is going to be high.
Also, here is the new Mondo Archive...bout time, looks fantastic.
www.mondoarchive.com (http://www.mondoarchive.com)
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even I gotta say it, that Frankenstein looks pretty cool. Where do I pick one of those up?
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That's really beautiful - I shudder to think about the bunfight it'll cause!
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even I gotta say it, that Frankenstein looks pretty cool. Where do I pick one of those up?
To have a 1% chance of getting this, buy a $200 gift certificate from Mondo, take the day off from work when it is released, upgrade your home internet service, sit by your computer pressing F5 madly for several hours straight until it randomly goes on sale, and maniacally enter all the order information with lightning-fast speed. Also consider sacrificing a goat to the poster gods.
Alternatively, skip the initial sale, earn $1000 selling crack, and buy off Ebay from the flippers.
Not to discourage you or anything....
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I suspect the price may be north of $250. Hope I am wrong though.
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I dont know .. I know demand will be high .. BUT .. the initial price will be high as well .. I see a lot of guys on EB saying that they will not pay $200+ for this print ... So I bet it the edition size is large enough and the price high enough it may be easy to pick up .. AND .. whatever deal they struck to get this print probably wasnt cheap, so Im leaning towards even more expensive that maybe the $250 .. Maybe $300+. Thats all unfounded speculation though.
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So I did a quick math...
I own 97 of those Mondo pieces and there are 16 I'd still like to get. The rest, I really don''t care for.
I wonder if someone, aside from Mondo people of course, owns them all.
T
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So I did a quick math...
I own 97 of those Mondo pieces and there are 16 I'd still like to get. The rest, I really don''t care for.
I wonder if someone, aside from Mondo people of course, owns them all.
T
I dont even think any of the mondo crew has been there for all of the releases .. Doyle may have had a lot of the older ones from when he ran things but he sold his lot on ebay .. and Justin and those guys may have all of the ones since they took over .. The only one Ive ever heard talk about owning all of the prints they have put out is Harry Knowles.
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Marklawd and the accursed Carson have all or almost all of them, as I recall.
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Marklawd and the accursed Carson have all or almost all of them, as I recall.
Do they have all of them or a lot of them?? There are some that are just unheard of to find .. Even mondos new archive site is incomplete .. I think it would be near impossible to have them all unless you were affiliated with the Mondo crew like Knowles is .. and you got them each from mondo .. There are some super obscure ones that even with all of my digging I had never seen until Mondo posted them on their own archive ..
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That archive website is a POS, how about edition size and artist for each, you know useful stuff like that.
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That archive website is a POS, how about edition size and artist for each, you know useful stuff like that.
LOL .. I was going to say something about the lack of info .. But I thought I would sound bitter/biased :P
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It has the artist for each poster. For example, here are all the Todd Slater posters (http://www.mondoarchive.com/search/?type=artist&search=Todd%20Slater).
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It has the artist for each poster. For example, here are all the Todd Slater posters (http://www.mondoarchive.com/search/?type=artist&search=Todd%20Slater).
Thats the only thing Im actually jealous of .. They built their site on a database so you can quickly/easily reorganize with minimal effort. Like clicking on the artists names or the series names and you see all prints associated with that link .. The rest of it is just a gallery of pictures .. Some awesome pictures but still just a gallery .. as far as content goes Id rate my site higher than theirs .. then again I am biased :)
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It has the artist for each poster. For example, here are all the Todd Slater posters (http://www.mondoarchive.com/search/?type=artist&search=Todd%20Slater).
It confirms the bad opinion I had of certain artists. I kinda knew I didn't like Slater, now I know for sure.
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I dont know ,, most of his stuff sure .. not my thing .. But I think the Yoda and Boogie nights are solid pieces.
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I am sitting at 210+/- a couple of them, wishing I had a few other and wishing I hadnt bought some as well. I didnt know that Nosferatu existed, would like to have that one.
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Wow, 210... I don't know what you bought, because 113 would be my absolute max (the 97 I own and 16 I want.) And amongst the ones I own, I could do without 7 or 8. How many of the ones you own could you honestly get rid of?
T
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I am sitting at 210+/- a couple of them, wishing I had a few other and wishing I hadnt bought some as well. I didnt know that Nosferatu existed, would like to have that one.
So which ones do you have that youd be willing to part with !? :)
here are some of my ISO's
http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=67339
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Wow, 210... I don't know what you bought, because 113 would be my absolute max (the 97 I own and 16 I want.) And amongst the ones I own, I could do without 7 or 8. How many of the ones you own could you honestly get rid of?
T
I have no idea how many I have total .. but I have 20 hanging in my theater room right now :)
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That archive website is a POS, how about edition size and artist for each, you know useful stuff like that.
Some actual information might be nice. I notice that they are including the red artist's only variant for Goldfinger, for some reason.
As for Slater, his Clerks was a very good take on a difficult movie to capture. The death star on the cigarette package is a nice touch.
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To have a 1% chance of getting this, buy a $200 gift certificate from Mondo, take the day off from work when it is released, upgrade your home internet service, sit by your computer pressing F5 madly for several hours straight until it randomly goes on sale, and maniacally enter all the order information with lightning-fast speed. Also consider sacrificing a goat to the poster gods.
Alternatively, skip the initial sale, earn $1000 selling crack, and buy off Ebay from the flippers.
Not to discourage you or anything....
For a moment when I saw it, I thought of going through the drop. But then I read this, Mel, and you returned me to sanity.
Just ... Not ... Worth ... It....
But, I have no doubt it will become one of the great Mondo posters.
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For a moment when I saw it, I thought of going through the drop. But then I read this, Mel, and you returned me to sanity.
Just ... Not ... Worth ... It....
But, I have no doubt it will become one of the great Mondo posters.
Holiday, meet your competition. "DylansDad" on Expresso said he refreshed for 9 HOURS for that not-so-great Gallery1988 drop this weekend. It will be 10 times worse for the Frankenstein:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Screenshot2011-07-11at101821PM.jpg)
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I mean, really. Really? I think he mistook the poster tube for a vagina. Nine hours?
And, I guess here's the question. What's the longest anyone here has ever hit the refresh key for a drop? I'll cop to a few hours, but I don't know if that counts because I used to use a firefox plugin that automatically refreshed the page every 5 seconds so that I could go about my work.
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I think that this "Frankie" is "one of the great ones" JUST because it resembles a vintage poster. If they did it in a style that represented one of their modern posters it would suck sack.
Also, 30 screens is TOTAL bullshit.
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I mean, really. Really? I think he mistook the poster tube for a vagina. Nine hours?
;D ;D ;D
I refreshed for about 3hrs for a print release from Bansky once. Despite it being an edition of 650, it sold out in about half a millisecond (I didn't even see the add to cart button, it just went to sold out in one refresh). Put me off such shenanigans for ever, life is just too short!
Hopefully Mondo will do the Struzan Frankenstein print in a massive, massive edition so prices on the secondary market aren't too obscene, I can see the pro flippers who have scripts swarming all over this release.
Also, 30 screens is TOTAL bullshit.
In what way, Louie?
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I hope it's A LOT, just to discourage hesitant buyers and flippers.
T
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I think that this "Frankie" is "one of the great ones" JUST because it resembles a vintage poster. If they did it in a style that represented one of their modern posters it would suck sack.
This is exactly the reason, Louie, combined with the fact that Struzan, a true theatrical poster artist (vs graphic designers) has done the work, in magnificent "old world" style and form, with his signature touches. With the font style hearkening back to 1931 as well, this will be a sure fire winner and a hot one, to boot!
Jeff
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I hope it's A LOT, just to discourage hesitant buyers and flippers.
Agreed, pricing the print at ‘market value’ is another tactic that could work well. Although I think the clamor for this will make for great publicity for Mondo, so it won’t be too highly priced.
Sounds like more releases are planned for Comic Con, I wonder what they’ll be? Do I remember reading someone was doing a Watchmen print for Mondo?
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Keep in mind the price of the Walking Dead poster Struzan did, I dont think this baby is going to be cheap. I wouldnt doubt 5 bills even.
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I am having a really hard time trying to gauge what the interest is going to be for this print .. I think this is aimed at a totally different market than the usual Mondo groupies .. This will be higher quality and is more like a true movie poster (vintage on top of that) while everything else has been "gig posters" .. But, this is an older image and with the higher prices which I think we all agree will be more than $250 for one print .. We might possibly see another Chris Ware incident .. they reused an image to get a well known artist in the door and part of the Mondo family .. But its still sitting in the store .. Now mind you I thing that Drews piece is hands down 5000% better than that Ware poster .. But its a similar circumstance .. I am sure that the Struzan will sell out .. maybe .. I think it will just come down to print run and cost .. if they do 500+ at say $300-400 .. I think they will be around for a little bit .. forever in Mondo time but I dont see that selling out instantly .. and as far as secondary market I dont think gig poster collectors will care as much and for sure will not want to pay $1,000 for this .. But Movie poster collectors may be drawn in by the Struzan/Fank combo and be willing to drop some major coin on this limited edition run. Then again that would hinge on the overall costs and the size of the print run. So anyone can guess at what may happen but we will never know until its done.
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Keep in mind the price of the Walking Dead poster Struzan did, I dont think this baby is going to be cheap. I wouldnt doubt 5 bills even.
My thoughts exactly.
I can't recall how expensive his CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON print was, but it is was way up there also.
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Mondo historically has priced pretty low for various reasons, so my bet is $150 with 400 run. More than $250 would be way, way out of character for them.
This has all been hashed out before in this thread. They continually price below market demand and print fewer copies than market demand. I think they do it because they want to keep it going long-term and are sacrificing short-term profits to preserve long-term demand.
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I disagree on this print and this one alone .. I mean weve came close to $150 on some Hrokey prints from Mondo .. and this will have 30 layers and its Struzan .. I kind of doubt Drew will take 100 posters as payment for the use of his work. I wouldnt be surprised if the rights to that artwork cost them near as much as the Universal license .. Which if anyone doesnt know I spoke to someone at Universal and their MINIMUM license agreement started at $10k .. So they need to pull in something to cover cost and make some kind of profit even though the publicity is probably worth sacrificing some of their profits.
Id say the over-under is at $250 .. What do you guys think?
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North of $200 and I think you're better off buying a lithograph for $325 from S2 Art. (http://www.jackgallery.com/page.php?page=catalog&type=collection&collectionID=8&productTypeID=1) They use crazy high-quality production methods (http://www.jackgallery.com/aboutproduct.php) and the lithographs are 27x41.
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North of $200 and I think you're better off buying a lithograph for $325 from S2 Art. (http://www.jackgallery.com/page.php?page=catalog&type=collection&collectionID=8&productTypeID=1) They use crazy high-quality production methods (http://www.jackgallery.com/aboutproduct.php) and the lithographs are 27x41.
I disagree, if I wanted the same art as the original I would spend $12 on a reprint not $325. This is new art for the title and assumed that Drew will be signing them.
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I disagree, if I wanted the same art as the original I would spend $12 on a reprint not $325. This is new art for the title and assumed that Drew will be signing them.
Agree on the initial point. Reprints should never cross the $20 mark, IMO.
Also for the record, the Struzan art isn't new. It is a painting he did in 2003, so it is recycled.
While I am still pumped about this particular piece, the fact remains that Mondo didn't really 'bring Drew out of retirement' like boldly stated, they were just allowed to print something that has been sitting somewhere in his house for the past 8 years.
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Really? It is not a print done for Mondo?
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Really? It is not a print done for Mondo?
Nope.
http://www.drewstruzan.com/illustrated/portfolio/?fa=medium&gid=941&mp&gallerystart=26&pagestart=1&type=mp&gs=2 (http://www.drewstruzan.com/illustrated/portfolio/?fa=medium&gid=941&mp&gallerystart=26&pagestart=1&type=mp&gs=2)
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Really? It is not a print done for Mondo?
i thought this was common knowledge .. Thats why I commented earlier on how this Struzan print drop is similar to the Chris Ware drop .. They use old art work and just have it screen printed to get another big artist in their little family. But the key differences IMHO are .. This artwork rocks while the Ware artwork was "odd" to me .. and the Ware piece was an official poster already, this is just a painting that Struzan had done and AFAIK it was never used for anything else in any official capacity .. Which makes it totally different in my eyes and still very collectible.
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I didn't know. Does Mondo mention it anywhere? The way I read it, they had struck this amazing deal and commissioned Struzan to do a print for them. I never read anywhere that it was a recycled print.
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I didn't know. Does Mondo mention it anywhere? The way I read it, they had struck this amazing deal and commissioned Struzan to do a print for them. I never read anywhere that it was a recycled print.
Im sure thats exactly what they wanted it to sound like. I had just seen links to the original artwork on EB (as wonka linked above) and shows on there Date 2003 for that artwork.
But as I said before I dont believe its been used for anything else so making a poster of that artwork is fine for me .. THe only issue I had with the Ware piece is they just took an official movie poster and made a screen print out of it. So there were already thousands if not 10's of thousands of cheaper versions available already. Now with this Struzan the only other version of this artwork that is available is the original and thats $90k so I dont see myself buying that anytime soon:P
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In the interview with Slashfilm (http://www.slashfilm.com/mondo-posters-archived-academy-motion-picture-arts-sciences-including-drew-struzans-screenprint/), which Justin tweeted, Justin repeatedly stated that they convinced Struzan to allow Mondo to make a print out of his original existing Frankenstein painting:
"And [Struzan] said ‘I love Frankenstein. I did this painting for nobody, I didn’t do it for anybody, I just did it for myself because I like this movie’ and I was like, that’s perfect, we can totally use that to do a poster.... So I brought Kevin Tong, and he’s a master at printing and talking about this stuff, so he talked to Drew about it and he brought the file on his computer and we showed him what we could do with overlays and make it different from a giclee."
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Stout and Moss captain america posters (and Tan), they drop those the same day prepare for server meltdown.
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Aren't these Comic Con exclusives though?
Could be wrong, haven't read up on this stuff today...just know they have a booth there this year.
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Supposedly some at the con, then available online TBD.
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Info (http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/mondos-six-fantastic-captain-america-posters-672554.html) regarding Mondo's CAPTAIN AMERICA prints. Like the Olly Moss & Stouts, not so much the Tans
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Info (http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/mondos-six-fantastic-captain-america-posters-672554.html) regarding Mondo's CAPTAIN AMERICA prints. Like the Olly Moss & Stouts, not so much the Tans
I think both the Olly Moss examples are the pick of the bunch,but at the same time they do remind me of the recent slew of Black Swan Art Deco pics.
The Stouts will prob fetch a million moonrocks in 6 weeks,but to me they are predictable.
Stew
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I really like the color schemes on the Stout's... not enough to buy it, though.
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Okay, so THIS is a nice batch. The Stout is exceptional (IMO), the Moss is pretty good (not a big fan of Art Deco, but for what it is, it is pretty cool) and the rest is definitely up there. So Mitch, if you read this, this is ALL good stuff.
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T
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Okay, so THIS is a nice batch. The Stout is exceptional (IMO), the Moss is pretty good (not a big fan of Art Deco, but for what it is, it is pretty cool) and the rest is definitely up there. So Mitch, if you read this, this is ALL good stuff.
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Not sure I would call Moss' posters art deco... more like WWII-esque. And being an admirer of WWII posters, I can't help but think Moss missed the boat on these. I respect what he was trying to do... but they could have been so much better given the incredible source material to pick from.
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Im not a huge Moss fan but I kinda of like these .. That is like not love .. I feel I must have at least a regular Stout to go with the comic I picked up though. Just for the sake of collecting if I get the chance to get any of them Id go for the Stouts and Moss prints .. Tans speak to me even less than Moss'. But I may be able to trade off the Moss prints for some others that Id rather have in my collection.
This is all with a big if though .. Has Mondo officially stated if these posters are a SDCC exclusive drop (no online sales) ? It kind of sounds like thats what they want people to think but from what little I have seen they havent said one way or another and typically they just say out right "exclusive", "no online sales" when they do stuff like that. I am guessing they want to create as much hype for SDCC and have everyone bombarding their booth. Then they may do an online release to appease the rest of us. Although I am getting the feeling I may have a better chance with a TS lottery than I will waging war on mondotees.com :P
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anyone interested in any of the Munn RR prints?
http://jasonmunn.com/posters.php
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Fugly...but only cause I'm a completist, would have liked to get the No Country and Blood Simple...ah well.
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Fugly...but only cause I'm a completist, would have liked to get the No Country and Blood Simple...ah well.
I agree. Thankfully, I am not a completist.
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Fugly...but only cause I'm a completist, would have liked to get the No Country and Blood Simple...ah well.
I am a completist, Ves, but I think you have to draw a line somewhere. If you start buying what every artist does on a specific title, it's endless. Anyone can draw anything about everything. Personally, I stick to what studios put out there and only buy what I really like of the rest. I passed on that ugly Jay Ryan CE3K print (even though I collect Spielberg) because it was... well, ugly.
T
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I'm only interested in these screen prints IF they tie to an actual screening, which the RR do :(
Everything else...bah!
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Apparently Ansin has done a Mummy and a Planet of the Apes, they are selling the wood variants in SD today.
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Pic:
(http://a.yfrog.com/img741/5312/qpkna.jpg)
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I cant believe they would have these amazing prints and only have them at SDCC.. They have to have an online sale .. PLEASE !! :)
And everyone was thinking that the TS CA was going to be the star of the show !! Not anymore .. leave it to Ansin to blow any CA print out of the water !!
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Edition sized per Mitch on EB
Apes - Edition of 60
Mummy - Edition of 75
believe they're $130 each.
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Really like both but Apes is far and away my favorite.
The Mummy has somewhat odd color choices (IMO), and the blood red Boris face seems too much like Red Skull with all the Cap stuff out lately...or Darth Maul...
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The Tan's are sdcc exclusives no online sales.
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+1 Mummy on Wood :)
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+1 Mummy on Wood :)
Second that motion. Great design.
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Second that motion. Great design.
You got one too!? Congrats ! :)
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I really like the Planet of the Apes, shame (for me!) it's such a small edition. Hopefully they'll do a regular big online release of it in a different colour scheme or something.
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Emails went out .. Looks like Stout and Moss will have an online sale today ! :)
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+2 Stout +2 Moss :)
It was an easy enough drop
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Early drop caught me. Now to see what the damn things hit ebay at.
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I got really lucky, I was out of my office then came in and sat down and literally that second they popped up on my screen. I instantly got the stouts and checked out then went back for the Moss' .. It was a good 2+mins from when they went online before my phone went off with the tweat as well .. So If anyone relies on the tweat they will always be at a disadvantage.
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At the Con. Just bought the 2 Ansin wood. They are phenomenal in person.
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Missed everything so far. I'd like to get the Ansins if they are sold as prints. Hopefully they'll give some reasonable advance notice to give me a shot.
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At the Con. Just bought the 2 Ansin wood. They are phenomenal in person.
You should have let me know .. Im still trying to get a POTA to go with my Mummy !! ;)
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BTW .. Since youve seen them in person now .. which do you prefer the POTA or Mummy ?
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BTW, the movie, much like The Rocketeer, was pretty good.
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At the Con. Just bought the 2 Ansin wood. They are phenomenal in person.
Good work T, bet they are lovely. Did they give any hint on if a paper version would be coming? I'm lusting after the POTA
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I think, since I missed the Stout drop, that I am definitely going to need to go injure some small animals or something. I am so dejected.
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Good work T, bet they are lovely. Did they give any hint on if a paper version would be coming? I'm lusting after the POTA
I had a very nice experience with the Mondo people yesterday. I met Jessica, who's absolutely charming. I ended up buying the Ansins, the Stouts, the Mosses and the Danger. So big Mondo day for me. Plus, I bought a huge Naytiri Sideshow statue. Really awesome details.
Jessica hinted that there could be Ansin paper prints, but either doesn't know for sure or when, or didn't want to tell. I think they have to, so j wouldn't be surprised if they do. As always, Martin's work is amazing. I'm trying to get him to join the forum, but like Tyler, he's a loner.
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I think, since I missed the Stout drop, that I am definitely going to need to go injure some small animals or something.
(http://www.coolfunnygifs.com/Gifs/66.gif)
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New Tong SDCC Exclusive
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg739/scaled.php?tn=0&server=739&filename=aiepd.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
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Don't like. So far, I don't regret choosing yesterday to go to Comic Con, but the day is still young.
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I really like this one .. Also this is a gold variant .. So id expect a regular online at some point ..
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Don't like. So far, I don't regret choosing yesterday to go to Comic Con, but the day is still young.
Is it the overall image you dont like or something else?.
Im a bit undecided on the use of the vertical strokes..
But i think the palette and layout is pretty good.
Stew
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I finally did it Mel .. I listened to you and made a picasa album of my movie related prints !! :)
I still have a few more Mondos to pull out and get a picture of but thats most of the ones I have ..
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017?authkey=Gv1sRgCLiszKbTu5SQJA
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New Tong SDCC Exclusive
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg739/scaled.php?tn=0&server=739&filename=aiepd.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
Verrrry nice.
Gotta get me one of these.
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I finally did it Mel .. I listened to you and made a picasa album of my movie related prints !! :)
I still have a few more Mondos to pull out and get a picture of but thats most of the ones I have ..
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017?authkey=Gv1sRgCLiszKbTu5SQJA
Congrats - now how hard was that?
Great collection but you've "fallen" off the "real" movie poster bandwagon. You need to get right with Jesus (the Bowler) and start buying some more classic one sheets instead of these commercial prints, which are only "side dishes" in this hobby :)
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Congrats - now how hard was that?
Great collection but you've "fallen" off the "real" movie poster bandwagon. You need to get right with Jesus (the Bowler) and start buying some more classic one sheets instead of these commercial prints, which are only "side dishes" in this hobby :)
Oh I still buy Theatrical posters .. I just got my Bus Stop for the upcoming Girl with the Dragon Tattoo .. Im hoping to get a 1S and Quad for the advanced posters soon as well ;)
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Is it the overall image you dont like or something else?.
Im a bit undecided on the use of the vertical strokes..
But i think the palette and layout is pretty good.
Stew
The thing about it is, art is extremely subjective. What pleases some can make others throw up. That's just the nature of it. My sister, who runs our gallery in Paris, is a 6th generation art dealer. I have been exposed to a lot of art in my life, and I've learned that there is no right or wrong. Nor can it be explained, because it works on both an emotional and intellectual level. A lot of people force themselves to love Van Gogh, Picasso or Matisse because they were told to. They might understand the work intellectually, but be completely detached from it emotionally. And it is okay. It is okay to say: "I don't like it."
To go back to Tong's Invisible Man, there is nothing about it, intellectually or emotionally, that interest me. It is just... bah. A lot of people think the same about Tyler's work. It is their prerogative and they are as right as I am to love it.
T
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Thanks for the insight T.
I wasnt really questioning your taste in any choice you make.i was genuinely interested in your view on this one,and im glad you took the time to reply. thumbup
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I know, but I didn't want to just say that it does nothing to me. It's a little hard to explain, so to make my point, I thought I'd tell you where I'm coming from and why I pass a judgement, right or wrong.
T
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I finally did it Mel .. I listened to you and made a picasa album of my movie related prints !! :)
I still have a few more Mondos to pull out and get a picture of but thats most of the ones I have ..
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017?authkey=Gv1sRgCLiszKbTu5SQJA
Very nice, fallen. Quite the galleries. thumbup
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Thanks Brude ..
Another Mondo SDCC Release !!
Danger - Cowboys & Aliens
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg736/scaled.php?tn=0&server=736&filename=sualu.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
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Ah... This one I really like!
T
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I do to .. Theres talk on EB about another version being available later on as well .. but that blue is awesome :)
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Now, that's more like it.
I think it's more creative and dramatic than any of the studio paper I've seen for COWBOYS AND ALIENS yet.
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BTW, Fallen...
Your Cinema Overdrive gallery is the first where I've seen all their work together and I much prefer what they are doing over Mondo. Sharp stuff there...
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Matt has a great thing going on over there at Cinema Overdrive .. He truly is a fan just like the rest of us and you can tell by talking with him about their projects and what he has coming up. He really is a great guy !
Here is their merch page .. You can see some of their older stuff that I dont have as well ...
http://www.cinemaoverdrive.net/merch/
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3 Cowboy and Aliens prints today then - I think all 3 of them are strong (certainly better looking than the uninspired theatrical posters). I doubt I'll go for any of them though as the film sounds like it's a bit of a stinker, but may change my mind this afternoon.
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Already had the Danger, so just bought the Meadows. Not a big fan of Whalen.
T
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I passed on all of them .. I like the danger .. But his stuff seems to all look the same .. :(
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check out the video - Drawing Cowboys & Aliens
Time Lapse Drawing (http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/07/28/cowboys-aliens-gets-mondo-poster-treatment/?dlvrit=63378#/0)
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What you've really gotta love is how Mondo drops 420 prints (or whatever they did that they had) on their site, and then there's Danger dropping however many others of his "Artists Proofs" on the market too on his site. When you get down to it, this whole print business is quite a racket, especially when no one can say just how many of those AP's are out there.
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What you've really gotta love is how Mondo drops 420 prints (or whatever they did that they had) on their site, and then there's Danger dropping however many others of his "Artists Proofs" on the market too on his site. When you get down to it, this whole print business is quite a racket, especially when no one can say just how many of those AP's are out there.
I believe Daniel says how many AP's there are on the sale page for the poster. http://store.tinymediaempire.com/cowboysandaliens.aspx
So there's 50 AP and they're numbered. Mondo had 420 - all numbered as well. No trickery going on.
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So it's 470 total for the Danger, Jessica? It seems like a lot.
What makes you guys decide on the count? Why did Janee Meadows, whose print is quite nice, get only 170?
T
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I believe Daniel says how many AP's there are on the sale page for the poster. http://store.tinymediaempire.com/cowboysandaliens.aspx
So there's 50 AP and they're numbered. Mondo had 420 - all numbered as well. No trickery going on.
Hey Jessica, the silent majority here thinks Mondo is doing a great job overall and we appreciate Mondo producing all these excellent posters. Of course, we're frustrated that it's difficult to get the best of them!
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What makes you guys decide on the count? Why did Janee Meadows, whose print is quite nice, get only 170?
Edition sizes are typically determined by Justin, Mitch, Rob, and the artist. But I can explain what I know in this situation...
We consider Daniel a popular artist with a large fan base, plus we knew we wanted to bring part of the edition to Comic-Con and reserve some for online sales for folks who couldn't make it to San Diego.
When we introduce a new artist into the fold, we tend to print conservatively since we don't know how people will respond to an unfamiliar name, no matter how aesthetically pleasing their design might be. (I love Janee's print) For example - Martin Ansin's first poster for us, "Metropolis", has a much smaller edition compared to his later releases with us.
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Hey Jessica, the silent majority here thinks Mondo is doing a great job overall and we appreciate Mondo producing all these excellent posters. Of course, we're frustrated that it's difficult to get the best of them!
Thanks! I appreciate it. You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. We're just doing our best.
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We consider Daniel a popular artist with a large fan base, plus we knew we wanted to bring part of the edition to Comic-Con and reserve some for online sales for folks who couldn't make it to San Diego.
So why didn't you do the same with Tyler, sell some online, bring some to CC. I believe that's what you guys did with Moss, sell the reg online, bring the variant to CC. Remember how we were all expecting a Stout drop at CC? It was certainly a disappointment for many. I understand what you said about Danger, but why him and not Stout?
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Hey Jessica, the silent majority here thinks Mondo is doing a great job overall and we appreciate Mondo producing all these excellent posters. Of course, we're frustrated that it's difficult to get the best of them!
Yes, and the not so silent minority does not think that Mondo has done a good enough job in keeping up with the demand for its prints. Mondo refuses to upgrade its server capacity, and refuses to update what appears to be an outdated website. Mondo refuses to place any policy that would at least curtail, if not eliminate, flippers. So long as Mondo chooses to go blithely along without acknowledging these deficiencies, I'll continue to gripe.
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So why didn't you do the same with Tyler, sell some online, bring some to CC. I believe that's what you guys did with Moss, sell the reg online, bring the variant to CC. Remember how we were all expecting a Stout drop at CC? It was certainly a disappointment for many. I understand what you said about Danger, but why him and not Stout?
T
I didn't know everyone was expecting a Stout drop at Comic-Con. An offset version of Tyler's Captain America poster was given out free at the Captain America screening at Comic-Con, but there was nothing that ever implied there would be anything more than that.
We had a focus on Daniel Danger, Kevin Tong, and Eric Tan because we knew they would be at the Comic-Con and available for signings.
We brought a wide array of new offerings from many different artists to Comic-Con - Hopefully everyone who enjoys our posters found at least one from those that they could get excited about!
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I didn't know everyone was expecting a Stout drop at Comic-Con. An offset version of Tyler's Captain America poster was given out free at the Captain America screening at Comic-Con, but there was nothing that ever implied there would be anything more than that.
We had a focus on Daniel Danger, Kevin Tong, and Eric Tan because we knew they would be at the Comic-Con and available for signings.
We brought a wide array of new offerings from many different artists to Comic-Con - Hopefully everyone who enjoys our posters found at least one from those that they could get excited about!
The complaints I have heard from people regarding the Stout/Moss drop that Friday morning was that the newsletter reminder that is "supposed" to be sent out the day before wasn't emailed out until after midnight the morning they went on sale. I happen to see the email come into my inbox at 12:09am pacific time, a friend was online at the same time and I pinged him and he said he got it at 12:14am, so five minutes after me. Why it wasn't sent out the day before was what seemed to upset people, because at that time, I would say 95% of the Mondo collectors are sleeping and since an email wasn't sent the day before, people didn't think there would be a drop on Friday morning....but there was, and again what the frustration that I read and heard from people was that the drop was at 7:40am pacific time. Now I realize "random time" means just that, but when first the reminder email isn't sent out until the wee hours of the morning, and then second, the print drops at a time when many west coast collectors are either sleeping or on their way to work, it certainly wasn't that fair and I can actually sympathize with those were really upset, waking up and saying to themselves "What? The email was sent to me while I was sleeping and now the print already is sold out!?"
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We brought a wide array of new offerings from many different artists to Comic-Con - Hopefully everyone who enjoys our posters found at least one from those that they could get excited about!
Ha! Now I understand. I know that Tyler didn't, or couldn't, come, so it makes sense. It's just that with the drop early in the morning, a lot of people were thinking that there would be leftovers for attendees. Thanks for pointing it out... It's all clear to me now. And yes, as you know, I didn't leave empty handed.
:)
T
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ok so who in the uk got the robocop varient on ebay the other week... £1300.... YOUR MAD!
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The complaints I have heard from people regarding the Stout/Moss drop that Friday morning was that the newsletter reminder that is "supposed" to be sent out the day before wasn't emailed out until after midnight the morning they went on sale. I happen to see the email come into my inbox at 12:09am pacific time, a friend was online at the same time and I pinged him and he said he got it at 12:14am, so five minutes after me. Why it wasn't sent out the day before was what seemed to upset people, because at that time, I would say 95% of the Mondo collectors are sleeping and since an email wasn't sent the day before, people didn't think there would be a drop on Friday morning....but there was, and again what the frustration that I read and heard from people was that the drop was at 7:40am pacific time. Now I realize "random time" means just that, but when first the reminder email isn't sent out until the wee hours of the morning, and then second, the print drops at a time when many west coast collectors are either sleeping or on their way to work, it certainly wasn't that fair and I can actually sympathize with those were really upset, waking up and saying to themselves "What? The email was sent to me while I was sleeping and now the print already is sold out!?"
When we're home in Austin, we have time to create the product pages, blog posts, emails, etc well in advance. While we were in San Diego, we were working at the booth steadily from 9am until 8pm PST so we didn't have a chance to create everything until the night before. Basically, we sent the email out before we went to bed, and put everything for sale online when we woke up the next morning - because those were our only windows of time to do so.
Sounds like some people were getting a better night's sleep than we were! The email the day before is considered a courtesy, and we try our best to get them out at a time that is convenient for the majority of our followers. Sometimes situations like this make doing so difficult. I'm sorry if receiving the email alert late in the evening the day before caused followers to sleep through the sale.
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Sounds like some people were getting a better night's sleep than we were!
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Yeah Jon, what's wrong with you, you lazy ass!
T
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Im trying to get some $ together to pay for my trip to Austin at the end of the month .. If youre interested in anything shot me a PM
http://shop.ebay.com/indeglo1234/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562
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Austin, huh? Any specific reasons? Do I need to go? I like Austin.
T
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Austin, huh? Any specific reasons? Do I need to go? I like Austin.
T
Maybe I could meet you there!
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Just a warning. It's hot as hell down here right now. So if you are not used to the heat, just be warned. We've got a shot to be the 1980 heat record here in Dallas this week.
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Not for me, then. I hate the heat.
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104 in Houston today! 62% humidity... Whats going on in Austin; I am only hour and a half away...
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It was 80° today in West L.A. with 75% humidity. And that's too fucking hot for me!
T
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It was 80° today in West L.A. with 75% humidity. And that's too fucking hot for me!
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Sounds like fall to me! 8) Man I need to move...
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Sounds like fall to me! 8) Man I need to move...
Forget the heat, you need to move because you live in a red state.
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LOL .. Wow .. i never expected all these posts just because Im headed to Austin!! :) Im actually going down there for the Mondo Mystery Movie on the 31st .. Ill probably hang out there for 2-3 days and stop by the Mondo store to see it in real life once and for all !!
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Buckaroo and NOES3 up and sold out pretty quick .. I kind of liked the NOES3 but not enough to buy it. Its one that would sit in my flat file and after a while Id realize its not really wall material and then Id toss it on eBay. Buckaroo is totally not my thing but apparently there are some people who liked that one as well. :)
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I bought NOES3 for me... Really liked it... and Buckaroo Banzai for Ves' husband.
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YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...he will be over the moon!
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It is not every day that I get to congratulate Jessica and the Mondo gang on a job well done.
I bought the Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and Buckaroo Banzai prints on Thursday and received them both today. Perfect condition, two days turnaround... Fantastic service.
Congrats, guys.
T
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Bought the 2 Mummies this morning...
Anyone got them?
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Site crashed as I was on step 3 of paying for a regular. Shame as I like Ansin, but nevermind, have had it happen too much so I have just learnt to just accept it :(
Good skills T, you must be fast on the finger
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Yeah, I don't know, I hear all these horror stories, but the only time I really had a problem was when they started the sale before twitting it. I don't think I'm doing anything special, but it works. The God of prints must be with me.
T
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Yeah, I don't know, I hear all these horror stories, but the only time I really had a problem was when they started the sale before twitting it. I don't think I'm doing anything special, but it works. The God of prints must be with me.
T
I managed to get a Cronos and Stout Cap America without probs, but today it just hung for me. I think I'll try a new method for the next one - really want to try and get an Ansin POTA when (if?) it is released, so I need to hone my skills. I will see if I can get a Mummy off ebay for a price that doesn't make me feel sick. Congrats on the score, the variant's hieroglyphics are pretty cool
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I was an F5 machine today and got the 2 Mummys, those were must haves.
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BTW, since apparently, I am known by the Mondo bunch for complaining a lot, those Ansins are top notch. Fabulous prints. Mondo has been redeeming itself in a big way as of late.
T
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+1 on the variant.
Really sweet print.
Server and checkout process flew for me today. I always seem to hang on shipping calculation, then they are gone. No problems this time through.
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LOL .. T .. You! Complain ?!? NEVER !!!! :P
Oh yeah .. i also got a +3 today ..
I got both the Mummies, but Im giving the regular to my brother so that he can hang it up .. hes way to important at work to hang around the Mondo site all day.. So i have to hook him up when needed .. Which is ok for me this time around since i already have Mummy and POTA on wood .. ;) I also got the IM print .. I loved the one they had at CC so I couldnt pas this one up!!
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I NEVER COMPLAIN!!!
So I got the 3 Mummy styles, wood, reg and variant, and no Invisible Man, which I don't like. Yes, I don't like it... it sucks... blows ass... but I'm not complaining. I don't complain.
spew
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If anyone has either a regular or variant mummy they are looking to move on, please do let me know.
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If anyone has either a regular or variant mummy they are looking to move on, please do let me know.
Not to worry, Ves. I have T's 'Man Cave' on my GPS. Next time he goes to the doc for 'prescription' meds...BAM...his stuff is ours.. cool1
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Funny. I just ordered a whole batch from Medco. I need them dealing with you people.
And I take care of my own, so I'll try and take care of Ves.
T
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:-*
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im gutted i missed that apes poster just now...
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Missed what just now ?!?! Did I miss something ?!? :-o
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edmiston's ape print.
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But you can still get it directly from him...what am I missing?
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But you can still get it directly from him...what am I missing?
how?
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Have a look here,see what you think..
http://www.etsy.com/listing/79751820/planet-of-the-apes-trophies-13-x-19 (http://www.etsy.com/listing/79751820/planet-of-the-apes-trophies-13-x-19)
Stew
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Oh sorry...I assumed you knew to check his personal site...me bad.
Stew sent you in the right direction...hopefully you got one.
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Are you guys really buying this????
I hate missing out on things, but I can't force myself to buy it, even at $30.
T
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I would have preferred it with Credits,but i think its very evocative of the original film..
You`ll buy it T.. ;D
Stew
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I don't think so. It looks like all these ugly animal renditions that artists do nowadays. Just a lot of paint and color, a bright sun in the background and an eagle flying away. It's very heavy handed, not very refined, just thick. Lots of people like this shit and call it art. I wouldn't use it to wipe my precious behind.
Kinda like this...
(http://i1-win.softpedia-static.com/screenshots/Animal-Paintings-Free-Screensaver_1.png)
T
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Harsh T,
That does suck,but the POTA is (you gotta admit) better than that example,
The eagle pic is something i would expect in a tatoo parlour. ;)
Stew
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Exactly, Stew!
Honestly, I don't see much difference, except that I like eagles more than apes.
Art is all personal, you know, so don't take offense to my comments.
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Art is all personal, you know, so don't take offense to my comments.
Not at all mate :)
only 7 left,so Dave and T have theirs...
Stew
Ps..another 10 just appeared for sale..so Only 17 left now..Jeez
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I think he does that tiered release/price thing...10 left at price A, then when they sell out, it's ANOTHER 10 at price B (higher than A of course).
Not my cup of tea, but oh well...each their own!
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They are actually 95 left, but you don't know it.
;)
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Another title with potential ruined by the craptastic artist.
Dear Mondo, please cut ties with Bertmer and Kelly!
Danger on Swamp Thing or Cooper would have been interesting.
I will say I think it is the best thing Bertmer has done, but that doesnt say much.
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worst print EVER!
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I could not disagree more. I personally love them because they allow me to save money.
There is always good in bad.
T
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when are mondo gonna get off there ass and do a BTTF print.. im bored of waiting.
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I quite like the Swamp Thing print, it reminds me of the art of the Alan Moore run of comics which is a good thing IMO. I don't like it enough to buy it though :P
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What Tob said :)
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Does anyone on here actually like this Florian Bertmer guy? I struggle to see his talent, so if someone likes his stuff, I'd love to know why.
T
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The only thing I have sen of his that I liked was Paradise Lost from the Required Reading show. The rest of the stuff of his Ive seen I could do without.
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Most of his I don't like. Santa Sangre is good, though, as is Greedo. So far, those are the only two that I have liked at any level.
He's not as bad as Rich Kelly, though. I truly can't stand to look at anything Kelly does. It hurts my eyes, and his work is a stain on the name of any movie that he tries to work on.
Does anyone on here actually like this Florian Bertmer guy? I struggle to see his talent, so if someone likes his stuff, I'd love to know why.
T
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when are mondo gonna get off there ass and do a BTTF print.. im bored of waiting.
Not sure if you are aware of this print but its worth checking out;
http://www.underthefloorboards.com/
They specially commissioned it for a recent London show in which Christopher Lloyd was appearing and faced certain restrictions on what they could and couldn't use but it looks great in person and the profits are going towards charity.
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Does Ansin ever sell artist's prints? I lost out on the Mummy sale and don't want to pay $100+ for it.
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Oh well, ended up shelling out $115 (including shipping) for Ansin's Mummy from an Ebay flipper. Damn I hate paying more than original sale price value ($60 for this one) but this is a "must have." Lesson learned - never try to win a drop from Mondo without a gift card....
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Mondomummy2.jpg)
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Not completely true, Mel. I have never used a gift card and missed only once, when the text came after the drop. With the Ansins, I bought the variant first, and then went back to buy the reg.
T
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Not completely true, Mel. I have never used a gift card and missed only once, when the text came after the drop. With the Ansins, I bought the variant first, and then went back to buy the reg.
T
Are you using a credit card or Paypal? Paypal always takes too long....
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Ive done it all ways and it really just depends on if you make it in before the "rush" .. I used paypal and paid with the funds i had in my account .. That may be a tad quicker because it doesnt have to talk to my bank. But I was able to both Mummy prints and an Invisible Man print.
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Well, since I paid an extra $55 for the Mummy, I'll just skip Ansin's Planet of the Apes. It's not as exceptional as the Mummy and the original movie posters for the series are very good anyway....
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Just got Tong's Invisible Man artist's print (http://www.tragicsunshine.com/storevarious.htm) - still available:
(http://tragicsunshine.com/Work/InvisibleMan-SILVER-STORE.jpg)
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Not many Star Trek fans around here I know, but I think Danger's ST:TMP is pretty damn cool!
(http://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1314296273.jpg)
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That's a nice one...
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That's a nice one...
Agreed...good luck to anyone having a go. I'm sure it will fly out!
And apparently there is a WHALEN drop through sideshow toys for anyone interested:
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=500022
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That's a nice one...
Yeah, I'll end up picking up one of those one day. Just not at a mondo drop!
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They finally unveiled the Mondo Mystery Movie print.
Jurassic Park by Horkey.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Jurassicmondo.jpg)
I'd like to get it, because I'm big on dinos, but I'm not too crazy about it.
T
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I was kind of disappointed by this print .. But I think the variant is awesome !!! It just goes to show how much a specific color can make or break a poster .. When I 1st saw the JP regular I thought it was an altered Gwangi print and it was a MMM2 prank .. But it wasnt ..
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I like it. In any event, since it's going to be a series most likely the best stuff is yet to come, the same as the Star Wars series:
(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/annawitt/Jurassic-Park-Aaron-Horkeyblue.jpg)
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I really don't understand why Mondo is so in love with Whalen. Now they're doing a Pixar series, and chose Whalen to do Monsters, Inc.
Passing, passing, passing...
I don't own one Whalen and intend to keep it this way.
T
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I'm passing too - it's such a beautiful and colourful film, I don't really feel the print captures that spirit. I'm excited to see further Pixar themed releases though.
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Me too. As long as Stout, Ansin, Cooper, Taylor and Moss do them.
bed1
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It's excellent and better than all the movie posters for Monsters Inc, except the international:
(http://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1314818551.jpg)
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You're joking, right?
Those colors are hideous... like a bad 70s carpet. My ex wife's mother is Hungarian, and she loooooves colors like these (which, btw, have nothing to do with the actual movie).
T
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I agree. I don't understand why they couldn't make a better palette for the good drawings.
BTW, if this is the pace of producing posters in Mondo, soon enough fewer people will bother the random Friday clock.
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soon enough fewer people will bother the random Friday clock.
Throughout this thread you'll find dozens of other "this poster sucks, Mondo sucks, if there is any justice in the world it will fail soon" proclamations. Yet Mondo continues to thrive. What does that tell you?
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So what will it take for somebody experienced to buy me a Monsters, Inc poster? No matter how hard I try, the webpage is always unavailable when I get there.
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I don't think Mondo sucks at all and I don't think it will be out of business in a long time. They are producing good art (and of course occasionally bad ones :)).
There certainly are many people admiring the art of the posters, like some of you guys do, which IMO is the driving force of Mondo's production. However, I believe many people take the "limited supply" more seriously than the art itself. That's why I said "fewer people will bother the random Friday clock". Of course, many of the individual poster will still be sold out very quickly after the random clock and might be sought for after the sold-out. But I suspect the crowd of the people who are staring at the twitter for the open clock on Friday will become smaller.
On another note, I don't know the business model of Mondo. But I think I can understand why the release of posters is at a faster pace than early years: 1) make a better profit; 2) more artists are dedicated. My concern is not the release frequency really, but the quality of art they are producing. If the quality control cannot catch up, although more good arts are produced in such a high pace, those bad ones are really impacting the credit, of course in a higher pace.
BTW, the monster inc. poster does not suck at all and the layout is just perfect. But the palette really makes me walk away. Hopefully the variant will be better.
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These (Jurassic Park and Monster Inc) aren't for actual screenings are they?
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These (Jurassic Park and Monster Inc) aren't for actual screenings are they?
Jurassic Park is. It's for the mystery movie.
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Dagnabit! I really like the variant...regular is fugly...ah well, can't have everything
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Jurassic Park is. It's for the mystery movie.
The 1st JP is .. the rest in the will probably be art prints or back dated prints tied to a screening that happened last month .. :P
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The JP variant is interesting. The sky is quite Taylor-ish... Too bad the scene reminds me of the absolutely lame ending and ruins any interest.
The Monsters Inc. is typically Whalen, which is to say, typically second rate. As usual, his color selection is simply terrible. It's like they can't get Tan for the Pixar/Disney stuff, so, instead, they are trying his Salieri...
I don't think Mondo sucks at all and I don't think it will be out of business in a long time. They are producing good art (and of course occasionally bad ones :)).
There certainly are many people admiring the art of the posters, like some of you guys do, which IMO is the driving force of Mondo's production. However, I believe many people take the "limited supply" more seriously than the art itself.
Point-to-the-point, no fakin'...
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I don't think Mondo sucks at all and I don't think it will be out of business in a long time. They are producing good art (and of course occasionally bad ones :)).
There certainly are many people admiring the art of the posters, like some of you guys do, which IMO is the driving force of Mondo's production. However, I believe many people take the "limited supply" more seriously than the art itself.
Yes, all of this is very true.
As much as I thought Mondo was on a slippery road earlier this year with a lot of subpar art, they have redeemed themselves this summer with solid work from great artists. So grats to them.
I still believe Whalen is bad art, though. IMHO of course.
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Monsters Inc is UP...good luck.
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Fark me...that went quicker than I thought it would.
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Ok .. I think my missing of MMM2 may have been fate telling me to hold off just a bit longer .. 6 movies in one weekend in LA!!! If I can get tickets I will be there !! :)
I call dibs on T's couch !!! ;)
http://blog.mondotees.com/2011/09/09/were-bringing-the-mondo-mystery-movie-to-la/
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Funny thing... I won't even be there. I'm running the Portland Marathon on Oct. 9. I'll probably buy tickets anyways and send a friend of mine to all the screenings.
T
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Funny thing... I won't even be there. I'm running the Portland Marathon on Oct. 9. I'll probably buy tickets anyways and send a friend of mine to all the screenings.
T
I just really hope that I can get like a weekend pass for the whole thing .. Although flying out for one show would be cool .. the odds of getting a mediocre print is lessened by making all 6 screenings !! :D So since you will be gone where will the guest house keys be at ?!? :P
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For anyone that was waiting .. The Mondo/Struzan Frankenstein print is being sold tonight at the New Bev cinema for $285 .. They are screening Frankenstein and the print run is 325. Oh and the seating capacity for the New Bev is 350 ... Tickets for the event can only be bought at the door.
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This is the BIG ONE! I'm already standing in line. The last time I did this was at a Bruce Springsteen concert.
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just announced .. only 75 prints being sold at the show tonight !!
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I'm #12 in line. If people don't cut the line, I should be okay ;D
T
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I'm #12 in line. If people don't cut the line, I should be okay ;D
T
NERDS!!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/780d5bdc.png)
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I'm #12 in line. If people don't cut the line, I should be okay ;D
T
I found out about this an hour or so ago, called a friend who lives close by to the theater, he went down, said they handed out tickets, which no surprise to read "T" was already there. Not sure if the tickets were given to those who said they wanted to buy the print, or just handed out to the first 75 people in line regardless. My friend said ticket #75 was about two people ahead of him. Oh well, the remaining 250 will go on sale probably later this week. "T" let us know how it goes this evening....
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NERDS!!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/780d5bdc.png)
OH YEAH!!!
Not too proud of it either.
T
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Good effort T, I'd have definitely gone and queued if it was showing near me. How's the print? Any good stories from the Struzan Q&A?
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From what I heard the people who actually waited in line the longest ended up getting the higher numbered prints, curious which number "T" got since he was close to the front of the he had stated. My friend told me that they called out for the first 20 ticket holders or so to approach the stage but twice that many people did and then no one was checking the actual ticket numbers. He said that while he was #78 in line, he still ended up getting a print in the very low double-digits.
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I'm not home right now, and I didn't check which number I got because I honestly don't care. All I know is that I got a print. The numbers mean nothing to me.
T
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Wow, this MMM is insane. Server has been crashing for the past 40 minutes.
T
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I just went back and got 2 tickets to all of the screenings !!! :D The best $950 I ever spent ...... I hope :P
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Grats Dave.
I got all shows Friday and Saturday. But I can't go anyway. :( I'll be running :)
T
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I guess for you athletic types there are some other events that are important as well.. although I personally would ditch out on a run to hit the 6x MMM marathon in my back yard !! :P
So T .. Lets talk about your guest house !!! :)
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Okay, so I now have Sunday at 10pm also. Just missing 7:30 on Sunday, which is probably when Back to the Future will be shown :)
T
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LOL .. Thats one reason I wanted all the tix .. I knew the one show Id miss would THE show I wanted :P
So I now have everything lined up .. Im staying at the Amarano Burbank.. Heard about it at all?
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LOL .. Thats one reason I wanted all the tix .. I knew the one show Id miss would THE show I wanted :P
So I now have everything lined up .. Im staying at the Amarano Burbank.. Heard about it at all?
No, but I live on the other side of the hill, between West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and I don't go to the valley much. I'm a snob :)
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LOL .. Im sure I would be too if I lived out there ;)
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The print world is expending. The Alamo Drafthouse (http://www.slashfilm.com/alamo-drafthouses-coming-to-new-york-and-los-angeles-in-20112012/) is coming to NYC and LA.
T
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do they sell these prints at the Houston locations?
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do they sell these prints at the Houston locations?
IIRC .. The Mondo store front is only at their S. Lamar location. So the answer would be, No. They typically only sell them at the one location or online. Or at whatever location they are at with one of their various special events.
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Did anyone get the Moss AWIL? I got the reg, which works much better than the variant, IMO.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondoamericanwerewolfinlondon2.jpg)
T
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I was able to pick one up 2nd hand just a little bit ago .. Hope to have it in hand later this week! :)
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The wolf looks like it has rabbit ears.
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I was able to pick one up 2nd hand just a little bit ago .. Hope to have it in hand later this week! :)
It's one of my favs from the 80s, so I had to get it. Still pondering whether to get the white one or not.
How does it compare to the rest of the posters?
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon3.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon5.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon6.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon7.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon8.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon9.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon14.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon11.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon13.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon15.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon16.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon17.jpg)
T
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Did anyone get the Moss AWIL? I got the reg, which works much better than the variant, IMO.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondoamericanwerewolfinlondon2.jpg)
T
Clever... Although sometimes Moss is a little too clever for his own good.
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(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Americanwerewolfinlondon3.jpg)
I need me one of these.
The best for the film for me.
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I agree, which is why I like the Moss. Same titles and similar concept. Be careful, Ves, lots of reprints on the UK version. It needs to be 25x39in.
T
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I need me one of these.
The best for the film for me.
I told myself I am buying the next one I see quite awhile ago and have not caught one since. I know a couple were offered, but I didnt see them till after the fact.
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Soooooooooooo. No Alamos for me since Dracula in Jan.
Miss anything?
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Check my collection... Prints (http://www.eatbrie.com/Mondo.htm). You might find a few in there :)
T
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Soooooooooooo. No Alamos for me since Dracula in Jan.
Miss anything?
Nope, lots of useless shit that people will be turning a quick buck for now but will go the way of 90's "concert" posters in the future.
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This one is up there for me, top 5 or so in Mondo's history to date.
Never thought it would hit this price point, especially this early. Wow.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLTERGEIST-LIMITED-EDITION-MOVIE-POSTER-KEN-TAYLOR-ONLY-190-MADE-MONDO-/300602699619?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item45fd512f63#ht_573wt_1270 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLTERGEIST-LIMITED-EDITION-MOVIE-POSTER-KEN-TAYLOR-ONLY-190-MADE-MONDO-/300602699619?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item45fd512f63#ht_573wt_1270)
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Ouch! I sold mine for $120 two weeks ago! I checked the price history on Expresso. That price is WAY beyond what it previously has sold for.
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Yes, it blew the price ceiling on this one.
I did see that you sold yours there earlier this month, but I also noticed that for the most part, this piece does much better on ebay than on EB, which is usually the case but never to this extent.
Might be one of the rarities from Mondo in which the print is far and away better than the initial OS. Its a great print.
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Ebay is a crapshoot. I'm selling most of my Mondos. I put my Star Wars Stout on EBay and had 43(!) watchers. It quickly went to $200 and stayed there and attracted ZERO last minute bids. I assumed the same thing would happen with the Poltergeist.
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Ebay is a crapshoot. I'm selling most of my Mondos. I put my Star Wars Stout on EBay and had 43(!) watchers. It quickly went to $200 and stayed there and attracted ZERO last minute bids. I assumed the same thing would happen with the Poltergeist.
Ohh .. what other Mondos are you selling ?? ;)
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Ohh .. what other Mondos are you selling ?? ;)
All the Mondos that have become ridiculously inflated! I'm cashing out to buy "real" posters. These Mondos are Beanie Babies redux!
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Mel, do you have a Stout Big Trouble in Little China?
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No, I've sold or traded all my high-demand - and arguably ridiculously "price inflated" - Mondos: Phantom of the Opera ($550), Bride of Frankenstein (traded for $450 poster), Poltergeist ($120), all my Star Wars Stouts ($200 - $300 each), Dirty Harry ($275). The rest of my Mondos are nothing special. But my profits on these have slightly diminished the financial beating I've taken on my "real" movie posters overall.
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This one is up there for me, top 5 or so in Mondo's history to date.
Never thought it would hit this price point, especially this early. Wow.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLTERGEIST-LIMITED-EDITION-MOVIE-POSTER-KEN-TAYLOR-ONLY-190-MADE-MONDO-/300602699619?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item45fd512f63#ht_573wt_1270 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/POLTERGEIST-LIMITED-EDITION-MOVIE-POSTER-KEN-TAYLOR-ONLY-190-MADE-MONDO-/300602699619?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item45fd512f63#ht_573wt_1270)
That's just insane. Someone who has no patience and no idea that it's out there for $100 or less. Holy Crap!
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These Mondos are Beanie Babies redux!
Until we experience the Great Mondo Market Crash, this is a bit premature.
Early Stouts, most Moss, some Taylors...only going up, even in baby steps at worst.
And when Poltergeist is bringing over 5 bills...not exactly Beanie Baby territory.
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That's just insane. Someone who has no patience and no idea that it's out there for $100 or less. Holy Crap!
It reminds me of someone I know :)
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Nope, lots of useless shit that people will be turning a quick buck for now but will go the way of 90's "concert" posters in the future.
Damn, does that mean that I hung onto my Toad the Wet Sprocket gig poster too long?
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Until we experience the Great Mondo Market Crash, this is a bit premature.
It's impossible to predict. The Beanie Baby craze lasted four years (95-99). IMHO the best strategy is to cash out any Mondo selling for several times its original price. Their prices won't go up forever and, like the Beanie Babies, may very well crash in the medium term.
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It's impossible to predict. The Beanie Baby craze lasted four years (95-99). IMHO the best strategy is to cash out any Mondo selling for several times its original price. Their prices won't go up forever and, like the Beanie Babies, may very well crash in the medium term.
I don't disagree with this. But we are still years away from labeling Mondo prices a crash. As I said earlier, all they do is keep going up in value (with a few exceptions) and we are well past this 4 year mark.
They seem to shoot up in value with more consistency than film posters do.
A Star Wars or Raiders OS can be had very easily around the clock on ebay for generally the same price. The Moss set, which most folks seem to loathe, keeps going up. The difference is with each Moss sale, it takes away a set from the market which will keep dwindling out of its print run of 350.
SW and Indy posters? They will be more common than Walmarts even after we are all taking a dirt nap.
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"The difference is with each Moss sale, it takes away a set from the market which will keep dwindling out of its print run of 350."
I think you will find that all of these, like Arnold, WILL be back!
Bruce
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Tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of beanie babes were sold. There are only 275 regular and variant The Thing (Stout) posters and only 400 Star Wars (Moss) poster sets in existence. I believe most Mondo posters will eventually be subject to at best a market adjustment and at worst a crash but that certain examples, particularly existing Stout and Moss posters for higher-profile films and early Alamo prints (which are very difficult to obtain) will not suffer in this way and their value will remain high and/or increase to a high multiple of the original purchase price.
Mark
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If Alamo goes out of business, the value of these prints will drop like a rock. Hopefully, that won't happen, but it could. The Red Vic just went under.
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Tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of beanie babes were sold. There are only 275 regular and variant The Thing (Stout) posters and only 400 Star Wars (Moss) poster sets in existence. I believe most Mondo posters will eventually be subject to at best a market adjustment and at worst a crash but that certain examples, particularly existing Stout and Moss posters for higher-profile films and early Alamo prints (which are very difficult to obtain) will not suffer in this way and their value will remain high and/or increase to a high multiple of the original purchase price.
Mark
I totally believe that. A lot of the movies these prints are based on have already proven their longevity... Early eighties flicks like An American Werewolf in London, The Thing and Blade Runner, thirties masterpieces like Frankenstein and Dracula and even to some extent the recent Kill Bill. These movies are here to stay, and if the depiction of these movies are good, if the artist's eye is recognized, the prints will survive, especially because there are so few of them. I honestly do not see Stout's The Thing or Ansin's Bride of Frankenstein go down in value, even if Mondo cease to exist.
This is also why these prints have nothing to do with concert posters for concerts or bands people have already forgotten. These concerts were not recorded, then cannot be seen by new generations and the posters are now worthless.
Similarly, a lot of prints based on lesser known movies will lose value to eventually amount to nothing. So title and imagery are key to longevity.
IMO, of course.
T
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Another view from a real man of genius: www*poster-fix*com on Ebay (no, it's not Chris Cloutier):
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/ScreenShot2011-10-02at93543PM.jpg)
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Another view from a real man of genius: www*poster-fix*com on Ebay (no, it's not Chris Cloutier):
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/ScreenShot2011-10-02at93543PM.jpg)
A genius who doesn't do local pickup! moron1
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A genius who doesn't do local pickup! moron1
Oh, that guy's a major $#&*head. His name is "John." He's got some good stuff for sale but it's overgraded. I also wrote him about a poster and it just "disappeared" without any explanation. Avoid that guy.
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Oh, that guy's a major $#&*head. His name is "John." He's got some good stuff for sale but it's overgraded. I also wrote him about a poster and it just "disappeared" without any explanation. Avoid that guy.
So I shouldn't try to meet up with him?
I already bought something from him so to late...
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New York Times published an article about Mondo today (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/movies/movie-posters-are-the-business-of-mondo.html):
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/ScreenShot2011-10-08at91329AM.png)
October 7, 2011
Hand-Drawn Homage to Classic Films
By MEKADO MURPHY
THE movie poster is dead. Long live the movie poster. Gone are the days of hand-drawn studio posters that possessed a creativity and artistry matching that of the films themselves. Think of “King Kong,” with its harrowing illustrations, or Saul Bass’s Minimalist design for “Vertigo.” The contemporary studio poster is often a literal, less adventurous affair, like the vision of Julia Roberts on the back of Tom Hanks’s scooter in the poster for “Larry Crowne,” a typical example of today’s photography-driven advertisements.
But an outfit far from Hollywood has sought to recapture the vintage hand-drawn spirit while injecting some contemporary flair. The company is Mondo, an offshoot of the Austin, Tex., theater chain Alamo Drafthouse. It commissions artists to design alternative versions of posters for films considered cult or genre pictures. The styles range from multi-tiered, character-packed collage (like Tyler Stout’s fanboy-friendly work for “The Empire Strikes Back”) to subdued prints that express a movie’s mood more than anything else (like the simple smoking gun forming Clint Eastwood’s profile in Olly Moss’s “Dirty Harry”).
As wild as the company is about movies, Mondo is serious about its posters, and it is not alone in this sentiment. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has an archive of more than 38,000 movie posters, recently started adding Mondo’s work to its collection. While the archive is diverse, adding a large series of alternative posters from an independent company is a rarity.
“We’re always seeking out the unusual,” said Anne Coco, an archivist for the Academy, which will collect every poster Mondo designs from now on. “As we became more aware of what Mondo was doing, it just seemed like a good fit.”
That’s quite a step up from Mondo’s beginnings, in 2004, as Mondo Tees, a T-shirt shop started by Tim League, the founder and chief executive of Alamo Drafthouse. The shop carried shirts decorated with classic movie images, as well as vintage iron-on decals.
The same year the shop opened, Alamo Drafthouse collaborated with the Austin nightclub Emo’s for a music and film event called Cinemania. Mondo made its first foray into poster creation, turning to Rob Jones, a designer of rock posters. The results were high-energy screen prints for “The Warriors,” “Foxy Brown” and “Better Off Dead.”
“It was so novel to have subject material that was based in cult movies,” Mr. League said about the collaboration, “that there was interest from other artists saying, ‘Hey, I’d love to be involved in what you guys are doing.’ We honestly didn’t even know what we were doing yet. It was just three posters.”
They began to figure it out fairly quickly and commissioned more posters the next year for the Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow, a national tour of screenings at towns and cities famous as settings for the movies shown. Meanwhile the Drafthouse continued to work with artists on posters for special screenings offered by the chain in Austin. Though a physical shop still exists, the center of gravity shifted to an online site with posters as the focus.
Mondo wasn’t blazing a trail. “There’s a long tradition of theaters doing their own posters,” said Rudy Franchi, an expert on movie collectibles who runs the Web site posterappraisal.com. “There was a famous movie theater in London, the Academy Cinema, and they had a man named Peter Strausfeld who did these beautiful woodblock posters for them.”
But Mondo is one of the few to parlay its designs into a thriving business. Licensing deals allow it to produce official posters for series in which there is major fan interest, like a “Star Wars” collection from 2010. A set of three posters from that series, designed by Mr. Moss, was recently listed on eBay for $7,499.99.
And studios are now going to Mondo to request alternative posters. This summer it collaborated with Paramount Pictures on posters for “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (with a highly stylized, colorful look) and “Captain America: The First Avenger” (with a stark, retro feel). While a studio doesn’t often commission alternatives, Paramount executives saw Mondo’s work appealing to a coveted demographic. But designs are set on Mondo’s terms, not the studio’s.
“One of the riders in our contract is that we pick the artist and have, more or less, final cut on what we do,” said Justin Ishmael, Mondo’s creative director.
Its artist roster has grown significantly over the years, including a few high-profile names. Mondo used Shepard Fairey, best known for his poster for the Obama campaign, to work on John Carpenter’s “They Live.” And Drew Struzan, one of the mammoths in the field for his work on posters in the “Indiana Jones” and “Back to the Future” franchises, designed a 21-color “Frankenstein” poster that feels as if it could have been the original advertisement. (All 325 in the run sold out, at $285 each.)
This year Mondo began a directors’ series, with posters focusing on the bodies of work from the likes of Wes Craven, Zack Snyder and Guillermo del Toro.
“I felt completely overwhelmed and happy,” Mr. Del Toro said about being chosen for the series. “I’m a huge fan of their posters. They involved me in approving every step of the design. They took some of my notes to heart, but mostly my notes were ‘Wow!’ The ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ poster is the most beautiful piece I’ve seen.” That Art Nouveau-like concoction evokes the film’s fantasy elements in a lush composition.
Paradoxically, while Mondo has mostly become a poster business that sells T-shirts on the side, buying a poster from the site is virtually impossible. By the time one is displayed on the site, it has already sold out. Each release generates considerable traffic, so Mr. Ishmael uses the company’s Twitter account, @MondoNews, to announce, randomly, when posters go on sale. The limited editions can sell out in a minute or less (raising their coolness factor); often it’s easier for a casual buyer to find Mondo’s work on eBay.
While the store’s posters aren’t frequently selling to collectors of classic material, its work is being invited to the party. Heritage, an auction house that hosts the largest sales of vintage movie posters, added some of Mondo’s pieces to its catalog this year.
Time will tell how Mondo’s work fits into movie memorabilia history, but for now it’s giving genre fans a new visual way to celebrate the films they love.
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A set of three posters from that series, designed by Mr. Moss, was recently listed on eBay for $7,499.99.
That's some quality reporting there, Lou...
Poor examples choosen for their slide show and a barely passable article. Not their best work...
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That's some quality reporting there, Lou...
Poor examples choosen for their slide show and a barely passable article. Not their best work...
Plus, I could list that set at $10,000 and it doesn't make it so. I hate when the "press" misleads like this.
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So the first of three double feature Mondo Mystery Movies in LA went down last night.
Last night was Horror night, and the chosen titles were 28 Days Later and Hellraiser.
Neither film really my cup of tea, but both are better than the posters:
(http://i.imgur.com/0QFph.png)
There is a variant with the title bigger, going almost full bleed over the zombies.
(http://i55.tinypic.com/2lbhunc.jpg)
Not exactly groundbreaking. I really don't understand this one.
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/193616.1020.A.jpg)
It's like Bertmer said 'I always liked the original one sheet, but a few tweaks to the lower half should do the trick'.
The execution and literal take on an already existing promotional image is trite to say the least.
Regardless, I think the MMM event in general is a great idea...
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So far, I'm keeping the 28 Days Later (I believe I have the version with bigger titles, which I like better) and I'll trade the Hellraiser (hated the movie, can't stand Bertmer).
T
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Not a Bertmer fan, but that's easily the best thing he's done (mondo-wise)...
With Pulp Fiction just out on Blu-Ray, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Stout in the near future...
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Best out of bad is still bad, IMO :)
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Best out of bad is still bad, IMO :)
Yep.
I would have to say I like his work the least out of the Mondo stock. Just average art school drawings. IMO.
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The EB folks in line are reporting that MMM#1 tonight is The Iron Giant.
If true, I hope the print lives up to the film which is fantastic, IMO.
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Another Whalen?
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The first one is Iron Giant, the second one Assault on Precinct 13.
I'm super excited about the 2nd one.
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Hey tguys!! This MMM hasn't been anything if not exciting!! :-) The 28 Days print is one that looks way better in person, I preferred the one with the larger title work as well so I got two of those. I love the Hellraiser movies but I've always said you should never show the first one with out following it with the second right after .. part 1 IMHO is more of a prelude and there isn't enough of pinhead and the others ... As for the print I am just not a fan of Florian and his work .. other than paradise lost he really naled that one! So that poster was a let down for me ... Night 2 I had a horrible experience with the Iron Giant variants ... I had tickets 12 and 13 and ended up moving from first in line to last and being told that they were short two variant so I would not get my copies. There's a longer explinztion of my experience on eb like page 214 if anyone is that interested Mitch later chimed in and said that those two went to the special guest for that screening BUT Tong nailed it on that print set .. I think the regular should have been the variant and the variant should have been the regular but the artwork was amazing and the best of this MMM by far ... I thought the AoP13 was a cool movie you could defff tell it was written as a western but its never been at the top of my lists of must sees or prints that I'm dying to get especially since Davis had just done one recently this one will fall into the Stout isn't a god catagory befriending TheFP and the Best worst movie prints :-)
Now I'm just excited to see what tonight brings !!! I'm still hoping for a unicorn or white wale print but the way things are going I just dont see that happening ... I was thinking with all the hype Justin is putting out for MMMIX that I would want to go to that one as well but afterthe IG experience I'm kind of bummed out about the whole MMM experience. Which sucks because its an awesome way to travel around the country and watch some cool flicks.
