BLEAK FRIDAY IS COMING!

According to a lot of movies, gathering the entire community together for an elaborate dance-party is the best kind of fundraiser, but since Mr. Bleak needs my help, and I lack the agility skills needed to whip or nae-nae, let alone host any kind of dance PARTY, I am going for a slightly different approach to save Mr. Bleak’s cemetery (also his HOME) from being destroyed by the city so they can build a dumb Virtual Reality Shopping Center, leaving him (and over 200 peaceful corpses) without a stone to rest his head. 

Starting THIS FRIDAY, November 25, at 12:01am EST (Midnight Thanksgiving Night), and ending December 2, I will instead try to sell enough shirts, pins and “Dicks”, to help Mr. Bleak buy the imaginary graveyard from the imaginary city and live happily every after! But even if we don’t raise enough to buy the graveyard, we are going to try to help out the Earth a little! For every order over $50, Mr. Bleak and I will donate $5 to the National Resource Defense Center to fight climate change and pollution and help the environment be safer for humans, animals, rocks, plants, glaciers, and even the corpses in Mr. Bleak’s graveyard!

If you look now, my SHOP on alexpardee.com seems to be almost empty. But rest assured on FRIDAY it will be filled with a ton of new stuff. Here is a full list of everything that will be available as part of my BLEAK FRIDAY Fun’raiser!

Oh, I ALMOST FORGOT! Although the sale goes an entire week, the FIRST 100 Orders will get this exclusive “MR. BLEAK” enamel pin FREE (no need to add to cart, it will be automatically shipped with your order). 

Here is a list of products that will be available starting on #BleakFriday, including a new limited capsule collection of t-shirts designed by Mr. Bleak using some of MY bleakest artwork. And we made sure all designs were approved 100% by the corpses in the graveyard. 

BLEAK FRIDAY STARTS FRIDAY (Duh!) EXCLUSIVELY ON ALEXPARDEE.COM! 

“PALE BONES” T-Shirt
Designed By Mr. Bleak using Alex Pardee’s art
One-color discharge print on black t-shirt
$25 each
NOTE: This is a LIMITED-TIMED-RELEASE item. You can purchase this item ANY TIME between November 25th and December 2nd, but after that it will not be available.
This item begins shipping Dec 12 (guaranteed for Christmas delivery within the U.S.)

“ASTRO’SNOT” T-Shirt
Designed By Mr. Bleak using Alex Pardee’s art
One-color discharge print on black t-shirt
$25 each
NOTE: This is a LIMITED-TIMED-RELEASE item. You can purchase this item ANY TIME between November 25th and December 2nd, but after that it will not be available.
This item begins shipping Dec 12 (guaranteed for Christmas delivery within the U.S.)

“SPLOOGEBOB” T-Shirt
Designed By Mr. Bleak using Alex Pardee’s art
One-color discharge print on black t-shirt
$25 each
NOTE: This is a LIMITED-TIMED-RELEASE item. You can purchase this item ANY TIME between November 25th and December 2nd, but after that it will not be available.
This item begins shipping Dec 12 (guaranteed for Christmas delivery within the U.S.)

“BLEAKSHOW” T-Shirt
Designed By Mr. Bleak using Alex Pardee’s art
One-color discharge print on black t-shirt
$25 each
NOTE: This is a LIMITED-TIMED-RELEASE item. You can purchase this item ANY TIME between November 25th and December 2nd, but after that it will not be available.
This item begins shipping Dec 12 (guaranteed for Christmas delivery within the U.S.)

“SO BLEAK” T-Shirt
Designed By Mr. Bleak using Alex Pardee’s art
One-color discharge print on white t-shirt
$25 each
NOTE: This is a LIMITED-TIMED-RELEASE item. You can purchase this item ANY TIME between November 25th and December 2nd, but after that it will not be available.
This item begins shipping Dec 12 (guaranteed for Christmas delivery within the U.S.)

BAGS OF DICKS: SERIES ONE
These 5” x 5” Dick-Tracing Prints are the first series in a new collection of blind-pack prints appropriately called “Bags Of Dicks”. 
Each Bag contains 5 randomly inserted Dicks for $25
Series One contains 14 different Dick prints to collect, 12 of the Dicks are more common, and 2 of them are rare. And as a bonus, there’s even ultra rare hand-painted Dicks randomly inserted in some of the bags as well. Here's a full checklist of the possible Dicks you can get in Series One.

