Mondo, known for their amazing art movie posters, are getting into the toy business now. USA Today has a story about their latest venture. They are kicking things off with a 16″ tall Iron Giant Figure as well as a vinyl Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Figure. Here’s some snippets:
“The first wave of toys will be on display this week at Mondo’s booth at Comic-Con in San Diego beginning Wednesday, including a 16-inch figure of the central robot from The Iron Giant, a vinyl figure based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman’s first drawing of a Ninja Turtle, a “Lil Mikey” vinyl figure based on a Mondo TMNT poster by artist Mike Mitchell, and a sixth-scale action figure of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock.
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If the first wave of toys is successful, Ishmael wants to be versatile with its projects, going from something like Disney to possibly Game of Thrones and then on to a horror franchise — he has a wish list of stuff, including Batman: The Animated Series from the ’90s, that he feels have potential.
You can read the full article Here and see the images after the jump.
CompaniesMondo
CharactersMichelangeloIron Giant