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No updates for last nights show?? They for sure saved the best for last IMO,.. the offered up a City of Lost Children regular and variant by Ken Taylor and ended the night with The Mist with a print by Dan Danger. The Danger was the highlight for me followed by the IG regular for sure the CoLC is awesome but I felt that a darker paper would have suited the movie more. Its still, great either way!
Also I ended up meeting up with Mitch and he made up for the IG variant ticket issues we ran into the night before and the last night was totally like a night and day difference with how the crowd was as well .. there was a (relativley) orderly line and numbers were being checked they really do listen to suggestions and try to implement ways to help and make the experience better for evyone involved with out getting all nazi controlling over the entire event which is what I suggested :p
Now with this MMMLA weekend wrapping up I am faced with the decision of .. do i want to try and go to MMMIX??? :-)
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Also I ended up meeting up with Mitch and he made up for the IG variant ticket issues we ran into the night before
How so?
Sounds like you had fun. The Iron Giant variant takes the cake out of all the images I have seen thus far, Danger a close second.
Post pics when you get a chance!
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How so?
Sounds like you had fun. The Iron Giant variant takes the cake out of all the images I have seen thus far, Danger a close second.
Post pics when you get a chance!
Well I was asked to not share the details, I don't know why its not like I was offered free or first in line passes for any new prints or anything like that but we are all settled .. actually when Mitch reached out to me that was enough for me ..just acknowledging that there was a problem and I got screwed and the fact that they were willing to make up for it in any way made me happy.
As for pics that my take a few days I won't get home until late tonight and I have 16 mondo prints as well as the 4 print set from the Kawasaki/sol gallery show that opened on Sat. as well as 10+ MBW lithos ... it was an awesome weekend all around actually. Justin said something about making this a yearly thing so I would dff consider coming back again next year and maybe even staying longer to take in a little more of LA.
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Heres a link to MMLA print pics :)
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017/MMLA?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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Are u keeping them all?
I like Assault, Iron Giant, and The Mist. I'm getting rid of Hellraiser and probably 28 Days Later. An extremely disappointing batch, especially for the amount of money people spent and even more for people like you who actually traveled there. I hope you enjoyed LA while I was gone ;)
T
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The highlight of my trip was meeting MBW and seeing his warehouse :)
I will probably keep one copy of each of the prints except the Hellraiser .. Ill probably sell/trade off all of my extra copies though
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They still had prints up from previous releases today. Must be time to unload all the mondo prints.
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LOL .. I picked up The Burning print .. It was slow getting through and I was in well before the tweet .. as for prints still on their site .. Theres been many that did not sell out right away and they just pull them off the site and sell in store ... I dont know if its to maintain the idea that they always sell out instantly or just how they choose to do things .. None of their recent releases have really benn home runs in my eyes .. I loved Mist and Iron Giant was cool (from MMMIX) and Im glad to have them and others in my collection .. But theres not been an all out AWESOME! print in a while .. The Trek print was weak IMHO .. Im not a trekkie so take that with a grain of salt .. and the FF prints that are still there are just some random old flicks that Im sure dont really resonate with that many buyers .. Thats why I didnt buy them .. I wasnt too crazy about the plain look of Sleep Away Camp and Trick r treat didnt do much for me .. But I dont recall ever seeing that movie so thats probably part of it as well ..
Mondo has been on a role of just picking random flicks that you either love or never heard of :P and that alone will polarize the sales .. They need to pick up a big title that everyone loves across the board and hang back on all of this cult/fanboy/horror titles all the time .. granted its part of what makes them great (doing cult hits) but every release .. That will burn out most buyers pretty quickly.
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Oh and Dale if you want to let some go .. Let me know .. Im still ISO some titles !! ;)
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I agree. Nothing great in a while now, at least since Frankenstein. Just a bunch of prints for long forgotten movies. I liked Assault a lot, but I'm bias when it comes to Tyler. The rest... bah! That Rich Kelly is hideous, but then what else is new.
Pass.
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If anyone is interested they have the AP's here along with a bunch of other prints they have designed .. most or "art prints" of movies they were commissioned to do .. But may be something someones looking for ..
http://phantomcitycreative.bigcartel.com/
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So... Anyone got this one?
(http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/oct11/jurpark.jpg)
I got the variant.
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I was hoping to get one of each .. But it was earlier than I expected and I was out of the office and epic fail on my phone after the tweet .. So now IM ISO .. I think of the two the variant is the best .. but I like the "movie poster" qualities of the regular as well :)
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I passed on JP. It seems a little bit too photoshopped-ish for my tastes (Dinos off the background), but I do like the colors and the use of the title font.
I am waiting for a Hitchcock series from Mondo. Then its game on.
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That's funny. I haven't been that excited about a Mondo drop in a long time. I think it's super nice. I love the colors and the composition. Ah... taste (or the lack of :))
T
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Really like the regular version, but was busy at work so missed it. Nice print, bet it'll look good 'in the flesh'.
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Ha, yeah I don't dislike it, Thierry...its a good entry in the Mondo series for sure. It has a great ye olde movie poster look to it, which is nice.
I am still standing by the Ken Taylor Poltergeist as the Mondo piece of the year. Might be the most underrated print they have put out, its really exceptional.
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early drop bit me in the ass, was busy doin real work.
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Ive never really been big on twitter but for those who cant make it .. Ill going to try and tweet the whole weekend for ya ! :)
@fallenangel1739
Getting ready for this weekend .. btw .. whats up with the "tech" screening??? http://twitpic.com/76p57e
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So... Anyone got this one?
(http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/oct11/jurpark.jpg)
I got the variant.
T
Very cool.
If Mondo started using the official film logos on all of their prints -- like this one and POLTERGEIST -- I just might start picking some of them up.
No logo -- no interest.
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Ted, the prints are very slippery slope my friend. They all look like the normal run of the mill poster till you get one in hand, then the weight of the paper, and depth of the printing really starts to show up once you pull them out of the tube. No digital image can replicate the pop the silk screens have. I am a movie poster collector at heart, but the artistic take these poster prints have brings something back to the hobby that was lost a long time ago.
Long live Tom Hodge and here's hoping studios flood him with poster art requests.
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Not a bad print, but does JP, the Avatar of its day (all special effects, possibly interesting premise devolved into low level storytelling), really deserve a boatload of prints?
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Ted, the prints are very slippery slope my friend. They all look like the normal run of the mill poster till you get one in hand, then the weight of the paper, and depth of the printing really starts to show up once you pull them out of the tube. No digital image can replicate the pop the silk screens have. I am a movie poster collector at heart, but the artistic take these poster prints have brings something back to the hobby that was lost a long time ago.
Long live Tom Hodge and here's hoping studios flood him with poster art requests.
Maybe I am underestimating them a bit. I have yet to see one 'in the flesh.'
Speaking of Hodge, have you seen his latest?
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--5qqd3CE6sM/TpN2X99maGI/AAAAAAAAAXk/nKt9AjOR38k/s1600/ThomasHodge-HowlinForYou.jpg)
Hodge's 'The Dude Designs' Blogspot: http://thedudedesigns.blogspot.com/ (http://thedudedesigns.blogspot.com/)
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Hodge's 'The Dude Designs' Blogspot: http://thedudedesigns.blogspot.com/ (http://thedudedesigns.blogspot.com/)
His prints are excellent. Always enjoy his updates on Facebook. That was cool of you to mention his page here, Ted. thumbup
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Not to mention that this is a kick ass Black Keys song and music video =)
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The JP print is the first I've liked in a long time. I didn't and won't go through a drop again, though. When the prices level off, I'll pick one up then.
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I truly love the JP print. So much in fact that I had to pull the trigger and do something that really hurt my stomach: Buy from flippers. I own 175 prints or so, and this is the second time I'm doing it. I got the variant from Mondo and spent $150 on the reg. It sucks.
T
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I truly love the JP print.
T
The only thing you truly love is yourself.
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Not true. I love you too.
qip
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So no talk about this past MMM posters?? DotD !!?? I thought some members may be interested in those! :)
THE MMM event was amazing .. I think it can fall into an epic event category .. Unfortunately for me Im not a huge fan of 70's zombie flicks .. even if its DotD .. So the movie was a bit of a let down and when I first saw the posters on the projection screen I was like .. Meh .. But now that I have seen it in person its a nice looking poster .. I feel they got hung up on the idea of putting every zombie in the movie on there though.. I think a little restraint would have been great with this print .. To me there just seems to be a lot of similar looking zombie like possibly the same guy with different hair styles :P
Overall they did a great job .. But .. with the movie choices from MMMLA and IX .. I doubt I will be going to anymore MMM's .. If they announce a special screening of a movie that I like or think I will enjoy I would definitely consider going back for that!!
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Well, I am really, really not impressed by this print, and by judging from the amount still on Ebay, I'm not the only one. Granted, they printed 1,100 of them :) But my take is, if you ask people to go to a screening, to physically go to a screening, at least you should reward them with something better than Mondo's weekly drops. I think Jurassic Park is so much better. But I heard that the actual screening was fun. I met Romero twice at functions, and he's a nice guy, so I'm sure people enjoyed that. And the screening was in a church, right? Did you take any pictures, Dave?
T
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I think the total run for both the regs and vars is around 900ish .. I tweeted a lot during the beginning of the day then had to cut way back due to my cell battery running low... you can see the pics and other stuff there (my twitter not the ADP one) http://twitter.com/#!/fallenangel1739 ..
As for the screening .. the Church was a decoy .. We all meet up there and got in a line and got wrist bands then 13 charter buses showed up and with a police escort !!! took us to the the Highland Mall and that was where the fun started with maybe 50-100 people were all dressed up as zombies and military!! As the buses pulled in the zombies were all beating on the buses and smearing blood all over and fire fights ensued between the military and zombie.. as they rushed everyone in side .. or attempted too a lot of us took a look around to check out the awesomeness .. then headed inside the mall where they had the screen setup and pizza and beer and a mondo table selling shirts and a print for The Shinning .. All the while the zombies were still running around up on the balcony and other were eating pizza :P
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Oh and I almost forgot some awesomeness before the movie .. Justin was up front doing his thing and was tossing out edible organs and body parts and pieces of a baby that he ripped apart .. It was pretty crazy .. my fav part of the night was while Romero was giving his "I love austin/mondo speech .. Justin politely interrupted him asking him if he would "take care of that" .. He was referring to a zombie walking up to them stage left .. At that point Romero pulled out a hand gun and shot the zombie and then moved on with his speech ! :)
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Actually I just saw this article that said there were 200 "zombies" at the event ..
http://www.slashfilm.com/george-romero-200-live-zombies-attend-mondo-mystery-screening-dawn-dead-photos-videos/
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I am so annoyed I missed this whole experience. GAH!!!
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Oh and I almost forgot some awesomeness before the movie .. Justin was up front doing his thing and was tossing out edible organs and body parts and pieces of a baby that he ripped apart .. It was pretty crazy .. my fav part of the night was while Romero was giving his "I love austin/mondo speech .. Justin politely interrupted him asking him if he would "take care of that" .. He was referring to a zombie walking up to them stage left .. At that point Romero pulled out a hand gun and shot the zombie and then moved on with his speech ! :)
That alone was obviously worth the price of admission. thumbup
Can someone post a pic of the DAWN OF THE DEAD print.
For the life of me, I can't find one...
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(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Mondo-Dawn-Dead-Variant-Print-Mystery-Movie-/00/s/NzAwWDQ0Ng==/$(KGrHqUOKowE5380lRRQBOrb!mgj1w~~60_3.JPG)
(http://fangoria.com/images/stories/OCT_11_PART2/dawndeadposter.jpg)
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Thanks, Dave.
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I really think it's an awesome print. Proctor is very much under-rated and unappreciated by "collectors" imo.
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There are plenty of them for super cheap on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=dawn+of+the+dead+proctor&_sacat=See-All-Categories). I'm personally passing on this one.
T
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I also picked this up at MMMIX .. They said it wasnt ready for the screening so it was being sold to us "exclusively" and it would not be available online ..
(http://www.expressobeans.com/remote/19335:189058.jpg) (http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/142824/189058)
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Here is a "review" of the guy who stupidly got pulled over by the MMMIX's awesome police escort!!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/austin-police-department-austin#hrid:2LsL8mCGB8nR2ikLvM9o-w
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I also picked this up at MMMIX .. They said it wasnt ready for the screening so it was being sold to us "exclusively" and it would not be available online ..
(http://www.expressobeans.com/remote/19335:189058.jpg) (http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/142824/189058)
I don't understand what this is, Dave. It looks like a monkey.
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The whole tearing out the innards of a baby thing is both disgusting and lame at the same time. I think the creativity Mondo is showing with these MMM is great in terms of producing an unforgettable experience, but if I would have flown down to Austin to wait on a bus for an hour to see a baby 'torn' apart for an average poster I would have been livid.
The hype machine sounds like it was at an all time high, but it will never satisfy people going on a whim who might not like the 'mystery'. If they wanted the best reaction to reward their hard prep work, they should consider advertising the title of the film. The audience would probably then help tear the babies up and see their favorite film, after arriving in town from all over the place.
That, in the words of fallen, would be EPIC. ;)
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I don't understand what this is, Dave. It looks like a monkey.
LOL .. you and a lot of other people agree .. I only got it because it was "exclusive" and had hope some one with different taste than myself would like it and may want to trade for something .. They cost $35 and one has already sold for $100 ..
The whole tearing out the innards of a baby thing is both disgusting and lame at the same time. I think the creativity Mondo is showing with these MMM is great in terms of producing an unforgettable experience, but if I would have flown down to Austin to wait on a bus for an hour to see a baby 'torn' apart for an average poster I would have been livid.
The hype machine sounds like it was at an all time high, but it will never satisfy people going on a whim who might not like the 'mystery'. If they wanted the best reaction to reward their hard prep work, they should consider advertising the title of the film. The audience would probably then help tear the babies up and see their favorite film, after arriving in town from all over the place.
That, in the words of fallen, would be EPIC. ;)
Well.. You know it wasnt a real baby ... right? :P Actually I'm not a fan of 70's zombie flicks but it was Halloween and I think it was an unforgettable experience .. Sure it wasnt a Stout PF or Fight Club or whatever .. It was still pretty awesome .. But as Ive said .. I doubt I will go to another MMM unless its just so that I can hang out with some of my new friends .. I think it took 7 mediocre MMM movies (thats totally my opinion some people may love any or all of those movies) to realize that even though we hope for another Stout Akira you shouldnt go expecting that .. Because it will just ruin the whole experience for you because I doubt that phenomenon will ever happen again ... It really is a blast just going down and hanging out with fellow collectors .. I got the meet some awesome people in LA and got lots of places I may have never seen otherwise .. I got to meet Mr Brainwash and some of the Mondo guest .. as well as seeing Romero at MMMIX .. and you cant imagine how awesome it is to be driving down the highway with a police escort blocking off traffic as you go down town and blow through red lights to roll up into a zombie attack in a mall parking lot .. It was epic even if the movie wasnt the best (IMO) the rest of the event more than made up for it.
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Well.. You know it wasnt a real baby ... right? :P
Uh, yeah.
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I got the meet some awesome people in LA and got lots of places I may have never seen otherwise.
This is exactly why I run marathons all over the place. It gives me a reason to visit cities I would have never gone to otherwise.
As far as meeting awesome people... I can't agree with you there. EB fans frighten me. I don't need a bunch of fake zombies when I'm with them.
T
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I'm fucking cursed when it comes to Mondo's website...carted the print today and it just hung on the white check out screen. Same for about the last 3 releases I have tried for. I know it's not my line as I'm at work and it's super quick. I wonder if it's a UK thing.
I'm gonna ditch FF and try Chrome for the next one!
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+1
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I already have the 1st edition and didn't really care for it.. so I didn't have the desire to fight with everyone trying to pick up the 2nd edition as well ..
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Carpenter and Stout, you can't go wrong. Plus, it's the USC Trojans colors :)
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I'm fucking cursed when it comes to Mondo's website...carted the print today and it just hung on the white check out screen. Same for about the last 3 releases I have tried for. I know it's not my line as I'm at work and it's super quick. I wonder if it's a UK thing.
I'm gonna ditch FF and try Chrome for the next one!
Instead of ditching FF, ditch Mondo! This is the shit that made me stop buying their prints at drop time. It's just ridiculous the problems that occur.
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I'm fucking cursed when it comes to Mondo's website...carted the print today and it just hung on the white check out screen. Same for about the last 3 releases I have tried for. I know it's not my line as I'm at work and it's super quick. I wonder if it's a UK thing.
I'm gonna ditch FF and try Chrome for the next one!
I pretty much exclusively use FireFox.. and that includes Mondo drops and Im successful more times than not.. Now the fact that you are int he UK does seem to make a difference .. Its not just how fast your computer is .. or your internet connection .. but all the links in between you and Mondo and if you get routed through a bottle neck just those few seconds can screw everything up .. I have seen multiple times where people outside of the US complain about lag and WSoD and other issues .. But it also depends (mostly) on how fast you are on the drop .. If you are not there the instant they popup .. or if you wait for the tweet you are now fighting for whatever bandwidth goes through all those servers that are linked to Mondo with 100's if not 1,000's of people..
Ive had an instance where I was at work and I saw our connection was running slow due to internal network congestion (nothing to do with internet speeds) and a drop was coming so I remoted into my home PC (where i have business class data) and made it through using my home PC which bypassed my bogged down work network .. The internet itself is fast .. but when people subscribe for internet connections or hosting services they typically only get a small dirt road to their humble abode, like my business class connection only gets about 1.7MB, its advertised as a 10Mb connection though and it works just fine for me ... But just imagine if I hosted the Super Bowl and there was only that one road to my location .. any other day of the week that roads fine for what they use it for but not for this kind of traffic.. If you went to my website today and stared to DL every picture on there I doubt Id notice but if 100 people all hit my site at the same time a promise you it would crash :)
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It will be an interesting experiment. Out of 50 drops (I'm just guessing), I have missed one (knock on wood). It usually takes me 10 seconds to finalize a purchase. I use Firefox. I'll be in Paris next week. My sister has a fast connection. If they have a drop, I will try it and report whether I got the item or not.
T
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... it also depends (mostly) on how fast you are on the drop .. If you are not there the instant they popup .. or if you wait for the tweet you are now fighting for whatever bandwidth goes through all those servers that are linked to Mondo with 100's if not 1,000's of people..
That's exactly it. Unless you're prepared to sit staring at a computer screen for an hour or two around the usual drop time tapping F5 you'll have to be lucky. My time is more valuable.
Mark
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Well, then I guess I'm lucky because all I do is I wait for the tweet and get the print. It's not that complicated.
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I'm not generally a Star Trek fan but have a soft spot for the BORG. So anyone who doesn't want the new print, and is happy to help this aussie out, would love a variant, but would also be happy with a regular. All your costs covered...
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how do you guys know when there will be a drop? is there one every friday?
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PM'd ya Charlie. Anyone go for the prints today?
I'm a comic reader, but didn't bother as I don't really like Superman. It's a nice looking print though.
I wonder if Mondo will be producing less film poster prints now because of this tie in with DC. It sounds like the DC tie is mainly focused on comic prints as oppose to the DC films. It'll be interesting to see the artists they use too...with some comics/characters/stories, the reason I love them is quite often because of the artwork. If another artists do their take, I wonder if it'll be a bit patchy (if that makes sense). Anyway, I will look forward to seeing more...
PS - belated Happy Thanksgiving to you US based folk! :)
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I was able to pickup one of the FOS prints today .. I was surprised to see the resale price is already hovering around $200 with one that hit $400 (supposedly) on ebay. :P
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I was able to pickup one of the FOS prints today .. I was surprised to see the resale price is already hovering around $200 with one that hit $400 (supposedly) on ebay. :P
I was going to but I am not really a big fan of "prints". Grats though, it's a nice looking piece.
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I was going to but I am not really a big fan of "prints". Grats though, it's a nice looking piece.
Youre lucky ..stay away! Far away !! ;)
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FYI... I just updated the Alamo Drafthouse / Rolling Road Show Poster Complete List (2010-2011) thread. I believe the AlamoMondo listings are now up to date.
Needless to say, Mondo released A LOT of prints in 2011, not all very good, unfortunately.
T
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I stopped paying any attention months ago. Anything good in that time?
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Check the list.
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Anyone go for Totoro today? I had a half-hearted go at a regular (went to the site when the tweet appeared), but surprise surprise, the site locked up for me at the shipping calculation!
I'm not too bothered though as although I like the top half of the print, the bottom half is a little weak (and quite distracting). The Japanese B1 poster is far superior IMO.
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Yeah, I got both... from FLIPPERS!!!
7:30AM PST drop is a little early for me.
Pisses me off.
T
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Yeah, I got both... from FLIPPERS!!!
7:30AM PST drop is a little early for me.
Pisses me off.
T
Flippers should be shot. What did you end up paying?
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They are sitting around 200 and 500 right now, I dont expect these to hold that price point. But who knows, have thought that before.
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The latest offering of Taylors new Gremlins !!!
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG7/gremlinscomp.jpg)
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clap well done. Taylor is one of my preferred artist.
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clap well done. Taylor is one of my preferred artist.
Yeah, that one is pretty nice.
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Another one I had to buy from flippers. Super annoying. I don't know if it sold out or not but I didn't want to wait... Oh well... When it sells at a screening, flippers are the only way... Unfortunately.
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Another one I had to buy from flippers. Super annoying. I don't know if it sold out or not but I didn't want to wait... Oh well... When it sells at a screening, flippers are the only way... Unfortunately.
Mine only cost ~$75 + shipping and I get one of the etchings as well.. which is better than the $150 they are going for on the 'bay .. Although I suspect that IF the prices get any higher it will not be until after the online drop .. if there is one... Most people will probably hold out and try to get one at cost from Mondo and if they miss it then hit up the secondary market ..
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clap well done. Taylor is one of my preferred artist.
If I cared for the movie at all, then I would be all over this...
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So it looks like there will be an online release for Taylors Gremlins print .. and there is a variant .. Also they are releasing a Gremlins 2 print .. That IMHO looks like poo on a plate !!!! :(
Taylor variant
(http://blog.mondotees.com/2011/12/21/a-gremlins-christmas/gremlins-var-add/)
Poo on a plate
(http://blog.mondotees.com/2011/12/21/a-gremlins-christmas/gremlins2pcc/)
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So it looks like there will be an online release for Taylors Gremlins print .. and there is a variant .. Also they are releasing a Gremlins 2 print .. That IMHO looks like poo on a plate !!!! :(
Taylor variant
(http://blog.mondotees.com/2011/12/21/a-gremlins-christmas/gremlins-var-add/)
Poo on a plate
(http://blog.mondotees.com/2011/12/21/a-gremlins-christmas/gremlins2pcc/)
I dont know if its just me or what but i am not seeing the pics pop up .. You can find the images here
http://blog.mondotees.com/2011/12/21/a-gremlins-christmas/
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Probably just me, but I don't think the poster captures the right personality for Gizmo. He is much too aggressive and in your face in the poster.
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Probably just me, but I don't think the poster captures the right personality for Gizmo. He is much too aggressive and in your face in the poster.
I don't think that is suppose to be Gizmo; it looks more like Stripe... (unless I missed the sarcasm)
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I don't think that is suppose to be Gizmo; it looks more like Stripe... (unless I missed the sarcasm)
I thought the bigger top one was stripe and the bottom one was supposed to be Gizmo
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I thought the bigger top one was stripe and the bottom one was supposed to be Gizmo
I agree with you jay. and i think the red eyes are the problem.
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I think it's Stripe before he's been turned into a Gremlin, he's still a Mogwai at this point.
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Who cares what it is or what it is not. Did you ever ask Picasso if that was indeed a portrait of Gertrude Stein? Not that I'm comparing Taylor to Picasso :) but you follow my drift. It's an interpretation, people. The real question is: does it look cool or not. If it doesn't, stay the fuck away from it. If it does, buy it. Pfff... Seriously!
XOXO
T
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No, it is compromised to me. Even if it is Stripe pre-conversion, the poster misses what is to me the heart and soul of the story. If it isn't Gizmo, it should be.
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Gizmo is on the Gremlins 2 poster ... and Gizmo is really just a supporting character anyways .. the movie wasnt call Gizmo or Mogwai its GREMLINS!! :)
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Probably just me, but I don't think the poster captures the right personality for Gizmo. He is much too aggressive and in your face in the poster.
Now you've pointed that out, you've ruined it for me. But that's a good thing as I don't have to get annoyed when I inevitably miss out again tomorrow :)
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I thought the bigger top one was stripe and the bottom one was supposed to be Gizmo
They are both stripe the top one cocooned after eating after midnight (which has been annoying me forever since every minute in a day is after midnight). And I don't think it takes away since the film isn't called "mogwai". Stripe was a Gremlin which is defined as a mischievous ghost or phantom... But stripe is both a mogwai and a reptilian thing, but at both stages a Gremlin. So it works.
I actually really like this poster I hope it will eventually drop so I can get one. Any body pick up an extra?
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(which has been annoying me forever since every minute in a day is after midnight).
I hear ya bro. After midnight....BUT BEFORE WHEN!?!?!?! GAAWWWWWWSSSSSHHHHH!!!! ;D
Someone should make one with Gizmo driving... happy1
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/NeoLoco80/rollinhatin.jpg)
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I really like the Taylor, but as much as I like it, I still don't think it's quite as good as the GID Cooper.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondogremlins1.jpg)
I own 3 or 4 copies of the Rhys Cooper (for trade only), which is about 3 or 4% of the total, since they only printed 100 of them. Ah, the good ol' days.
T
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Damn just got the e-mail; guess I'll be pushing F5 mid-day tomorrow to get that red variant Gremlins (my second mondo; maybe)... I read that one dropped early last time? Any reason to think it wouldn't come on time?
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Reg Gremlins is ok, might go for it, although I wish Gizmo had cuddly-Gizmo face instead of evil face to bounce off the other one.
Variant Gremlins is not for me, I think the reg gets the job done.
No to the New Batch.
No to the spider gremlin, although I love the creativity and effort.
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LOL .. I really think some of you guys need to watch that movie again .. Its OBVIOUS that the Mogwai on the print is NOT gizmo .. It is Stripe .. :P
On another note I tried for a variant today and was shut out .. At least I already had a regular secured! :)
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It is Stripe .. :P
+1
Stew
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+1
Stew
I just figured people weren't reading the thread very carefully!?!?
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Got the variant too this morning, because Gremlins is one of my favorite movies as a teenager, because it's Spielberg, because I already received the reg and the variant looks even better.
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I got carried away moving and didn't check until 11:38Am and was too late. Bummer... It would have probably been an impulse buy for me anyway; just really a nice edgy print...
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Hi Thierry, Fallen, et. al.
What are you guys doing right now? :)
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I like Martins work, but the Dracula looks a little lazy in my opinion. Needed a little something in the background.
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I like Martins work, but the Dracula looks a little lazy in my opinion. Needed a little something in the background.
The Dracula is terrible, can't someone have a better idea rather than having these lined/shaded images of people. For the dough laid out for these things you figure they'd at least look decent.
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Am i looking at the wrong site?? (mondotees)
All i see is Snow White
Stew
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I like the Dracula piece for reasons I do not like his work on The Mummy. Simplistic vs. over done.
While not breathtaking or anything, I like Dracula pretty well and dig the shadow biting the chick. Kinda cool.
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(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/dracula-poster-mondo-martin-ansin-01.jpg)(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/dracula-poster-mondo-martin-ansin-02-396x600.jpg)
Same here, Ben.
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Oh, and the lettering is AMAZING. It really is.
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Ah,thanks for posting Ted,
Overall i like it,my only dislike is Lugosi`s face,
I really like the font used,very art nouveau.
Stew
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Lugosi face looks like bacon was layered over it.
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Lugosi face looks like bacon was layered over it.
All i could think of was "scribbled",but yeah bacon face,thats more like it.
Stew
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FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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Lugosi face looks like bacon was layered over it.
Agree, but then again, so does El Brendel's in your avatar.
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Hilarious, I got a Dracula off Ebay, bought and paid for before I could get the stupid mondo cart to complete with the Whalen.
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Got both from Mexico!!! Not an easy task :)
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Got the regular version, first time I have managed to buy something from the Mondo site in aaaaages. I think it's a well designed poster, the shadow neck bite and the title typography are great.
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Man, I fumbled that one.
Had a gift card ready to go, and for the life of me could not find the space to paste the number.
I think Mondo moved it/altered it since last time I used a GC. Oh well, always another drop.
Congrats to those who got it. Thierry, you don't count since you give Mitch/Justin hand jobs for prints.
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Agree, but then again, so does El Brendel's in your avatar.
That means you didn't get one, eh? pctrash
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I was on the road when these went .. I was bummed .. I was hoping to get all 3 versions .. especially the wood since I already have PotA and Mummy on Wood .. :(
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I didn't buy the wood because its design doesn't fit the picture. If you're going to have a coffin, try to have Lugosi laying in it. That would make sense. The way they have it stems from a lack of imagination, IMO.
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I actually felt that it framed the picture well .. and the whole "too much" negative space was an issue that many people saw.. I thought this was someones way of dealing with that and making it all the more interesting .. Even though it would be a pain in the arse to hang !
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These on wood and on metal prints worry me, I don't want to have a blank piece of wood or metal 5/10 years down the road when everything falls off. Are they coated?
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Even though it would be a pain in the arse to hang !
No way, just put a looped nail of sorts in the back and up on the wall it goes.
I do agree with T's assessment of the wood piece, would have been really neat if this variant had a different design like he described.
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That means you didn't get one, eh? pctrash
You can do better than that. Too easy, even for you, my man.
I did see an El Brendel film the other day, forget the title, but it was pretty good.
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You can do better than that. Too easy, even for you, my man.
I did see an El Brendel film the other day, forget the title, but it was pretty good.
Cool. Yeah, I am tired, so I didn't even try, really. A lot of those early Fox posters/lobbies have the actors faces looking like that. BLEECH!
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These on wood and on metal prints worry me, I don't want to have a blank piece of wood or metal 5/10 years down the road when everything falls off. Are they coated?
I do not see any kind of coating on the wood prints .. but I believe they use some kind of automotive paint on the metal prints .. I may be wrong on that though .. I just naturally believe everything I read on the interwebz
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I got a wood variant right after I was denied the b/w variant. Talk about dumb luck. I love the concept of the coffin shaped wood and the images. I think it's brilliant.
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All of these Kevin Tong prints are super lame (IMO, of course), but I do appreciate the chance to save some money.
T
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All of these Kevin Tong prints are super lame (IMO, of course), but I do appreciate the chance to save some money.
T
in agreement on that, would like to see this crapola every couple weeks and a good drop once a month.
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One of Tong's is still up on Mondo. Not exactly a hot item, and for a good reason. I wonder if it makes them think about the quality of their general output, or if they don't give a shit.
T
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He's usually pretty good. It's shocking just how bad this print sucks.
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Yeah I agree with the rest of you .. They really should have passed on this TV "series" .. I think the studios had hoped this would somehow help the popularity of the show .. :P
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This Mondo thing is such a tiny little niche, I don't think anyone at studios are aware it exists, nor do they care, nor should they care.
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You forgot the sarcasm symbol....
Stew
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LOL .. My sarcasm symbol is the :P Is there a better one?
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Also, I think more people notices Mondo than most would realize. I got an email from an advertising agency wanting to speak with someone about Mondo taking part with a Nike advertising campaign one time.. So they are on the radar .. Its not like studio CEO's need to know who they are, just PR reps and advertising people .. Id guess its almost free advertising for any studio that goes to them and works out a deal. Id figure its possibly something like free rights to characters and you make the posters and keep the profits ..
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All I can tell you is that 90% of my friends here work in the industry in some capacity, be it directors, writers, studio execs and a few people in P&A, and they have never heard of Mondo. They kind of roll their eyes, like 99.9% of people do. The EB freaks, as vocals as they are, are really just a drop of water in an Olympic swimming pool.
T
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Wrong crowd T, Mondo goes through the licensing IP law protecting numb nuts lawyers, so most of the studio folks have no clue, but the people that try to stop posters being sold on the net know who they are.
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And the year begins like it did in 11. Aside from Horkey's Dracula, I didn't buy anything from Mondo until late March, when they released Kill Bill. So far, nothing in 2012, nothing today, nothing tomorrow. One print from Ken Taylor and that's it.
sm1 Good for the wallet.
T
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I finally got to put all of my Alamo buying knowledge to use. I schooled the peeps and score pre-sale Radiohead tickets for their April Seattle show during the ten seconds or so that they were up. Chrome auto-fill FTW...
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sm1
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Even better, I just found out that they are the 5th and 7th best 'comfortable' seats in the house (the main floor is GA, but I leave that the kids now-a-days)... ;D
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Glad the Tong series is done. Hope we get some good stuff this year, like a Ken Taylor El Brendel piece for Louie D.
I leave that to the kids as well, Archie. IF I can get out to a show, which is always unlikely now.
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Woohoo. Latest offerings .. I always love me some Ansin!!
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG7/Tron_Legacy-StandardSmall.jpg)(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG7/Tron1982-StandardSmall.jpg)
and just for good measure ..
(http://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/2/9/13/enhanced-buzz-25473-1297276254-17.jpg)
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Yeah, really nice!!!
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Yeah, really nice!!!
LOL .. being were all poster nerds I have to ask .. Whats nice the Ansins or Olivia ? :P
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Not a huge Olivia fan... so the Ansins for me :)
T
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I am a fan of both ! :) But I really cant wait to get these prints in hand and take a closer look .. Now if only I hadnt missed out on the Dracula prints!!! :(
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Speaking of Ansin, did you see what the Phantom of the Opera I traded you sells for nowadays? Good eye, my friend :)
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Speaking of Ansin, did you see what the Phantom of the Opera I traded you sells for nowadays? Good eye, my friend :)
Yeah, he did. Might be able to put a dent in a house/car payment after your help too! ;)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Phantom-Opera-Martin-Ansin-Poster-Mondo-Print-Variant-Metallic-/270856149202?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1048d8d2#ht_500wt_1287 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Phantom-Opera-Martin-Ansin-Poster-Mondo-Print-Variant-Metallic-/270856149202?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1048d8d2#ht_500wt_1287)
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Well, I don't know about this one, but the last reg. sold for $1,800. There hasn't be a variant for sale since 2010, probably because there are only 25 of them.
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LOL .. yeah .. The regulars have been skyrocketing! I havent seen a variant sell recently though (unless I missed one) .. I dont plan on letting mine go any time soon.. I think Im on my way to owning most of Ansins "limited" works .. Some of his open edition stuff is nice .. But the collector in my balks at the idea of paying for anything thats an open edition. Hopefully Ill be able to snag the Draculas at a decent price and keep my collection going! :D
LOL .. Just saw Wonkas post .. Youd be surprised how many offers Ive had and turned down .. I only posted that when there were none floating around and had hoped to draw attention to my other prints for sale .. But since then Ive been blamed for "setting the bar" on the cost of the regulars .. Ive been told that because I priced the variant at $3k sellers started pricing their regulars against that and they actually sold .. Ive considered increasing the price or just pulling that one from ebay .. I dont want to accidentally sell it !! :(
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Fallen, accidentally making $2k seems like a great slip up if it happens. Is that the one Thierry traded you?
Thierry, you are correct, the only reason we haven't seen the price drive up (from Fallen's auction or otherwise) is just because there are only 25, which is ludicrous for a variant run now-a-days.
Re: Tron
Really like the design, love the color choices, but not a huge Tron fan. I wish they did new material, and while Ansin did a great job, seems his talents were wasted a bit due to being assigned leftovers in the Mondo buffet.
I wonder what Mondo will do next year for its yearly Tron release.
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I don't care for Tron either, but I'm a big Ansin fan, so this was a no brainer for me.
Yeah Dave, I can't remember if I traded you the variant or the reg? I had a couple of each at some point.
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Fallen, accidentally making $2k seems like a great slip up if it happens. Is that the one Thierry traded you?
Thierry, you are correct, the only reason we haven't seen the price drive up (from Fallen's auction or otherwise) is just because there are only 25, which is ludicrous for a variant run now-a-days.
Re: Tron
Really like the design, love the color choices, but not a huge Tron fan. I wish they did new material, and while Ansin did a great job, seems his talents were wasted a bit due to being assigned leftovers in the Mondo buffet.
I wonder what Mondo will do next year for its yearly Tron release.
Yes, That is the copy (of the Variant, gosh T if you still have extras Ill trade you some more :P) that T traded me .. I only have the one print for Phantom .. Which is why I'm not too keen on letting it go .. Especially with the regulars selling for what they are now I know Id probably never get another. But that hasn't stopped me from letting something super rare slip away for the right price before! ;)
As for the Tron prints .. I love Ansins work and the movies .. BUT .. there was such a light dark contrast in both movies that the Tron (Original) seems dull and muted with that cream paper .. Id have preferred a white paper and some darker tones in place of all the browns ..
As for new material !! I think Mondos missing the boat on a lot of new films .. I would have LOVED to have seen something for Dragon Tattoo .. But Im sure the whole dealing with the studios on a film that isnt released yet can be a pain and who knows if it will flop (Cowboys and Aliens) and if thats the case then they kind of wasted their efforts ... But at least they wouldnt be rehashing old material out the wazoo ..
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Thierry, what is your payment method of choice on these drops?
Credit card, paypal, gift card..?
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Well it got a little too close for comfort ... I received an offer on ebay for my Phantom variant for $2,600 .. So I pulled the auction.. I didnt want to risk the buyer going WTF and just hitting the BIN button! :-o
If I had sold it .. I think it would have been the highest price any single Mondo print has ever sold for! I think Ansin is finally getting the attention he deserves!!! :)
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Hmm... Maybe I should have kept it :)
For some reasons, I'm convinced I had a 2nd variant on this title. But I can't find it anywhere. I remember trading it to you thinking I had 2 more, not counting the reg of course. It would be good trading bait. Alas... maybe not.
BTW, I just emailed Martin to let him know that his Phantom "almost" sold for $2.6k. I'm sure it will make him smile.
T
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Im still kicking myself for not having the foresight that you did to pick up multiples of these when they were available in the store. Today four of these would be worth ~$10k and I could still have one to hang on the wall!! :P
I hope that Martin is happy .. Everyone is always Stout Stout Stout and since the SW series Moss Moss Moss Moss .. and there are those of us who have known for a while how great Ansins work is and just waiting for the day he would get the recognition he deserves .. And now his "almost" sale price has surpassed any sales prices attained by any one piece from either Tyler or Olly! :D
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Hmm... Maybe I should have kept it :)
For some reasons, I'm convinced I had a 2nd variant on this title. But I can't find it anywhere. I remember trading it to you thinking I had 2 more, not counting the reg of course. It would be good trading bait. Alas... maybe not.
BTW, I just emailed Martin to let him know that his Phantom "almost" sold for $2.6k. I'm sure it will make him smile.
I thought that your website said that you had two of each...
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I don't know... I'm really confused. There is my website, which is based on an excel spreadsheet I keep up to date, and then there are the flat files, and none of them match on this title.
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It's only Phantom that is commanding the high prices. None of his other works come close, though many are good.
Hmm... Maybe I should have kept it :)
For some reasons, I'm convinced I had a 2nd variant on this title. But I can't find it anywhere. I remember trading it to you thinking I had 2 more, not counting the reg of course. It would be good trading bait. Alas... maybe not.
BTW, I just emailed Martin to let him know that his Phantom "almost" sold for $2.6k. I'm sure it will make him smile.
T
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It's only Phantom that is commanding the high prices. None of his other works come close, though many are good.
True, but it just takes one print to effect the whole catalog .. I mean once a dealer/flipper see that Phantom is worth that much the next in line is Metropolis Its still hovering in the same price rand as Phantom was before the big increase in sales .. and Phantom shot up over night .. None were on sale for a while then out of no where someone paid over $1,000 more than the last recorded sale. If the Metropolis market is as dry as the Phantom market I could see that potentially happening as well. I hope not because I dont own either version of Metropolis and still hope to pick one up at some point.
How did it go down with Stout .. I really wasnt paying too much attention to his work when his prices went through the roof, Ive never been all that impressed with BTiLC.. I like the movies Blade Runner and The Thing but dont really care for the prints .. :-/ Didnt Mondo jsut start getting big and some of their old catalog was hard to come across then one day a print that was proabbaly worth $100-200 sold for like $500? Back then that was a lot for a Mondo print then it hit $800 and people were like WTF, thats crazy! Now-a-days nearly anyone (myself included) would buy a Thing print for $800 if only just to resell or to brag about the deal they just got. But Mondo is huge in their area now and its no big surprise to see certain prints easily going over $1k .. Which I would think can explain the instant increases of print costs on the aftermarket .. Unlike the Thing that went up hundreds at a time .. Sellers know that buyers will pay that much and buyers assume (or hope is a better word) that the prints will continue to gain value like the first Stouts did .. But the price increases are going up so fast I dont know if they can maintain that value. But for now Mondo still has a solid following and probably will for a little while at least .. So i suspect Ansin is on the cusp and will be among the Mondo money makers like Stout and Moss (i say this in reference to aftermarket prices). Its sad too because IMHO Ansins style is something I appreciate more.
So if anyone wants to part with a Bride Variant and/or either Metropolis before their prices skyrocket .. Get at me !! :) I really want to finish filling in the gaps in my Ansin collection!!! :)
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Bride of Frank - highly doubt you see another sell for under 500/600. Everyone has their favorite artist, but to me, Ansin has the most "movie poster" style of anyone mondo uses.
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Bride of Frank - highly doubt you see another sell for under 500/600. Everyone has their favorite artist, but to me, Ansin has the most "movie poster" style of anyone mondo uses.
Dont be a dream crusher !! :P
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Someone just offered me to buy my Olly Moss There Will Be Blood for 1k.
WELP!
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Someone just offered me to buy my Olly Moss There Will Be Blood for 1k.
WELP!
Now being offered 1,800 for it! Jesus!
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Freefall, your humor is lost due to the facts. Fallen was indeed offered this much and did turn it down.
The anti-Mondo sentiment here at times is staggering, and the ignorance of realized auctions (although in this case not realized due to Fallen's choice) these poster can bring at times is especially ignorant.
There is an audience for Mondo, and in some cases, these prints have a high resale value either immediately or as time goes on, that is just how it is.
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I don't deny the resale value, but I am truly anti-Mondo. It's not because of their works. It's because as a company they suck. I haven't bought a Mondo poster for over a year now.
But, I do think that a lot of people value the poster because of the name of the artist. There Will be Blood by Moss is terrible and uninspired.
Anyway, that's just a rant. To each his own.
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Mondo's a great company. They're doing a great service to the hobby by putting out high-quality (mostly) illustrated posters - as opposed to "floating head" studio crapola posters - at reasonable prices and producing these cool road shows.
However, I still think these yahoos who are paying sky-high prices for their posters will be crying in their beer five years from now. You boys oughta sell while the getting's good IMHO.
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Mondo's a great company. They're doing a great service to the hobby by putting out high-quality (mostly) illustrated posters - as opposed to "floating head" studio crapola posters - at reasonable prices and producing these cool road shows.
However, I still think these yahoos who are paying sky-high prices for their posters will be crying in their beer five years from now. You boys oughta sell while the getting's good IMHO.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/CoolClips_vc060328.jpg)
(http://www.home-for-the-holidays.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/BB-Groupshot-2006.gif) <<< Little jealous maybe since I missed the entire Mondo movement because I collected in solitude...
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Freefall, your humor is lost due to the facts. Fallen was indeed offered this much and did turn it down.
The anti-Mondo sentiment here at times is staggering, and the ignorance of realized auctions (although in this case not realized due to Fallen's choice) these poster can bring at times is especially ignorant.
There is an audience for Mondo, and in some cases, these prints have a high resale value either immediately or as time goes on, that is just how it is.
Oh Wonka, I wasn't being sarcastic nor being condescending to fallen or Mondo prints. I am really being offered those prices. I was just caught off guard by the offer to be quite honest. And Mel, maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. Who knows down the road what the prices will be. As for me, I am seriously considering parting with my extra copy to this fellow who really wants it.
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I would sell in a heartbeat, especially since the entire Moss roadshow collection is pure shit (IMO, of course :))
T
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Freefall, I took your commentary as being sarcastic- or more of the same of what Fallen is getting over on EB, which is unwarranted simply due to the fact that he did get this offer as mentioned earlier. Regardless, I hope you can understand why I reacted the way I did but I also hope you accept my apology on this. I am sorry for sure.
If you can get that much for this print, I would sell it. Not because of the naysayers that say the bottom will fall out of these prints (they keep saying that, but for the most part, the prints only go up as each one disappears in collections or on walls out of the print run). That value is much more than its best price to date so why not, unless you are keen on keeping it of course.
Holiday, they are hardly a bad business. They went from having product releases about 4-6 weeks (if not longer) apart that would sit in their online store for weeks to now where we get a print a week that sells out in seconds at best, a minute or two at worst. Not exactly a failing business, wouldn't you agree? While they have had bumps in the road, I think they are doing a great job staying true to their goals and original business model while not caving to calls for second editions, higher print runs, cart system that freezes a print, etc...
It is frustrating missing out on a print you/we/I want, but its part of the thrill.
Mondo is another great avenue to collect movie based advertisements, for me anyway.
Charlie, the Beanie Baby metaphor is a particularly bad one, which was best struck down when Marklawd aptly pointed out how a Mondo run of 250 prints < a million Beanie Babies.
Thierry, the Moss RR is hit or miss, ending up as average, IMO of course. Robocop, Rocky, and Dirty Harry are decent, others not so much. Moss heads don't care, they want it all, so good on them.
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They went from having product releases about 4-6 weeks (if not longer) apart that would sit in their online store for weeks to now where we get a print a week that sells out in seconds at best, a minute or two at worst.
Wonka,
Do you think that the whole "drop" selling technique has helped push up the prices ?
I was wondering that there must be serious collectors with a lot of spare cash but not a lot of spare time to play with?
They may not have the inclination to sit hitting refresh like you hardcore collectors do, Now the only avenue to pick one up is to buy from such as Fallen,Freefall etc hence the IMO inflated prices..?
Stew
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Hi Stew,
I would say its several reasons. The points you bring up are very valid, and probably ring true most of the time.
It has to do with the artist, the title, the print run, when its released, hype, advertising, who sees the info for the drop beforehand vs. who doesn't etc...
Regardless, it can be very frustrating to the vets like Dale, Schan, Chad, Cj, myself, etc...when we would email/call/text each other about if we should get the current poster or not, then would casually just get it. You could get as many as you wanted to as well (numbers permitting of course), but no one thought they would take off like this. I remember Stout's Big Trouble In Little China sitting there for several weeks before it sold out. Now they go for $2k.
Bottom line is people enjoy the thrill of the score while seeing old and new favorites with different art via the screen printing process which is really great when done well.
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Hi Stew,
I would say its several reasons. The points you bring up are very valid, and probably ring true most of the time.
It has to do with the artist, the title, the print run, when its released, hype, advertising, who sees the info for the drop beforehand vs. who doesn't etc...
Regardless, it can be very frustrating to the vets like Dale, Schan, Chad, Cj, myself, etc...when we would email/call/text each other about if we should get the current poster or not, then would casually just get it. You could get as many as you wanted to as well (numbers permitting of course), but no one thought they would take off like this. I remember Stout's Big Trouble In Little China sitting there for several weeks before it sold out. Now they go for $2k.
Bottom line is people enjoy the thrill of the score while seeing old and new favorites with different art via the screen printing process which is really great when done well.
Thanks Ben thumbup
Stew
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Freefall, I took your commentary as being sarcastic- or more of the same of what Fallen is getting over on EB, which is unwarranted simply due to the fact that he did get this offer as mentioned earlier. Regardless, I hope you can understand why I reacted the way I did but I also hope you accept my apology on this. I am sorry for sure.
Apology accepted but not necessary. :)
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Regardless, it can be very frustrating to the vets like Dale, Schan, Chad, Cj, myself, etc...when we would email/call/text each other about if we should get the current poster or not, then would casually just get it. You could get as many as you wanted to as well (numbers permitting of course), but no one thought they would take off like this. I remember Stout's Big Trouble In Little China sitting there for several weeks before it sold out. Now they go for $2k.
Not true. Several of us thought that they had serious potential. And the 'as many as you wanted' was not always true.
Limited edition Baseball cards are a more apt comparison than Beanie Babies.
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Not true. Several of us thought that they had serious potential. And the 'as many as you wanted' was not always true.
Limited edition Baseball cards are a more apt comparison than Beanie Babies.
I speak from my perspective, this mirrors conversations I had with other people about the Mondo wares, so I speak from that viewpoint. (The whole IMO thing).
In the past, I bought a few posters from Mondo over the phone, a few times they asked me how many I wanted. Case in point, when I ordered the Ansin Phantom variant, they were asking me if I wanted the two remaining regulars. I said no at the time, which was a horrible choice obviously. Earlier, I emailed on behalf of some friends that wanted a poster (2008 I think) and Mondo asked me how many I needed, as they had 'enough'.
Also, limited edition baseball cards don't work since its always baseball, same teams, etc...tough to align with countless movies, artists, etc...
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When I ordered my phantom (they had a bunch) it was one per on the regs (variants were sold out) so something is amiss there. Sounds like they were hitting you with a sales pitch.
And Alamo has always 'sold out' posters that they then sold in store for months in order to maintain the illusion of total desirability, so, depending on the title, it's not surprising that they would sell multiples.
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When I ordered my phantom (they had a bunch) it was one per on the regs (variants were sold out) so something is amiss there. Sounds like they were hitting you with a sales pitch.
And Alamo has always 'sold out' posters that they then sold in store for months in order to maintain the illusion of total desirability, so, depending on the title, it's not surprising that they would sell multiples.
It was late in the night and the girl I talked to seemed keen on selling me the rest of the lot to probably just be done with it. She was very nice, not pushy at all, just offered the rest, no biggie.
I would also point out that the 'sold out' hype effect is a practice more recent than earlier. They had stuff just sitting there, as stock slowly trickled away over the days/weeks it was for sale. This was in the Kleinsmith glory days. (Wish he did more Mondo stuff, not sure why they don't use him more often).
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I wasn't saying that they are a bad business, Ben. Without a doubt they are making money and that's a good business. There are a lot of companies, though, that make money yet suck as a company. Mondo is one of them. They could care less who their customers are, just as long as they keep selling prints. They allow flippers to buy with impunity, taking no action whatsoever to curb that activity. They could care less that hundreds, if not thousands, have struggled with their fucked up servers trying to buy from them. Yes, they frustrated me, and yes, I get to say that Mondo sucks. But, whores will be whores, so Mondo will keep printing and people will keep buying, regardless of how badly they suck as a company.
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It was late in the night and the girl I talked to seemed keen on selling me the rest of the lot to probably just be done with it. She was very nice, not pushy at all, just offered the rest, no biggie.
I would also point out that the 'sold out' hype effect is a practice more recent than earlier. They had stuff just sitting there, as stock slowly trickled away over the days/weeks it was for sale. This was in the Kleinsmith glory days. (Wish he did more Mondo stuff, not sure why they don't use him more often).
It doesn't have to be overt to still be a pitch on some level...
No, they did that only for those that would still occasionally sell. The real dead weight was pulled early. Some of which was sent out as freebies because they had to give them away *cough* Stand By Me *cough* just to clear space...
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Holiday, I don't think they need to show any sort of loyalty by letting the 'vets' for lack of a better term have a clean and easy/private path towards a print to thank them for their allegiance. I have always bought Hondas, still waiting for the dealer to thank me for my old Civic I bought new with a free moon roof on my next purchase.
I do respectfully disagree, that they are a bad company as well, and for several reasons. I think they do care, just need to do better with organization and communication. They don't owe us anything, its cool to see new art and titles each week, regardless of whether I decide to take it or leave it.
Arch, which Stand By Me piece/version are you referring to, out of interest...?
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Well, I do agree with Holiday that they should do something about flippers.
There are ways to do that. Flippers do not send packages without a return address. Mondo could ask people who buy from flippers to email them the address of the said flippers, therefore compiling a list of people they would not send prints too.
But Mondo doesn't care, which really bothers me, because the money should go to the artists, not to some asshole who's making money off the artist.
And I'm not talking about people who sell prints a few months later. I'm talking about all the scavengers, low life scums, who list their prints seconds after the end of the sale.
T
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Well, I do agree with Holiday that they should do something about flippers.
There are ways to do that. Flippers do not send packages without a return address. Mondo could ask people who buy from flippers to email them the address of the said flippers, therefore compiling a list of people they would not send prints too.
But Mondo doesn't care, which really bothers me, because the money should go to the artists, not to some asshole who's making money off the artist.
And I'm not talking about people who sell prints a few months later. I'm talking about all the scavengers, low life scums, who list their prints seconds after the end of the sale.
T
Good comment T..
Stew
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Olly Moss retweeted this loser flipper's lament:
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It has been estimated several times that about 10-15% of any run gets in hands of people who intend to flip immediately, seconds after the given print is deemed sold out. To be honest, that is not a bad number, could be much worse than that.
I would also wager that the turbo flipping does nothing but add to the hype and indirect marketing of Mondo and the next print upcoming, which is beneficial to Mondo.
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I saw that Moss/flipper bit earlier, too funny.
Not sure what that guy was thinking, he should quit his efforts in being a Flipping Mastermind.
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I just wanted to pop in and say thanks to Wonka! The shitstorm I got on EB really turned me off and I havent been online as much this weekend due to how they reacted to my posts.
As for the rest of this, Mondo offers a great alternative to modern movie art and IMHO gets back to the roots of what movie posters were and should be. As for their business I know we can all be disappointed from missing out on a print that we want and it stings twice as bad when we see those prints online instantly selling for hundreds if not $1k+ .. But can we really blame Mondo? If we did like T suggests and gave them addresses of ebay sellers .. What if one day I was mad at T for having such a great collection that I decided to email mondo saying that I bought from him and he was a flipper .. Id be lying because we all know he doesnt "sell" posters but Mondo wouldnt know that and theyd black list him .. Thats not fair and you know some people with a grudge may try that .. In short Mondo doesnt have the resources needed to police the aftermarket the way that we would like. they do the best that they can with what they have .. and Im sure the that the fast sell outs and insane ebay prices dont hurt their business. It probably helps in more ways than one.
As for Holidays complaints about the website .. I can only imagine what would happen if they had as many people hitting that site in 2008 as they do today .. It would turn into a "This page no longer exists" error .. This is another they do the best with what hey have .. They dont have insane amounts of servers and licensing needed for all of those connections .. So the fact that it reacts as well as it does says a lot. The IT side of things is hard to get a handle on because most sites done have to deal with traffic like that .. and by that I mean 1K+ hits in one second .. Places that get regular traffic like that have server farms and are usually a multimillion dollar business.
In the end you win some and you lose some and if it something you really must have then its (typically) best to wait a month or two and the prices have subsided .. I made that mistake with the Moss SW set though and the prices keep going up up up and now I will probably never own the set. Its all in good fun though !! :D
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No doubt that Mondo has its fans, and that's ok. I am not one.
And yes, Ben, if I bought a Honda every year from the same dealer, he'd damn well better give me some perks or I'll find another dealer! Loyalty does count and I can say based on experience that other vendors that I buy from who reward loyalty will always get my business while others never well. Count Rich and Bruce in the first category. Count Heritage in the second category. Count Cinemaoverdrive.net in the first category, count Mondo in the second category. And, I could go on and on about the artists that I've come to know over the years who reward my loyalty, even if it's with little things like stickers or handbills. Fuck, even Tyler Stout does it, and he could get away without it.
Mondo sucks ass. For all I care, they could burn to the ground. There are other companies that could just as easily work with the fine artist that Mondo uses and produce the same product by those artists. All Mondo does is, really, flip the goods. How ironic.
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No doubt that Mondo has its fans, and that's ok. I am not one.
And yes, Ben, if I bought a Honda every year from the same dealer, he'd damn well better give me some perks or I'll find another dealer! Loyalty does count and I can say based on experience that other vendors that I buy from who reward loyalty will always get my business while others never well. Count Rich and Bruce in the first category. Count Heritage in the second category. Count Cinemaoverdrive.net in the first category, count Mondo in the second category. And, I could go on and on about the artists that I've come to know over the years who reward my loyalty, even if it's with little things like stickers or handbills. Fuck, even Tyler Stout does it, and he could get away without it.
Mondo sucks ass. For all I care, they could burn to the ground. There are other companies that could just as easily work with the fine artist that Mondo uses and produce the same product by those artists. All Mondo does is, really, flip the goods. How ironic.
Wow, Holiday..
Ok, fess up, what were the drops you swung and missed on?
I know you want them to burn to the ground and fuckity fuck fuck and all...but what ideas do you actually have to improve their business model?
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and many others of that era...
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My job is neither: a) to improve their business model, nor b) to get into another pissing match with you, Ben.
I was able to to get every drop that I tried, except for the Olly Moss Star Wars drop, and that was because I was on a shitty slow connection in North Carolina at the time. I don't blame that experience on Mondo at all.
What I got fed up with was sitting at the computer and having to keep watching the screen for hours and hours before that vital instant when the posters when live. I realized that I was acting like a crackhead waiting for the next hit to be handed out after he ran out of money. That's when I said, quite simply, no more drops. Though, I did get through Fairey's recent drop for the Occupy poster, and the ridiculous drop for Drive.
What ultimately gets me all fuckity fuck fuck, as you put it, is that for a time, their people listened and one actually participated (I forget her name). We told them of some of these gripes, and I'm sure as shit not the only who has gripes. But, they did nothing.
I'd say let's agree to disagree, Ben, and leave it at that.
Wow, Holiday..
Ok, fess up, what were the drops you swung and missed on?
I know you want them to burn to the ground and fuckity fuck fuck and all...but what ideas do you actually have to improve their business model?
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Holiday, I was just asking if you had ideas for the sake of the topic, not to construct a 30 page business plan to send to Mondo.
You know, the whole forum/discourse thing.
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There is the idea of taking orders for a couple of hours and then printing however many you get orders for.
Of course, after a few times of that the flippers would not buy any, so you would start selling fewer and fewer copies of each one.
Announcing 30 and then selling 150 is outright sleazy, but not illegal, because after all, he DOES offer to let anyone out who objects to being hoodwinked.
Bruce
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Holiday, I was just asking if you had ideas for the sake of the topic, not to construct a 30 page business plan to send to Mondo.
You know, the whole forum/discourse thing.
Sorry, you know me, Ben. I can get a little tight. I've not really thought about what they should do to rectify the problems. The first thing that comes to mind is to increase the size of the print runs. The second thing is to announce, at the least, a window when the poster will be release. Finally, something to at least threaten the flippers. There are artists out there, Fairey being one of them, who say that if they catch you, you will be banned from buying or your order will be cancelled or some such. Some combination of these things would, I think, help relieve the tension of the drop.
Also, for folks that are loyal, there really should be a loyalty program that would allow them first dibs. The loyalty should be very strong - and I would say that it should be close to buying every print that is released. But to those who are loyal, they should be rewarded. I'm the kind of guy who would buy every one if I was ensured that I did not have to fight that drop and that I would be guaranteed one of the released posters every time.
I could say much of the other artists out there who use poster drops. Same kind of problems to be sure. But Mondo fancies itself as growing in influence, and as a player in the industry. As such, it should rise to a higher calling.
My 2.
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Hey guys, Mitch from Mondo here, now a member.
I don't even know where to start with this last string of posts, but I wanted to let everyone know that I'll be hanging around from time-to-time to address issues or concerns.
Cheers.
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About time!!!
And what happened to Jessica? She doesn't like us anymore?
T
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About time!!!
And what happened to Jessica? She doesn't like us anymore?
T
Ah, she keeps pretty busy. Since I've been reading the site for awhile, I figured it'd be best for me to get an account myself.
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No offense Mitch .. but Jessica is cuter than you are :P
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Hi Mitch, welcome! :)
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Welcome to APF Mitch :)
Stew
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Nice twitter bomb just dropped 6 Apes, one money. I like the set concept to lazy to post all the images right now.
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The Battle Of The Apes - Prints v. Posters!
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3.A
4.B
5.A
6.Meh
Stew
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I'm glad to have you, Mitch. I've been one of the ones pretty vocal against Mondo these days, and there are those there like Wonka who take issue with what I have to say. Certainly, Mondo's production is usually awesome, and I don't think the issues are there. Rather, its the business side of Mondo that gets the focus. I really do look forward to some discussion.
Hey guys, Mitch from Mondo here, now a member.
I don't even know where to start with this last string of posts, but I wanted to let everyone know that I'll be hanging around from time-to-time to address issues or concerns.
Cheers.
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I'm glad to have you, Mitch. I've been one of the ones pretty vocal against Mondo these days, and there are those there like Wonka who take issue with what I have to say. Certainly, Mondo's production is usually awesome, and I don't think the issues are there. Rather, its the business side of Mondo that gets the focus. I really do look forward to some discussion.
All I can say is please don't assume that we haven't obsessively analyzed the exact issues that you've mentioned.
First, as for servers and websites, I think that you'll actually find that our store holds up incredibly well during hugely populated drops. Sure, a lot of folks don't get through, but when thousands of people are trying to buy 400 posters, that is bound to happen, no matter how fast your website is. Believe use, we have multiple dedicated servers and pay way too much money for hosting, but people will get shut out no matter what when demand exceeds supply.
Speaking of, as for edition sizes, we've done our best to gradually increase edition sizes over the years, but the majority of our audience isn't interested in a print that's not collectible (and I'm not talking about flippers). Furthermore, the limited nature is also what appeals to the studios, as well as keeps artists happy (as they're able both to sell their own personal copies quickly and maintain collectibility, gaining them more interest and job opportunities from other clients).
Lastly, the toughest one, policing flippers. This is an incredibly hard thing to do. I've been around the poster scene for years now, and I can honestly say that I haven't seen a single person do it effectively (you mentioned Obey, but I'm almost certain that Shepard is no longer actively banning people, and I don't get the feeling that it went too well for him). Not only would it take gigantic personnel resources, but you also have to understand that there are two sides to every story, something that we run into A LOT. For every accusation, there's an equally passionate argument on the other side about whether or not they engaged in flipping, and it can get very heated. Trust me, we don't like when people immediately flip stuff either, but it's more of a problem with the scene than with how one company handles it. We limit orders to one per household (I can verify this) and check credit cards at mystery screenings, but beyond that, as secondhand witnesses we just aren't in a position to call people out.
The thing that bums us out is that these issues pertain to about one out of every ten releases we do, but they're the only ones that people remember. I don't think anyone is complaining about the edition sizes being too low on Gremlins 2, the Once Upon A Time prints, House by the Cemetery, etc. This job is a constant "razor's edge" situation with trying to figure out demand, we're just trying to do our best.
Hope that clears some things up. Cheers.
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Hey Mitch .. Whats up with the latest issues with turn around time? I was kind of assuming it was due to the new store and all but from what Ive seen theres not been any official word on what happened to cause this backup in print shipping. (besides the Totoro issues)
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Hey Mitch .. Whats up with the latest issues with turn around time? I was kind of assuming it was due to the new store and all but from what Ive seen theres not been any official word on what happened to cause this backup in print shipping. (besides the Totoro issues)
Just normal stuff that we typically run into, but it happens to be more than usual lately. Totoro issues, last minute studio changes, more legwork than expected on the coffin Draculas, etc. Everything should be caught up soon, we just got caught in a bit of a year-end print queue funk with holidays and stuff (printers hafta relax a bit during the holidays too!).
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How about a Comics in the Movies series done by the top comic artists of that run.
Spiderman 1 - Todd Mcfarlane
Spiderman 2 - Romita Sr, Jr collab
Spiderman 3 - Mark Bagley
Xmen 1 - Jim Lee
X2 - Adam Kubert
X3 - John Bryne
Wolverine - Barry Windsor Smith
Daredevil - David Mazzucchelli
Elektra - Frank Miller
etc.. ;D
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Anyone Go Ape just now?
That was fast, did it even take a minute? Pretty solid deal for 6 poster, IMO.
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Anyone get the Apes? I was there and through paypal .. But stopped myself .. I have the Ansin on wood already .. and the Taylor looks nice .. The others were not too bad but not good enough that I had to have them .. And once again .. I still dont like Bertmer's work. :P I wish wish wsh Mondo had used someone else on that Hellraiser print !! That was one I was super excited about until I herd Bertmer did it. :(
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Anyone Go Ape just now?
That was fast, did it even take a minute? Pretty solid deal for 6 poster, IMO.
Unless I 100% love the art(ist) and/or movie, making it a must own print/poster. I always take resale into consideration .. and the Bertmer will most likely be a givaway (IMHO).. The Go Ape may be one to have since you can only get it with the set .. obviously the Ansin will be liked by a majority .. Taylors work is amazing .. sadly he just doesnt get the love in resale values like some of the others do .. So what it comes down to .. IMHO .. Youre paying $250 .. for 3 maybe 4 prints ? Which isnt horrible .. but .. It can be cheaper if you just buy the 2, 3, 4 you really want and let the others go ..
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I went for the set - I've been waiting for that Ansin on paper for ages as I'm UK based so the wood has never been an option. I didn't fancy my chances tomorrow or at Sideshow, although I'm really interested to see the variants. I reckon I would have easily paid $150 for the Ansin from ebay, so an extra $80 for the other prints seems good value to me.
I thought at first I might keep some and maybe trade a couple, but the more I look at the set, the more I like it. They're fun films and these prints are good fun too, I always prefer the film poster style prints as oppose to the art style prints that Mondo produce.
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I got one, Taylor, Ansin and that Edmiston is fantastic.
I would scratch Kelly and Bertmer off my artist list, but amazingly some of the expresso crowd love their style (and speaking of expresso, does that forum run on a P90 or 486 out of someones garage, what a dog).
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My favs are Ansin, Phantom City (Conquest) and the Kelly, which I never thought I would say as his art generally does not appeal to me, but his Escape print is pretty great, with solid coloring and perspective. His might also be the best upgrade from original OS to print, IMO.
The Taylor is a swing and miss, much like his Sucker Punch...both need another color or some air to breathe with the crowded composition.
Dave, I think $249 for 6 prints shipped is a pretty solid deal. Can't really go wrong there.
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Yeah, I got them all too.
I will resell the Bertmer at cost. I really hate what the guy does and I don't want any of his stuff in my collection. Two others I want to see in person before I decide... the Kelly (not a fan, but this one is the best print I've seen from him IMO) and the Taylor (I love Taylor, but not 100% sold on it yet.)
BTW, I just went past 200 prints in my collection.
T
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BTW, I just went past 200 prints in my collection.
T
Congrats.
Not bad for someone who didn't like Mondo prints and the like in the hey day of the MPF.
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You remember that?
qip
It took me some times to realize that prints were a continuation of the movie posters I love (not the floating heads).
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I would scratch Kelly and Bertmer off my artist list, but amazingly some of the expresso crowd love their style (and speaking of expresso, does that forum run on a P90 or 486 out of someones garage, what a dog).
