Pics and Q&A - KAIJUMONSTER @ Dutch Comic Con 2015
I caught up with Martijn of Amsterdam-based KaijuMonsteR Gallery after his weekend exhibiting/boothing at the first ever Dutch Comic Con, and asked him a few questions, which I present here along with snaps of the booth via his Instagram @
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TOYSREVIL: How was the respond to kaiju in The Netherlands? How did folks take to your booth?
TOYSREVIL: What would you say was the most "successful" kaiju character at the show?
TOYSREVIL: What did you think of the first ever Dutch Comic Con? Would you set-up shop again next year?
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TOYSREVIL: How was the respond to kaiju in The Netherlands? How did folks take to your booth?
KAIJUMONSTER MARTIN: "I would say everyone responded super enthusiastically, everyone wanted to know everything about kaiju, we had questions about process, paint application, materials, character back-stories, who all the artists were where they were from etc... luckily between myself and Guumon we could answer all the questions they could throw at us without a problem.
People seems to be most responsive to the idea that many of the artists making kaiju collaborate on pieces and projects, plus they really understood that kaiju is a bit more special than most other toys, because of the high level of time and artistry that goes into producing such items."
TOYSREVIL: What would you say was the most "successful" kaiju character at the show?
KAIJUMONSTER MARTIN: "People were most fascinated by all the Guumon pieces especially the Daigomi figure, All the Kars Works figures were also super popular, plus people really responded well to all of the Skull Head Butt pieces.
The single most popular piece was the Custom Helltoys Bohemoth figure painted by Masayoshi Hanawa (below-left). Many people commented and were very drawn to that that figure design with his incredible paint application. The second most popular pieces were custom Guumon Daigomi by Evildave and Joe Whitford (below-right)."
TOYSREVIL: What did you think of the first ever Dutch Comic Con? Would you set-up shop again next year?
KAIJUMONSTER MARTIN: "Well honestly there were some problem communication with the directors of the event, but overall there was a huge turnout of people, and we made some nice sales so yes I think it was a success and yes we will do it again next year. "