“THE BACKPACK” Enamel Pin
2” x 1.25” Soft Enamel Collectible Pin
Designed By Alex Pardee based on “The Backpack” Painting
$15 each

“THE ASTRONAUT” Enamel Pin
2” x 1.25” Soft Enamel Collectible Pin
Designed By Alex Pardee based on “The Astronaut” Painting
$15 each

SEE YOU THIS (BLEAK) FRIDAY!!!

DESIGNER CON INFO!

HI! 
I’m literally re-packing my suitcases for the third time to try to avoid an extra baggage charge before I run out the door to get on a plane to fly to Los Angeles so I apologize for the short, quick information, but long story short, I’M GOING TO DESIGNER CON! Designer Con is one of the best focused art & toy conventions in the country. It’s packed with almost 300 of the coolest (Skinner) awkwardest (me) and talented (Dave Correia, Craola, Wayshak, etc) designers in one air-conditioned oasis, so if you are around LA this weekend (Nov 19-20) come visit us!!! Tickets are still available HERE. 

Anyway, here is what I will have for sale at my booth #803 At Designer Con 2016! It’s a ton! And if you can’t make it to D-Con, don’t worry, I will be having a special online “BLEAK FRIDAY” sale soon with additional online-releases. Stay tuned!

In addition to my books and zines, here just SOME of the stuff I will have available at Booth 803:

BAGS OF DICKS: SERIES ONE:
These 5” x 5” Dick-Tracing Prints are the first series in a new collection of blind-pack prints appropriately called “Bags Of Dicks”. 
Each Bag contains 5 randomly inserted Dicks for $25

Series One contains 14 different Dick prints to collect, 12 of the Dicks are more common, and 2 of them are rare. And as a bonus, there’s even ultra rare hand-painted Dicks randomly inserted in some of the bags as well. Here’s a probability chart
 

THE ASTRONAUT collectible toy from TOY QUBE. I finally have a small handful of these to sell in case you missed them when they sold out online
$130 each.

“BRIGHTMARES” Logo Shirt
My new favorite shirt. $25 each

“PALE BONES” Limited Artist Proof Edition Print
Edition of 20. Hand signed and numbered
16” x 20”
$60 each (the regular edition will be available online sometime in the near future)

“THE DEFENDER” PIN
My first ridiculous collaboration with Pinhead.Co, this is a GIANT 3” tall hard-enamel pin. Limited to 150. $20 each

“The Backpack” & “The Astronaut” Soft Enamel Pins
The first in my “shrunken paintings” series of collectible pins:
$15 each

PLUS MOREEEEEEEEEEEE! See you there! Booth 803! Right next to my favorite humans Dave Correia and Jon Wayshak

"THE BACKPACK" TOY RELEASE OCT 29TH!

The Master Blaster of my fantasies. The Voltron of Imaginationland. The BEST FRIENDS in the whole wide world.

Meet PACK & BACK, who, by working together, form THE BACKPACK, the greatest treasure hunters in the land of YUX!

Inspired by my original “BACKPACK” painting, I worked for months with the incomparable toy Gods MIGHTY JAXX on bringing The Backpack into our 3-Dimensional world and I can’t believe that TOMORROW you will finally get a chance to invite The Backpack into your home to hang out with you and smile at you all day.

Standing 8.5” tall and limited to only 200 pieces, “The Backpack” includes both Pack & Back and comes with a sewer-grate stand for easy-standing! 

$120 Each, available exclusively online here at MIGHTYJAXX (mightyjaxx.rocks) on SATURDAY, OCT 29 (tomorrow!) at 10 AM EST (That’s 3PM in London, and 10PM in Singapore). Ships worldwide. 

 

MightyJaxx has outdone themselves and I couldn’t be more excited to work with them on bringing one of my favorite paintings to life!

Don’t miss out!

ere’s the origin story of The Backpack if you are interested. It’s a jolly tale…

“Every brawn needs a brain, and every brain needs a best friend! 

Two lonely treasure hunters, PACK & BACK, lived on opposite ends of the land of YUX, where they embarked separately on many quests in search of ancient artifacts scattered around the vibrant landscapes. However, both PACK & BACK also had their share of limitations by adventuring alone. PACK was obsessed with dirt and studying the different types of soil, deducting where buried treasures may lie, but lacked the strength and skill to dig. BACK, on the other hand, was strong and LOVED digging for treasure. He was obsessed with the dirt, too, but that’s because he liked EATING it! 

One day, PACK & BACK crossed paths while scouring the shores of a poisonous bog, and unexpectedly became immediate friends after sharing their mutual love for dirt. It was from that point on, that the new best friends shared their skills and abilities with each other, forming…THE BACKPACK, the greatest treasure hunters in the land of Yux.”

