by Shawn Robare | Oct 26, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For this last part of the Monster Squad art showcase I wanted to share a few pieces of art. First up is this weird piece by Garbage Pail Kids artist Brent Engstrom who literally envisions a monster mash-up! And finally, probably the most well known piece of Monster...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 25, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
For part 7 of the Monster Squad art showcase I thought it would be fun to share a couple of awesome poster illustrations. This first is by Justin Erickson of Phantom City Creative for the Twitch Film Back to the 80s screening awhile back. I totally need a copy of...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 24, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Though the theatrical release of The Monster Squad was an unfortunate failure (grossing around $3.8M against a estimated $12M budget in its two week big screen run), looking back I’m surprised that there wasn’t even a miniscule attempt to merchandise the...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 23, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Today is an extra special MS Fan Art day. Last month I highlighted the work of Brian and Sara Turner of Cricket Press, and today I wanted to take a moment and share some of Sara’s rad Monster Squad related artwork. I know Sara is as big a fan of this flick as...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 22, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Earlier in the month I shared a series of Monster Squad articles and interviews that appeared in the pages of Fangoria and Starlog magazine back in 1987, and as an addendum to that post I wanted to share a couple more vintage magazine articles that debuted after the...
