Notes from the sketch book

007 The OG "The Names Bond...."  The James Bond theme in the store continues this week with an update to our art print of Sean Connery. James Bond was created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. 007 made his big screen debut in the 1962 movie Dr No, starring Sean Connery as the titular character. Bond has been played by six actors (Connery, Moore, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig) and as of 2021 has appeared in 25 official Eon produced movies. With such a long period of time some of...

"Shaken, not stirred" A certain British spy is the inspiration for this weeks t-shirt release. James Bond (nicknamed Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang by the Italian press) was created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. 007 made his big screen debut in the 1962 movie Dr No, starring Sean Connery as the titular character. Bond has been played by six actors (Connery, Moore, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig) and as of 2021 has appeared in 25 official Eon produced movies. With such a long period of time some of the...

Well it's been a busy week this week at Basesketch, it started with all things Robocop with the release of two Robocop inspired T-shirts along side enjoying the 4k restoration blu ray (looked great btw). Wednesday saw a new art print available in the shape of a giant lizard and an angry ape, Godzilla v Kong. I'm extremely pleased how it turned out and the choice of extra sizes including a 20" option that looks amazing in its giclee print. I think we may offer a range of sizes ( but still limited prints) going forward as I know some...

King of the Monsters “Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here tonight to tell you a very strange story — a story so strange that no one will believe it — but, ladies and gentlemen, seeing is believing. The 8th wonder of the world!!” In 1962 a Toho Kaiju film brought together two of the world's biggest movie stars Gojira (Godzilla) and the 8th wonder of the world (Kong). King of Skull Island, Kong was unleashed to the world in the 1933 movie. King Kong went on to appear in 12 movies and inspire a whole genre of monster movies including the recent...

"You have 15 seconds to comply...." The 1987 movie Robocop inspires this weeks set of T-shirts. In 1982 whilst working on the set of Blade Runner, Edward Neumeier had an idea for a story that eventually became the 1987 movie Robocop. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Peter Weller, the film is a classic lesson in satire and is more than just a gore fest it could have become. The violence and carnage is outlandish, bordering on the ridiculous which makes it all the more comical and extremely fun. Special effects in Robocop are all practical and were created by the...