MONDO CON IS COMING!!!!

Something is creeping up on us all in a couple of weeks and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t rhyme with “Spawn, Blow Ron!” That’s right…MONDO-CON is (almost) HERE! If you aren’t familiar with Mondo Con, here’s a quick rundown: It’s an illustrator’s mecca and a poster-collector’s utopia in the middle of the most non-Texas part of Texas: Austin! 

Organized and curated by MONDO, the exhibit hall this year is packing in so many talented international illustrators and designers that I won’t be surprised if the actual EBAY website shows up to buy everything. 
Regardless, I am beyond lucky to be able to participate in the convention again this year, as it is easily one of my favorite (and most inspiring) shows of the year.
So I’m making my booth a little special this year. It’s hard standing out amongst a crowd of insanely talented Mondo artists like Jason Edmiston, Kevin Tong, Aaron Horkey and legends like Jock & William Stout, so I’m just going to be a Dick about it! Literally, I’m overflowing my booth with DICKS! Or, at least, drawings of Dicks. 

If you have been following my INSTAGRAM over the last few months, you may have seen my latest personal therapy: “DICK TRACING”, the repetitive and bizarre line drawings I’ve been creating revolving around my favorite 1940’s Detective, Dick Tracy. Don’t ask me what it means beyond an opportunity to spend my time making elaborate dick jokes, because I don’t have an answer, but I love drawing them. So I did it a lot. But what you may not know, is that the very first “Dick Tracing” that I drew was actually at Mondo-Con in 2014, so it seems fitting to bring my Dicks home this year! 

So, that’s exactly what I will be doing. This year, at my booth at Mondo Con, in addition to my art books, zines and enamel pins, I will be showcasing and selling over 100 ORIGINAL DICK TRACING drawings, all on sale for $50 each, and all measuring an impressive 7 inches! This may be the only time you get to see THIS MANY DICKS all in one place, just “hanging out” together! No limit on how many Dicks you can buy. And just like a circle jerk, its first come, first served! So come by my booth first and check out my Dicks! 

Also, it wouldn’t be Mondo Con if I didn’t offer up some ultra-rare screenprints, so I’m doing that, too! I’ll have a very small amount of random VERY RARE posters and artist proofs, some that I have never actually had for sale before. So yah, if you are anywhere close to Austin, TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE HERE! 

Ok, Dicks out. See you soon! 

"HALF A NICE DAY" + NEW ZINES ON SALE!

"HALF A NICE DAY, YA DINGBAT!"

Hi friends! So, I completely (and happily/surprisingly!) SOLD OUT of the FIRST printing of these shirts at Comic Con but the SECOND PRINTING is NOW UP FOR PRE-ORDER for a limited time on alexpardee.com so you can tell your chest that you're a half-empty kind of person and that's why I love you! According to the number of people laughing at my chest, I'm assuming that this is the funniest shirt I've ever made, unless they are actually laughing at my chest which is highly probable but whatever! 

"HALF A NICE DAY"

$30 each, sizes Perfect to Perfect (Small to XXL) are available. Shipping worldwide (ships in Sept.).

ALSO NOTE THAT MY TWO NEWEST ART ZINES, "DICK TRACING" & "SUREWHYNOT?" ARE ALSO NOW UP FOR SECOND PRINTING PRE-ORDERS HERE FOR A LIMITED TIME TOO! 

HUGE "DOPPELGANGERS" Print On Sale SOON!

Over the course of 6 years, I would occasionally paint a quick watercolor portrait of one of my favorite movie “monsters” as a little therapy break. This side project quickly became an obsession in revisiting every movie I loved growing up and making myself smile along the way. Last year, all 185 paintings were collected individually and published in my latest art book, called “Doppelgängers”. However, now, all of these maniacs are finally hanging out at the same party. All 185 of my favorite monsters on one giant horrific print.

“DOPPELGÄNGERS” Limited Timed-Release Print
Designed (and signed) By Alex Pardee (ME!), inspired by a lifetime of horror.
36” x 24”
Printed with archival inks on bright cold press cotton rag paper.
$80 each

On sale online for ONLY 13 DAYS, starting JULY 20 at 6AM PST through AUGUST 1ST at 11:59PM PST, after which we close up the Vault of Horror and lock this print away in the dungeon it was birthed in. 