It is horrible on big drop days .. You get page errors and everything and then when you can get through and you try to post you can get the "someone has posted already" errors fro another 5 mins before youre post gets through .. and instantly buried by the other 10 posts that were trying to get through .. But they do have a larger site and a huge database .. I wonder what they do host the site on?? Its run by volunteers so I wonder if its hosted at someones house! :)
My favs are Ansin, Phantom City (Conquest) and the Kelly, which I never thought I would say as his art generally does not appeal to me, but his Escape print is pretty great, with solid coloring and perspective. His might also be the best upgrade from original OS to print, IMO.
The Taylor is a swing and miss, much like his Sucker Punch...both need another color or some air to breathe with the crowded composition.
Dave, I think $249 for 6 prints shipped is a pretty solid deal. Can't really go wrong there.
I agree with you on the Kelly .. usually Im not a fan but he really pulled it together on this print .. its not my fav but its not the Bertmer either! :) Definatly a step int he right direction as far as my taste go.
As for the $250 for 6 prints go .. Youre 100% right, its totally a good price .. I was just saying .. if youre buying the set just to get 2 or three prints and think "Oh well I have the others too" its not worth it .. some of those will probably not gain in value therefore if you just wanted the Ansin, Kelly and PC .. Thats $150 and you dont have to worry about the extras and you saved $100 .. However, I suspect the Ansin to start going up and be worth the cost of the set after tomorrows drop .. So you will never really lose money, per se. I just look at it as I already have more than a few prints that I dont care to keep and Id be lucky to get what I paid for them. Why spend an extra $100 on this set just to add 3 more prints that I probably wont care for or be able to get rid of later down the road.
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You remember that?
qip
It took me some times to realize that prints were a continuation of the movie posters I love (not the floating heads).
Ha, yep I do.
Now you need to call up Louie and convert him too.
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Hey, you know that Cockring is the one who converted me. I don't want to be Louie's cockring!
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Hey, you know that Cockring is the one who converted me. I don't want to be Louie's cockring!
Post of the day.
And no, that seems like the worst thing in the world...
Dave, there is a market for every print. People love Bertmer, and some other stuff that I cannot believe folks would spend even the shipping cost on, so you really cannot lose with this set in any way.
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BTW, I just went past 200 prints in my collection.
T
I don't think it is allowable to count variants as a separate print count.
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If anyone is interested in picking up some of the MMM prints I have dropped the prices on some that I have for sale ..
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,2861.msg59820.html#new
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No one went for singles today? I was a bit surprised to see Kelly sell out 2nd .. Although it is one of his better pieces.
On another note I was able to pickup both Jurassic Park prints from JC's website today !! :)
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No one went for singles today? I was a bit surprised to see Kelly sell out 2nd .. Although it is one of his better pieces.
On another note I was able to pickup both Jurassic Park prints from JC's website today !! :)
Good skills! I made a try for the regular version (with titles and credits), but was too slow. A shame to miss it, but I won't bother feeding the flippers for it.
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Just a quick question,have any of the buyers of these prints noticed the names of any regular flippers?
I would n`t expect anyone to be specific,so far as outing them,
Stew
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Nah - I've not noticed, but then I don't look that often.
I'm surprised there aren't more flippers in the UK though - for other limited prints (like the urban art scene), there are loads. Usually the same guys that tout tickets for concerts.
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I think some people on EB know the ebay names of regular flippers .. But connecting those to the real names/paypal names of the people buying the prints may be a bit harder .. I know that I read somewhere that Olly Moss cancelled an order when someone was able to connect a twitter user name to an ebay name and they guy tweeted about how he had lost out on making >$500 becuse of an "oversell"
Ill see if I can dig up the comments .. I think overall they are pretty cautious so as to not be outted .. If this is a reguaelr gig for you .. I think itd be important to keep who you are separate from your ebay identity .. But if someone bought off of ebay youd have a paypal name .. We could compile a list but then its a he said she said game .. and I know Im putting T on all my lists .. his collection is too big as it is!!! :P
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Finally figured out what EB stands for; boy is that site slow. I gave up...
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and I know Im putting T on all my lists .. his collection is too big as it is!!! :P
Ain`t that the truth ;D thumbup
Stew
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Retweeted by Olly
skywa1ker993 Luke Woolley
I was set to make >$500 on a resale of a signed Olly Moss poster, until I got the notification that it oversold and I was being refunded :(
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Finally figured out what EB stands for; boy is that site slow. I gave up...
It's an interesting site (the print database is an excellent resource) and has some really good members there, but the mentality can be quite scary. Like the clamour for Olly Moss' Totoro print for example - loads of peeps in the Mondo thread admitted they hadn't even seen the film before or didn't even know what Studio Ghibli was, yet they were climbing over each other to get the print! Still, it's good I suppose, Mondo and that community have encouraged people to seek out new films and has widened the appreciation of film posters.
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I picked up the Drive print today .. anyone else ?
I think Kens work is pretty awesome .. I wasnt a super huge fan of the movie though .. So Taylor sold me on this print.
(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/drive.png)
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I still haven't seen Drive, but it apparently has a crazy following.
Since I hate being left out, I bought the Signalnoise print last week, and the Taylor this morning. Early drop for Mondo.
T
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Funny how the latest Mondo art is posted seconds/minutes right after the sell out. ;)
I like the White Drive piece a tad more, but hate how that run was handled with two sizes, printing more to meet over sell, etc...
This Taylor one is pretty cool, I picked one up since the drop fell in my lap as I sat down at the computer....why not.
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The site hung for me when I added it to my cart. I'm not too bothered though as I'm feeling poor at the moment and even though I like Taylor, I don't think it's his best work or particularly fitting to the film.
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Funny how the latest Mondo art is posted seconds/minutes right after the sell out. ;)
I think Mondo does a good enough job at advertizing their stuff. They don't need the extra help.
sm1
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Agree, I am more or less talking about how we act like nothing is coming before a drop, like we are whistling with our hands in our pockets...we can only talk about it post-drop.
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The early drop sucks, though. I had to wake up at 7:30 this morning. Waaaay too early for me.
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Agree, I am more or less talking about how we act like nothing is coming before a drop, like we are whistling with our hands in our pockets...we can only talk about it post-drop.
What drop? You got an email yesterday? No I have no idea what youre talking about .. *whistles and looks around the room* ;)
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-1 due to working, thought the phone was going off for a work event, figured to early for the drop.
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Have I mentioned how much I hate Mondo drops...FARK.
Really really not happy...
I see many cups of coffee in my day ahead.
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I don't feel to bad for you west coasters (especially in LA), you get all kinds of cool screenings (Kill Bill, etc) and openings (Gallery 1988) to attend and get things firsthand and in person.
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Yeah? Have you seen the crap to come out of 88 lately? It's been a year since I bought something from that place.
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Have I mentioned how much I hate Mondo drops...FARK.
Really really not happy...
I see many cups of coffee in my day ahead.
Did you wake up on time and failed, or were you still asleep tomorrow?
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Did you wake up on time and failed, or were you still asleep tomorrow?
I was up...it was sold out.
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I picked up the Drive print today .. anyone else ?
I think Kens work is pretty awesome .. I wasnt a super huge fan of the movie though .. So Taylor sold me on this print.
(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/drive.png)
Hmmm, very cool. Of course somebody taught me a little trick for finding the large images.....
(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/drive-add.jpg)
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LOL ..You gotta love those people ;)
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http://princessbridewine.com/ (http://princessbridewine.com/)
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http://princessbridewine.com/ (http://princessbridewine.com/)
Really? That seems like super good wine... NOT!
T
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For once, Mondo was quick sending out the Drive posters. Not the usual two month wait.
It is much nicer in person than on pictures. Taylor did a great job.
T
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For once, Mondo was quick sending out the Drive posters. Not the usual two month wait.
It is much nicer in person than on pictures. Taylor did a great job.
T
How does a post like this help me.... :'(
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Uh.. was I the only one that got the on sale and sold out twitter notice at the same time?
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I got the 1st at 1:51 and the sold out at 1:57 EST ... Id be blaming your cell provider (assuming you get the tweets on your cell)
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And theyre up!!! easy pass on both for me .. and I feel that the "surprise" print for 300 is a major missed opportunity.. IMO .. it just doesnt fit the feel of the film all that well even though I feel that he picked a great scene! It just doesnt feel "dark" enough for me.
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I bought the 300, which I like a lot, even though I hated the movie. I guess it's the opposite for me.
T
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I'm with ya T, the film is daft, but I like this print as it's a cool image and I like the simplicity of it...title and credits always a winner for me too. Shame it isn't 36 x 24".
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For me I think its something as simple as colors .. had they used a darker paper to match the scene or the movie more it would have made a big difference. Then there's always the artistic view, so anything is fair game.. I just felt the scene was originally at night with snow falling .. and it really sets a mood. The color of the paper takes it the other direction for me... meh .. Im glad youre happy with your purchase though!! :D
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I'm with ya T, the film is daft, but I like this print as it's a cool image and I like the simplicity of it...title and credits always a winner for me too. Shame it isn't 36 x 24".
Speaking as someone who has 20+ 24x36 prints hanging in one room .. Ive actually started to see the beauty of the smaller format of 18x24 .. and its not just to hang even more in the same space :P .. I have a few smaller prints and I have grown to like them just as much sometimes more than the larger format.
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Speaking as someone who has 20+ 24x36 prints hanging in one room ..
Show us!
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FA1 - Yeah, that's a good point. I think it's because 24 x 36 is nearer one sheet size, so I kinda prefer it. It's a small grumble really, I have a handful of 18 x 24 prints now, so it's a good excuse to get a frame and put some of them in it :D
PS - is this the first print from this artist? Good to see a few new faces if so. EDIT - Ah, I can see from T's link that he has done a few beforehand.
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Bought 300, passed on the the other as I have zero interest in the film.
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For those who haven't seen it, since Mondo took it down...
http://www.mondoarchive.com/poster/300/ (http://www.mondoarchive.com/poster/300/)
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Show us!
Its just my theater room, Im sure I had posted pics before. Ill see if I can snap a few shots tonight when I get home. :)
PS - is this the first print from this artist? Good to see a few new faces if so.
They have used both of these artist before .. But IJ is fresh on the scene ... But hes growing popular fast.
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No artwork can compensate for the simply terrible 300...
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No artwork can compensate for the simply terrible 300...
All I remember is lots of slow motion and sooooooooooo many abs!
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The most racist movie I have ever seen. God, I hated it.
T
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Show us!
Heres an Album for ya !! :)
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017/Theater#
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I like it. You know, since I don't put any of my posters up, and certainly not the prints, it's always fun for me to see other people's collection up on the wall, just to see what it would have looked like if I had done the same. Very nice, Dave.
T
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I like it. You know, since I don't put any of my posters up, and certainly not the prints, it's always fun for me to see other people's collection up on the wall, just to see what it would have looked like if I had done the same. Very nice, Dave.
T
Thanks, I think I need to take a 360 degree video to try and get them all at a good angle .. The room just isnt big enough to shot them all them all the way they should be :(
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The most racist movie I have ever seen. God, I hated it.
T
Bah, try Indiana Jones.
I love 300, just pure popcorn fodder fun. And believe me its not the sort of film I usually like.
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Heres an Album for ya !! :)
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017/Theater#
Only weirdos cover every inch of their wall space with movie posters/art. Weirdo! :)
(http://taoz.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/SM1083Weirdo-Posters1.jpg)
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LOL .. I just wish that I was as motivated as you in swapping them out semi regularly! The only big change Ive had in that room is the hanging of the ansin wood prints and I sold my Stout IM2 Metal and replaced it with Stout Captain America.
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Heres an Album for ya !! :)
https://picasaweb.google.com/106177607191254337017/Theater#
Outstanding!
clap clap clap clap clap
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Anyone try for the Dracula and POTA Ansin prints on P&T just now? I was hoping to snag one or both of the Draculas seeing as I missed them from Mondo but the moment I got up from my desk they dropped and sold out!! :(
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I tried for Ves and failed. Too many people knew about the drop. Plus, are they even signed? Since Martin lives in Montevideo, he's letting Mitch take care of the APs, but I don't know if they went thru Martin. It's kind of a big deal for him to ship stuff from Uruguay. It's really expensive and the postal service is less than reliable. Plus, per his own acknowledgment, Martin is not the best packer :). It's a fantastic print, though. The Fantastic 4, Ansin, Moss, Stout and Taylor, always deliver and are systematically the very best of what Mondo has to offer.
T
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While I understand the logic behind the random drops, I truly hate them.
There is no point to even trying.
Would have been so nice up on my wall next to Metropolis.
Ah well, the hunt now continues.
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Was just thinking this week there has been major separation in the artists. Not having to do with preferences, just on pure $$ of the prints they have put out.
Tier 1:
Ansin, Moss, Stout
Tier 2:
Taylor(knocking on the door to tier 1), Horkey, I would put Danger here too
Tier 3:
Everybody else, Whalen probably was at a tier 2, but too much output and same ol' same ol' has lowered his stock in my opinion.
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Tier 3:
Everybody else, Whalen probably was at a tier 2, but too much output and same ol' same ol' has lowered his stock in my opinion.
If I follow your logic, why is Stout in the top tier...all his alamo prints are virtually identical?
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While I understand the logic behind the random drops, I truly hate them.
There is no point to even trying.
Would have been so nice up on my wall next to Metropolis.
Ah well, the hunt now continues.
If youre really broken up over this Ill happily take the Metro off your hands! :)
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If youre really broken up over this Ill happily take the Metro off your hands! :)
If it wasn't for a movie I truly love, you would have half a chance ;)
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Ranking pure resale dollars and collector following. Moss, Stout and Ansin are so far apart from the rest of the artists it isnt even close. Not how I would rank my favorite artists, but that is where the dollars are right now.
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Ranking pure resale dollars and collector following. Moss, Stout and Ansin are so far apart from the rest of the artists it isnt even close. Not how I would rank my favorite artists, but that is where the dollars are right now.
Ah I see...and would agree with you there...though I still don't get the Stout love.
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Ah I see...and would agree with you there...though I still don't get the Stout love.
I think Stouts work is a real homage to the characters in the films.. and if its a movie you love then you can relive dozens of scenes and enjoy all the detail that he puts into his work .. While Ansin picks a single powerful scene and captures it perfectly with his amazing line work! I appreciate both but I prefer Ansin .. I do like quite a few Stouts though.. The SW set is awesome! Growing up with SW's you can just sit there and look at all the characters and its great! But then I look at my Capt America and I cant help but feel that its a little muddled and hard to make out from any distance away. Then again maybe I just dont like that movie as much :P
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Anyone buying those Academy Awards nominees prints? The first two are very weak, IMO. Especially Hugo.
T
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Anyone buying those Academy Awards nominees prints? The first two are very weak, IMO. Especially Hugo.
In that case, they fit the films...
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In that case, they fit the films...
Thought you liked Rango...?
I haven't seen it, heard good things, but its standard Whalen:
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/RANGO-550x733.jpg)
Also, here is Hugo. Nice colors, but I cannot get the horrible font, which looks like an afterthought at best. Only better than Comic Sans. Shame...
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/HUGO-REGULAR-550x825.jpg)
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/HUGO-VARIANT-550x825.jpg)
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I cannot get Paris. What are those modern buildings in the background. Is it NYC or Paris. The Eiffel Tower is the only sign that it is indeed the City of Lights. The artist has obviously never been to Paris. And the title sucks too, I agree. The clock is nice, though.
And Rango, my God, enough with Whallen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED Rango, over the two DreamWorks productions my wife worked on, but I can't stand Whallen.
Hopefully, the rest of the series will be more spirited and inspired.
T
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Id love to see something for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and maybe Harry Potter :)
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I cannot get Paris. What are those modern buildings in the background. Is it NYC or Paris. The Eiffel Tower is the only sign that it is indeed the City of Lights. The artist has obviously never been to Paris. And the title sucks too, I agree. The clock is nice, though.
And Rango, my God, enough with Whallen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED Rango, over the two DreamWorks productions my wife worked on, but I can't stand Whallen.
Hopefully, the rest of the series will be more spirited and inspired.
T
I was initially liking Whalens work, but he is simply putting out too much right now. I would say it is pretty obvious he can turn out product faster than anyone else Mondo works with.
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I was initially liking Whalens work, but he is simply putting out too much right now. I would say it is pretty obvious he can turn out product faster than anyone else Mondo works with.
Paint by numbers is a quick process.
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Id love to see something for Girl with the Harry Potter :)
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I was initially liking Whalens work, but he is simply putting out too much right now. I would say it is pretty obvious he can turn out product faster than anyone else Mondo works with.
He's a one-trick pony so it's pretty easy for him to do the same thing over and over again.
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Drop right now, one gone, one still up. This one caught me by surprise.
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I was on it from go ! This was an easy drop overall .. Jay has a pretty solid following now and his sold out relatively fast.. I passed on both but I carted and went through checkout just to see if there was anything different with the new site. :)
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Was the checkout any different? I might have to do a Gremlins 2 dry run :)
I passed on both. I think Kill List is a special little film, but have the quad and prefer it. Regarding Last House on the Left...I think Jock's a great artist, but my wallet came first today.
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I didnt notice any major differences with the check out process .. I did notice that I was automatically logged in which surprised me considering the whole reboot of the site and all that. It makes me wonder if they have integrated IP tracking to recognize users.
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I was on it from go ! This was an easy drop overall .. Jay has a pretty solid following now and his sold out relatively fast..\
It's easy to see why...
And there is only one 'Jay' when it comes to these prints and his last name sure isn't Shaw...
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I didn't like any of these prints when I first saw them last night, but I kept checking the Last House and I really grew on me. I ended up getting it. The other one left me cold.
T
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Last House on the left? or LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET? (love the latter, hate the former)
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(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/lasthouse-add.jpg)
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Hess looking his intimidating self.
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New BTTF poster(s) .. Thoughts? Im not that crazy about them personally .. :(
(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/4098/bttfset.jpg)
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Where is the Stout, I thought that was for sure happening once BTTF licensing was squared away.
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Well they did say now that they have the licenses .. heres this print set .. so I assume that since they have it they will use it some more and not to mention stouts handbill teaser .. I suspect one is around the corner.
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cant explain how disappointed i am with these..
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The main problem I have is with part 2 of the triptych..Marty seems to have the longest arms I have ever seen.
Stew
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Overall, I don't like these posters. However, I do like the concept on connecting all three together to make one bigger art picture. Its just unfortunate they were not well done in this case.
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I think they're ok, but I'll be saving my money. I think it's tough for a title like this though, I really like the Struzan artwork on the theatrical poster, so it'll be hard to beat. Interested to see what Tyler Stout does with it though, I hope it's a large edition!! :P
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Interested to see what Tyler Stout does with it though, I hope it's a large edition!! :P
I'm guessing pretty much the same as all the others. Good luck to anyone going for one.
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I like them. Still debating which set I will get, if not both.
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Tyler might do something different this time...maybe a Mount Rushmore type of thing...?
Sarcasm never types well.....
Stew
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Overall, I don't like these posters. However, I do like the concept on connecting all three together to make one bigger art picture. Its just unfortunate they were not well done in this case.
Yep... concept was better than the execution...
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Tyler might do something different this time...maybe a Mount Rushmore type of thing...?
Sarcasm never types well.....
Stew
Tyler has been busy. Patience, and you won't be disappointed.
T
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I know that people have been begging for a Stout BttF, but I really don't get why... It's not a flick that's really begging for a collage. I'd much rather see other artists attempt the title.
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I know that people have been begging for a Stout BttF, but I really don't get why... It's not a flick that's really begging for a collage. I'd much rather see other artists attempt the title.
yes. i could do a stout bttf.
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That BTTF triptych lacks character.
Absolutely boring.
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I know that people have been begging for a Stout BttF, but I really don't get why... It's not a flick that's really begging for a collage. I'd much rather see other artists attempt the title.
Well said Archie, a Stout collage would be wasted on BTTF in my opinion, I'd rather see a BTTF Ansin or Taylor.
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So I ended up buying everything.
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waiting1 pctrash waiting1 pctrash waiting1 pctrash waiting1 pctrash
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http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?rt=nc&LH_BIN=1&_nkw=back%20future%20mondo&_dmpt=Art_Prints&_fln=1&_sc=1&_sop=15&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283
= moron
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I wasn't going to buy, but tried to load up the site to have a look and the site wouldn't load at all for me. First time that's happened...on the old site it would normally hang during checkout, but never on actually loading the shop!
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I passed easily on these .. I didnt even get excited when the tweet came out :(
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So I ended up buying everything.
Sorry to hear that.
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Sorry to hear that.
+1
T, you need to start seeing a specialist shrink who can wean you off buying every 'big' Mondo release. These compulsions need to be curbed ;)
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Did anyone make it by the cinema and pick up a copy of the new JC Richard poster for John Carter??
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pH3Gw_siFCk/T0QYawdxnhI/AAAAAAAAAPM/aC8-0LahTgU/s1600/JohnCarterIMAX_FINAL.jpg)
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Did anyone make it by the cinema and pick up a copy of the new JC Richard poster for John Carter??
Cool poster. I probably would've made it to the cinema and picked one up had someone mentioned this special midnight giveaway earlier. :'(
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If you have an IMAX nearby Id stop by and see if they still have some left. I was able to pick up mine this afternoon when I went to see the movie. If I had to have gone to the midnight showing I wouldnt have gotten them.. I have to work .. So going to a midnight movie on a Thursday just isnt in the cards for me.
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Well, without going through 150 pages of posts on the hamster wheel run expresso site, this is what I have found so far, no clue if any get an online drop
Stout - Wrath of Khan 280/635
Ansin - Brazil 175/375 (Uh, Ansin numbers need to climb, watch for Ansin stuff to out price Stouts in the long run, you heard it here first).
Phantom City - A Trip to the Moon 145
Silence TV - Akira 90
Kako - War of the Worlds - 120
Tong - Forbidden Planet - 225
Kilian Eng - Dune 175
Slater - Fountain 150
Iron Jaiden - Fly 75
Moss - Doctor Who 70
Whalen - Duck Dodgers 320
There was a Ming that was in one word awesome, I assume that is a 1/1.
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If I remember right .. I believe I read that there was supposed to be 40+ pieces at the show, including originals.
Its a little Nagel in nature but I wouldnt mind snagging that Drake .. I heard that Mitch owns! Talk about a conflict of interest :P
As for the prints at this show.. I think I liked WotW the best.. I think Brazil is amazing work .. Just not a movie for me and I agree with you Dale .. Ansins work is surpassing Stouts IMHO and due to the low print runs and tons of due hype his prices will continue to go up..
Although if you notice it seems like Stouts work is getting "cleaner" and making it more appealing, his run sizes and the movies they have been giving him lately havent been the best choices IMHO .. This years hes done.. The FP, Kill Bill (somewhat exclusive with the screening), Akira (MMM Exclusive), Capt America (not the best print hes put out and I am a Marvel fan), Assault on Precinct 13 .. I mean come on .. they even made 2 separate releases for that print :() and now Treks WoK .. Now Some may love the last one .. but Im not a huge Trekkie .. Although I do have Taylors ST piece that one is just cool artwork .. I couldnt care less about the movie.
Now look at Ansins latest Mondo Works .. Planet of the Apes, Both Tron films, Dracula, Mummy, Cronos (an acquired taste for some) .. Just on the heals of his works from last year ... which had a great line up as well .. and they are keeping his print runs low ..
This make mes think of two different business strategies.. Quantity vs. Quality .. You choose which artist falls into which category.
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This is the exact kind of post that made me want to join the forum. Lots of wild speculation, unchecked claims, etc....
Its a little Nagel in nature but I wouldnt mind snagging that Drake .. I heard that Mitch owns! Talk about a conflict of interest :P
Very Nagel. I'll assume the second part is a joke.
Although if you notice it seems like Stouts work is getting "cleaner" and making it more appealing, his run sizes and the movies they have been giving him lately havent been the best choices IMHO .. This years hes done..
The FP,
He was commissioned by the filmmakers, not Mondo.
Kill Bill (somewhat exclusive with the screening)
Can't imagine there's a complaint about subject matter here.
Akira (MMM Exclusive)
Again, plenty big movie (which Tyler chose), small run, don't know how this works with your argument.
Capt America (not the best print hes put out and I am a Marvel fan)
Maybe you don't like the print, but you admit that you thought it was a good hire when it comes to subject matter.
Assault on Precinct 13 .. I mean come on .. they even made 2 separate releases for that print :()
Tyler asked to do this one.
and now Treks WoK .. Now Some may love the last one .. but Im not a huge Trekkie .. Although I do have Taylors ST piece that one is just cool artwork .. I couldnt care less about the movie.
That's fine, you may not like it, but it's one of the biggest sci-fi films of all time. Like, no shit, Plant of the Apes level.
It's an odd world we live in where Kill Bill, Akira, Captain America, and Wrath of Khan are considered small movies not worth Tyler's time, or second-class jobs, or whatever is being argued here. As for the other two, he wanted to do them, and we have nothing but appreciation and love for Tyler, so we were more than happy to oblige.
You seem to think there is some veiled strategy at play here, which there just isn't. We give both artists the jobs they like to do. Weird argument, seriously.
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I have to say, I agree with Mitch on this one. Aside from The FP (which was Tyler's personal decision), Kill Bill, Akira and Assault are great titles. Captain America was a shitty movie, but I'm sure it sounded great on paper. Could have been great. I don't understand the argument. Martin also had his shitty movie with Tron Legacy (again, no way of knowing beforehand), Cronos is unknown to most and he's the go to guy on Universal's Famous Monsters (he's so good at them, why give them to someone else? I'm sure Tyler would agree.) So that just leaves Planet of the Apes.
It looks pretty even from where I stand.
T
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It looks pretty even from where I stand.
Let's face it, when it comes to Stout you are standing pretty close to the butt-kissing range and are not the most objective of observers when it comes to his work.
Though, I'm not saying that you are wrong in this case, except on Assault, which is clearly a minor title no matter how you cut it.
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You seem to think there is some veiled strategy at play here, which there just isn't. We give both artists the jobs they like to do. Weird argument, seriously.
I never meant to imply that there was any "strategy" or someone was actually getting "better movies" .. I only meant that when you compare the titles to one another that there is a difference (even if its only perceived by myself:P) .. Sure Kill Bill And Akira are cult hits and you dont expect anything less than a fan frenzy .. BUT .. Compared to "Classics" like Dracula and Mummy .. Those Universal classics have long term appeal.. and Im sure a lot of my thoughts are just based up my personal opinions not just wild speculation. ;) I personally dont feel QT is a great director .. there I said it .. Flame me all you want. :P I do however think hes a talented writer! True Romance is still one of my favorite films to this day.
As for the small (exclusive) run of something like Akira .. Its basically the same argument as Kill Bill .. Other than the cult fans of Anime I don't see this one holding up another 50+ years .. Its like comparing Rocky Horror Picture Show to Dracula .. Sure RHPS has screenings to this day and its a fun film (that I do enjoy myself) BUT .. When you put it up against true classic works .. It falls on its face ..
I cant argue for Star Trek movies or fans .. There just like the whole crazy world of Star Wars fans .. CRAZY! ;) .. That series will live on forever!! :P But I personally think BSG is better than ST.. Once again, commence flaming! :)
Also, I never said anything was not worth Tylers time .. I think every movie should have a new poster! there's always some fan out there that will enjoy it! I have to admit that based upon personal opinions about films and the fact that overall I enjoy Ansin's work over Stouts that my thoughts were not really based on any sort of fact .. just thoughts and preferences about the films. Ive been told that I should calm down, that I'm too passionate .. Which I think is crazy .. I think that some people should be more passionate!! I may not like all of the same movies and artists that everyone else does but I love the idea of it all! I love all of the new artwork even the ones that I can live without. Personally I wish you could have multiple artists on all the movies you guys make posters for. That way the TS fans get their fix, the IJ fans get theirs and people like me can get their Ansin love going on! ;)
Oh and as for the Drake piece .. I hope my comment about it being "Nagel" like wasnt taken as a negative comment.. I own a Nagel and a Mukai .. I bought them back in the early 90's and I am a fan of their work. So I wasnt joking about that.. Nor was I joking when I said that I had read somewhere that you (Mitch) owned the piece. I was teasing with the "conflict of interest" line though. :) I was just jealous, if in fact you do own it.
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I personally dont feel QT is a great director .. there I said it .. Flame me all you want.
I will flame you now.... OH WAIT, no I won't I will KISS YOU.
QT is a dick, well he would be but even small shrivelled Dicks are not as disgusting as him.
THERE I SAID IT... ;)
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As for the small (exclusive) run of something like Akira .. Its basically the same argument as Kill Bill .. Other than the cult fans of Anime I don't see this one holding up another 50+ years .. Its like comparing Rocky Horror Picture Show to Dracula .. Sure RHPS has screenings to this day and its a fun film (that I do enjoy myself) BUT .. When you put it up against true classic works .. It falls on its face ..
I'm pretty certain Akira will still be recognized in 50 years. It's already 24 years old and has been long established as an influential and important film, not only within the Anime genre, but outside it too.
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As I don't follow these posters, which version of Assault on Precinct 13 was it? the Carpenter would be considered a pretty important Genre film and IMHO by far the best in the list above.
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As I don't follow these posters, which version of Assault on Precinct 13 was it? the Carpenter would be considered a pretty important Genre film and IMHO by far the best in the list above.
It was the Carpenter version and yep, I agree, definitely an important genre film. Probably my favourite Carpenter film after The Thing and Halloween (although I also love Big Trouble, They Live and Escape from NY)
I had to look back at what I posted here regarding Carpenter and looks like I'm consistent :D http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,2607.0.html
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I'm pretty certain Akira will still be recognized in 50 years. It's already 24 years old and has been long established as an influential and important film, not only within the Anime genre, but outside it too.
AKIRA is still in my top 10 greatest animated films of all time.
It is a milestone in motion picture history.
Dave must be on crack. wynk
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For those wanting the CliffsNotes on what Fallen is saying in his post above, let me oblige with a summary:
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LOL .. Yes all my smiley faces are crack induced !! :D
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Genre fanboys are overemphasizing the importance of some of these films.
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This make mes think of two different business strategies.. Quantity vs. Quality .. You choose which artist falls into which category.
I never meant to imply that there was any "strategy" or someone was actually getting "better movies" ..
Huh?
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grumpy old me, all this hoo-ha over commercial posters ;)
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Dude. I don't know why you guys care so much they are not real movie posters anyway... I could get a local guy down the street to whip up stuff better than half these guys. I mean except for Struzan, how many of Mondo's artist have done stuff for the official movie campaigns?
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You might be right, Charlie, but by the same token, 99% of Mondo stuff is better than today's photoshopped movie posters. It took me a while to understand that although not technically movie posters, their stuff is a direct continuation of the movie posters of yesteryears, you know, the real movie posters.
T
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FOR ME, I'd be just as happy with an A4 Laser print if I loved the art (except for resale value). But as I reminded someone somewhere else today, we all have different tastes.
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You might be right, Charlie, but by the same token, 99% of Mondo stuff is better than today's photoshopped movie posters. It took me a while to understand that although not technically movie posters, their stuff is a direct continuation of the movie posters of yesteryears, you know, the real movie posters.
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Yeah, you've got me on the comparison to today's stuff. I understand the appeal. If it's a movie I really am into, I attempt to try on the initial drop but I probably won't ever pay flipper prices for them... Its just hard for me to imagine you guys are arguing over artists; there could be so many other artist out there worthy of sitting at the table with the other mondonians... New word! I could go and get a few young art students to come up with some kick ass renditions of movie posters and keep the original artwork for less than some of the flip prices.
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Charlie, all you need to do is walk through the hallways of DreamWorks and look at the art on the wall. Mesmerizing. Astonishing. Brilliant. But this is one side of the coin. They do their thing, and they get paid really well to do it. Others are not so lucky. Mondo is already using a lot of different artists, half of whom I don't like. I'm sure there are plenty more knocking on their door every day. It's a living. If you're a struggling artist, since the movie poster arena is dead, this is a good output. More will rise, some will die... but this is what we have today.
T
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Dude. I don't know why you guys care so much they are not real movie posters anyway... I could get a local guy down the street to whip up stuff better than half these guys. I mean except for Struzan, how many of Mondo's artist have done stuff for the official movie campaigns?
I know we've had this conversation before, but what makes something a real movie poster?
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A poster printed for the use of theatres/drive ins etc to advertise a screening of a film with the hope of selling tickets?
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A poster printed for the use of theatres/drive ins etc to advertise a screening of a film with the hope of selling tickets?
Don't the mondo posters created for ACTUAL screenings meet that criteria?
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I know we've had this conversation before, but what makes something a real movie poster?
For Ari - only aussie Hammers (and Val Lewtons)
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Don't the mondo posters created for ACTUAL screenings meet that criteria?
I think when the % thats USED is FAR FAR FAR outweighed by the amount for direct sale, it cancels it out IMHO.
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I think when the % thats USED is FAR FAR FAR outweighed by the amount for direct sale, it cancels it out IMHO.
I understand the argument Ari. And I know people love these "prints". But that's all they are to me too...
(Don't hurt me Ves)
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I think when the % thats USED is FAR FAR FAR outweighed by the amount for direct sale, it cancels it out IMHO.
So how do you make the call when you don't know how many were printed/used?
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I understand the argument Ari. And I know people love these "prints". But that's all they are to me too...
(Don't hurt me Ves)
Never :)
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Huh?
Sorry I guess I can see how I might have sent conflicting signals .. I ended with that statement in an effort to help spur some more conversation from other members in this thread. Not necessarily calling out your actual business strategy. :) I have nothing but love for you all! And the only critique I would ever have of how you guys do your Mondo thing .. Would be 100% based off of my personal opinions and preferences.
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Got the 2 Melancholia this morning. I'm really warming up to Hanuka's art. Plus, they are 24x36in, which is an absolute plus in my book.
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(http://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1331828977.jpg)(http://app.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1331829069.jpg)
At first glance, I think it's a great design. Especially like the green version.
Upon closer examination, I have to wonder...is Dunst that bow-legged?
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Snaggletooth is pretty hard to look at, so I really don't mind if the drawing has nothing to do with her.
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These are nice.
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Snaggletooth is pretty hard to look at...
Now, that's harsh.
I'm not a Dunst fan, but I'd do her for Old Glory in a heartbeat.
(http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/4800000/Kirsten-Dunst-kirsten-dunst-4890366-1024-768.jpg)
I like swimmin' with bow-legged wimmin... mesmrized
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Mondo stuff just amazes me what some people are spending. I had an offer of 1500 for a Lost Boys last week, if I had known the Big trouble was going to sell at 1700-1800 I probably would have sold and bought that. I dont know if it is people dodging the system and getting 2 of stuff to flip one and drop huge cash on others with flip money, or deep pockets or what.
The number of Mondo like stuff coming out now is getting crazy as well. Everyone and their uncle is creating prints.
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You might be right, Charlie, but by the same token, 99% of Mondo stuff is better than today's photoshopped movie posters. It took me a while to understand that although not technically movie posters, their stuff is a direct continuation of the movie posters of yesteryears, you know, the real movie posters.
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Well written summative assessment here, Thierry.
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I truly believe that, which is why I'm so critical of the crap they put out sometimes. They positioned themselves as the true heir of hand drawn movie posters and as such have some pretty big shoes to fill. Without even talking about the great masters of the past, the Alvins, Struzans, Casaros, Amsels or Sciotis of recent years are some tough acts to follow. There are tons of great starving artists out there, there is no time for complaisance, especially when they work on great titles so dear to most of us to diminishing results.
T
PS: This said, they've done pretty fucking good this year. Some nice stuff out there.
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I am selling ~100 of my movie prints including a lot of Mondo prints .. If youre interested look over my "trades" page and shot me a PM about any you may like to own! :)
http://www.expressobeans.com/members/trades.php?id=19335&ipp=48&page=1
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I am selling ~100 of my movie prints including a lot of Mondo prints .. If youre interested look over my "trades" page and shot me a PM about any you may like to own! :)
http://www.expressobeans.com/members/trades.php?id=19335&ipp=48&page=1
What's going on? Had enough?
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Oh no .. Im just selling off some of the stuff that I dont care about as much .. Im refining my collection ;) I will keep some Stouts .. all of my Ansin print are staying .. I am keeping some Taylors just because I like his work.. and some various others .. I love some of Danny Millers zombie drawings as well as his use of colors .. I love his print from Rabid and the use of hot pink in place of blood!!! :D
I dont know maybe it just took me a while but I think I may be maturing as a collector .. Not emotionally though Ill always be a bratty 12 yr old irl! ;)
Heres what Im keeping for anyone that wants to browse ..
http://www.expressobeans.com/members/collections.php?id=19335
Also Im sure that I have more prints than whats listed at those links .. I was never good at keeping my collection cataloged properly! :( So I may find some long lost gems as i dig through everything to pull out the ones that have sold! :)
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Oh no .. Im just selling off some of the stuff that I dont care about as much .. Im refining my collection ;)
Yes, the familiar call of the over-extended EBeaner... :)
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I dont know maybe it just took me a while but I think I may be maturing as a collector .. Not emotionally though Ill always be a bratty 12 yr old irl! ;)
WHAT! Bounty hunters are totally appropriate for a 40yo! I mean 25yo! Er, 12yo....
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Wars.jpg)
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Yes, the familiar call of the over-extended EBeaner... :)
LOL .. Im not over extended .. I could just keep everything I own, But unlike T Id rather pass something a long to someone who would appreciate it and maybe even hang it up for all to see! ;)
WHAT! Bounty hunters are totally appropriate for a 40yo! I mean 25yo! Er, 12yo....
I actually would like to keep these but hanging all 6 in custom frames takes up a lot of space and would cost a good chunk for just the frames and thats money I could put into some other posters and prints!! :D
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Got this really nice 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea this morning - by Ken Taylor.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondo20000leaguesunderthesea.jpg)
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If I wasnt on my hiatus I may have picked it up as well .. Taylor is my #2 fav behind Ansin although I wish he would expand his choices of colors .. he seems to be fond of that blue/green color. Also was this a minor price bump for Mondo? $50 for e non-variant 24x36 print ?? Hmmm ??
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I don't know. I never really pay attention to that. It seems to me that their prices have always been the same... between $35 and $70.
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I don't know. I never really pay attention to that. It seems to me that their prices have always been the same... between $35 and $70.
I'd agree that has pretty much been their price range for a long time. I remember back in the day when you purchased a print from Alamo the price would go up on you as they got closer to selling out. So if you were one of the last ones to get one you paid more than some of the first people by $15, $20 or $25. This happened on the variants fairly quickly. But that is still less than having to buy it from a flipper.
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Got this really nice 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea this morning - by Ken Taylor.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondo20000leaguesunderthesea.jpg)
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That is indeed excellent..
Stew
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See that's just it though .. I remember $25-35 prints .. And sure a Horkey (or a Stuzan) is always more expensive but for the most part all regulars were around that price .. then they crept up to 35-45 .. and now a $50 regular? just recently .. Weve had BeneathPOTA and Drive .. Both 24x36 prints by Ken and they were the new "norm" of $45.. Im not complaining .. I just notice the increase .. and thought we could chat about the good ol' days ! ;)
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Cost of living. What was $35 5 years ago is now $40.
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LOL .. Touche :P
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I'd agree that has pretty much been their price range for a long time. I remember back in the day when you purchased a print from Alamo the price would go up on you as they got closer to selling out. So if you were one of the last ones to get one you paid more than some of the first people by $15, $20 or $25. This happened on the variants fairly quickly. But that is still less than having to buy it from a flipper.
Which is funny, in a dickish kind of way, since they were not actually sold out as the quantity had yet to be ordered (The Thing/Blade Runner time period, non-rolling roadshow releases)... it was more like drawing a line and testing price points...
The '06 Alamos were $15-20. If they are $50 now, then that represents more than a 250% increase, which is many times beyond the cost of living adjustments during that time...
Is still one of the best Mondo prints in a long time. I like the 'For General Exhibition' Aussie rating as and added touch...
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Got this really nice 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea this morning - by Ken Taylor.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondo20000leaguesunderthesea.jpg)
T
I hate you. I'm keeping my new Spielberg's now.
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thats probably the best I have seen, love it and the censor rating. Are these sold out?
EDIT, I see they are sold out. Might have to print my own.
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Fucking cell phones are useless during a drop... I had to sit there and wait all the time deep down knowing it was never going to go to the buy page.... Sorry V...
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Is ok...I'll get one on the inflated secondary market.
Sucks because I am going to meet up with him and have him sign a couple of my favourite prints he has done, and I would have loved this to be one of them, esp. considering the aussie touch with the rating.
Ah well...
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As much as I love Taylors work .. He doesnt have the "Star Power" yet .. So I suspect that given a short time for the excitement to die off these will be able to be had at a reasonable cost.
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As much as I love Taylors work .. He doesnt have the "Star Power" yet .. So I suspect that given a short time for the excitement to die off these will be able to be had at a reasonable cost.
Tell that to the folks scrambling for a Poltergeist...
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You could have bought one for cheap around the time of the drop though .. Its been a while now and they are just hard to find... By "Star Power" I mean like how a print will drop then instantly shots up in price and then keeps climbing .. Moss has that now .. Stout had it but the recent run of odd titles (IMHO) has lost him that edge.
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By "Star Power" I mean like how a print will drop then instantly shots up in price and then keeps climbing
This is not a uniform data set for each print, even by the 'stars' as you put it.
I would say that as of right now, Moss, Ansin, and Stout, are the Mondo Holy Trinity, with Taylor next in line. An argument could be made that Moss is king right now, but that seat can easily be switched out ala musical chairs.
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Also, the same seller that Thierry referenced in the Ansin Bride sale from last night also sold a Moss SW set for $3,350 and his Evil Dead went for $811.
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This is not a uniform data set for each print, even by the 'stars' as you put it.
I would say that as of right now, Moss, Ansin, and Stout, are the Mondo Holy Trinity, with Taylor next in line. An argument could be made that Moss is king right now, but that seat can easily be switched out ala musical chairs.
Youre correct, there is no exact science to it, but I feel we agree on the general idea... I think Taylor is really close to bumping up to one of the top dogs .. he just needs a good break with some solid titles .. and then he would move up the scale to where he belongs.
LOL .. I feel that its funny that we dont even consider one of Mondos most used artists ... Whalen.. Hes not everyones favorite but the few that loved him may have gotten a little too much with the 101 Disney prints they let him do. Sometimes less exposure is more. ;)
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Whalen's problem isn't the deluge of Disney, more than its the fact that everything he does looks the exact same, but without the character of a Stout or Eric Tan. IMO.
Oh, and it's really, really, bad.
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I dont care for his style either .. But there are fans that love his work .. and those are the ones who may have gotten burnt out on his work.
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Whalen's problem isn't the deluge of Disney, more than its the fact that everything he does looks the exact same, but without the character of a Stout or Eric Tan. IMO.
Oh, and it's really, really, bad.
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FYI: I keep getting emails asking me if Martin has any more of his old prints for sell. He does not. The prints I helped him sell a couple years ago were all sold a couple years ago. Sorry folks.
T
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Just got my Melancholia prints. Man, they are STUNNING in person!!!
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondomelancholia1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondomelancholia2.jpg)
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Nope... still not doing much for me...
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I have not seen the movie yet so I have no connection with that aspect of the print .. So in this case had it been just an art print with no title or credits I may have been more inclined to want it. But have placed new standards of buying upon myself so that I dont end up just unloading another 200 prints again next year. :P
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Anyone getting those Exorcist prints tomorrow? I think I'm going to pass. Not feeling those.
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I kind of like the Exorcist print .. But the movie wasnt anything special to me .. So Im passing yet again .. Which for me is a good thing.. I just bought a new car and Ive vowed to pay it off in less than a year! :)
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The Exorcist reminds me of Bob's odd poster...anyone else?
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Mondo needs more Jeff Kleinsmith, less Phantom City Creative.
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Agreed.
But more than anything, less Whalen.
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Mondo needs more Jeff Kleinsmith, less Phantom City Creative.
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The Exorcist reminds me of Bob's odd poster...anyone else?
Me thinks many here will be unknowing of what you speaketh Madam V.
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Me thinks many here will be unknowing of what you speaketh Madam V.
Oh ok...probably right. Now if only I could find someone with a picture of it!
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the good lady speaks of the Rare style Exorcist that Bob Brookes is the proud owner of.
Anyways heres a comparison. You decide.
BOB'S Vs MONDO
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No comparison. Bob's by a country mile.
How was that one used and what size is it?
I'd chug a quart of Linda Blair's pea soup hork for a copy of that baby.
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Agreed.
But more than anything, less Whalen.
Another Whalen tomorrow.
Actually, I was wrong to diss him. I love him. Every Whalen drop allows me to save money sm1
T
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How many 'series' are going on now?
Disney
Star Trek
Zack Snyder
Studio Ghibli
Looney Tunes
Bad Whalen Pieces
Am I missing any?
Would be down for the next Ghibli, by far the best potential in terms of property they are working with, although that Taylor 20,000 Leagues was a beaut.
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although that Taylor 20,000 Leagues was a beaut.
Stunner Ben,that was the first one that I really loved..had everything going right for it..
Stew
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How many 'series' are going on now?
Disney
Star Trek
Zack Snyder
Studio Ghibli
Looney Tunes
Bad Whalen Pieces
Am I missing any?
Would be down for the next Ghibli, by far the best potential in terms of property they are working with, although that Taylor 20,000 Leagues was a beaut.
For you maybe... Ghibli, like most anime, is over rated crap.
Here's a question - what would be you least wanted combination? I think that a The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2 by Horkey would be high on my list of do not want...
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For you maybe... Ghibli, like most anime, is over rated crap.
I think it is a mistake to lump together all animated works from a given country into one word to begin with, yet alone dismiss all the works in this unfortunate category as 'crap'.
I would agree that the traditional 'anime' is mostly bad: Gundam, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll, Oh my Goodness!...you know, stuff that kids read in a Hot Topic wardrobe who sit on the floor in Barnes and Noble sipping on their Mountain Dew Code Red they sneaked in the store...those are usually terrible, but people like it for whatever reason.
I personally like most of Miyazaki's work, namely Totoro and Spirited Away. I feel that his creativity and story telling transcend most of the unfortunate stereotypes other work from his country gets labeled with. My daughter and wife really enjoy Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, and it has been fun watching those with them. Ponyo is half a good movie (first half), while Howl's Moving Castle was mostly disjointed and not sure the fleeting moments of creativity are worth a viewing.
I would recommend some Satoshi Kon stuff, namely Tokyo Godfathers...
Again, nothing perfect, just enjoyable, and most certainty warrants a better personal resolve than a brush stroke adjective of crap. IMO.
Here's a question - what would be you least wanted combination? I think that a The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2 by Horkey would be high on my list of do not want...
I would almost say that TSOTTP 2 by Horkey would be worth it to see everyone on EB immediately drool over it and put it in their for sale thread a few days later.
But, a Daniel Danger COBS AND ROBBERSONS comes to mind..
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For you maybe... Ghibli, like most anime, is over rated crap.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but Studio Ghibli is not anime.
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For you maybe... Ghibli, like most anime, is over rated crap.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but Studio Ghibli is not anime.
I didn't say that it was. I said that Ghibli is crap and so is most anime. I would have had to use the phrase 'Ghibli, like most other anime...' to imply what you suggest...
Ponyo (minus the wave sequence) was painfully bad.
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this all reminds me of another thread at another place.
Its good people are passionate about films.
I often get in trouble around the traps with my taste in movies (and worse with music). The amount of times I hold my tongue.
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(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/ponyo1.gif)
Ponyo went right over your heads.
It's a great film.
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It's a laughably terrible and terribly gutless Little Mermaid.
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Nice ET posters - http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/E.T.blue_.4.jpg
Shame it's another event for locals only
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Nice ET posters - http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/E.T.blue_.4.jpg
Shame it's another event for locals only
Locals only?
That is a shame. Such a nice print.
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Im sure it will have a large enough print run that at least some of the regulars will make it o an online drop.
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Bob Ross?
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Bob Ross?
Here is my Bob Ross print I picked up (among others) from the Mike Mitchell show last weekend (pretty much, like, best print EVARRR):
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2c1cwemL51qzlfumo1_500.jpg)
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Re: ET.
My wife and are have always wanted to visit Austin and after seeing that ET was screening in 35mm, have made plans to go down that weekend on June 8th.
However, up until today, Mondo has stated that all tickets for all the shows were going on sale, so I thought I would have a chance as attention is directed all over the place via different screenings for their Summer of '82 series. But now it looks like that is not the case as tickets are staggered a couple weeks (if not less) before each screening, making it hard to book a flight, get hotel, etc...far in advance, not knowing if I can score tickets to the screening.
Still hope to go, but my odds of getting the tickets now are much lower. Really annoying, makes no sense.
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this guy might get into a spot of bother (sorry if its bee mentioned, I skim this thread at best)
http://www.redbubble.com/people/scififighter/portfolio?page=2
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Here is my Bob Ross print I picked up (among others) from the Mike Mitchell show last weekend (pretty much, like, best print EVARRR):
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2c1cwemL51qzlfumo1_500.jpg)
That is so, so wrong... There are no mistakes, only happy little accidents...
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this guy might get into a spot of bother (sorry if its bee mentioned, I skim this thread at best)
http://www.redbubble.com/people/scififighter/portfolio?page=2
LOL .. I cant help but think how funny it is that he cropped the Dragon design right out of the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" photo!! :P
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hi all
for fear of being a called a douche bag, i am aplogising upfront if this topic has been done, i tried to look through this topic and at 106 pages i felt a little daunted!
I just wanted to get some quick info on the Goldfinger Alamo poster
should all versions be numbered and signed ? I know about the run of 300 numbered and signed, what about any others (and no i dont want to talk about the red ones!)
thanks
Paul
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hi all
for fear of being a called a douche bag, i am aplogising upfront if this topic has been done, i tried to look through this topic and at 106 pages i felt a little daunted!
I just wanted to get some quick info on the Goldfinger Alamo poster
should all versions be numbered and signed ? I know about the run of 300 numbered and signed, what about any others (and no i dont want to talk about the red ones!)
thanks
Paul
Paul, you douche!
(Just jokes...)
There was one print run, but some got signed and numbered from Slater, others were just sold unsigned and unnumbered, namely the batch sold at the show and in various dealers who got a small haul from the show (Poster Cabaret, etc...). Both versions are legit, and as I said, from the only and same print run (forgetting offhand what the edition size was). Hope that helps.
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I am SOOOOOOOO glad Mondo chose to release the Moss today and not tomorrow when I'll be on a plane. I don't care much for the Whalen, but I love the Moss they released today.
T
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So I assume you got one T? I was able to snag one .. im not 100% crazy about it .. But Im gonna take a look at it when it arrives and if I like it great .. if not maybe itll be worth some Totoro money!
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Yes, and I love it. Probably one of my favorite Mondo releases in a long time.
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Yes, and I love it. Probably one of my favorite Mondo releases in a long time.
I love most of what Moss does, but feel he made a poster for something like The Avengers as cool as it probably could have been. Great image, simple and clean. Great print. Pumped that I got one.
With 20,000 Leagues and now this, Mondo has hit back to back home runs, IMO.
However, the streak ends tomorrow. Whalen Hawkeye...coming soon to a junior high kids room near you. So tired of Whalen, most Mondo's fault than his.
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I dont know ,, I see the way the gun was done as a design flaw .. Too many people all see the trigger guard as something odd that seems out of place. if they could have made it more like the hair instead of one solid piece. They could have faded out parts of the gun and made it fit its role better. My terminology is a bit vague because I dont know the precises words to describe what Im waiting to say.. But they could have played with the texture on the gun to make it not stick out as badly. But who knows maybe I will get it and be blown away in person! :)
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Oh and I fully agree about the Whalen !! ;) If it had not been for that print I may have gone for the whole Avengers series
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Quite like this one too. :o
Stew
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Oh and I fully agree about the Whalen !! ;) If it had not been for that print I may have gone for the whole Avengers series
It's actually quite funny when you see both prints next to each other. One is from a true artist with great inspiration, the other... is not ;). And the choice of colors on the Whalen is... not that nice (trying not to say what I really think.)
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It's actually quite funny when you see both prints next to each other. One is from a true artist with great inspiration, the other... is not ;). And the choice of colors on the Whalen is... not that nice (trying not to say what I really think.)
...purple poop?
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i am really getting frustrated with mondo drops, by the time the page loads for me everything is gone.
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It's actually quite funny when you see both prints next to each other. One is from a true artist with great inspiration, the other... is not ;). And the choice of colors on the Whalen is... not that nice (trying not to say what I really think.)
I think the polite word you may be looking for is "commercial" .. Whalens work reminds me of grade school folder/notebook covers .. Or trapper keepers for you cool 30-somethings ;) While in this instance Moss' does come across as more artistic. commercial isnt bad but when you put it up against "art work" its going to pale in comparison.
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It's actually quite funny when you see both prints next to each other. One is from a true artist with great inspiration, the other... is not ;). And the choice of colors on the Whalen is... not that nice (trying not to say what I really think.)
That is a fair bit overboard. He's clever at times, which is the primary draw for his fanboys, but the cleverness is often seems to be at the expense of the artist merit. Also, in many ways, he is just as much of a one trick pony as Stout...
And Whalen isn't the only partially color blind artist going...
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...purple poop?
Yeah, it kind of makes you sick, doesn't it?
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i am really getting frustrated with mondo drops, by the time the page loads for me everything is gone.
I reached that point 6 months ago, at least. They refuse to keep their servers up to speed with the demand, and they could give a shit because they sell out every time. Very frustrating, so I just stay away to avoid that shitty feeling of a missed drop.
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I reached that point 6 months ago, at least. They refuse to keep their servers up to speed with the demand, and they could give a shit because they sell out every time. Very frustrating, so I just stay away to avoid that shitty feeling of a missed drop score.
With all due respect.
;D Stew
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I reached that point 6 months ago, at least. They refuse to keep their servers up to speed with the demand, and they could give a shit because they sell out every time. Very frustrating, so I just stay away to avoid that shitty feeling of a missed drop.
To be fair, to get them to the level that we want them at they'd have to easily drop 6 figures on equipment alone and house servers across the country. Incurring more monthly overhead per location. Not to mention all of the re-configuring of their current equipment and I doubt they have a full time IT staff in house. Which means labor/project costs, for the kind of business that they run it just doesnt make sense as far as return on investment.
And even then .. with a run of 200-300 prints with a thousand people all coming in at the same time I dont think it would matter. You would see an instant sell out screen and thats all. Instead of the WSOD or the circles spinning. Either way the demand is just too high that its a frenzy. I dont expect nor do I want Mondo to increase their run sizes to match demand either .. Part of the fun is having something others want and even better if it increases in value along the way too. :)
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With all due respect.
;D Stew
No, not at all. I never bought Mondo's posters for resale, and perhaps that's the point. There are collectors like me and Dale who would buy for our collections, but we're getting hammered by the people who are buying just to flip them, on top of all of the other collectors, on top of Mondo's shitty servers that cannot handle the load. Ultimately, I end up making a choice to pay a few $$$ more to someone down the road just to avoid the nastyness of the drop. But, have no doubt, my feelings are not because I missed a "score."
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I get this . . . sorta. But they could also outsource the web portal so that they are simply leasing someone else's bandwidth. Also, they should increase the print runs and the prices of the prints so that its more manageable.
To be fair, to get them to the level that we want them at they'd have to easily drop 6 figures on equipment alone and house servers across the country. Incurring more monthly overhead per location. Not to mention all of the re-configuring of their current equipment and I doubt they have a full time IT staff in house. Which means labor/project costs, for the kind of business that they run it just doesnt make sense as far as return on investment.
And even then .. with a run of 200-300 prints with a thousand people all coming in at the same time I dont think it would matter. You would see an instant sell out screen and thats all. Instead of the WSOD or the circles spinning. Either way the demand is just too high that its a frenzy. I dont expect nor do I want Mondo to increase their run sizes to match demand either .. Part of the fun is having something others want and even better if it increases in value along the way too. :)
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I get this . . . sorta. But they could also outsource the web portal so that they are simply leasing someone else's bandwidth. Also, they should increase the print runs and the prices of the prints so that its more manageable.
But if they up the run sizes or prices enough to make a difference they would eventually kill their own market. There would be no after market and all of the "exclusive" "limited" hype factors would be gone and even though we would still buy their posters they would go back to not selling out and then Mondo would not the name credibility to work with studios like they do now. Theyve been pushing their run sizes up over the past couple of years along with the prices just enough so that most people don't notice or care. But if they go too far on either the bubble would burst and ruin it for everyone. Not just those who happen to miss a couple drops here or there.
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either the bubble would burst and ruin it for everyone.
... and another good reason that no one should try to "score." I get what you're saying. I just don't like them because they treat their customers like a pack of mules. Notwithstanding the opportunity to respond to criticisms like mine here on the forum, the Mondo crew dodges and leaves defense to good folks like you. At what point do you say screw off? I did . . . about 6 months ago.
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... and another good reason that no one should try to "score." I get what you're saying. I just don't like them because they treat their customers like a pack of mules. Notwithstanding the opportunity to respond to criticisms like mine here on the forum, the Mondo crew dodges and leaves defense to good folks like you. At what point do you say screw off? I did . . . about 6 months ago.
Well I like some of what they put out so I'm going to at least attempt to get it at cost .. if I cant Ill go after market or Ill just do without .. BUT, because of their rise in popularity and the lack of recognition of long time buyers, I no longer buy everything that they put out and in fact have started trimming out the unnecessary prints from my collection. So, they have lost some business but unfortunately for us we are quickly replaced by the money hungry flippers. Each time a print gets a lot of attention and the prices reach amazing highs it brings in a whole new batch that think every Mondo print is gold .. But after a few duds they start to learn their lesson and then another golden ticket item gets released and another batch of entrepreneurs jump on board and the cycles continues.
As for recognizing long time buyers .. I wonder if that has anything to do with management .. Now I want to preface this by saying that I feel that on a business level as well as artistic level I feel that the current Mondo team is great and they are doing a great job. But... I have been buying since Doyle was running things. But Mondo seemed to really get into the limelight when the current team took over .. So maybe they have a harder time recognizing who has been a long time buyer and who hasnt. I mean Im sure to this day after every drop they still get emails from "huge fans" who "Love the art" and "hates flippers" and they "really want this piece to hang on their walls" blah blah blah .. But they cant tell the difference between someone that just started buying or a flipper with a new email address.
I just try to think of what I would do if I were in their place and its hard, i really dont know how I could do it better .. You just cant please everyone so they just level the playing field and and let the strongest survive.
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Well I like some of what they put out so I'm going to at least attempt to get it at cost .. if I cant Ill go after market or Ill just do without .. BUT, because of their rise in popularity and the lack of recognition of long time buyers, I no longer buy everything that they put out and in fact have started trimming out the unnecessary prints from my collection. So, they have lost some business but unfortunately for us we are quickly replaced by the money hungry flippers. Each time a print gets a lot of attention and the prices reach amazing highs it brings in a whole new batch that think every Mondo print is gold .. But after a few duds they start to learn their lesson and then another golden ticket item gets released and another batch of entrepreneurs jump on board and the cycles continues.
This exact same scenario played out in comic books and baseball cards. Eventually, all those who were in it for the love of the items (like you and Holiday) leave, and only the most expensive items retain their value, and the rest becomes incredibly hard to sell.
Time will tell!
Bruce
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Holiday's last attempt at a Mondo drop...
(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/animated029.gif)
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I reached that point 6 months ago, at least. They refuse to keep their servers up to speed with the demand, and they could give a shit because they sell out every time. Very frustrating, so I just stay away to avoid that shitty feeling of a missed drop.
We are actually always looking into ways to improve the website (we are currently hosted on multiple dedicated servers, costing a stupid amount of money), but the most common answer we get is "I'm really not sure how to handle these acute loads". If anyone knows any great programming companies that can help us out, please contact me.
Also, they should increase the print runs and the prices of the prints so that its more manageable.
The vast majority of our customer base seems to feel differently, and we try to respect that.
I just don't like them because they treat their customers like a pack of mules. Notwithstanding the opportunity to respond to criticisms like mine here on the forum, the Mondo crew dodges and leaves defense to good folks like you.
Other than sometimes not being able to meet demand (which is always a hard thing to pinpoint. we'd never have thought Gremlins 2 would be up for sale for so long), if folks are unhappy with the customer service they're receiving, they can always feel free to contact me directly.
BUT, because of their rise in popularity and the lack of recognition of long time buyers, I no longer buy everything that they put out and in fact have started trimming out the unnecessary prints from my collection. As for recognizing long time buyers .. I wonder if that has anything to do with management .. Now I want to preface this by saying that I feel that on a business level as well as artistic level I feel that the current Mondo team is great and they are doing a great job. But... I have been buying since Doyle was running things. But Mondo seemed to really get into the limelight when the current team took over .. So maybe they have a harder time recognizing who has been a long time buyer and who hasnt. I mean Im sure to this day after every drop they still get emails from "huge fans" who "Love the art" and "hates flippers" and they "really want this piece to hang on their walls" blah blah blah .. But they cant tell the difference between someone that just started buying or a flipper with a new email address.
It's true, it is very hard to tell. Plus, the reality is that some of the folks that have been buying every print for years put them straight on eBay too, so it's a large ball of yarn to try to untangle. If you guys have any examples of customer loyalty programs in the collectible markets that you've been happy with, I'd be happy to take a look at them.
We are not some huge company that doesn't care about our customers. We value them greatly. We've tried to solve every problem that we're currently having (website issues, rampant flipping, etc), but have not found solutions that are viable. RE the flipper thing, which tends to garner a lot of discussion lately...I've watched poster artists get popular and try to weed out flippers, and most times they end up banging their heads up against the wall. Emek failed miserably at it. Shepard Fairey tried to police eBay for about six months, then gave up. We are lucky enough to work with artists that people will flip no matter what (look at Tyler's lotteries, which are a one-on-one interaction, still plenty of flippers), so it will probably always be an element of our business (which does at times suck). We just try to make posters that anyone will even give enough of a shit about to discuss.
Cheers.
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You may know we handled a couple of Charlie Brown releases.
Here is what I learned after both:
The service provider we use can have 450 people connected to our site at once (if more than that try, those who don't get through get an error message).
So last time, I announced it for "between 10 and 11 AM" and at 9:59 AM 450 people were online, and they kept refreshing the page over and over. That meant that once we enabled ordering, those 450 people had first chance at ordering, and only as they complete ordering do others make it on the site.
It worked fine, but obviously only those who were already on the site at 9:59 got to order.
If we ever do this again, I will start the same way, but I will "kick off" all the 450 people who are on at 9:59 at the exact time I enable ordering, say, 10:11 (my programmers assure me I can do this) so that then everyone will have to re-connect right after 10:11, and it will be truly fair to everyone.
But of course, I will explain the above, and of course, if there are 100 prints and more than 100 people want to order, some number of them will be disappointed!
You might look into doing this (or some variation) with your drops.
Bruce
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Personally, I've never had a problem getting what I wanted. I probably missed 2 or 3 drops out of 50. I understand the frustration of not getting a desired print, but that's the rules of the game. Increasing the number of prints or the price would most certainly kill Mondo, since most collectors collect for the rarity of the piece (thus the low numbering) and the fact that some pieces increase value (thus the low initial price).
My only complain is that they do not reimburse extra shipping. Since most drops sell out in 20-30 seconds, I usually buy my most wanted print, and then go back to get my second most wanted print. Getting them both together would probably mean losing them both. I have sent 3 or 4 emails to Mondo asking them to combine shipping and reimburse me the difference. Never got an answer and ended up paying double shipping. At some point last year, I stopped asking. $14 doesn't make much difference, but it don't find it very buyer friendly.
T
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Personally, I've never had a problem getting what I wanted. I probably missed 2 or 3 drops out of 50. I understand the frustration of not getting a desired print, but that's the rules of the game. Increasing the number of prints or the price would most certainly kill Mondo, since most collectors collect for the rarity of the piece (thus the low numbering) and the fact that some pieces increase value (thus the low initial price).
My only complain is that they do not reimburse extra shipping. Since most drops sell out in 20-30 seconds, I usually buy my most wanted print, and then go back to get my second most wanted print. Getting them both together would probably mean losing them both. I have sent 3 or 4 emails to Mondo asking them to combine shipping and reimburse me the difference. Never got an answer and ended up paying double shipping. At some point last year, I stopped asking. $14 doesn't make much difference, but it don't find it very buyer friendly.
T
If you ever run into this again, email me directly.
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I will Mitch. Thanks for listening.
T
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If you ever run into this again, email me directly.
Now, that is the mark of a true businessman. Good for you, Mitch. thumbup
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If you ever run into this again, email me directly.
One thing that I think would be great .. Would be if you could build the shipping cost into the cost of the poster and do away with those steps in the check out process!! Now this may be a lot easier said than done, I know it can be hard to alter/customize cart systems. But those steps are pretty redundant given that all US shipping is always the standard $14 and then we have those extra pages to go through. But that's just an annoyance and its all part of the smoke and mirrors hiding the real issue of too many people want your product! :P If that can be called an issue. ;)
As for the customer appreciation thing .. thats a tough one .. Any edge/bonus/whatever you give could inadvertently be given to a flipper just because they have been long time flippers .. :P The only thing I could even think of is some kind of contests that you could only enter if youve been buying from Mondo for X years .. ? I would love a contest like "who has the most framed Mondo posters in one room of their house?" .. I like that one just because I think Id be in the running to win that ;) Or any one thats has had a Mondo account for X years and can post photos of their actual collection .. This way you know its a long time buyer and if they have to show proof of their collections you know they arent selling them.. Next what would the reward be? First chance at an upcoming print? Bonus Mondo gift cards? Mondo subscription for a year? Im just "spit balling" here so if my ideas just aren't realistic then just say so.. there will be no hard feelings here. :)
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If we ever do this again, I will start the same way, but I will "kick off" all the 450 people who are on at 9:59 at the exact time I enable ordering, say, 10:11 (my programmers assure me I can do this) so that then everyone will have to re-connect right after 10:11, and it will be truly fair to everyone.
Bruce
As a buyer I would hate that .. That would be like waiting in line all night for a Black Friday special and 5 mins before the doors open they tell everyone that they have to leave and come back and that there is no "line" even though some people have been there for 5, 10 or 15 hours .. Now that sacrifice and dedication is no different than someone that just showed up at the last minute .. I know I spend a lot of time F5'ing for Mondos prints just so that I can have the possibility of having the slightest bit of an edge to beat out the other thousand buyers .. and I put that time in and would hope on some karmic level it means something to someone somewhere. This is kind of like what is being referred to in regards to Mondo recognizing long time customers. Weve been there for years buying and buying and now (for lack of a better method) theyve kicked us all out in an effort to be fair and were mixed in with the guys that just want the next Moss' so that he can sell it for $500..
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If we ever do this again, I will start the same way, but I will "kick off" all the 450 people who are on at 9:59 at the exact time I enable ordering, say, 10:11 (my programmers assure me I can do this) so that then everyone will have to re-connect right after 10:11, and it will be truly fair to everyone.
As a buyer, I would love that. It eliminaties the entirely wasteful practice of F5'ing for hours on end... just show up at the right time and take your shot...
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someone send Loce a screen already.
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As a buyer, I would love that. It eliminaties the entirely wasteful practice of F5'ing for hours on end... just show up at the right time and take your shot...
