The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends is an amazing illustrated project by Brazilian designer Butcher Billy that reimagines a famous group of post-punk and new wave rock stars as superheroes from DC Comics’ crime fighting Super Friends team. Prints, apparel, iPhone cases and more are available to purchase online at Society6.
In preparation for his first Los Angeles art show, New York street artist Hanksy explains the inspiration behind how he came to be. His celebrity obsession and subsequent wordplay phenomenon has been shrouded in mystery since his emergence two years ago.
These 4 prints will be available from Acid Free Gallery at Wizard World ComiCon Philadelphia, May 30th – June 2nd 2013.
Edition details and variant editions to be announced and online sales will begin after the con HERE.
Starscream Philadelphia Comic Con Exclusive Screen Print by Jesse Phillips
18″ x 24″
Limited to 100
$50.00
Voltron Philadelphia Comic Con Exclusive Screen Print by Tom Whalen
18″ x 24″
Limited to 300
$50.00
Dinobots Philadelphia Comic Con Exclusive Screen Print by Kevin Tong
36″ x 24″
Limited to 175
$65.00
Soundwave Philadelphia Comic Con Exclusive Screen Print by Laurent Durieux
24″ x 36″
Limited to 275
$65.00
Mondo, the collectible art division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, proudly announces a new poster series centered around Paul Thomas Anderson’s dynamic films. Over his career, P.T. Anderson has been named as “one of the most exciting talents to come along in years” by the New York Times, and is revered as one of the greatest directors of all time. Curated by Aaron Horkey, one of Mondo’s most popular and respected artists, the series will feature posters for Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, and There Will Be Blood.
“This was my first large-scale curatorial project. It was much more work than I had anticipated, but the end result is something I’m incredibly proud of,” said Aaron Horkey. “It’s been great to see the series come to life and I’d like to thank Mondo for the opportunity, especially Mitch Putnam for helping me with logistics and general organization. Also, thanks to Paul Thomas Anderson for being open to the project and of course all the artists involved – everyone came through brilliantly and certainly salvaged the project before I had a chance to run it into the ground.”
Each print will be available for purchase online. Follow @MondoNews for exact sale times.
Hard Eight
Sale Date: Tuesday, May 14
Artist: Rich Kelly
Edition Size: 235
Size: 18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Price: $40
Sydney (Hard Eight variant)
Sale Date: Tuesday, May 14
Artist: Rich Kelly
Edition Size: 115
Size: 18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Price: $65
Boogie Nights
Sale Date: Wednesday, May 15
Artist: Rockin’ Jelly Bean
Edition Size: 335
Size: 24″ x 36″
Price: $50
Magnolia
Sale Date: Thursday, May 16
Artist: Joao Raus
Edition Size: 285
Size: 24″ x 36″ Screenprint
Price: $45
Punch Drunk Love
Sale Date: Thursday, May 16
Artist: Jordan Crane
Edition Size: 235
Size: 18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Price: $40
There Will Be Blood
Sale Date: Friday, May 17
Artist: Aaron Horkey
Edition Size: 435
Size: 18.25″ x 39″
Price: $65
Hero Complex Gallery announces their newest collaboration with artist, Laurent Durieux….a timed release print for one of our most cherished characters of childhood…Peter Pan!
The story of Peter Pan has been a beloved fan favorite since it was first introduced by Scottish novelist and playwright, J.M. Barrie, in 1902. Laurent Durieux has created one of his most inviting and vibrant pieces yet, a blue-hued nostalgic masterpiece depicting the opening moment of this classic story.
Hero Complex Gallery is releasing the regular edition of this print as a timed release starting immediately through midnight on Sunday, May 12th. Variant editions in super-low editions will be available exclusively at HCG’s next exhibition, Arch Nemesis, on Friday May 24th.
You can order the print HERE.
Peter & Wendy By Laurent Durieux – $65
10 Color Screen Print
Approximately 21″ x 36″
Printed by D&L Screenprinting
Edition size will be determined after the close of the pre-sale on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 at 11:59pm Pacific Time on May 12th, 2013.
