Tom Tomorrow makes all 4 Philly posters as 1 GIANT

WhyNotSweden · October 2009

From; This Modern World.

Tom Tomorrow:
About those postersIn response to a number of questions, yes I did a series of four posters for the Philly shows this week which will form one large scene when placed next to each other (though with gaps left in the images between each poster so they don’t have to be jammed right up against each other to look right, if that makes sense).

Since these were for a series of shows the week of Halloween, my idea was to have a giant retro pop-culture costume-party theme — superheroes, robots, space people, monsters, etc., along with a number of band-related/requested “cameos” in the background, all (at least in my mind’s eye) comprising the audience to the last shows at the Spectrum.

The trick was to design four posters which would each stand alone, would work as a larger image when the full set was displayed together, and would work when displayed in sets of two or three. I knew that some people would be attending all four shows and I wanted to create something special for them, but I didn’t want anyone who could only attend one or two shows feeling that they “had” to get the entire set.

As for questions about a signed and numbered edition of the set — definitely not until after the New Year. I’m still recuperating from the Chicago poster sale.

Also: apparently the images are also being used on shirts. Last night was the first I’d heard about that. I guess you can form a larger image with those as well, if you get three other friends together and each wear a different night’s shirt

http://thismodernworld.com/4964

Mcam55 · October 2009

Pretty cool, now I have to get the whole set. haha.

Diggy381 · October 2009

How hard was it to get the poster last night? Were there plenty or did they run out very quickly?

thebetterman · October 2009

there were still some after the show. I was amazed...

gregkitefan · October 2009

Just like the Kiss solo albums back in 1978.
I think I still have the 4 posters.

decides2dream · October 2009

sounds very cool, but for me...i'm a wee bit disappointed. or i should say - i may be. i have no intention of buying posters for the shows i've not attended, 10.27 and 10.28...so i sincerely hope that while they make one cohesive image, that they also work well all on their own. *fingers crossed*

edit - ok, i take it all back...:D

http://thismodernworld.com/4963

definitely works on it's own - cool - i am happy!
can't wait to see the posters from 10.30 and 10.31....and i hope i have np scoring the 10.31 poster!

cannotstaylong · October 2009

thebetterman wrote:

there were still some after the show. I was amazed...

That won't be the case anymore. Now that people know that each of these is part of a complete set they will snatch them up, even if they don't necessarily like the individual posters. I doubt there will be any left after the shows from here on out.

BraceYourSelf · October 2009

They were selling them at merch booths and at program stations. Plenty to go around.

decides2dream · October 2009

BraceYourSelf wrote:

They were selling them at merch booths and at program stations. Plenty to go around.

exactly what i LOVE to hear!
hope that is the case even for halloween.

YieldToNothing · October 2009

i really hope tonight's print is fucking ugly. last night's was great and i had to buy the t shirt, i don't wan tot have to b uy the t shirts every night.

luckilly i didnt particularly like the "tearing down the spectrum" shirt

Hubcap · October 2009

tell ya what this week is costing me lots of money, 400 for the tickets, and now 128 for the the posters. Ugh and will probably end up buying a t-shirt by the end of the week. Very cool poster looking forward to tonights.

Lsk6453 · October 2009

even thought I did not go last night, if they have night 1 posters tonight, I am going to buy one.. I preordered 2-4

jb7049 · October 2009

Does this mean that if we purchased a poster through the 10c presale...it will be the Tom Tomorrow poster? I only bought the 10-31 poster via presale...but I'm attending 10-30 as well. Wich I could get my hands on posters from 1&2 so I could make a giant mural on my wall.

NoelMichael · October 2009

Just so you know, Night 1 they gave out poster tubes with the posters. Although they had significantly more posters than tubes-- first come first served. By the way, there were GIANT PILES of posters at the merch booths as well as the program stands. There were probably 6 or 7 different stands with a good 200-400 posters each. If you're buying these for rarity/resale value, I wouldn't bother

jimed14 · October 2009

cannotstaylong wrote:

thebetterman wrote:

there were still some after the show. I was amazed...

That won't be the case anymore. Now that people know that each of these is part of a complete set they will snatch them up, even if they don't necessarily like the individual posters. I doubt there will be any left after the shows from here on out.