But you don't have an exact "right time" even with Bruce there's an hour long window .. If you show up at 10 and start refreshing and it goes up at 10:45 then you wasted 45 mins refreshing while someone that may have forgotten about the drop and just jumped on to see what happened and got lucky at 10:45 could then beat you out because everyone got kicked off seconds before.
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I say just auction them off for the entire day and take the top number of bids for the drop. That way everyone gets a shot and it might deter flippers...
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fallenangel1
You're right. I WOULD like to announce that at 10:10 exactly, everyone will be kicked off. That way, everyone would know to try to connect exactly at 10:10, and the first 450 who get on would have a chance of getting those 100 prints. If you aren't on within a couple of minutes, you would know you are not one of the 450 and can decide if you just want to give up, thus only spending a couple of minutes at the computer.
But here's the problem with that. If all 450 enter the shopping cart at the same time, it becomes next to impossible to accurately make the items sold out the moment the last one is ordered, so that means some fair number will THINK they got items that are now oversold. And then we would have to contact them after to tell them they did not actually get what they thought they got (I understand this is/was a big Mondo problem).
Which is better? Spending less time at your computer but maybe getting a "false positive" or spending more time there but knowing that if you got it, you really got it?
Bruce
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I say just auction them off for the entire day and take the top number of bids for the drop. That way everyone gets a shot and it might deter flippers...
Let everyone put in a max bid and if you get it then you get it if not you better bid higher next time...
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Charlie
Everyone wants a system where they surely get one at a cheap price, AND where the print run is limited, so they quickly show a big profit!
Bruce
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I do think the run sizes could probably be increased for big releases - there's so much demand these days that prints of a run size of 750+ would still sell out in under 5 minutes for a big title/artist combo.
I understand that keeping the prints limited and the hype of a scarce print which is hugely in demand is magic in terms of generating interest, but I think the demand has got to a point where potential new customers (who for example don't know that if they wait for the tweet, it's often too late), will just say "these are impossible to get, count me out".
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My problem with mondo is pretty simple. I bought close to every print from '06 or so to '09. But, I simply do not have the ability to wait for drops. Where I work there is an area where cell phones are allowed but do not function due to our faraday cage of a building. The rest of the building, cell phones are not allowed. Mondo is blocked by the firewall on our office machines. And, I don't have the dough to pay flipper prices. So, while I do like much of what they offer, my life will not let me sit around and press F5 for hours. Hell, it won't even let me load the page up once let alone multiple times.
Given all that, I doubt this part of my collection will grow much more.
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I've voiced my pain on these drops many times...the timing of this is ridiculous for those of us in this part of the world, but I get the vast majority of the market is in the US so, who cares about us.
Like Schan, I loved the drops back in the day when Tim was there...too easy and at a reasonable hour. But again, I understand demand has moved on from there.
Over it big time. After Leagues, resigned to the fact that if there is anything I want they release, I will have to pay after market prices.
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I've voiced my pain on these drops many times...the timing of this is ridiculous for those of us in this part of the world, but I get the vast majority of the market is in the US so, who cares about us.
Actually, the timing is for those in the UK (aka the biggest whiners). The early morning drops do no favors for those of us on the west coast, although it is nothing compared to the down under time slot. Mixing it up a bit would only be fair...
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I bought my Nightmare Before Christmas print from a restaurant in Morocco!
:)
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LOL .. Pass for me .. No love for NBC..
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Heres this weeks releases !!!
Ok So to put some of the info all together ..
Thursday release
Captain America by PCC for $45
24x36 ed of 340
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/2012/04/AVENGERS_captain_america_mondo1-660x990.jpg
Hulk Ken Taylor $45
24x36 ed of 320
http://cf.badassdigest.com/_uploads/images/hulk%20mondo.jpg
Friday Release
Thor by Ansin Reg $45
24x36 ed. of 395
http://images.fandango.com/MDCsite/images/featured/201204/thor-mondo-poster.jpg
Thor Variant $75
24x36 ed or 120
No Pic Yet
Iron Man Reg $45
24x36 ed. of 345
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17kngmqhkj0gijpg/medium.jpg
Iron Man Variant $75
24x36 ed of 120
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17kngmqhq2098jpg/medium.jpg
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Thor is the clear winner there... Really not a fan of the others, including the Taylor Hulk...
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Agreed Archie. Another cracking Ansin!
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Ansin can do no wrong.
Easily Mondo's best artist.
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Thor is the clear winner there... Really not a fan of the others, including the Taylor Hulk...
All things considered, you are going a bit easy on these, to be fair.
None really stand out at all, although Ansin can flat out draw, and he nailed his as you point out.
With each piece, you could close your eyes and envision each given material with the general style of the artist, and you would be pretty close to reality.
Regardless, this is what I said on EB:
Thoughts:::
Not really into the Avenger series, but hope you all get what you want come drop time for sure.
The Moss piece, for me, is leagues better than any other Avenger piece to date. I think what hurts this set is how the artists typically took a literal (unoriginal/bland) approach, whereas Moss went a more inspired route and thus what could have been stale to something original and fresh.
Phantom City is solid here, like the framing of the piece, but still...give me the Moss Cap set from last year...took the same approach with the added creative flair of vintage propaganda posters. Moss is just designing at another level, plain and simple.
That being said, if you are going to be so literal, you better damn well hit a home run and NAIL it, which is exactly what Ansin did. As usual.
Cannot picture hanging a Thor print in my house for any reason, but if I did it would be this one.
Also, comparing this to the Taylor Thor last year is apples and oranges...just interesting to see. Ansin is another level as Mitch points out.
Big fan of Taylor, but feel he swung and missed on this. He is responsible for what I would consider top tier Mondo: Poltergeist, Drive, 20,000 Leagues but sometimes delivers stuff I would call mediocre at best: Hulk, Thor, Beneath Apes, Clash of the Titans, etc. He is like that baseball player who either hits home runs or strikes out, generally. But when he hits it, it goes a long way.
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The Moss piece, for me, is leagues better than any other Avenger piece to date. I think what hurts this set is how the artists typically took a literal (unoriginal/bland) approach, whereas Moss went a more inspired route and thus what could have been stale to something original and fresh.
I wouldn't say the Moss is particularly original or fresh - smoke forming a shape? To my eyes, the trigger guard on the gun is too big too (or the handle is too short). And the tagline is pretty rubbish too. Perhaps I'm being harsh! Just my thoughts. At least it has credits and it's nicely executed.
I think the set is ok, Captain America is pretty good and so is Thor. It won't make me open my wallet though. If someone (Stout?) does a poster for the film with a title and credits and it looks nice, I'll give that a shot instead.
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Well todays drop was a nightmare .. I posted this on EB .. Thoughts.. opinions?
I dont know guys, Ive said it before .. but I think Im serious this time .. I think Im going to stop trying for Mondo drops. Its crazy hard and I cant just be skipping hours of work for nothing. If I was getting a print or two here or there Id justify it to myself. But seriously .. I was there the instant Hulk went up and snagged CA too and I even had a gift card and I never locked up I just got out of stock notices. I cant imagine what tomorrow will be like with 4 prints dropping. I guess this is just one more old timer hanging up his spurs. I will just have to resort to buying from flippers from here on out.
Congrats to those who made it though though I know thats a great feeling!
I may just be eating sour apples today and back on board in a couple weeks .. But I honestly feel that I have ZERO shot at getting any of these Marvel prints. Which sucks because I think they may look cool with my Marvel theater posters! :(
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I actually got both today which is the first ones I have been able to buy in what seems like ages.
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Tob, I use terms like clean/fresh/new etc...with the Moss BW when compared to other Mondo, not posters or art in general.
Fallen, so see you tomorrow then?
Dale, congrats...always good to see the grizzled vets come through these days.
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Fallen, so see you tomorrow then?
LOL .. Probably .. Im really trying to decide what I want to do for tomorrow though.. Obviously Thor is everyones favorite, for the moment. But I would love the Iron Mans as well... BUT .. If everyone is going for a Thor Variant I may be able to get through with a regular.. But the way the site is acting Im pretty sure if I do that I wouldn't be able to get through the slow loading pages to try and get the IM print(s)... But back to my sour apples .. I may just say forget it .. I spent over an hour with my office door locked and not answering the phone just so I would be on todays drop the second the prints popped up and look what good that did me, I didnt get any prints and Im behind on what I need to get done at work. If its going to end in failure every time I may as well just go about my day and wait 6 months and hope none of these hit sky high prices. But if any do hit sky high prices Im too much of a cheap skate to pay the prices so Ill forever be without them in my collection. I hate my hobby!! :P
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Server melt down and not even close to drop time yet, this is interesting!
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sites smokin now, must of got a config change by the host!
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Yeah they changed the address a few minutes ago; drop soon? A hat?
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A Hat Gone...
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This is insanity; Something about doing the same thing pushing "F5" and expecting a different result...
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http://youtu.be/rQyeskd8CgA
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About ready to throw in the towel, too boring.
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About ready to throw in the towel, too boring.
It's getting to be lunch time. Same in Austin...
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chickens! 8)
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When they tweet the drop, they should just tweet Thor is sold out when then send the first tweet.
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who's gonna guess what the 1st public non mondo sale of thor will be in dollars and cents?
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I quit!
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Why wait for the drop.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mondo-Martin-Ansin-THOR-VARIANT-GID-SUPER-RARE-HTF-Print-Avengers-Marvel-Alamo-/180870758414?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item2a1cbcc00e
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oh haha I guess this has been discussed, but how does he/she know he/she will get one?
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They either have a high success rate, or they get stuff directly from a Mondo person or Martin like a couple others do.
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Well back for more pain. No drop yet?
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nope
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Man they are really hitting item 475 the variant. My web check program keeps timing out...
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OK seriously; I need to work drop the farqer already!
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Be F'in awesome if just 1 time I could get from my cart to actually loading a checkout page.
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Same the wheel keeps turning...
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heh ;D
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I got a Thor reg, piss on the Tong anyway.
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Fuck you mondo! I am going to send you an invoice for my time. I am tired of this shit!
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From twitter:
RT @annikawesley: Over four hours refreshing @mondonews and I snagged Thor and the Thor variant. My hands are actually quivering.
Jesus, time to get a fucking life.
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I had no luck, and have not scored anything I really wanted since Ansin Dracula. The cart system they use is shit, and don't get me started on how many times I have not gotten past the shipping calculation screen.
Gratz to those who scored today on the Ansin!
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Maybe I shouldn't be so quick to throw Mondo under the bus. Hope I didn't kill the internet.
From our IT guy... @ 2:50
Our main Internet connection here in Houston is down. I just got off the phone with Comcast and they are estimating it to come back up by 5:30.
We are running on our backup Internet connection, which is much slower. Also, the Austin office is not connected at this time.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
You know comcast is a Texas company wonder is Mono crashed it...
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Since Im so sick of mondo and their drops I was right there F5'ing for like 5 hrs today and got lucky with the help of a friend and got both Thor prints and the Iron Man regular .. Im ISO the IM Variant if anyone wants to pass it along! ;)
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Jeez...sounds like today was a hassle, glad I missed it. Assuming there was no good reason, pretty shitty to keep folk hanging on for ages, but I suppose it keeps the hype wagon trundling...they sell out in seconds! you have to F5 all day to get one!
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Pitiful.
From twitter:
RT @annikawesley: Over four hours refreshing @mondonews and I snagged Thor and the Thor variant. My hands are actually quivering.
Jesus, time to get a fucking life.
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Since Im so sick of mondo and their drops I was right there F5'ing for like 5 hrs today and got lucky with the help of a friend and got both Thor prints and the Iron Man regular .. Im ISO the IM Variant if anyone wants to pass it along! ;)
Five hours?
That is friggin' insane.
If one holds out for at least one hour they should get the print gratis.
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RT @annikawesley: Over four hours refreshing @mondonews and I snagged Thor and the Thor variant. My hands are actually quivering.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/I_Pity_Fools-1.jpg)
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Five hours?
That is friggin' insane.
If one holds out for at least one hour they should get the print gratis.
LOL .. Yes it was .. and I cant even say it was 100% worth it .. I was at work and got nothing done! Now Monday is the last day of the month and I have to catch up on all my work from last week and finish off the EOM stuff too .. :( Oh well .. at least I got some pretty paper! ;)
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Pitiful.
Five hours?
That is friggin' insane.
If one holds out for at least one hour they should get the print gratis.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/I_Pity_Fools-1.jpg)
Right, its really pathetic.
What wouldn't be pathetic though is if that same person who scored both Thors would spend hours after hours pouring over eMovie, HA, Movieposterbid, Christies, Craigslist, eBay, etc, etc each week, not to mention eons of more time building, updating, and maintaining a website exhibiting their collection of paper they spend thousands and thousands of dollars on. Oh, sitting on a poster forum all day most days would definitely be status quo as well in the realm of 'normal'.
If they did all of that, they would be ok...but 5 hours of gunning for Thor and being excited about success thereof...total losers, I mean seriously...
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OK who's the fool?
I stayed up til past 2am here, clicking refresh, and checking in here, AND I DONT EVEN WANT ONE, I just wanted to tease you guys, and the slim chance of getting one. All for a JOKE!.... well that was my first time at mondo, and my last. All for a joke. SHIT.
:(
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Well I bet who ever put a BIN on their Ansin Bride variant at 1199 is kicking themselves in the ass right now since one just sold for 2025 a month later
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and i think both prices are ridiculous. Who in their wildest dreams ever saw Alamo/Mondo prints breaking 200 5 years ago let alone 2000 - 3000 that some are hitting now. I collect them and think it is pure stupidity what people are paying!
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especially in cases where you can buy a real movie poster for the same title for a lot less.
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Right, its really pathetic.
What wouldn't be pathetic though is if that same person who scored both Thors would spend hours after hours pouring over eMovie, HA, Movieposterbid, Christies, Craigslist, eBay, etc, etc each week, not to mention eons of more time building, updating, and maintaining a website exhibiting their collection of paper they spend thousands and thousands of dollars on. Oh, sitting on a poster forum all day most days would definitely be status quo as well in the realm of 'normal'.
If they did all of that, they would be ok...but 5 hours of gunning for Thor and being excited about success thereof...total losers, I mean seriously...
Well said Ben. We are all pathetic. I'm less pathetic, because I don't spend hours searching like some do, but yes, I spend hours sorting, photographing, categorizing, cropping, cutting, pasting, and posting.
Let's say I'm somewhat pathetic. Participating is a Mondo drop is significantly pathetic. Uber-pathetic, if you will.
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whats pathetic, is late at night remembering a poster. Not remembering selling it, panicking, HAVENT SEEN IT IN YEARS, cant sleep, next day search and search until you find it. Then put away and forget about it again and relax.
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whats pathetic, is late at night remembering a poster. Not remembering selling it, panicking, HAVENT SEEN IT IN YEARS, cant sleep, next day search and search until you find it. Then put away and forget about it again and relax.
Hahaha! Sounds like you are going to have quite the week Ari
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People, it's a joke, watch this video, and carry on....
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Fool.jpg) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJnKm6ftPu0)
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and i think both prices are ridiculous. Who in their wildest dreams ever saw Alamo/Mondo prints breaking 200 5 years ago let alone 2000 - 3000 that some are hitting now. I collect them and think it is pure stupidity what people are paying!
It's the demand. How it got there doesn't matter anymore, the trend keeps going up.
Just ask Holiday, who requested $2,575 for his Ansin Phantom of the Opera variant and got it. Pretty quickly, I may add.
especially in cases where you can buy a real movie poster for the same title for a lot less.
Ari, someone could look at your posters and wonder why you would pay the scratch you did for those when you could have gotten *real* screen prints. To each their own.
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Just ask Holiday, who requested $2,575 for his Ansin Phantom of the Opera variant and got it. Pretty quickly, I may add.
It did help to have some street cred from a few of my friends . . . ;)
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Interesting.. Stouts Avengers tomorrow, you can by the Reg OR the Var, no more double dipping.
Good for Mondo I say on this one.
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Yep, I agree, good call. And nice one to increasing the run size too.
I'll give it a try tomorrow, fail miserably and hopefully get one on eBay for a half decent price.
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Im a lil grumpy on the prices increasing .. and the chose one or the other .. Thatll make it harder and more expensive to get all the versions.
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The price increase is more about the higher than usual amount of screens (9), more than anything.
Plus, who needs both versions of this?
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The price increase is more about the higher than usual amount of screens (9), more than anything.
Plus, who needs both versions of this?
Blah blah blah .. Screens my arse ..
Richard's JP prints were 10 screens and they were $45 and $75 !
Getting old school .. Klausens Tron was 9 screens and it was $45 and it was GID too!! ;)
Proctors House by the Cemetery was 9 and it was only $45
So its not the number of colors involved .. (im not even getting into it about how the variant is really 9 shads of grey either :P) They should just own up to it and say .. they are funding the gallery stuff with print sales .. or the Marvel license was a beast! or Stout is getting greedy ;) But you cant just say its got more colors when its been proven that similar prints have been made and sold for less.
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And the wheel keeps on turning...
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Fuck you very much Mondo!
In the cart - no checkout....
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and whif..
These should come down, 750 run of which 300 or better will be flipped i would guess.
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I missed on this too. I guess I should never go for the variant any more :(
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You really have to be on top of it .. I was able to get through relatively easy.. I was in way before the tweet though. I have a friend that is sitting literally next to me and he went for the regular and his screens were going crazy slow! While I just clicked through, I had time to stand up and watch over his shoulder as he slowly clicked through the check out process.
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Fuck you very much Mondo!
In the cart - no checkout....
Not sure how you feel Mondo owes you a poster. The whole 'My poster or fuck off' mentality is a bit strange to be fair.
This sat as available for a long time, even after my order went through, although I do understand it is different for each user per drop. Still, easiest drop since pre-Star Wars craze for Mondo.
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Its nice to vent a little, I really doubt Charlie blames or expects anything from Mondo. ;)
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I was in the gym lifting. I think that is going to be of more use in the end than an Avengers print. I agree though with the flippers hurting on this one. 750 is a big number.
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Not sure how you feel Mondo owes you a poster. The whole 'My poster or fuck off' mentality is a bit strange to be fair.
Huh? Can't a guy just say "Shit!" when he stubs his toe anymore. I don't care what Mondo does. I can't in reality blame anyone or expect anything. If I was so worried about it I would buy from a flipper. My wheel turned a good minute and there was still a reg available but once the wheel turn to checkout it was gone. So yeah I was pissed; "Fuck you Mondo" for giving me hope and letting me down, AGAIN! You assholes you created a ubber competitive environment and you drag my ass through the ringer and their crappy checkout system (3D Cart BTW; apparently it sucks) every time one comes up that interests me...
Give me a break, I am a ranter you know...
Its funny the only one I've gotten (Franky) I have no feelings for... Thor is awesome in artwork; not in crappy photo posters... I like that Beetljuice too... So perhaps because I really wanted the two Thor appearances, I was a bit more "Fuck You" than normal... Missing the previous just adds to the frustration.
:P
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Give me a break, I am a ranter you know...
Fair enough, although you have to understand that Mondo takes a beating on their Facebook from folks who don't score and blame the world's problems on them, so at first glance, thought this was more of the same.
I have missed out on several drops I wanted, but there is always more prints.
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Fair enough, although you have to understand that Mondo takes a beating on their Facebook from folks who don't score and blame the world's problems on them, so at first glance, thought this was more of the same.
I have missed out on several drops I wanted, but there is always more prints.
LOL... How many times have I sworn off buying Mondo prints ? :)
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I spent the afternoon in hospital with my baby daughter so missed out on the drop completely - sounds like it was a tough one again. She's fine now and I'm gonna buy one on the secondary market when prices fall a bit, so I'm all good here. 'grats to those that got one.
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Ansin - POTA
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=9014721&ref=home_new
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Blah blah blah .. Screens my arse ..
Richard's JP prints were 10 screens and they were $45 and $75 !
Getting old school .. Klausens Tron was 9 screens and it was $45 and it was GID too!! ;)
Proctors House by the Cemetery was 9 and it was only $45
So its not the number of colors involved .. (im not even getting into it about how the variant is really 9 shads of grey either :P) They should just own up to it and say .. they are funding the gallery stuff with print sales .. or the Marvel license was a beast! or Stout is getting greedy ;) But you cant just say its got more colors when its been proven that similar prints have been made and sold for less.
I'm sorry, but this just isn't the case. The JC Richard was actually a pricing mistake on our part, we meant to price it higher. Klausen's Tron is ancient history. And House by the Cemetery is House by the Cemetery.
A nine color screenprint costs almost twice as much as a five color screenprint, so we thought a 20% price increase ($50 for Stout regulars is our going rate lately) was more than fair. I'm sure most here agree.
And the line about funding the gallery with an increased Avengers price point is too ridiculous for me to even touch on. Please think your arguments through before you state them as if they are fact. Or, just ask me, I'm here, I'll answer questions.
Cheers.
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Mitch just put Fallen on a poster:
(http://www.faniq.com/images/blog/0172e714e1e62f5c8bba8d2ff49a91e5.jpg)
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Got the variant NBC Sideshow today. I think these 2 look great together.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7167736112_6d92a6f6ed.jpg)(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7167738284_9dc73e5390.jpg)
T
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Mitch, is anyone other than Whalen going to do a Disney poster?
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if these posters were unlimited, if sold out, a new lot screened (?), so prices stayed same as issue price. Would people still be as interested?
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Dirty Harry is selling at 20 times original cost. My sister bought two of these at the San Fran showing of Dirty Harry for $35 each and is going to sell her copies now. I bought two at the Philly Rocky show and later sold them for $100 and $300.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Eastwood.jpg)
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Mitch, is anyone other than Whalen going to do a Disney poster?
Taylor 20,000 Leagues.
But yeah, wish there was more variety.
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if these posters were unlimited, if sold out, a new lot screened (?), so prices stayed same as issue price. Would people still be as interested?
Nope.
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Taylor 20,000 Leagues.
But yeah, wish there was more variety.
Was thinking allow the lines of the animated stuff. I realize his style fits with animation, but would prefer it not be the Tom Whalen series.
If there wasnt a Mondo, who would folks complain about ;)
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Was thinking allow the lines of the animated stuff. I realize his style fits with animation, but would prefer it not be the Tom Whalen series.
If there wasnt a Mondo, who would folks complain about ;)
Ha, agreed.
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It is just a joke... I hit the web before the tweet and still didn't get to the cart...
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I never thought this day would come but I actually bought a Whalen... gun2
First one I like. Might have more to do with the subject matter.
T
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It is just a joke... I hit the web before the tweet and still didn't get to the cart...
Blame the flippers. 40 already on Ebay.
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So who all was able to get in and snag a copy?
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Dark Shadows print dropping tomorrow ... Whos trying for that .. Im sitting out .. i dont see why there is so much love for that movie around here :-/
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T, watching this thread i`ve noticed you seem to have a very high success rate when you buy from Mondo,although I obviuosly have no idea how many times you missed out on stuff you wanted,what`s your average result? Generally...
Stew
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Dark Shadows print dropping tomorrow ... Whos trying for that .. Im sitting out .. i dont see why there is so much love for that movie around here :-/
Sitting out too. This print does nothing for me.
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T, watching this thread i`ve noticed you seem to have a very high success rate when you buy from Mondo,although I obviuosly have no idea how many times you missed out on stuff you wanted,what`s your average result? Generally...
Stew
I would say that I succeed 90% of the time. It used to be 100%, but there are just too many people trying to get prints nowadays. I failed 3 times this year, and resorted on flippers to get my prints.
I was surprised Toy Story sold out as quickly as it did, especially with 500 prints, but they're keeping a bunch for the screening, so it makes sense.
T
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I would say that I succeed 90% of the time. It used to be 100%, but there are just too many people trying to get prints nowadays. I failed 3 times this year, and resorted on flippers to get my prints.
I was surprised Toy Story sold out as quickly as it did, especially with 500 prints, but they're keeping a bunch for the screening, so it makes sense.
T
As an observer,I think it`s disappointing that for someone who has been an ardent buyer and supporter of Mondo that you have had to resort to buying from flippers..I don`t think there is any solution to the current situation,but it would be great if some kind of loyalty scheme could be introduced for the base collectors who have been collecting since the start.
Stew
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Nah, it's okay. At the end of the day, it's a business. They don't owe anything to anyone. Plus, I am not the most liked collector over there. Seems like I have a big mouth ;)
T
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Stewart and Thierry both make valid points. I had been collecting their prints since 2006 - I have close to 250 different examples for the five year period 2006 to 2010 (I never flipped a single one) - I reckon 90-95% were bought directly from them - it would have been nice to have received some acknowledgement of my interest, support and financial commitment over the years (particularly as I had the additional burden of international shipping costs) but I do not recall a single instance, other than occasional bonus posters in the early years, of this happening.
Why should they care? They have a successful business model and a voracious customer base. I stopped buying their posters in December 2010.
Mark
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Why should they care? They have a successful business model and a voracious customer base. I stopped buying their posters in December 2010.
These 3 sentences are perfect... cheers
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Have I said that I'm so sick of Tom Whalen's one-trick pony talent that I'm ready to puke? It's the same fucking poster, over and over and over and puke2
This time, they're calling it Toy Story.
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You couldn't be more right. But since I only own one, it will be Toy Story.
T
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Ted, we need a button -- "click here to go fuck yourself"
That would be appropriate for use at the time of Mondo drops.
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Tomorrow, May 17, from Mondo.
I like CONAN the best...
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1337143656.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1337143687.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1337143730.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1337143766.jpg)
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I am gladly passing on all of them.
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Tomorrow, May 17, from Mondo.
I like CONAN the best...
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1337143656.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1337143687.jpg)
These may be the ugliest posters to ever come from Mondo. Terrible colors and totally uninspiring. Plus, who the hell wants a poster of Glenn Danzig fighting a snake??
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Plus, who the hell wants a poster of Glenn Danzig fighting a snake??
laugh1
I didn't notice the resemblance til now.
I have to disagree on the ugly factor. I think CONAN is well rendered and the layout is great.
You are just a cranky old man. wynk
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laugh1
I didn't notice the resemblance til now.
I have to disagree on the ugly factor. I think CONAN is well rendered and the layout is great.
You are just a cranky old man. wynk
I may be a cranky old man, but this poster sucks.
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(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1337143730.jpg)
And this one is just lazy................
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I may be a cranky old man, but this poster sucks.
I agree. It's really aesthetically unpleasing.
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I agree. It's really aesthetically unpleasing.
Doesn't seem all that original either...
(http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/shame-poster-466x700.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1337143730.jpg)
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Yuck! So I won't get disappointed this week... woohoo
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I think that the Henry is about as good as you are going to get on that title...
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I think that the Henry is about as good as you are going to get on that title...
Nah, that sucks too, look like he has some kind of burn damage on his face.
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Man nobody must want these posters. I put both of them in my cart went to checkout and then canceled.... Barbarian is still available... wow1 What did they finally figure out how to block the flippers...
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Still available...
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Plus, who the hell wants a poster of Glenn Danzig fighting a snake??
Well played.
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Its just none of these are their "top-tier" prints .. The next major title and major artist combo that comes up will still cause all the smae ol' issues ;)
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Still available...
So... how long did it take them to sell out of these things? The fact that they did is a testament to Mondo's reach. They could pretty much sell anything nowadays.
T
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Barbarian is still available... wow1
Did you see my earlier quote where I wrote it sucked?
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I got a couple today.
Silent films posters suck more than the worst mondo print ever made ;)
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Silent films posters suck more than the worst mondo print ever made ;)
laugh1 dick
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Another memorable post from the Massachusetts Meat-stick... wynk
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Another memorable post from the Massachusetts Meat-stick... wynk
What, did you buy a bunch of "Saw II" posters from this guy?
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I know Mitch has been in here before and we say try doing some kind of customer appreciation deal or whatever to show that they do appreciate those of us who've been around for a while now ..
I just saw this posted about an artist .. For those who dont know John Doe made a print Miss Universe that sold for something like $100-150(?)ish and now they go for $600+ for regulars and even more for variants.
Not sure if any of you caught this but from John Doe's newsletter
...and as people are still resorting to paying huge sums of money for Miss Universe prints on the secondary, and don't get me wrong, I know times are hard and i don't begrudge anybody making an extra bit of cash. However i want to somehow reward people that have resisted and hung on to their print. I'm still not sure how its gonna work yet, or what you'll be entitled to (maybe an exclusive, a freebie, money off, whatever), but the idea is that if you still have an original purchase (and we've got all transaction records - so no fibbing) - framed - on your wall, then you'll send pics in and you'll be entitled. NO PHOTOSHOPPING! Don't start sending pics in yet though. More details in the next newsletter.
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Sorry, but I had to delete the extra smileys - they were fucking up my browsing experience and slowing down my browser.
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Sorry, but I had to delete the extra smileys - they were fucking up my browsing experience and slowing down my browser.
it's OK, he got the point.
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No I didnt get the point, you feel what you collect is all that matters in the world of collectibles and bad mouth everything else. YOU may not like modern posters or art prints, but there are many others that do, there is no reason to bad mouth the side of the hobby you have no interest in.
Simply do not read or contribute to something you have no care for.
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No I didnt get the point, you feel what you collect is all that matters in the world of collectibles and bad mouth everything else. YOU may not like modern posters or art prints, but there are many others that do, there is no reason to bad mouth the side of the hobby you have no interest in.
Simply do not read or contribute to something you have no care for.
No.
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One of several new Mondo releases, this one for Lon Chaney's THE UNHOLY THREE (1925). Being a huge Chaney fan, this does nothing for me and looks like it was quickly cobbled together, IMO. The profile of Chaney as old lady, Mrs. O'Grady, is not well executed either. The nose looks like a huge lump on her face.
A real opportunity lost on this one (again, in my view ;) )
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7309538572_9a9692db16_b.jpg)
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Plus, how young is Chaney in that photograph? Couldn't they have found one from the films period?
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I'm pretty sure that is an image of Chaney from the '25 version. It looks right to me.
here's another image i found from that version:
(http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/unholy-three.jpg)
And from the 1930 version:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c6Dd4it0B2w/TgKP-RXvnrI/AAAAAAAABZ0/hVIo3Q8alXw/s400/Lon_Chaney_15.jpg)
With regard to the poster, the stark white eye cut out is very distracting, too, IMO.
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Unholy 3 and Film still available, better hurry ;D
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JC Richard is quickly becoming a favorite. The Dragonslayer looks great.
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I like these two.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1338472406.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1338472432.jpg)
UNHOLY 3 is the absolute pits. What a shame. I could only imagine what Ansin would have done with that assignment...
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Dragonslayer is nice.
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how many dragons do you need to root before you are considered a Dragons Layer?
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how many dragons do you need to root before you are considered a Dragons Layer?
Good question. Rooting dragons is risky business..
(http://www.extremefunnyhumor.com/img/066.jpg) hitself
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I dig the Dragonslayer as well.First one of these I've liked all year.It's a little dark though.Not sure how it would be up close.
Anthony
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Still available: http://www.mondotees.com/The-Unholy-Three_p_503.html
Mondo may be hurting themselves with these prints...
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Still available: http://www.mondotees.com/The-Unholy-Three_p_503.html
Mondo may be hurting themselves with these prints...
If they had used an illustrative, art-deco approach with this title, it would be sold out.
As it stands, I think it's a big misfire.
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Being released tomorrow. All 3 of these look like they were quickly thrown together, IMO. The ROCKY III poster ("eye of the tiger" idea understood), looks particularly strange, with the image of (Rocky's) gloved arm emerging from the throat of that tiger. I can see using some combination of these visual elements, but does this one work? :-\
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339002081.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339002433.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339002508.jpg)
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Super pass on all 3!!! It's extremely disappointing that this is the best these artists could do with Rashomon and Paths of Glory.
Really?
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I can't imagine any of these being considered art. They look like something thrown together in a few minutes with Photoshop.
Bruce
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I guess the red dot (the letter O) over Toshiro Mifune's eye and the few concentric circles were supposed to suggest that some "creative or artistic" thought went into this. uhno
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Ugh, ugly and uglier.
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What's really sad is that Jay Shaw is an awesome artist, and it seems like he's gone mainstream to satisfy the Mondo Clan. I can't blame a guy for wanting to make some money, but WTF, these are pretty bad.
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(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339002508.jpg)
Isn't it supposed to be "Eye of the Tiger" not mouth of the tiger?
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It looks like the tiger is getting ready to swallow the last limb of its dinner... freaky..LOL
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Sly is a bit of a fur ball.
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Speaking of Sly Stallone, did anyone see this image taken of a painting in the Vatican City?
Good likeness!
(http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv192/atomic_dustbin/Picture7.png)
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Holy mackerel!
And I thought the Nic Cage and the 1870s vampire pic was eerie...
(http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/gty_nicolas_cage_vampire_nt_110919_wblog.jpg)
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Rocky 3 is sold out! How about that, you bunch of naysayers ;)
Amazing.
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Maybe it was the films, but this set of 3 came across as the worst run of posters that I can recall.
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Holy mackerel!
And I thought the Nic Cage and the 1870s vampire pic was eerie...
(http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/gty_nicolas_cage_vampire_nt_110919_wblog.jpg)
Proof indeed that time travel is possible...
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Rocky 3 is sold out! How about that, you bunch of naysayers ;)
Amazing.
:o My goodness...who's buying that stuff? Just not good.
Anthony
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The question I have is..are these being flipped for outrages prices?
Stew
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Most of Jays newer works dont seem to flip that well. I personally prefer his older pieces like Shining and Videodrome .. This new stuff just isn't for me.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=jay+shaw&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_okw=&_oexkw=&_adv=1&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=200&_fpos=&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50 (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=jay+shaw&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_okw=&_oexkw=&_adv=1&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=200&_fpos=&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50)
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Last night,whilst reading most of the..meh feedback from the latest releases,I actually took the time to browse through the Alamo Cinema website..
My feelings on the art prints released are very evident for anyone to check back on,however so far as what Alamo do with regards to screening digital(?) prints of classic movies and trying to make going to the movies an "event" is to be highly appauded.
Very well done.
Stew
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My feelings on the art prints released are very evident for anyone to check back on,however so far as what Alamo do with regards to screening digital(?) prints of classic movies and trying to make going to the movies an "event" is to be highly appauded.
Yep, I agree completely, I'd kill to have a good independent cinema like that near me in the UK.
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Last night,whilst reading most of the..meh feedback from the latest releases,I actually took the time to browse through the Alamo Cinema website..
My feelings on the art prints released are very evident for anyone to check back on,however so far as what Alamo do with regards to screening digital(?) prints of classic movies and trying to make going to the movies an "event" is to be highly appauded.
Very well done.
Stew
Yeah you take them for granted when they are down the street. There are three Houston locations. I've never heard of them selling posters at these, so what is the point... My local theaters has a summer run of old movies...
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Maybe it was the films, but this set of 3 came across as the worst run of posters that I can recall.
I actually don't mind Paths and I think that Rocky III should at least be applauded for the effort, if not the execution - at least it wasn't another Whalen or a paint by numbers Stout...
Shaw, however, is simply terrible, as usual.
All of these do remind me of a quote from Community, the best comedy on TV, "just because something is in black and white, doesn't mean it's good"...
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Holiday - I'm officially in a huff with you for not offering up your Frank for that price here first so I could buy it...nice one though, I bet the lucky fella who snagged it is dead chuffed.
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More "stuff" being released tomorrow.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603507.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603532.jpg)
ET by Dan McCarthy
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603566.jpg)
STAR TREK II- THE WRATH OF KHAN by We Buy Your Kids
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More "stuff" being released tomorrow.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603507.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603532.jpg)
ET by Dan McCarthy
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603566.jpg)
STAR TREK II- THE WRATH OF KHAN by We Buy Your Kids
I like these as much as the last lot...
Stew
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I'm broke, else I might actually try for the Star Trek...
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I'm digging the ET...
KHAN is interesting, as well.
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I'm digging the ET...
KHAN is interesting, as well.
I like both the E.T.`s too,although I`m not sure which I would buy..
Khan is indeed interesting,but not for me..
Stew
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Holiday - I'm officially in a huff with you for not offering up your Frank for that price here first so I could buy it...nice one though, I bet the lucky fella who snagged it is dead chuffed.
Sorry! I'm now trying to pay for new by selling old. Im tired of the prints. There's a few I want to keep, but most will go. Soooooo... Of there's anything else from my collection you're interested in, let me know ( this goes for all if you).
Serious.
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Sorry! I'm now trying to pay for new by selling old. Im tired of the prints. There's a few I want to keep, but most will go. Soooooo... Of there's anything else from my collection you're interested in, let me know ( this goes for all if you).
Serious.
I'm curious. What has made you -- like some others -- abandon these nickel-and-dime, faux movie posters?
Ooops. Maybe I answered my own question?
Seriously, why ditch them at this point?
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I am going to make a run on something in the Heritage's Signature auction next month, if that happens to come through, I am going to dump some of my high end prints as well to cover the cost.
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I'm curious. What has made you -- like some others -- abandon these nickel-and-dime, faux movie posters?
Ooops. Maybe I answered my own question?
Seriously, why ditch them at this point?
Trying to make my collecting self-sufficient, and they just aren't my core area of collecting. There are a few handfuls of the prints that I really like, and some that do fit with my core collecting, but most do not. I got into the craze of it, and thankfully I got out of it pretty quickly.
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I like both the E.T.`s too,although I`m not sure which I would buy..
Khan is indeed interesting,but not for me..
Stew
Sometimes I look at a pile if dung and think it looks interesting....
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Sorry! I'm now trying to pay for new by selling old. Im tired of the prints. There's a few I want to keep, but most will go. Soooooo... Of there's anything else from my collection you're interested in, let me know ( this goes for all if you).
Serious.
Hehehehe, no worries - nice one for selling it at such a fair price :)
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Hehehehe, no worries - nice one for selling it at such a fair price :)
The suspense is killing me..
Which print did paper-hoarder Holiday let slip out of his iron grip?
pcorn
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The suspense is killing me..
Which print did paper-hoarder Holiday let slip out of his iron grip?
pcorn
Hey Ted, it was the Struzan Frankenstein. I couldn't have afforded it anyway, but I can dream :)
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Struzan's FRANKENSTEIN?
Easily my favorite of all of these art-print thingies....
Someday (when he starts watching classic horror), Charlie will be kicking himself for selling off his copy.
(http://images.fandango.com/MDCsite/images/featured/201107/Drew-Struzan-Frankenstein-Poster-Mondo.jpg)
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Maybe, but I would have always kicked for passing on the Black Swan B1 and African Queen when I had the chance. I imagine the Black Swan B1s should be drying up and will only come around again when a collector sells. Right now I don't miss the Franky but am thoroughly enjoying what I got in its place...
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More "stuff" being released tomorrow.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603507.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1339603532.jpg)
ET by Dan McCarthy
Got the 2 ETs. I really like them.
T
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Maybe, but I would have always kicked for passing on the Black Swan B1 and African Queen when I had the chance. I imagine the Black Swan B1s should be drying up and will only come around again when a collector sells. Right now I don't miss the Franky but am thoroughly enjoying what I got in its place...
Given the choice between this print and the Struzan art that he did for Pan's Labyrinth, I'd take the poster over the the print any day, any time. I like real movie paper, not the prints. I guess that's why I'm happy to let go the movie prints, but I'm tending to hold on to the non-movie prints that I have.
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Still available....
http://www.mondotees.com/The-Unholy-Three_p_503.html
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Still available....
http://www.mondotees.com/The-Unholy-Three_p_503.html
And I'm sure it will be for a while. Truly a very poorly designed poster, IMO.
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I dont think anyone can hate on this ... ;)
(http://images.fandango.com/MDCsite/images/featured/201206/thing-struzan-screenprint.jpg)
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thumbup
Stew
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I dont think anyone can hate on this ... ;)
(http://images.fandango.com/MDCsite/images/featured/201206/thing-struzan-screenprint.jpg)
Not so fast......
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It's cool, but I have a rolled one sheet which I prefer as it has the films title and credits. I bet it'd look nice screened onto some good paper though.
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Poster v. print showdown!
gun1 gun2
Proportional sizes below....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/0-APF2/Thing%20compared.jpeg)
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It's just the latest and greatest Mondo Money Grab.
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money grab
clap clap clap clap clap
Someone had to say it! Mondo has sold out...
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clap clap clap clap clap
Someone had to say it! Mondo has sold out...
Really. And the pics of Struzan standing there autographing the prints - the man's gotta be saying "free money!". It's ridiculous.
Years ago, I was at a reading being held for Latin American authors, including Octavio Paz who is renowned as one of the best Latin American poets of all time. He was reading one of his new works, and I tell you, it made absolutely no sense at all. It was indecipherable to me, and I'm a pretty sharp guy. Yet, when he was done, everyone in the theater stood up in a roar of a standing ovation, as if they heard G-d himself speak the words. I know that I was not the only person there who thought it was nonsensical, and it dawned on me that everyone liked to stand up and clap as if they knew what was going on, so that they themselves could look smart and pretend that they understood by lavishing great praise.
At what point do we step back and say that Mondo really has sold out, and that it's lost touch with where it came from? We all stand here and give them credibility by even talking about their stuff, but they are doing nothing but laughing all the way to the bank, basically printing money with every release they drop. In the old days, Mondo did a great service by adding to the artistic community, doing cool movie showings and matching them up with cool prints for the people that were really into it. Now, they've reached the point of not even deigning to create something worthwhile, and instead just reprinting something that was already done.
I mean, IT'S A REPRINT!
Anyone could do what Mondo is doing now. They've lost their cool factor, even though they still go around wearing dark t-shirts and trying to act bohemian.
In a word, Mondo has become pedantic.
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BTW, has anyone noticed that the only prints I'm selling off are the Mondo stuff? Wonder why? Well, there it is. I said it. Now Mitch can come and whine how this isn't fair. That is, if he even cares any longer that he's sold out, is no longer cool, and is now Corporate.
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BTW, has anyone noticed that the only prints I'm selling off are the Mondo stuff? Wonder why? Well, there it is. I said it. Now Mitch can come and whine how this isn't fair. That is, if he even cares any longer that he's sold out, is no longer cool, and is now Corporate.
Might as well sell them now before the bottom drops out...
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I got some for sale. Keep putting it off.
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BTW, has anyone noticed that the only prints I'm selling off are the Mondo stuff? Wonder why? Well, there it is. I said it. Now Mitch can come and whine how this isn't fair. That is, if he even cares any longer that he's sold out, is no longer cool, and is now Corporate.
You are on quite a rant.
So, let me get this straight....we print smaller editions and the entire internet explodes in a fury that our posters are too hard to get. We print a larger edition (albeit on one of the most popular movie poster images of all time) and we are accused of selling out and money grabbing. Starting to get the feeling we can't win here?
This isn't a straight reprint. We worked directly with Drew to reproduce his original painting as a screenprint. He oversaw the crop, the size, the color guide, the printing, etc, etc. Remember, this is a guy that works with almost no one, so we're incredibly honored.
And PS, if I had to pop in here everytime you were unhappy with us, I'd almost never be able to leave.
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haha welcome to the world of collectors.
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At what point do we step back and say that Mondo really has sold out, and that it's lost touch with where it came from? We all stand here and give them credibility by even talking about their stuff, but they are doing nothing but laughing all the way to the bank, basically printing money with every release they drop. In the old days, Mondo did a great service by adding to the artistic community, doing cool movie showings and matching them up with cool prints for the people that were really into it. Now, they've reached the point of not even deigning to create something worthwhile, and instead just reprinting something that was already done.
I mean, IT'S A REPRINT!
Anyone could do what Mondo is doing now. They've lost their cool factor, even though they still go around wearing dark t-shirts and trying to act bohemian.
In a word, Mondo has become pedantic.
I think you're being much too harsh on them Holiday. Movie art and movie artists get very little respect in the art world. Even Thierry says he won't display his posters because movie poster art is derivative. Dwight Cleveland says he can't give his collection away (http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/19/living/devoted-movie-poster-collector-sees-an-art-form-waiting-to-be-discovered/) to art museums because of art world snobbery. So I'd say that Mondo is properly promoting the "art" of movie posters by selling high-quality prints of previously-used movie art like Struzan's "The Thing" AND by selling high-quality prints of unused concept art like Struzan's Frankenstein. And why shouldn't Struzan get some compensation for his work? And IMHO Mondo has not "sold out." They still sell most of their prints well below market value and in fewer numbers than market demand, so they're turning away easy money.
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I still love the whole whole movie print phenom .. So anyone looking to unload their Mondo prints shot me a list with prices and Ill see if i can help you pass them along to a good home ;)
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I don't think print run has to do with anything... But where I think Holiday is going with "money grab" is that you had Struzan basically make a copy of his original work. What is the point of that? But 'Mondonians' are going to buy it no matter what even when you can get the original probably for less... Makes no sense. Now if Drew had done a completely different artwork...
With some of the drops it seems like Mondo is simply trying to capitalize on the 'mondonian' mentality of: "anything Mondo is worthy"... But the crap that has been spewing from Austin lately is not worthy. So either you guys have lost your edge; I mean, are there any new artists to talk about? Nope. Then lets hire the 'Paul McCartney' of movie poster art to have him re render his original art??? Why because all originality has dried up in Austin? No because you know that you will get a good return... Make business sense.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqJhY9-qziU
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From the fact that both Frank and now The Thing are not new Struzan creations, I imagine he's either very expensive or very hard to commission to do new work. It would be cool if he'd created a new piece (one of his classic collages perhaps) for The Thing, but it sounds like the likely hood of him doing that is pretty small.
I think I'd buy one at the source price as I think it's a classic image, signed by the artist and a screen print on nice paper is a very different beast to a mass produced film poster, but as I live in the UK, the likelyhood of getting one at an affordable price is zero!
I applaud Mondo for increasing the edition number, I hope that trend continues.
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You are on quite a rant.
So, let me get this straight....we print smaller editions and the entire internet explodes in a fury that our posters are too hard to get. We print a larger edition (albeit on one of the most popular movie poster images of all time) and we are accused of selling out and money grabbing. Starting to get the feeling we can't win here?
This isn't a straight reprint. We worked directly with Drew to reproduce his original painting as a screenprint. He oversaw the crop, the size, the color guide, the printing, etc, etc. Remember, this is a guy that works with almost no one, so we're incredibly honored.
And PS, if I had to pop in here everytime you were unhappy with us, I'd almost never be able to leave.
Yes, it is a rant, and I'm allowed. And you know, it's not a matter of being unhappy. It's a matter of being disappointed. Mondo started out as something really cool. It's no longer cool.
You're entitled, Mitch, and I don't begrudge you that. But, when I see you guys doing nothing more than a REPRINT, it's pretty sad. Has nothing to do with the size of the edition. It has everything to do with charging 250 for a reprint.
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I still love the whole whole movie print phenom .. So anyone looking to unload their Mondo prints shot me a list with prices and Ill see if i can help you pass them along to a good home ;)
Cabbage Patch kids were a phenomenon.
Limited edition coins were a phenomenon.
Collector plates.
Beanie Babies.
All the manufacturers made money, and in the end, every collector lost money chasing the newest craze.
$250 for a REPRINT is just nuts.
If Mondo wanted to do a reprint, why not do one of this. It was never widely circulated. It would benefit the community to have it in a wider release. It's Struzan.
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad123/hhrussell/panslabyrinthbritishrssh-1.jpg)
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Now, that would be a kick-ass Mondo print.
Might even convince me to jump into the fray...
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boy, the two new ones for "Night of the Hunter" & "The Old Dark House" really suck balls.
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(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1340291517.jpg)(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1340053441.jpg)
Gotta agree with Louie.
What's the matter with these Mondo artists?
Except for Ansin, they don't seem to have any love for the classics.
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(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1340291517.jpg)(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1340053441.jpg)
Gotta agree with Louie.
What's the matter with these Mondo artists?
Except for Ansin, they don't seem to have any love for the classics.
Both of these--especially OLD DARK HOUSE, yet more spew
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER looks like a student art project (especially the hands) and ODH appears as if the artist was given 25 minutes to come up with something.
Again, very uninspired, IMO.
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I mean, are there any new artists to talk about? Nope.
Do you really want me to run through the archive and count how many new artists we've used in the past year?
I get it, some of you guys just aren't going to like what we do no matter what. I've learned to accept that.
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Do you really want me to run through the archive and count how many new artists we've used in the past year?
I get it, some of you guys just aren't going to like what we do no matter what. I've learned to accept that.
I meant new 'good' artists...worth talking about. Not floating head Hollywood crap....
Hey Mitch, I am not trying to knock Mondo. You guys have done a great job.. You've simply established Austin as the screen print Mecca... However, I think it would be prudent for you guys to figure out how to take it to the next level... Because eventually others will catch you.... Maybe some different sizes or have some of the artist dabble in foreign languages. You guys never do any 'girl' posters good lord show some skin or beauties from the 50s/60s... That last Ansin print was amazing for its simplicity... I think we may be getting caught up in the latest crap... And what the heck is up with that rocky poster... Did that guy even watch the movie? Eye of the tiger, eye of the tiger; not an 'Alien'-like boxing glove through the mouth of the tiger... WTF?
Look at this as a challenge... Now, I am no die-hard Mondonian I sold off my Franky for love of Natalie Portman and African Queen - I hate drops because even though I am in Houston - I never get to the checkout. Plus lately I would rather buy originals...
You need to get one of your guys to do a print of Natalie in the strip club from Closer with her blue hair... That would sell out; I might even have to pick that one up from a flipper. I think your guys just need some ideas to stay fresh.
You should start a poster idea thread or something...
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I get it, some of you guys just aren't going to like what we do no matter what. I've learned to accept that.
All you can do is keep going,who knows,the next print you produce could be a jaw dropper that makes everyone forget all this critique at the moment.
I have never bought anything from Mondo,I have never been able to understand what all the fuss was about until recently,I understand now that one of the main buying points was the exclusivity factor of some of the wonderful screenings Mondo Cinema does,we have nothing like this in the UK but if we did,I would probably be as ardent a buyer as some here.
From a third party perspective it does seem that there is no rhyme or reason for some of the prints released (unless I`m not getting it)..fair enough.
Forums like apf and eb are just filled with the most vocal of buyers,here,there,we can say what we want..I wouldn`t advise changing a business model on anyone`s opinion..
My 2 cents.
Stew
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I think your guys just need some ideas to stay fresh.
You need to get one of your guys to do a print of Natalie in the strip club from Closer with her blue hair... That would sell out; I might even have to pick that one up from a flipper.
Not even sure what to say here. Perhaps you should start your own poster company if not producing something like this equals losing our edge.
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Not even sure what to say here. Perhaps you should start your own poster company if not producing something like this equals losing our edge.
You never seem to know what to say. How but "thanks", "that's an ass of an idea", or "go fuck yourself"... And why when people get defensive, do they always want you to go start your own thing... Man, I've heard that a lot. Just another example of Mondonian elitism... I was just throwing out something a potential customer wouldn't mind seeing. And yes, since you were a hawkeye business hack, even you should know every customer is important. I mean that is why they pulled you away from the motherland right? To make Mondo cool to potential customer? So if people are not thinking stuff is cool, then yes Mondo is losing...
I mean what?; are all Mondo artists a bunch of (http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/drague/gay/gay.gif) who only like drawing male superheros... I've yet to see some T&A out of Mondo's shop... So is a scantily clad Natalie Portman such a bad idea?
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You're getting funnier and funnier, Charlie.
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For Charlie, who makes funny.
(http://www.darkseidtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Natalie_Portman-Closer_n03-by_Darkseid.jpg)
(http://cdn03.cdn.egotastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/2805_natalie-portman-ass-closer-01-480x272.jpg)
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For Charlie, who makes funny.
(http://www.darkseidtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Natalie_Portman-Closer_n03-by_Darkseid.jpg)
(http://cdn03.cdn.egotastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/2805_natalie-portman-ass-closer-01-480x272.jpg)
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clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap
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cool is in the eye of the beholder.
And regardless I am sure the folks that own mondo would rather be rich than cool.
And I would assume they are doing what they believe will be the best for their company.
Mondos commercial prints were never "cool" IMHO.
But then what do I know about cool? nada.
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(http://cdn03.cdn.egotastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/2805_natalie-portman-ass-closer-01-480x272.jpg)
There's something about Natalie that I really, really like.
I just can't quite put my finger on it though...
(That restraining order keeps me at a distance.)
(drum roll)
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Not sure where to even begin with all of this, seems like I dropped in at a fun time.
Kinda overwhelmed about what to even address, but let me try:
Holiday, two things...
First, I know how frustrated you are that you cannot just pop in on the Mondo site and purchase at will the prints you want like the old days.
Since the Star Wars license, Mondo has a bigger audience, and thus competition is high and fierce to get these.
'Cool' is what you mean by grabbing the Ansin Metropolis at your leisure when it sat there for weeks and weeks, 'uncool' is that you sat there and played the F5 game as of late and lost and are frustrated...that is what is really going on here. Your broad sweeping strokes of 'uncool' and whatever other negative adjectives you heap towards Mondo as of late is laden with bitterness because you couldn't get the prints you wanted over the past year or so (with ease, anyway), but its like that for everyone so now we get you playing the 'I'm taking my ball home/selling my Mondo prints so there' card. In other words, you are being a brat, and an entitled one at that.
Second, your choice word of 'reprint' on the Struzan Thing is a bit silly and downright wrong, especially by the Movie Poster ONLY Boys Club rhetoric that you have sworn by since the MPF days. This is a licensed screen print and is an art print at that. The Thing poster they sold in a bookstore by campus back in the day was a reprint. Yes the image been used before, but by the terminology that we have used for years around here its not a 'reprint' because this particular art piece was never done this way at all (dimensions, screens, run, etc...) before save the original painting by Drew.
Mel, you are essentially spot on with your post here earlier...it actually feels good for me to type that, so thank you.
Charlie, I think the fumes from your linen-backing apprentice/Padawan duties have done a number on your brain as of late.
Do some laundry. Get outside.
Generally, and more importantly, if folks loathe Mondo....why continuously post in this thread?
I know posters and this poster forum with its fraternity is what gets some of you up in the morning, but to not collect in this niche of movie/art paper and repeatedly say the same thing over and over for no reason is really amazing...in a bad way.
There are areas of movie posters I do not collect or enjoy, but would never think to go shit all over some thread about it. It is nerdy enough that I peruse a poster forum from time to time...to go out of my way to post the redundant and worthless sentiment that I hate a particular subsection of the hobby...well, that is the the 7th circle of Nerd-hell, IMO.
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Wonka is wise in the ways of science.
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Wonka is wise in the ways of science.
Well, how about some Math* as well?
Out of the 4,074 threads on this entire forum, this thread re: Mondo has the 3rd most amount of views, and is very close to second most:
Post-Auction thread - 86964
Mid-Auction thread - 77759
Mondo - 77484
It has the second most amount of replies on the entire forum, and could even take over the top spot:
Post-auction - 3046
Mondo - 2897
Mid-auction - 2856
*Data obviously taken at time of this post.
But the bottom will fall out on these, and these are just like Beanie Babies, and OMG the art sucks so bad!!
Maybe this place should be renamed the All Mondo Forum. Or maybe the All Closet Mondo Fan Forum.
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Who likes Burtathon?
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I can't understand why people are complaining about this latest release. An art-only screenprint of what I consider to be one of the best bits of art by one of the best movie poster artists of all time. Now if only I had the slightest chance of snagging one...
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Here's the real problem. There are 199 ways to be a bastard and here's one of them:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Thing.jpg)
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Wow, 4 offers too! Holeeee shit.
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Wow, 4 offers too! Holeeee shit.
That doesnt mean anything .. All too often EB guys brag about $1 offers when someones being a douche like this seller is.
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I can't understand why people are complaining about this latest release. An art-only screenprint of what I consider to be one of the best bits of art by one of the best movie poster artists of all time. Now if only I had the slightest chance of snagging one...
I just see it as a completely missed opportunity. He has to have a boatload of artwork that wasn't already used.
This only reason anyone likes this image is because the studio didn't give Drew enough time to ruin it by slapping on a rose-cheeked 'Thing' face... likely similar to Robin Williams from the Hook one sheet...
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This guy decorated his entire apartment with movie art prints:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/MOndos.png)
Tour 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qEfgzxdd-Q
Tour 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vWybO_ot7o
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He'll be lucky to get pennies on the dollar for the ones in direct sunlight.
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He'll be lucky to get pennies on the dollar for the ones in direct sunlight.
I was thinking the same thing...
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Wanted to ask, the people who care about Mondo prints, I was thinking of swapping my Silver Metropolis (Ansin) for a GID Struzan.
Problem is I love the Metopolis, it's on my wall. I also have a gold version sitting in the flat file. I don't like the colour scheme as much but it's pretty rare and I might regret it one day. Also does anyone know why the Thing doesn't have a title on it?
I'm a sucker for the GID inks, love The Thing as a movie, love Struzan and collect loads of his movie posters, but the Metopolis is probably one of the best Mondo prints out there.
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Love Struzan (http://www.eatbrie.com/Struzan.html) and prints (http://www.eatbrie.com/Mondo.htm) too, but I would not trade any of the Ansin's for The Thing.
T
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Yeah, that's the way I think it's going. Guess I will never own the Struzan GID.
Can't score off Mondo anymore, in fact I never try these days.
Normally go for the 2nd market but I fear this will be out of my price range.
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I would love to buy your Metropolis off of you if youre looking to let it go ;)
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;D
Just can't let them go, and believe me I would LOVE the Struzan Thing but just can't do it.
It's on the wall to stay:
(http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv192/atomic_dustbin/IMG_6165.jpg)
Yes I know, strange one to have in between but I can't make my mind up which other Ansin to frame, Bride or Wolfman!
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I would totally let go of the Iron Man. It doesn't fit your wall, IMO.
T
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Dude just buy the original! It's the same art... eyeroll
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Well, not quite... I bought Struzan's reg, and it is quite nice. Its texture is way more interesting than the OS.
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I gave up a little while ago, buying originals as I never knew whether they were originals or reprints.
Kinda had a few bad experiences and lost faith in it.
Last one I picked up was this:
(http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv192/atomic_dustbin/IMG_5950.jpg)
But yes, you're right, I may be getting a little blinded by it all.
Then again, as I said, I'm a sucker for a GID print.
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This guy decorated his entire apartment with movie art prints:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/MOndos.png)
Wow, what a freak, who would do something like that? :)
I have seen that 'tour' before, Germain writes for SlashFilm and does a pretty good job there. Met him briefly and he is a heck of a nice guy...been collecting Mondo for some time. While all the stuff up like that isn't my cup of tea, I love his genuine enthusiasm.
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Well, not quite... I bought Struzan's reg, and it is quite nice. Its texture is way more interesting than the OS.
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For Charlie, who makes funny.
(http://www.darkseidtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Natalie_Portman-Closer_n03-by_Darkseid.jpg)
(http://cdn03.cdn.egotastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/2805_natalie-portman-ass-closer-01-480x272.jpg)
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Dude my wife just found this... Stormed out and said - "you can have your Natalie Portman!" Do you think she meant it? hitself Guess I am in the dog house for a while.
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Wow, what a freak, who would do something like that? :)
It's funny how different collectors can be. I have all of these prints, but I would never ever put stuff on the wall like this guy does. Maybe one or two, but that would be it.
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Dude my wife just found this... Stormed out and said - "you can have your Natalie Portman!" Do you think she meant it? hitself Guess I am in the dog house for a while.
Result..free reign!!
Stew
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It's funny how different collectors can be. I have all of these prints, but I would never ever put stuff on the wall like this guy does. Maybe one or two, but that would be it.
Yeah, I was more or less referring to Mel's walls, same thing with movie posters. To each their own, is the bottom line.
The only Mondo poster that is currently framed is the Jay Ryan Breakfast Club, it looks pretty great in the basement where it is.
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I have a bit of both .. I have my theater room with nothing but Movie prints all over but the rest of the house just has art prints no movie posters outside of the stray movie poster leaning against the wall waiting to be shuffled into another room. :)
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Dude my wife just found this... Stormed out and said - "you can have your Natalie Portman!" Do you think she meant it? hitself Guess I am in the dog house for a while.
Buy her a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey) and you'll be even. Doesn't matter where you get your appetite, as long as you come home for dinner 8)
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New Ansin for Game of Thrones at SDCC:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/10/game-of-thrones-comic-con-posters/
(http://img2-2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2012/07/09/GOT_Ansin_667.jpg)
Pretty cool. Anyone going to Comicon this year?
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I am, Friday and Saturday. I want to buy some new Sideshow.
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Can someone explain this to me? Horkey's Return of the King. I don't see any Lord of the Rings in this thing, just branches.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6svkiptll1qa64bjo1_r2_1280.png)
What is it?
T
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Giant eagle taking out a dragon.
Interesting rendering.
Pure style over substance.
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I am, Friday and Saturday. I want to buy some new Sideshow.
Are you starting to hang out at conventions now?
Stew
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Can someone explain this to me? Horkey's Return of the King. I don't see any Lord of the Rings in this thing, just branches.
What is it?
T
Although it is stylized heavily .. The scene is pretty well known .. Even Sideshow thought enough of it to make a statue of that battle.
(http://blog.troulite.fr/arktoss/public/Sideshow/EagleVSFellbeast18.jpg)
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As far as symbolism goes, it's one scene that pretty much sums up the entire trilogy.
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Did anyone jump for any of these last week (July 6)?
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1341373838.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1341373864.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/scaled_e1341373685.jpg)
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Are you starting to hang out at conventions now?
Stew
Only Comic Con. It's close to me, I have a professional badge, I make fun of all the idiots in costumes, in and out. I go with a big group of DreamWorks employees. Plus, we drink a lot. Win Win.
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Giant eagle taking out a dragon.
Interesting rendering.
Pure style over substance.
Oh yeah, I kinda see a dragon now... In the branches. Horkey is all the same to me. I know some people say that about Stout, but Stout appeals to me and Horkey is just too messy.
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Excellent,,see you there..
(http://gadgetsin.com/uploads/2010/10/star_wars_stormtrooper_helmet_built_with_trashcan_2.jpg)
Stew
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As far as symbolism goes, it's one scene that pretty much sums up the entire trilogy.
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As far as symbolism goes, it's one scene that pretty much sums up the entire trilogy.
The series is really about a dog fight? ;) And here I thought it was about the journey. :P
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Did anyone jump for any of these last week (July 6)?
I got the 1st Kong. Didn't like the 2nd one and hated the Iron Giant colors. The design is great, like most of Durieux' stuff, but the colors are too 60s for me.
T
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As far as symbolism goes, it's one scene that pretty much sums up the entire trilogy.
Naw... this is the one scene that sums up the entire trilogy....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSB03lr69iU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSB03lr69iU)
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I bought the Kongs, firefox and paypal were not playing nicely after the paypal site rework, so that cost me the Giant.
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I bought the Kongs, firefox and paypal were not playing nicely after the paypal site rework, so that cost me the Giant.
Be sure to clear out all of your old cookies and saved date from FF. I had trouble with it as well until I did that.
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Did anyone jump for any of these last week (July 6)?
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1341373838.jpg)
Love this one...great stuff..
Stew
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I got the 1st Kong. Didn't like the 2nd one and hated the Iron Giant colors. The design is great, like most of Durieux' stuff, but the colors are too 60s for me.
T
When my wife and I were in Austin last month, I held one of the Iron Giants and they are just terrific...beautifully vivid too, which the jpg doesn't capture if course.
I don't really get a 60s vibe from it, but I support 60s vibes/decor so who knows...
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I can't stand 60s decor. I'm more of a turn of the century, late 1800 kinda guy. All of our furniture is from that era. So this probably explains that.
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1860`s or 1960`s?
Stew
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1960s... puke
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I'm more of a turn of the century, late 1800 kinda guy. All of our furniture is from that era.
Yeah, my grandma is the same way. ;)
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Good one!!! That made me laugh.
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Dammit, this is 2 now I am missing from exclusives to the Con, Creature I have been hoping for Ansin, but this aint to bad either!!
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Creature-From-The-Black-Lagoon.jpg)
(http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/newsdesk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mondo-dark-knight-rises-poster-07112012-212121.jpg)
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I agree. It doesn't suck IMO.
I guess that is what eBay is for lol.
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Damn, both King Kong and Creature are terrific!
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Got Creature, Moss' Adventure, and a great Alien print by Egbert.
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Greg Egbert?
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Greg Egbert?
Im assuming he meant Mark Englert
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Dammit, this is 2 now I am missing from exclusives to the Con, Creature I have been hoping for Ansin, but this aint to bad either!!
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Creature-From-The-Black-Lagoon.jpg)
(http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/newsdesk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mondo-dark-knight-rises-poster-07112012-212121.jpg)
Now this is really a fantastic poster, IMO. No paint by numbers imagery, or something over-stylized. It has held true to original elements and just presented them in a new way. The creature looks amazing.
This gets a huge sm1 from me. Bravo!!
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Back from 2 days at Comic Con.
My favorite print:
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Olly-Moss-Dark-Knight-Rises-Variant.jpg)
T
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My 2nd favorite:
(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Mark-Englert-You-Are-My-Lucky-Star.jpg)
T
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Did anyone get "me" one of these from Comic Con?
(http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/expendables-2-stallone-statham-schwarzenegger.jpg)
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3rd...
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Creature-From-The-Black-Lagoon.jpg)
T
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A few more prints I got from Comic Con...
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondolordoftherings.jpg)
(http://veryaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/FINN-mondo.jpg)
(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Daniel-Danger-Game-of-Thrones.jpg)
(http://moresay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sdcc-2012-the-dark-knight-rises-mondo-poster-jock-01.jpg)
(http://www.geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2012/07/2012-07-11-game_of_thrones_ansin.jpeg)
T
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Looks like you scored some nice prints. Hopefully the lines were not too terrible.
Gratz!
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(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Daniel-Danger-Game-of-Thrones.jpg)
I'm really liking this Danger print.
Congrats on all.
cheers
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They should have been using this 24 hour system for ALL prints. It's the only fair way to sell these. It would save thousands (millions?) of hours of dudes maniacally hitting "F5" on their keyboards, kill the bogus flipper market, ensure that everybody gets one, and prevent the inevitable collapse of prices in the future. ($2,500 for Akira (http://www.ebay.com/itm/TYLER-STOUT-AKIRA-VARIANT-MONDO-MYSTERY-MOVIE-POSTER-SIGNED-NUMBERED-XX-80-/250998566454?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item3a70ae2e36#ht_617wt_1142)? The people who pay those crazy prices will be kicking themselves 2-3 years from now.) Plus it's still a "limited edition."
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Dark-Knight.jpg)
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Still no chicks. Starting to worry about those guys in Austin...
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My favorite print:
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Olly-Moss-Dark-Knight-Rises-Variant.jpg)
Seriously? I'm sure that it is difficult to find new ways to present 'The Batman', but this looks like a desperate attempt to include some clever in an overly pedestrian design...
The CftBL, LotR and GoT Danger (now that he's improved his stick-figures) are all better takes...
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Looks like you scored some nice prints. Hopefully the lines were not too terrible.
Gratz!
The lines were insane, but I always managed to be at the front. It also made me realize that Mondo and the print market are not going anywhere any time soon. This market is getting bigger and bigger all the time. Hundreds of people were lining up without even knowing what they were lining up for. Peopl of all ages, all backgrounds. Stout, Ansin and Moss are the ones everyone is talking about. I showed my collection to some people in line and they really looked like they were about to kill me :). What do you do for a living? How come you can afford all these prints? You are so lucky... Blah blah blah. Being exposed to all this craziness made me realize how sound Mondo's business plan is. They basically own the market. And it also made me realize how indispensable the flippers are to the whole plan. Mondo and the flippers feed off each other.
