Funko Guts Mondo: Lays off majority of staff

[haw1577]

I wonder what's going to happen to all the Mondo event they were planning for 2023.

[jzq88]

i'm sad as well. glad i was able to purchase some of their posters.

[WinterBz]

I might have been sleeping under a rock all this time, but I only first heard of mondo about 2 weeks ago when they announced the release of Loki soundtrack album. The saddest news to hear when I just discovered this gem.

[conventiongeek]

Interested to see how this all pans out...

[Aussie Popin Paul]

Going to be very interesting to se what the new "limited" counts will be and the quality of the print. Defiantly sad news.

[GimmeFunkoNow]

Disappointing all around. Honestly that PR letter did not help and had more people question the decisions made. It is what it is but they have disappointed a lot of fans and artists alike.

Exactly.

[funkopants777]

i will cherish my freebie mondo sticker forever

[egharevo]

Super sad to hear about this

[Comicbookwriter]

I hope they have an SDCC presence! I loved getting prints there live!

[Straight2VHS]

I hope they have an SDCC presence! I loved getting prints there live!

Yeah, this is a real shame. I 2nd the SDCC presence but sadly it looks like that won't happen. Their booth, tucked away near the back corner of the convention hall, was always packed with fans clamoring for posters and other items.

[Aussie Popin Paul]

I hope they have an SDCC presence! I loved getting prints there live!

If Funko want to make the "NEW" Mondo work they will need to ramp up being at cons and not make it a secondary product. Time will tell but who knows with Funko at the moment

[Comicbookwriter]

I hope they have an SDCC presence! I loved getting prints there live!

If Funko want to make the "NEW" Mondo work they will need to ramp up being at cons and not make it a secondary product. Time will tell but who knows with Funko at the moment

There is a real opportunity to make it/keep it great. I know plans are to expand print runs which is good but might make the collector part feel not as exclusive. I just think great posters need homes!!

[Aussie Popin Paul]

I hope they have an SDCC presence! I loved getting prints there live!

If Funko want to make the "NEW" Mondo work they will need to ramp up being at cons and not make it a secondary product. Time will tell but who knows with Funko at the moment

There is a real opportunity to make it/keep it great. I know plans are to expand print runs which is good but might make the collector part feel not as exclusive. I just think great posters need homes!!

I agree I just hope they dont go overboard with the counts as I feel that will change what Mondo is all about, great that more people can get them but we will see what the counts end up being. Also be interesting to see what happens with the records

[Comicbookwriter]

If Funko want to make the "NEW" Mondo work they will need to ramp up being at cons and not make it a secondary product. Time will tell but who knows with Funko at the moment

There is a real opportunity to make it/keep it great. I know plans are to expand print runs which is good but might make the collector part feel not as exclusive. I just think great posters need homes!!

I agree I just hope they dont go overboard with the counts as I feel that will change what Mondo is all about, great that more people can get them but we will see what the counts end up being. Also be interesting to see what happens with the records

As long as quality stays, I’m good with an increase. Just don’t want it to go down brocade they are making too many posters.

[e-funko-fan]

Oh man just reading about this

[jcrook]

It was really sad when it happened, think it was during Wondercon and on Twitter I noticed a lot of artists saying they would not work on new posters, but there is Bottleneck Gallery and a couple others that can step into the void.

[mastakimchi]

yea bottleneck and spokeart have been doing good work in the states lately

[kdmlvr]

It was really sad when it happened, think it was during Wondercon and on Twitter I noticed a lot of artists saying they would not work on new posters, but there is Bottleneck Gallery and a couple others that can step into the void.

It will be interesting to see.

[baghramdunks]

There is a real opportunity to make it/keep it great. I know plans are to expand print runs which is good but might make the collector part feel not as exclusive. I just think great posters need homes!!

I agree I just hope they dont go overboard with the counts as I feel that will change what Mondo is all about, great that more people can get them but we will see what the counts end up being. Also be interesting to see what happens with the records

As long as quality stays, I’m good with an increase. Just don’t want it to go down brocade they are making too many posters.

I’m with you on this, hopefully the quality remains the same and not too many are produced. Flooding the market will be bad.

[jcrook]

yea bottleneck and spokeart have been doing good work in the states lately

I just heard about Spokesrt during WonderCon, had a friend pick me up one of their prints. Was very happy with it.

[haw1577]

Guess Mondo is a no show at Texas Frightmare Weekend 2023 was hoping to see some new horror poster.

[FuegoGlorious]

Unfortunate for the laid off but Funko has to do what makes business sense.

[funkopopfanatic]

I agree I just hope they dont go overboard with the counts as I feel that will change what Mondo is all about, great that more people can get them but we will see what the counts end up being. Also be interesting to see what happens with the records

As long as quality stays, I’m good with an increase. Just don’t want it to go down brocade they are making too many posters.

