The Toxic Crusaders - Variant

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.Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas. Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. It is also known as silkscreen, seriography, and serigraph.It all started when a group of great friends developed a love for collecting movie print art. It’s natural for friends to adopt similar tastes and styles, so we did. For years we’ve been collecting print art and absolutely love it—seriously, you should see our walls. The problem is, when you start to become obsessed with something, your desires narrow. It’s like you’ve been fishing for tuna for years, but what you really want is to catch some great white sharks. Having said that, we grew tired of catching our tuna, so we decided to launch this vessel that stands before you—Skuzzles. With Skuzzles we are able to share the ideas we have with everyone else. We are able to collaborate with many different talented people to create epic limited edition cult decor. Our primary interests are creating opportunities for artists, developing truly unique products for collectors, and to promote and give back to an industry (film and cinema) that has moulded the imaginations of all of us. We are Canadian-based company located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and have partnered exclusively with the Mayfair Theatre. We formed in 2010 and if you’re reading this now, we’re still in business!