More later.
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And it also made me realize how indispensable the flippers are to the whole plan. Mondo and the flippers feed off each other.
No shit. Are you just realizing this? It's been this way since Goldfinger popped at Christie's...
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I will tip my hat to Mondo for making one available to anyone who wants it. I'm not a fan of this print, but there's a lot who like Moss's style and it's a chance for them to get one for cheap.
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I will tip my hat to Mondo for making one available to anyone who wants it. I'm not a fan of this print, but there's a lot who like Moss's style and it's a chance for them to get one for cheap.
It's actually super smart of them to only have 180 of these prints. Every now and then, it raises awareness and creates new hype.
One mistake, though. Word got out that the Moss Dark Knight was about to drop. 3 hours before it went on sale, people started lining up. At some point, security had to tap the line because it was going all over. 350 people then assumed they were getting something, not knowing for sure what that something was. But Mondo knew. They knew they were only selling 140 prints. Still, they kept the whole line waiting. Lots of new people were being turned away by security, comforting the people in line. Then it dropped. People were getting excited. Much more than for any other drop. There was shouting and clapping. 1/2 an hour later, half the crowd was informed that they would not get the print. I thought it was uncool. Some people got really upset.
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They should have been using this 24 hour system for ALL prints.
I agree, but I think it would hurt them in the long run. Generally speaking, I think there's two types of collectors:
1) Those that collect these prints because they like the films and the art primarily (like most on here who collect posters)
2) Those that collect these prints because they're addicted to the next big release and the buzz that comes with beating others to it and owning something that has (sometimes) doubled in value overnight. Over at ebeans, you see it a helluva a lot...the must have print comes out, people are fighting and screaming for it, then a couple of weeks later, it's all over the classifieds and forgotten about as something else has come out.
Unfortunately, I think the second group of collectors is much larger and timed releases would kill off the demand from this group after a while.
I'm pleased they're doing a timed release and I think I'll get one as I like the print.
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The lines were insane, but I always managed to be at the front. It also made me realize that Mondo and the print market are not going anywhere any time soon. This market is getting bigger and bigger all the time. Hundreds of people were lining up without even knowing what they were lining up for. People of all ages, all backgrounds. . . Being exposed to all this craziness made me realize how sound Mondo's business plan is. They basically own the market. And it also made me realize how indispensable the flippers are to the whole plan. Mondo and the flippers feed off each other.
My problem with the whole thing is, in order to support the prices and the cachet of the posters, the market for them needs to keep growing. There needs to be a steady stream of poster collectors that come in an say, Oh man, that Tyler Stout is amazing. Oh I love that Martin Ansin poster. Then wonder what else he has done, and go try to acquire it.
When Mondo started, they were really the only game in town. Now there is Galley 1988, Alien Corset, the Colony and countless others in the market. They are still the biggest and the best when it comes to the properties and licensing deals they have access to. The artists that they work with are very talented. Rob Jones and the the rest of the Mondo crew have done a great job of cultivating and promoting the talent, but now they compete with themselves with the Mondo gallery. Mondo alone had 77 releases including variants before Comicon. Adding the gallery to the mix probably takes this total to greater than 100. When you factor in all the other competitors, the "limited" movie print release market is huge.
If your fortunate to buy the poster when it drops, who cares. If price is $30 or $40 or $50, not a big deal. However, I missed the Struzan Thing drop with work travel. I have the original rolled OS, but would like the print. Why? I am a Struzan fan. I love the Struzan Frankenstein print. It is amazing. What should I do?
I can't touch the regular for less than $350 and the variant for $600 on the secondary market. If I am going to spend that kind of money, I would like to believe that the value is going to hold steady. Maybe for that one . . . who knows? For others, I just don't believe the current market prices can be justified over the long term. Maybe they can be for some of the Stout and Ansin and Moss Star Wars or Evil Dead items, but can anyone honestly say a large number of people will be chasing, for example, a Whalen Hawkeye for $125 or more in a few years? ( Someone is trying to sell one for $179. That must be the Cinemasterpieces of the print business on eBay ;D )
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=hawkeye+whalen&_sacat=0
With so many posters, if they cannot maintain the cachet of collecting them, I think Mondo will suffer. If that happens and the values start to decrease, then most of the newer people in the market, who are fickle, will stop. I agree with most of what Tob suggested as I see it on eBeans all the time. It looks like Mel and Holiday have already come to this conclusion. Anyone else feel the same way?
I don't want this to seem like I am down on Mondo, or want to stop collecting their stuff. I am a huge fan. They obviously have a lot of fans out there too as evidenced by T's Comicon report. I am just on the fence about some things.
And BTW. I like the timed Moss release idea for limited prints.
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They should have been using this 24 hour system for ALL prints. It's the only fair way to sell these. It would save thousands (millions?) of hours of dudes maniacally hitting "F5" on their keyboards, kill the bogus flipper market, ensure that everybody gets one, and prevent the inevitable collapse of prices in the future. ($2,500 for Akira (http://www.ebay.com/itm/TYLER-STOUT-AKIRA-VARIANT-MONDO-MYSTERY-MOVIE-POSTER-SIGNED-NUMBERED-XX-80-/250998566454?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item3a70ae2e36#ht_617wt_1142)? The people who pay those crazy prices will be kicking themselves 2-3 years from now.) Plus it's still a "limited edition."
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Dark-Knight.jpg)
The Comic Con one is selling for over $500 on eBay. One actually sold for only a little under $1,000, not sure why someone very impatient spent an extra $500! Crazy people. Someone just foolishly paid for someone's entire Comic Con weekend! I guess I ought to start going to these and just stand in front of Mondo's booth and buy everything they have and then sell it for 10 times more the next day. Glad to hear it's getting a release online though, but not digging the smaller size and the 24 hour free for all, that kinda defeats the purpose. I liked knowing when I bought a Mondo print is was pretty much automatically worth double what I paid for it 30 minutes later, makes you feel like you just made a solid investment, with 24 hours they'll probably sell a few thousand, wonder if they'll at least number them...
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Hopefully the smaller unlimited run will bring the prices in on the con version. I love the print. Mondo had a great week, one of the better stretches of prints they have had.
I used to buy every print they put out, now they simply release too much, so I have started to get a bit more selective.
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I just posted this on EB .. Thought Id toss if up here for you guys as well .. Its not all Mondo but a lot of it is.
So I have an AC tech comeing to my house in about 4 hrs to change the AC compressor and is going to be charging me $1,000 for the job :( Im hoping to make $1k by hooking people up today .. and if I some how end up with a free Vania that would be cool too ;)
$75 + shipping, this is the original cost +shipping .. So Im losing a little here.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:161236.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/122682/161236)
$80 + shipping, this is the original cost +shipping .. So Im losing a little here too.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:165359.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/125488/165359)
$30 + shipping, this is the original cost +shipping .. So Im losing a little here too too.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:167215.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/126752/167215)
$150 + shipping.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:188187.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/142105/188187)
$99 + shipping matching the lowest price sold.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:174659.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/131796/174659)
$40 + shipping, I will be including an AP Variant copy with the regular version on this as well. So this is the price for 2 prints.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:178579.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/134637/178579)
$70 + shipping
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:188111.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/142083/188111)
$40 + shipping, this is the original cost +shipping.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:162501.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/123811/162501)
$75 + shipping
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:127336.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/99168/127336)
$40 + shipping, matching the lowest price.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:183950.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/138958/183950)
$50 + shipping, this is for the variant and only $5 above cost!
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:183950.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/138958/183950)
$150 + shipping
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:198360.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/149842/198360)
$125 + shipping
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:199826.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/150892/199826)
If you dont like what you see here check out my trades and let me know if theres anything you like there. :)
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Iron Giants are sold.
Adding ..
Adding this to the mix ..
$60 + shipping .. There is some slight edge damage due to some poor packaging, hence the low cost.
(http://expressobeans.com/remote/19335:149755.jpg) (http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/115372/149755)
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Hopefully the smaller unlimited run will bring the prices in on the con version. I love the print. Mondo had a great week, one of the better stretches of prints they have had.
I used to buy every print they put out, now they simply release too much, so I have started to get a bit more selective.
Yes, I agree. I am very happy with this past weekend's drops. No Whalen, no Kelly, makes a quality haul.
Although I'm not quite sure the 2nd run will lower the prices of the first run. This is such a great print it might actually send collectors into trying to find the original. Or not.
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Glad to hear it's getting a release online though, but not digging the smaller size and the 24 hour free for all, that kinda defeats the purpose. I liked knowing when I bought a Mondo print is was pretty much automatically worth double what I paid for it 30 minutes later, makes you feel like you just made a solid investment, with 24 hours they'll probably sell a few thousand, wonder if they'll at least number them...
Finally someone who understands.
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I'm curious, where do these people on eBay get the artist proofs from? I've only recently started getting into prints but I haven't notice Mondo selling A/P's are they getting them directly from the artist? I have a Cowboys and Aliens Wood Variant A/P I got off eBay, been looking at a few others. Looks like sometimes the A/P's are even a smaller size.
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A/P come form the artist or a website the artist is affiliated with, Mondo never has A/P.
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See, this is why Mondo is basically awesome. Who else would have done this?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Olly.jpg)
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See, this is why Mondo is basically awesome. Who else would have done this?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Olly.jpg)
Willy Wonka
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Iron Giants are sold.
Adding ..
When did this become your sales thread?
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When did this become your sales thread?
When someone posted poster for sale... Duh? He quoted it at least...
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See, this is why Mondo is basically awesome. Who else would have done this?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Olly.jpg)
Dude, Stripper Scene from Closer right?!?! I am going to have to buy one now; carp...
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If thats why Mondo is awesome, what were they before they did this?
Anyways they can't go wrong with this marketing can they?
I pray to Bruce that whoever wins chooses Pretty Woman, so Dave has a run for his money on most over valued ugly poster for a crap film.
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If I got a golden ticket I'd ask for something like Danger Diabolik featuring Eva Kent (Marisa Mell), but that's because I've got Marisa Mell on the brain. It's a pity those type of films don't garner much of a demand for art prints. The closest I've seen is the Jay Shaw series they had, and frankly those were all a little too bland for my taste, although I did pick up an Emanuelle in America, never seen the film just thought it was the best out of the series, although the color is a lot brighter on the website than the actual print was, which was a little disappointing.
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OK, I got it! Black Swan/Stargate Double Bill... ;D
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A/P come form the artist or a website the artist is affiliated with, Mondo never has A/P.
After I asked that I figured that was the case. So I went and picked up Tom Whalen's Cowboy's and Aliens off his site, actually cheaper (and oddly larger) than the one someone is trying to sell on eBay as an A/P. The one on eBay is 18x24 yet on Whalen's site it's 24x36 so really not sure what that other guy is selling, though he's claiming it's a A/P.
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Emmanuelle in America is a top film, I wonder how many people own the print without seeing the movie, and I wonder how many would send the print to the rubbish dump after seeing the movie, uncut version at least. It's not for everyone, thats for sure. (ride em cowboy)
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Emmanuelle in America is a top film, I wonder how many people own the print without seeing the movie, and I wonder how many would send the print to the rubbish dump after seeing the movie, uncut version at least. It's not for everyone, thats for sure. (ride em cowboy)
I'm familiar with the series, just never watched one. Ironically most of the posters and prints I have (or like) are to films I've never seen, to me it doesn't really matter, frankly some of the worst films have the best posters.
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People on eBay are already attempting to sell the 24 hour edition of The Dark Knight Rises on eBay, I saw one guy asking $130... there should be a rule on eBay where you can't sell something you don't have. What if there was an issue, you wouldn't be able to file a claim because by the time Mondo shipped the poster to the seller it would be six weeks later!
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I'm familiar with the series, just never watched one. Ironically most of the posters and prints I have (or like) are to films I've never seen, to me it doesn't really matter, frankly some of the worst films have the best posters.
the Joe D'Amato series (last Cannibals etc)? I assume you know it is unrelated to the regular Emmanuelle film/s.
It is a great film, for those that like things more than a little strange.
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I would have a Uni-horror done just to see how in the world he would do that. Or maybe a Top Gun for Louie.
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Stuff it, Dark knight, there isn't enough paper of the great films around (when is it released again?).
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the Joe D'Amato series (last Cannibals etc)? I assume you know it is unrelated to the regular Emmanuelle film/s.
It is a great film, for those that like things more than a little strange.
Yea, I'm not really that deep into cult trash films but I'm familiar with them through internet browsing, that's all a little too much for my taste though. I'm more into the giallo and euro-spy is my main interest, anything with Helga Line, Marisa Mell, Barbara Bouchet, Neri, Konopka that kinda stuff, and then on the British side Hammer. That's about as deep as my cult tastes lie, at least now. But two years ago I only watched main stream American films and would have never thought I'd be into what I'm into now.
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Dude, Stripper Scene from Closer right?!?! I am going to have to buy one now; carp...
A man after my own heart.
cheers
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Yea, I'm not really that deep into cult trash films but I'm familiar with them through internet browsing, that's all a little too much for my taste though. I'm more into the giallo and euro-spy is my main interest, anything with Helga Line, Marisa Mell, Barbara Bouchet, Neri, Konopka that kinda stuff, and then on the British side Hammer. That's about as deep as my cult tastes lie, at least now. But two years ago I only watched main stream American films and would have never thought I'd be into what I'm into now.
All good things to watch.
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If I got a golden ticket I'd ask for something like Danger Diabolik featuring Eva Kent (Marisa Mell), but that's because I've got Marisa Mell on the brain. It's a pity those type of films don't garner much of a demand for art prints.
Maybe you just need to look harder. I have this one......
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aPDZcOLTcCQ/UAagrEuZhOI/AAAAAAAAGcM/Tf6BQ_WXjzw/s800/diabolik01.jpg)
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Well I played the Mondo lottery... Fingers crossed.
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Maybe you just need to look harder. I have this one......
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aPDZcOLTcCQ/UAagrEuZhOI/AAAAAAAAGcM/Tf6BQ_WXjzw/s800/diabolik01.jpg)
I would want one with an Eva Kant that actually looks like Marisa Mell, that does not fit the bill.
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Anyone want to guess on how many they'll sell? I venture to guess somewhere in the 2,000 - 3,000 range. I feel sorry for the couple suckers who pre-ordered this from sellers on eBay (actually I don't, but I'm constantly amazed at the number of suckers out there). Someone paid over $300 for this timed version (not the comic con one) the seller even states this is the description.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Olly-Moss-Dark-Knight-Rises-Print-Mondo-Movie-Poster-Batman-Regular-16x24-/390440770511?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item5ae8155bcf
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So the final edition size on The Dark Knight is in.... 9,350! :o I hope they don't make a regular practice of this, they'll kill the investment value!
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9,350?
At $40 per print, Mr.Moss grossed $374k.
Of course, that doesn't factor in the expense of printing (whatever that might be).
Well done for a piece of art that screams out to me, "Where are his shoulders?"
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Olly-Moss-Dark-Knight-Rises-Variant.jpg)
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Well done for a piece of art that screams out to me, "Where are his shoulders?"
Yeah, what's with that? I suggest that all these new artists do some research and look at comic book artist Jack Kirby's work, he knew how to draw figures with the correct proportions.
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That is unreal, now you can see how many people are pissed that they cant get in on a normal drop for a 300 count print. Granted there are probably many that are buying for that film alone.
I was expecting in the 2000 range.
A lot of happy pockets on this one, hell even if Mondo gets $10, Olly gets $10 and the printers/shipping is 20 per, they still made out with 90K each. Not a bad days work!
I think I am in the wrong business..
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Pre-Printing, Licensing, Artist, and general overhead expenses their final "Profit" is closer to $350k for this print run.
I cant imagine the amount of time it will take to package all of these and ship them out. Someone guesstimated that it would take ~467 hrs for someone to pack each of these up and process each order. (I think they estimated 3 mins/tube). So if someone is being paid $10/hr to pack and ship thats ~$5k out the door right there. Sure not a lot but thats the kind of little stuff that will chip away at the costs. Now will they pack and ship them from Austin? Or from D&L?
Also, the licensing that Mondo usually gets is for small artist runs, since this was a massive sale Im guessing this wasnt their typical license and it probably cost a lot more.
And any business owner that has more than just one or two employees can understand the need to cover overhead, insurance and possible expansion and help stimulate the growth of the business. Not to mention the time to set this up prior to the sale. They may have weeks already invested into the project, flights to and from LA to talk to studios .. Maybe this even paid for Olly to come to SDCC ?
So although it was a big pay day Im guessing its not quite as big as were thinking it is.
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That is unreal, now you can see how many people are pissed that they cant get in on a normal drop for a 300 count print. Granted there are probably many that are buying for that film alone.
I was expecting in the 2000 range.
Totally agree. Vastly more than I expected. They really should increase the print runs or sell for a set time period to meet demand and ameliorate the impossible level of competition for the best prints.
It's more than just a money issue. Can you imagine how many thousands of hours Mondo buyers have wasted trying to get them against impossible competition?
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9,350?
At $40 per print, Mr.Moss grossed $374k.
Of course, that doesn't factor in the expense of printing (whatever that might be).
Well done for a piece of art that screams out to me, "Where are his shoulders?"
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Comic-Con-Olly-Moss-Dark-Knight-Rises-Variant.jpg)
Well observed, Ted. That and the bat shaped cut out for the eye holes in the mask, just seems to be trying too hard on this particular image, IMHO.
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I heard WAKE IN FRIGHT is coming soon. be interested to see what people make of it.
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Received my King Kong poster today, it's very nice! :)
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Anyone bought this one this morning. I wasn't going to, but since I was in front of the computer, I did, and I'm actually glad I did.
(http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/e1343835866.jpg)
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Bought from a flipper, artist has potential to gain steam if Mondo uses them on a regular basis. They do very good work.
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Cool design for the The Goonies print. thumbup
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Got my Dark Knight yesterday; rather disappointing to see 8331 of 9350 penciled on the bottom... And no golden ticket. :'( Plus it looks trimmed or smaller something; like on of those 11x17 prints you pick up at the move theaters for free. I'm just going to give it to my daughter who is a bigger batman fan than I. Overall the print quality is good for such a large run...
(Yeah, I know 'there is no winning you guys')
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Call me crazy, but it "feels" the print market is on a down slide.
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Call me crazy, but it "feels" the print market is on a down slide.
Ive been thinking the same thing.. But Ive pulled away from the forums and stopped buying as much over the past month, so I thought it was just me not being "in the know" on what was all coming out and since I haven't been reading the forums as much i cant get caught up in the hype surrounding everything. But I have been considering selling off even more of my prints, but Id be hard torn to let any of my Ansins go even at this point. :)
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Two things always mark the beginning of the downslide:
1) A TON of new product comes out, so much so that no one can buy it all.
2) Old-timers start getting out, and investors start getting in.
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If those are accurate I believe we have hit that point. The massive "exclusive" sales starting with Struzan's Thing was the mark of it all for me. Everyone that went bought both prints and immediately was trying to sell or trade both for older/way more valuable prints and totally shut out anyone that was truly interested unless we were willing to sever a limb. Which segued nicely into SDCC where so many exclusive prints were sold to "investors" who knew nothing about prints what-so-ever and damaged them due to a lack of knowledge on how to handle such paper. Which in reality made the prints harder to find (in good condition). Its all just a race for cash now. :(
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Well, I'm not there yet. I bought 17 prints over the past month (my favs below), and judging from the craziness surrounding Mondo at SDCC, I think a lot of people are still into it. A lot of new people too. The quality is still there, IMO, and so am I.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondodarkknightrises1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondodarkknightrises2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondogoonies2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoalien3.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoalien4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoavengers4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoavengers5.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondopearljam.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondolordoftherings.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondocreaturefromtheblacklagoon.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondokingkong.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondowalkingdead6.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondowalkingdead5.jpg)
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Well, I'm not there yet. I bought 17 prints over the past month (my favs below), and judging from the craziness surrounding Mondo at SDCC, I think a lot of people are still into it. A lot of new people too. The quality is still there, IMO, and so am I.
While I agree some of the posters are still great, the feel of this part of the hobby is changing. I believe that a good portion of that "craziness" that surrounded Mondo at SDCC was profiteers. Ive seen some unknown seller that had at least 4-5 Creature prints and sold them on ebay but damaged half of them because they were rolled incorrectly. not to mention the stories of collectors that have been in the scene for a bit, line jumping and then instantly looking to sell or trade and its sad to say that these kind of profiteers out number those of us who are actually collecting these things. Its not fun to collect these anymore especially when I know that I have no chance to get some of these with out finding the guy who was sneaky enough to snag 5-10 copies and is willing to sell to me at triple instead of 5x the original cost. It just sucks and if what Bruce said is true then I believe that the end is near. Not to say that if I see a print that I really "must have", that I wont try to get one but I am losing/have lost the passion for these prints and I'd guess that if I am feeling this way there some others are as well. Hence Dales comment about the down slide of print sales, more people selling than are buying anymore and I feel that that will effect this part of the hobby. Most likely in a negative way.
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While I agree some of the posters are still great, the feel of this part of the hobby is changing. I believe that a good portion of that "craziness" that surrounded Mondo at SDCC was profiteers. Ive seen some unknown seller that had at least 4-5 Creature prints and sold them on ebay but damaged half of them because they were rolled incorrectly. not to mention the stories of collectors that have been in the scene for a bit, line jumping and then instantly looking to sell or trade and its sad to say that these kind of profiteers out number those of us who are actually collecting these things. Its not fun to collect these anymore especially when I know that I have no chance to get some of these with out finding the guy who was sneaky enough to snag 5-10 copies and is willing to sell to me at triple instead of 5x the original cost. It just sucks and if what Bruce said is true then I believe that the end is near. Not to say that if I see a print that I really "must have", that I wont try to get one but I am losing/have lost the passion for these prints and I'd guess that if I am feeling this way there some others are as well. Hence Dales comment about the down slide of print sales, more people selling than are buying anymore and I feel that that will effect this part of the hobby. Most likely in a negative way.
The end is near, apparently. Time to get to Costco or Sam's Club and stock the Y2K bunkers.
David, I hear your concern, but not sure what your surround your opinion with what makes much sense. Where to begin...
I had a buddy at CC pick up the Moss Mononoke print for me, who isn't a collector in the slightest, and he told me that the line and excitement surrounding the Mondo booth was great, and he could tell the genuine enthusiasm throughout collectors was like 7yr olds at Christmas. Sure there are flippers and such, but they have always been there, who cares. When tens of thousands of people are going for 250 prints, there will always be people who score, who miss out, who flip, etc.
People get caught up in the hype, get a print, then decide they aren't too keen on it and trade up. So what? You have done that several times, indirectly or directly.
Bruce forgot to mention that Mondo still sells out of prints each drop. Whether someone hates a given design, it still moves, so they are doing something right. I didn't like any of the prints today, but they still sold.
Biggest point is this:
Folks complain about Mondo not increasing the print runs/number of releases then when Mondo increases both (especially # of releases) people jump on the forum and bitch about it. So which is it?
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I have been lucky to get everything I want so far. I own about 260 prints, 15 of which I bought from flippers (so about 5%). I think a lot of anger comes from collectors having to buy their prints from flippers, and I hear that in Dave's rhetoric. I hate them too, and would probably be pretty pissed off if I had to buy more prints from those low life scavengers. But I'm not surprised to see them there. Mondo has become a golden goose, especially in this shaky economy.
To me, it's all about quality. A lot of good stuff has been released over the past 2 months, a lot of bad stuff too (Whalen, anyone? So sick of that dude.) But as long as Mondo sprinkles some real poster art here and there (like Black Lagoon and Ansin's monsters), I don't see them disappearing anytime soon.
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Another thought:
Back in the day, especially pre-Star Wars series, the Mondo vets like us would pick up the majority of prints that came out...mostly for completest purposes (Dale) but also because they had like 1-2 prints a month.
With a drop each week, and sometimes more than one per week, it is overwhelming to get everything and can disillusion the seasoned vet (again, like Dale).
I agree with Thierry, that if you just pick up what you really, really like, you will be happy.
I personally love the latest ET, Iron Giant, and Mononoke prints...the rest I don't need, so I am over it.
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Pick what you like and stop thinking about what it's worth. Collect for the art and not the value.
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Pick what you like and stop thinking about what it's worth. Collect for the art and not the value.
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Yup.
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Sorry if my post came off as bitter or angry, in all reality I feel more sad than anything. This all just the feelings that I'm having towards this part of the hobby and I'm sure some new collector may not feel the same way. I have lost the passion and I feel like its due to influx of non-collectors. Be it a professional flipper that snags 5-10 of a said print or just some noob that doesnt know a thing about prints figuring he can make $50 for standing in line. Even some of the others that have been around for a while are just buying to buy with no regard for the idea of collecting or the love of the art. Now this all may come off as an "I hate flippers" rant, which on some level it might be. But thats not the heart of what Im feeling, its more like someone stole my favorite toy and I'm just realizing that I'm never going to get it back. Im not really mad at anyone I just want the good feeling that I got getting some cool prints back. But now if I want to do that I just have to fork over cash to a reseller which sort of ruins everything for me. I guess this is just part of my evolution as a collector. Ill still try for a print that I just must have, due to the artwork or subject material but I am no longer on the Mondo fun-train. The flippers and the noobs can waste their days sitting around for 8hrs+ F5'ing a website and Ill go out and enjoy life! :)
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I actually hope the prices do start to slide as there are a few I missed I still want. It just seems the price point is not holding on some of the more recent stuff. Good for the buyers, bad for the speculators, but sounds good to me!
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Batman is up. I'm totally passing. This is such a far cry from JC Richard's Fortress of Solitude. I don't think he gets Batman at all.
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What he said....
Sorry if my post came off as bitter or angry, in all reality I feel more sad than anything. This all just the feelings that I'm having towards this part of the hobby and I'm sure some new collector may not feel the same way. I have lost the passion and I feel like its due to influx of non-collectors. Be it a professional flipper that snags 5-10 of a said print or just some noob that doesnt know a thing about prints figuring he can make $50 for standing in line. Even some of the others that have been around for a while are just buying to buy with no regard for the idea of collecting or the love of the art. Now this all may come off as an "I hate flippers" rant, which on some level it might be. But thats not the heart of what Im feeling, its more like someone stole my favorite toy and I'm just realizing that I'm never going to get it back. Im not really mad at anyone I just want the good feeling that I got getting some cool prints back. But now if I want to do that I just have to fork over cash to a reseller which sort of ruins everything for me. I guess this is just part of my evolution as a collector. Ill still try for a print that I just must have, due to the artwork or subject material but I am no longer on the Mondo fun-train. The flippers and the noobs can waste their days sitting around for 8hrs+ F5'ing a website and Ill go out and enjoy life! :)
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Silent on new releases?
Time to dump folks if you are holding for value.
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Well, I don't buy for value, so I don't dump.
And the silence... I don't think it comes from the end of Mondo. I think it comes from really, really sub-par product. Wait until they actually have something semi-decent and we will talk.
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I think on some level Mondo has lost touch with its core fan base. Hence the desire to resurrect their Blog to include some of the old fun stories as well as reviving the, youve been framed series. This last run of posters was for sure not anything I'd be interested in, I checked the photos in the initial email and forgot about them instantly until the tweets went out and I was so glad that I dont care anymore! If I had still been on the Mondo-train Id have spent half of yesterday F5'ing for some mediocre (at best) prints.
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I haven't been that excited about Mondo's drops lately. They had a few scores IMO at Comicon (Would still like to snag a Creature), but I don't feel like I would want to anymore, or frankly don't have the resources to buy all of their offerings.
I picked up the What's Opera Doc print. This is my first Whalen, who I am generally not a big fan of. However, I think he did a great job channeling Chuck Jones for what is arguably, one of the finest Looney Toons cartoons.
Kill Da Wabbit, Kill Da Wabbit!
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Lost interest long ago.
Keeping a handful that I actually really like...everything else is either sold or for sale.
Just can't be bothered anymore.
I don't see the market tanking as such, rather the initial hype seems to be wearing off.
Should be a good thing for those who really enjoy them...less competition.
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I got everything, this morning... Well, the 2 BTTF and the AT Variant.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobacktothefuture9.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobacktothefuture8.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobacktothefuture10.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondoadventuretime2.jpg)
I really like Englert's format. I think they all look good together.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobacktothefuture8.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondoalien3.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondothing3.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondowalkingdead6.jpg)
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I picked up the regular BTTF. Englert's had a pretty nice run lately.
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Anyone see the Mondo Gallery Drake prints?
Looks like 6 prints available.
Deckard
Rachel
Pris from Blade Runner
Metropolis
O'Ren from Kill Bill 1
Nina from Black Swan
Was never a big fan of Nagel in the day, but looking at these kinda takes me back.
I like Rachel, O'Ren and Nina.
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?id=209755&t=mi)
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?id=209747&t=mi)
(http://www.expressobeans.com/visual/IS.php?id=209663&t=mi)
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I'm sorry.
I got everything, this morning... Well, the 2 BTTF and the AT Variant.
T
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Hey Holiday,
I saw you had a bit of a sale at eBeans. Gratz on the results! I am sure you will enjoy that shiny, new iPad :)
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Anyone see the Mondo Gallery Drake prints?
Nina from Black Swan
Great! Just when I swore off Mondo...
(http://smhttp.14409.nexcesscdn.net/806D5E/wordpress-L/images/Craig_Drake_Nina-640x426.jpeg)
So if I drive to Austin I can buy this print from the gallery?
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Might be worth calling them first to check if they're sold out or not. If you go, can you pick me up a print for O-Ren Ishii print please? Will obviously pay you the $ :) Thanks!
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(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Woo.jpg)
I want one of them things....
Great! Just when I swore off Mondo...
(http://smhttp.14409.nexcesscdn.net/806D5E/wordpress-L/images/Craig_Drake_Nina-640x426.jpeg)
So if I drive to Austin I can buy this print from the gallery?
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Great! Just when I swore off Mondo...
So if I drive to Austin I can buy this print from the gallery?
You can get the original artwork for $1100
http://www.mondotees.com/Nina_p_570.html
:)
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(http://smhttp.14409.nexcesscdn.net/806D5E/wordpress-L/images/Craig_Drake_Nina-640x426.jpeg)
Not bad, but I think it would look better if the dancer looked more like Natalie Portman.
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Nina is for sale ..
http://www.mondotees.com/Nina_p_575.html
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Doesnt look to be an instant sell out .. Hope Charlie can snag one.
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Me Too.
O-Ren and Pris went very quickly. Others lingered a little. I think the OG stuff going up first may have thrown a few people off the scent.
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(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobacktothefuture8.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondobacktothefuture10.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondothing3.jpg)
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondowalkingdead6.jpg)
I dig these. The glow in the dark looks really cool in the pictures. I'd still like to see what one of those prints looks like in a frame and a homemade picture, not a "prototype picture" or whatever it's called. I think the glow in the dark prints are a very cool, new style of art.
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Fail... I was in our quarterly business meeting. Appears to be gone.
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Fail... I was in our quarterly business meeting. Appears to be gone.
That sucks, had I known you werent online I'd have snagged you one. But I didnt want to end up with a copy and you already had one or had already worked out a PB, Sorry Charlie!
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Bought it from a flipper. Nina is mine!
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That sucks, had I known you werent online I'd have snagged you one. But I didnt want to end up with a copy and you already had one or had already worked out a PB, Sorry Charlie!
Thanks man! I should have put more thought into it... I totally forgot about the meeting when I read the e-mail. Oh well; had to get this one!
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Oh I am! And thanks. It went well. I priced all the posters very fairly and just about all were sold within one hour. I hate gougers just as much as Thierry does, so I made a lot of people happy with their new purchases, and I got a nice new iPad which, by the way, is awesome.
Hey Holiday,
I saw you had a bit of a sale at eBeans. Gratz on the results! I am sure you will enjoy that shiny, new iPad :)
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I'd say that this guy pretty much copied Patrick Nagel's style.
Not bad, but I think it would look better if the dancer looked more like Natalie Portman.
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I'd say that this guy pretty much copied Patrick Nagel's style.
Most definitely.
Turned me off right away.
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I only liked 2 of these... and I got them.
(http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/bf8f/O-Ren.jpg)
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17ynynpi79h5bjpg/xlarge.jpg)
The rest did not appeal to me.
T
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Oh, those are nice. How big are they?
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24x36in. All of them are.
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They don't look as Nagel-like as the Black Swan and Metropolis.
Very cool.
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These drop tomorrow.
Dredd by Jock.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1348613747.jpg)
Looper by Ansin. Variant.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1348613788.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1348613818.jpg)
Room 237 by Aled Lewis
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1348613858.jpg)
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Looper is one of Ansin's finest, short of Brazil. I also like that it wasn't immediately recognizable as Ansin. Shows some range in style I didn't know he had.
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Looper is one of Ansin's finest, short of Brazil. I also like that it wasn't immediately recognizable as Ansin. Shows some range in style I didn't know he had.
If you didnt immediately recognize Looper as an Ansin piece, then you dont know Ansins work all that well. No offense, just sayin'.
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Head to ExpressoBeans' Mondo thread when the image first surfaced, and see just how many people had to use some detective skills to be certain.
You can't honestly look at Looper and say he hasn't evolved his common style. Less sharp, clean line work. More complexity to his shading.
I'm not saying it's totally unrecognizable, just different.
(http://martinansin.com/files/gimgs/30_phantom-full.jpg)
(http://411posters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ansin-dracula-variant.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1348613788.jpg)
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Got both Ansins this morning.
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Got both Ansins this morning.
Those are worthy I must admit. Ansin is a great talent.
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I'd say that this guy pretty much copied Patrick Nagel's style.
...which was the very point of the show...
So 'homage' would be the more appropriate term as I am sure Drake would agree.
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...which was the very point of the show...
So 'homage' would be the more appropriate term as I am sure Drake would agree.
A-ha.
That Ben is a wise man.
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...which was the very point of the show...
So 'homage' would be the more appropriate term as I am sure Drake would agree.
Didn't realize, but the show was really to copy another artist? I don't quite get the point.
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Anybody used the Further Frames guys in Denver for there Mondo stuff?
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Oh man, I totally missed out on this Halloween event Mondo is throwing in LA!!!! And the poster is amazing:(
FUCK.
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And I need that poster!!! Any help guys, Mondo said there will be no sale after???
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That Taylor Halloween is a beauty :P
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This is one great print.
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Mondo-Ken-Taylor-Halloween-Reg.jpg)
I bought my tickets this morning, but of course, it had to be on the night I'm seeing Book of Mormons. One of my friends was quick to jump on the bandwagon and will go to the screening instead of me. I will still get a print, though (but not two like I originally wanted :().
T
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I like the leaves, but something just seems a bit off...
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Ugh.
I find it hard to believe that is from the same artist who did that nice 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA.
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Oh is it? Wow he has gone a long way.... DOWN HILL....
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I don't buy many Mondo posters, and I've not much liked anything Jock's produced for them. But I'm very seriously thinking of picking up one of the bunch of these that's been popping up on Ebay since yesterday. Really really like this. It's being sold at the NYCC and, like the Halloween print, won't later be sold online.
(http://geektyrant.com/storage/0999-post-images/shaun-of-the-dead-jock-mondo-poster-variant.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1350062462721)
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This is the reason I hate being in the UK right now. Grr... I have to have that Shaun of the Dead!!! I don't get paid till the end of the month so hopefully a few more will pop on ebay at a lower price. I don't want to pay £200 for it but I may just have to. Anyone selling? ;D
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That SHAUN poster is very cool.
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This is the reason I hate being in the UK right now. Grr... I have to have that Shaun of the Dead!!! I don't get paid till the end of the month so hopefully a few more will pop on ebay at a lower price. I don't want to pay £200 for it but I may just have to. Anyone selling? ;D
I'm out of the Mondo game but your best bet is to check out the sale/trade listings on Expressobeans.com. You'll usually find somebody willing to make a reasonable deal:
http://expressobeans.com/members/detail.php/159536/trades
(You'll have to sign up with the forum to access that link.)
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When I started collecting I said to myself that there was no way I would buy any prints, especially Mondo, as they were like fashion items (they may look cool and trendy now but will date much quicker than a movie poster) and were waaaay overpriced. Didn't see the point in buying them. But then Martin Ansin's Brazil came out and, like a whore, was all over it (and that's only because it's my favourite film and can't see myself ever parting with it) and again I said NO MORE. Then they go and pull out bloody Shaun of the Dead. Goddamit.
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BRAZIL might be my favorite Ansin art.
(http://411posters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ansin-brazil.jpg)
In addition to the spectacular quad, what other paper do you own on this title?
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319920_10150475315047345_645702344_10286714_1342348627_n.jpg)
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BRAZIL might be my favorite Ansin art.
Funny. It's my least favorite, and by a long, long stretch. I didn't even bother getting it.
T
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Which is your favorite Ansin, T?
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Phantom of the Opera. By a mile.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondophantom1.jpg)
T
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In addition to the spectacular quad, what other paper do you own on this title?
Only these two at the moment. Going to get the Japanese and US posters sometime in the future but I'm in no rush. But I won't be getting anything with the horrible falling bed design - just awful.
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Phantom of the Opera. By a mile.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondophantom1.jpg)
T
Definitely my favourite too but don't have any connection to the film so wouldn't pay the high price.
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Phantom of the Opera. By a mile.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondophantom1.jpg)
T
+1.
I'm right there with you on this one, T. (I also really love this film). thumbup
Jeff
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Mondo has Universal Monsters on tap...
(http://fangoria.com/images/stories/OCT12_2/mondomummy_durieux.jpg)
(http://www.fangoria.com/images/stories/OCT12_2/mondoinvisible%20man_francavilla.jpg)
(http://fangoria.com/images/stories/OCT12_2/mondocreature_taylor.jpg)
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Mondo has Universal Monsters on tap...
(http://fangoria.com/images/stories/OCT12_2/mondomummy_durieux.jpg)
Damn, that Mummy rules, even better than Ansin's IMHO....
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Thought I'd stop in and share jpgs of all the Monsters stuff together. There were some art prints and originals, but here are the movie posters. We are pretty proud of this show.
The Mummy by Laurent Durieux:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/durieux-mummy.jpg)
Frankenstein by Laurent Durieux:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/durieux-frankenstein.jpg)
The Wolf Man by Laurent Durieux:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/wolfman-1500x1000.jpg)
Dracula by Laurent Durieux:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/Dracula_Final.jpg)
Creature from the Black Lagoon by Laurent Durieux:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/blacklagoon-finalpostcard.jpg)
The Bride of Frankenstein by Kevin Tong:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/BrideOfFrankenstein-FINAL4.jpg)
The Invisible Man by Francesco Francavilla:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/invisible_man_francavilla_final_low.jpg)
Frankenstein by Martin Ansin:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/Frankenstein-Std.jpg)
Frankenstein by Martin Ansin (Variant):
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/Frankenstein-Var.jpg)
The Wolf Man by Phantom City Creative:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/WM.jpg)
Creature from the Black Lagoon by Ken Taylor:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/creaturereg.jpg)
Creature from the Black Lagoon by Ken Taylor (Variant):
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG8/creature_variant11.jpg)
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Ansin's Frankenstein and Tongs Bride are beautiful. Love them.
Pity I will never be able to own them, sigh.
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(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/junah42/Snark/applause.gif)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/junah42/Snark/applause.gif)
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The Durieux steal the show for me.
Any leftovers for a drop, Mitch, or are flippers the only way to go?
T
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The Durieux steal the show for me.
Any leftovers for a drop, Mitch, or are flippers the only way to go?
T
A good number of things will make it online. We specifically tried to edition things so they wouldn't all sell out in person.
Cheers.
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Awesome. You guys really picked the right artists for the job. I think this is the best collection of prints you've ever had.
T
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I always thought Tong's Invisible Man was underrated, I think that piece is wonderfully drawn.
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I quite like the variant Creature (Taylor) and Frank (Ansin), along with The Mummy and the other Frank.
That Drac, however, is terrible. Nothing says bloodlust like constipation.
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I like a lot of these, well done Mitch! I hope I'm quick enough to score an Ansin Frank or Durieux Wolfman if they make it online.
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Yes, I must say this is the finest batch of posters that Mondo has put out. Nicely done. Hopefully the huge response won't overwhelm Mondo's servers.
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Got Laurent Duriex's Mummy poster, too good to pass up. IMHO it would have made a great teaser one sheet in the original campaign....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE/0-APF3/Mummy2.jpg)
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(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Phantom-1.jpg)
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I bought the full set of the latest from flippers, couldnt pass these up. Well done Mondo folks, and lets not have a run like that for awhile, cost to damn much.
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I bought the full set of the latest from flippers, couldnt pass these up. Well done Mondo folks, and lets not have a run like that for awhile, cost to damn much.
I know they're releasing some of these online as well if you can endure "F5 hell".....
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Mel, you posted my Phantom auction! :) the buyer actually ended up being sorta local to me so we got a chance to meet up and chat for a few minutes.
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Mel, you posted my Phantom auction! :) the buyer actually ended up being sorta local to me so we got a chance to meet up and chat for a few minutes.
Good for you, Fallen. Wow. Considering that the metallic variant originally sold for $50.00, when released, that is some return!!!
Congrats!!
clap clap clap
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Good for you, Fallen. Wow. Considering that the metallic variant originally sold for $50.00, when released, that is some return!!!
Congrats!!
clap clap clap
Thanks .. technically I got an even better deal than that .. I traded for my Phantom variant and that only print cost me $35. I kinda feel bad for the guy who bought my Phantom. He paid that, then right after mine sold Tim Doyle sold his AP variant for just under $2k and one from Australia sold for just over $2k. As soon as mine sold it seemed like everyone else tried selling theirs too. Cant blame them at those prices, even at $2k its still one hell of a return on investment. Especially Doyle since his was probably free! :P
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Thanks .. technically I got an even better deal than that .. I traded for my Phantom variant and that only print cost me $35. I kinda feel bad for the guy who bought my Phantom. He paid that, then right after mine sold Tim Doyle sold his AP variant for just under $2k and one from Australia sold for just over $2k. As soon as mine sold it seemed like everyone else tried selling theirs too. Cant blame them at those prices, even at $2k its still one hell of a return on investment. Especially Doyle since his was probably free! :P
Good for you. I'm still kicking myself for trading/selling my Phantom of the Opera (regular) and Bride of Frankenstein.
P.S. Laurent Durieux posters on sale tomorrow. (http://e2.ma/webview/lonvd/58bc5361dd9a1780aeffdee89ade00a6)
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Thanks .. technically I got an even better deal than that .. I traded for my Phantom variant and that only print cost me $35. I kinda feel bad for the guy who bought my Phantom. He paid that, then right after mine sold Tim Doyle sold his AP variant for just under $2k and one from Australia sold for just over $2k. As soon as mine sold it seemed like everyone else tried selling theirs too. Cant blame them at those prices, even at $2k its still one hell of a return on investment. Especially Doyle since his was probably free! :P
Even better, then. thumbup It is amazing how the prices on many of these have gone thru the roof. I know only 25 of your variant were printed but it still is astounding!
And Ansin is one hell of an artist, too!!
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Thanks .. technically I got an even better deal than that .. I traded for my Phantom variant and that only print cost me $35. I kinda feel bad for the guy who bought my Phantom. He paid that, then right after mine sold Tim Doyle sold his AP variant for just under $2k and one from Australia sold for just over $2k. As soon as mine sold it seemed like everyone else tried selling theirs too. Cant blame them at those prices, even at $2k its still one hell of a return on investment. Especially Doyle since his was probably free! :P
It was mine that you sold, ass! Good for you. I don't regret trading it to you at all. I got what I wanted, which is what matters to me. Plus, I still own a Phantom reg. and a Phantom variant. If I still owned the variant you just sold, and since I'm against selling, it would be sitting in my flat file under 300 other prints (where the other 2 are). At least you made some money from it.
T
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Oh, and btw, Doyle ended up not selling his. Buyer's remorse. But yours is a variant, and there were only 25 sold. I had 3 at some point ;(
T
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So, has anyone bought anything?
Of this recent Monster batch, I have these... I think there are 2 more I want to get.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondofrankenstein2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondodracula4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondowolfman4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondomummy4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondocreaturefromtheblacklagoon2.jpg)
T
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I bought a dupe on Creature, Wolf Man and Mummy today. Will trade them down the road. The Frank and Drac I lost do to check out fail the first go round.
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I have a bunch of extras I need to trade at some point (like 3 or 4 Rhys Cooper Gremlins), but I'm too lazy to advertize. Plus, I would have to dig them up, which would take time. The easiest thing to do is to sit on them. As long as you get them for their initial price, you're safe.
T
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I can't believe I'm typing this, but I love that Mummy, MUCH better than the last one.
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I got a mummy, frank and wolf man...I'm skint now. Was surprised at how easy the drop was, perhaps uni monsters don't appeal as much to a chunk of mondo collectors. I guess the edition sizes help too. I think they're great looking posters, classic looking and imaginative too. I think Mondo have had a really strong year...and they normally finish strong so looking forward to what they have up there sleeves.
T - wish I had something to trade for one of your Gremlins, that's a good looking poster!
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Wait, people buy posters with famous monsters on them?
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We should trick these mondo collectors into thinking NSS numbers are the print run, well all make a fortune.
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We should trick these mondo collectors into thinking NSS numbers are the print run, well all make a fortune.
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Seriously though, I normally steer clear of Mondo posters... but I do like these Uni Horror releases, especially the CFTBL.
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They all look sensational in person (and framed):
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/2012-11/2012-11-Hall8a.jpg)
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/2012-11/2012-11-Hall8b.jpg)
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/2012-11/2012-11-Hall8c.jpg)
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/2012-11/2012-11-Hall8d.jpg)
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/2012-11/2012-11-Hall8e.jpg)
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/2012-11/2012-11-Hall8f.jpg)
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I hate that I stopped buying major pieces right now ... When Im back in the game and Im trying to snag all of the Universal pieces I know itll be expensive. :(
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Anyone else got Tyler's Reservoir Dogs this morning?
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondoreservoirdogs1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Photos/Mondoreservoirdogs2.jpg)
T
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I got a reg...site was really slow, must have been a lot of people trying. Which did you get T?
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I got lucky and scored a regular. Was really stoked because I went out and picked up Ansin Frank Variant, Taylor Creature Variant and Taylor Halloween Reg on the secondary market. It's already been a very expensive month.
I was happy to score one on drop day for a change for $74 shipped.
BTW, for those of you still looking for a Taylor Creature, Mitch has some A/Ps for sale today at P&Ts. I got the email last night. Since, I already bought a Creature, I am gonna sit this one out. But I have to say, the variant is incredible. The metallic inks and GID really work well with the print.
The email says sometime around 2PM central. Some have dropped around that time, but the Franks went up earlier than that last week.
Good Luck!
J
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Scored a reg.
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Scored a reg.
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Hey Mitch, nice restock sale today.
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D'ya go for anything Dale? I'm too poor for the stuff I wanted.
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Wow... I didn't know about it. It looks like all the big pieces sold. I don't follow the Mondo after market, but man, some of these pieces have really gained value.
T
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No, Kill Bill was the only thing I wanted I didnt have.
Picked up the Danger earlier, safari crash on the phone missed the Robocop, but not too heartbroken on that one.
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Hi Mitch,
I second Dale's thoughts. Nice sale today. I'm sure it was a lot of work. I didn't score anything. I almost bought a GID LTROI, and backed off. I had a Lebowski carted, but sold out before I could pull the trigger.
It was really cool seeing all those posters available. Even if it was only for a short time.
Thanks,
John
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Did anyone have luck with the Moss? My power went out about halfway through the sale. I was keeping my fingers crossed, my battery backup would keep me going until the end of the sale, but no luck :'(
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Yeah, I got the Moss.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondobrideoffrankenstein3.jpg)
I missed on the Psycho (we entertained 23 souls yesterday, some of them until 1am, so I needed my beauty sleep. Plus, I didn't know that a sale was happening until I opened my computer at 9am PST.) I might get it later on... But I was up and ready for the Moss.
T
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Yeah, I got the Moss.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondobrideoffrankenstein3.jpg)
I missed on the Psycho (we entertained 23 souls yesterday, some of them until 1am, so I needed my beauty sleep. Plus, I didn't know that a sale was happening until I opened my computer at 9am PST.) I might get it later on... But I was up and ready for the Moss.
T
I got it too. My first Mondo drop in a lonnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg time.
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Any takers on this one? uhno
(http://www.mondotees.com/assets/images/shaw-wolfman-main.jpg)
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That Moss BRIDE is very nice. Congrats!
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I sure dont like this latest batch of stuff, money savers for me!
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I always complain when Mondo releases sub-par material, but I have to say I have been enjoying the last 3-4 drops. I haven't bought anything since Moss' Bride, I'm saving money and enjoying life.
I have the feeling it's not going to last much longer, though. Something good will be released soon.
T
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I'm drop free!!!!! Except when I drop a deuce....
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Just got the 2 Moss LOTR.
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I don't know how you do it T. You must have some kind of special setup to be able to score both regular and variant every single time. I can't recall you ever saying that you missed out on a Mondo drop. Do you sometimes go to the flippers if you fail on the Mondo site?
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T, I'll buy you a nice Christmas present if you share your secret please!! :D
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I don't know. I guess I have a way of doing it and it works pretty much every time. I think I have bought 5 or 6 prints from flippers, a few times because I got stuck on Mondo's site, other times because I couldn't physically be in front of the computer. And no, I don't spend hours refreshing. I own 200 prints from Mondo exactly, so 5 or 6 fails is not too bad, I guess.
T
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Article from WSJ:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Mondo.jpg)
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I like them.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondolordoftherings2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondolordoftherings3.jpg)
T
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Nice PR fluff piece, with the key line being 'opening in San Francisco and Yonkers, N.Y., in 2013'.
Those Lord of the Rings seem rather bland, even for Moss.
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Cool Lord of the Rings prints. cool1
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Four new titles from 'We Buy Your Kids(?)' on sale tomorrow...
$35 each; 18x24
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1355767339.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1355767294.jpg)
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1355767227.jpg) (http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1355767259.jpg)
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The lack of the ladies still has me suspicious about these mondo guys...
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Pass for me. If some Polish or Czech artists had done it in the 80s, I would have been all over these pieces. There is something to say about an artist who hasn't seen the movies and tries to give a unique rendition of what those movies are supposed to be. I would pretty much accept anything as long as it is visually pleasing. But to do it years later and after everyone has seen these movies doesn't work for me.
T
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This pretty much sums up my thought on Jaws - hitself
E.T - thumbup
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This pretty much sums up my thought on Jaws - hitself
E.T - thumbup
WhatyoutalkinaboutWillis?
That Jaws is great, the E.T. is derivative....
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I like both! I think the Jaws is really cool...liking the travel poster feel, colours, typography and lack of shark (bizarrely). Even though ET is obvious and derivative, I'm a sucker for the film and the moon/bike imagery.
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WhatyoutalkinaboutWillis?
That Jaws is great, the E.T. is derivative....
This :)
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At least give me a fin in the water somewhere.
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(http://www.pbclibrary.org/images/shark.gif)
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There is a black fin in the umbrella.
At least give me a fin in the water somewhere.
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Laurent Durieux says on his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/laurent.durieux.7)that Steven Spielberg bought 25 copies of his Jaws poster....
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(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1358360251.jpg)
It is a very clever poster. Nicely done.
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Laurent Durieux says on his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/laurent.durieux.7)that Steven Spielberg bought 25 copies of his Jaws poster....
I got 1.
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It is a very clever poster. Nicely done.
Better than those ones with a hundred scenes from the movie traced over, that's for sure.
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At least give me a fin in the water somewhere.
Again?
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Tomorrow.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1359654992.jpg)
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Laurent Durieux says on his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/laurent.durieux.7)that Steven Spielberg bought 25 copies of his Jaws poster....
He must have had legions of people trying to buy for him during the drop then eyeroll
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I would wager that Spielberg probably did not have to rely on the drop.
For him, it could have been a simple phone call (by one of his peeps) and 25 were peeled from the stack, prior to the drop being announced. ;)
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Edition of 190; 40 bucks.
(http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406483/images/e1360169617.jpg)
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Pass.
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Pass here too. I love Nightmare, but it's hard to beat the US one sheet and the UK quad artwork.
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Pass here too. I love Nightmare, but it's hard to beat the US one sheet and the UK quad artwork.
I loved the very first mondo for NoES, the rest not so much.
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Fun drop tonight.
I got the 2 Stout Djangos, Les Miserables and The Master. Everything I wanted.
T
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Fun drop tonight.
I got the 2 Stout Djangos, Les Miserables and The Master. Everything I wanted.
T
Damn I forgot that was tonight.
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Fun drop tonight.
I got the 2 Stout Djangos, Les Miserables and The Master. Everything I wanted.
T
I got a variant Django Stout, Les Miserables, and the Master. Everything I wanted as well :)
Grats to us!
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I whiffed on the Stout. :'(
I watched the entire show. As they were released, I really wasn't terribly interested in any of them until that last Django Stout. The Mondo site was a crawl at any point a print was dropping.
In order to ease the pain of my failure, I picked up this recent Horkey print.
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/Horkey-Graveyard-REG-Blog_zpsf7d1589c.jpg)
I don't know how you do it T. Gratz on your scores. At least I still have the ultra-slim hope of being picked by Sarah in the lottery for the Django.
John
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Those Horkeys are really cool. If I didn't hate snakes, I'd get them for sure.
T
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That Horkey print is a stunner.
Congrats, John. thumbup
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In order to ease the pain of my failure, I picked up this recent Horkey print.
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/Horkey-Graveyard-REG-Blog_zpsf7d1589c.jpg)
John
Great print, John.
Congrats on the pickup! clap clap
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Anyone have a rundown of print available from the Stout/Taylor show?
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Here is a link showcasing the Taylor prints from the show;
http://collider.com/ken-taylor-watchmen-poster-metropolis-poster-mondo/
And one with the Stout prints including an interview;
http://www.slashfilm.com/exclusive-tyler-stout-discusses-his-new-gallery-work-such-as-attack-the-block-un-prophete-and-drive/
Paul.
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All I really wanted were the Drive prints, which I got... The others are not really my cup of tea. I think Werewolf is a miss, which is too bad because it's one of my favorite 80s titles and there is so much that can be done with it. Not too much into those big CUs either, but they are nicely done. And no idea what Attack the Block is.
T
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I sure like Taylors work, Ansin is the only artist I prefer over Taylor. Richard and Englert are up there as well, but they have a completely different style.
I have about decided to quit feeding the flippers, which is cutting in to how many of these I land, but the price gouging just pisses me off to be blunt.
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Finally a less-is-more print from Stout and it is for the exceptional A Prophet. Well done...
Drive isn't bad, but that bottom-center face looks off.
Taylor, as usual, pretty much rocks them all. His exceptionally consistent quality separates him from the other artists. First Blood is particularly well designed.
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Drive isn't bad, but that bottom-center face looks off.
You know that's how it's supposed to look, right? That's Driver with the rubber stunt mask on.
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That doesn't keep it from looking off...
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Fair enough. The highlights and shadows do make it look a little weird and maybe even a little metallic.
Just for reference though:
(http://cinema1544.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/rubber_mask_no_good_reason.jpg) (http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Tyler-Stout-Drive-Reg.jpg)
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I have about decided to quit feeding the flippers, which is cutting in to how many of these I land, but the price gouging just pisses me off to be blunt.
What ever do you mean?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=tyler+drive+poster&_sacat=0&_from=R40
As of posting there are ~65 auctions for the Drive posters. Lowest price $102.50. eyeroll
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Picked up Kevin Eng's Game of Thrones:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2013-04/Game%20of%20Thrones%20%282013%20Mondo%29%20%28Kevin%20Eng%29.jpeg)
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My how times have changed. Just had a cool Martin Ansin drop, and no discussion.
Anyone have any luck besides T (who has a batphone connection to Mondo HQ in Austin ;D) ?
I struck out. Mondo site was a mess, but this had to have a huge crossover audience appeal.
I will try Mitch's site for an A/P, but the Taxi Driver was too much for me to go in on. I hope the rabid enthusiasm dies down a little so these are available at a reasonable price down the road.
I guess we will see.
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I got the Ansin regular, I wasn't screwing around trying to get a variant and the other poster.
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I was goign to try for it but I was actually in the theater watching the movie when it dropped. This would have been the first Mondo drop Id have taken part in since the Avengers run! Im ok with missing it the number of flippers is keeping the resal pretty low at the moment so I hope to pick up at least a regular for $100-150 at some point (or less if possible!)
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I got a reg, I love Ansin's prints.
Marvel shared the poster on Facebook and it had around 14k likes yesterday evening. I doubt many those folk were successful, but no doubt that it spurred the flipper leaches to come out for this one.
I'm sure when the hype downs down a bit it'll be around for $100 - $120 on secondary? But who knows with these things.
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Evil Deads.. anyone... anyone ?
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I got Evil Dead 2...it's not perfect, but it's pretty good! And hard to believe its a screen print, will look very pretty I think.
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I had an ED2 order processed and then cancelled by my buddy Mo from Mondo. That was typical of my Mondo luck all year. I have scored on one Mondo drop all year. I have tried for quite a few. No Stout Django. No Canus Dirus. No Ansin IM3. The one I did score on, I bought the wrong print :o. I should have been trying for the Durieux Jaws instead of the Mitchell E.T. LOL. My bad there. I also missed on Englert's Blackwater print from Bottleneck. Maybe the poster gods are trying to send me a message.
My job is flexible sometimes which allows me to try for some of these drops, but it is such a colossal waste of time on what seems to me, the ever increasing chance of failure.
I wasn't happy with the ED2. I can't believe there are still oversells from Mondo after this point in time. I can understand that it might happen with P&T cause that is a one-man show. Mondo should be past that by now in my opinion.
Enough of my whining. I guess I have more money now to buy something cool from Dale or Bruce.
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So what do you chaps think of Aaron Horkey's print for 'The Will be Blood' then?
Not really a film poster in the traditional sense, but I think his intricate style (which isn't normally my cup of tea) melds really well with the subject matter. I read the intention was for it be like an oversized stock certificate.
(http://411posters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Horkey-There-Will-Be-Blood.jpg)
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Hi Tob,
I am a Horkey fan. I generally like the stuff he has done for Mondo and his gig poster work. Everything is hand-drawn and the intricate level of detail is amazing. I give him points for trying to do something different with the stock certificate theme which in turn, ties into the movie. So this is a very clever poster, and up close the illustration is wonderful.
However, do I want this on my wall? While I appreciate the artistry, the answer is no.
John
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I like Horkey, but the film, while good, is nothing that I will ever watch again and really could take it or leave it. We were out shopping, so I didnt even try for that one.
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It's easily the best thing that Mondo has done in a long time, particularly the green variant...
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On the road tomorrow, if someone ends up buying any of the 3 and not wanting, please PM me!
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I'd happily try for you Dale, but after shipping to the UK and then shipping back to the US, it might not be too economical. Unless I change the delivery address to yours and ship straight to you? If that's any good, send me a PM with your address and I'll give it a shot.
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If anyone has a Horkey TWBB they would trade or sell (either version), please let me know.
Me love you long time.
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Nothing for me this morning.
Nothing for me in a long time, actually. It's been quite a while since Mondo offered something I truly desired. I don't know if I'm growing out of it or if the new stuff is sub-par. I got 2 Ansin Iron Man 3, but more because of Ansin than out of real excitement. I don't like Horkey, and everything else was just bah or no way.
T
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Hi Thierry.
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Hi Ben.
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Son Of Frankenstein by Rich Kelly.
The image of Karloff suffers a bit, IMO. His face, overall, is not right, along with the out of proportion,over sized forehead. It's too high.
Lugosi, tho, looks spot on!
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/2cca566b4b9f25bd924eb24b_533x711_zpsea8eb9d5.jpg) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/spitfire3992/media/2cca566b4b9f25bd924eb24b_533x711_zpsea8eb9d5.jpg.html)
And this 12x36, for White Zombie, by Gary Pullin, is kick ass! clap
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/0592e03b99bb07e49fdcf2f8_177x533_zpsa2e2d550.jpg) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/spitfire3992/media/0592e03b99bb07e49fdcf2f8_177x533_zpsa2e2d550.jpg.html)
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^ You must not be familiar with Kelly's work.
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"Precious" looking into the pit....
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/fe0ae203e6e9c83d662de597_533x800_zps43911f74.jpg) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/spitfire3992/media/fe0ae203e6e9c83d662de597_533x800_zps43911f74.jpg.html)
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I actually liked the 2nd SotL poster .. i just wish the colors had been different. The ones used seemed ok but just a little too bright, IMHO. :) Im on a hot streak tho .. I haven't bought a poster from Mondo since the Avengers movie last year!!! Woohoo!!!
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I actually liked the 2nd SotL poster .. i just wish the colors had been different. The ones used seemed ok but just a little too bright, IMHO. :) Im on a hot streak tho .. I haven't bought a poster from Mondo since the Avengers movie last year!!! Woohoo!!!
I agree..the other worked MUCH better, in a very stylized way. This one (pooch/pit view), seems much less inspired, imo.
One that was quicker to the drawing board maybe?
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I agree..the other worked MUCH better, in a very stylized way. This one (pooch/pit view), seems much less inspired, imo.
One that was quicker to the drawing board maybe?
I like the Precious poster .. But in a funny "haha" sort of way .. As opposed to a serious representation of the film and the tone of the movie. A "spoof" poster so to speak.
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I like the Precious poster .. But in a funny "haha" sort of way .. As opposed to a serious representation of the film and the tone of the movie. A "spoof" poster so to speak.
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Still nothing. Is it me, or is the quality drastically down from years past?
T
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Still nothing. Is it me, or is the quality drastically down from years past?
T
I think the quantity they're releasing is high, so there's more posters that aren't to my taste (the Game of Thrones stuff was a little disappointing), but that's ok because I can't afford them all! From this year, I think Taxi Driver, Jaws, There Will be Blood, Evil Dead 2, IM3, Stout Django, E.T. are gems.
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Jaws was this year? Yeah, I liked Jaws. I passed on Taxi Driver (too messy and too much like the posters) and There Will Be Blood (not a fan of Horkey). I got Iron Man 3, but that was a mistake. Django and ET are nice. I also liked Jurassic Park and Friday the 13th. I got some other stuff, can't remember what now... but nothing I really liked.
Maybe they're keeping the good stuff for Comic Con.
T
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Jaws was this year? Yeah, I liked Jaws. I passed on Taxi Driver (too messy and too much like the posters) and There Will Be Blood (not a fan of Horkey). I got Iron Man 3, but that was a mistake. Django and ET are nice. I also liked Jurassic Park and Friday the 13th. I got some other stuff, can't remember what now... but nothing I really liked.
Maybe they're keeping the good stuff for Comic Con.
T
Yeah, the Jurassic Park was good too, forgot about that one. I think Comic Con will have some nice stuff...Moss Spirited Away perhaps? Are you going this year, T?
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The silences are nice, but, really, why bother? You are not going to do better than the one sheets...
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I got Iron Man 3, but that was a mistake.
I'd be willing to send you a self addressed and postage paid tube if you'd like to send them on to a more appreciative home! :)
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Dammit, why a Whalen on Wizard of Oz, this could have been a home run title.
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Dammit, why a Whalen on Wizard of Oz, this could have been a home run title.
Just pick up one or both of the Durieux Oz pieces...he already hit it out of the park.
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c5fb5c5d34dcc3d23d5fb08892b24f/tumblr_mnel23XrwJ1s2pocso1_500.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/0332738c5bb5895bc96a7686b3afb449/tumblr_mna33faaQK1sq1i1ho1_500.jpg)
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Damn! That is a nice Superman!
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/Martin-Ansin-Superman-Man-of-Steel-Poster-Mondo-VARIANT_zpsd9d583d5.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/Martin-Ansin-Superman-Man-of-Steel-Poster-Mondo-VARIANT_zpsd9d583d5.jpg.html)
:o
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Just pick up one or both of the Durieux Oz pieces...he already hit it out of the park.
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/72c5fb5c5d34dcc3d23d5fb08892b24f/tumblr_mnel23XrwJ1s2pocso1_500.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/0332738c5bb5895bc96a7686b3afb449/tumblr_mna33faaQK1sq1i1ho1_500.jpg)
These remind me Metropolis imagery, in certain ways. They are very cool looking designs. clap
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Damn! That is a nice Superman!
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/Martin-Ansin-Superman-Man-of-Steel-Poster-Mondo-VARIANT_zpsd9d583d5.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/Martin-Ansin-Superman-Man-of-Steel-Poster-Mondo-VARIANT_zpsd9d583d5.jpg.html)
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So, anyone else scored a metal Man of Steel this morning? It will be a perfect paper weight for my folded posters.
T
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T...you're too good. 8) D'ya have any other metal prints?
I think I read on EB that Fallen Angel got one. I think it's a great looking print and will look stunning on metal, but the reg is good enough for me.
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Yes, I did snag one of these metal beauties and a regular. Its my first direct from Mondo purchase since Avengers! :)
Whatever they did to their cart system does suck though... I was in at the 1st possible second and it went through a couple screens and gave me a sold out page. I ended up just by chance going back to the main shop page and opening the variant page up again (just to oogle at it some more) and the add to cart button was there! I was able to add it to my cart and check out fully the 2nd time around. According to the EB crowd this was not a singular occurrence but happened to more than a few people with the TWBB drop as well.
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T...you're too good. 8) D'ya have any other metal prints?
No, I'm generally not interested in metal prints, but this one seems to fit the bill. Plus, like I said, I need something really heavy that presses on my current stack of folded crap. When a drawer is full, it is self flattening and I usually move its content to another location where it will rest until I decide to burn everything, thus emptying drawers for new arrivals that need flattening, and that metal print, on top of being quite cool, will be perfect.
T
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No luck for me. Got to payment submittal, but it came back sold out. Then, seconds later came the sold out tweet.
Would have been nice.
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And then, there's this...
Seriously?
(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/550x/40/db/05/40db05f29b8a1df200303276e0e3cc4c.jpg)
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They really go from the best to the worst in a matter of weeks... I mean in A week... don't they?
T
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They really go from the best to the worst in a matter of weeks... I mean in A week... don't they?
T
Tru dat!
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Not the best they have put out there that is for sure. It is a neat piece but not worth buying.
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the Maniac poster is awful.. and very disturbing.. :-\
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He took her weave::: (and a little more...)
That wasn't very nice.. :-X
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She did say 'a little off the top'...
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I dont get why everyone is being so negative.. sure this poster wasnt super great .. but with all the sex-plotation posters we see around here and the "other" posters as well.. this has nothing on those.
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I agree boobs would have helped.
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I agree boobs would have helped.
+1
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Easy drop this morning at Mondo.
Good stuff!!! I'm especially fond of Spirited Away.
Struzan Dark Tower
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/dark-tower-mondo-poster-drew-struzan.jpg)
Moss Spirited Away Var.
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/spirited-away-mondo-poster-olly-moss-variant.jpg)
Moss Howl's Moving Castle Var.
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/howls-moving-castle-mondo-poster-olly-moss-variant.jpg)
Ansin Conan Reg.
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Martin-Ansin-Conan-poster-regular.jpg)
Ansin Conan Var.
