Heads Up: Skuzzle's "Teen Wolf" and "Bloodsport" Movie Posters

I meant to talk about the following three posters before the big move, but naively underestimated the amount of work it takes to pack a one bedroom apartment and move its contents 330 miles North. Thankfully, I'm (sort of) set up at my new locale and loaded to the gills with Bayer Back & Body, in possession of an Adderall-like focus, and intent on delving into exactly what makes Skuzzles' latest offerings so bloody fantastic. Let's take a look at the evidence, shall we?

Teen Wolf Movie Poster (Regular)
Ghoulish Gary Pullin
24" x 36" (Screen Print) - Numbered
$40 - Limited to 165

Teen Wolf Movie Poster (Variant)
Ghoulish Gary Pullin
24" x 36" (Screen Print) - Numbered
$60 - Limited to 75

As you may already know, I'm a big, big fan of Ghoulish Gary Pullin. And, if like me, you're looking at the above, I think it's safe to say he's done the Michael J. Fox starring cinematic slice of 1980s life justice ... hirsute, bristly, lupine justice. There's a lot to love about Pullin's delightful taken on Teen Wolf, but my favorite touch is something you probably didn't immediately notice. I'm talking about the ingenious use of basketballs to suggest the varied lunar phases above the film's title. It's not a mind-shattering addition by any means, but it speaks volumes about the artist's attention to detail, as it's clear the guy behind this print gave a damn and then some about his design and the film. A regular and variant version of Gary's Teen Wolf poster, both measuring 24" x 36", are currently available through skuzzles.com. To learn about the talented man behind this artwork, head over to ghoulishgary.com and follow @ghoulishgary.

Bloodsport Movie Poster
Randy Ortiz
18" x 24" (Screen Print) - Numbered
$35 - Limited to 175

Not content to leave the 80s be, Skuzzles also recently released an officially licensed Bloodsport print by artist Randy Ortiz. Unlike the jam-packed Teen Wolf movie posters, Randy's Bloodsport artwork has a simple and singular focus: Jean-Claude Van Damme's bloodied but determined visage. While I wouldn't have minded seeing a spinning kick or two, I've got to admit, there's something really intimidating and altogether badass about the design's stripped down approach. This brings back warm (if hazy) memories of watching Showtime as a kid. (Yay for children watching uber-violent uber-cheesy action flicks without their parents' knowledge!) Randy Ortiz's Bloodsport print is currently available through the Skuzzles storefront for $35. To see more of the artist's work, be sure to visit damnthedesign.com and follow @damnthedesign on Twitter.

If you like what you see above, or hell, even if you don't, I highly recommend checking out skuzzles.com, signing up for the mailing list, and following them on Twitter @skuzzlescan. This may just be the Aspirin talking, but I'm pretty sure the Skuzzles storefront has healing properties.

Kickstart This Art - September Edition

The Internet can be a dark cave overflowing with trolls spouting hateful bile under the mask of anonymity, but it can also be a wonderful place filled with (sometimes) hilarious cat videos, inventive remixes (and remixes of remixes), and Tumblr accounts rife with the animated gifs of yesteryear. My "Kickstart This Art" column is meant to celebrate one of the cooler things the Internet has to offer those of us who want to not only discover, but ultimately be a part of something innovative and deserving. That's right, I'm talking about Kickstarter. This feature will highlight some of the awesome, at least in my opinion, art-related Kickstarter campaigns that are currently running and competing for your money.

Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa ($200,000 Goal)


The Pitch: Charlie Kaufman, the genius behind films like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine, and one of my all time favorites, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, wants to make a movie. But not just any movie. The guy wants to create a stop-motion animated film about, "a man crippled by the mundanity of his life." What does that mean? I have no idea, but I'm sure it will be equal parts challenging and entertaining.

Why I Love The Idea: Dan Harmon (creator of Community) is producing, Kaufman is overseeing the film's creation and wrote the play Anomalisa is based on. Hmm...I feel like I'm forgetting something. Oh yeah, and it's freaking stop-motion animation! I'm not sure if you've already watched the above video, but the whole thing is narrated via an animated puppet. How cool is that? The answer is "None. None more cool." If this isn't worth your hard-earned mula, I don't know what is.

