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Days after several core members behind the success of Mondo were fired by Funko, Funko’s CEO released a statement explaining what comes next. And it’s not great.Getty Images Wants AI to Stop Copying Them“The Mondo posters business will continue, period,” CEO Brian Mariotti said in a statement released via social media. “We feel that making extremely limited runs of posters, most of which are 150 pieces or under, limits access to fans unfairly. Many of these posters are bought with the sole purpose of flipping them at a…

Photo: Germain Lussier/io9/MondoMondo has had a huge impact on my life. As far back as I can remember, I always loved movie posters. Growing up, I’d buy posters at Suncoast or take them from my video store, and tack them to my wall. If they ripped, I’d just throw them out and get new ones. Years later, the posters of Mondo made me realize the papers hanging on my wall could be more than just decorations. They could be collectible art too, and that flipped a switch.In 2008, I bought my first Mondo poster, The Lost Boys by…

It's the end of an era for movie fans, as Mondo will reportedly no longer produce unique and stylish movie posters. Mondo's parent company, Funko, has apparently laid off most of the staff at the Austin-based company and killing off its poster division. According to sources who spoke to TheWrap, Mondo co-founders Rob Jones and Mitch Putnam were also laid off and the company's division for cutting-edge experiences and products, The Lab, has been shut down. Only the toys and records divisions remain, but as…

It’s a sad day for fans of pop culture collectibles as Funko has let go of almost half of the 40 or so employees working for Mondo, the Austin, Texas-based collectible company famous for its alternative movie posters, collectible toys, vinyl music releases, and more. Originally part of the Alamo Drafthouse, Mondo was purchased by Funko in June 2022; at the time, its CEO Andrew Permaulter told io9 “Our goal is to build the Mondo brand. Our goal is not to turn Mondo into Funko.” It’s unclear what the goal is now, since…

It's the end of an era for movie fans, as Mondo will reportedly no longer produce unique and stylish movie posters. Mondo's parent company, Funko, has apparently laid off most of the staff at the Austin-based company and killing off its poster division. According to sources who spoke to TheWrap, Mondo co-founders Rob Jones and Mitch Putnam were also laid off and the company's division for cutting-edge experiences and products, The Lab, has been shut down. Only the toys and records divisions remain, but as…

The puffy silver Moncler bits gleam like the reflective foil on a space capsule, while in stark contrast, the exposed parts still identifiable as being Mercedes in origin have been treated to a "rough patina" that looks like it's been left unpainted in the rain to rust for a year, then driven through a bushfire.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes Benz G-Class, Fashion, Crazy The puffy silver Moncler bits gleam like the reflective foil on a space capsule, while in stark contrast,…

Break out the champagne and roll out the red carpets, CES is back! After two rough, COVID-addled years that saw the world’s greatest tech show reduced to a shell of its former self, the show is primed to spring back to its former glory for 2023. And our team of writers and editors will be on the ground in Las Vegas, bringing it all to you. But much has changed since the last “normal” CES of 2020. The economy has boomed and busted, supply chains have knotted, and attitudes over excess have shifted as climate change…

Darth Vader, as seen on Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, is coming to your wall.Image: Mondo/AcmePop culture art fans have been patiently waiting for this moment—and now, io9 can reveal it’s finally here. Mondo and Acme Archives are teaming up with artist Jason Edmiston for an ongoing series of Star Wars prints in the style of Edmiston’s popular “Eyes Without a Face” series. The first two, from the recent show Obi-Wan Kenobi, go on sale Tuesday, December 13, and while you can see a crop of one of above, you can see them…

Image: Mondo/TohoHalloween might be over but you can still celebrate monsters in early November. Massive green ones, in fact. November 3 is Godzilla Day, the birthday of everyone’s favorite giant kaiju, based on the release of his first film in 1954. And, as usual, Toho loves to celebrate the big guy in a big way. As in years past, it has teamed up with Mondo to unleash a monster load of awesome Godzilla merch on the world and io9 is excited to reveal all of it.There are brand new posters for Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest merchandise on the internet lately. This week, Mondo’s Masters of the Universe toys get a major upgrade, Transformers pulls into the train station, and it’s already time for festive nightmares. Check it out!Mondo Masters of the Universe Battle Cat Sixth-Scale FigureDid you know that one of the most memorable sidekicks of the ‘80s was a last-minute addition to the Masters of the Universe toy line? Mattel’s designers just repurposed a tiger toy for He-Man to…