Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

bio raised by feral robot wolves in the backwoods of northeastern pennsylvania and nourished on a steady diet of comic books, arnold schwarzenegger movies and swedish fish, tom whalen has a high-pitched, metallic voice in his head that compels him to endlessly churn out all sorts of vectorized madness. infatuated with all things giant, japanese and city-destroying, tom is a confessed monster junkie who cannot wait for earth to be overrun by either zombies, werewolves or vampires so that he can field test the wooden-stake-firing chain gun that he’s been working on in his basement for the past 38 or so years. he also adores kittens. introduced to graphic art by the likes of ditko, lee, mcfarlane, and simonson at an early age, tom formally studied illustration and design at kutztown university before working as a graphic designer and an editorial illustrator. he has recently completed projects for the black keys, topps, mondo, idw comics, the hub, wired, scientific american, pc world and nicktoons.Mondo Art Toys is a collectibles brand known for producing high-quality, artist-driven vinyl figures, statues, and sofubi toys based on pop culture, cult films, comics, and horror franchises. Mondo, originally a poster and merchandise company, expanded into designer toys, collaborating with both established and emerging artists to create unique, stylized figures. Mondo reimagines iconic characters from movies, TV, comics, and video games with a fresh artistic perspective. They produce both designer vinyl figures and traditional Japanese-style sofubi toys, often with a retro kaiju influence. Mondo is known for releasing art toys based on cult horror and sci-fi franchises like Godzilla, Batman: The Animated Series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Masters of the Universe. Collaboration with renowned artists like Mike Mitchell, Jason Edmiston, and James Groman, creating limited-edition figures with unique, hand-painted details. Many Mondo toys are produced in small batches, making them highly collectible and sought after by toy enthusiasts. Mondo Art Toys bridges the gap between designer toy culture and mainstream pop culture, offering highly stylized, artist-driven collectibles for fans of movies, comics, and animation. Their unique takes on iconic franchises have made them a standout brand in the art toy and collector communities.