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Martin-Ansin-Conan-poster-variant.jpg)
T
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Should be easy, have to go to San Diego to get them >:(
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I'm going, and hopefully this new format will give me a chance to hit the beach instead of waiting for the next drop. I booked a hotel for 4 days in SD, but 3 hours at Comic Con is more than enough for me.
T
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I'm going, and hopefully this new format will give me a chance to hit the beach instead of waiting for the next drop. I booked a hotel for 4 days in SD, but 3 hours at Comic Con is more than enough for me.
T
Which ones did you get?
Just be sure you can be there on the days the prints are available...they have been pretty clear if you are not there on the particular day for that print, you get no poster or refund.
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I got all of them.
And yes, I'll come to pick them up and go straight back to the beach. I know Drew and I know Martin, so it will be fun to see them again. I just hope they don't drop something amazing while I'm tanning.
T
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Cool.
This new process seems to favor those who are anti-lines and pro-sun/outdoors!
The two Moss Ghibli prints are fantastic.
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It's actually nice when they do something on this side of the country. I'm not a big Texas fan, and I don't plan on ever visiting that State, so no Austin for me. This is as close as it gets.
Btw, Ben, our teams look like shit for the next 12 months. Basketball is going to be painful.
T
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I'm not a huge fan of Texas either, and I lived in Dallas for just over a year when I was young.
However, Austin might as well be a different country because it is NOT like the rest of the state. One of the most fun and progressive towns I have ever been in...my wife and I actually thought about moving there when we visited last year...seriously, check it out. Incredible food, night life, things to do...and everyone is super nice. Just a great upbeat community.
The less said about the NBA, the better. LeDick won, so I am in 'who cares anymore' mode. Pumped about the C's coach hire though...Brad can flat out coach, but now all he needs is players.
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I would agree with Wonka on Austin T... It is totally different compared to the rest of the state. But the City, not the burbs... In fact my buddy here in Houston use to have a bumper sticker that said "Keep Austin 99 Miles from Here!" which was a play on the "Keep Austin Weird!" campaign... You would probably feel right at home in most part of City proper; and don't they have film stuff going on there etc... I know they have SXSW...
http://sxsw.com/
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Lots of independent film in Austin.
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Lots of good stuff at the Con.
Went a little crazy on toys, will probably go home thinking "why the fuck did I buy that," but it's part of the game.
Mondo is nice too. Terminator, predator, Aliens, Conan, got them all.
T
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been watching the stuff on e-bay, senosry overload, can't pull the trigger on the alien just yet. sooo exspensive.
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Anyone go for this today then? I am trying to not buy anything else this month but couldn't resist...
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG9/577c0a5837db4a05a6c941ab_533x800_zps19e07d72.jpg~original)
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I passed. Not my taste.
T
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Did you score one, Tob?
It's an epic piece from Francavilla.
Really T, I am surprised that you didn't go for this one.
Is it the wrong decade?
mesmrized
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Yes Ted, wrong decade, I don't own anything from the 50s.
No, I just don't think it's good. To each his own.
T
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Hi Ted - I did go for one...I'm feeling poor at the moment but it was hard to resist, I really it. The mutant, rockets, city in the background, colours, text - all fit together very nicely, it's a good composition. I think he's pretty good at the Universal monsters/horror/sci-fi (his Creature from Black Lagoon and Invisible Man prints are also good). I hope he does more.
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I like Francavilla's bold, comic-book style.
He has created quite a following and is very productive.
http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/ (http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/)
(http://geek-news.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/geek/2012/10/INVISIBLE-MAN_Francavilla.jpg) thumbup
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Anyone go for this today then? I am trying to not buy anything else this month but couldn't resist...
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG9/577c0a5837db4a05a6c941ab_533x800_zps19e07d72.jpg~original)
Good one, too bad I missed it.
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I sold my tron mondo shit yesterday , years of wankers offering money for it, blah blah, a real friend loved it, and gave me cash, half what it's "worth" I hand delivered t. And so glad it's gone.
I was thinking today about this stuff, as I saw banksy prints.
They are alike.
Banksy the real deal is on a wall.
People buy the printed version.
These are not movie posters, sorry, they are whatever they are, but not movie posters,
Printing one or three for use and 97 for sale
I can do that.
Sorry
Glad you like them, and glad my tron went to someone who knows nothing about this stuff but just want it on his wall,
Grumpy again?
Ok
Adios
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Agree, they're not real film posters. Some are pretty though...and I collect anything half pretty (including the odd commercial poster and crappy little promo posters).
It's all just ink on paper...it'll all be lost in time, like tears in rain
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Yep. Nothing against them as such. Just will never feel "real"
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Yes they're commercial but Mondo has revived movie art illustration, which otherwise has gone the way of the dodo bird....
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Yes they're commercial but Mondo has revived movie art illustration, which otherwise has gone the way of the dodo bird....
Well put.
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Interesting:
Poster by Ghoulish Gary Pullin
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/e208fc99c2af069c49557569_533x709_zpsef4c6b1a.jpg)
Not so much (imho):
Poster by Morning Breath
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/51b6480b0fced989f3cc4abd_533x711_zps27572acb.jpg)
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Yep. Nothing against them as such. Just will never feel "real"
Same...I feel these posters are cover versions..why anyone would try to improve on an iconic poster in 4 colors escapse me.
Stew
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Did you guys buy anything this morning? Not my thing at all. In fact, I realize I haven't bought much from Mondo this year. I don't know if the quality is down, or if my taste is changing, but nothing appeals to me lately.
T
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I did not .. they were up for a long time today though. Lots of people were able to get all 4 prints. Just not my taste either, I haven't bought a lot of ANYTHING this year. However I did break down and buy a copy of JC Richards Walking Dead print the other day. That was my first in months!
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Yeah, I did too.
T
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This year the posters to beat are Durieux Jaws, Horkey There Will Be Blood, and the Moss Spirited Away (both versions, but especially the variant).
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Agreed. Although I didn't buy the Horkey. Maybe I should have. I'm not a fan of his, but I must say Blood was nice.
I bought 32 prints this year. These 8 (Man of Steel is metal) are the only ones I should have bought.
(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws3.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondocreepshow2.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoet3.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondodjango1.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondospiritedaway1.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoterminator2.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondomanofsteel1.jpg)(http://eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondofridaythe13th.jpg)
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Yeah, I am not a huge Horkey guy at all, but I appreciate his talent level which is off the charts in terms of free hand illustration.
I traded for a regular There Will Be Blood, and the minute I saw it, it was clear that it was one of the best and most thoughtful Mondo prints to date.
They even did a screen layer that 'ages' the paper to look period. It is very cool.
I would also put the Mitchell E.T. piece in my top favs this year, although not anything ground breaking or original, it is easy on the eyes and a great nostalgic piece for me.
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ET reminds of my years at Amblin. It reminds me of the Amblin logo. I had fun over there, so it's a bit nostalgic. Plus, I do love ET.
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ET reminds of my years at Amblin. It reminds me of the Amblin logo. I had fun over there, so it's a bit nostalgic. Plus, I do love ET.
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Cheers to a fellow E.T. fan. I love that movie, it is in my top 5. I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out and it blew my mind. Such a beautiful, quality film. My wife and I were in Austin last year for the E.T. screening for the Summer of 1982 and saw it in an original 35mm print...it was gorgeous. Got both McCarthy versions, of course.
My oldest daughter is 4 and wants to dress up like Gertie for Halloween, with the overalls, pig tails, sunflowers in a pot, the whole works. She wants to put this huge ET doll I bought her in a wagon and pull him around the neighborhood. She claims I have to be Elliot, haha...we will see. I will post a pic.
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I sold my tron mondo shit yesterday , years of wankers offering money for it, blah blah, a real friend loved it, and gave me cash, half what it's "worth" I hand delivered t. And so glad it's gone.
I was thinking today about this stuff, as I saw banksy prints.
They are alike.
Banksy the real deal is on a wall.
People buy the printed version.
These are not movie posters, sorry, they are whatever they are, but not movie posters,
Printing one or three for use and 97 for sale
I can do that.
Sorry
Glad you like them, and glad my tron went to someone who knows nothing about this stuff but just want it on his wall,
Grumpy again?
Ok
Adios
Just read this. Funny as I saw a couple spending nearly £200 in Bansky prints at John Lewis (an UK store) and I thought the same. These are prints...not even close to the real thing.
I don't like prints. But I suppose I will have to buy one if I ever wanted to be able to enjoy the Mona Lisa at home. Likely the Louvre is just few hours away from home :)
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New Yorkers recently had the chance to buy original Banksy Art for $60 a piece.
Only one was sold at half price.
Im sure the story is on the Ny daily site.
Stew
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yezz, who would want an old crappy original when you can buy a shiny NEW PRINT huh?.. eyeroll
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yezz, who would want an old crappy original when you can buy a shiny NEW PRINT huh?.. eyeroll
Really, Rosa?
To be fair, I don't think you understand what these "NEW PRINTS" really are, and its not really about one or the other/originals vs. prints at all.
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Actually, I do understand what they are. And the concept and design behind it.
It is up to others if they like them, to me they are like prints. Not my cup of tea.
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Actually, I do understand what they are. And the concept and design behind it.
It is up to others if they like them, to me they are like prints. Not my cup of tea.
That is fine, but to drop by a thread about a part of this hobby that you don't like only to shit on it seems beneath you...that is more like Louie's thing.
Although, did you swing by any of the S2 convos and publicly decide you didn't like that stuff either?
Also, you mentioned prints re: the Mona Lisa, which stood out to me since prints like these from Mondo are original screenprints which are nothing like commercial repros, bootleg or licensed. Two totally different worlds.
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Actually, I do understand what they are. And the concept and design behind it.
It is up to others if they like them, to me they are like prints. Not my cup of tea.
Yeah, stop drinking the "Haterade" Mirosae! Or is it "Morose"-ae (ha-ha).
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2013-10/Morose.jpg)
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Cheers to a fellow E.T. fan. I love that movie, it is in my top 5. I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out and it blew my mind. Such a beautiful, quality film. My wife and I were in Austin last year for the E.T. screening for the Summer of 1982 and saw it in an original 35mm print...it was gorgeous. Got both McCarthy versions, of course.
My oldest daughter is 4 and wants to dress up like Gertie for Halloween, with the overalls, pig tails, sunflowers in a pot, the whole works. She wants to put this huge ET doll I bought her in a wagon and pull him around the neighborhood. She claims I have to be Elliot, haha...we will see. I will post a pic.
That's a nice story, Ben. One question though... Does she want to dress like Gertie because she truly loves ET or because she wants to be closer to Daddy and love what he loves?
I was in Paris when ET came out... December 1st, 1982. I think I saw it 10 times in a row. You know, when you're a kid, you can see the same movie over and over and over. That's what I did. Every other day. I think I took everybody in my family, my brother, my sister, my uncle, the dog. Then I met Spielberg who was staying at the Hotel de Crillon with Amy Irving. I think I was stalking them. I got both their signatures on a piece of paper. Try to get that today. He told me to go to USC. I listened, stored it and never forgot it. Years later I moved to America and went to USC. Then I ended up working at DreamWorks where I met my wife. And then at Amblin a few doors down from him. And now I have this collection of posters. All of it because of ET.
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Ben,I may be mistaken but I don't think Rosa was commenting on the Alamo posters.
I thought Rosa's comment was regarding Banksy.
Stew
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That is fine, but to drop by a thread about a part of this hobby that you don't like only to shit on it seems beneath you...that is more like Louie's thing.
Although, did you swing by any of the S2 convos and publicly decide you didn't like that stuff either?
Also, you mentioned prints re: the Mona Lisa, which stood out to me since prints like these from Mondo are original screenprints which are nothing like commercial repros, bootleg or licensed. Two totally different worlds.
Excuse me? I don't know where do you get that idea from. I do not understand what is the issue here. And I am talking about those who buy prints because they like them. A print is a print.
I think everyone knows the difference between a print and a poster.
And I am just voicing an opinion. If you have a problem with that then that's your problem.
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Yeah, stop drinking the "Haterade" Mirosae! Or is it "Morose"-ae (ha-ha).
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2013-10/Morose.jpg)
Get a life Mel.
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Ben,I may be mistaken but I don't think Rosa was commenting on the Alamo posters.
I thought Rosa's comment was regarding Banksy.
Stew
Exactly!!
Thanks Stew
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Exactly!!
Thanks Stew
Fan boys, Rosa..what can you do? .
Stew
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Fan boys, Rosa..what can you do? .
Stew
:)..never mind..
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That's a nice story, Ben. One question though... Does she want to dress like Gertie because she truly loves ET or because she wants to be closer to Daddy and love what he loves?
I was in Paris when ET came out... December 1st, 1982. I think I saw it 10 times in a row. You know, when you're a kid, you can see the same movie over and over and over. That's what I did. Every other day. I think I took everybody in my family, my brother, my sister, my uncle, the dog. Then I met Spielberg who was staying at the Hotel de Crillon with Amy Irving. I think I was stalking them. I got both their signatures on a piece of paper. Try to get that today. He told me to go to USC. I listened, stored it and never forgot it. Years later I moved to America and went to USC. Then I ended up working at DreamWorks where I met my wife. And then at Amblin a few doors down from him. And now I have this collection of posters. All of it because of ET.
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I showed her ET for the first time recently, so that was a nice bonding moment that we had. Since then, it is a common interest that we indulge in from time to time. So to answer your question, I think it is both. ;)
That is great too, your story about ET starting this domino effect that you had in your life. Very cool.
Out of interest, what ET posters do you still need? Do you have the UFO advance yet? Haven't checked your site in some time...
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Fan boys, Rosa..what can you do? .
Stew
Obviously the Banksy correlation wasn't clear to me then. She responded to me after she knew I was talking about Alamo, so whatevs...
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Fan boys, Rosa..what can you do? .
Stew
Fan boy? What does that even mean?
Aren't we all nerds anyway? I mean we are spending our Saturday on a poster forum for effs sake...
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Fan boy? What does that even mean?
Aren't we all nerds anyway? I mean we are spending our Saturday on a poster forum for effs sake...
That's true Ben,we are..
Over the years of seeing you and others,posting on this thread.
I am changing my thoughts on this stuff,there are diamonds in there
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That's true Ben,we are..
Over the years of seeing you and others,posting on this thread.
I am changing my thoughts on this stuff,there are diamonds in there
Its like anything else. Printed pieces of paper. Some things are better than others, nothing more, and each person has preferences.
I will buy anything I like and can afford...I don't care if it is a one sheet, six sheet, 24 sheet, Mondo print, B2, etc etc
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Ben,I may be mistaken but I don't think Rosa was commenting on the Alamo posters.
I thought Rosa's comment was regarding Banksy.
Stew
That was exactly my take on Rosa's response, too, Stew. Good call. thumbup
And it seems "the sprinter" once again was premature and unable to maintain for the long haul, right, Rosa? laugh1
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:D Indeed...
Crossed wires....wires crossed
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You know one, for sure, has had MUCH practice at "crossing wires."
It creates that extra speedy zap 'n tingle.
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Out of interest, what ET posters do you still need? Do you have the UFO advance yet? Haven't checked your site in some time...
Yeah, the "lights in the sky" poster is probably one of the first ET posters I ever purchased. For $35. Rolled and in absolute mint condition. At the last count, I have 50 ET posters. I am only missing one. And no, I won't tell you what it is.
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Just read this. Funny as I saw a couple spending nearly £200 in Bansky prints at John Lewis (an UK store) and I thought the same. These are prints...not even close to the real thing.
I don't like prints. But I suppose I will have to buy one if I ever wanted to be able to enjoy the Mona Lisa at home. Likely the Louvre is just few hours away from home :)
Banksy makes prints, but you won't get them in John Lewis for £200. Those are just knock offs of his work.
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Banksy makes prints, but you won't get them in John Lewis for £200. Those are just knock offs of his work.
Thanks Tob...still a rather expensive knock offs imo..
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Banksy makes prints, but you won't get them in John Lewis for £200. Those are just knock offs of his work.
Daybill or Double Grande ;D
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Yeah, the "lights in the sky" poster is probably one of the first ET posters I ever purchased. For $35. Rolled and in absolute mint condition. At the last count, I have 50 ET posters. I am only missing one. And no, I won't tell you what it is.
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I see this as a challenge now... ;)
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Not even a huge ALIEN fan, but I really really like this new Ortiz print. Will coincide with screenings...how it should be!
This conveys the horror of the film as well as the sci-fi.
What do you think, Thierry...I know you are an ALIEN freak...
(http://images.mondo.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/OrtizAlien5.jpg)
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I don't like it, Ben, mainly because I don't understand it. I'm not quite sure what it is I'm seeing.
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I don't like it, Ben, mainly because I don't understand it. I'm not quite sure what it is I'm seeing.
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Alien inside of helmet, eating a face.
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Alien inside of helmet, eating a face.
Damn, lucky your smart. I thought it was someone peeking through a porthole and looking into a vagina stretching as it gives birth to the alien inside it.
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Damn, lucky your smart. I thought it was someone peeking through a porthole and looking into a vagina stretching as it gives birth to the alien inside it.
You have been looking at too much of that daybill art. ;)
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Alien inside of helmet, eating a face.
Yeah, I agree with Ari. Sorry Ben, I don't see it. And I'd be the first one to buy it if I could.
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Got these 2 this morning.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3729/10593714366_7c12a97580_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2829/10593700995_4e8b2f3c1c_b.jpg)
It's been a while, Mondo!
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^Really like both of them. Very nice indeed.
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Nice T. I forgot about Mondo selling those today. I like both of them.
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I like the top one much better. Both are cool though.
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Got this First Blood Part 2 print this morning. I like it.
(http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/110.jpg?w=580)
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It's decent. I very much prefer their new takes on older films. Couldn't care less about some recent film getting a print.
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Laurent Durieux is having a solo show at the Mondo gallery this Feb.
First previews:
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Laurent-Durieux-Forbidden-Planet-Regular.jpg)
(http://bitcast-r.v1.iad1.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Laurent-Durieux-Forbidden-Planet-variant.jpg)
(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Laurent-Durieux-The-Birds-regular.jpg)
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Laurent-Durieux-The-Birds-variant.jpg)
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Squee! Yeah! Cheers!
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2013-12/Stooges%201.gif)
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The Forbidden Planets ain't half bad
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Not bad at all. It seems like Mondo just keeps releasing shit every week. I don't know how the print junkies out there can keep up.
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The problem with Durieux is that his work looks very good (sometimes exceptional) from afar, and very shitty up close. The guy is without a doubt talented, but I hate this dot matrix printing style of his. I probably own 10 or so prints of his, and they all have the same 1980 Epson printer look.
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The problem with Durieux is that his work looks very good (sometimes exceptional) from afar, and very shitty up close. The guy is without a doubt talented, but I hate this dot matrix printing style of his. I probably own 10 or so prints of his, and they all have the same 1980 Epson printer look.
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I feel the same way about some of JC Richard's works.. I wondered if that effect may be more of a limitation of screen printing rather than a direct reflection of their "style". I think that Mondo could possibly try some giclee print runs on a few pieces and pull away from their traditional screen printing. With the kind of detail that you can get within a giclee I think it could allow for higher quality prints, faster turn around time and fewer errors during printing.
PS.. T If you happen to end up with an extra LOTR:TT Variant today and I miss out .. I want you to remember how good of pals we are on here! ;)
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I thought he couldn't speak English? Doesn't his brother write for him in English?
"Man, I love this movie! So retro-futuristic, so naive, so kitsch! That's really my dope! Robby the Robot is iconic which is why I had to put it as THE star of the movie poster. The original poster is just sublime, the colours are just so vibrant, and so I tried to emulate that impression on my own take of this science fiction classic. This poster is the piece that took me the longest to finish, almost 2 months! I think it was worth the effort and the number of layers!"
Anyway, two months is very impressive and I think the end result is a worthy companion/variant to the original poster. I suspect it will "blow up" in value like his Jaws poster did. I would like to see some credits but I suspect they were omitted due to rights issues.
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2013-12/Forbidden.jpg)
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(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/Horkey_TwoTowers_zpsd8a658d2.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/Horkey_TwoTowers_zpsd8a658d2.jpg.html)(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/Horkey_TwoTowersVar_zpsd1d30122.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/Horkey_TwoTowersVar_zpsd1d30122.jpg.html)
These are pretty sweet. I need one to go along w/ my RotK variant,
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Not bad at all. It seems like Mondo just keeps releasing shit every week. I don't know how the print junkies out there can keep up.
Pro tip: just buy the good ones/the prints you like. No one buys every Mondo.
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The problem with Durieux is that his work looks very good (sometimes exceptional) from afar, and very shitty up close. The guy is without a doubt talented, but I hate this dot matrix printing style of his. I probably own 10 or so prints of his, and they all have the same 1980 Epson printer look.
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I don't think you mean dot matrix.
I think what you are refering too is how he uses and manipulates things like simple shapes and lines to convey an extra color screen that isn't there.
If you think about it, its pretty amazing...his prints that have say 5 screens look like they have 8-10 screens because of how he designs...same way with this psuedo shading and sense of light. I have talked to a few graphic designers (from different states who don't know each other) that all are blown away at how he manages to manipulate the medium.
But point taken, however, I think it is designed to look fuller in a sense when you take the piece in as a whole. Does that makes sense?
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No Dice. The closest I got was carting the print. :'(
If anyone got lucky and isn't in love with the print, please PM me. I am sure we can work something out.
Thanks,
John
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I made it to processing payment 3x .. still no go ISO the variant.
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I just want a reg. Anyone in a helpful/Christmas-y mood? :-[ bed1
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PS.. T If you happen to end up with an extra LOTR:TT Variant today and I miss out .. I want you to remember how good of pals we are on here! ;)
Sorry Dave, I don't like Horkey, so I didn't even go for it. Not a fan of his style.
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Sorry Dave, I don't like Horkey, so I didn't even go for it. Not a fan of his style.
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Damn you!!! :P
This would have been a perfect drop for you to win for me!! :)
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Durieux has this preview of the next print for his Mondo show. Any guesses?
(https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s851x315/1521961_10152096946109618_1288213364_n.jpg)
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Tucker?
Stew
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Tucker?
Stew
Hope not.
Might be LA CONFIDENTIAL, which could be amazing.
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Durieux has this preview of the next print for his Mondo show. Any guesses?
(https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s851x315/1521961_10152096946109618_1288213364_n.jpg)
Well from a google effort. The Hunter?
Its a 50s Styleline Deluxe...
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Is The Hunter a 20th Century Fox release?
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While certainly not the home run that this title deserves, I find these two from today very cool and very fun. Love the retro vibe and colors. Much better than the Tong take last year to be sure.
Dig the slight changes on the variant (especially The Thorwalds) with the last names over the windows too.
(http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20140122/4c/7b/1a/59/1ce7071850eaf85997a659f5_533x800.jpg)
(http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20140122/0e/88/ff/6b/ce82bb34bf1c0d297870de82_533x800.jpg)
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Laurent Durieux is a rock star! They're printing 800 of these, which probably ain't enough....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/Laurent-Durieux-Back-to-the-Future-Part-2.jpg)
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Interesting way to hide the title in that print
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Laurent Durieux is a rock star! They're printing 800 of these, which probably ain't enough....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/Laurent-Durieux-Back-to-the-Future-Part-2.jpg)
Love it.
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(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/Laurent-Durieux-Back-to-the-Future-Part-2.jpg)
Brilliant design.
Really like it!
Come on studios - get posters like these printed and we will have a whole new wave of collectors!
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^ or.....folks could just collect Mondo as they see fit, since that is basically their mission statement, the whole bringing back film art thing...
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Wish I knew somebody in Austin to get all this good stuff. Thought about flying down there but too expensive. Durieux is just crushing it....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/largec.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/largeb.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/largea.jpg)
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Vertigo and Rear Window variants. Unreal.
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Laurent-Durieux-Vertigo-variant.jpg)
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Laurent-Durieux-rear_window_variant.jpg)
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So how many?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/2012/Forbiddens_zpsc82adae5.jpg) (http://s691.photobucket.com/user/Forty_Candles/media/2012/Forbiddens_zpsc82adae5.jpg.html)
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One hand's worth of Forbidden Planet regs.
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I only got 3 out of the Durieux batch...
Back to the Future 2 variant
The Birds
Rear Window variant
No interest in the rest.
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One hand's worth of Forbidden Planet regs.
Are there enough in that stack, to go around?
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How long did the online sale last today?
I paid close to triple initial sale price on Saturday to a flipper for these fab prints, all variants except Vertigo (because I think the reg is superior). The Expresso Mondo nerds claim that Birds and BTTF variants won't even make it to online sale.
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/Mondos2.jpg)
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^ 'poster nerd' civil war?
Birds and BTTF variants are gone, and I hear that the RW variant stack is extremely small, not sure if they even make it for the online drop.
Just beautiful work. LD is the best artist working in the Mondo stable at this point. His line hatching and shading is second to none.
And I agree, the Vertigo reg > variant hands down.
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I cant argue that LD isn't talented .. other than BTTF none of these titles really speak to me and the title work on BTTF ruins it for me. I feel more like its an art print than a movie poster now. Which isnt a bad thing, Im just hoping for a iconic BTTF poster that comes close tot he iconic 1S.
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I cant argue that LD isn't talented .. other than BTTF none of these titles really speak to me and the title work on BTTF ruins it for me. I feel more like its an art print than a movie poster now. Which isnt a bad thing, Im just hoping for a iconic BTTF poster that comes close tot he iconic 1S.
I think it complements the 1S well. Not sure it could ever be surpassed anyway, so why try?
You must be anti-Hitchcock too.
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I don't think you have to be anti-Hitchcock to not like those prints. It's all a matter of taste and perspective. For instance, I hate the Vertigo and Psycho prints but I love the Rear Window and Birds ones. I love Jaws but I hate Frankenstein (even though I own it). If I love and hate the work of the same artist, I can totally understand why someone wouldn't like him at all.
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I don't think you have to be anti-Hitchcock to not like those prints. It's all a matter of taste and perspective. For instance, I hate the Vertigo and Psycho prints but I love the Rear Window and Birds ones. I love Jaws but I hate Frankenstein (even though I own it). If I love and hate the work of the same artist, I can totally understand why someone wouldn't like him at all.
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Sure, but you like a few of the Hitch prints.
I think all of LDs Hitch designs compliment the existing paper on the films very well, and work very well as screenprints, an extremely hard medium to work on.
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Anyone here buy any of Jay Shaws stuff? I guess I just don't "get" his art style.
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I like that A Field in England poster, but I picked up the one sheet from the Drafthouse website for $7.99 so don't need a screen print - http://drafthousefilms.com/film/a-field-in-england
He gets a lot of hate, but Mondo are all about cult and I like some of the stuff he tackles and produces...even if I don't often buy it myself (I like to look and think about it, just not own it). I quite like the variety of cult releases mixed with blockbuster releases.
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Nope. So far this year I've only purchased 3 Durieux and that's it. Very happy with them, especially The Birds. Everything else Mondo has put up has left me cold. Really cold for the most part, like today's offerings.
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I like that A Field in England poster, but I picked up the one sheet from the Drafthouse website for $7.99 so don't need a screen print - http://drafthousefilms.com/film/a-field-in-england
He gets a lot of hate, but Mondo are all about cult and I like some of the stuff he tackles and produces...even if I don't often buy it myself (I like to look and think about it, just not own it). I quite like the variety of cult releases mixed with blockbuster releases.
Thanks for link to one sheet! I have been looking for that.
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Thanks for link to one sheet! I have been looking for that.
No problem! They also have a cheapy one sheet for a re-release of Ms 45 here in case it's of interest. Not as good as the original one sheet, but quite cool for the price
http://drafthousefilms.com/film/ms.-45
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No problem! They also have a cheapy one sheet for a re-release of Ms 45 here in case it's of interest. Not as good as the original one sheet, but quite cool for the price
http://drafthousefilms.com/film/ms.-45
Thanks cool poster but I generally avoid posters with violent imagery. Is there a webpage showing all the posters they sell?
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On another topic I generally overpaid for the latest Durieux posters but I've made up for it on the Birds Pier:
http://expressobeans.com/members/detail.php/186347/history
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Yeah. That price is pretty insane. I like the poster, but don't understand the demand for it. With all the Hitchcock's, I had hoped he would do a NXNW, but I guess they don't have the licensing for that movie.
I remember the Mondo UM show and overpaying out of the gate to get some of those prints. I am not suggesting that the the birds/pier is going to go down, but I am hoping some of the ones I like from this show will be reasonable in the future.
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Thanks cool poster but I generally avoid posters with violent imagery. Is there a webpage showing all the posters they sell?
Not that I know of, but I emailed them about one of their posters and they replied quickly, so I'll drop them a line to ask.
I really like the Durieux Birds print...also love the Vertigo and Rear Window. You may feel you have overpaid in the short term, but who knows down the line. His work has a longevity to it that will last IMO.
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Anyone here buy any of Jay Shaws stuff? I guess I just don't "get" his art style.
There is nothing to get except that he's terrible...
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On another topic I generally overpaid for the latest Durieux posters but I've made up for it on the Birds Pier:
http://expressobeans.com/members/detail.php/186347/history
As much as I don't care about the price of movie posters, I'm quite fascinated by what people are willing to pay when it comes to prints. Last year in June, as I was really bored one day, I wrote down the average price of all the prints I own (about 400 with the doubles and triples), added it all up and came up with quite a large $$$ number. I will do the same this year to see if the general value of prints is escalating or crashing.
T
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I like Durieux a lot, but he's overdoing it.
I think this latest batch (with the exception of BTTF) is kinda pedestrian.
The Forbidden Planet design is whacked.
Vertigo is boring.
The Birds was done better as Jaws.
Rear Window...meh...
I think Laurent runs the risk of redundancy by churning out elaborate cross-hatching on mediocre layouts.
Too much style over substance.
Like I said, I like him a lot.
But I am an art critic, so sue me.
wynk
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Check out this interview with Durieux. He spent seven months straight on his prints for his solo show:
http://eviltender.com/2014/02/25/interview-the-timeless-art-of-laurent-durieux/
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I was the co-distributor of the two Metropolis prints. I love this one, and I keep hoping someone who bought it will consign it back to me so I can auction it!
(http://eviltender.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/metropolis-std_edition.jpg?w=594&h=395)
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Yes, Laurent, we all wish we had foreseen this one:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/Jaws.jpg)
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I was the co-distributor of the two Metropolis prints. I love this one, and I keep hoping someone who bought it will consign it back to me so I can auction it!
(http://eviltender.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/metropolis-std_edition.jpg?w=594&h=395)
Yes, these Metropolis prints are beautiful.
Unfortunately, I don't believe anything in his current batch is in the same league.
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Yes, these Metropolis prints are beautiful.
Unfortunately, I don't believe anything in his current batch is in the same league.
You cray.
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I own a bunch of his work now (14 prints I believe) and of the ones I own, I would put Jaws and The Birds at the very top. Everything else would be a big notch below.
T
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Personally I like the Back to the Future prints going on sale tomorrow. I beleive it is for part 1 & 2. For some reason I cannot get the pics to copy so I can post them here. But we have all seen part 2 but here is part one and 2. I love both prints. If I had time tomorrow I would try to snag both prints and I usually do not by prints that often anymore. But these two really grab my attention.
http://e2.ma/webview/xs5jf/d6e3bd8e32134e9d61dd147519ce9edc
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I might try to grab the reg of BTTF 2 (I already own the variant). Depends on the weather. Don't care for BTTF.
T
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I might try to grab the reg of BTTF 2 (I already own the variant). Depends on the weather. Don't care for BTTF.
T
See and I like both of them. If I didn't have to work all day tomorrow from 9 am- 10 pm then I would try for both. But work prevents me from doing that. Oh well I guess.
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See and I like both of them. If I didn't have to work all day tomorrow from 9 am- 10 pm then I would try for both. But work prevents me from doing that. Oh well I guess.
A 13 hr day? You'd better be getting that OT, Randy...
;)
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A 13 hr day? You'd better be getting that OT, Randy...
;)
It has to be over 40 hours for the week here where I live which to me is ridiculous. Even though I am one of the few people in charge I still get my hours right at 40 and if I am almost ready to go into OT I have to go home. The owner and corporate do not like anyone going in OT. They actually get made at you for it unless they approve it which to me is just crazy considering you never know how busy it will get.
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Server meltdown..
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woohoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woohoo
I was only able to snag a BttF as the BttF2 listed as 'Sold Out' immediately (at least I never saw an add to cart).
So unless it sold out in under 20 secs, it was already sold out before the posting. Is that possible?
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They were both there, I had page load foreveritus on check out and mass fail so got to pay twice as much.
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Hah, awesome. If you pay twice as much do they send you twice as many? ;)
Were you able to secure both then?
Oddly the BttF2 page would sometimes show an 'Add to Cart' button and sometimes just say 'Sold Out'. Chalking that up to the meltdown.
Also, was there ever a BttF3 print?
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No BttF3 yet, but I think he confirmed there will be down the line. I hope it has horses and a train.
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Dammit, now I have to overpay to get a Bttf2.
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These are a trip....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Jay-Shaw_Cat-From-Outer-Space.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Kilian-Eng_Black-Hole.jpg)
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More cool stuff from the Disney show:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/disney-posters-slide-0HGD-jumbo.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/disney-posters-slide-74O5-jumbo.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/disney-posters-slide-HVMJ-jumbo.jpg)
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Some of the Disney prints are looking nice, there is an Ansin - Beauty and the Beast, Whalen - Lion King, Richard - Peter Pan as well.
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Article with more posters:
http://io9.com/mondos-disney-artwork-will-make-you-believe-again-1537125399
Does anyone here attend these exhibits?
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I think Fallen and T have done Mondo Movie Madness and/or SDCC events, but you have to go to Austin to do the Gallery shows.
There is some nice stuff. I like the Kelly and the Ansin.
They are pretty straightforward. It looks like "the mouse" has had the artists on a very tight leash with little room for creativity, but there are a few prints I will probably try to pick up.
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Here is a gallery of all the previews so far: http://m.imgur.com/a/zGVAA
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I think Fallen and T have done Mondo Movie Madness and/or SDCC events, but you have to go to Austin to do the Gallery shows.
There is some nice stuff. I like the Kelly and the Ansin.
They are pretty straightforward. It looks like "the mouse" has had the artists on a very tight leash with little room for creativity, but there are a few prints I will probably try to pick up.
haha Mondo Movie Madness .. i like that one! :) MMM = Mondo Mystery Movie ... I have been to 2 separate MMM's .. one was the screening of 6 movies in LA and I was at the Halloween MMM in Austin where they screen Dawn of the Dead in a mall after transporting everyone on buses with police escorts and having the buses (and us) mobbed by zombies in the parking lot. George Romero was there and even pulled out a gun and shot a zombie! That one was a pretty awesome event.. my only complaint about that one was waiting like 2 hours to board the buses, the metal folding chairs we had to watch the movies in and I thought the prints for the movie sucked. But all that was pretty minimal to how cool everything else was.
I will be attending the Disney show tomorrow too. This will be my first Gallery event.. however I was going to Austin before this show was announced so this was more of a bonus to the trip. I will not be landing in Austin until about 12 tomorrow and from what I hear on EB there are ~20 people already camped out at the Gallery. So I don't know if I will be in any position to pick up any of the in demand prints. But since I was going to be there anyways and I am not a huge Disney fan I feel like I can relax and just enjoy the trip and not be all stressed about which posters will be worth anything. If I see something I like and its there I'll pick it up, if not then no worries. :)
I made the mistake of offering to PB on EB a few weeks back and quickly pulled that offer.. I got bombarded and I didnt really want to get stuck buying 20+ prints and worry about packing them and traveling and then shipping them out just so they can (most likely) turn around and try to flip them. I want to go and just enjoy the trip and hang out with Kristen Bell! ;)
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More cool stuff from the Disney show:
Can you buy prints at the show? I think I have asked this... I am really digging the Alice and Sword in the Stone.
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Hi Charlie,
Yeah. The normally have prints for sale when the gallery show opens. If you were planning on going to the show, you should plan on a very long day waiting in line.
I don't know if they have any original art, but the way they have handled that is to first offer it for sale to people who attend the gallery show. Then, whatever is leftover, they put up for sale.
Whatever leftover prints go on sale on the website. The OG pieces typically have a "contact us" tag when they are available.
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Enjoy the show, fallen. Take pics if you can and post 'em if you don't mind. Sounds like a cool event to be attending. Say hi to Kristen for me. ;)
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I'm sure Kristen Bell is pumped.
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Yeah. The normally have prints for sale when the gallery show opens. If you were planning on going to the show, you should plan on a very long day waiting in line.
I am not a patient man, so probably not for me... May just have to try and get them after or off eBay.
Charlie
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I'm sure Kristen Bell is pumped.
Haha .. well shes cute and all and I love some of her recent work. But Id be more pumped to meet Dax if he is there with her and I really hope that Max Greenfield will be there too.
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Fallen, you should check this out if you have time, sounds good fun - http://www.nerdist.com/2014/03/exclusive-robert-rodriguez-opening-museum-of-frank-frazetta-art-at-sxsw/
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Can you buy prints at the show? I think I have asked this... I am really digging the Alice and Sword in the Stone.
You should drive up to Austin on Saturday and buy a boatload of prints and flip 'em. Only a 2.5 hour drive for you.
But you'll do even better if you go there for the Ansin show on March 14.
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Here is a gallery of all the previews so far: http://m.imgur.com/a/zGVAA
How? How can you possibly screw up a poster for The Incredibles?
Not to mention the poor attempts at Wall-E and Up...
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How? How can you possibly screw up a poster for The Incredibles?
Not to mention the poor attempts at Wall-E and Up...
Nothing would have topped the Robert McGinnis INCREDIBLES anyway...its a beaut.
(http://www.filmonpaper.com/site/media/2011/03/TheIncredibles_onesheet_McGinnis-1-500x738.jpg)
Wall-E and UP look Etsy.
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Nothing would have topped the Robert McGinnis INCREDIBLES anyway...its a beaut.
(http://www.filmonpaper.com/site/media/2011/03/TheIncredibles_onesheet_McGinnis-1-500x738.jpg)
Wall-E and UP look Etsy.
Very true.
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From what I see, I will get La Belle et la Bete (variant), Alice and Show White.
T
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Looks like Jungle Book is the star of the show. Excellent but not $500+ excellent!
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Jungle%20Book.jpg)
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Fallen, you should check this out if you have time, sounds good fun - http://www.nerdist.com/2014/03/exclusive-robert-rodriguez-opening-museum-of-frank-frazetta-art-at-sxsw/
One more reason Rodriguez is aces in my book. clap clap
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Looks like Jungle Book is the star of the show. Excellent but not $500+ excellent!
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Jungle%20Book.jpg)
Its great, but the borderline ridiculous edition size of 250 is driving prices up.
Olly + Disney should = at least 500 copies, give or take.
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Actually just read the Moss JB run is 225. WTF
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Yikes!!!
This is going to be much harder than I thought.
So far, I got only 2 at acceptable prices, but the night is still young.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojunglebook1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondobeautyandthebeast1.jpg)
T
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Two Jungle Books just sold for $500 each:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221389318449
Not sure it will stay in the stratosphere long-term but then again I never thought his Star Wars posters would spiral ever-upwards either....
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Make an offer. I got mine for less than that. I missed on The Evil Dead years ago and decided it would not happen again.
Here (http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2014/03/07/see-the-full-mondo-disney-poster-gallery-for-nothings-impossible/) is the full Mondo/Disney print extravaganza.
2 more prints to get and I'm set.
T
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I just can't pull the trigger on the Sword in the Stone or the Alice... I could be half way to getting a 51' original Alice if I picked up both.
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I just can't pull the trigger on the Sword in the Stone or the Alice... I could be half way to getting a 51' original Alice if I picked up both.
Shoulda made the drive.
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Shoulda made the drive.
Yep...
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I read reports of registration issues/blur on Moss JB...could be just anti-hype but perhaps be careful if you're paying big bucks on ebay.
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The Jungle Book is superior to the originals IMO and Snow White fares well vs. the originals:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Jungle.jpg)
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Snow-White.jpg)
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Here is a repost of me thoughts..
I was a late-comer to the line yesterday .. my flight didn't even get in until 11 and the line was already so long that we went to get some BBQ and then wen back to the line and ended up waiting about 9 hours. We had a fun time in line, had a few beers and got to talk to some cool people. Emac handled the line like a champ (the line enforcer job has to suck but I honestly believe it helps the overall experience for everyone) as did her night time replacement (Devin was his name iirc), . Overall the art was great, being from out of the state more often than not I never get to see a lot of these in person and (as we all know) photos just never do them justice. The surprises for me were the Black Cauldron, Both Tong's and Holts Jungle Book. Sadly the Holt sold out like 5-10 people ahead of me so I missed out on that one. The Tong's are just sick with metallic, there is a sheen to the paper kind of like they printed them on semi-gloss paper instead of normal stock! And the Holt JB along with Francs Black Cauldron are just super in person.
I ended up walking out of the galley with ..
Aladdin
Finding Nemo
Alice in Wonderland
Lion King
Incredibles
Beauty and the Beast (Reg)
Black Cauldron
Up
Wall-e
Sword in the Stone
Peter Pan
I honestly thought I wasn't going to care about this show or the prints but after looking at them all I just kept checking boxes to purchase the prints! I was bummed to miss out on the Holt Jungle Book,, I honestly feel its better than the Moss' although the Moss is still amazing!
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So the gf and I went back today to PB for a couple AIW's and they are damaged.. so if your buying any on the aftermarket or you picked up any today double check both of the ones we got have like a 6" crease in the top right .. you cannot see it from the front but its obvious from the back. They had plenty of them when we were down there so were going to head back down and see if we can swap them out.
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Alright, done with this batch.
Got The Jungle Book (Moss), La Belle et la Bête (Ansin), Alice (Taylor) and Snow White (Benjamin). Hesitated on a Whalen or two, but at the end of the day, I'm no fan, so I'll pass.
Whenever you think Mondo is out and done, they come up with the Durieux and Disney shows to prove you wrong. Nice.
T
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Durieux > Disney
By a mile.
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The run they have had these year is astounding, hats off to the Mondo gang. What a great run of prints out of this show.
PLEASE milk the online release on these instead of the 3-5 prints at a time drops.
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PLEASE milk the online release on these instead of the 3-5 prints at a time drops.
^ Seconded!
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Interesting that there was not a Cinderella print to round out the classic trio - Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.
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My only gripe is I wish they would pull the reigns in on Whalen getting sooo much to work on for the animated films. A little of his work goes a long way in my book. Lion King had potential, wish that one would have went to someone else.
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I read something on eb about how Whalen initially didnt have that many prints in the show and he offered to do one or two more in a short time frame just because he had some ideas for those properties. Also everyone chose their own movies..aaannddd... there were a couple duplicates... Incredible, Up, Fantasia and Jungle Book. So if someone had a different take on a film Im sure they could have done Lion King as well.
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Picked up the Snow White for $90 including shipping. Passing on everything else, should be some stellar stuff from Ansin this week....
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My only gripe is I wish they would pull the reigns in on Whalen getting sooo much to work on for the animated films. A little of his work goes a long way in my book. Lion King had potential, wish that one would have went to someone else.
I'm with you. I think I own one Whalen, would have to check but I think it's Toy Story. I have passed on everything else of his. I just don't see the talent. Are any of his previous prints in high demand? Like Stout, Moss, Durieux, Ansin and Taylor? By now, he should have quite a following.
T
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Whalen's work has all the artistic merit of your average infographic...
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Not a Whalen fan, but thought his Uni Monster set was fun. Some pieces are better than others, but overall very well done.
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PLEASE milk the online release on these instead of the 3-5 prints at a time drops.
Looks like that's not gonna happen. Only question is will they all be at once or multiple random times in a single day? Based on the wording, sounds like the latter, but a second opinion would be welcome.
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Probably 2 or 3 drops within an hour or two.
I am ready!!!
T
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Probably 2 or 3 drops within an hour or two.
I am ready!!!
T
Twitter say the 11th...
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Twitter say the 11th...
Within an hour or two tomorrow.
Still ready.
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Within an hour or two tomorrow.
Still ready.
Bring it on! :D
Any ideas as to what is left? Hoping to score a $60 JB so I can sell it for $1million and retire.
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I have no idea what's left. I'm assuming not much, though, and everything will be gone within seconds.
T
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I have no idea what's left. I'm assuming not much, though, and everything will be gone within seconds.
T
If that.
I find the challenge of scoring prints without using Twitter quite the rush. Here's hoping you get in before the server meltdown! thumbup
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If that.
I find the challenge of scoring prints without using Twitter quite the rush. Here's hoping you get in before the server meltdown! thumbup
I'm usually pretty good at this, that is, when I really want something. But I already got what I wanted out of this batch, so whatever I get, if anything, will just be fillers.
T
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I'm usually pretty good at this, that is, when I really want something. But I already got what I wanted out of this batch, so whatever I get, if anything, will just be fillers.
T
Well I'm looking for a Snow White and Winnie the Pooh, if you want the extra challenge. I'll even throw in a 10% "you're awesome!" bonus. ;)
I think the print run for WtP was only like 300-ish(?), so not sure if there will be any left, but I'm hoping.
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If anyone is not going to try a pump and dump with the prints today and wants to go for an assist, I can use someone to go Whaling, I am not even going to try for them today as the hunt is on for the bigger fish, but I do still want to add them, but not at the stupid prices they are gouging people for already.
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I don't believe in the pump-n-dump. I'll see what I can do. Any will do?
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Yeah, any of the Whalen are fine.
thanks either way!
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It's up. But nothing good :(
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batch 1 = yuck..
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Missed my Winnie the Pooh because the damn link was broken. WTF? Anyone else have problems?
Specifically, the redirect on the page "www.mondotees.com" results in 404. :'(
To that I say poo. Not pooh, but POO!
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Sorry, I guess I could have bought it for you, but I didn't know if you were on it and I didn't want to get stuck with it since I don't really want it and I never sell.
T
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More is up.
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Sorry, I guess I could have bought it for you, but I didn't know if you were on it and I didn't want to get stuck with it since I don't really want it and I never sell.
T
Completely understand. If you had scored one, I would have bought it from you, even if I won one myself. That's the risk I take and I would honor it. It then becomes my problem to unload it. Appreciate the thought.
PS - you never sell? ;)
PSS - Come on, Snow White!
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PS - you never sell? ;)
Trust me, I have a lot of extra stuff I could sell tomorrow, and for good money. But I hate the whole shipping experience. I donated some posters a few years back, and it was such a hastle to put them in tubes, write a label and take them to the post office that I decided not to do it anymore. Not my thing.
T
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Trust me, I have a lot of extra stuff I could sell tomorrow, and for good money. But I hate the whole shipping experience. I donated some posters a few years back, and it was such a hastle to put them in tubes, write a label and take them to the post office that I decided not to do it anymore. Not my thing.
T
Completely understand. And then what happens if it gets damaged en route, etc etc.
I was actually part of your last APF donation, so thanks again. thumbup
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This is crazy, they have like 2 of things left? I am on the damn page when it is the new image refreshed and cannot get one. WTF.
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You're not the only one. I've had 3 make my cart, 2 make it to Paypal, and 0 completed.
I don't understand why it always needs to calculate shipping! It's $15!!! Proceed, dammit, PROCEED!!!
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Completely understand. And then what happens if it gets damaged en route, etc etc.
I was actually part of your last APF donation, so thanks again. thumbup
I wish I could do it again, and maybe one day I will. I probably have at least 500 posters I could sell or donate tomorrow. But it's really too much work. I don't know how Dale does it.
T
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Well that was irritating moron1
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Reminder - I will "buy" a Snow White, T. I need all the help I can get at this point. :)
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Well, I didn't get anything. The only one I could have gone for was the blue B&B, but I decided to go on my morning hike instead. It's too beautiful outside.
And Mike, you can probably get SW for $80 on EBay. So not that much more expensive.
I had no idea Mondo released that many prints. A lot of that print run was really sub-par, IMO, but a few were great (the ones I bought, that is ;))
T
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Well, I didn't get anything. The only one I could have gone for was the blue B&B, but I decided to go on my morning hike instead. It's too beautiful outside.
And Mike, you can probably get SW for $80 on EBay. So not that much more expensive.
I had no idea Mondo released that many prints. A lot of that print run was really sub-par, IMO, but a few were great (the ones I bought, that is ;))
T
Quite true. At this point I'm thinking I should have gone on a hike instead as well. :)
Enjoy the walk.
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Reminder - I will "buy" a Snow White, T. I need all the help I can get at this point. :)
Apologies. Didn't realize it was over when I wrote this.
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I think the cart system that they started using last year sucks balls.
Since it was implemented, I haven't scored any print I was trying for.
I was at work today. So I couldn't even try, but it sounds like it was a waste of time anyway.
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Twitter say the 11th...
Why aren't you in the Ansin show line now? That show is gonna be a gold mine....
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I think the cart system that they started using last year sucks balls.
Since it was implemented, I haven't scored any print I was trying for.
I was at work today. So I couldn't even try, but it sounds like it was a waste of time anyway.
I think it was a combination of server meltdown and extremely limited quantity.
I'm usually able to score the prints I want (eg, BttF), but yeah, today was just frustrating.
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Why aren't you in the Ansin show line now? That show is gonna be a gold mine....
Because I don't care?
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Why aren't you in the Ansin show line now? That show is gonna be a gold mine....
Hype much!? :P I think you are forgetting that there is this magical balance between the artist, their design and the properties that they choose. Sure both of those guys do some good work, but not EVERYTHING that they create is "gold". Look at Ansin .. in the last 2 years what prints has he had that really shot up in value? 1 or 2? All I can think of is Taxi driver. Before that .. maybe the Universal Monsters? Tong also does some great work .. but show me some of his prints that have held a value more than $100 .. off the top of my head I can think of 1, the Iron Giant from MMM:LA 2011?
They are both very talented and "value" is truly in the eye of the beholder, I over paid for Tongs Iron Man variant, not because I thought it was going to be valuable but because I really wanted it. So I am ok with what I paid for it, but you cannot say just from the artists names if a show will be a "gold mine".
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You people are bonkers. The success of this show has long been predicted:
http://www.nostradamus.org/qbrowser2.php
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haha .. People thought that about the Stout show as well, how many pieces are worth anything (monetarily speaking) from that show?
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First previews ..
http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/12/5497728/mondo-and-the-lost-art-of-the-movie-poster
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First previews ..
http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/12/5497728/mondo-and-the-lost-art-of-the-movie-poster
The Psycho is nice - pulls you into to remembering the scene. The rest are junk.
Charlie
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Junk? A bit harsh! I think that Flash Gordon diptych is great fun. And although I don't like the film, Prometheus is good too. Need to see a bigger photo of Alien.
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From what I see there, I will get Alien, Aliens, Prometheus and Flash Gordon.
T
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Ok that first batch is nothing special BUT I still have faith!
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Junk? A bit harsh! I think that Flash Gordon diptych is great fun. And although I don't like the film, Prometheus is good too. Need to see a bigger photo of Alien.
OK maybe it's time for a 'soap box' diatribe on prints...
I you are just going to slap down an Alien without any creativity, what is the point. It is supposed to be re-imagining the poster. Not just another boring attempt. I think one of the reason I don't really buy prints, is because most of them aren't that special or far exceeding the original poster. I don't give two hoots about a specific artist, although some re-imagine better than others... A too surprising large number of people can draw and paint, but the creativity is what causes separation.
The Flash Gordon looks like the cover of a comic book - I am sure I could line up 20 artist that could vomit the same boring take. I think a lot of you guys are just buying for buying but never really think about the separation. If you are a completest then that is the ticket - just more money for the Mondos.
Take for example with the Jungle Book - that was a huge separation from anything that has been done on that title. Leave out the goofy bear and it really takes on a whole other meaning. Who were you scared of most in the film as a kid, who had the most presence? Great statement piece. Could anyone have drawn it? Yep but only that guy (who I can't remember) thought it up and made an impact on us.
I think at some point you have to ask yourself, when does this stop? How many Alien prints does it take to create a commodity and at what point is a print beyond that. Those are the prints I would like to buy.
The Psycho is nice - someone get one for me.
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Why is there no creativity in that Alien print? You can see that a lot of time and thought has gone into the composition – particularly the blend in the middle (the perspective of Kane and the Facehugger on the table, the door and Ash lurking in the background, the U-shaped Alien ship wrapping around and the eggs blended with the shape of the bottom of the Nostromo).
And what’s wrong with the Flash Gordon poster looking like the cover of a comic book? He is a comic character! I think it nails the camp and fun feeling of the film/s.
When you talk about separation, do you mean that an alternative poster/print is only valid if it has some eureka moment (like the fin in the Durieux Jaws or most of Moss’ work) that sets it aside from the theatrical campaign? I like that too, but I also like good simple clean and balanced design.
I agree that the print scene is a bit overloaded with screen grab traced Struzan-esque collages or Moss-esque negative space minimal designs, but I think Mondo generally do a very good job with their art direction and the scope of their licenses (they cover a lot of tastes).
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Why is there no creativity in that Alien print? You can see that a lot of time and thought has gone into the composition – particularly the blend in the middle (the perspective of Kane and the Facehugger on the table, the door and Ash lurking in the background, the U-shaped Alien ship wrapping around and the eggs blended with the shape of the bottom of the Nostromo).
And what’s wrong with the Flash Gordon poster looking like the cover of a comic book? He is a comic character! I think it nails the camp and fun feeling of the film/s.
When you talk about separation, do you mean that an alternative poster/print is only valid if it has some eureka moment (like the fin in the Durieux Jaws or most of Moss’ work) that sets it aside from the theatrical campaign? I like that too, but I also like good simple clean and balanced design.
I agree that the print scene is a bit overloaded with screen grab traced Struzan-esque collages or Moss-esque negative space minimal designs, but I think Mondo generally do a very good job with their art direction and the scope of their licenses (they cover a lot of tastes).
I suppose your right. I just have a hard time getting caught up in the print pursuit. I will say this now - "There will always be another print." I just see them all running together...
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And Mike, you can probably get SW for $80 on EBay. So not that much more expensive.
Actually, I was able to snag one for even less than that. Also scored a Pooh. woohoo
How's the saying go - "Don't overpay because you'll always find one cheaper"? Advice to live by, or at least to collect by. ;)
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Psycho was the only interesting piece in the bunch, although I like the colors on the Oz's. Those Alien's look terrible.
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I need to find a local, I am tired of the online battles, I need a buy em' all and here is a franklin for you troubles and be done.
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I need to find a local, I am tired of the online battles, I need a buy em' all and here is a franklin for you troubles and be done.
Well, I finally bit the bullet and poured it on to get the Moss Jungle Book. Guess I have to wait to get that BTTF Advance on EMP another day. I did exhaustive research and it is clearly the best poster out there on the film. I think I'll hang it up in my office. I feel if I give the Sword and the Stone 6 or 8 months, I'll be able to pick that one up for much less than it is going for now. The Jungle Book clearly will only go up from this point.
bed1
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Yep, I'd say Jungle Book is one of the best Mondos ever, not sure if it will ever get crazy like ESB however. Here are my faves:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Mondo-best.jpg)
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Pass for me. If some Polish or Czech artists had done it in the 80s, I would have been all over these pieces. There is something to say about an artist who hasn't seen the movies and tries to give a unique rendition of what those movies are supposed to be. I would pretty much accept anything as long as it is visually pleasing. But to do it years later and after everyone has seen these movies doesn't work for me.
This pretty much sums up my thought on Jaws - hitself
At least give me a fin in the water somewhere.
@ddilts399 What sayest thou now?
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I agree...
Yep, I'd say Jungle Book is one of the best Mondos ever, not sure if it will ever get crazy like ESB however. Here are my faves:
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Of the 200+ Mondo prints I own, this is my probably top 10:
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondothing2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondophantom1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondohalloween3.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondokillbill2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondogremlins1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoferrisbuellersdayoff1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondopoltergeist.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws3.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoalien2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondostarwars11.jpg)
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The Thing (reg version though), Phantom, and Ferris would all make my top 10 as well. Along with Kleinsmith's NxNW, The Shining (1st Alamo version), and Field of Dreams (still the best gimmick poster they've done). I like the glow-in-the-dark Alien egg, but I don't know that I'd put it on the list.
For the ones that I don't own... Horkey's There Will Be Blood, Ken Taylor's 20,000 Leagues, and The Iron Giant by Laurent Durieux are all pretty sensational. For consistent excellence, it is really hard to top Taylor. Does he have a single bad print?
I really don't get all the uber love for that Jungle Book - it's just another average everyday Moss to me. The songs are the only memorable part of the film, but that poster makes it look like a thriller.
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While I agree with many of the suggestions(although I personally don't get the Jungle Book hype), I would add the following to the Best of Mondo discussion.
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/r2blog_thumb_zps2c5d2d98.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/r2blog_thumb_zps2c5d2d98.jpg.html)(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/evildeadprint_thumb_zpsa35e03b9.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/evildeadprint_thumb_zpsa35e03b9.jpg.html)(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/t2final_thumb_zpse8c74f95.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/t2final_thumb_zpse8c74f95.jpg.html)
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/truegritvariantblog_thumb_zps2b948af4.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/truegritvariantblog_thumb_zps2b948af4.jpg.html)
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/gbuperkins_thumb_zps2b103f97.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/gbuperkins_thumb_zps2b103f97.jpg.html)(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/jurassicparkregularblog_thumb_zps0a37020e.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/jurassicparkregularblog_thumb_zps0a37020e.jpg.html)
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/20karchive_thumb_zpsc58391ee.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/20karchive_thumb_zpsc58391ee.jpg.html)
And while it is too new to be a classic, I have been waiting for this one for years. This is my favorite Mondo print from last year.
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/stoutsotdregarchive_thumb_zps0083f595.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/stoutsotdregarchive_thumb_zps0083f595.jpg.html)
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Nice! If I owned Evil Dead, it would have definitely made the cut. Good for you.
The Thing: I only chose the variant after putting them next to each other. There is something about it that makes it superior to the reg, IMO.
The "twins" Shining: I hesitated too.
Field of Dreams is part of the 7 Mondo prints I missed and need to get at some point (along with Evil Dead).
Horkey: Not a fan. I own a few but his style is not my thing.
Taylor: Yeah, pretty fucking great. I love that Terminator 2 and 20,000 Leagues. Probably would have made the top 20.
T
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Most of the small run for Field of Dreams was sold at the very well attended event (3,000 people or so). They sold very, very few online - easily less than 10 - which is why they so rarely pop up for sale.
For Horkey, I totally understand. I love some of his work, but there are just as many that do nothing for me. TWBB is the perfect connection between style and subject. Dead Man is also quite interesting.
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I bought the Field of Dreams online at the same time I bought prints for the Searchers and Clerks. It was different back then because the prints would be on the Mondo website for days/weeks before selling out. I don't know how many made it online, but it was a low print run for Field of Dreams(165). It's a very cool poster.
It really started to change with Inglourious Basterds and in 2010 with the Star Wars releases when things would sell out quickly. At least that is my first recollection of having trouble getting prints. Still have never had any luck w. the Olly Star Wars set, but for what they are going for, I can think of a lot of things I would rather do with the ca$h.
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I agree. I have accumulated a lot of extras over the years. I own 4 Rhys Cooper Gremlins, 3 Struzan Frankenstein, and others that I hope to trade one day for 1 of the 7 pieces I am still missing in my collection. Not that I am actively pursuing them, but if the occasion arises, and since I refuse to pay the crazy prices you just mentioned, I shall trade. Only trade, though. Someone just offered me $600 for one of the Gremlins and I passed.
T
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I still dont like that jaws. I like the price it sells for since I got one, that is about it.
Unfortunately a lot of my misses are more money than I am willing to spend on a print. I still wouldnt mind the bottom falling out on the prices on everything just so I can complete the ones I wanted.
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I bought the Field of Dreams online at the same time I bought prints for the Searchers and Clerks. It was different back then because the prints would be on the Mondo website for days/weeks before selling out. I don't know how many made it online, but it was a low print run for Field of Dreams(165). It's a very cool poster.
It really started to change with Inglourious Basterds and in 2010 with the Star Wars releases when things would sell out quickly. At least that is my first recollection of having trouble getting prints. Still have never had any luck w. the Olly Star Wars set, but for what they are going for, I can think of a lot of things I would rather do with the ca$h.
You're slightly miss remembering the early days. Some prints stayed online for days/months (although most of the months stuff were the really crap prints or for quasi movie events).
For others, it was just the overflow from the shows - you, and I, bought our Field of Dreams when they got back from the Roadshow and put all of the leftovers from all of the shows on sale. The early Rolling Roadshow were handled a bit differently from when the did their first 'Sci-Fi' series, The Thing, Blade Runner, Planet of the Apes and such, which were essentially open editions (for the regular versions of the prints) until they gradually raised the prices on each print.
In the history of Mondo, Ferris was the one that brought it to the attention of the movie poster folks. But it wasn't until the Goldfinger first sold at a Christies auction for crazy big bucks that the print folks (with a few exceptions) started paying ANY attention and brought with them the gold rush attitude that has permeated the experience ever since.
You're right that IB was the first time that print buyers started flooding the system and you could just watch the stock disappear by the minute. Although there had been a couple of smaller releases the blew through their runs quickly (Dark Side of Oz and such) before that.
They had server issues before the Olly Star Wars drop (Horkey's Dead Man), but the OSW drop was then one everyone remembers with good reason...
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Nice recap.
I forgot about all this. Strangely enough, Carson is the one who got me into prints. I didn't like them at first. I remember asking Jeannie to buy me both versions of Blade Runner, but then she decided to keep the variant (bitch!). I liked Tyler's style and went after The Thing. I bought the 2 versions from Ves in 2009... $55 and $80. Then I got Ferris, The Shining and a bunch of older ones. I kept going. I had 4 Phantoms at some point, but I traded two. I don't think we'll ever see this type of price increase again.
T
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The whole process has become a big joke, hobos paid to line up days in advance, artificially low print runs, Mondo fan boys collectively hitting F5 billions of time. Four Flash Gordons are for sale a day in advance:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Flash.jpg)
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Screw MONDO. to hard to get anything so why waste the time trying.
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Screw MONDO. to hard to get anything so why waste the time trying.
Exactly. Someone please delete this thread
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At least move it. :)
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At least move it. :)
Where to?
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Crazy Town.
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Hmmm, most of them are pretty good, wish there were more but that said....
Tong's Dr. Caligari wins IMO:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Tong-Caligari.jpg)
Ansin's 1937 Flash Gordon in second:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Ansin-Flash.jpg)
Tong's Upstream Color 3rd
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Tong-Color.jpg)
The rest are Mondo fanboy fare....
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I got excited at first, and now I'm not. Three sales in a row is a little much, I think. I'm glad that I got time to think about this, though, instead of rushing into it.
Durieux was great (got Birds, Rear Window and BttF 2), Disney was great (got JB, B&B, Alice & SW), Ansin/Tong is just meh.
I used to love Ansin's work, but his creativity has gone down a lot lately. Tong, I don't like, so it's an easy pass. I might get Ansin's Alien if I find it at a good price (just for the title), but no Flash Gordon (it looks unfinished) and no Prometheus.
Is there another one next week?
T
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I think Alien and Prometheus go well together. Big runs, so they'll make it online I reckon.
I like this the best I think. Cool lighting and colours, Murphy spinning his gun in spirit, a classic Robo pose...cool poster:
(http://i.imgur.com/1yKRj7b.jpg)
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There's been a lot of nice art out of Mondo recently.
Congrats to you who've scored on this latest round.
cheers
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So .. what do you think Mel .. was this show the goldmine that you were expecting?? :)
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So .. what do you think Mel .. was this show the goldmine that you were expecting?? :)
Ummm, I have to admit I was, er, excessively optimistic about it. No home runs (Moss JB, Durieux Birds) in this round....
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I was not blown away by anything, but these are my favorites from the show.
Psycho
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/TongPsycho_zps6f568873.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/TongPsycho_zps6f568873.jpg.html)
Scott Pilgrim
Love the movie. I think I am in lesbians with this print.
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/TongPilgrim1_zpsa0132ac4.jpg) (http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/Jpicken/media/TongPilgrim1_zpsa0132ac4.jpg.html)
I think some of the prints for this show will make it online which is cool.
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Snow White is available for $95 from the artist (Anne Benjamin):
http://annebenjamin.bigcartel.com/product/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs
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It's amazing how many they print each year.And how many suck.Really,the percentage of decent posters is a little better, but only cuz they do so many titles.
I will say,alot of the material for new movies is often better than the actual movie poster.That definitely helps them.
Anthony
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Alright, alright, alright, picked up the Caligari variant for $100, including shipping. I doubt it will ever skyrocket but I like it:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Cabinet.JPG)
I'd forgotten I already have the S2 Flash Gordon, so I'll skip Ansin's:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Flash%20Gordon.jpg)
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Ummm, I have to admit I was, er, excessively optimistic about it. No home runs (Moss JB, Durieux Birds) in this round....
I think part of the issue is the re-hashing of movies that already have prints available. JD's show was all pretty much all titles that no one has worked with and his style lends itself perfectly to those movies. Disney was different and I expect the prices on those prints to slowly work their up. Now this show, I mean seriously .. I like Alien(s) and all and I just recently bought a print from the HCG show .. but how many times are artists going to keep dipping into that well!!?? Then Ansin goes into some obscure movies and no matter how great he is/was the artist alone does not make it a great print. Like so many other off the wall/obscure titles he's done in the past I expect most if not all of these will be available at or below cost.
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All true, Dave.
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Snow White is available for $95 from the artist (Anne Benjamin):
http://annebenjamin.bigcartel.com/product/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs
So wait a minute. How does this affect the 'official' print run, if at all? The site states "Signed Artist Copy (not numbered)", so we've got that, but I thought prints from the Mondo runs were limited to whatever was printed and that was it? Do you think these 'unofficial' copies will devalue the Mondo prints, or make them more sought after? Also, how easy/difficult would it be to authenticate an official vs unofficial print? Sounds like all I'd need to do is purchase one from the artist's site, use a pencil in the corner faking 1/320 (or whatever the run was) and there ya go - Mondo version print ready for sale.
To be clear: 1) I already have this print (for less than the $95 - yay me), 2) I wouldn't fake anything ever (just asking the question) and 3) I wouldn't sell anyways.
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With regards to Mondo, as I understand, there's the Mondo numbered run, then artists usually get a few copies to sell themselves (as part of payment for the work sometimes). Some number them as a separate run (e.g. 'AP xx/40'), some just use 'AP' with no numbering. It's more transparent to number IMO, that way it's clear how many APs there are.
People may deem APs more valuable if they're signed by the artist (where the regular run wasn't) or have a lower run (even though I find that daft because they're the same print). Sometimes they're re-marqued by the artist too.
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Ok, that makes sense if they are APs. Perhaps I misread/misunderstood the site as more of a 'you pay, we print' outlet. My bad.
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huh
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Another Whalen ... Unbelievable...
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That one I will get, simply because Frozen is my favorite flick of last year. I must have watched it 20 times on DVD.
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American Hustle is great but it's 18x24! I hatez the tiny!
(http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20140317/0a/70/c7/2c/90dfe9bfad3c07007a610c21_533x711.jpg)
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I agree Mel, I was all over the other 2 until I saw the size. There is simply no reason for Mondo to be doing 18x24 anymore at all. Small time shows and backwoods ho-downs, 18x24 is fine, but if you are going to be charging $40+ for a print there is no excuse to be sticking it to your customers with the small prints.
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Compared to the one sheet and bus shelter:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/american_hustle_xlg.jpg)
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3 out of 3 this morning... Frozen, Hidden Fortress variant, American Hustle.
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3 out of 3 this morning... Frozen, Hidden Fortress variant, American Hustle.
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Sweet, congrats. thumbup
Thought about the Frozen one, but need to save money for the BttF 2 I need to obtain. :(
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I now own 2 Whalens!!!!!!!! Toy Story and Frozen. Never though that could happen. But Frozen is so great (the movie, that is), I had to get it.
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Wasn't able to snag Frozen, due to being busy and away from the computer.
Would like to get one for my daughters' room, if anyone would be open to selling and helping me out, please let me know.
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Strictly as an "investment," I've done well selling these Mondo posters. I bought these for $212, sold for $806 (including 12% Ebay commission). Still I'd prefer that they jack up the print runs or run 24 hour times sales and avoid all the game-playing:
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Sell.jpg)
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Posters From France is quite a big French dealer/collector I think...I find it interesting he is buying Mondo prints, I always thought there wasn't a huge amount of cross over between collectors that collect Mondo and 'proper' posters.
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Posters from France is Dominique Besson. I don't know if he's buying to collect or to resell, but spending $600 on a King Kong print is ridiculous.
T
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Posters from France is Dominique Besson. I don't know if he's buying to collect or to resell, but spending $600 on a King Kong print is ridiculous.
T
T, Do you recall ever having seen these kind of prints for sale on Dominique's site before? I can't, but then I was never looking for them, there, either.
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Posters from France is Dominique Besson. I don't know if he's buying to collect or to resell, but spending $600 on a King Kong print is ridiculous.
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No, its the going rate now.
Dominique has been in full on Mondo-hoarding mode since last year. I did a bulk trade with him. I bet he has a heck of a collection at this point.
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No, its the going rate now.
Dominique has been in full on Mondo-hoarding mode since last year. I did a bulk trade with him. I bet he has a heck of a collection at this point.
Ditto.
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I agree Mel, I was all over the other 2 until I saw the size. There is simply no reason for Mondo to be doing 18x24 anymore at all. Small time shows and backwoods ho-downs, 18x24 is fine, but if you are going to be charging $40+ for a print there is no excuse to be sticking it to your customers with the small prints.
Oh, and Dale not sure why you would really believe this since you of all people have been in tha Mondo game since the old days.
Smaller sizes aren't 'sticking it to customers'. It all comes down to artist and studio preference for the most part. The prices have increased because licensing has done likewise.
Also, who needs a bunch of 24x36s? Boring.
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T, Do you recall ever having seen these kind of prints for sale on Dominique's site before? I can't, but then I was never looking for them, there, either.
I don't check his site and I don't buy from him. He's outrageously overpriced.
T
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I don't check his site and I don't buy from him. He's outrageously overpriced.
T
True... but it's still fun to peruse now and then -- a la Benito and his world of wonder. pcorn
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Damn, missed Psycho!
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Damn, missed Psycho!
They're all over eBay, Dale. In any case, I don't think any prints from the Ansin/Tong show will increase much, so you probably have all the time in the world to purchase it.
T
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Got my Jungle Book in the other day... The screen printing quality was rather sloppy. Was this done on purpose?
(http://abideposters.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/03212014-1S.jpg)
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Got my Jungle Book in the other day... The screen printing quality was rather sloppy. Was this done on purpose?
(http://abideposters.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/03212014-1S.jpg)
Printing was rushed for it to make the show. Quality control was forsaken big time on this piece.
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I'm sorry to hear about your disappointment with this piece. Disgusting, I say.
I have a mint $50 bill that I will gladly give you to remove that monstrosity from your sight. Seriously, the printing on this bill is outstanding - I've never seen its equal. You won't be disappointed.
Let me know where to send it and I'll do likewise. thumbup ;)
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Whaddya pay for it, Charlie?
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Whaddya pay for it, Charlie?
~$400... I wasn't going to play around, had to have it!
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I'm sorry to hear about your disappointment with this piece. Disgusting, I say.
I have a mint $50 bill that I will gladly give you to remove that monstrosity from your sight. Seriously, the printing on this bill is outstanding - I've never seen its equal. You won't be disappointed.
Let me know where to send it and I'll do likewise. thumbup ;)
You can send it to me. That would be mighty fine! I'll put the JB in the closet for a few days and then take the wife out to dinner. You are such a pal!
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~$400... I wasn't going to play around, had to have it!
Good for you. Congrats.
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The Shere Khan image is kinda cool, but the spirit of the film was the relationship between Baloo and Mowgli.
That is where I think many of these alternative prints fail -- they missed the point.
Am I wrong?
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Am I wrong?
As always.
T
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The Shere Khan image is kinda cool, but the spirit of the film was the relationship between Baloo and Mowgli.
That is where I think many of these alternative prints fail -- they missed the point.
Am I wrong?
Yep. I think this reimagining catches the film rather well. Kaa has just hypnotized Mogli as Shere Khan waits to interrupt... It's the essence of the film that there really are dangers in the world and you have to grow up... Balloon is a great character but I always took the story of the jungle book to be more about the transition from being care free to the understanding that life is fragile, that there are real threats in the world... Like Shere Khan...
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Except for the songs, it's a mid-level Disney effort.
http://www.youtube.com/v/9ogQ0uge06o
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Agree.
Its a blah film. The poster is more than it deserves, IMO.
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The Shere Khan image is kinda cool, but the spirit of the film was the relationship between Baloo and Mowgli.
That is where I think many of these alternative prints fail -- they missed the point.
Am I wrong?
Not at all, Ted.
Why is your opinion and observation any less valid? Let alone flat out wrong?
eyeroll
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It's Kipling???
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Yep. I think this reimagining catches the film rather well. Kaa has just hypnotized Mogli as Shere Khan waits to interrupt... It's the essence of the film that there really are dangers in the world and you have to grow up... Balloon is a great character but I always took the story of the jungle book to be more about the transition from being care free to the understanding that life is fragile, that there are real threats in the world... Like Shere Khan...
Nice perspective, Charlie. thumbup
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As always.
T
What a crouton.
T (as in Ted)
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Not at all, Ted.
Why is your opinion and observation any less valid? Let alone flat out wrong?
eyeroll
You know that the Jungle Book is an actual book right? There has been an underlying meaning since the late 1800s. Ted has touched on perhaps the underlying tones of friendships in life but in reality the story resounds the fact that we are all on our own and sometimes even our best and most capable associations or friends in life can't help us from the dangers that be...
Wrong? No not really... That's what makes literature great - we can all take what we need from it!
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Nice perspective, Charlie. thumbup
Thanks T! :) I know what you meant about Baloo... Actually one of the reasons I like the Moss so much is that there is no Baloo... No happy go lucky bear. I've always thought the jungle book had two distinct parts... The time of Wolves, Panther, and good ol Baloo and then Shere Khan and danger! This print really brought back that second part of the story for me!
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You can send it to me. That would be mighty fine! I'll put the JB in the closet for a few days and then take the wife out to dinner. You are such a pal!
wynk
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Except for the songs, it's a mid-level Disney effort.
http://www.youtube.com/v/9ogQ0uge06o
Agree. The songs are superb. I don't care much for the film either.but music is top notch
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Dr. Caligari still available - what's the matter with you people?
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-03/Caligari.jpg)
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Hell yes. Surprise item 'Scott Pilgrim vs the World' is now mine, all mine! woohoo
Wow, it's not even listed any more. extra woohoo
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Hell yes. Surprise item 'Scott Pilgrim vs the World' is now mine, all mine! woohoo
Wow, it's not even listed any more. extra woohoo
Congratulations Mike.. now can we have a look? :D
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Well, sure you can!
(http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Martin-Ansin-Kevin-Tong-Mondo-Gallery-Show-6-450x600.jpg)
Note: that's obviously not mine because 1) it's in a frame (as opposed to on the floor) and 2) I just ordered it. ;D
The pic was taken from here: http://collider.com/martin-ansin-kevin-tong-gallery-show-images/
Lots of pics from the actual show in there.
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Hey that's super sweet Mike :P
coolio congratulations Mike. Good one. woohoo woohoo woohoo woohoo
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Thanks, Rosa!
That was one of the prints that I really liked, but wasn't willing to pay the ebay markup for.
I wasn't planning on purchasing any of the prints that were released today, but I watch anyways.
All of a sudden I see that print on the screen and was like 'WTF?' Clickity click and now it's mine. Mwahahaha! ;D
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Congrats, Mike. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
Keep it up, buddy, that's what collecting should be all about.
T
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Right on, T! thumbup
You gotta have fun doing it, because if not, what's the point?
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That Scott Pilgrim print is cool. Congrats. cool1
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Congrats, Mike. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
Keep it up, buddy, that's what collecting should be all about.
T
Seconded.
Also, good to see some folks coming around on the whole Mondo bit. It's just like anything else...if you like it and enjoy it, buy it.
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Thanks Neo! Thanks wonka!
if you like it and enjoy it, buy it.
Amen.
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Does Rich Kelly really have a following? I'm baffled.
T
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Stout pissed at Mondo or just moved on to other things?
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Stout pissed at Mondo or just moved on to other things?
Not a fan of the Kelly at all, but why do we need another Stout Captain America print?
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Definitely not a fan of the Caddyshack print. Guh.
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PASS.
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I have not added anything from Alamo/RR in a LONG time. This is one of the few that I had left on my list.
Anyone else have (or had) one of these? Going on 9 years old!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jPi_7BOvpg4/U03RlAk9nsI/AAAAAAAAG9M/9_MEPhFGmX0/s800/IMG_6281.JPG)
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Congratulations on finding one of the rarest RR prints! I have been looking (not actively) for one for years without success.
Mark
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Nice score.
Ah...the good ol' days.
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I think the shark at the server...
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server fail, good lord this is ridiculous.
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gun1 pctrash
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It started to fail like 10 mins before it was posted.
However, I've come out of it with ;D
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Pass today. No interest in either prints.
T
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Should be 50 Jaws on ebay by tonight I guess. I think people are seeing the Laurent prices and think they found more gold encrusted paper being sold this morning or something.
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Scored the Jaws print. Appealed to me for some reason. That scene is very memorable to me.
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Should be 50 Jaws on ebay by tonight I guess. I think people are seeing the Laurent prices and think they found more gold encrusted paper being sold this morning or something.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Some bottom feeders will be disappointed... laugh1
T
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Curious, have you ever been able to pick up a print for below release price on ebay?
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It does happen, a select few of the Disney stuff seems to be going below release price right now. There are others as well.
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Scored the Jaws print. Appealed to me for some reason. That scene is very memorable to me.
Congrats. ..!! Curious to know how it looks..
;D
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It does happen, a select few of the Disney stuff seems to be going below release price right now. There are others as well.
For some reason this doesn't surprise me.
Congrats. ..!! Curious to know how it looks..
;D
Thanks Rosa! From the Mondo blog:
(http://blog.mondotees.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/JAWS6.jpg)
The person is not included with the print. :)
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Interesting drop this morning.
Too bad. I kinda liked it.
T
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For Prometheus? I thought it was just ok and my dislike for the movie didn't help, so I passed.
What's up with the Harley Quinn prints? Didn't hear anything about those.
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(http://blog.mondotees.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/JAWS6.jpg)
The person is not included with the print. :)
Hey.. his T-shirt is tickety boo!
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Hey.. his T-shirt is tickety boo!
I don't know what that means, but I like it! :)
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Hehehe....don't know either ...but like it too😗
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They sold those Saul Bass tshirts some time ago.
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http://blog.mondotees.com/2013/05/07/saul-bass-bass-t-shirt-on-sale-info/
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Can't wait for the meltdown tomorrow! woohoo!
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Lon looks a little surprised or startled here.... maybe Bela gave him a little, unexpected shove. ;D
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/c5610d70defe90fbc4af6914_237x533_zpsa3b03dc4.jpg) (http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/efd72fa0418331d644ef632a_237x533_zpsdd7a3875.jpg)
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Is this really bad or do I need to put my glasses on?
T
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Is this really bad or do I need to put my glasses on?
T
This is what Boris thinks... piratemel
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/tumblr_m197tuZIoa1r2jkovo1_250_zps4c1b4184.gif)
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Not a fan of the print. Now the creepshow on the other hand was decent. But again the is just my opinion.
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None for me this time around. Creepshow is just okay, IMO. Not worth adding to my collection.
T
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This is an interesting concept for Gremlins. Me likes the design.
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/359f4636920e72a604f9a449_533x800_zpsd21cef5d.jpg)
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None for me this time around. Creepshow is just okay, IMO. Not worth adding to my collection.
T
I would have bought Creepshow if not for the smaller size, so that made it a pass. I don't care for the Gremlins at all. I whiffed on the other, although the composition is setup awful, I do like the image content.
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Saw the title 'THE MATRIX' and had high-ish hopes for something good.
Alas, all it gave me was sad face.
(http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/343/a/7/sad_face_sweetie_bell_by_tim015-d5niecc.png)
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I hadn't seen any Mondos in person until this past week at Cinevent
I have to admit, some of them were quite outstanding in the printing techniques used and looked great with a particular mention for the poster to This Island Earth which I liked more than the Karloff "Frankenstein" which was right next to it
my gripe would be that Mondos seem to be something of a "closed system" whereby they are not available to everyone when they come up for first sale (selling out in minutes to what seems to be the same people all the time) and that there isn't a dealer's wholesale availability list direct from the publisher (or dealer pre-order)
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I hadn't seen any Mondos in person until this past week at Cinevent
I have to admit, some of them were quite outstanding in the printing techniques used and looked great with a particular mention for the poster to This Island Earth which I liked more than the Karloff "Frankenstein" which was right next to it
my gripe would be that Mondos seem to be something of a "closed system" whereby they are not available to everyone when they come up for first sale (selling out in minutes to what seems to be the same people all the time) and that there isn't a dealer's wholesale availability list direct from the publisher (or dealer pre-order)
Yep, they definitely look much better in hand than they do on a screen. The colours on This Island Earth are really vibrant. Did you see any others you liked, Rich?
The scrap to try and buy them is frustrating (particularly when a lot of the buyers are just buying to flip), but for me it's not that different to buying 'proper' movie posters in that if I miss on the Mondo drop, I have to compete to buy them with other collectors on auction sites. At least I have an opportunity of getting them from the source...I don't with 'proper' movie posters (my connections in the 'proper' movie poster world are rubbish!)
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Dan Strebin had just a few Tob and seeing as Dan is always next to me at the show I focused right onto TIE.
he also had Good, Bad, Ugly which I thought was only okay.
Frankenstein was nice, but all the colors were muted of course for the scene, whereas the TIE was incredibly colorful & bright
I know I've seen some online I thought sucked, so it's obvious that the range of quality from an artistic point doesn't always agree with me
I wish I could get them for my auctions, but I will be getting other stuff soon from other producers.
to answer your question.. I used to be able to buy posters from distribution employees, but that has completely ended and I have to do some extra work to get newer modern stuff when I want it. I try to get all Tarantino stuff and my success rate is under 50% on titles since Grindhouse.
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Saw the title 'THE MATRIX' and had high-ish hopes for something good.
Alas, all it gave me was sad face.
(http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/343/a/7/sad_face_sweetie_bell_by_tim015-d5niecc.png)
Yeah. bummer. The Matrix print is really Derpy ;)
Looks like a leftover from the recent show. Maybe the licensing wasn't finished by the show date. One the plus side, if they now have the Matrix licensing, maybe they will take another shot at it down the road.
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my gripe would be that Mondos seem to be something of a "closed system" whereby they are not available to everyone when they come up for first sale (selling out in minutes to what seems to be the same people all the time) and that there isn't a dealer's wholesale availability list direct from the publisher (or dealer pre-order)
I don't see the problem. Although, to be honest, I haven't bought much this year and I won't buy anything tomorrow.
T
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Yep, they definitely look much better in hand than they do on a screen.
Fully agree. I acquired a Forbidden Planet a couple months ago and when I saw it in person the colors were just awesome.
Others that have impressed me (that I own) are Beetlejuice and Scott Pilgrim.
Yeah. bummer. The Matrix print is really Derpy ;)
Looks like a leftover from the recent show. Maybe the licensing wasn't finished by the show date. One the plus side, if they now have the Matrix licensing, maybe they will take another shot at it down the road.
I hope so. The Nebuchadnezzar is not the first thing I think of when someone mentions The Matrix.
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Really disappointed with what I am seeing of Taylors posters for his show. Don't get me wrong, there am some I am going after, but as a whole, feel a little let down with the anticipation I had for this one.
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is there a visual checklist of Mondos?
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http://www.mondoarchive.com
The above is a good starting point Rich, although it's not comprehensive unfortunately (some gallery shows and older prints are missing). It's also a little scant on details.
I think FallenAngel on here has a site, but I think he stopped updating it. The expresso beans database is comprehensive, but it's more useful when you have a specific artist or film in mind (it's a bit big to provide an overview unless someone knows some clever tricks I don't).
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Not sure how far this will get you or how different it is from the Mondo Archive, but here is a search of 'mondo' on EB:
http://expressobeans.com/public/search.php?text=mondo&class=0
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is there a visual checklist of Mondos?
You can always check my little collection (http://www.eatbrie.com/Mondo.htm). I have some 200 Mondos or something.
T
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DAYUM!!!! Very impressive! thumbup
Those are for sale, right? ;) Seriously, though, there are more than a few in there that I'm gonna have to hunt down now.
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Wow Scrolling and scrolling and scrolling quite a COOLection!
"Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin' Keep those Mondos Rollin' GooddddGaaaWD!
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Not sure how far this will get you or how different it is from the Mondo Archive, but here is a search of 'mondo' on EB:
http://expressobeans.com/public/search.php?text=mondo&class=0
Good one. Although again I don't think it's comprehensive and it brings up other artists too e.g. Armondo Williams :)
I have adjusted the link so it displays 150 pieces per page
http://expressobeans.com/public/search.php?text=mondo&ipp=150&page=1
You can change the URL by adjusting the 150 to any number. Or if you're a member, you can set the number of pieces per page by going to:
My Page > Account Settings> Items per pages.
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Nice, didn't know about that setting. Thanks!
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Nice, didn't know about that setting. Thanks!
No worries! 'twas a good idea to search Mondo tag. I think there must be quite a few pieces that haven't been tagged with Mondo in the EB database, maybe one day someone with time on their hands can go through and update.
You can always check my little colection (http://www.eatbrie.com/Mondo.htm). I have some 200 Mondos or something.
T
Is there a better collection of Mondo stuff out there? Doubt it! Very nice. I forgot how cool that Zombi 2 poster is :D
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Is there a better collection of Mondo stuff out there? Doubt it! Very nice. I forgot how cool that Zombi 2 poster is :D
Thanks, but I'm sure there is. Some collectors buy everything. I only buy what I like and less and less in the past few years because quality has gone down drastically IMO. Sadly, I feel they're going for quantity and quick profit nowadays. I haven't been excited about anything in quite some time. They had a great Durieux exhibit earlier this year, but the rest has been a major bah... I would love my collection to expend but sadly I feel those days are gone.
:(
T
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Thanks, but I'm sure there is. Some collectors buy everything. I only buy what I like and less and less in the past few years because quality has gone down drastically IMO. Sadly, I feel they're going for quantity and quick profit nowadays. I haven't been excited about anything in quite some time. They had a great Durieux exhibit earlier this year, but the rest has been a major bah... I would love my collection to expend but sadly I feel those days are gone.
:(
T
It's a good thing for us with shallow wallets, T!! ;)
But I do agree, the quality over quantity output this year took a nose dive. The last show with Ansin and Tong was quite tepid. And with what they've released thus far from the upcoming Taylor show is average at best (imho). I like Taylor's work, in fact I have his Poltergeist and 20K Leagues framed and hanging, but I am so underwhelmed with what he has so far for his solo show.
Froi
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I agree, Froi. What doesn't cease to amaze me, though, is that no matter how much crap they put out, it still sells out. I think people buy Mondo to buy Mondo at this point. Like this morning, both Matrix and French Collection were sub-par, IMO. Still sold out. And the scavengers are still selling their gear on Ebay. So kudos to Mondo where kudos are due. They could even sell out of toilet paper.
And I haven't seen the Taylors yet. Where can I see them?
T
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They could even sell out of toilet paper.
WHEN DOES THIS GO ON SALE?!?!?!!!!1111
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And I haven't seen the Taylors yet. Where can I see them?
Borrowed from a post on Facebook...
(https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10418228_10152051041185936_7869524850033392355_n.jpg)
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OMG, all of these are quite bad.
I'm sure people on EB are going crazy over them ;)
T
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They look so... "busy"/noisy. That's just my opinion, of course. Pass.
Thanks for posting.
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http://www.mondoarchive.com
The above is a good starting point Rich, although it's not comprehensive unfortunately (some gallery shows and older prints are missing). It's also a little scant on details.
I think FallenAngel on here has a site, but I think he stopped updating it. The expresso beans database is comprehensive, but it's more useful when you have a specific artist or film in mind (it's a bit big to provide an overview unless someone knows some clever tricks I don't).
Yeah there is no complete Db .. Mine was the closest until I stopped updating it. Even the official MondoArchive is missing a good number of the really old stuff. I think they didn't want to post stuff that may have been printed without licensing. I still have a copy of my site offline if anyone is interested in it feel free to shot me a PM.
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You guys are high on groupthink. Children of Men and Das Boot are both nice. Fight Club is awesome if that is Meatloaf waiting to go in...
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^Sweaty moobs variant?
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Meh, to each their own. I might have slightly liked the Children of Men non-variant if the font wasn't straight off The Thing one sheet.
Looks like it was also used on Fight Club. If the wording didn't tell me what movie it was I might have mistaken it for a Psycho print.
All just my opinion, of course.
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Taylor is one of Mondo's most talented assets, but also one of the most productive. I think he should take a chill pill for a while, not do so much all the time and go back to what made him so great.
T
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^Sweaty moobs variant?
That would be the Bitch Tits variant...
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His name is Robert Paulson ;D
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... straight off The Thing one sheet.
Not sure what I was thinking, as that looks nothing like it. I guess it's more like the Pink Floyd The Wall font, but whatever.
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That would be the Bitch Tits variant...
Good call. Been awhile since I have seen this...
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Unreal, an Aliens print sitting over an hour without a sell out.
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Because it SUCKS!!!!!!
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^ what T said.
Maybe people forgot the drop was today?
That or perhaps the 'meh' attitude is rising.
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That or perhaps the 'meh' attitude is rising.
Too many prints.
Not unique enough or high enough quality.
Also, they need some new licenses. How many Marvel Universe, Halloween, Alien(s), Friday the 13th and Drive posters do we really need? There is some really cool stuff from Mondo and others already out there, and anything new is measured against those. For me to replace my Miller or Taylor Halloween, the next Halloween better be f#ck$g amazing!
Very little they have done this year outside of the Durieux and the Disney show has made me look twice.
But I guess they still sold out, so cha-ching$. No need to change anything.
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Too many prints.
Not unique enough or high enough quality.
Also, they need some new licenses. How many Marvel Universe, Halloween, Alien(s), Friday the 13th and Drive posters do we really need? There is some really cool stuff from Mondo and others already out there, and anything new is measured against those. For me to replace my Miller or Taylor Halloween, the next Halloween better be fu!Ki$g amazing!
Very little they have done this year outside of the Durieux and the Disney show has made me look twice.
But I guess they still sold out, so cha-ching$. No need to change anything.
Agreed on all counts.
T
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I just checked my order history and I've bought 4 posters this year...3 were posters leftover from the Durieux show and one that I was PBing for a friend. I bought that many in January 2013 alone.
As an online customer, I feel like online customers are an afterthought this year. I'm voting with my wallet (e.g. I'm going to pass on the Taylor drop as I'm a bit sick of having to pay flippers from Austin $$ while Mondo sell me the stuff they passed on), but the prints still sell out so it's not much of a protest really!
I don't mind that much as it's more money in my bank account instead of on pretty paper that I don't really need.
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Quality has gone down drastically in the past 2-3 years. At the same time, EB has grown and so has Mondo's fan base. For people who have been collecting since 2006-2007, the change is brutal, but for all the new collectors, it's business as usual. They don't know better.
T
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Well, the good thing is there is something for everyone now, more than ever.
I liked the older usual suspects of artists much more over this new breed, though.
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I see that Mondo is offering this BRIDE OF FRANK poster tomorrow... done by Mike Mignola.
This is, well.... monstrous... :o uhno
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/bb02b80e1547d1249755d52a_533x812_zpsfab3b567.jpg)
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Two more stinkers tomorrow, I put these at or damn near the bottom of this years output. They need to take Jay Shaw out of the barn, his work simply doesn't fit the product and I wouldn't pay the materials to print on for anything he has done let alone $35 + ship.
While I am glad to see comic artists, Mignola would be about the last person on my wish list. At least it is stylistic I suppose.
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while Mike Mignola is a fabulous comic artist, his design on that poster is downright awful.
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while Mike Mignola is a fabulous comic artist, his design on that poster is downright awful.
Yep, agree with you Rich. Love Mike Mignola, do not love that poster.
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Wow!!! Just wow!!!
jawdrop
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I see that Mondo is offering this BRIDE OF FRANK poster tomorrow... done by Mike Mignola.
This is, well.... monstrous... :o uhno
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/bb02b80e1547d1249755d52a_533x812_zpsfab3b567.jpg)
I applaud the person who financially backed this print, because they truly have money to burn.
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laugh1
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The pan faced bride and the creature up top, with the under bite, are true man-made creations!
Elsa Lanchester and James Whale would be insulted... ;)
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puke2
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I cant wait to see the sell out rate on these beauties.
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I cant wait to see the sell out rate on these beauties.
I have no doubt that they will. People are buying Mondo nowadays just to buy Mondo, regardless of artists or quality.
Aside from the Disney and Durieux collections, this year has been horrendous so far, yet they have sold out of everything and the EB freakbase is as frantic as ever.
T
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Of all the stuff released this year, you guys choose to pile on this one?
Luls.
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They even released it early to avoid server meltdown.
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^The release window is usually between 11-1 Eastern time.
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And it's sold out!!!!
:o :o :o :o :o
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Was there ever any doubt?
There are only 2 things in life that are certain:
- death
- Mondo drops will sell out
;D
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I just looked at it again, and OMG it's atrocious. Truly, truly bad.
T
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Not really.
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Not really.
What do you like about it?
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I really like it to be honest...not in love with it as it is far from a home run, but I do prefer it to everything Mondo has put out since the Durieux show, which I thought was exceptional top to bottom.
For this Bride poster, I dig Mignola's style and thought he nailed the feeling of the film with it better than past attempts. We have the Ansin/Grey's Anatomy take, the Moss simplistic take, the Tong huge spine take (not a fan of that one), yet this one seems to sum up all parts of the movie for me. Mignola's horror/vintage/60s/animated style serves the title very well, I feel. Frank being her 'dress' is a nice subtle touch as well.
Main detriment that I have is that the font and title design seem like an afterthought...and all that space at the bottom is begging for full credit treatment like the Moss.
Will post pics of the actual print when I get it...maybe some will come around, or if not, hate it a bit less.
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Ben i do appluad the critic of the print honestly. I have never been a Mignola fan and it just felt like a cover rip from a hell boy. i just feel cheated when there is a quality title that i think they whiffed on after backing the product for so long. we all would like to run the show for a bit..
my take...
frank miller sin city print
mark silvestri xmen print
todd mcfarlane amazing sm2 print
mignola i would have preferred a hellboy print
how cool would that be to let the heavy hitter comic artist tackle a movie poster for a film they worked on the print medium for.
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A pretty cool one from Mondo, for Fargo on FX. It will be available June 17.
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/NeoLoco80/Posters/FargoTVMondo_zps8cc290fb.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/NeoLoco80/media/Posters/FargoTVMondo_zps8cc290fb.jpg.html)
Tonight at the ATX Festival in Austin, TX, they're showing a new episode of Fargo, which the above poster was made for, and they're showing the pilot for a new series The Strain. The Strain debuts July 19, and two Mondo prints for it will be available on July 11.
http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/06/07/fx-mondo-team-for-fargo-the-strain-posters/ (http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/06/07/fx-mondo-team-for-fargo-the-strain-posters/)
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Not bad, but there has been a lot of good imagery from the show. The show itself is aces. Not too sure about The Strain.
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Not bad, but there has been a lot of good imagery from the show. The show itself is aces. Not too sure about The Strain.
Yeah, it's a great show, and like you said, a lot of cool imagery in it.
The print kinda has an original theater art vibe, which is cool, with the credits and FX logo.
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I kinda like the McCarthy, so I got it.
(http://411posters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mccarthy-jurassic-park.jpg)
T
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No LPs?
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No LPs?
Um, no. I don't get LPs. What are people doing with them anyway? I get old collectors getting rare records, but new ones, it doesn't make sense to me.
T
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It's 'retro'. :)
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Are the same folks also collecting them more for just the new cover art? I would think that most sold are never even played once (considering how many may not even have a turntable these days).
These 2 for Jurassic Park are are just OK, imo.
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/4aac931c6fb763782fd28651_533x533_zps69a47cea.jpg)
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/d209206400be2bc00c3ce88c_533x533_zpsd95bd5b8.jpg)
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I'll admit I bought the LPs for Drive and Oblivion. I like the soundtracks, I like the art, I don't own a player. They are both in frames, just not on the wall yet.
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I actually like the Richard, but as a print, which is why I got these 2. As a record, sorry Mike, still don't get it.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondojurassicpark1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondojurassicpark2.jpg)
T
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T, Now I like the full image on the poster with the included credits.
And its the little things, like that shooting star on the full image, that do it for me. Too bad that detail was cropped out of the LP cover art.
I see they kissed the T-Rex goodbye, too, on the record jacket :-\
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T, Now I like the full image on the poster with the included credits.
And its the little things, like that shooting star on the full image, that do it for me. Too bad that detail was cropped out of the LP cover art.
I see they kissed the T-Rex goodbye, too, on the record jacket :-\
Totally agree with this. The full-size prints are very nice.
I mostly bought the LPs as a collectible, nothing more. I only have the 2 and can't imagine getting (m)any more. I guess I was going through a phase... :)
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I have and play records.
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I have and play records.
Me too! For a few reasons...but mainly because of the way they sound.
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I thought it was a man in the trunk of the car. The guy who freezes to death at the beginning of the show.
(http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/taylor_fargo.jpg)
I like the design, I was about to buy it when I realized it's a deer. I don't want dead animals on my prints, so I passed.
The other one, the Grand Hotel, I don't get it. It's so messy.
T
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By the way, is it me or is it taking forever for Mondo to sell out these days?
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They just have increased their output. Doesn't change the huge demand or secondary market mark up when a true gem shows up now and again, but this is good for folks who wanted more artists and titles.
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They just have increased their output. Doesn't change the huge demand or secondary market mark up when a true gem shows up now and again, but this is good for folks who wanted more artists and titles.
I am not sure it's good for the value of the posters I already own.
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Why?
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I think they are diluting the quality and the Mondo brand with all the prints released. A lot of their current demand is fickle with people who buy the prints, not because they like the art or the movie, but because of the perceived value or flippability.
If things stay on the current trend, I think this group of buyers will stop buying. When those people leave the market, the demand for Mondo prints will go down, which will drive secondary market prices down in general. The phrase, a rising tide lifts all boats also applies conversely.
People hate flippers, but flippers drive the prices up and put liquidity in the marketplace for these prints. It's a symbiotic relationship. If flippers perceive that Mondo prints are not worth buying at drop, because they get stuck with crappy leftover prints that nobody wants, then they will move their money to the next fad.
I don't think my Olly Moss Evil Dead will suddenly be worth nothing, but maybe some of my other Olly Moss prints that aren't as cool will go down in value. Not every print is always going to be a home run by Mondo, but I don't think there are any artists in their stable anymore where everything they touch turns to gold. Taylor, Durieux, Stout, Ansin, Moss, Horkey have all had some cool recent prints, but they have also had some duds.
It seems like the market for a lot of these newer prints is very, very soft with a few notable exceptions from the Disney and Durieux show. Over the years, I have acquired a fair number of Mondo prints. I don't collect these posters because I think they will necessarily be an investment, but I would be lying out my ass if I said the the perceived value of the prints is not important to me. i'd I really like for my collection to hold value or appreciate over the long run. I am concerned.
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I meant new 'good' artists...worth talking about. Not floating head Hollywood crap....
Hey Mitch, I am not trying to knock Mondo. You guys have done a great job.. You've simply established Austin as the screen print Mecca... However, I think it would be prudent for you guys to figure out how to take it to the next level... Because eventually others will catch you.... Maybe some different sizes or have some of the artist dabble in foreign languages. You guys never do any 'girl' posters good lord show some skin or beauties from the 50s/60s... That last Ansin print was amazing for its simplicity... I think we may be getting caught up in the latest crap... And what the heck is up with that rocky poster... Did that guy even watch the movie? Eye of the tiger, eye of the tiger; not an 'Alien'-like boxing glove through the mouth of the tiger... WTF?
Look at this as a challenge... Now, I am no die-hard Mondonian I sold off my Franky for love of Natalie Portman and African Queen - I hate drops because even though I am in Houston - I never get to the checkout. Plus lately I would rather buy originals...
You need to get one of your guys to do a print of Natalie in the strip club from Closer with her blue hair... That would sell out; I might even have to pick that one up from a flipper. I think your guys just need some ideas to stay fresh.
You should start a poster idea thread or something...
Not even sure what to say here. Perhaps you should start your own poster company if not producing something like this equals losing our edge.
You never seem to know what to say. How but "thanks", "that's an ass of an idea", or "go fuck yourself"... And why when people get defensive, do they always want you to go start your own thing... Man, I've heard that a lot. Just another example of Mondonian elitism... I was just throwing out something a potential customer wouldn't mind seeing. And yes, since you were a hawkeye business hack, even you should know every customer is important. I mean that is why they pulled you away from the motherland right? To make Mondo cool to potential customer? So if people are not thinking stuff is cool, then yes Mondo is losing...
I mean what?; are all Mondo artists a bunch of (http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/drague/gay/gay.gif) who only like drawing male superheros... I've yet to see some T&A out of Mondo's shop... So is a scantily clad Natalie Portman such a bad idea?
There is still one last thing they could do...
Just call me:
(http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/1-nostradamus.jpg)
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I think they are diluting the quality and the Mondo brand with all the prints released. A lot of their current demand is fickle with people who buy the prints, not because they like the art or the movie, but because of the perceived value or flippability.
If things stay on the current trend, I think this group of buyers will stop buying. When those people leave the market, the demand for Mondo prints will go down, which will drive secondary market prices down in general. The phrase, a rising tide lifts all boats also applies conversely.
People hate flippers, but flippers drive the prices up and put liquidity in the marketplace for these prints. It's a symbiotic relationship. If flippers perceive that Mondo prints are not worth buying at drop, because they get stuck with crappy leftover prints that nobody wants, then they will move their money to the next fad.
I don't think my Olly Moss Evil Dead will suddenly be worth nothing, but maybe some of my other Olly Moss prints that aren't as cool will go down in value. Not every print is always going to be a home run by Mondo, but I don't think there are any artists in their stable anymore where everything they touch turns to gold. Taylor, Durieux, Stout, Ansin, Moss, Horkey have all had some cool recent prints, but they have also had some duds.
It seems like the market for a lot of these newer prints is very, very soft with a few notable exceptions from the Disney and Durieux show. Over the years, I have acquired a fair number of Mondo prints. I don't collect these posters because I think they will necessarily be an investment, but I would be lying out my ass if I said the the perceived value of the prints is not important to me. i'd I really like for my collection to hold value or appreciate over the long run. I am concerned.
Really appreciate the thoughtful response here. Good stuff.
A few points:
Good art/prints will always be in demand. Mondo still has a few gems each year that will be sought after, post drop via trades and sales on the secondary market. This has always been the case, and probably will never change. With more prints each year, you just have to be a bit more picky on what will increase in value if you are only going for a quick buck as a flipper or want to use a given print to trade up, etc.
EB and the Facebook crowd do not always predict the 'hits'. I remember when the Durieux Jaws was released, and everyone seemed to hate it...now they have come full circle with that print...kinda funny in a way.
The artist stable is just different now, for better or for worse. Olly is busy doing games now, Ansin seems to have adopted a style that while the quality is not questioned...the clean line effect is long gone in favor of gradients after gradients, Taylor has been overdoing is own work as of late for some reason (NCFOM was a nice departure from his recent convoluted approach), and Stout is busy with his family and probably stocking up their booth at the local farmer's market...so good for him.
All it takes is something like a Stout Indy set, an Olly 007 series, etc etc...and then all the hype returns.
The LD show in Feb was some of the best art they have released...still cannot get over the quality of his Hitch stuff.
Ultimately, the older stuff with the lower runs will ALWAYS be in demand by old collectors and people who just happen across a given image on pinterest or something. Speaking mostly to stuff like older Stouts, Ansin Monsters, Moss SW, Slater Goldfinger, etc etc...
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The Goonies. Thoughts?
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I'll probably get them if I'm in front of a computer around 6pm in Paris, but I won't miss them if I don't.
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Something about it looks too cartoon-ish for me.
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I might be in the minority, but i have never gotten the appeal of this movie. It doesn't really age well either IMO. New Mondo artist James Flames has done some ok work with past gig posters and stuff. Has potential, but this one is a pass for me. Let all the Goonies freaks have this one.
As I was posting this, it dropped. Looks like it sold out in 3 mins or so.
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HERETIC!!! ;)
I think it's one of those movies that if it hits you at the right time and you're into adventure, it stays with you forever. At least that's what happened for me.
Yep both versions sold out. On a side note, This Island Earth non-variant still available.
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Something about it looks too cartoon-ish for me.
Mike, that is exactly the thought that crossed my mind when I first saw the poster, too... it's a bit too "cartoony" looking.
In looking at the standard print, I could almost think it was for an animated version of the story that had been made.
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These The Goonies prints from James Flames are neat, IMO:
Standard
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/NeoLoco80/Posters/TheGooniesStandardEditionPrintbyJamesFlames_zps674514fd.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/NeoLoco80/media/Posters/TheGooniesStandardEditionPrintbyJamesFlames_zps674514fd.jpg.html)
Variant
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/NeoLoco80/Posters/TheGooniesVariantScreenPrintbyJamesFlames_zpsaee55873.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/NeoLoco80/media/Posters/TheGooniesVariantScreenPrintbyJamesFlames_zpsaee55873.jpg.html)
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Just got home for a shopping spree in Paris and completely forgot about the prints, which goes to say that I really didn't give a shit about them.
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I might be in the minority, but i have never gotten the appeal of this movie. It doesn't really age well either IMO. New Mondo artist James Flames has done some ok work with past gig posters and stuff. Has potential, but this one is a pass for me. Let all the Goonies freaks have this one.
As I was posting this, it dropped. Looks like it sold out in 3 mins or so.
You are not the only one. I remember walking out of the theater thinking that it was OK, but barely worth the time, much like with Ghostbusters.
As for Ken Taylor, doing single artist shows floods the market for that particular artist and are simply not a good idea...
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As for Ken Taylor, doing single artist shows floods the market for that particular artist and are simply not a good idea...
Generally agree here, especially with Taylor, but the Durieux show is the exception at this point. Outside of the Creature print, each piece was/is pretty unique and special, IMO.
Re: Goonies
One film that hasn't aged well at all, to be sure.
Poster is passable for fanatics of the film I guess (not me), but a credit block would have helped.
Wish there was new properties. After a 007 and Indy series, I can retire.
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So far, I am really NOT impressed. Not a single print I would purchase (which is kind of awesome since this is the first year in many I don't stop by SDCC. I'm sanding and staining my deck instead).
But the weekend is STILL young. I have the feeling something good is around the corner.
Hmm...
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Nothing so far that I need to pick up on the secondary market. The toy idea is interesting, but those are not available yet anyway.
Hopefully they have something interesting still up their sleeves.
This is just wishful thinking, but when is the FoTR Horkey gonna hit?
There is also a lot of Fight Club news at the ComicCon. I follow Chuck P. on twitter, and there is a lot of buzz from the FC2 comic stuff. Big panel tonight. Mondo has the Fight Club license. Would be a perfect time to drop a badass new print.
It's been a while since Tyler as done anything for them. Something new now would be cool, but it's also the 20th anniversary of Pulp Fiction in October. Maybe then?
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I know I'm a minority, but I didn't get Fight Club at all. It is the only Fincher movie I didn't like and I don't own a single poster for the movie. It was interesting to see some of its posters sell for $300+ at Emovie. I could have got them for free from Fox in 99 but never tried. No regrets.
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Those Fight Club Soap/Advance posters are somewhat rare for recent posters and hard to put together a set.
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Those Fight Club Soap/Advance posters are somewhat rare for recent posters and hard to put together a set.
The Suncoast versions don't seem to be nearly as difficult as the real ones... :)
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The Suncoast versions don't seem to be nearly as difficult as the real ones... :)
LOL. Suncoast. I used to love that store. Just think of an entire store inside an expensive mall that only sells VHS and DVD movies. When my mom would take me to the mall, I would beeline to Suncoast to see the new releases and browse through the horror and sci-fi titles. I wonder how often each day people would ask the clerks if they had any new information about when Star Wars was coming out on DVD? Like beepers, film cameras and AOL, Suncoast did not survive the 90s. :'(
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I know I'm a minority, but I didn't get Fight Club at all. It is the only Fincher movie I didn't like and I don't own a single poster for the movie. It was interesting to see some of its posters sell for $300+ at Emovie. I could have got them for free from Fox in 99 but never tried. No regrets.
I didn't want to see the movie, but my girlfriend at the time (another cocktail waitress, this one from the Tropicana) wanted to, which was unusual for me.
They always wanted to see the romantic comedies, rather than violent romances
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Tyler Stout checks in with Guardians of the Galaxy. It's a by-the-numbers print for him(which isn't necessarily bad). This one is very busy.
However, I really need to see this movie to be interested in the poster. I know very little about the movie other than the thought that a foul-mouthed raccoon has potential.
(http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/Jpicken/GoG_zps86d3e186.jpg)
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Pictures of Tylers work always look "too busy", it's only because you cannot focus on the different areas. The small details and hidden gems in his work is part of what makes them so good. :)
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And just to know how talented Tyler is, one only needs to check Budish's work, an artist who has been trying to emulate Stout's style for years and doesn't even come close. The placement of scenes and characters is key and Tyler is a master at it.
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New Stout this morning...
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14800287514_d2fa4647e3_c.jpg)
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Small world. I went to DreamWorks today for lunch and Mondo was doing a Q&A.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14900919642_a33c094fa1_z.jpg)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5588/14878124216_6afd71b93b_c.jpg)(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5570/14714448130_fd151f6b67_c.jpg)
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Lucky bastard.
Last lunchtime Q&A I had was roadside with Johnny Law.
"Yes officer...No, officer..."
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So I went through all my prints (350+) and checked their average price on EB as of today. I did the same thing in August last year. I won't bother you with the actual cash value of the collection, but it turns out the value of all my prints has increased by 10% over a year period. Not bad. So Mondo is still relevant after all.
Biggest gainer: Tyler Stout.
Runner up: Laurent Durieux.
Biggest loser: Martin Ansin. The guy has drastically changed his style over the last few years, and the lack of quality of his recent stuff drags the price of his older and much better prints down.
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Cool pics, Thierry...if its ok, I'm gonna throw them on EB (and give you photo credit of course).
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Cool pics, Thierry...if its ok, I'm gonna throw them on EB (and give you photo credit of course).
Sure, but no photo credit, please. I don't care for EB.
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Sure, but no photo credit, please. I don't care for EB.
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Thanks. No prob, understood.
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Nice photos T. Was it an interesting Q&A? Was it just a show and tell or was Justin trying to persuade you industry types to hand over more licensing rights?
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing T.
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Thanks. No prob, understood.
The EB crowd is a little much for me. Fan boys scare me.
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Got these 2 this morning. I don't know yet if I like them, but I think so. Will have to see them in person.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14734102869_ff463eb92e_c.jpg)(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5572/14920772335_e4268fa7e8_o.jpg)
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A fanboy made this one, which I'd like to own too.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3887/14734236757_88b3b12256_c.jpg)
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I literally LOL'd at that Groot poster! :)
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By William Stout:
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/4dbb1806e37b04afd8e89790_533x799_zpsfc129776.jpg)
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Sorry Jeff, but it was bad on the other thread and it's still bad on this one.
;)
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T, I never said i liked it...
It came in an email and I'm just acting as the poor messenger boy and passing it on... 8)
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So I haven't bough anything from Mondo in quite some time, this year has been very, very poor, imo. Does anyone else feel the same?
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I agree, the batch announced yesterday are about as bad as they get.
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Outside of the Durieux and Disney show, I agree.
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My favourites are below. A lot this year wasn't too my taste either, but I really love the ones below. If they release 5 - 10 ones I like each year, I'll be happy.
What I do find frustrating is that the online fans have been left out in the cold this year. Lots of leftovers. Every print below was a gallery or event exclusive. If I didn't have a pal that goes to a lot of these shows and helps me out, I'd have bought hardly anything this year. I've only order 2 posters directly from the website this year. I think they have got the balance wrong.
(http://i.imgur.com/mWA1U6Dl.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/XDh3vJil.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/C3UDobWl.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/CHAAbgal.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/tNP3K7Xl.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/wdADgtMl.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/nTZajbNl.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/MXRJhE0l.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/Rl10O2Al.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/lVqD0Pnl.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/NIwtkbQl.jpg)
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These are the few that I got this year, a third of what I got last year. Snow White, Jurassic Park, Nosferatu and Evil Dead 2 are mistakes. Not good.
My fav is by far Guardians of the Galaxy. Really nice.
And I'm done with Ansin. Really don't like his style anymore. Sick of those lines.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondorearwindow1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondobirds1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondobacktothefuture21.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondobeautyandthebeast1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojunglebook1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondosnowwhite1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondofrozen1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoamericanhustle1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojurassicpark5.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondonosferatu2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoguardiansofthegalaxy2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoguardiansofthegalaxy1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoevildead23.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoevildead24.jpg)
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I like the Birds poster, but can't stop looking at the fact that if Tippi's head is in the sun (as it should be to theatrically highlght her), then there will be a shadow on the boardwalk to the left of that of the bird's.
I know, just roll with it Simes...
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These are the few that I got this year, a third of what I got last year. Snow White, Jurassic Park, Nosferatu and Evil Dead 2 are mistakes. Not good.
My fav is by far Guardians of the Galaxy. Really nice.
And I'm done with Ansin. Really don't like his style anymore. Sick of those lines.
I wouldn't look at it like they have to meet a quota of what you/anyone thinks is good or acceptable. They literally do a release a week, if not more, plus gallery shows and conventions.
Also, the artist stable has changed drastically. Stout isn't really into posters any more, Olly is making video games now, and Ansin has adopted his new 'gradient' style instead of his cleaner line work (Dracula was the last of his 'older' and probably more preferred style). All of this combines into more art that is mostly appreciated in smaller niches instead of larger audiences, by newer and not really known artists.
On the positive front, Durieux as evolved into easily the best artist Mondo has, and thankfully for him he is working with other companies and galleries to get his work out there. He is clearly in his own league.
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These are the few that I got this year, a third of what I got last year. Snow White, Jurassic Park, Nosferatu and Evil Dead 2 are mistakes. Not good.
My fav is by far Guardians of the Galaxy. Really nice.
Funny about taste, looking at these for the first time probably.
I really dont like the Guardians of the galaxy at all (I guess whatever his name is always does this style) not my taste.
Evil Dead 2 I quite like, shame about the movie.
Nosferatu, apart from Nosferatus face (strange, not good strange) I like.
But Snow white would be pick of the bunch for me.
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That's just the way it goes. Most of the stuff I see means absolutely nothing to me, and I suspect my stuff means nothing to most people. Taste is so personal.
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Curiosity begs me ask this... Do those who buy the Mondo posters sit and wait for the release time, then have some secret method to getting these before they sell out within minutes (well, the good ones anyway) or do you pay the eBay cost and get them later?
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That's just the way it goes. Most of the stuff I see means absolutely nothing to me, and I suspect my stuff means nothing to most people. Taste is so personal.
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Yep, thank goodness most don't share my taste or I'd be paying more.
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Curiosity begs me ask this... Do those who buy the Mondo posters sit and wait for the release time, then have some secret method to getting these before they sell out within minutes (well, the good ones anyway) or do you pay the eBay cost and get them later?
They announce drops a day or so beforehand via email and Twitter. On the drop day, you have to be quick..usually constantly refresh your browser on their poster page over and over between 11-1 EST.
Make sure you are logged in their site beforehand. And then pray.
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They announce drops a day or so beforehand via email and Twitter. On the drop day, you have to be quick..usually constantly refresh your browser on their poster page over and over between 11-1 EST.
Make sure you are logged in their site beforehand. And then pray.
Pray? You've been on EB too long.
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Pray? You've been on EB too long.
Just trying to convey the whole 'good luck with that' mentality.
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It's not luck, it's internet connection and self made bidding programs.
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It's not luck, it's internet connection and self made bidding programs.
It really isn't. I have a 10 mbps connection and I get stuff with more success than other guys I know with 100 mbps/FIOS connections.
Also, Mondo has changed the infrastructure of their site to boot automated scripts and bots (as well as folks pressing F5 for hours) every several minutes. I know people who used auto cart bots who say it doesn't even work any more.
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It's not luck, it's internet connection and self made bidding programs.
I never understood the whole "be prepared for the drop, because it's instantly sold out" mentality. Collectors are competing against flippers who are banking pretty serious $, using methods like this.
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It really isn't. I have a 10 mbps connection and I get stuff with more success than other guys I know with 100 mbps/FIOS connections.
Also, Mondo has changed the infrastructure of their site to boot automated scripts and bots (as well as folks pressing F5 for hours) every several minutes. I know people who used auto cart bots who say it doesn't even work any more.
Hmm... I beg to differ. Look, I have my own way of doing things and I've been pretty successful at it. Out of the 250 Mondo prints I own, I probably got 230 directly from Mondo, the rest on Ebay. But I also know, from meeting people at gallery openings, one of them 2 days ago at Hero Complex, that some of them have snipping programs. Most of them won't admit it on line but are much more open to talk about it in person. Like a potential nanny I interviewed 3 months ago who told me that her boyfriend would share a program with me if I hired her.
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Like a potential nanny I interviewed 3 months ago who told me that her boyfriend would share a program with me if I hired her.
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And just when you thought you had read it all.....
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I never understood the whole "be prepared for the drop, because it's instantly sold out" mentality. Collectors are competing against flippers who are banking pretty serious $, using methods like this.
Again, this isn't true.
Most collectors are flippers and vise versa. The bot method doesn't really work any more, and because of behind the scene measures that has been taken, they are on an even playing field.
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And just when you thought you had read it all.....
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I know right? The mailman happened to deliver a Mondo poster in the middle of the interview. She then told me that her boyfriend would stand in line for hours before a gallery opening and that he had this great snipping program that would bid for him at Mondo and he would never miss a single drop. She concluded by saying that she would share it with me, meaning if I hired her. Needless to say, I didn't. I don't want crazy EB people around my kids ;)
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I don't want crazy EB people around my kids ;) collection
ctfu
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ctfu
Well, believe it or not, Rich, but I care more about my kids than my collection. Crazy, huh?
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Well, believe it or not, Rich, but I care more about my kids than my collection. Crazy, huh?
insanity!
woohoo
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Not sure about the EB generalization though...sure, there are tons of jackasses there, but several folks that I have either met or dealt with from there have been incredibly nice and helpful, i.e. 'normal'.
Wonder what that crowd thinks about this place or NSFGE, etc... there's good folks and weirdos everywhere.
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Not sure about the EB generalization though...sure, there are tons of jackasses there, but several folks that I have either met or dealt with from there have been incredibly nice and helpful, i.e. 'normal'.
Wonder what that crowd thinks about this place or NSFGE, etc... there's good folks and weirdos everywhere.
I feel like I'm way too square for that crowd. I went to an opening on Friday because it was 10 minutes away from my house and I was looking at the people there thinking wtf am I doing here. I am not putting myself above the fray, just different. I like collecting this stuff, but from a distance.
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I feel like I'm way too square for that crowd. I went to an opening on Friday because it was 10 minutes away from my house and I was looking at the people there thinking wtf am I doing here. I am not putting myself above the fray, just different. I like collecting this stuff, but from a distance.
I can understand this perspective. Collecting is far more a personal thing than most people - including collectors - understand.
I don't collect for anyone else. I collect purely for my own pleasure and while it is great to share my passion with others, even those closest to you who do not collect don't understand us.
taken into another perspective: we collectors spend tens or hundreds or thousands of dollars on an item that most likely 90% of any population would think we are insane because their measure of what money is for and how hard it is for them to earn money is the arbiter or what they see as intelligent use of money.
Collecting in any arena is an abstract
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And just when you thought you had read it all.....
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Wow!
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No mention of the gorgeous fly poster?!?!?
I bought the cream version first mondo poster I've bought in quite some time.
(http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss359/bucketheadvstheshape/posters/alamo%20drafthouse%20posters/C6EAF2CF-C52B-406E-A7A4-F353AA06368B.jpg) (http://s591.photobucket.com/user/bucketheadvstheshape/media/posters/alamo%20drafthouse%20posters/C6EAF2CF-C52B-406E-A7A4-F353AA06368B.jpg.html)
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BttF3 acquired. woohoo
Set complete. woohoo
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Congrats. I only got the BTTF 2 variant in the set.
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From what I've seen, that seems to be the most popular one. Nice!
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Gratz on the score pratschm.
Off topic, but for all you BTTF nuts, check this out:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madgeekcollectibles/mini-flux-capacitor-back-to-the-future-collectible (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madgeekcollectibles/mini-flux-capacitor-back-to-the-future-collectible)
Of the three, the first movie is almost perfect. The others are almost unwatchable to me, but this Kickstarter made me LOL.
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By William Stout:
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/4dbb1806e37b04afd8e89790_533x799_zpsfc129776.jpg)
Gets my vote for Best Horror Print of the Year.
It's a William Stout masterpiece.
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It certainly is a great poster. And the best dracula..that's the best teeth for a Dracula ayyyy
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Dreadful.
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I'm surprised you don't like it, T.
What do you find so 'dreadful' about it?
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too comic book for me, which would be ok for fearless vampire killers perhaps, but not Nosferatu.
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Gratz on the score pratschm.
Off topic, but for all you BTTF nuts, check this out:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madgeekcollectibles/mini-flux-capacitor-back-to-the-future-collectible (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madgeekcollectibles/mini-flux-capacitor-back-to-the-future-collectible)
Of the three, the first movie is almost perfect. The others are almost unwatchable to me, but this Kickstarter made me LOL.
Thanks, jpicken!
Nice kickstarter find, too!
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Looks like things are still going on like normal around here. :) Glad to see talk about Mondo fixing it so that normal people have a better shot on their site now-a-days! I may just have to start paying attention again, but not if what I've seen on this page is any indication of the quality of work that they putting out, I may just stay retired. :P
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I didn't see any server meltdown for the BttF3 release and I'm quite certain the flippers were on top of that one.
The only thing I noticed was that the print's page didn't say 'Sold Out' for quite some time, while if you tried to put it in your cart, only then were you informed that it was indeed sold out.
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Love me some Tom & Jerry! Scored!
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too comic book for me, which would be ok for fearless vampire killers perhaps, but not Nosferatu.
Agree. Another reason why this entree by Nicholas Delort is downright stunning:
(http://i.imgur.com/2PC3wCQ.jpg)
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Great poster wonka,what's with the little red dots,any thoughts ?
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Dripped blood?
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EDIT - Oops, thought this was the Non-Mondo thread! Sorry if a bit off topic, was connected to Wonka's post...
Nicolas Delort's follow up Herzog print for Aguirre is available here if anyone is interested:
http://blackdragonpress.bigcartel.com/product/aguirre-the-wrath-of-god-regular
(https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/blackdragonpressassets/bdp009large.jpg)
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The first time I am excited about anything Mondo in... at least 6 months.
Finally!!! Got both.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/16580910132_aa0edc9ae4_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8638/15961832303_4034ae7612_b.jpg)
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Dripped blood?
artist had a nose bleed.
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It goes well with the first one. I still own a few copies of that one which I intended to use for trading but never got around to.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/16581734155_97d4ca0440_o.jpg)
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The first time I am excited about anything Mondo in... at least 6 months.
Finally!!! Got both.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/16580910132_aa0edc9ae4_b.jpg)
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1st row from the bottom, right corner, gremlin looks like Angelina Jolie
2nd row from the bottom, the middle gremlin looks kind of cute, like Yoda, Star Wars
Congrats T
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Congrats, T.
I passed on those as they just seem too busy for my taste. Though I will admit, I do like the original. I think the landscape format works well for it.
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I wish the artist had added a few more of the little critters. They feel a bit empty. GoOn.gif
Nice pick ups there, T.
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The Glow-in-the-dark effect.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8638/15961832303_996f6e1eb6_o.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/15964136913_389b6b1cb3_o.jpg)
T
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Congrats, T.
I passed on those as they just seem too busy for my taste. Though I will admit, I do like the original. I think the landscape format works well for it.
I like busy when it's well done. Tyler is a master at that.
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I like busy when it's well done. Tyler is a master at that.
Can't argue with that.
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Agree. Another reason why this entree by Nicholas Delort is downright stunning:
(http://i.imgur.com/2PC3wCQ.jpg)
One of very few of these type of posters I would actually like to own.
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The Breakfast Club by Matt Taylor.
Thoughts? I've provided thinking music.
https://www.youtube.com/v/ypy0z2rRzhE
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/TBC_PREVIEW_stroke_1024x1024.jpg?10469819569494303080)
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I don't mind the art, wrong film though.
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I kinda like it, but it's too small.
T
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Not the first scene I think of when I think TBC, but as soon as I saw it I heard the music. That's one of the things that draws me to a poster or print - its ability to elicit memorable scenes and their emotion.
Agreed on the size. :(
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I'd like the design if it were for a different film. Really doesn't fit the film at all. Neither does the color scheme...
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I'd like the design if it were for a different film. Really doesn't fit the film at all. Neither does the color scheme...
Agree, agree
and did i say--
agree?
;D
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I don't mind the art, wrong film though.
I'd like the design if it were for a different film. Really doesn't fit the film at all. Neither does the color scheme...
Agree, agree
and did i say--
agree?
;D
Copy cats ;P
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Ken Taylor exhibit in Paris.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7649/16928681781_6cd2ce5644_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8754/16928681141_cdf80532bb_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16307283264_c05cc135e3_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7606/16928375392_2b9117b877_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8738/16742223960_4895750fbf_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/16722337787_ca9548273a_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7601/16742224540_40dd54cd51_b.jpg)
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Nice photos, thanks. Dominique has built up a pretty great collection! Must be nice to see all those displayed together like that. I'll have to take a look when I'm next in Paris. I wonder how sales are?
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Haha. I recently sold him that Star Trek: First Contact from eBay. Looks a lot better up on the wall than sitting in my flat file. I hope the show does well for him.
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Just got these 2 from the drop this morning. I believe the variant is GiD.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8684/16823185418_276bcc7f0f_o.jpg) (https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7630/16823185498_91bd836bfb_o.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7622/17012477125_39038410eb_o.jpg)
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Coolness. thumbup
I have the other set of 3 for BttF so I passed on this one (and also because I missed out on the first one).
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Coolness. thumbup
I have the other set of 3 for BttF so I passed on this one (and also because I missed out on the first one).
Which other set of 3? I only know of one other by Matt Taylor, which I never got because I don't like it.
T
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Sorry, I was referring to the Durieux set.
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Just got these 2 from the drop this morning. I believe the variant is GiD.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8684/16823185418_276bcc7f0f_o.jpg) (https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7630/16823185498_91bd836bfb_o.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7622/17012477125_39038410eb_o.jpg)
I really like these...
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I really like these...
Wow, that is quite something. I can't remember the last time you said you liked something ;)
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Wow, that is quite something. I can't remember the last time you said you liked something ;)
There hasn't been much to like...
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Not overly impressed here.. and it was done in 3 versions, reflecting "The Horse of a Different Color"
The title font almost looks like The Wizard of O3
Ding dong the Witch is dead. 8) (along with the characters as presented in the carriage).
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/9b79d62f-ef8a-48f7-bb7b-f278dc4aeadc_zps3mlckhyi.jpg)
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Horrible.
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Jeff, do you have any Mondo posters? Just curious.
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Hi Ben,
No i dont at this point. I get the email notifies, when the next is going to be dropped, always thinking that something might grab my eye, one day.. but those have been very few and far between.
So, so far, I'm Mondo-less.
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http://www.kbteachers.com/alphabet/cursive/uppercase-Z.html
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My comment was based on the actual placement/location of the z in comparison to the O (and not that it was in cursive).
But thanks for the link anyhow.
"Learning is fundamental." cheers
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The Wizard of O3
Maybe a new film - The Wizard of Ozone? :P
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It is truly amazing to me that they managed to sell out of this... um, art. At this point, people are buying a brand.
T
Ps: why isn't this in the Mondo thread?
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I didnt see a specific Mondo thread.. i was actually looking for that, before I posted. (and will move there if i can track it down).
I guess i need me spectacles on. Doh.gif
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Really Jeff????
Alamo Drafthouse???
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I didnt know if any and all Mondo prints were considered part of the Alamo Drafthouse series that had been posted there previously.
Happy to shift it (actually merge it) there, tho.
;)
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I'd be happy if the entire thread were 'lost' :-*
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I would have bought it if it was 24x36, but yes it sucks. Just a good title.
What were thoughts on the Ghana stuff, that stuff to me, was about as terrible as I have seen.
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What is it exactly? Just people trying to replicate Ghana's posters? First of all, it's not even close and second, I agree with you Dale, just atrocious. There is a naiveté to Ghana art that these artists don't seem to grasp.
Did they sell any?
T
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Ken Taylor exhibit in Paris.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7649/16928681781_6cd2ce5644_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8754/16928681141_cdf80532bb_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16307283264_c05cc135e3_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7606/16928375392_2b9117b877_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8738/16742223960_4895750fbf_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/16722337787_ca9548273a_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7601/16742224540_40dd54cd51_b.jpg)
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He must need to sell A LOT of posters to pay that rent!
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No clue, I wouldnt pay 20.00 for any of them.
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I would have bought it if it was 24x36, but yes it sucks. Just a good title.
What were thoughts on the Ghana stuff, that stuff to me, was about as terrible as I have seen.
Here is some previous discussion, dale: ;)
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,1680.0.html
Article:
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,8106.0.html
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A cool Jurassic Park poster by Francesco Francavilla thumbsup.gif
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/148e0187-a0fe-4762-a66d-6254875e8d27_zpsyre9hr1a.jpg)
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Ken Taylor exhibit in Paris.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7649/16928681781_6cd2ce5644_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8754/16928681141_cdf80532bb_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16307283264_c05cc135e3_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7606/16928375392_2b9117b877_b.jpg)(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8738/16742223960_4895750fbf_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/16722337787_ca9548273a_b.jpg)(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7601/16742224540_40dd54cd51_b.jpg)
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Oh what a place!!
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A cool Jurassic Park poster by Francesco Francavilla thumbsup.gif
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/148e0187-a0fe-4762-a66d-6254875e8d27_zpsyre9hr1a.jpg)
Personally, I don't get this one. Just not my taste, I guess.
I did, however, snag one of these: ;D
(http://screencrush.com/files/2015/06/jurassic-park-mondo-10.jpg)
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I only ever snagged one of these: ;D
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/DSC01391_zpsxasmk1d3.jpg)
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I only ever snagged one of these: ;D
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/DSC01391_zpsxasmk1d3.jpg)
Whoa! Very nice! Is that metal or resin?
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It's bronze.
Created by the Stan Winston Studios and cast from his original maquette that he did for the film.
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It's bronze.
Created by the Stan Winston Studios and cast from his original maquette that he did for the film.
That is super awesome!!! thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif
You don't post many of your own items, Jeff, but when you do, they are outstanding.
It would be an awesome pairing, that statue and the poster. Mind if I borrow it for a while? :P
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That is super awesome!!! thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif
You don't post many of your own items, Jeff, but when you do, they are outstanding.
Thanks Mike.. tho not a poster, it's the only JP-related item I own.
Not my pic..but a nice close up of the head:
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/img19771_zpssxzrt9yd.jpg)
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Very cool, Jeff. Such an elegant creature.
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Great close-up pic. The detail is phenomenal. Thanks. thumbup
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Sweet raptor, Jeff.
How tall does it stand?
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Thanks again, Mike.
And Ted, from the base to top of its head is 16.5" high and from the tip of his tail to his nose, he measures 28.5" long.
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Mike, great poster!! Not keen on the film but that poster looks great thumbsup.gif
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Mike, great poster!! Not keen on the film but that poster looks great thumbsup.gif
Thanks! Would be cool if there were a set of them.
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Both by Sam Wolfe Connelly.. 18x24 screen prints.
Scanners:
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/89ab9832-97ab-4b56-874d-4f8b9587a245_zpsjd4pyxr4.jpg)
The Brood:
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/e8116db2-730c-403c-903c-a3716843f639_zpsriug8xbm.jpg)
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man, should start a scariest prints thread.
The Brood especially. Freaky, dude.
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Is this a joke?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/553/19354660725_d789489db0_b.jpg)
Mondo's new low. imo.
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Mama mia! faint2.gif
;D
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Is this a joke?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/553/19354660725_d789489db0_b.jpg)
Mondo's new low. imo.
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I have never seen the above movie but having been a child of the late 70's/80's, I do recognize the Klaatu, Barada, Nikto phrase as those were action figures from Return of the Jedi---some of Jabba's alien guards on the sail barge and skiff. Kind of a cool homage by Lucas.
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Good catch on the Jedi link there.
This one bothers you more than that Flash Gordon, Thierry???
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Yes, because I don't give a shit about Flash Gordon but I love The Day... It pisses me off that they are fucking with such a great property with a design my 6 year old nephew would have done better.
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Blimey....Does it glow in the dark?...
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Nope. It just stares out from the wall, crying ever so slightly about itself.
I was also really disappointed by this print. Knowing that I'll never be able to afford original paper for the older sci-fi movies, I've been looking to prints. There's so much more that could have been for this one, sadly.
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So true, Mike.
I'm guessing it was the artist's intent but it has no dimension to it. The image looks totally flat, and has that "stencil look."
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Thanks Mike. I am sure you will find a better one soon. :)
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Sure, no problem.
@Jeff - Yes, I'm sure it's exactly how the artist intended. Everyone's got different styles and tastes, this just didn't appeal to mine. Doesn't 'feel' like the movie to me. More like a blueprint. And having the words could be neat, but not the way they were done. Again, all just my opinion. Obviously others felt differently (or are hoping for a flip), as it still sold out.
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Sure, no problem.
@Jeff - Yes, I'm sure it's exactly how the artist intended. Everyone's got different styles and tastes, this just didn't appeal to mine. Doesn't 'feel' like the movie to me. More like a blueprint. And having the words could be neat, but not the way they were done. Again, all just my opinion. Obviously others felt differently (or are hoping for a flip), as it still sold out.
