The 'Godzilla' Remake Gets A Poster... Let The Weird & Wonderful Tie In Marketing Begin!!!!!!

As a long-time fan of the Godzilla movies and cousin to the biggest Godzilla fan ever (what up James West!) I for one am looking forward to the new Godzilla movie directed by Gareth Edwards (who directed the criminally under viewed 'Monsters'), mostly due to the amazing cast that will appear in the movie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olson, Brian Cranston, and Ken Watanabe just to name a few). A few days ago the first image of the actual Godzilla monster (above) was leaked due to a licensing convention in San Paolo, Brazil. It is the 1st time we see exactly what the monster looks like, and it looks like they have chosen to give him more human like facial features (as opposed to the over saturated CGI of the 90's version) and I am sold but, the key point is that the reveal was at a licensing expo, so that means product tie-ins. I don't know exactly what we will see in the future, but one item certainly has my attention. Godzilla Sake anyone???

Check out more after the jump...



Japanese artist Ito Shigeaki and liquor company Choujugura teamed up to create a Godzilla shaped sake bottle to help bring the monster to your liquor cabinet. It is filled with Shochu, which is apparently a liquor that is stronger than wine and sake. Fitting that the beast is filled with such a strong drink. The bottle opts for the older look of the King of All Monsters... but, this opens up the possibility of tons of cool merchandise tie ins we may see in the future. They only made 3,000 of these special bottles, so click here to order your own now.

Check out the video and detailed pics below....

Promo Posters from San Paolo

Tuesday Triple Play From Sean Hartter

I love it when my boy Sean Hartter is productive, and boy has he been in the last few days. He has posted a ton of new pieces over at his website, but these three stand out as my faves. First up we get a neon version of Neil Blomkamp's District 9. Great colors on this one. Next up we get a classic mash-up of two great characters I would love to see clash, Conan & Godzilla. Imagine the war that would take place between teh great Gojira and Arnie? It would be epic! And finally we get a very cool faux VHS box art for Prometheus, which once again proves my point that Prometheus is a fucking Alien Prequel!!!! Damn you Jeff Bond... damn you to hell!!! Check out all of Sean's work by clicking here, and check out the three posters after the jump...

The Popular Face of NY: An Art Exhibit by Raid 71 @ Bottleneck Galleries NYC

Bottleneck Galleries is at it again, and to be honest with you this may be the most fitting show they have done so far. You see, Bottleneck is located right here in my current hometown of Brooklyn, NYC... and, well lets face it, they are one of the only galleries here in NY that are focusing on pop cultured themed art shows. So when I saw that the subject of their most current show from artists Raid 71 (who was featured here on CCD a few months back... yeah buddy!) was 'The Popular Face of NY', I had to smile a bit. What better place to highlight a bunch of NYC themed art then right in the heart of Brooklyn? It is a perfect fit.... and I am loving what I have seen from the previews over at the Bottleneck Blog. They have some excellent step by step photos over their that show how these magnificent pieces come together, so get over there to check out some of the behind the scenes work on how these pieces of art come together. The show premieres tonight at 7:00 pm (I am definitely going tonight!!!) and runs for two weeks until March 29th, so if you live in the area make sure you get out there and support this local gallery in bringing pop culture art to NYC. You can click on the shop page starting March 16th at noon to buy some of the prints if you can't make it out there in person. I recommend getting on there early, cause these prints are sure to go quick as hell. Check out some of my faves after the jump...

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters Variant

Q the Winged Serpent- One of my personal favorite monster movies ever!

King Kong

Watchmen Octpus

Godzilla

Godzilla Variant

Gojira by Tommy Lombardozzi

CCD's resident artist Tommy Lombardozzi is finally back on here with a piece of original artwork... it's about time homie!!!! This time the kid is back with his interpretation of the classic Japanese monster Gojira... or Godzilla for all of you non sushi lovers out there. TL clearly used the original Japanese poster for inspiration, and the painting is done in marker, paint marker & spray paint on a comic book backing board. Fantastic work again my man!!! You guys need to get out to Tommy's website as soon as possible (click here) and buy some of his fantastic work, and drop him a line on Facebook telling him you seen his work here on CCD and you want to see MUCH MORE OF IT MORE OFTEN!!! Click after the jump for the full size piece...

2 For Today...

After the jump, check out two quick pics that are sure to bring a smile to your face... especially if you happen to be a fan of Zelda and/or Godzilla. Just my way of saying thanks... your welcome!!!

Godzilla likes to date as much as the next dinosaur...

You know that this is what Link would have been driving circa 1994...

'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 30

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

**Please click READ MORE for tee-licious tees!**

'An Elegant Weapon For A More Civilized Age'.....build your weapon wisely, Jedi!

It's been a while since I've seen 'Woody Woodpecker' and this design brought a smile to my beak. Ha-Ha Ha Ha- Ha! 

'Hello Doctor'...nerds rejoice! A Hello Kitty/Dr. Who mash-up!....with cuddly results.

I woulda rocked the crap outta 'Shoulder Holster'  when I was a little soldier in the 80's. I'd do it now...but definitely not at airports.

Love a good Asian-on-Asian scene...and 'Ultra Mario vs. Bowsilla' does just the trick.....with a Super Mario/Godzilla mash-up! Run for your Rives!

'Bearded Dragon' holds a sexual reference within it somewhere but I just can't put my sword on it at the moment. Great beard, though.

Never a slave to fashion, Jabba the Hutt is currently on a highly regimented workout trying to impress the latest palace slave-girl in 'Fashion Victim'

Disney theme park take note: I would SO ride.....'Hi-Tech Bumper Cars'! You own the rights...you GOT this!

'Everyone's Cooler When They're Dead' Truer words have never been spoken. Some of these guys couldn't catch a break from the general public before they was dead...now they living-dead and everybody on 'em. 

I love a good Disney piece and 'Mickey Mock' is no exception. Mickey's been skinned alive and left for living-dead in this, not-so kid friendly, cartoon homage.

My favorite this week is a little 8bit number called 'Pixel Heroes' . All your favorite super heroics are represented here it their more basic of forms....though you might need to click the link to Threadless to actually see them in all their glory.

'Til next time many-tee lovers! Remember tee vote!

Image Avalanche # 4 by Cal

Our good Canadian buddy Cal from the Cave of Cool is back with more stunning images from around the web, and this time he got some killer images to make your day a bit more interesting. I always love the eclectic collection my boy Cal puts together, but this week he has clearly outdone himself. Take a look at this weeks avalanche after the jump...