MondoCon 2017 Exclusive Samurai Jack Screen Print by Methane Studios x Mondo

Mondo continues to announce its limited edition exclusives for MondoCon 2017, which is taking place this weekend (November 4-5) in Austin, Texas. Check out this epic Samurai Jack poster by Methane Studios based on the popular animated television series! One of the very first screen prints The Blot ever purchased was by Methane Studios, so I love seeing them work with Mondo on this project. This officially licensed screen print measures 18”x24” and will be available at Mondo’s MondoCon booth in two different colorways. The Standard Edition is limited to 225 pieces and retails for $45, while the Variant is limited to 125 pieces and retails for $65.

Marvel Comics x Mondo Screen Print Series: Ghost Rider by Methane Studios

Later today Mondo will be releasing the newest poster in its legendary Marvel Comic Book Screen Print Series, and it’s “Ghost Rider” by Methane Studios! The Blot really likes the spooky, simplistic take on the Spirit of Vengeance that Methane Studios went with for this poster design. It gives off a really old school comic book cover vibe, don’t you think?

“Ghost Rider” by Methane Studios is an 18”x24” signed and numbered screen print. The Standard Edition is limited to 240 pieces and will retail for $40, while the Variant is limited to 115 pieces and will retail for $60. Both versions will go on sale at a random time today, Thursday, November 13th, at the Mondo online store.

Adventure Time Screen Prints by Tom Whalen, Little Friends of Printmaking & Methane Studios

After hosting an Adventure Time gallery event in Austin last week, Mondo will be releasing three new prints in its Adventure Time Screen Print Series based on the hit animated show today! The Blot seriously knows nothing about Adventure Time (I’ve never seen a single episode), but I do know the three super talented artists behind these prints: Tom Whalen, The Little Friends of Printmaking and Methane Studios. These prints probably mean something to Adventure Time fans, which is why I’m writing this post. I hope you like them and good luck trying to score one at a random time today.

Adventure Time by Tom Whalen ($40) is an 18”x24” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 200 pieces; Adventure Time by The Little Friends of Printmaking ($40) is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 175 pieces; and Adventure Time by Methane Studios ($40) is an 18”x30.5” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 195 pieces. All three Adventure Time prints seen here go on sale at a random time on today, Wednesday, May 2nd, at the Mondo online store.

“Finn + Fionna” Adventure Time Screen Print Set by Tiny Kitten Teeth

Get excited! Not only is it Friday the 13th, but Mondo will also be releasing sometime today the second and third print in its Adventure Time Screen Print Series with Cartoon Network. The posters were designed by Tiny Kitten Teeth, and feature Fionna with Lord Monochromicorn and Cake in one poster and Finn with Lady Rainicorn and Jake in the other. These are pretty freaking cute prints, and are probably some must haves for any diehard Adventure Time fans. Sadly, I still know absolutely nothing about this TV show!

The Mondo x Cartoon Network “Finn + Fionna” Adventure Time screen prints by Tiny Kitten Teeth will only be sold as a two poster set, and have a limited edition run size of 185. These two 18”x24” screen prints will retail for $75 per set, and go on sale at a random time today, January 13th, at the Mondo online store.

Lost Screen Print #3 - The Dharma Van by Methane Studios

The third official Lost screen print has been released on the Damon, Carlton and A Polar Bear website, and man is it beautiful! Designed by Methane Studios, “The Dharma Van” screen print features a flowery version of the television show’s signature Dharma Initiative VW bus. I was really excited to find out Methane Studios was involved in this Lost themed project because I have one of their awesome concert posters hanging in my bedroom (it’s the Peter Bjorn & John screen print seen below). The artists of Methane Studios are uber-talented, and they did a great job incorporating different elements of Lost into their print.


Methane Studios’ limited edition Lost screen print “The Dharma Van” measures 24”x18” and is printed on black paper. “The Dharma Van” has a run size of 300 pieces, and comes hand signed and numbered by the artist. You can purchase this beautiful print here while supplies last for $50 each.


In celebration of LOST's final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series' most memorable, and unforgettable, "water cooler" moments. This ultimate "fan art" was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show's storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions' greatest shows by hanging a little part of its history, inspiration and influence on your wall. (link)

It's PB&J Time!

