Cool Stuff: Ken Taylor's Star Wars "Bounty Hunters" Wave 2
The Alamo Drafthouse and Mondo Tees have announced that 2nd wave of Ken Taylor's officially licensed Star Wars "Bounty Hunters" posters will go on sale on Thursday, October 7th. The three posters feature 4-Lom, Boba Fett and Dengar. The last set sold out in under ten minutes, so these are expected to also sell-out super quick. Follow @MondoNews for the "on sale now" announcement. Hit the jump to see the posters now.
WAVE 2
TITLE: Bounty Hunters Wave 2 (4-Lom, Boba Fett, Dengar)
ARTIST: Ken Taylor
ARTIST SITE: http://www.kentaylor.com.au/
EDITION: 425 (each)
SIZE: Each poster measures 12"x36"
ON SALE: October 7, 2010
WAVE 1
TITLES: Bounty Hunters: Bossk, IG-88, Zuckuss
ARTIST: Ken Taylor
ARTIST SITE: http://www.kentaylor.com.au/
EDITION: 425 (each)
SIZE: Each poster measures 12"x36"
ON SALE: September 21, 2010 (Sold out in 10 minutes)
"Both infamous and anonymous at the same time, Bounty Hunters are far more than mercenaries for hire – they're heirs to a professional legacy – an ancient brotherhood with a glorious history." -Anonymous
The amount of time it took to read the above line is roughly how long the bounty hunters were on screen in Empire Strikes Back. Think about that for a second; what other characters in cinema history can boast that claim? On the deck of the Executor, Darth Vader tasks six Bounty Hunters to find the Millennium Falcon. As he says this, one Bounty Hunter growls and one says "As you wish" and that's it. No massive firefight ensues, nor is there an origin given...and with the exception of Boba Fett, none of them are ever seen or talked about again! They are merely seen standing, yet they are some of the most popular characters in the entire Star Wars Universe.
For this reason, we chose the Bounty Hunters as our next poster release and decided to give them the royal poster treatment. Instead of doing a traditional large format poster featuring all of them together, we would produce six character posters that could either be displayed as a group or individually. – Justin Ishmael, Creative Director, Mondo
About Mondo
Mondo is the Alamo Drafthouse's collectible art boutique, featuring designs from world famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters. The posters are limited edition & screen printed. The posters sell out at AMAZING speed (sometimes within minutes). The recent release in Mondo's Star Wars series, "Great Warrior," sold out within 5 minutes.
About Alamo Drafthouse
The Alamo Drafthouse is a lifestyle entertainment brand with an acclaimed cinema-eatery, the largest genre film festival in the United Sates and an online collectible art store. Named "the best theater in America" by Entertainment Weekly, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has built a reputation as a movie lover's oasis not only by combining food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star studded special events. Alamo Drafthouse Founder & CEO, Tim League, created Fantastic Fest, a world renowned film festival dubbed "The Geek Telluride" by Variety. Fantastic Fest showcases eight days of offbeat cinema from independents, international filmmakers and major Hollywood Studios. The Alamo Drafthouse's collectible art boutique, Mondo, offers breathtaking, original products featuring designs from world-famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding its brand in new and exciting ways, including the launch of Drafthouse Films, a new film distribution label and plans to extend its theaters and unique programming philosophy to additional markets across the United States.