Mondotees/Alamo Poster News & Rumors thread

[Codeblue]

The sky is falling!

[Marty85]

Stopped by the Gallery today to shoot some stuff. Didn't want to have to make a second trip tomorrow, so the guys were kind enough to let me pick this up today. Sorry no GID, but it's still pretty bright here.

Tonka

[toobs]

You guys sure do bitch a lot

[SurfingJeff]

Mondo have garnered more attention and have a larger fanbase. As such they can produce more things covering more topics. Its obviously a sound business strategy as they are offering something different to more people in terms of genres they're interested in. Its working as they still sell out this week.

Some call it a drop in quality, i call that bullshit. Mondo has always put out prints that rock or prints that miss the mark for some, just now they're pumping out more prints overall and a portion of those are themed differently to what the core base wants.

If you eliminate those prints rather than bitch about them you have a lower release number.

Simply put, you can't own every drymounting print anyway nor should you want to.its art. Its subjective. Dont like it, dont buy and let someone else have it who will.

At least for those of us who can't attend the exclusive events, there absolutely has been a huge drop in quality. The web hasn't gotten first crack at a print with widespread acclaim since The Avengers series. This trend looks set to continue with NYCC and the Universal Monsters show. I honestly don't understand the logic of this. Perhaps it's some misguided attempt to "combat" flipping, but in my eyes it makes it even worse. Seeing the same folks hyping the latest releases for sale week after week has soured me quite a bit on Mondo.

[bethemonkey]

The timed release was the beginning of the end. Too much, too fast means no money for new stuff and no money for old stuff, which means everyone is left with stuff they can't get rid of.

$50 a week or more adds up quick.

[finalfilppula]

You guys sure do bitch a lot

Quick! Announce something to distract us.

[starkdesign]

Some call it a drop in quality, i call that bullshit.

its art. Its subjective. Dont like it, dont buy and let someone else have it who will.

THIS.

[infrared90s]

in any case, i think mondo's popularity has opened doors for them to do a wide variety of movies

[wmd]

Movies are cool.

[mattg]

Mondo's increased output has forced me to be more selective about what I buy. If I want to frame it I will pay what I need to in order to get it. I don't want a flat file full of stuff I kinda, sorta like.

[mcnail]

This thread bums me out sometimes.

We just try to make the best posters we can for the opportunities we are given. At some point, you may not be able to buy every single poster, or feel every single poster is for you particularly, but luckily, we cover a broad range of tastes, so something you like will probably pop up eventually (and may be completely opposite of another Mondo collector).

There will obviously be ebbs and flows to the amount of online releases vs event releases, but that's the case with many companies. I think you'll find that we do some fun, exclusive stuff for SDCC and a couple of other events (partially to reward folks for coming out to see us in person, it costs a lot of time and money to travel, and they should feel like they've gotten something special), but that we focus on online releases for the beginning and end parts of the year. Gallery releases naturally debut at the gallery, as is custom anywhere.

Lastly, don't blame Mo for anything, he's the best. Please bring any concerns about this to me directly.

Cheers.

[Creation88]

i agree...you guys bitch a lot.

[omgkitty]

i agree...you guys bitch a lot.

Welcome to the internet! Also, you never fixed your signature like I tried to help you do before haha

[mike123230]

This thread bums me out sometimes.

[TopHatZombies]

Happy October!