Peter Pan (detail)
Tinker Bell (detail)
MONDO To Release Army of Darkness Print By Randy Ortiz, Evil Dead 2 Poster By Jason Edmiston & MONDONOMICON: MONDO Poster Book Vol. 3 On Thursday, May 9th
Tomorrow, MONDO will release an Army of Darkness print by Randy Ortiz, an Evil Dead 2 poster by Jason Edmiston and the third Mondo book titled MONDONOMICON. The book is comprised of old prints, a nice leather cover and something extra. Screen printed in blood-red across the backs of every print are an assortment of images from “dead” projects.
Please follow MONDO on Twitter for the on sale announcement. These posters and the Mondonomicon will be available online at a random time on Thursday, May 9th.
Army of Darkness poster by Randy Ortiz. 24″x36″ screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 425. $45
Evil Dead 2 poster by Jason Edmiston. 24″x36″ screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 325. $45
Poster book. 9″x12″ leather bound, hardcover book. Silver, embossed cover stamp. Cover design by Jay Shaw. Assembled by hand. Hand numbered. Edition of 100. $250
Bottleneck Gallery is pleased to announce their next exhibit, I Love You Man. 70 artists from around the world will take on a subject as old as time…bromance.
Opening Reception will be next Friday, May 10th from 7pm-10pm and Facebook and Twitter followers will have first dibs at the online preview sale next week.
MONDO commissioned Randy Ortiz to create The Thing poster for a special CapeTown screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood last night. The screen print measures 24 x 36, has an edition size of 325 and cost $50.
UK based artist Matt Ferguson in conjunction with Chrome Yellow’s Reel Rewind project created these exceptional Star Trek posters. One for each of the original films.
Now, there needs to be a push to make prints of these beauties – so please feel free to help by tweeting about the art and mentioning the art to Paramount Studios!
St. Louis-based artist John Hendrix has drawn characters and scenes from the Star Wars films with only the use of his memory. This impressive illustration will be on display during the A Saga In The Stars: A Tribute To A Galaxy Far, Far Away group art show at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California from Saturday, May 4, 2013 to Sunday, May 26, 2013.
Legendary Entertainment has released a poster for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim that features the armored Jaeger robots assembling to take on a Kaiju threat.
Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on July 12, Pacific Rim stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Clifton Collins, Jr., Burn Gorman, Larry Joe Campbell, Brad William Henke and Diego Klattenhoff.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Today Olly Moss made a quick poster for his wall based on his favorite musical of all time, “Stop The Planet of The Apes, I Want To Get Off”
The title of the musical is a Simpson’s parody of the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off! The song “Dr. Zaius” is a parody of the song “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco. The music was written by Alf Clausen and the lyrics by Jack Barth.
The song is featured in “A Fish Called Selma” which is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons’ seventh season and originally aired on March 24, 1996. The episode sees Troy McClure attempt to resurrect his acting career by marrying Selma Bouvier. Show runners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein were fans of Phil Hartman and wished to produce an episode which focused on his character McClure. Freelance writer Jack Barth wrote the episode, and Mark Kirkland directed it.
After utilizing Kickstarter to introduce this brilliant Looney-Tunes-inspired print, Rob Loukotka The ACME Corporation AP Prints By The ACME Corporation To Go On Sale Thursday, May 2nd will sell a few extra copies and APs tomorrow. “The ACME Corporation” is a 24″ x 36″ screenprint, has an edition of 3400 (almost all have sold already), and will cost $40. There will also be AP copies (edition of 260) for $45 and a copper version (edition of 270) for $50. They all go up tomorrow (Thursday, May 2nd) at 12pm Central Time. Visit his shop.
Regular Print
Copper Variant
On Wednesday May 1st around 9am PDT Acme will release Marvel interpretive art by Dave Perillo featuring Iron Man and Spider-Man.
Follow Acme on Facebook and Twitter for the release announcement. You can view the product pages on Dark Ink.
