So, we’ve been working on this one for a while, and it’s JUST NOW able for us to announce it- Famous Monsters of Filmland holds a place near and dear to all our hearts here at Nakatomi. FMoFL is the fulcrum around which our nerdness spins. The legacy of Forrest J Ackerman and crew lives large in our psyche. So, imagine our surprise to get a call from Famous Monsters of Filmland saying they want…
Back in 2001-2003, Nakatomi founder Tim Doyle kept a comic book diary. Every day, he did a 3-panel strip, depicting what he did that day. Often humourous, sometimes sad, these comics were collected on a monthly basis and distributed around Austin in comic shops and coffee shops and bookstores…for free, under the title of ‘Amazing Adult Fantasy.’ And, due to popular demand, he started collecting these issues into 6-month books. The first 3 six…
I’m in love. At 0:50 into the video, that girl starts talking about Pokemon, and she’s slightly crosseyed. Therefore…I am now in love. And it doesn’t hurt that she’s dressed like Jane from Tarzan. And follow that kid’s advice- just get everything you can, as this Pokemon stuff is going to be worth a lot of money in the future… -alex fugazi
So a few months back, the fine folks (read- Jensen) at Gallery 1988 came to Nakatomi to create a poster for their show. And then those plans were quickly scrapped in favor of doing the actual SHOW poster to promote the event! As intimidating as it was following in the footsteps of the previous 2 AMAZING show prints by Chris Lee, Andrew Wilson & Scott Campbell, we bucked up and went right at it- “All…
More than anything else that’s been on Nakatomi, we get constantly asked to re-print the Murray Times Six print. Well- we ain’t gonna do that, BUT- you can now get the same image as a set of 6 individual 6″x6″ vinyl stickers for $12- now available in the Accessories section of the Nakatomi store! Printed w/ the same care as our Change Into a Truck sticker, these will last forever on whatever you stick ’em…
Rebbie Jackson\’s \”Centipede\” from 1984 Tigers, fake plastic snakes with twinkling eyes, lightning bolt hands, zombie-like angular dancing and, yes, the occasional Centipede. It’s so close to making sense (in that “early 80’s video” sort of way), that the fact that it doesn’t come together just makes it disturbing. -T. for Theo
Rob Jones answered questions. Biafrah Winfrey: What is your current studio set up like? What kind of environment do you create while you work? Rob Jones: A hot shitbox back bedroom with three fans going off. BW: While working, do you employ any particularly unique techniques that you’ve developed on your own? (via manual or even software means) RJ: Not really. BW: How do you know when a piece is finished? RJ: When I run…
Wow…6 months already? The Nakatomi Invitational cycle 1 wraps up with this print/ t-shirt combo from poster legend, Rob Jones! Rob Jones is the man behind, oh…just about EVERYTHING you’ve ever seen poster-related (and cd art, and packaging design, etc) that’s ever come from the White Stripes and Raconteurs. “St. Swithin’s Day” is, as Rob puts it- “If I had ever got a chance to do a Roky Erickson poster, this would have been it.” …