Right, Mike.
"Beauty" + eye + beholder = appeal (or not) to any kind of art/print/poster idea. ;)
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Have no fear, Mike.
I'm sure there will be another (and better) Day the Earth Stood Still print out before long.
These artists and printmakers keep re-visiting the same 50-100 genre titles ad infintum/ad nauseum.
I'd love to see this stepchild of the movie poster hobby pay homage to some of the more obscure titles, but I'm sure we'll see another 10 or so more tedious versions of Forbidden Planet and The Thing before that.
cheers
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A couple of reveals for Comic Con. I really like both of these, very nice work.
Jaws by Nico Delort
(http://i.imgur.com/DIjK2H1h.jpg) (http://imgur.com/DIjK2H1)
Crimson Peak (new Del Toro film) by Daniel Danger
(http://i.imgur.com/15sYvcc.jpg) (http://imgur.com/15sYvcc)
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Amazing linework on both posters.
Wow!
clap clap clap clap
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I hate these on site exclusive, good for the travellers I guess, but you either have to bite the bullet and over pay or go without.
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Both of those (above) are quite the ticket. Very nice!! thumbsup.gif
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I hate these on site exclusive, good for the travellers I guess, but you either have to bite the bullet and over pay or go without.
Don't they normally sell some of these at the Con and then later release them like a traditional Mondo drop?
I thought we saw that in previous years.
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If they sell any online there are so few they are gone within a 2 seconds.
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Well, Jaws is sold out at the booth.
The other 3 from today are still available, but the line is crazy.
I only got Jaws. No interest in Aliens, TNMT and Heman.
T
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Just bought a Jaws of the bay, I can live with 100. If ya hear of other sell outs please let me know. Gives me a better idea where the market is going to head on the print!
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Well, Jaws is sold out at the booth.
The other 3 from today are still available, but the line is crazy.
I only got Jaws. No interest in Aliens, TNMT and Heman.
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Were the Crimson Peaks on sale yet?
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Those are supposed to be Saturday.
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The Jaws poster is killer!
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Crimson Peak is rather fascinating. The detailing, particularly the lighting looks beautiful.Did any of you get this one?
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Funny, i stayed around the corner from the Alamo Drafthouse theatre in Houston, didn't go in though, I took some pics outdide, i was going to make some joke I forget now.
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Some pretty cool stuff today at SDCC.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/439/19595622235_acc0006808_o.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/19407651710_fbc1ef086e_o.jpg)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/517/19588701892_741562c988_o.jpg)
I passed on the Ansin. I was one of his early fans, but he's lost me.
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Crimson Peak (new Del Toro film) by Daniel Danger
(http://i.imgur.com/15sYvcc.jpg) (http://imgur.com/15sYvcc)
This Crimson Peak art is STUNNING.
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Just got it. I think I'm done for the day. Nothing else interests me.
My fav of Comic Con is Godzilla, even though I couldn't care less about the title. I think it's stunning in person.
My buddy bought $6k worth of toys and is not even done yet. Still in line for more. Our car is full. So glad I'm not into toys :)
T
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Congrats, T.
Godzilla and Crimson Peak are two real lookers, that's for sure.
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Crimson Peak is A1... for a poster to make my acrophobia tingle, its gotta be well done.
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Congratulations Thierry. Gorgeous poster.
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Very cool, T. Liking that EFNY.
Question for you - do you know if there was an actual print/poster for The Iron Giant at the Con?
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Those are supposed to be Saturday.
The regs were sold at SDCC but they sold the variants online today too. Got one on my phone traveling on interstate 95. Not bad.
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That foil Ant Man looked pretty sweet. Weren't feeling it, T?
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That foil Ant Man looked pretty sweet. Weren't feeling it, T?
No, not feeling it. Not a fan of that guy, Tong, and not a fan of what I've seen of Ant Man, so far. Maybe it'll turn out to be another Guardians, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.
T
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Very cool, T. Liking that EFNY.
Question for you - do you know if there was an actual print/poster for The Iron Giant at the Con?
No Iron Giant that I have seen. But it is a huge place, so who knows. Haven't seen anyone with it either.
T
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Mondo makes the front page of the LA Times. WOW!!!
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3785/19028726733_b427357b2e_h.jpg)
Here (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-mondo-posters-comic-con-20150711-story.html#page=1)'s the full article.
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Now if only there were an article on posters with real art - it would take up pages 1 and 2!
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;D
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Now if only there were an article on posters with real art - it would take up pages 1 and 2!
Move out of the way, grandpa. This is what kids like nowadays.
T
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Excellent French manicure! :P
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Move out of the way, grandpa. This is what kids like nowadays.
T
qip
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Move out of the way, grandpa. This is what kids like nowadays.
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Haha good stuff.
You know I don't collect the posters. And sometimes I give them shit, but I am joking.
To me they don't feel "real" BUT, i kinda get it, and while they are commercial prints really, they are closer to art in that they are screen printed, not printed by a machine churning out thousands, and while they are advertising art, like movie posters, the focus this time is on art, not to (only) get bums on seats.
Shit, maybe I talked myself around, WHENS THE NEXT DROP?
Carry on,
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I feel like they're two different hobbies altogether. Ours (the good one) is based on original historical ephemera type artefacts. They have a story, survived the ages etc...
The new prints have a trendy street art thing going on, like shepard fairey but lacking the political message, so hey - lets just use movies for content. They are beautiful and don't get me wrong - you need talent and expertise to make them, but I feel like its taking everyone for a ride in some respects. Using films like Jaws and BBTF? I bet most people at comicon haven't even seen all 3 BTTFs or Jaws.
Just look at the description for the upcoming Heritage auction. Why dont they just say "created to cash in on the Lon Chaney original we sold for a quarter million dollars last year..."
Noted primarily as a sports portrait painter, Arthur K. Miller created this piece in 2015. The banner has been intentionally distressed for a vintage look with exceptional results. Inspired by the 1941 film The Wolf Man, the banner features Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role.
(http://dyn3.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F2%2F7%2F5%2F5%2F12755766%5D%2Csizedata%5B220x350%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D)
(http://dyn3.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F2%2F7%2F5%2F5%2F12755775%5D%2Csizedata%5B220x350%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D)
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There's also a Bogart's banner with the same vintage look for the Maltese Falcon
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Anyone snag a color Creature from the Black Lagoon? Seems like they were gone as soon as they were up. :\
Had to settle for the variant.
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Missed here too - first time in ages. Think the flippers and their bots smelt blood...hopefully the secondary market will be saturated.
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Missed here too - first time in ages. Think the flippers and their bots smelt blood...hopefully the secondary market will be saturated.
Same for me. I was even being bold this time and tried to snag both given the relative ease I've had the last few times.
They're already being picked off on the 'bay. Frickin' flippers.
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Same for me. I was even being bold this time and tried to snag both given the relative ease I've had the last few times.
They're already being picked off on the 'bay. Frickin' flippers.
Ha ha, I'm never brave enough to go for both! I managed to get a reg from a nice friend who picked one up in case I missed. I think it's a good looking poster, the 3D effect of the creature's hand reaching out (and breaking the border) is fun.
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/products/SV_CFTBL_FINAL_1024x1024.jpg?v=1438797325)(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/products/SV_CFTBL_VARIANT_FINAL_1024x1024.jpg?v=1438791890)
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Wanted one of those too as it's quite the looker, but not on Twitter so didn't get the sell notice. Sucks as it looks like the flippers seem to be selling most off on eBay. Not a fan of that.
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Ha ha, I'm never brave enough to go for both! I managed to get a reg from a nice friend who picked one up in case I missed. I think it's a good looking poster, the 3D effect of the creature's hand reaching out (and breaking the border) is fun.
You don't happen to have another friend with a copy of the reg, do you? Would definitely be interested in it!
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You don't happen to have another friend with a copy of the reg, do you? Would definitely be interested in it!
I don't so I'm afraid. I think that you'll be able to get this close to cost in time...especially around Mondo-Con where folks will be feeling the pinch and selling to free up funds, or when the eye is drawn to the next hot release. Be patient and you'll be able to grab it cheap.
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Nice Creature!
I like Stan & Vince's work a lot -- this might be their best yet.
Congrats, Tob.
cheers
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I feel like they're two different hobbies altogether. Ours (the good one) is based on original historical ephemera type artefacts. They have a story, survived the ages etc...
The new prints have a trendy street art thing going on, like shepard fairey but lacking the political message, so hey - lets just use movies for content. They are beautiful and don't get me wrong - you need talent and expertise to make them, but I feel like its taking everyone for a ride in some respects. Using films like Jaws and BBTF? I bet most people at comicon haven't even seen all 3 BTTFs or Jaws.
So many layers of ridiculousness here...
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That last post of yours...the icing on top. Bravo!
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Wonka is here! woo hoo
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Hi guys! thumbsup.gif
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Hi guys! thumbsup.gif
Ben !, hi !, Not everyone here are guys,you forgot Mel and Carson.
Stew
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Woohoo!!
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Ben !, hi !, Not everyone here are guys,you forgot Mel and Carson.
Stew
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Ben !, hi !, Not everyone here are guys,you forgot Mel and Carson.
Stew
Easy now, I am a pretty strong feminist...not joking. girly.gif
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This The Mummy poster, done by Elvisdead, in 2015 for Mondo, is really pretty cool. I hadn't seen this one before. thumbsup.gif
(http://dyn2.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F2%2F9%2F9%2F4%2F12994230%5D%2Csizedata%5B776x2000%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D)
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Just got my 2 Creatures from Black Lagoon prints from Mondo today. Quite happy with them.
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Just got my 2 Creatures from Black Lagoon prints from Mondo today. Quite happy with them.
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Wish I didn't pass on them. The photos I have seen of them in hand look terrific.
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Wish I didn't pass on them. The photos I have seen of them in hand look terrific.
Get them after market, Ben. This is not a very hot title with the print crowd. Most of them probably don't even know what it is. I can't imagine it's worth much.
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Haven't posted anything in here yet,b ut I will as I got a couple of hundred mondo/alamo poster from 2008 onwards. First though, loving this one announced today foe release at this year's Mondocon.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPnIi2rWEAAGSwT.jpg:large)
THE LOST EMPIRE by Rockin' Jelly Bean
Love it and gonna want it. Super colour!! Off course it's a screen print.
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We Buy Your Kids has officially taken over the "shittiest artist" category in my book.
All 3 of the Creepshow just announced are terrible.
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I kinda liked this one...
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/0b60724029836e79d1381b36611e04c4/tumblr_nvitrvtBde1s2pocso2_500.jpg)
But the other too left me pretty cold, too.
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How the F! is the Goonies sold out before the page even loads. Ridiculous.
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How the F! is the Goonies sold out before the page even loads. Ridiculous.
Mike bought them all!! :P
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I didn't even know it was dropping. Missed out on that on my day off work too!! Was in the bloody cinema off course (watching Crimson Peak) and seen the tweet when I came out (1 hour late) . I take it it was the usual nightmare stout drop? Secondary market then!! Does anyone wanna buy something of me so I can raise the aftermarked price for this one?? :)
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Wait for Tyler's lotto first, John! I read some rumours he may have a third edition too...
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I did win a bunch of stuff in the past couple of weeks... and this morning.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/701/22402404821_9ab2606b19_z.jpg)(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/728/21768902744_472eac7b95_z.jpg)(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5678/22391664705_0196fcc2f1_z.jpg)(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5755/21768890834_168f61cc78_z.jpg)(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5689/22391624335_0d1b0bd7b8_z.jpg)(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/600/22378480002_3b39ba4906_z.jpg)(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5818/22378522822_1e6f3ccb01_z.jpg)(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/590/22204877578_ce8595cdf9_c.jpg)
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Good haul! The Tong Mulholland is a looker, his best work IMO.
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Nice snags there, T.
Congrats!
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The Mondo drop this morning was a frickin joke. Did you win from Mondo, T? I think it's all bots nowadays.
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Did you win from Mondo, T?
Yes I did. Both Batman and Goonies.
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Congrats, good sir.
I see you also snagged a Wilson BttF. Very nice. I'm waiting to receive both that one and the Nightmare Before Christmas GID variant. Do you have the BttF in hand already? Curious how it looks in person.
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Wait for Tyler's lotto first, John! I read some rumours he may have a third edition too...
Can't see me winning another Stout lotto as just got the variant AVengers Age of Ultron in his lotto last week. Hail Lord Stout! notworthy.gif
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Yes I did. Both Batman and Goonies.
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Bot?
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So what you guys thinkg of the new Mondo release couple of days ago, Jessica Seamans of Landland. "Gremlins". It’s an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 225. Not a massive fan of the film but I really liked this depiction in the cinema scene.
(http://i2.wp.com/bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/gremlins-mondo-seamans-700x526.jpg?resize=700%2C526)
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I personally hated it. I think the Rhys Cooper is so much better, from the title to the depiction of the gremlins.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/large_posters_files/Mondogremlins1.jpg)
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I did win a bunch of stuff in the past couple of weeks... and this morning.
Using the word 'win' here is quite appropriate to the Mondo system...
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So what you guys thinkg of the new Mondo release couple of days ago, Jessica Seamans of Landland. "Gremlins". It’s an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 225. Not a massive fan of the film but I really liked this depiction in the cinema scene.
(http://i2.wp.com/bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/gremlins-mondo-seamans-700x526.jpg?resize=700%2C526)
I rather like the print, but was never a fan of the pedestrian film...
This one isn't exclusive enough for T... :)
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I think it's just fugly, period. The other one I got 5 of. I have 3 left.
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I love that Mulholland Drive poster from Mondo. I originally had the other Mulholland Drive poster that Mondo did, but this one is so much more evocative and representative of the movie. Plus, his title treatment and likeness of Naomi Watts are pretty good.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/products/Bosma_MulhollandDrive_final_1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1429134497)
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Nice Mulholland Dr., but where do you see Naomi Watts' likeness?
Got this Durieux this morning. Not 100% sure I like it yet, but I wanted to see it in person, so I bought it.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1574/24130644032_81f9efd581_b.jpg)
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but where do you see Naomi Watts' likeness?
Ah, another man that has never beheld the backside of Naomi Watts. It is really an experience you should seek out, as long as it will not cost you a divorce. Good luck!
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I have, trust me, I have. But it could also be Keira Knightley. Which would also be very good.
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Nice Mulholland Dr., but where do you see Naomi Watts' likeness?
Got this Durieux this morning. Not 100% sure I like it yet, but I wanted to see it in person, so I bought it.
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I'm not into these but honestly that one i likey
Simple, not too busy, dark... the hues from the police beacons are a nice touch.
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I want to join the beheld club
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I picked up the Durieux print also. I like that Mulholland Drive print, but I think Kevin Tong did a better one
(https://biblioklept.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/cpmndkcveaeluwt.jpg?w=739&h=1110)
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I love that print. Probably the best Watts around.
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I agree. I think the poster by Kevin Tong is much more representative of the movie.
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That Mulholland Drive print is something else. Congrats on the pickup. thumbsup.gif
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I like that Mulholland Drive print, but I think Kevin Tong did a better one
(https://biblioklept.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/cpmndkcveaeluwt.jpg?w=739&h=1110)
I wonder if they had to pay royalties to the M.C. Escher estate.
Rind (1955)
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I wonder if they had to pay royalties to the M.C. Escher estate.
for the font, too?
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Tomer Hanuka is doing some really nice things. Very happy to have bought this poster today.
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Good looking print, there, hemet.
I really like the look of the billowing plume of smoke behind him, too.
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Nice print. I didnt love the film so it was a pass for me.
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I passed on it too, sorry hemetsucks. The reds are amazing, but I had a problem with the man's left arm. It looks longer than his right arm, a little disproportionate, and after noticing it, that's all I could see and it stopped me from purchasing it.
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The arm is in the center of the piece so the eye is immediately drawn to it. I can easily see people passing on this poster, but it's a great film and a title that rarely gets any treatment.
The colors are also just amazing and Hanuka's prints always look better in person.
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I got one too - it was a tick in each of the artist/film/art boxes for me. I went for the reg as I like the green...it reminds of that portion of the film when they're trying to take out the machine gun nests at the top of the hill and moving through the long wavy grass.
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The arm is in the center of the piece so the eye is immediately drawn to it.
I said the left arm, not the right.
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I said the left arm, not the right.
(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/superheroes/images/d/d3/Elastigirl.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101108015713)
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How about his left leg too?
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Anyone not wanting Deadpools tomorrow and has time on their hands I need a poster buddy, gonna be on the road. Want all 3 regulars.
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You should have emailed me directly, Dale. It doesn't happen very often, but I actually have zero interest for that Deadpool movie so I could have tried to get them for you. But I just only checked this thread. I hope you got them.
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i hope you got them also. i got the deadpool variant but all three posters are good, especially if you like the character.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/products/deadpoolrlvar_1024x1024.jpg?v=1455232423)
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Ah shit, o for 3. To see the creator have a print for the film is pretty damn cool and something I have always thought Mondo should have been doing with the marvel stuff. I am going to secondary market, as always; hope the print nose dives and goes cheap!
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Anyone buying todays, they are still up if that is any tell how well those went over? Have not been impressed of late. Maybe the good stuff is getting held for comic con.
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Personally, I think everything has been well below standard lately. I haven't seen anything I like in quite some times. Maybe it's the result of creative director Justin Ismael's firing.
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i've passed on the past two weeks of Mondo releases. I think their upcoming Richard Linklater show could be great, especially if you love Linklater films.
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But I cannot wait for that awesome Spotlight poster from Mondo. ;D ;D
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For those who have bought from Mondo before, when do prints usually go on sale? Is it usually on the hour, be it whatever hour? They say they announce on twitter, but I don't do Twitter, nor do I want to. But I do sit at a desk all day and am a master of F5-ing. I've got to get the Before Sunrise trilogy tomorrow.
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Bought this morning. The only Linklater print I like and my 2nd Alamo print this year. I used to buy so many of them but the quality has gone down the drain, IMO.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1711/25697465172_9a5d63c9b4_c.jpg)
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I think this was also the best print from the show.
I have to disagree about Mondo. I think they have been doing posters for movies and directors that are not being represented. Do we really need more Jaws prints or The Thing posters? Although the art may not be the greatest, I do applaud them for seeking new material.
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I have not bought anything from Mondo in a long time. I haven't been impressed at all.
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Ever since Justin left the quality has gone down drastically.
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That's possible. More than anything, their focus has been on other products (vinyl, toys) and not posters.
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So, long time coming and this one is great, but a timed edition not limited. Still, I think this may well be my only third purchase this year from Mondo (and my first Jason Edmiston print). It's really great screen print (24x36). What do you guys think?
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ce/80/ed/ce80edca4b843603492933e933e95b16.jpg)
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I like it too - bold and a bit schlocky, it suits the film well I think. With the new international shipping rates making things a bit cheaper, I think I'll get one.
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I don't like it at all and I hate timed editions, so it's a pass for me.
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It has a Belgian poster design feel, to me.
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it's a great poster. but timed edition makes this a pass.
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Finally a Mondo I like.
Got the var. by Saputo.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1568/26055834403_1f17964d0e_o.jpg)
Happy Alien Day!!!
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it's a great poster. but timed edition makes this a pass.
Timed editions SUCK!!!
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So no Gabz Star Wars for you?
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i'm sure if it was Spielberg or Stout related, you wouldn't complain about a timed edition.
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Picked up this poster today from the Alien Drop. It's pretty cool and different from all the other Alien posters out there.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iZc36G4O-JQ/VxlNw8xyOnI/AAAAAAABT08/FGCx1JAAMhs01aboN7sjYFqzj_lO_o8UACLcB/s640/Alien%2Bby%2BJay%2BShaw.jpeg)
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i'm sure if it was Spielberg or Stout related, you wouldn't complain about a timed edition.
You know what, I actually don't think I'd buy anything that's a timed edition. I like Durieux, but I didn't buy his Pulp Fiction for that very reason. So I can pretty much say I'd pass on any Stout or Spielberg timed material.
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Picked up this poster today from the Alien Drop. It's pretty cool and different from all the other Alien posters out there.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iZc36G4O-JQ/VxlNw8xyOnI/AAAAAAABT08/FGCx1JAAMhs01aboN7sjYFqzj_lO_o8UACLcB/s640/Alien%2Bby%2BJay%2BShaw.jpeg)
And Jay Shaw blows.
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You know what, I actually don't think I'd buy anything that's a timed edition. I like Durieux, but I didn't buy his Pulp Fiction for that very reason. So I can pretty much say I'd pass on any Stout or Spielberg timed material.
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Aren't they all timed editions in a way? It's just that you have 30 seconds or a week maybe to buy. The real difference I guess is more or less are printed. Is this the attraction that they are limited and timed releases are a lot less limited?
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The limited nature of these prints makes it more attractive. Timed editions are also much easier to get later on because there are simply more available.
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also, right when we start complaining about Mondo's poor output, they start releasing some good posters. Look at this Jaws poster from Matt Ryan Tobin.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/Tobin_Jaws_variant_FINALforprint_1024x1024.jpg?15333122905017309684)
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This is absolutely remarkable.
Great, another one I need to get.
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Check out my little Jaws collection. I like the fact that they're all so different. I guess Jaws inspires.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws1.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws2.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws3.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws5.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws6.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws7.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws8.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws9.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws10.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws11.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojaws12.jpg)
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also, right when we start complaining about Mondo's poor output, they start releasing some good posters. Look at this Jaws poster from Matt Ryan Tobin.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/Tobin_Jaws_variant_FINALforprint_1024x1024.jpg?15333122905017309684)
Wow, I missed the 'teeth' the first time I saw this. Pretty cool.
Check out my little Jaws collection. I like the fact that they're all so different. I guess Jaws inspires.
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Not a fan of the Moreno with Brody in the crow's nest?
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8732/16795904893_ef4f5ce5c7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rAcpn8)
That's the only one I have so far.
Still need the Beach Open and Beach Closed for my Kevin Wilson collection and that Chum Chart is always great to look at.
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That last one is actually not bad. I thought of getting it when it came out, and ended up passing. Can't remember why. It's nice.
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eatbrie, what is the 4th one (from the left) in your photo string of Jaws posters?
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I thought there was too many Jaws posters, but each one of those posters is a bit different from the other. great collection of Jaws posters!
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eatbrie, what is the 4th one (from the left) in your photo string of Jaws posters?
Check my collections of prints (http://www.eatbrie.com/Mondo.htm). They are all in alphabetical order.
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Check my collections of prints (http://www.eatbrie.com/Mondo.htm). They are all in alphabetical order.
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^^Show off. ;) ;)
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A couple goodies from yesterday's drop. I like them a lot.
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7166/26687326883_351eda9768_o.jpg)
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7425/27018244930_760cd567f1_o.jpg)
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Nice ones Thierry, I like all the action going on in the first one; it's like a diorama thumbsup.gif
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Bought only 2 prints from Mondo at SDCC. Let's see what today has in store.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TZUDQmV9Clw/V432GkDuu2I/AAAAAAABTws/EHqDcyeZrIg5qBD9XzY79aeRHQe974dZQCLcB/s1600/ant-man-mondo-poster.jpg)
(http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/1468612726/Jock_StarWars_SDCCVARIANT_1200.jpg)
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I was very disappointed with the Mondo posters at SDCC this year. The Ant-Man and this Jurassic World poster are my favorites.(http://www.scified.com/u/mondo-jurassic-world-poster-from-comic-con-2016-20.jpg)
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The Jurassic is very cool in person.
I forget what I got now, but I think I'd agree with you.
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I really like the latest additions to the Terrence Malick series that dropped on the Mondo site today. Great looking designs for films I love
The Tree of Life by Tomer Hanuka
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/Hanuka_TreeOfLife_regular_FINALforprint_1024x1024.jpg?11559419015235852282) (http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/Hanuka_TreeOfLife_variant_FINALforprint_a9325baf-ed45-4b21-a577-5176c7c46d49_1024x1024.jpg?11559419015235852282)
Days of Heaven by Laurent Durieux
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/Laurent_DOH_Reg_Strock_1024x1024.jpg?11559419015235852282) (http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/Laurent_DOH_Var_Stroke_1024x1024.jpg?11559419015235852282)
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I got the Days of Heaven variant. The only one that I wanted. I am not homophobic, but two men touching each other under water doesn't appeal to me. eyeroll
The pastel colors are nice, though.
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Just in time for Halloween, Mondo has this cool NOES by Matt Ryan Tobin.
On sale tomorrow -- Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -- at a random time.
Follow Twitter (http://mondotees.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=bbb7f7cd76c446096ce10efb2&id=2b5b0d24e0&e=28a83eff87 (http://mondotees.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=bbb7f7cd76c446096ce10efb2&id=2b5b0d24e0&e=28a83eff87)) for the on sale announcement.
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Got them both a few days ago. Not 100% sure about them, though. I'll have to see them in person.
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A few new ones... I actually got 5 or 6 prints, but I don't have them in hand yet.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5459/30680120056_6fd91910f7_z.jpg)(https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5550/30628466151_8887d8da71_z.jpg)
I truly love this one.
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5515/30680137476_451f3f30d3_b.jpg)
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^^Show off. ;) ;)
Not been on the forum for a while and I come back to this!! Argghh!! Insanely jealous. Seriously though, that is a fab collection, must be one of the best collection of Mondo stuff too. I used to have 100's of them too but over the last couple of years I sold a lot and I don't have what I have on line (apart from in facebook albums). I could do with a little web page like this to put mine up. (any tips on doing this welcome!!).
In the mean time though here is my stout collection on Pinterest if anyone can view it. (lots of early ISO's missing - still cannot afford the Blade Runner and the like).
https://uk.pinterest.com/johnkino/tyler-stout-poster-art/ (https://uk.pinterest.com/johnkino/tyler-stout-poster-art/)
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Two of my latest screen prints, not sure why I got the poodle as well - probably could have done with just one of these.
Not too sure what I am not doing right. I uploaded two posters (jpgs) but I can only see one of them. Mods am I doing it wrong? Can you advise?
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Hey P.A.
I notice on both your image files, it gives the size of each in kilobites. The image that shows in your post is 416kb. The poodle variant indicates that it is 0 kb so there seemingly is nothing there. I even clicked and downloaded the file to check that way. The jpg icon that downloaded to my desktop also showed zero kb, as far as file size, and nothing opened.
I would just say to try doing it again. Keep us posted. ;)
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Seriously though, that is a fab collection, must be one of the best collection of Mondo stuff too.
https://uk.pinterest.com/johnkino/tyler-stout-poster-art/ (https://uk.pinterest.com/johnkino/tyler-stout-poster-art/)
Are you talking about my collection? I think the "show off" was addressed to me. If so, thanks. Yeah, it's a work in progress, even though I've slowed down a lot. Most of the stuff out there doesn't interest me anymore. There is too much. When I started collecting prints, around 2008, Mondo was it. Now everybody is doing it and the output is poor. The old masters (;)), Ansin, Stout, Moss are not as productive as they used to and what they deliver is not as good (I'm talking to you, Martin). I still buy a few things, some of which I have posted here, but except for a few rare pieces, like Durieux' beautiful Days of Heaven var., A Clockwork Orange var., or Tobin's Jaws var. (my fav by far) nothing too exciting.
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Are you talking about my collection? I think the "show off" was addressed to me. If so, thanks. Yeah, it's a work in progress, even though I've slowed down a lot. Most of the stuff out there doesn't interest me anymore. There is too much. When I started collecting prints, around 2008, Mondo was it. Now everybody is doing it and the output is poor. The old masters (;)), Ansin, Stout, Moss are not as productive as they used to and what they deliver is not as good (I'm talking to you, Martin). I still buy a few things, some of which I have posted here, but except for a few rare pieces, like Durieux' beautiful Days of Heaven var., A Clockwork Orange var., or Tobin's Jaws var. (my fav by far) nothing too exciting.
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I agree with you there all the way. I have been collecting screen prints from late 2009 and on last count I had 235 mondo prints and about 250 movie screen prints from other sources like Castro Theatre (O'daniel), Cinema Overdrive and other indie stuff, but I have also slowed down a lot this year and I have probably only bought about 5 Mondo posters all year - their stuff is just not been doing it for me this year. It's a shame, especially as Mondo got me into it - and now getting me out of it! I now only really collect still Stouts, the odd Ansin (when he brings one out I like) and L Duriex . I think Bottleneck have been doing better stuff this year - especially with Stout stuff. Love the recent Fantastic Mr Fox they did.
FYI, the first few Mondo prints I bought was Stout's "Hell Ride", Tomer Hanuka's "Warrior", Basket Case designed by Alex Pardee and IRON MAN 2 - by Mike Saputo (and all if I remember rightly was hanging around on Mondo page for ages). I just missed out on the early Stout stuff (my big ISO's) like Blade Runner, BTILC ,Big Lebowski etc.(maybe one day when I'm rich i will be able to afford them!!).
I've sold over the last couple of years about a third of my Mondo collection and gonna sell a chunk more yet.
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Got a couple new prints by Kevin Tong this morning...
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/489/30864205323_e46cf82dc0_b.jpg)
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/374/31301724310_dc3b0c5be2_b.jpg)
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Dammit T! Try as I might, I could not get that Cloud City Duel. Congrats!
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I'm a sucker for all things JP, so I couldn't pass on these 2 Mondos this morning. The 2nd one is glow-in-the-dark.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/301/32149986641_553612a092_o.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/630/31893168690_9636fd7b26_o.jpg)
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I kept F5ing for the Variant JP, but couldn't get it. Wanted to get it for my son's room. Not paying the flippers though. C'est la vie.
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I kept F5ing for the Variant JP, but couldn't get it. Wanted to get it for my son's room. Not paying the flippers though. C'est la vie.
Yes, they go fast. Like 20 seconds or something. And you're right not getting them from the scavengers. If I cannot get something from the drop, I don't get it at all.
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New Tyler Stout coming out tomorrow.
Follow Mondo’s Twitter for the on-sale announcement.
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/defc6c0210c41d3500cd77c15cbd44fb/tumblr_olsvnhbxlM1s2pocso1_1280.jpg)
couple of variants...
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/07df4431cb8475fc8c3e0613d7e07d62/tumblr_olsvnhbxlM1s2pocso2_1280.jpg)
(http://68.media.tumblr.com/f4d8b517d928cc88f211afadb7ca5141/tumblr_olsvnhbxlM1s2pocso3_1280.jpg)
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Run of 750 on the regular, that is crazy high. Still will sell out in seconds, but that is way to many to go to market.
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Done and done. No metal. I hate metal.
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(http://www.movieposters4u.com/images/silkscreen/WizardOfOzMTSSRichard.jpg)
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The new theater posters for Ghost in the Shell (2017) are pretty rad, as well as this one from Mondo/Alamo. To be released sometime tomorrow:
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/NeoLoco80/Screenshot_2017-03-13-17-05-55_zps8yqaa151.png) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/NeoLoco80/media/Screenshot_2017-03-13-17-05-55_zps8yqaa151.png.html)
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Passing. Don't like it and 18x24in.
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Passing. Don't like it and 18x24in.
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Do you only purchase prints above a certain size?
I think the design on this one is OK. However, the theater posters are a lot more complex and captivating, IMO. Looking forward to the movie. 8)
Check out these comments from the above Instagram post:
thatonecoolguy: How much yo?
pretentious_ditchdigger: @thatonecoolguy ask eBay. It'll be sold out in like 2 minutes.
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I like her red eyes on this version, in the least case.
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Do you only purchase prints above a certain size?
I think the design on this one is OK. However, the theater posters are a lot more complex and captivating, IMO. Looking forward to the movie. 8)
Check out these comments from the above Instagram post:
thatonecoolguy: How much yo?
pretentious_ditchdigger: @thatonecoolguy ask eBay. It'll be sold out in like 2 minutes.
24x36in is my favorite format. 18x24in is too small, imo.
And yes, Mondo is now famous enough to sell out of anything in seconds. It doesn't matter how good or bad it is, people buy it. Then the scavengers put it on Ebay for a few extra bucks. I see some galleries delivering much better products than Mondo and never sell it. It's sad.
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Has anyone got one of the Stout posters for sale at a reasonable price. Missed at the drop and don't hold up much hope for the lottery. Just wondering.
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I got both. Got one at the drop and a friend got the other one. Not my favorite Stout, but I collect him so I had to get them.
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(http://www.movieposters4u.com/images/silkscreen/WizardOfOzMTSSRichard.jpg)
This one is somewhat interesting, the POV in the Witch's castle, snarling monkey etc.
Dale, who is the artist?
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"Somewhat" being the key word here.
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24x36in is my favorite format. 18x24in is too small, imo.
And yes, Mondo is now famous enough to sell out of anything in seconds. It doesn't matter how good or bad it is, people buy it. Then the scavengers put it on Ebay for a few extra bucks. I see some galleries delivering much better products than Mondo and never sell it. It's sad.
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If I recall correctly, the 24x36" is somewhat the industry standard for prints, akin to the US one sheet for theater material.
I'd be interested to see the stuff from places other than Mondo. Which do you think are, at times, doing better work?
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I like her red eyes on this version, in the least case.
+1. The deep blue, and bright, almost glowing red are striking.
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"Somewhat" being the key word here.
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Margaret Hamilton could have been done better. On this, it looks like some generic witch. But I like the murky yellowish color of the mountainous background, which is instantly recognizable from the movie.
But a bit of a missed opportunity, imho.
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JC Richard. I like it.
And I agree, Bottleneck, Hero Complex and independent commissions are out pacing Mondo these days.
Also concur, 18x24 suck, I quit buying them altogether. Don't think you get your moneys worth for the size and frankly just not as nice to look at :)
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I agree about Mondo these days. Only bought one poster this year from them and the one that I really wanted to score (Stouts evaded me during the drop). Hero Complex seem to be producing some really good stuff these days. Got these three in the recent exhibition from James Rheem Davis. Not Mondo but just posting them as an example of what is being produced else where.
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/jonko_07/Hellraiser-JRDavis_zpshvoyfdv1.png?t=1489493412)
Regular edition Hellraiser
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/jonko_07/hellraiser%20variant_zpsp4ig3jmh.jpg?t=1489493498)
variant edition (sorry about quality but until mine arrives this seems to be the only image available on the whole of the web.
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/jonko_07/akira_JRDavis_zpsw1zgb9wq.jpg?t=1489493499)
Akira regular edition.
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That Hellraiser is pretty cool. Me likes it. cool1
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An impressive framed gallery, featuring a lot of works from Mondo.
http://www.youtube.com/v/t-paW5Vlz9Y
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Seriously? You know it's 10 minutes of my life I'll never get again. Thanks again ;)
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Nothing like hanging framed pieces in the bathroom. He seems so careful with everything framed. How could he not worry about steam and moisture from the shower doing damage? dontknow.gif
I give him credit, too. I could never live in place with that much on the all the walls.
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Seriously? You know it's 10 minutes of my life I'll never get again. Thanks again ;)
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No problem. I figured you'd appreciate such an a masterfully curated, framed exhibit.
Nothing like hanging framed pieces in the bathroom. He seems so careful with everything framed. How could he not worry about steam and moisture from the shower doing damage? dontknow.gif
I give him credit, too. I could never live in place with that much on the all the walls.
I only watched the first few minutes, but it appeared that the guy is clearly dedicated to covering as much space as possible with frames... high humidity bathroom, included, apparently.
It's kinda inspiring how enthused about this stuff some people are, to collect that much, create places like that, etc.
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It is interesting how people like to display things, for sure. Again, for me personally... it almost made me feel a little claustrophobic. But I agree, Brandon, his dedication to the framing/hanging process is commendable.
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You call it enthused, I call it imbecile.gif. But then again, I probably have more shit than he does, so who am I to talk... devil 2
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A few acquisitions from Mondo last week...
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4187/34436054261_3e32400736_c.jpg)(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4161/34404498382_43b98f9b69_c.jpg)(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4168/34180567080_49d018980f_c.jpg)(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4180/34403965512_6e710da91e_c.jpg)(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4182/34435523521_d488fe2e50_c.jpg)(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4177/34435523621_7508a60b89_c.jpg)
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Nice ones! Is the Phenomena 24x36? Or did you break your 18 x 24 rule for Argento?
I like the perspective on American Werewolf a lot.
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Got this Labyrinth by Laurent Durieux this morning. It dropped just as I was about to go for a jog so I figured, why not. Still on the fence about it. I think I need to re-watch the movie
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4159/33895959104_e710a7cd3d_o.jpg)
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HTF is a print sold out before all 3 are even showing on the website. Mondo pisses me off a little more every time I even bother trying to get any of their stuff anymore.
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Why would you even want to get today's stuff? It all sucks so bad.
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I was going to get one of the Baby Driver's.
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Dale, I'll PM you a tip later when I get to a laptop
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Just put these away, think they have been here quite awhile, apologies if they have been posted already!
(http://www.movieposters4u.com/images/silkscreen/MetropolisMTSSTaylor.JPG) (http://www.movieposters4u.com/images/silkscreen/BirdsMTSSTaylor.JPG)
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This is probably a stupid question but anyone rich looking to buy a Tyler Stout collection. Not seperating it just asking as I would only sell it together to someone wishing to acquire a collection from scratch. There are 40 prints but excludes the really early biggies. (ie Blade Runner, Big Lebowski, BTILC, The Thing, Akira).
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I got an offer for $30-$35k for my Stout collection a year or so ago. Can't remember where it came from, otherwise I'd put you in touch with that person, but there are people out there ready to spend a little money. Obviously, I didn't sell.
You should list what you have and give people an idea of what you want for it. You should also post on EB. Very few print collectors on this forum.
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LD hits another home run - probably blow up $500+ post-Mondocon (whatever that is):
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/667CE1F8-209E-4C3B-BD44-F81DDAEF3E38_zpszsjchblu.jpeg)
Sup is back, pretty good....
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/EB018AB3-8495-4BD7-AC08-98ACF8E8A098_zpsnrwxitee.jpeg)
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Yes, it is a great print, the best to come along in quite some time, imo.
And I will tell you now that as soon as I receive it, I will put both prints up next to each other.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4500/37920481262_98f7e496f9_c.jpg)
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It's LD's fave too:
https://www.facebook.com/laurent.durieux.7 (https://www.facebook.com/laurent.durieux.7)
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He jokingly posted this but obviously knows the real FMV:
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-26%20at%207.46.18%20PM_zpsqfuorhlx.jpg)
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Yeah, this one is going to sell well. I'm trying to secure 2 copies.
I like the fact that you can see the beach of the first print on the left of the second one. Great!
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I vaguely recall that Spielberg got 25 copies of LD’s Jaws 1 screenprint for his pals bc he liked it so much.
I also recall that LD didn’t know English well so his twin bro runs his social media accounts.
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The Jaws 2 print is a nice design but no way it goes for a fraction his Jaws print goes for at this point, post MC. Not happening.
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What's the run? I secured two, so I'm good on this one.
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(https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/097/MI0000097717.jpg)
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/BAB41060-1D60-48C5-9FAF-12E84106664C_zpsfdcumicj.jpeg)
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Those prices are just testing the waters, no pun intended. The price will spike out the gate and then settle at just above cost up to a couple hundred bucks.
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Those prices are just testing the waters, no pun intended. The price will spike out the gate and then settle at just above cost up to a couple hundred bucks.
I disagree. It will not sell for what Jaws sells now ($1k) but will probably settle at $400-500 in the long run like The Birds. It is one of the better Durieux.
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I respectfully reject your hypothesis. :)
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Only time will tell.
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So far.....
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/Screen%20Shot%202017-11-03%20at%2012.41.17%20PM_zpsjx4l4pin.jpg)
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Only 2 from Mondocon so far... >:(
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4446/38117325496_012f9f92fc_c.jpg)(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4455/37463151974_d7f9332cf7_c.jpg)
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Also bought this Moss a few weeks ago. Forgot to post it. I really like it. Notice the gun.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4544/37465860574_e04157d710_c.jpg)
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Definitely one of Olly's weakest...put still, I picked it up too.
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I dont get the use of eastern language text on prints these days. I thought Die Hard took place in the US and was originally released here, maybe I missed the Japan tie in somewhere last time I watched it.
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I dont get the use of eastern language text on prints these days. I thought Die Hard took place in the US and was originally released here, maybe I missed the Japan tie in somewhere last time I watched it.
In the movie, Holly McClane works for Nakatomi, a Japanese company. The building is Nakatomi Plaza.
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Ah Ha! That explains it :)
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Six MondoCon prints on sale tomorrow (11/16), including these two beauties by Drew Struzan.
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/d022c4748abab310ef461f9abbfa0452/tumblr_ozhlilQ3ZZ1s2pocso1_1280.jpg)
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/7aefe88a5caa6b3f16d20c37dec9b23e/tumblr_ozhlilQ3ZZ1s2pocso2_1280.jpg)
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Looks like Struzan attended MondoCon and was on hand when these 2 prints were first offered there, at the beginning of November.
https://firewireblog.com/2017/10/30/frankenstein-the-bride-of-frankenstein-prints-by-drew-struzan-available-at-2017-mondocon/
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Too much money for print size, I pretty much quit buying 18x24 all together.
I did get the Ise Labyrinth today, but would trade if for a reg, I dont like the monotone prints. Also got the Batman. I suppose the Jaws and Rogue One they didnt hold any for online sales.
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These Struzans do nothing for me. I think it's the first time ever I won't be buying a Struzan.
And yeah, size is key (that's what she said!). I canceled my Bullitt order yesterday after they messed up the sizes. They had originally advertised it as a 24x36in. It was 18x24in. How could they make a mistake like that in July and not inform the buyers until yesterday.
Ridiculous. Boo Mondo!!!
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I think the likenesses and artistry on both those Struzans is fantastic. And the monochrome style I really like, too.
But I also wish they had been printed (or offered) in a larger size, too.
And I'd take either of these before the latest JAWS print by Durieux, which does zilch for me.
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This is being dropped by Mondo US (random time/date), but it will be on sale in the UK on 11/21 for 35 GBP.
Very cool imagery, imo, by Jessica Seaman for what is described as the first horror film produced by the former Soviet Union.
Titled Viy [Spirit Of Evil] (1967)
Too bad it was also only done in the smaller, 18x24 inch size.
(https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbb7f7cd76c446096ce10efb2/images/db692bbe-b2b1-4092-bc7f-29308f911328.jpg)
I think I like the original, Russian first release poster better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viy_%281967_film%29
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Viy_%281967_film%29.jpg)
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Six MondoCon prints on sale tomorrow (11/16), including these two beauties by Drew Struzan.
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/d022c4748abab310ef461f9abbfa0452/tumblr_ozhlilQ3ZZ1s2pocso1_1280.jpg)
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/7aefe88a5caa6b3f16d20c37dec9b23e/tumblr_ozhlilQ3ZZ1s2pocso2_1280.jpg)
I thought these images looked familiar, and after looking at various poster & print files I've downloaded over the years, I came across both of these (as well as others from this same series of Bela as Drac, Chaney Sr's POTO, CFTBL, Karloff's Mummy and Chaney, Jr as The Wolf Man).
I downloaded all of them back in 2012, so these prints have been around a while now.
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He did these (and others) as original work for the Mondo Universal gallery show in 2012 I think...they decided to make prints of these two pieces for Mondocon this year.
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So aside from these 2 that were printed for this year's MondoCon, the others remain as original works at this point?
Any idea, Tob?
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Yep! Think that’s right.
There’s a new Universal Monsters Mondo show in January, so I wonder if the others will show up as prints there.
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That would be great!
I think Struzan did a GREAT job on this entire series. He's spot on with each and every likeness, too. notworthy.gif
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If anyone is going to UNI monsters show and doesnt want one of everything, I am interested in anything 24x36 you pass on ;D
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What the Uni monsters show? Sorry, I'm always behind.
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Next set of Universal horror stuff rolls out in Austin this weekend in their gallery. Been some nice stuff shown already.
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https://mondotees.com/blogs/gallery
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I think The Mummy is the only must-have of the lot. I'll probably get a couple more, but not too crazy about them.
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Quite weak with art that's not up to snuff, imho. Karloff looks terrible :-X :
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/files/JSeamans_Frankenstein_Var_Sm_1024x1024.png?v=1515005636)
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I got these. There is one more I want, but I'll get it later.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4664/39078605734_e9528fd090_o.png)(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4702/39078605984_143f4777c0_o.png)(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4615/39078606614_1eb03c6205_o.png)
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Got a guy that went to the show last night, so I think I got 9 of them. Need to circle back and settle up this afternoon sometime. Gonna cost me a bit more but its reasonable and just a flat per print cost, also dont have to fight the drops now if they even have one. Disappointing the Phantom City stuff is the smaller size.
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Burton’s print for The Invisible Man is my favourite, but I like quite a few.
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http://www.slashfilm.com/mondo-universal-monsters-show/
(http://www.slashfilm.com/mondo-universal-monsters-show/)
Many of these are exceptional. But I’ll just buy one a few months from now when the fever cools down.
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Okay, done, got the 4 I wanted :) Don't care about the rest.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4664/39078605734_33ff801eb7_z.jpg)(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4717/38906296595_99d8cffa74_z.jpg)(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4702/39078605984_88d1f3c264_z.jpg)(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4675/28026710979_155469d97e_z.jpg)
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The hunchbacked Creature is an "interesting" take.
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That colored Mummy is insanely good. Like, one of the best Mondo's ever, good. IMO of course.
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Yep the color mummy is superlative but too pricey for now:
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-02%20at%209.18.10%20AM_zpskx8cb3eh.jpg)
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That colored Mummy is insanely good. Like, one of the best Mondo's ever, good. IMO of course.
Yeah, it's quite good. I don't know about best ever though. Off the top of my head, Ansin's Phantom, Stout's Thing, Moss' Star Wars, Moss' Evil Dead, Durieux' Jaws... are vastly superior, imo. But it is very good.
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I really like Stan & Vince because they compose their prints as if they were real 1-sheets, rather than going the super artsy route like many artists these days. The Mummy, Jurassic Park, Black Lagoon and Terminator prints could have been the real thing (in another universe of course).
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Ha, I had to check to see if I owned them ;) Black Lagoon is the best, though.
(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoterminator4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondoterminator5.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondojurassicpark7.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondocreaturefromtheblacklagoon4.jpg)(http://www.eatbrie.com/movie_posters_files/Mondocreaturefromtheblacklagoon3.jpg)
Sometimes it's really, REALLY bad, though... La La Land? How could you fuck that one up?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-TPKW2WsAUw8Ef.jpg)
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Nice man. Very jealous.
And yes, their La La Land is trash.
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Nice man. Very jealous.
And yes, their La La Land is trash.
Don’t be. Nothing is hard to find there. They’re all on EBay.
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Sometimes it's really, REALLY bad, though... La La Land? How could you fuck that one up?
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yeeesh that is bad...someone take his licence away.
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Just bought this. Pretty cool.
(https://i.redd.it/awzl77iu79h01.png)
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Mondo getting lazy or what. Just unpacked the Lotay I, Tonya and its not even numbered.
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Got this Nightmare on Elm Street 4 a few days ago.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/826/41459224774_39954696da_b.jpg)
I really like how they used the Jaws 2 template.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/971/40373053670_a2c5c1e564_b.jpg)
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Got this print this morning. I like it a lot.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1760/42758543001_8c64386621_o.jpg)
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Yep 2001 great! I'm out of loop, just checked 2018 prints and I like:
https://mondotees.com/collections/archive/Posters+2018?page=1 (https://mondotees.com/collections/archive/Posters+2018?page=1)
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/Screen%20Shot%202018-06-16%20at%209.38.59%20PM_zps9uj7z6es.jpg)
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I don’t miss a drop anymore. I have my way of doing it and it works. No, not sharing. Bullitt is nice, but they made a mistake and advertised it as a 24x36 when it was an 18x24. I don’t do 18x24 so I canceled the order.
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Got these 2 this morning while watching soccer.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1784/41131013780_2a2f528df5_b.jpg)(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1825/42892382992_367af23635_b.jpg)
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Nice ones, T.
I wanted that Jurassic Park on Tuesday, but size put me off.
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Same, except I didn’t want it :)
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Mondo Kastel Jaws on Tuesday
http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259 (http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259)
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Mondo Kastel Jaws on Tuesday
http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259 (http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259)
I've been out of the Mondo game for a few years, but I really want to try for this print! What time have they been dropping lately, West coast time? Getting my F5 finger ready now...
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http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259 (http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259)
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I want that Jaws bad but I have had terrible luck lately.
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A few years back, I had like an 80% success rate.... But yeah, this drop is going to be a blood bath for sure. Guess I will just have to ebay it.
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http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259 (http://www.newsweek.com/jaws-mondo-movie-posters-screen-print-shark-roger-kastel-jason-edmiston-1000259)
I want that Jaws bad but I have had terrible luck lately.
What time have they been dropping them lately? Mornings like before?
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I haven't been trying much lately, but in general, between 11:30AM to 12:30PM Eastern time is the norm.
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I haven't been trying much lately, but in general, between 11:30AM to 12:30PM Eastern time is the norm.
The "official" MONDO announcement from this morning:
https://mondotees.com/blogs/news/jaws-poser-art-print-by-roger-kastel-jaws-ost-enamel-pins
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With the JAWS print drop now done, a quick search on ebay found this pricey copy already being offered for $1500.00 (a BIN). faint2.gif
And it has 7 watchers, too.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaws-Book-Cover-Art-Print-The-Shark-By-Roger-Kastel-Mondo-Movie-Posters/123226802468?hash=item1cb0e3c924:g:bZkAAOSw6AlbOqBE
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They were both gone in under 30 seconds. Mondo cancelled some duplicate orders and relisted those posters, but they also went in under 30 seconds.
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It will be interesting to watch the ebay listings, as they appear, to see how much people will be willing to pay the flippers for a copy, too. In that same, quick look, it seems some ebay copies are being offered in the $300+ range, too.
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It will be interesting to watch the ebay listings, as they appear, to see how much people will be willing to pay the flippers for a copy, too. In that same, quick look, it seems some ebay copies are being offered in the $300+ range, too.
Looks like both versions are selling for $600+. For the titled version, I think I'd rather have a folded one sheet for that money, but I see why the Mondo collectors are buying it up (no fold lines, screen print, signed by Kastel, fits in their standard frames etc.)
UK folk were restricted to the art print version (for licensing reasons, presumably), but I'm fine with that as I like it a lot. Great image in a good size, signed by the artist.
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Looks like both versions are selling for $600+. For the titled version, I think I'd rather have a folded one sheet for that money, but I see why the Mondo collectors are buying it up (no fold lines, screen print, signed by Kastel, fits in their standard frames etc.)
UK folk were restricted to the art print version (for licensing reasons, presumably), but I'm fine with that as I like it a lot. Great image in a good size, signed by the artist.
The art print is clearly the better print, so don't feel bad. I got one at the Mondo drop and then a friend of mine sold me his for $150 right after the drop. I usually don't check the aftermarket, but just did, and I'm sure he regrets selling it to me. Live and learn :)
I think you're right about the appeal of the poster version though. Size is what Mondo collectors care about. And most of them probably don't know there is a poster of the same design ;)
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The art print is clearly the better print, so don't feel bad. I got one at the Mondo drop and then a friend of mine sold me his for $150 right after the drop. I usually don't check the aftermarket, but just did, and I'm sure he regrets selling it to me. Live and learn :)
I think you're right about the appeal of the poster version though. Size is what Mondo collectors care about. And most of them probably don't know there is a poster of the same design ;)
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That's a good friend! The aftermarket has gone pretty crazy on the art print version. One of those that is desired beyond Mondo collectors? Mine shipped yesterday, I'm pretty nervous about it arriving safely.
Yep, size does seem important to them! This trend for 'reverse engineering' existing poster designs seems to be continuing, I see Bottleneck Gallery will be releasing a screen print of Bob Gleason's art for Halloween in the near future.
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He’s like me, he doesn’t really follow the trends and doesn’t care what something is worth. I don’t even know if he knows it has gained in value. If I rub it in, he’s going to make me pay for the next round of beers, so I’ll keep it quiet ;)
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For the first time ever, I’m not buying anything Mondo at Comic Con. Everything looks subpar to me. They’re doing Drive... again. Annihilation, did they really think that movie would become something of a classic? Avengers... again. Two bad Jurassic World prints. A clear lack of vision.
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Good for kiddies - and Mondo love-slaves!
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/HereComesMongo1968156/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-22%20at%204.46.52%20PM_zpskmgnzugg.jpg)
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Pure awful!!!
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Got this one yesterday. I thought it was an interesting take, and it made my kids late for school. I could have bought it off Ebay, it's super cheap, but I just hate those low life flippers.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47927208398_e297ed7148_o.jpg)
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Got this one yesterday. I thought it was an interesting take, and it made my kids late for school. I could have bought it off Ebay, it's super cheap, but I just hate those low life flippers.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47927208398_e297ed7148_o.jpg)
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That does pick up the mood of the movie, T. Okie
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Good drop at Mondo this morning (or so I think). All Kubrick.
Got me these two.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48138919457_f5a83bc12e_o.jpg)(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48138919492_243599a954_o.jpg)
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Good drop at Mondo this morning (or so I think). All Kubrick.
Got me these two.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48138919457_f5a83bc12e_o.jpg)(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48138919492_243599a954_o.jpg)
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Weird delights for the eyes, T! Really cool posters. Okie
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In case it's of interest to anyone, Mondo have this Parasite poster by Rory Kurtz available for sale until Sunday evening.
https://mondoshop.com/collections/posters/products/parasite-timed-edition-screenprinted-poster
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/2081/products/RK_Parasite_REG_sm_1024x.jpg?v=1599076402)
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I don't buy timed editions, but I got the variant yesterday. Pretty cool.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50305259572_19143384fd_o.jpg)
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I really like the variant, I was too slow unfortunately (again).
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Sorry to hear, but not to worry, the scavengers are already selling them on Ebay.
On a side note, I really don't understand the point of Timed Editions. I haven't bought a single one in my years of collecting prints, and never will. To me, it really defeats the purpose of what numbered prints are all about.
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Sorry to hear, but not to worry, the scavengers are already selling them on Ebay.
On a side note, I really don't understand the point of Timed Editions. I haven't bought a single one in my years of collecting prints, and never will. To me, it really defeats the purpose of what numbered prints are all about.
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Thanks T - I'll try and get the variant down the line when they hype calms a bit and prices lull. I also missed the Ansin Star Wars variant recently. i think I've only ever bought about 15 prints from re-sellers in 10+ years of collecting them, so I rarely do it, but I like both of those releases a lot.
The older and slower I get, the more I like timed editions. Although it's fun to have stuff that is scarce/rare/low run, I don't really care about the limited factor that much (I collect lots of modern stuff that is printed in the thousands), so if I like the art or artist, I buy it.
One timed edition I missed was the Durieux Pulp Fiction...I completely forgot to order one. Procrastinated on buying it and it seems to sell for $450+ these days despite being a run of 2,566. I got one in the Black Friday sale a couple of years ago, but they oversold it by accident so cancelled my order (they sent me a pint glass and some stickers/handbills as an apology, which was nice of them).
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I haven't bought a Mondo in a while, but I went for this one this morning. Kind of like last minute decision.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50730375196_93e6079efd_h.jpg)
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^that was a good last minute decision, T. This one will be very nice in hand as the monolith is this absolutely flat black (chromolux paper) which looks really good. One of those that will be much better than the digital image.
I have the first one, my cart glitched yesterday and I missed out on this one, I was a bit sad about it, but it's only paper!
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Good to know. Most of my purchases are last minute decisions, so I'm used to it. 90% of the time, I regret it. We'll see.
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A couple La Boca posters at Mondo available.
Wonder Woman '84 was not a good movie, but I can't argue with 1980s vibe these posters channel.
(https://i.postimg.cc/c6MMGn5R/WW84-1-La-Boca.png) (https://postimg.cc/c6MMGn5R)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rKVGVwvv/WW84-2-La-Boca.png) (https://postimg.cc/rKVGVwvv)
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Mondo should just quit doing alt film posters, the ones they just announced continue their run of just terrible releases. Need a new art director or focus on the vinyl which they have been having a great run of releases on.
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Oh man, I couldnt agree more. Do you remember all the prints we used to buy. Like 20-30/year. Now I must be down to 5. That's when Justin was running the show. But at the end of the day, except for this dreadful IFC collection (IFC???? WTF??) they sell out in seconds, so we're probably in the wrong here. Money talks.
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I’ve bought 7 from them so far this year…probably the fewest since I started collecting. I still think they have some good releases, but they’re not miles ahead of the rest like they used to be. I suppose they’re more than just a poster company now, perhaps posters don’t make them as much money as their other lines so they prioritise accordingly. Justin Ishmael and Justin Brookhart were good at their jobs (and nice guys too), so hard to replace I suspect.
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I have bought 7 posters, 3 LPs and one toy from Mondo in 2021. In the same period, I have purchased about 20 posters from Bottleneck Gallery and 7-10 posters from others.
Why have I purchased less from Mondo?
More competition? Quality of art? Maybe to some degree. I'm sure if they had a Tyler Stout or Durieux release it would sell out, but those artists increasingly are releasing art through other outlets.
Why should Mondo pay 10X? the artist fee for one of those guys, if you can pick a new artist and almost insta-sellout anyway?
I'd also suggest that the scope of licensing limits what prints are available. Almost all properties have multiple releases for the prints.
I'm a Star Wars whore. Not necessarily buying, but any licensed Star Wars print from these galleries is going to get a look from me. For other licenses, I'm more reserved.
If I have 5 Jaws prints, and 4 Alien prints, and 10 Avengers prints or whatever, the next one has to be pretty damn good for me to pull the trigger.
Who knows. Buy what you like? Have fun with it. We are past the golden age of Mondo, but I'm still waiting for the 'print bubble' to pop. Mondo is still pretty popular. I hope that they can navigate the financial troubles they were having and come out strong. Even if we don't love their current output, more players producing prints is a good thing IMO.
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Video killed the radio star. Then Alamo killed the paper poster.
Rescuing some forsaken paraphernalia, has become overhyped "buy it now" clickery.
Creating art as a singular expression of film is now a carefully designed commercial enterprise.
Discuss.
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I own a couple of these prints and I honestly didn't think they were worth more than what I paid for, probably $40 at the time of the drop. Since I'm not a seller, I don't follow the market and I'm always astonished to see what people are willing to fork out. At first, I was like, crazy, WTF is wrong here. Then I read this...
Note that this art print has been hand-numbered 106/190! Also, the orange on this poster glows in the dark! Finally, note that we previously auctioned this exact Mondo print (#106/190) in June of 2021, and it sold for $1,950! The person who bought it has re-consigned it, and it will now be sold to the highest bidder!
So someone bought it for $1,950 and resold it for $815. Not so crazy after all. That's a big drop. But it does make sense. Emovie sells movie posters. In order to get the print world eyeballs, they need to advertise the sale as a print sale, like they did when it sold for $2k. Print people do not care about movie posters. It's sad for the seller, but why did he/she agree to have this print sell amongst movie posters and not in a more specifically targeted print sale.
It's a great print, though, certainly one of my favs, and I'm glad to see it get some love.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51945508560_1cf01cc57a_o.png)
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Funko have bought Mondo
https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/funko-buys-mondo-high-end-pop-culture-collectibles-vendor-from-alamo-drafthouse-1235290645/?fbclid=IwAR2BncJE3RCJxYINYGViHHC17rxvtlVVjhTu2KTKwKqSdB4YUhp8Vs7_zQk
Tim League, Alamo Drafthouse founder and executive chairman, said in a statement, “Over the past few months, we searched exhaustively to find a perfect partner who saw what was unique and special about Mondo and was in a position to meaningfully invest in Mondo, nurture the team, and further its reach and vision. Funko is exactly that unicorn.” He added, “The team that made Mondo amazing is staying together, making the transition to Funko, and will continue their same work with the same creative vision.”
Funko must have good connections for licensing. But I wonder if Mondo will have now have new commercial pressures that dilute what the existing fans like about them? It'll be interesting to see how (if?) things change...
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I'm sure it was a very itty-bitty deal. I can't imagine Mondo being very expensive haha. But Variety mentioned it, so that's worth noting. Thanks Tob.
With more money, maybe Mondo can bring its former creative director, Justin Ishmael, back and be good again.
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So someone bought it for $1,950 and resold it for $815. Not so crazy after all. That's a big drop. But it does make sense. Emovie sells movie posters. In order to get the print world eyeballs, they need to advertise the sale as a print sale, like they did when it sold for $2k. Print people do not care about movie posters. It's sad for the seller, but why did he/she agree to have this print sell amongst movie posters and not in a more specifically targeted print sale.
It sold for $504 at Heritage last night (including BP), in their print auction. I agree with your points above, I didn’t see much/any advertising of this AMP print auction in the haunts where print collectors hangout (espressobeans, Facebook groups with thousands of members etc). Ken Taylor Halloween went for $750 - if you offered one for $750 in one of those groups, it’d have sold very quickly. They still achieved some very good results, but I really agree with you about targeting the right audience. EMP more savvy - they even got Mondo to post across their social media about their current auction with prints in it. Anyway, I’m no marketing expert, just some observations…
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Some stuff went for more a little than I would have expected, but overall, there were some bargains to be had. If this was my stuff consigned to this auction, I would have been a little disappointed with the results TBH.
I got an email and scanned through things about a week ago, but I wasn't paying attention to this auction.
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I thought it was extremely weak.
Since I’m not in the selling business, i thought maybe the whole market was finally crashing and it got me very excited. There wasn't much that I wanted there, but I thought that maybe, just maybe I could eventually buy the dozen or so pieces I’ve drooled over for years but could not afford.
But then I talked to a couple people who collect prints for a living with insane collections and they had no idea this was even happening. So if got me thinking that HA did not reach the core print audience and it was all a fluke. Just a bad sale.
And yea, Bruce is so much better at it when he does a print sale. He knows and plays the game.
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...Bruce is so much better at it when he does a print sale. He knows and plays the game.........
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I completely agree. I consigned Emovieposter around 250 Mondo prints (after pulling out and keeping my most valuable ones) for his April auction. This was my first meaningful business with Bruce as a seller and I chatted with him on the phone for the first time in 25 years. He was friendly and genuinely enthusiastic about wanting to sell my prints and it was an easy decision to choose him. He seemed to share my nervousness as the items shipped and he even had words with senior DHL personnel when it got stuck close to its destination, to expedite matters. I appreciated the way he presented my lots as if he were running a separate print auction. Somehow he persuaded Tim League to promote the auction on Mondo's social media resulting in potentially MANY MANY more people viewing the lots.
I sent Bruce a schedule of the highest historical sale price I could find for each print consigned, with a grand total. He achieved 92% of that grand total which I was very impressed with. All but eleven prints were paid for promptly. Eventually everyone paid. The $6100 he got for Stout's The Thing was amazing (fortunately I still have two more prints) but the most incredible result for me was the $1800 he got for a small non-Mondo print, signed by John Carpenter, which I had got for free in a goody bag.
He is now selling around 20 of my duplicates this week and I see once again Mondo is giving a shout-out.
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Great story. Thanks Mark. And glad it worked so well for you. I think everyone knew about Bruce's sale, while no one was aware of HA's. It makes all the difference With Grey gone, I don't even know who's in charge over there. Should something happen to me, I've already told my wife to contact Bruce's people. Hopefully Bruce won't read this and send some of his henchmen to me haha.
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That's a glowing endorsement, Mark. It sounds like you made the right choice and timed things very well too.
Did you use a third party to pack the prints? I'll have to PM you for some details on the logistics when it's convenient for you...I wish EMP had a London branch :)
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Also, it's fun to read back through this thread and to get a taste of Mondo drops from the early days. I wish I was more active and had the foresight to get 3 x The Things! I don't think I started buying regularly until around mid/late 2010.
I wonder if the member Acidburn who posted a lot back in those days is the same Acidburn who owns Bottleneck Gallery (he posts as Acidburn on Expressobeans)...I'll have to ask him one day.
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Sad news regarding Mondo, it seems like both Rob Jones and Mitch Putnam have been laid off - https://www.thewrap.com/funko-mondo-layoffs-posters-cease-production/
Funko have been struggling lately, earnings and share price both taking a dive, so I suppose they're trying to cut costs? Hopefully Mitch and Rob will be back with a new venture in the same arena. A handful of artists from the Mondo stable already posting on Facebook saying that they won't be working with them after this.
The end of an era perhaps? Hopefully not. These things always seem better when they're a bit rough round the edges and raw. Not really surprising that some corporation like Funko comes in and makes a mess.
Another report here - https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3755945/funko-guts-mondo-and-ends-poster-division-less-than-a-year-after-purchasing-the-company/
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I was just talking to a friend of mine about this and I told him that I will personally not miss Mondo. The stuff they've been coming up with over the past 2-3 years has been dreadful. I can't even remember the last time I bought something from Mondo. I don't know who the artistic director is (was) now, but he/she should have been let go long ago. It's never fun to see people lose their jobs, and I feel sorry for them, but in my opinion it is long overdue. So many other people do it better nowadays.
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I think their poster output suffered as they diversified into vinyl and toys, but they still continued to release prints I really liked (i bought 12 in 2021 and 6 in 2022, which is down a lot on some of the previous years). A bit less obvious and commercial than some of their peers, I like how they‘d take more risk in terms of the films and art.
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Mondo lost their 'edge' when both Justins left...
I agree that their output in past several years has been 99% garbage. Sad.
The SW license back in 2010 was when they really reached their peak, but after that it all got watered down and studios made it too hard or impossible for likeness rights, etc...
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I completely agree. I consigned Emovieposter around 250 Mondo prints (after pulling out and keeping my most valuable ones) for his April auction. This was my first meaningful business with Bruce as a seller and I chatted with him on the phone for the first time in 25 years. He was friendly and genuinely enthusiastic about wanting to sell my prints and it was an easy decision to choose him. He seemed to share my nervousness as the items shipped and he even had words with senior DHL personnel when it got stuck close to its destination, to expedite matters. I appreciated the way he presented my lots as if he were running a separate print auction. Somehow he persuaded Tim League to promote the auction on Mondo's social media resulting in potentially MANY MANY more people viewing the lots.
I sent Bruce a schedule of the highest historical sale price I could find for each print consigned, with a grand total. He achieved 92% of that grand total which I was very impressed with. All but eleven prints were paid for promptly. Eventually everyone paid. The $6100 he got for Stout's The Thing was amazing (fortunately I still have two more prints) but the most incredible result for me was the $1800 he got for a small non-Mondo print, signed by John Carpenter, which I had got for free in a goody bag.
He is now selling around 20 of my duplicates this week and I see once again Mondo is giving a shout-out.
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I knew that collection had to have been from one of us. Congrats on the results.
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Thank you and welcome back!
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Thank you and welcome back!
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Thanks, I'll try to be around a bit more.
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The end of an era perhaps?
Looks like some of the old Mondo crew have formed a new company - https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/arts/2024-01-29/mondo-veterans-and-spectrevision-announce-new-collectibles-company-mutant/
http://www.madebymutant.com/
https://www.instagram.com/madebymutant/
Following soon after will be posters for another of Warner Bros.' biggest releases of the upcoming year, Dune: Part Two.
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Missing Rob Jones and Justin, but looks like they are putting the band back together.
(http://matnewman.com/Webs/personal/matblog.nsf/were-putting-the-band-back-together.jpg)
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We'll see. Mondo had not been good for a long time before calling it quits, so I'm not holding my breath yet. Like jpiken said, the only person with taste was Justin Ishmael, and it all went down with his departure.
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