Dork Art: Paolo Rivera's Winter Soldier

This beauty first caught my eye via Harry Knowles Instagram stream yesterday, and it took only a little over six hours for it to storm all over the internet.  Hopefully the retro espionage vibe doesn't just end at the artwork, and the latest Marvel sequel will deliver a cape crusading 3 Days of the Condor.  The artist is Paolo Rivera, a comic book regular that Marvel Studios used to produce wrap posters for the casts of both the first Captain America and the third Iron Man (seen below).  Same deal this time.  As of right now there is no intention of mass producing replicas, but you can bet dollars to donuts that the next convention you attend will have bootlegs for sale.  Not condoning it, but...when the studio offers no other options...

--Brad

Dork Art: Mondo Nazgul

I'm not the hugest Lord of the Rings fan (that's the other Dork, Matt) and I've been kinda lukewarm on Mondo's recent Tolkein tributes, but the above Nazgul print is stunning.  Artist Matt Suftin conjures the horrors of Middle Earth beautifully and the below B&W variant is even more striking with it's Night of the Living Dead undertones.  The print is sized at the typical 24 x 36, the regular release will run $50, and the variant $75.  Artist Paolo Rivera also has a print titled "Precious Cargo," depicting Frodo & Samwise crawling up Mount Doom.  It's also $50 and measures 24 x 36.  All three go on sale tomorrow.  Good luck, cuz yer gonna need it.

--Brad