Happy Holidays MoPo! Jumping in on MONDO. I collect anything THE IRON GIANT so I’ve purchased some in Bruce’s recent auction. Other than that, I don’t buy any of the other images although I do love their Frankenstein and Jaws.
Hope everyone has a joyous & healthy New Year!! Toochis On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 8:06 PM Alan Heimann <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with you Charles with maybe one exception..As a collector I like > many of the Mondo artist interpretations …I collect everything but am > partial to horror/ sci fi..realizing I’m never gonna own a Frankenstein one > sheet I was vey happy to obtain a copy of the Francesco Francavilla > Frankenstein mondo poster (green colored Frankenstein) ..sometimes the > artists really nail it as I believe was the case with this poster ..and > for some movies like white zombie anything would be better than the > original 1 sht..(again my opinion)..I also think some of the more (i’ll use > the word abstract) offerings are great for example the Darth Vader where > the trees make up his eyes was inspired..I do take exception to the jaws > comment ..jaws posters are not rare they sell for a lot of money and if > rolled never folded for a lot more money..I wanted a jaws poster but was > not willing to pay 1000’s of dollars for a rolled copy ..i was happy to > obtain the mondo screen print in mint condition with it layered colors > giving the water the perfect blue color ..I also like that many mondo are > 24x36 so they fit into a stock frame..anyway wishing all Mopo a happy > holiday season ..best Alan > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 12:08 PM Charles Stevens <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I was very anti-print for a very long time… I posted multiple rants on >> the various forums. Beanie babies V2.0… I was sure. I still worry about >> oversaturation of the key blockbuster titles. But am excited if some of >> these artists started latching on to some of the art films like Red Shoes >> and Days of Heaven which Durieux has done nicely. Prints also provide >> opportunity for art on TV shows and the new limited series trend. >> >> There is some really nice art and there are new artists from all over the >> world stepping out in the private commission world. There is a thriving >> print community in the UK now that is far exceeding the art and printing of >> recent MONDO prints. I think the only mistake is thinking that MONDO is the >> only one out there worth collecting… Really MONDO as a brand has peaked IMO >> - in fact, they sold out to mega corporate Funko. I >> Also despise how MONDO has simply copied classic poster art like Jaws... >> >> I also feel that a shift will continue as new modern posters are riddled >> with suspect bootlegs & fakes now. Double sided posters are now easily >> reproduced and even harder to spot. >> >> The screen printing or giclee w/texture layers techniques are unique and >> hard to imagine being bootlegged. I've seen 11x14 fakes on eBay but anyone >> with sense would know to avoid. Prints are also limited runs with just a >> handfull of APs... There are enough collectors to make a 200 poster run of >> a hot title scarce. >> >> I have given in and see continued demand with limited supplies for >> these. It is also a entirely different set of collectors and they are >> mingling with us original poster junkies now for sure. I think a nice blend >> of both is now a good healthy collection. >> >> Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! >> >> Charlie >> >> >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Bruce >> Hershenson <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 24, 2022 10:26:39 AM >> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] [MOPO] Mondo sales >> >> Well said, Alan. >> >> My take on 10,000 Mondos being sold in a couple of months is that >> INVESTORS see this as bad for business, but that COLLECTORS see this as an >> incredible buying opportunity. >> >> Happy holidays to all, and here's hoping 2023 is better than the past few >> years (that isn't setting the bar very high, but we have to start >> somewhere)! >> >> Bruce >> >> On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 10:22 AM Alan Adler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Mopos - >> >> My take on the whole Mondo movement is that they’re fantastic. >> They offer an homage to films we love with affordable prices for the >> super-classics, and beefed-up better-than-the-original posters for many >> titles that had just plain bad art to start with. (Those bad art originals >> are still my real favorites, though!) >> They’re great fan art - The successes and the just-okay ones. >> >> I’m guided by one simple rule, however, if I’m drawn to something, I go >> after it. >> Having never been a gambler, if something never increases in value, I >> still have something I’ve enjoyed that means something to me. >> This is the collector’s attitude, but it does speak to the investor and >> dealer in me as well. >> Of the countless movie posters ever created, only a small percentage have >> ever broken out in terms of high-priced sales. >> When I started collecting posters I got them from the trash behind >> theaters. They were all golden to me because I loved them and cared for >> them. >> One of the greatest surprises of my adult life is that any of them ever >> increased in value. >> >> I still pull stuff out of the trash, care for it, and love it. >> I even go after the stuff nobody else wants, finding beauty in the >> rejected. >> Collect and invest in what you like because the true treasure is always >> in the eye of the beholder. >> There’s no guarantee for success in this crazy world, but have a good >> time along the way and success becomes a bonus. >> The monster poster you pick up off the floor in an old theater 50 years >> ago pays your light bill for a month. >> >> Happy Holidays out there in Mopo-land. >> Tom, Ron, Kirby, Helmut, Bruce, Grey, and all the rest. >> And may Santa stuff your stockings with the printed paper of your dreams. >> >> Alan >> >> On Dec 24, 2022, at 4:31 AM, Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 2428 Mondo posters in a single auction... Plus another 2530 Mondo posters >> from Bruce in October, and another 257 in July 2022, plus thousand more >> that were sold through Heritage, and let's not forget about ebay here... >> That's what, like 10,000 Mondo posters sold in 2022 alone? >> >> Is there ANYBODY left out there who still thinks these posters are a safe >> investment??? Mondo seemed a fun idea when they first started out, but now >> the sheer number of them is simply inflationary. >> >> I'm not saying it is impossible to make money with Mondo posters, but the >> idea of an 'automated' or 'guaranteed' profit' is plain silly at this point. >> >> That said, I also bought a Mondo poster this year, the lobby card style >> for HALLOWEEN that can be seen here: >> >> https://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/5338244.html >> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emovieposter.com%2Fagallery%2Farchiveitem%2F5338244.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cf7cebce3c29441ab9ebc08dae5cbaa57%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638074960174651661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zX3eoIGtW6gXj%2FBABVNAn2VBQskQHW1zmGUHR%2FZ973s%3D&reserved=0> >> >> This is still fairly easily found for about $100, so it's a far cry from >> the expensive Mondos on this title. I like it because it reminds me of the >> House scene from PSYCHO, which has always been one of my favorite lobby >> cards ever: >> >> https://www.filmposter.net/en/psycho-original-release-us-lobby-card.html >> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmposter.net%2Fen%2Fpsycho-original-release-us-lobby-card.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cf7cebce3c29441ab9ebc08dae5cbaa57%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638074960174651661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EX%2FOLSgUVYK0OELIRnq3nGwVxz%2Bt0tdaFQiIgYKol5g%3D&reserved=0> >> >> In person, the Mondo poster is much nicer than the image suggest, but >> again: I bought it because I liked it, not as an investment in the first >> place. Although I have little doubt that I will be able to generate a small >> profit with this one in the long run. >> >> Helmut >> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 23. 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