Freeze frame, my poster collection, part 19…

I may have a lot of posters from cartoons, and comic books, but my biggest collection comes from video games. I have a few from Namco, and tons from Capcom. However I also have a decent collection from Sega.

A couple of the Shinobi, and Sonic silk screen prints I got from the Sega pop up booth during the San Diego Comic Con. The employees printed posters right in front of us, and zapped them with UV lights to get them dried, and rolled them up for us. It was a cool giveaway.

I have a few old posters from US game magazines. These were often the only ways to get some of your favorite games in poster form.

If you have ever played Sonic Adventure then you might remember the fictional Chao in Space movie posters around town. I was so happy to see Sega actually sell them. Now I just need to find some Soap shoes to frame them with.

Speaking of Sonic Adventure I still have a sticker sheet from the fantastic Dreamcast game.

Sonic Mania Plus was one of my favorite games of all-time. It was the only game in the series not made by Sonic Team that I absolutely loved.

Sega also dropped a cool glow in the dark poster celebrating the game. It took a few tries to get a picture of it in the dark. Thankfully I had a UV flashlight that helped me get the glow right.

My kid surprised me for my birthday one year, and got me this wonderful Sonic poster from an artist at a convention. She said keeping it hidden from me was the hardest part until my birthday rolled around. She also got me the Mighty, and Ray Missing posters, but I can't seem to find which box I stored them in. If I do track them down I will update this post.

She also got me the Mighty poster that was based on the same missing poster featured in the game. This was a limited run from the actual Sega store. It's very hard to find any collectables with Ray, and Mighty on them. I love that duo even more than Sonic and Tails.

NiGHTS Journey of Dreams was a tremendous disappointment for me. Especially considering that the original NiGHTS into dreams… was my favorite game of all time. I’ll never stop loving the character, and universe Sonic Team created. I can only hope that there might be a directors cut of the original NiGHTS in time for its 30th Anniversary.

Are there any favorite Sega games, or other studio games that you’ve collected poster for? I’d like to read about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!

Freeze frame, my poster collection, part 13…

In the previous entries I highlighted a couple of my favorite artists. Today I’m going to look at some posters / prints from Marvel studios. One of the biggest posters I have that hung on my wall featured the Fantastic Four. The family was one of my little brother’s favorites, and the art was by the absurdly detailed Geoff Darrow. In the poster you can see the Richard’s family taking on the Mole Man, and his minions. If you are a fan of intricate art I would advise you to pick up the books that Darrow illustrated for The Dark Horse books written by Frank Miller; Hard Boiled, and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot.

This Guardians of the Galaxy print was actually a surprise. I was at the San Diego Comic Con, and my wife and I happened to be at the Marvel booth when a new Guardians book was being launched. We got the autograph from writer Dean White, and artist Ron Lim. I mentioned that my little brother clued me in to the work of Mr. Lim thanks to his work on the Silver Surfer, and the Infinity Gauntlet.

One of the boldest posters in my collection is a close up of Sabertooth, and Wolverine yelling at each other. The Hildebrandt brothers are amazing artists (RIP Greg) and worked on a card series for Marvel as well. You might want to track it down if you like this style of art.

Some artists were born to draw certain characters. In previous blogs I talked about how Dale Keown was born to draw the Hulk. I have the same regard for Mike Zeck. He could draw on any book, however his Punisher was unrivaled. I believe he used an airbrush on his covers, or in this case his posters.

The autographed Marvel Mania poster was sheer luck. My brothers were visiting Universal City Walk in LA. They just so happened to be there when they were celebrating the grand opening of the Marvel Mania restaurant. Stan Lee was signing, and all they needed to do was wait in line. Talk about a lucky break!

I actually had another, more colorful Punisher poster hanging in the room that my brothers, and I grew up on. Sadly it didn’t survive the flood in our old family garage. The same thing happened with a Todd McFarlane Hulk poster. I loved that poster because it showed that the “weaker” Gray Hulk was still strong enough to break out of the Vault, one of the most secure super villain prisons in the Marvel U.

Do you have any favorite Marvel prints, or posters in your collection? Do you have a favorite Marvel comic, or film? I’d like to read about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!