Comments on: Tom Whalen Goes Daffy for Mondo

By: Rob Beschizza

Rob Beschizza — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:02:00 +0000

I’m fine with it so long as “money” was an intentional metonym.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:12:00 +0000

I don’t think they are licensed. If I am wrong on this I’d like to know, but there are many examples of non-licensed fine art out there. The supposed co-creator of Ghost Rider just got in trouble when Marvel stopped turning a blind eye to him selling prints of his work.

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:05:00 +0000

He’s gotcha there, Rob.

By: twency

twency — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:59:00 +0000

They may be literally printing figurative money, but they are not literally printing money.

By: twency

twency — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:58:00 +0000

Somebody call the Secret Service!

By: Jeremy Wilson

Jeremy Wilson — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:57:00 +0000

Well, that’s the secondary market for you.

One thing you probably haven’t considered is that if Mondo is properly licensing these prints, they’re doing so based on the limited number being printed. So, they’d have to pay much higher licensing fees for a “commercial” run, probably many thousands of dollars. So, that may be the reason the editions stay small.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:55:00 +0000

I am aware what it takes to screen print. I agree they should be in limited runs. I think their prices are reasonable from Mondo, but with the runs so short people buy them and then sell them for 2x or more on ebay. This doesn’t happen every time – but too often it’s happened to me.

By: Jeremy Wilson

Jeremy Wilson — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Screen printing is a time-consuming, labour-intensive process, so it’s very expensive. Plus, people prefer limited editions when it comes to art prints.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:29:00 +0000

Have to say one more thing – I love so many of the Mondo prints – but their limited runs make them near impossible to get, unless you want to pay much more than retail on ebay.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:15:00 +0000

LOVE Tome Whalen. I’ve invested in several of his prints. His poster of Monster Squad is GENIUS to anyone who has seen the film.

By: Rob Beschizza

Rob Beschizza — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:46:00 +0000

The sentence is OK if “money” is to be taken as some kind of figurative reference to their product, because they are indeed literally printing that.

By: thomfoolery

thomfoolery — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:26:00 +0000

They’re literally printing money? Are you saying that these posters are now accepted as a form of currency? Or are you saying that this new gallery is a front for a counterfeiting operation? If that’s the case, I feel it is my duty to alert the authorities.

By: Grahamers2002

Grahamers2002 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +0000

“…these guys are literally printing money.” Et tu, Boing Boing? Et tu?

By: holoKitten

holoKitten — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:29:00 +0000

Scored one of these at the gallery opening last night. Its gorgeous. Colors are super bright, bordering on fluorescent. I went in expecting to just snatch up a Wrath of Khan and Brazil poster but couldn’t pass on this one after seeing it in person.

By: Spinkter

Spinkter — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:51:00 +0000

Look at that index finger!

Just look at it.

By: Noddy Ninetythree

Noddy Ninetythree — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:31:00 +0000

thanks a lot for promoting this… as if it wasn’t going to be hard enough to get one of these

By: Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:44:00 +0000

Must… resist… no…. can’t. Not literally printing money, even if they are literally printing.

By: Discord

Discord — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:56:00 +0000

Let’s see if he can draw a poster for My Little Pony. *snicker*

By: Jeremy Wilson

Jeremy Wilson — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:54:00 +0000

It’s nice to see Mondo’s Alamo Drafthouse work getting some well deserved attention!