SDCC 2024 Exclusive The Goon “Misery is a Cold Wrench” Letterpress Print by Rob Jones x Eric Powell x CODA

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Eric Powell’s The Goon! To celebrate the comic book character’s silver anniversary, CODA is releasing this awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Exclusive The Goon “Misery is a Cold Wrench” Letterpress Print by Rob Jones and Eric Powell. This rad letterpress print was pressed by Travis Smith at the Press Room on a 1955 Vandercook.  The Blot is a sucker for a good letterpress print and this one looks amazing!

“Misery is a Cold Wrench” by Rob Jones and Eric Powell is a 16”x24” letterpress print (so it has comic book dimensions).  The SDCC 2024 Exclusive Variant is on jaundiced 100 lb. Yellow paper and limited to just 25 pieces, while the CODA Online Variant is on orange paper and also limited to 25 pieces exclusively at CODAcurates.com. Eric Powell will have an artist signing at the CODA SDCC booth #4900 on Friday, July 26th, from 1-2pm.

GOG VACVVM Edition Vinyl Figure by Rob Jones x Unbox Industries

The Blot was super excited to learn yesterday that The VACVVM would be release a new colorway of Rob Jones' epic GOG vinyl figure!!! Produced by Unbox Industries, the VACVVM Edition GOG is the fully painted colorway featuring a bright red skull that was shown when the figure was first put on display at MondoCon almost two years ago. This version is straight fire!!!

GOG by Rob Jones stands a massive 11.5” tall and includes a staff, chain and ring that holds the sword, which are all cast in black anodized metal. This super limited edition VACVVM Edition colorway goes on sale at 4pm today, Friday, April 13th, at the VACVVM online store for $150.

GOG Vinyl Figure by Rob Jones x Unbox Industries

After debuting at Designer Con 2016 last weekend, Rob Jones’ epic GOG vinyl figure is now available online at AnimalRummy.com! The Blot got to see this gorgeous new figure at MondoCon last year, and it is seriously epic. Produced by Unbox Industries, GOG is based on a character Rob created for one of his past concert posters. As Jones explains, “the character has his roots as one of the legendary protectors of the city of London. A statue of him and Magog, his snappily dressed counterpart, reside in Guildhall while wicker versions of both precede the Lord Mayor each year during his trek to proclaim fealty to the Queen each year.”

GOG by Rob Jones stands a massive 11.5” tall and has been released in three distinct colorways, each cast in a special vinyl that glows blue in the dark versus the usual GID green. The Grine & Bloy GOG features hand applied green rub, while the Schwartz & Bloy Edition features hand applied black rub. The Reyn Edition is completely unpainted. All three colorways includes a staff, chain and ring that holds the sword are cast in black anodized metal. Collectors can purchase all three figures now at Rob Jones’ online store for $150 each.

MondoCon 2 Report: Unbox Industries Booth with Lots of New Figures!

One of The Blot’s personal highlights of MondoCon 2015 was getting to meet Dan Willett of Unbox Industries and Texas’ own Retroband! Unbox Industries has been producing some amazing designer art toys the past few years, and have really been pushing the boundaries of what you can do with the medium of vinyl. I especially love how they are constantly looking for new and exciting artists to work with that you may not associate with the designer art toy scene. I only does Unbox Industries work with Mondo to produce many of their collectibles, but they’ve started working directly with many of Mondo’s acclaimed stable of artists.

If you were at MondoCon 2 last weekend then you know there was a lot of exciting talk going on about some of the upcoming designer vinyl figures on display at Unbox Industries and the artists they are currently working with. The hit of MondoCon seemed to be Gog by Rob Jones, which looked freaking incredible in person! I can’t believe all the detail they crammed into this figure. To me it really has an old school designer art toy figure from the scene’s gold age. Then there is the Weedian by Arik Roper, which is just a beautiful 3D rendering of Roper’s amazing artwork. These three figures look amazing and creepy as hell all at the same time!

The Blot was also super excited to in person Retroband’s new soft vinyl figure Meats!!! This hulking behemoth looks fantastic, and I love all the crazy wicked detailing Retroband put into this massive killer. Each figure will include two resin weapons, and I can’t wait to see what crazy accessories Retroband comes up with to include with the homicide Meats.

It was also cool to see John Kenn Mortensen’s Three Witches vinyl figures and Skinner’s Lolgolth Gnazgoroth in person. These toys are perfect examples of the type of groundbreaking work Unbox Industries is producing with a venerable who’s who of the art world. Look for more details on these exciting releases here on TheBlotSays.com very, very soon!

MondoCon is Back and Bigger Than Ever! MondoCon 2 Convention Report

Mike Mitchell

The Blot had the privilege to cover MondoCon 2, the world’s preeminent art and print convention, last weekend in Austin, Texas. The Blot’s been covering Mondo and their releases for years now, but it’s hard to understand the brand’s popularity until you’ve attended MondoCon. Yes most of their releases sell out within seconds, but seeing collectors camp out for days just so they can get first shot at a super limited edition release really drives home the fact that Mondo and its acclaimed stable of artists have become an integral part of these fans’ lives.