It will be available online exclusively here on my site on July 20: http://www.alexpardee.com

BONUS COMIC CON EXCLUSIVE: A limited supply of this print will also be available in person at San Diego Comic Con. Anyone who purchases this print at my booth at San Diego Comic Con (BOOTH #5502) will receive a little EXTRA fun: A pair of signed and numbered exclusive “Event Tickets” as well as a cheat-sheet/legend to be able to easily identify each monster and the film they inhabit (both items seen here). The Comic Con price is also $80 each. (NOTE: If I have any extra cheat-sheets or tickets left after Comic Con I will randomly insert them in some online orders).

Thanks so much in advance. This print means a lot to me.

FULL COMIC CON RELEASES AND SCHEDULE!!!

My favorite time of year is almost upon us. A time when you can don a cape with pride. A time when you can wear a fanny pack as a genuine utility belt. A time when you can yell “I’M MR. MEESEEKS LOOK AT ME!” and people respond with “You’re AWESOME, Bro!” instead of running the opposite direction. 

Yes. The Mardi Gras of NerdDom that is COMIC CON will be emerging from the grounds beneath San Diego and entering our dimension for 5 days, transfixing 200,000 of us into drooling fanboys fueled off of free flyers, giant bags, and the slim possibility of running into Daryl Dixon at a urinal.

And this year, for my 15th time in 16 years, I WILL BE THERE alongside two of my best, most creative friends, Dave Correia and Jon Wayshak at our usual location, BOOTH 5502 located right inside the main “A” Entrance (or as we have referred to it as, right inside the “A-Hole”). Our 20-foot long booth will be packed with purchasable-nightmares from the 3 of us, so PLEASE make sure you come by our booth AT LEAST ONCE in your epic journey of zombie-dodging, line-sitting, nacho-eating and joker-spotting.

I will be at BOOTH 5502 ALL 5 DAYS with some new stuff, some new collab projects with SuperSecretFunClub, Junk Fed and a Secret Collab , some giveaways, and some nervous handshakes, so come get all of those! Here’s a preview of most of the stuff I will have available at BOOTH 5502, but please make sure to FOLLOW ME ON ALL OF THESE OUTLETS for more previews, product details and announcements:

Twitter & Instagram: @ALEXPARDEE
Facebook: AlexPardeeArt
SnapChat: Alex_Pardee

And lastly, even after all these years, we still get the “Hey we couldn’t find your booth” comment, which is understandable considering that our booth number is placed oddly on the official map. So please take a look at THE MORE ACCURATE TREASURE MAP DOWN BELOW HERE !

BRAND NEW SHIRT ON SALE (FOR A LIMITED TIME!)

It’s been over a year since I have released a new friend for your chest. That changes NOW. Limited Timed-release “POLLEN OATES” T-SHIRT ON SALE HERE NOW FOR ONLY 7 DAYS!

“POLLEN OATES”
Designed By Alex Pardee
11-color screen print on Charcoal soft cotton T-Shirt
Printed By Bear Designz
$28

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

Limited Edition Timed Release. This will only be available to purchase UNTIL JULY 4th! After that, you are going to have to tear it off the torso of one of the lucky ones! Prepare to fight!

*Note: Because this is a pre-release limited offer, please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery from time of purchase. Thank you for your patience.
 

THE ASTRALNAUTS HAVE LEFT THE PLANET...FOR NOW

Well, "THE ASTRALNAUTS" art show has officially ended, and there's not much more to say aside from THANK YOU!!! It was an amazing ride, and Matt and I can't wait to continue expanding the Astralnauts universe. If you couldn't see the show in person, or if you would like to visit it again in 2-Dimensions, our good friend PAUL ANTHONY put together this awesome video walkthrough of the gallery and of opening night. 

Greg Aronowitz sculpts my GHOST!

The incredible Greg Aronowitz and his magical team of fabricating wizards created the centerpiece for our "ASTRALNAUTS" art show at Gallery 1988 in LA (which is still on display until June 25th, check out the whole show online HERE). The work Greg usually does in the movie and TV industry is phenomenal, but I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing this WYATT sculpture he did was. So so so great. Watch him and his team at Barnyard FX create Wyatt from scratch in this video below. If you have a chance to see Wyatt in person at the gallery YOU SHOULD GO! HE WILL LOVE YOU!!!! (so will we).

Check it out:

Greg was thrilled to be invited to participate in famed artists Alex Pardee and Matt Richie's art show entitled ASTALNAUTS. This gallery collection focused around the story of a space exploration team who's job it was to seek out and capture rough spirits through the Galaxy.