And The Blot's Not Talking About Peanut Butter Jelly Time Either!

While I was in Dallas for Thanksgiving, Al and I decided to go see Swedish pop sensation Peter Bjorn & John at the Palladium. I have been dying to see PB&J since I first bought their latest album Writer’s Block. If you haven’t heard it before please go to their website www.peterbjornandjohn.com or their MySpace page www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn and take a listen. You can preview many, if not all, of the tracks from Writer’s Block on those two websites. The most popular song from the album is “Young Folks,” which can currently be heard playing in Bath & Body Works I learned while shopping with Al, but I also really enjoy “Amsterdam,” “Let’s Call It Off” and “Paris 2004.” The whole album is really good and has been in heavy rotation on The Blot's iPod for months.

If you couldn’t tell by the name, PB&J is a three piece indie rock band made up of Peter Moren (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Bjorn Yttling (bass guitar and vocals) and John Eriksson (drums and vocals). I had originally planned on seeing the Swedish rock group this past summer at Lollapalooza but unfortunately they were scheduled to perform right before My Morning Jacket on a side stage, but at that point there was no way I could leave our little area of grass we had claimed to watch MMJ and Pearl Jam because the crowd had already grown ridiculously big and people were closing in on any open ground they could find. So I gave up my hope of seeing Peter Bjorn & John that day and figured I’d catch them if they ever made it down South. At the time I didn’t think they’d be making it to Texas anytime soon so I was kind of bummed.

Flash forward just a few months later and I found out PB&J was going to be touring and was starting their North America tour in Texas the weekend of Thanksgiving. I got a little nervous that I’d be crisscrossing with the band with my traveling to Dallas and their heading down to Houston, but thankfully things worked out. Plus I was able to check out one of the newest concert venues in Dallas, the Palladium, which didn’t exist when I used to live up there. I still haven’t gotten to check out Dallas' new House of Blues, which I have heard really good things about.

It was freezing and wet the night of the show and Al and I were considering not going after a long weekend of shopping, but we sucked it up and headed downtown. I’m glad we did too because the Palladium was great. The concert was in the Loft at the Palladium, which was really a small trendy club upstairs, with the Palladium Ballroom downstairs. The size of the Loft allowed for a really intimate concert with the crowd packed around the stage.

Since we got there late, we missed the opening act The Besnard Lakes completely. We didn’t feel like fighting the tightly packed crowd so Al and I decided to just stand at the side of the stage close to the room’s entrance. After listening to a song or two, we somehow found ourselves about two or three people from the stage…much closer and a better view than we ever thought we’d get. PB&J played for well over an hour and a half and played a really long encore. The audience was pretty into the show, singing along and reacting to Peter as he was running around the stage singing and getting everyone on the sides of the stage to feel more like a part of the show. Thankfully we didn’t miss any of my favorite songs and the band was surprisingly as good live as they are on the album. That isn’t always the case with many indie bands, especially in some of the small venues they play due to the concert venue’s bad sound equipment. But the Palladium is relatively new and very high tech with a great sound system and flat screen TVs all around the room. If you're in Dallas and looking for somewhere new to go out try out the Palladium and let me know how it is on an average weekend night with no concert.

The best part of the night was after the show was over the band came out to the merchandise booth to sign some autographs. Since Al and I were standing to the side of the stage where the merchandise was being sold we were unknowingly at the front of the line to meet the band. So we got to talk with Peter, Bjorn & John but for some reason we forgot our digital camera so there’s no photographic proof of the meeting…but since we were already up there we ended up purchasing a limited edition tour poster and got PB&J to sign it for us. You can check out the poster and autographs in the pic below.


They seemed like pretty nice guys and were really friendly to all their fans but Al and I didn’t stick around for too long as the crowd was rushing both to the exit and to the band which made the whole situation a little dicey. At that point we just wanted out so we threw some elbows and worked our way to the parking lot. The show was great and we were both really glad we decided to go. If you happen to be in Millvale, PA tonight then you can head down to the Mr. Smalls Theatre for the last stop on Peter, Bjorn & John’s 2007 U.S. Tour.