Mike Mitchell

Everyone I spoke with throughout the two days of MondoCon were truly passionate about art and prints. They spoke for hours in line each day about gallery shows, movies and art styles. It’s really amazing to see collectors from all walks of life and who have traveled from all around the globe be united in their love of pop culture and design. Although the convention itself would be considered small by today’s standards of comic cons, MondoCon makes up for it with content.

The Vacvvm

For two days straight Mondo hosted a variety of panels on everything from movie soundtracks, toys and collectibles, to artist spotlights and Mondo prints that could have been. They even hosted six different screenings, which spotlighted the variety of different properties Mondo works with. There was definitely a little something for everyone at MondoCon 2015. One of The Blot’s favorite events was visiting the Adventures in Design Podcast room to see AiD tape live shows for two days straight with MondoCon’s featured guests. If you love screen prints and gig posters then you definitely should be listening to the Adventures in Design podcast.

Daniel Danger

What’s really great about this event is that Mondo listens to its fans. It was my understanding that attendees had some constructive criticism for Mondo’s first ever convention last year. The Austin based company definitely took that feedback to heart and it shows! In just its second year, the show has clearly grown for the better as it branched out into a second venue. All attendees could say is how much better and well organized MondoCon 2 was over the year before. With Mondo’s dedicated staff working to continue to make MC better, the sky truly is the limit!

Daniel Danger

The real reason to attend MondoCon, at least for The Blot, is to meet all of the amazing artists in attendance – many of whom have traveled long distances to be there – and all of the fantastic art they brought with them. Unless you live in LA or NYC, MondoCon is one of the few places you can go to meet all of your favorite artists. Each had their own booth (or shared a booth) and many brought rare old prints, originals, sketches and t-shirts for fans to drool over and buy. While I didn’t personally buy much, I spent hours walking the convention floor talking to artists and looking through their art. It was such a treat to see so many pieces in person that I’ve only ever seen on a computer screen. If you plan to travel for one convention next year The Blot highly recommends MondoCon!

Jason Edmiston

Below are my personal photos from MondoCon. I did my best to take pictures of everyone booth at the convention. Sadly, my photos don’t do all of the amazing artwork on display justice. If you see something you like though, be sure to visit the artist’s personal website and buy some art directly from them!!!

Rob Jones

Kevin Tong

Kevin Tong

Kevin Tong

Mondo Star Wars Screen Print Series #19 - King’s Lead Hat by Rob Jones

The second to last print in the Mondo Star Wars Screen Print Series was released earlier this week while The Blot was out of town on my honeymoon, and after 10 wonderful days in Hawaii, I’m back! It’ll be impossible to catch up on all the cool stuff that’s come out while I’ve been gone, but I couldn’t skip over “King’s Lead Hat” by Rob Jones.

Rob Jones’ inspiration for “King’s Lead Hat”:

“There’s a scene in Star Wars where Grand Moff Tarkin strides into his council room on the Death Star announcing the dissolution of the Imperial Senate. His officers express concern over the Emperor’s ability to maintain control of star systems without this governing body. To this Tarkin retorts, ‘Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.’

This exchange made me consider the motivation behind the Emperor’s construction of Darth Vader. I’m not referring to just the cybernetic bits maintaining Vader’s body but also the active manipulation of his mind to bring him to the dark side. The Emperor created in Vader a weapon no different from the Death Star in its ultimate purpose, a means of generating fear amongst the vast populace he ruled. An administrative tool that became the executor of the Emperor’s cruel commands. With that in mind, I decided to depict Vader as a facility harnessing and directing his immense natural power towards malicious ends.”

“King’s Lead Hat” by Rob Jones is a hand numbered 27“x36” screen print with metallic inks. This Star Wars print has a limited edition run size of 255 pieces and will retail for $50 each. “King’s Lead Hat”can could have been purchased directly from Mondo at a random time on Tuesday, December 28th, but it sold out instantly.

Lost Screen Print #10 - The Swan Station by Rob Jones

It’s official, these Lost screen prints made in honor of the show’s final season are a hit! Last week’s Lost print, “The Swan Station” by Rob Jones, sold out in an hour and previously sold out Lost screen prints are selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay. Makes me kind of wish I had purchased a few of the earlier prints when I had a chance. Oh well! The black and red color scheme of “The Swan Station” print is very striking, and I liked the print even more once I found out Mr. Jones is from the live music capital of the world, Austin, TX.


“The Swan Station” is the tenth screen print released on Damon, Carlton and A Polar Bear in honor of Lost’s sixth and final season. Rob Jones’ limited edition Lost screen print “The Swan Station” measures 18”x24”, has a run size of 300 pieces, and comes hand signed and numbered by the artist. The print sells for $50 each and could have been purchased here before it sold out.

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)