(Photo of Sir Richard Taylor, used with permission)
Online auction to offer amazing monster figures to benefit Planned Parenthood
Fans from around the world will have a chance to bid on one-of-a-kind painted figures of the most famous movie monsters ever! This November an online auction called Monsters vs Madness goes live to benefit Planned Parenthood. This project is from the brainchild of author, pop culture expert, producer, and co-chair of the Atlanta Monsterama fan convention Anthony Taylor. Last summer, dismayed by the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case, Taylor decided to do something to help correct this decision.
“I’ve decided that expressing my dissent of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by preaching to the choir here on social media isn’t enough, so I’ve organized a benefit auction to support Planned Parenthood. I’ll be auctioning off movie monster figurines hand-painted by some amazing artists! All funds raised will benefit Planned Parenthood to help them support sane reproductive rights,” said Taylor.
These newly produced figures are using original Marx Toy Company molds from the 1960’s, and are being painted all over the world by a dazzling array of notable artists including Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop, Don Maitz, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger from KNB Effects, Chris Walas, Mitch O’Connell, David J. Skal, Steve Wang, Joseph Michael Linsner, Kirk Thatcher, Ed Repka, Bob Eggleton, David Fisher, Kerry Gammill, and many more (full list below).
Creators from the world of movies, television, comics, literature, and more are donating their efforts to raise funds and awareness to help Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides healthcare and advocates for reproductive rights and practices. Bidders must register at the Auction Page where you may also make a direct donation, view the auction catalog, and learn more about the cause. Bidding begins at midnight Eastern time on Nov. 11, 2022, and ends Nov. 27 at 6:00 p.m.
Full List of Contributing Artists
Tim Bradstreet – Illustrator
David J. Skal – Author
Alex Laurant – Film Designer, Art Director
Ken Morgan – Illustrator/Designer
Kerry Gammill – Illustrator
Greg Nicotero – KNB FX – The Walking Dead, Creepshow
Howard Berger – KNB FX
Chris Walas – Academy Award™ Winner – The Fly
Robert R. McCammon – New York Times Best Selling Author
Mitch O’Connell – Illustrator
Jeff Burr – Director
Steve Parke – Master Figure Painter, Prince Album Cover Artist
Randall William Cook – Animator, Visual Effects Artist
Stephen Blickenstaff – Illustrator
Rob Burman – Makeup Effects Artist
James Bickert – Director
Brian Heiler – Author, Publisher
Nancy Collins – Author
Craig Hamilton – Illustrator
Steve Niles – Writer
Christopher Shy – Illustrator
Mike Ensley – Television Horror Host
Bob Larkin – Illustrator
Steve Wang – Creature Effects
Joseph Michael Linsner – Illustrator, Author
Andrea Subissati – Rue Morgue Editor
Robert Meyer Burnett – Filmmaker
Tom Taggart – Sculptor, Illustrator
Ed Repka – Illustrator
Sir Richard Taylor – Weta Workshop, Academy Award™ Winner
Kirk Thatcher – Director, Henson Org., Puppet Master
Glenn Campbell – Visual Effects Supervisor
Larry Young – Author, Publisher
Richard Christian Matheson – Writer, Producer
Steve Riojas – Master Figure Painter
Bob Eggleton – Hugo Award™ Winning Illustrator
Darryl Mayesky – Screem Publisher
David Fisher – Master Figure Painter, AFM Publisher
Jordu Schell – Sculptor, Makeup Effects
Don Maitz – Illustrator
Barney Burman – Academy Award™ winning Makeup Artist
Timothy Martin Earls – Set Designer, Concept Artist
Tom Devlin – Creature & Makeup Effects
Javiar Grillo-Marxuach – Writer, Producer
Brian Stelfreeze – Illustrator
Terry Beatty – Illustrator, Cartoonist, Writer
Ron Miller -Hugo Award™ winning Illustrator
Candy Weil – Illustrator
Ken Steacy – Illustrator
Larry Blamire – Writer, Actor, Director, Illustrator
Pete Von Sholly – Illustrator
Neil D. Vokes – Illustrator
Richard J. Schellbach – Columnist, TV Writer, Author
Nerd Alert News is looking forward to this exciting Monsters vs Madness auction!
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