Mondo Funko guts Mondo

[digitalbabe_LV426]

This sucks.

Funko Guts Mondo and Ends Poster Division Less Than a Year After Purchasing the Company

Known to horror fans for their limited edition posters, high-end collectibles and vinyl records, many of which we’ve covered over the years here on Bloody Disgusting, Mondo was purchased by vinyl toy-maker Funko less than one year ago, and The Wrap now reports the depressing news that Funko has...

bloody-disgusting.com

 

[Flloydo]

Said this was a bad move from day 1

Vinyl section will probably be next. A$$holes

 

[Punker76]

I was JUST coming to share this news too:

Funko Lays Off Most of Mondo Staff, Poster Business in Limbo

Funko has laid off the majority of the staff of the beloved pop culture label Mondo, and will no longer make posters.

www.thewrap.com

Ninja's forecast this very thing happening when this was first announced, and here we are

 

[apsmith21]

So so sad about this.

Most of my collectible money has been going to posters, which I split between Mondo and Bottleneck.

There was room enough for both in that space, IMO and now the collectors will suffer.

And also, there goes the Mondo x Steelbook line

 

[apsmith21]

I went back and looked, I have only a single poster on order from Mondo and that's the Dune x Rory Kurtz print from last year. Would still want the print over a refund but ugh.

Just ugh.

 

[Vega]

That's what you get for selling your cool little company to a gigantic soulless enterprise making moronic collectible figures (I wouldn't even call them toys) for idiots.

 

[mllNY]

I went back and looked, I have only a single poster on order from Mondo and that's the Dune x Rory Kurtz print from last year. Would still want the print over a refund but ugh.

Just ugh.

I'm sure they will finish up the posters they sold and get them in collectors hands. I hope so anyway. I have the Batman Francavilla and the Burton Trip to the Moon and I hope they get fulfilled

 

[apsmith21]

I'm sure they will finish up the posters they sold and get them in collectors hands. I hope so anyway. I have the Batman Francavilla and the Burton Trip to the Moon and I hope they get fulfilled

Just read they might get Attack Peter to finish them up.

Geez they just did that timed spidey edition from Matt Taylor like a week ago!

 

[apsmith21]

That's what you get for selling your cool little company to a gigantic soulless enterprise making moronic collectible figures (I wouldn't even call them toys) for idiots.

I’m sure that was completely Tim League’s call to sell

 

[apsmith21]

Best article I have found thus far is from Gizmodo.

Funko Lays Off Original Mondo Employees, Ending an Era

It’s a sad day for fans of pop culture collectibles. Funko has let go of several core employees of Mondo, the Austin, Texas-based collectible company famous for its alternative movie posters, collectible toys, vinyl music releases, and more.

gizmodo.com

 

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[digitalbabe_LV426]

Confused. I thought they laid off the founders of Mondo….is someone else going to take over the “Mondo” arm?

 

[mllNY]

Confused. I thought they laid off the founders of Mondo….is someone else going to take over the “Mondo” arm?

That statement is trash. They gutted most of the creative poster team, alienated tons of artists, and have the gall to call the collectors flippers. Mondo's will be sold at end caps at Targets and Spencer gifts and then end up in landfills

I think Attack Peter actually seems to have gotten a role at Mondo. Some people are dunking on him but he actually seems like a nice guy.

 

[mllNY]

Daniel Danger went off: