One of the things I love about hanging out on Twitter and Facebook is the opportunity to see some pretty awesome artwork, both in-progress and finished pieces that tend to melt my eyes with their sheer radness. Lately I’ve been following the development of a series of Nintendo/Day of the Dead mashup screen prints by the supremely cool Jesse Acosta…
I love these interpretations of Link, Mario and Mega Man! Jesse’s been jumping feet first into the world of at-home screen printing and has been documenting his process as he’s worked on this series of video game dead characters. I’ve been insanely curious myself, so it’s been fun watching him experiment and adjust to get these looking sharp.
I can’t wait to get these framed and put up in my new place…
We’ve also been chatting a bit about movies and he’s got me super curious about the world of luchador flicks. Being the super gracious guy he is, he sent me a copy of a really insane flick called Santo Las Momias de Guanajuato (or roughly The Saint vs. the Mummies of Guanajuato). I can’t wait to get a chance to watch the flick and write up a review for the Cult Film Club. He basically described it as the Latin wrestling hero version of the 60’s era Adam West Batman TV series, which sounds like fried gold to me!
Jesse also included some of his mini comics in the care package, which were a really fun read. If you get a second, do yourself a favor and check out Jesse’s blog, or hit him up on Twitter, you’ll be glad you did! Also, check out his store where you can snag these Nintendo Dead designs on a T-Shirt!