Well, it does seem they have REALLY increased the number of posters being made ... ever since Ed's solo tour last year, the numbers have really climbed.

my2hands · October 2009

thank god they increased the print runs to put an end to $100 posters being on ebay before the show even ends...

there were TONS of posters to go around... i saw people with tubes, are they providing them now?

NoelMichael · October 2009

kinda sucks that tomorrow's doing all 4. i was hoping for something truly special and unique for the halloween show, not a continuation of the other 3

BraceYourSelf · October 2009

I love the 4 Poster idea. You never know, there could be a second poster at a show. It happened in Seattle this year.

Evolver · October 2009

Yup, called it as soon as I saw it last night!

http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=115998&start=105

ryanevolution · October 2009

Have the poster and Love the poster!! Just learned all 4 go into giant scene... :shock: Fuckin' amazing!

Dead Man Walking · October 2009

If anyone pre-ordered the Philly 10/31 print and doesn't want it now that they know it's a Tom Tomorrow print please PM me. I always buy a print to shows I go to and I'd rather acquire one through the forums before I leave for Philly then try to get one at the show and protect it for the night.

thanks
-dmw

vital5 · October 2009

Okay so who are the cameo's? in philly 27th?

Do i see Sean Penn, Mr. Kotter? a Ramone... Mike Mills? Curly from the Harlem Globetrotters?

Please confirm... all i have to go on is the small small poster pic on tom tomorrow's site

Also ... is one Zak the tour reporter from SPin? Super fan or whatever...

Snoopy Died For Our Sins · October 2009

NoelMichael wrote:

kinda sucks that tomorrow's doing all 4. i was hoping for something truly special and unique for the halloween show, not a continuation of the other 3

Yeah, no kidding!

Have fun framing those as one print........ :?

Tuolumne Mama · October 2009

I have enjoyed Tom T's work for many years now. As a Sparky2 groupie I am extremely thrilled to have purchased all 4. His political satire during the dark ages of Dubya and DarthCheney was one of the few things that made me laugh. I look forward to unravelling the secrets found in the works and laughing my arse off. Dave Barrie's right. More penguins need to be in Congress.;-)

vital5 · October 2009

Tuolumne Mama wrote:

I have enjoyed Tom T's work for many years now. As a Sparky2 groupie I am extremely thrilled to have purchased all 4. His political satire during the dark ages of Dubya and DarthCheney was one of the few things that made me laugh. I look forward to unravelling the secrets found in the works and laughing my arse off. Dave Barrie's right. More penguins need to be in Congress.;-)

Okay... well hurry and look... I will need to get images of the other 4...

I'm a big fan of Tom Tomorrow's work myself... and the guy has a sense of humour so he can't be all that bad.

youngvedder · October 2009

if anyone wants to trade for an '09 klausen (toronto) any show....i will be in phili 10/31 and can swap!

PillowPants · October 2009

Dead Man Walking wrote:

If anyone pre-ordered the Philly 10/31 print and doesn't want it now that they know it's a Tom Tomorrow print please PM me. I always buy a print to shows I go to and I'd rather acquire one through the forums before I leave for Philly then try to get one at the show and protect it for the night.

thanks
-dmw

pm sent

weekapaug19 · October 2009

youngvedder wrote:

if anyone wants to trade for an '09 klausen (toronto) any show....i will be in phili 10/31 and can swap!

you want to trade your toronto for any night TT? If so, I have night 3 coming to me (pre-ordered) and would do the trade when it comes in...let me know

Dead Man Walking · November 2009

Try this again,

If anyone pre-ordered the Philly 10/31 print and doesn't want it now that they know it's a Tom Tomorrow print please PM me. Last deal kind of fell through. Still looking.

thanks
-dmw

CocaineBrunch · November 2009

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Try this again,

If anyone pre-ordered the Philly 10/31 print and doesn't want it now that they know it's a Tom Tomorrow print please PM me. Last deal kind of fell through. Still looking.

thanks
-dmw

pm sent!

mookieblalock · November 2009

I have a 10/31 that I do not want. I would be willing to part for whatever the face was (can't remember, think it was $40 or so)

Tom Tomorrow makes all 4 Philly posters as 1 GIANT

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