I’m with you on this, hopefully the quality remains the same and not too many are produced. Flooding the market will be bad.

Exactly. This can go both ways if they’re not careful.

[Comicbookwriter]

I’m excited for SDCC and to see what Mondo brings. I think they will still have a presence.

[Chingy]

I’m excited for SDCC and to see what Mondo brings. I think they will still have a presence.

One of the rewards for Funko's new Fan Rewards program is a tour of "Funkoville" at this year's SDCC which would indicate that they're planning on having a huge, multi-company floor presence, so I'm very hopeful that Mondo will be included at SDCC.

[plumb102]

Treasure your Mondo posters even more now. They won’t be making any more… at all.

Earlier this week, Funko unceremoniously laid off most of the staff of Mondo, the Austin-based company whose distinctive and idiosyncratic movie posters, collectibles and records were the go-to ephemera for discerning movie-lovers, three individuals with knowledge told TheWrap.

Did Funko cancel their contract all together with Mondo? or just let some staff go?

[stl_ben]

Treasure your Mondo posters even more now. They won’t be making any more… at all.

Earlier this week, Funko unceremoniously laid off most of the staff of Mondo, the Austin-based company whose distinctive and idiosyncratic movie posters, collectibles and records were the go-to ephemera for discerning movie-lovers, three individuals with knowledge told TheWrap.

Did Funko cancel their contract all together with Mondo? or just let some staff go?

They fired 50% of the staff including all of the remaining founding members of Mondo.
In doing so they burned bridges with almost all of their major artist.
Most have publicly posted they will never work with mondo again due to this.

[mastakimchi]

Treasure your Mondo posters even more now. They won’t be making any more… at all.

Earlier this week, Funko unceremoniously laid off most of the staff of Mondo, the Austin-based company whose distinctive and idiosyncratic movie posters, collectibles and records were the go-to ephemera for discerning movie-lovers, three individuals with knowledge told TheWrap.

Did Funko cancel their contract all together with Mondo? or just let some staff go?

They fired 50% of the staff including all of the remaining founding members of Mondo.
In doing so they burned bridges with almost all of their major artist.
Most have publicly posted they will never work with mondo again due to this.

yea basically fired everyone in the poster division and kept people from the vinyl division.

[BenLo]

Treasure your Mondo posters even more now. They won’t be making any more… at all.

Earlier this week, Funko unceremoniously laid off most of the staff of Mondo, the Austin-based company whose distinctive and idiosyncratic movie posters, collectibles and records were the go-to ephemera for discerning movie-lovers, three individuals with knowledge told TheWrap.

Did Funko cancel their contract all together with Mondo? or just let some staff go?

They fired 50% of the staff including all of the remaining founding members of Mondo.
In doing so they burned bridges with almost all of their major artist.
Most have publicly posted they will never work with mondo again due to this.

Dayum...that's crazy

[skillawashere]

Waiting to see what Funko will do with Mondo after all this.

[jcrook]

Waiting to see what Funko will do with Mondo after all this.

I think they will have vinyl records, maybe some soft vinyls, and hopefully some posters. They may even have some tiki mugs

[GimmeFunkoNow]

Treasure your Mondo posters even more now. They won’t be making any more… at all.

Earlier this week, Funko unceremoniously laid off most of the staff of Mondo, the Austin-based company whose distinctive and idiosyncratic movie posters, collectibles and records were the go-to ephemera for discerning movie-lovers, three individuals with knowledge told TheWrap.

Did Funko cancel their contract all together with Mondo? or just let some staff go?

They fired 50% of the staff including all of the remaining founding members of Mondo.
In doing so they burned bridges with almost all of their major artist.
Most have publicly posted they will never work with mondo again due to this.

I had no idea of that amount. I knew they let go of the founders

[PokemonMastaASH]

This is kinda messed up, but I remember that that staff at SDCC were not super pleasant to talk to so maybe they are just hard to work with

[stl_ben]

This is kinda messed up, but I remember that that staff at SDCC were not super pleasant to talk to so maybe they are just hard to work with

Incorrect. The staff were widely loved by fans of mondo which is what has made so many of us furious.

[Bad Motherfunko]

Treasure your Mondo posters even more now. They won’t be making any more… at all.

Earlier this week, Funko unceremoniously laid off most of the staff of Mondo, the Austin-based company whose distinctive and idiosyncratic movie posters, collectibles and records were the go-to ephemera for discerning movie-lovers, three individuals with knowledge told TheWrap.

Def a sad day.

[PokemonMastaASH]

This is pretty sad news

[Brettfes]

this still sucks.

[kristineisjoy]

wonder if this is good or bad

[stl_ben]

wonder if this is good or bad

Bad

[dobiethejold]

NOOOOOO I had the pleasure of snagging at poster at SDCC so sad for the peeps who work really hard at Mondo and sad days for the fans.