“Amazing Since 1962″
250 piece edition
12″ x 24″
$50.00
“Invincible Since 1963″
250 piece edition
12″ x 24″
$50.00
Mondo, the boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema that sells prints and other memorabilia inspired by pop culture, will have three limited-edition Iron Man 3 posters on sale for fans online Friday on its website.
Toronto’s Phantom City Creative designed a glow-in-the-dark, 24-inch-by-36-inch screenprint that features a bevy of the armor suits worn by the Marvel Comics character in the movies and the comic books. Only 250 are available in the edition, at $45 each.
Iron Man 3 by Phantom City Creative
24×36″
$45 regular edition of 250
The other two 24-by-36 posters — one standard, one a color variant — are by artist Martin Ansin and feature not only Downey but also Don Cheadle as Iron Patriot, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin and scenes from the movie. The standard edition is limited to 450 and costs $50, while the variant numbers 200 and is $75.
Iron Man 3 by Martin Ansin
24×36″
$50 regular edition of 450
Iron Man 3 by Martin Ansin
24×36″
$75 variant edition of 200
Each print will be available online on Friday — be sure to follow the Mondo Twitter feed for the exact on-sale time.
This Iron Man 3 limited edition poster by Paolo Rivera was made especially for the cast and crew of the film and is not available for purchase.
Rivera had previously produced a suitably 1940s-looking poster for those working on Captain America: The First Avenger.
Iron Man 3 opens this Friday with Shane Black coming aboard as co-writer and director, with former director Jon Favreau taking an executive producer credit and reprising his role as Happy Hogan. The cast is led by Robert Downey, Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Guy Pierce.
IMAX collaborated with Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot and Gallery 1988 to unveil the first edition in the series: a special Star Trek Into Darkness print from artist Mark Englert. Fans attending the 8pm IMAX show on Wednesday, May 15th at participating locations will receive this original print.
Click here for a list of participating theatres.
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Illinois based artist, Mark McHaley created these amazing pen and ink and watercolor renderings of Batman, his partners and nemesis. I especially like his black and white homage to Frank Miller’s Dark Knight – Great stuff!!!
“The Art of Harvey Kurtzman” is a short documentary about the work of the late Harvey Kurtzman, cartoonist and founding editor of MAD magazine. The documentary describes Kurtzman’s creation of MAD’s famed Alfred E. Neuman mascot, and includes an interview with longtime MAD artist Al Jaffee. The film was produced by Imperium Pictures.
Kurtzman’s work is currently the subject of a retrospective at the Society of Illustrators in New York City, through May 11, 2013.
Hero Complex Gallery is proud to announce their next exhibition Righteous Rides…And the Dudes Who Drive Them opening on May 3, 2013 and running until May 19th.
The art show will focus on prominent characters of fiction and their often creative ways of getting around! From skateboards to spaceships, anything that rolls, races, flies, or crashes can be counted in this high-throttled, tour de force that celebrates your favorite modes of transportation and the characters who drive them!
Millennium Falcon, Akira, Steve McQueen, Aliens APC, Ferris Bueller, Pussywagon, Prometheus, James Bond, The Nautilus, NASA…basically anything you can think of that takes place in and around your favorite modes of moving from once place to another.
The show will take place at the new permanent space for Hero Complex Gallery:
2020 South Robertson Blvd.
Studio D
Los Angeles, CA, 90034
Online release: Sat, May 4th, approx. 12noon PST
Gallery1988 (West) is proud to present its newest exhibit, “The Official Bad Robot Art Experience,” that will open next Friday, April 26th with an opening reception from 7-10 PM. Working in conjunction with JJ Abrams & his production company, the gallery has enlisted a gigantic group of artists to create original artwork (paintings, prints, sculptures & plush) to tribute the movies, TV show and iconic logo of BR. You’ll see artists tackle Alias, Fringe, LOST, Person of Interest, Cloverfield, Super 8, Star Trek and much more, resulting in some of the most exciting and innovative work yet.
The Official Bad Robot Art Experience will take place at G1988′s newest location at 7308 Melrose Ave and run through May 18th.
