The Art of Mondo

A little background info from Wikipedia first.What is Mondo?"Mondo is an American company known for releasing limited edition screen printed posters for films, television shows, and comics, as well as vinyl movie soundtracks, clothing and apparel, toys, and re-issues of VHS releases. Founded in 2004 as Mondo Tees, the company is a subsidiary of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain in Austin, Texas, and currently hosts a permanent gallery space there which features original artwork and custom posters."What is this book?The Art of Mondo features 352 pages chronicling the artistic "highlights and favorites from Mondo's first nine years..."What are my thoughts?If you love illustration, movie posters, printmaking, or even just looking at pretty pictures; get this book. Hundreds of immaculate illustrations printed in lush, full color on almost every page. Featuring some of the top illustrators working today (Florian Bertmer, Jock, Kevin Tong, Tyler Stout, Ken Taylor, Daniel Danger, Aaron Horkey and many more) this book will consume you in the best way. Only a couple of the larger or atypical sized illustrations had to be scaled down a bit resulting in a minor loss of quality but nearly every page jumps out at you in stunning detail. The book is a very heavy duty hardback edition but time will tell if the binding holds up. The book is organized by years and each chapter begins with a small write up from the various creative directors involved with the company. Some of the featured illustrations in the book include both the big blockbuster titles like Star Wars and classic Disney as well as cult classics like Creepshow, Friday the 13th, Flash Gordon and many more from every film genre. The Art of Mondo will be an invaluable source of artistic inspiration for me for years to come. It's also the next best thing for those of us who have never been able to snag a Mondo print before they sold out.How was the delivery/shipment?I ordered my copy from the seller "sparklebooks" and it arrived very quickly. I received it three days before the expected delivery date. It was packaged well with plenty of peanuts for support and the book itself came sealed in plastic wrap.Tl;dr:Do you love movies and art? Buy it. 5 stars.

This book is amazing. The amount of artwork packed into this this is crazy. If you are a fan of Mondo art, or even alternate posters for movies you would be crazy not to pick this up

This may in fact be the best book I have ever purchased. Glancing at my bookshelves there are maybe 2 that I would put on the same tier as this one. The quality here is top notch across the board. The covers are thick, the paper is heavy, and almost all of the art is displayed clearly as a full page print. I don't normally talk about the material a book is made out of, but in this case I feel it is worth mentioning, that this is a NICE book.And then there is the artwork. Some of the most stunning, inspiring, and awesome works you can find all in one collection. I honestly feel like I have acquired a priceless relic.

I bought this book as a gift. It arrived sealed in clear wrap and just before I was about to put wrapping paper around it I gave in to the temptation to take a peek so I removed the plastic wrap. OMG. I'm keeping this book! For anyone who loves film and/or art this is a great book. It is generous in every way and includes over 300 11"x13" pages of art. For the price, this is a gorgeous book. Looks like I'll have to order another one for the gift!

I am fascinated by this book every time I open it, which is frequently. What an amazing collection of high-quality, detailed poster illustrations! The paper quality is great and the overall design of the book is brilliant.

I knew nothing about Mondo until I recently watched the 24x36 movie poster documentary. I was immediately intrigued. I’m thrilled with this purchase. Great quality, great price and amazing “reimaginings” of classic movie art. A must for all who appreciate art and movies.

Overall VERY happy with this purchase. I’m a lover of pop culture as well as coffee table books and this is a beautiful piece to add to my collection. The book did arrive slightly damaged, but not enough to be a big issue. This is something to keep in mind however if you do care about that. Seeing as this will either be stored away on a shelf or open faced in a table; I am not too worried about it.

This book is incredible! It’s a collection of Mondo posters and prints, with intricate detailed design. Everything from the typography to the illustrations are phenomenal. As far as the actual book, this version is a softcover version of the hardcover. The print quality is the same as the hardcover which is really great. It seems like the printing used higher than 300 dpi so the prints are extra crisp and very high resolution. Also the book includes a few fold out posters for landscape designs. There was clearly a lot of care and time put into this book, which makes it well worth the price.