(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). 

Art by Mitch O’Connell

    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

Art by Dwayne Pinkney

Nerd Alert News is looking forward to this exciting Monsters vs Madness auction!

 

Written by Colleen Bement

Barefoot and nerdy writer/editor of Nerd Alert News. She lives and breathes all things geeky entertainment. A social media addict, she soaks up all life has to offer! Green Tea snob.

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