Bottom Line: I'm going to throw out a few words at you: Kaufman. Harmon. Animated. Stop-Motion. Kaufman. 'Nuff said.

Strange Kids Comix Magazine - Issue #3 ($2,500 Goal)


The Pitch: Picture just about everything you loved from the 80s. Can you visualize that for me? Okay. Now imagine all of those things forced to inhabit the same universe and drawn by artists like Jason Edmiston and Brent Engstrom and then finally printed on paper and made into a magazine. Sounds pretty good, right?

Why I Love The Idea: If the pitch or video didn't grab you, then Strange Kids Comix may not be for you. However, if, like me, you saw the above illustrated Videodrome-esqe fever dream and immediately fell in love, then congratulations, you're one of the good guys. In all seriousness, this is a great opportunity to support something that's made by nerds for nerds and it's being independently published to boot (you don't even need to live in Portland or some other hipster-y town to contribute!)

Bottom Line: Oh. And did I mention there's still a few hirsute Teen Wolf posters by Ze Burnay left for those donating $35 or more? Go ahead and click the "Back This Project" button below. Issue #3 is so close to actually reaching its goal. Make it happen!

Garry Brown's DIE HARD Poster ($1,200 Goal)


The Pitch: Do you like the movie Die Hard? I mean, really like the movie Die Hard? Well, so do the folks behind the Die Hard poster campaign and they'd love it if the National Film Registry felt the same way.

Why I Love The Idea: Not only is this a really great idea (who wouldn't want Die Hard to be in the National Film Registry?), but as a reward for supporting the campaign you can pick up a pretty sweet Die Hard print by Garry Brown. Not sure who Garry Brown is? Well, if you're a fan of Brian Wood's The Massive, you may recognize the man's work, as he's the regular interior artist. If you're not a fan of or have never hard of The Massive, then just know that he's a kickass artist.

Bottom Line: What could be better than supporting the preservation of great film and getting an awesome poster to beautify your wall? Not much! Although, it would be cool if Nakatomi Inc was doing the printing.

Gimetzco's "Bargain Bin: Collected" Art Print

As you may know, Posterocalypse is fueled by my unhealthy passion for film and a bordering-on-obsessive love of art, but what may not be so well known, is that I’m also a huge comics nerd. When these three things come together to form some sort of super-powered Kryptonite-fearing holy trinity, I’ve got to tell the world about it.

"Bargain Bin: Collected" Art Print
Gimetzco (AKA Andrew Bargeron)
Multiple sizes - Open Edition
Priced depending on size

How would you describe "Bargain Bin: Collected"? Well..

“Imagine a world in which these specific films were never films at all, rather, they were comics, perhaps later to be made into the films we love...”

That’s how Gimetzco describes his print and I couldn’t have put it better myself, although I’m fairly certain that has something to do with the fact that I’m not the artist (or very concise in anything I write). I think what I appreciate most about Gimetzco’s “Bargain Bin: Collected," besides the obvious skill on display and the eerie sense of nostalgia he manages to capture so perfectly, is that he didn’t just translate the films directly to the comic format verbatim. Instead, he created a Fringe-worthy alternate universe where these films never existed and where everything, including the works of Kubrick, Tarantino, and the Coen Brothers, is just slightly off. I wonder if Bizarro Quentin Tarantino would be super relaxed and comfortable in his own skin during interviews? I’ll admit that it took me a few seconds to figure out a few of the references, but I think anyone who’s a fan of the moving pictures will really get a kick of what Gimetzco has put together.

In my opinion, the image of “Bargain Bin: Collected” at Society6 didn't do the print justice, so I thought I’d post the individual covers that make up this ode to cinema by way of the funny pages.

Inspired By: Inglourious Basterds

Inspired By: My Science Project

Inspired By: Planet Terror

Inspired By: Trainspotting

Inspired By: Teen Wolf

Inspired By: Repo Man

Inspired By: Hardware

Inspired By: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Inspired By: The Fifth Element

Inspired By: Barton Fink

Inspired By: A Clockwork Orange

Inspired By: Run Lola Run

Gimetzco’s “Bargain Bin: Collected” is currently available through his Society6 store in a variety of sizes, and is an open edition. For more info on the artist be sure to visit his blog at gimetzco.tumblr.com and follow him on Twitter @gimetzco.