Also, 10% of the show’s proceeds are going directly to The Mission Continues, an incredible charity that works with veterans hoping to become community leaders.
Learn more about Gallery1988 at gallery1988.com and by following them on Twitter, @galleries1988.
Mondo, the collectible art division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announces its next gallery show featuring the artwork of Mike Mitchell which will run from April 26th to May 25th at the Mondo Gallery located at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, TX. The Mondo Mike Mitchell show will feature a series of portraits as limited edition giclees for subjects that range from crowd favorites to characters that are slightly underappreciated in pop culture art. The gallery will open to the public on April 26th from 7:00 – 10:00 pm with regular business hours to follow for the show’s duration.
Commenting on his artwork, Mike Mitchell said, “for the portrait series, I wanted to keep the personalities there, at least how they exist in my own mind. Then apply that to a traditional portrait, something that most of these characters wouldn’t be doing. There’s an ironic sense about them that I like, but I also just really love these dudes for who they are, and I didn’t want to take too much of that away. When I watch a movie and really connect with a character, I often feel a strong urge to draw/paint that person. This show is allowing me to do that, it’s giving me the chance to catch up on years of great characters that I appreciate and admire.”
Last year, Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman’s comic imprint Skybound and the Hero Initiative charity gave over 100 blank Walking Dead #100 covers to assorted comic-industry notables for them to sketch their own undead-oriented illustrations.
Today it was announced that the covers will be on display together at a free, one-night-only, Hero Initiative-benefiting show and auction held at L.A.’s Gusford gallery on Friday, May 31.
Four of the covers will be auctioned off during the soiree — two on eBay and another pair on-site — including one that will be created in the course of the evening by artist Todd Nauck (Invincible Universe). Nauck will be joined at the event by fellow sketch-cover contributors Sina Grace and Jason Reeves. The remainder of the covers will be auctioned off via eBay beginning June 4.
The Hero Initiative is a non-profit dedicated to providing medical aid and financial support to comic-book artists in need.
Tomorrow, MONDO will release a new poster from We Buy Your Kids for the upcoming film, MUD, which opens in select theaters this Friday and also a poster from Jay Shaw for Robocop.
Please follow MONDO on Twitter for the on sale announcement. These posters will be available online at a random time on Thursday, April 25th.
Poster by We Buy Your Kids. 24″x36″ screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 145. $35
Poster by Jay Shaw. 18″x24″ screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 150. $35
The best grouping of Frank Miller Dark Knight artwork ever to be offered in a single auction, led by one of the most evocative images from the famed series, The Dark Knight Returns #2 Batman and Robin Splash Page 36 Original Art (DC, 1986), estimated at $75,000+, depicting a seriously wounded and determined Bruce Wayne in a fatherly embrace with his protégé Robin (Carrie Kelly), will cross the block on May 17 in Dallas as the highlight lot in Heritage Auctions’ Comics and Original Comic Art Signature Auction.
“This drawing encompasses everything that the relationship between Batman and Robin represented as Miller re-imagined and re-energized the franchise,” said Todd Hignite, Vice President of Heritage Auctions. “This is the story many fans consider the greatest Batman story ever told and this is one of the greatest, most evocative moments in the entire story. It’s a truly transcendent image from one of the great comic sagas of all time.”
The Dark Knight splash page is complemented in the auction by two more Miller interior masterpieces – The Dark Knight #3 Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne Page 14 Original Art (DC, 1986), estimated at $40,000+, and The Dark Knight Returns #2 Batman and Robin Ride the Batcycle Page 38 Original Art (DC, 1986), estimated at $30,000+.
The latter is a study in contrast between DC’s twin icons, Superman and Batman, in their secret identities as Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne, while the former stars Batman, Robin, Commissioner Gordon and an appearance of the Batcycle.
Additional collectibles that will be auctioned at the event are: a high grade copy of Amazing Spider-Man 15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, Todd McFarlane’s Amazing Spider-Man #324 Sabretooth cover original art, Dave Gibbons Watchmen #6 “Rorschach Inkblot” cover original art, a near Mint Daredevil #1 and a near mint Batman #3!
