MondoCon

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MondoCon
StatusActive
GenreFilms, art
VenueMarchesa Hall & Theater
Location(s)Texas Austin, Texas
CountryUnited States United States
Inaugurated2014
Organized byMondo Tees
Websitemondo-con.com

MondoCon is an annual celebration of the collectible artwork and artists at Mondo, a poster and T-shirt company, held in Austin, Texas, United States.[1] It offers exclusive items, panels, exhibitor booths and screenings with filmmakers and artists.

History

MondoCon was conceived as a spin-off from Fantastic Fest, with the first two years taking place on the weekends of the event, before branching out to its own weekend.[2]

MondoCon 2014 ran September 20–21 for about 2,000 people and coincided with the first weekend of

Bryan Lee O’Malley and Mike Mignola.[9] Dogfish Head Brewery provided an exclusive "Mondo Beer" aged in oak tanks.[10]

MondoCon 2015 was held October 3–4 and expanded its space to the Marchesa Theater and the Holiday Inn across the street and included artists such as

vinyl.[13]

MondoCon 2016 was held October 22–23 at the AFS Cinema and Holiday Inn Midtown Conference Center.

Ren and Stimpy and The Legend of Korra.[19]

MondoCon 2017 was announced as taking place November 4–5 in a new location, formerly the print presses of the Austin American-Statesman building, and was scheduled to feature Florian Bertmer, Becky Cloonan, Aaron Draplin, Francesco Francavilla, Jock, Mike Mitchell, Alex Pardee, Eric Powell, Jay Ryan, Todd Slater and William Stout.[20]

In April 2018, Mondo announced the event would be taking a hiatus that year but would return on September 14-15, 2019.[21]

Reception

The event has been called "the world's coolest poster convention" and "one of the leaders in the rise of pop culture art."

Nerdist called it "the venerable kingpin of the artisanal movie poster game."[24]

References

  1. ^ Watercutter, Angela. "MondoCon: The Offbeat Convention That Pays Tribute to Your Favorite Cult Classics". Wired. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ Whittaker, Richard. "Listen to MondoCon". AustinChronicle. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ^ Lussier, Germain. "Mondo's Justin Ishmael Explains and Answers MondoCon Burning Questions". SlashFilm. SlashFilm. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ Borders, Meredith. "Announcing The MondoCon Lineup!". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ^ Guerrasio, Jason. "Listen to Parts of the Rare Original Score for Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'". Movies.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. ^ Vespe, Eric. "Quint reports on William Stout's MondoCon panel about the unmade Fred Dekker-scripted Godzilla film!". Aint It Cool. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. ^ Dickey, Josh. "Howard the Duck's Comeback Is Complete With This Mondo Portrait". Mashable. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  8. ^ Maltin, Leonard. "Fun At Fantastic Fest". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  9. ^ Lussier, Germain. "Exclusive: See Four MondoCon Posters That Will Be Screenprinted Live". SlashFilm. SlashFilm. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  10. ^ McCarron, Meghan. "MondoCon to Host Food Trucks, Exclusive Dogfish Beer". Austin Eater. Austin Eater. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ Hall, Jacob. "MondoCon 2015 Posters: A Complete Gallery of All The New Art". SlashFilm. SlashFilm. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  12. ^ Hall, Jacob. "Acclaimed Artist Jock is Working on 'Star Wars: Episode 8′ [MondoCon 2015]". SlashFilm. SlashFilm. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  13. ^ Anielski, Ryan. "Mondo Releases Limited Edition 'Back to the Future' Vinyl Collection". IndieWire. IndieWire. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  14. ^ Barkan, Jonathan. "Full Details For MondoCon 2016 Released". BloodyDisgusting. BloodyDisgusting. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  15. ^ Wampler, Scott. "Early Bird Tickets For MONDOCON 2016 Are On Sale Now". Birth.Movies.Death. Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  16. ^ Johnston, Rich. "MondoCon 2016: A First Look At The Show Floor". BleedingCool. BleedingCool. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  17. ^ Sharf, Zack. "MondoCon Exclusive: Artists Reimagine 'Mulholland Drive,' 'The Graduate' And More In Stunning New Posters". IndieWire. IndieWire. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  18. ^ Newman, Rob. "The MondoCon Experience: 8 Highlights from This Year's Convention". Collider. Collider. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  19. ^ Hall, Jacob. "MondoCon 2016: Olly Moss' Unreleased 'The Force Awakens' Poster and Other Unfinished Prints". SlashFilm. SlashFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  20. ^ Wampler, Scott. "Mondo Reveals The First Details For MondoCon 2017". birthmoviesdeath. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  21. ^ Team, Mondo. "Announcing MondoCon 2019". Mondo. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  22. ^ Lussier, Germain. "The World's Coolest Poster Convention Gets a Goofy Warriors-Inspired One-Sheet". iO9. iO9. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  23. ^ Hall, Jacob. "MondoCon 2016 in Review: Beautiful Art, An Interview With Mondo's Justin Brookhart, and the 5 Best Posters From the Con". SlashFilm. SlashFilm. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  24. ^ Arbeiter, Michael. "BRINGING STAR WARS TO MONDOCON AND MUTILATING DONALD DUCK". Nerdist. Nerdist. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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