Von's Movie-Themed Prints

I'd never even heard of Von until about a month ago, but after perusing his amazing prints and sketches, it became painfully clear that I had to share the good news. The man has a ton of work available through his website, but the following movie-related prints were, no surprise, my favorites.

Teen Wolf Close-up

Teen Wolf Close-up

Teen Wolf Movie Poster
Von
A3 (11.7" × 16.5")
A2 (16.5" × 23.4")
£35 (A3) / £60 (A2) - Limited to 75 per size

One of these things is not like the others. I absolutely love that the same person who created such jaw-dropping portraits of Martin Scorsese, Hunter S. Thompson, and Alfred Hitchcock (see below), could create a poster for the 1985 Michael J. Fox werewolf comedy (that's a genre, right?) Teen Wolf. And while I'm not a huge fan of the film (honestly, I don't really remember it that well), I'm a huge fan of what Von has done here - combining fine art with pop art. This print, like many others included in this post, is available in two different sizes, A3 (11.7" x 16.5") and A2 (16.5" x 23.4"), both with an edition size of 75. The A3-sized print is currently available through Von's storefront for £35 (approximately $55) and the A2 is available for £60 (around $95). Need something unique for the Teen Wolf fan in your life? I think you may have just found it.

"Scorsese" Close-up

"Scorsese" Close-up

"Scorsese" Art Print
Von
A3 (11.7" × 16.5")
A2 (16.5" × 23.4")
£35 (A3) / £60 (A2) - Limited to 75 per size

Show me a film lover that doesn't instantly adore this print and I'll show you someone who either doesn't really love film or is not a fan of Martin Scorsese (i.e., not a film lover). Von seems to be a master at creating incredibly realistic portraits, but in painting or sketching them, also seems to bring in a bit of the surreal. He also seems to be very interested in the way light plays with his subject's features - that's a nod to that whole realism thing I was talking about earlier. This is probably the least playful of his cinema-centric prints, but that doesn't take anything away from its beauty. The "Scorsese" art print is currently available through Von's website for £35 ($55 give or take) in the A3 size or £60 ($95 más o menos) for the A2 sized print. Both sizes are limited to an edition of 75.

"Hunter S Thompson" Close-up

"Hunter S Thompson" Close-up

"Hunter S Thompson" Art Print
Von
19.6" x 15.7"
£45 - Limited to 60

I love, love, love these last two images. They're portraits, but they also tell a story. Von's "Hunter S Thompson" print features a man in the midst of a desert fever dream brought on by copious amounts of illicit narcotics. Hunter's portrait appears to be made of smoke trails and hazy edges, making him almost ethereal, although I think my favorite touch may be "The Great Red Shark." If you've seen the film or read the book you already know what I'm talking about, right? Yep, it's the red convertible (next to the cactus). It's one of those elements that an artist puts in and is not immediately noticeable from a distance, but once it's been spotted, you couldn't imagine the picture without it. To be honest, with the ravenous cult following both the book and the film have, I'm surprised this print is even still available. The "Hunter S Thompson" poster measures 19.6" x 15.7", is limited to an edition of 60 and costs £45 (about $71), but most importantly, it's available now at shopvon.com!

"Alfred" Close-up

"Alfred" Close-up

"Alfred" Art Print
Von
A3 (11.7" × 16.5")
A2 (16.5" × 23.4")
£45 (A3) / £90 (A2) - Limited to 60 per size

I'm not sure which print I like better, this Hitchcockian masterpiece or the drug-addled Thompson portrait, but I know a good thing when I see it. The "Alfred" art print is downright mesmerizing. This is surely one of those images that needs to be seen in person to be believed, because the detail is just so damn insane (look at those birds). I really dig this artwork for the same reason I love Von's "Hunter S Thompson;" it's more than just a portrait, there are elements at play, or more accurately at flight, that speak to the cultural mark Hitchcock left, and Von has again masterfully mixed the photorealistic with the beautifully surreal. Von's "Alfred" print is available in two sizes, A3 and A2, and costs £45 and £90 respectively. Both prints can be purchased through shopvon.com and are limited to 60 per edition.

To keep up with all of Von's upcoming prints and originals I recommending heading over to his website and signing up for the mailing list immediately. Oh yeah, and don't forget to follow him @ShopVon. Good night!