Funimation Brings SHIN GODZILLA to Austin to Celebrate Home Video Release at

Funimation Brings SHIN GODZILLA to Austin to Celebrate Home Video Release at "Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts" Exhibition on July 28 at Guzu Gallery

Celebration Features Works from 14 Artists and Special Appearance by Legendary Sci-fi and Fantasy Artist Bob Eggleton Source: Funimation Entertainment press release Official Site: shin-godzilla.jp (Japan), funimationfilms.com/shingodzilla (US)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters, is headed to Austin for “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” art show and exhibition at Guzu Gallery -- a special SHIN GODZILLA inspired edition of the annual event celebrating the film’s North American home video release on August 1. Funimation is sponsoring “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” and its Opening Night Party which will take place on Friday, July 28 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy new and original works of kaiju art from 14 local, national and international artists, including, legendary sci-fi and fantasy artist Bob Eggleton who will also be appearing in-person as a celebrity guest. As part of the opening event, Funimation will be distributing a select number of limited-edition posters of a commissioned Godzilla artwork created by nationally-renowned kaiju artist and Austin-area resident Matt Frank. The art show and exhibition will also feature a special display of Bandai and X-Plus Japanese import Godzilla action figures courtesy of toy distributor Bluefin. Some of these figures will be available for purchase. “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” will be on display from July 28 – August 21, 2017. The artists participating in “Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts” are as follows... ? Preston Asevedo Preston Asevedo is a self-taught, Louisiana based artist. Preston Asevedo is a indy comic creator / illustrator & traditional scifi / horror painter. Asevedo`s work has been featured in a wide variety of comics and horror magazines. ? Dan Brereton Dan Brereton has been drawing monsters for 50 years, from the garage door at his childhood home to swanky Austin Galleries, with several comic book series in between, such as Nocturnals and his own Kaiju epic Giantkiller. He counts a love of Godzilla as a big part of being a good parent -- just ask his kids. ? Kevin T. Chin Kevin T. Chin is an experienced concept artist and illustrator in the entertainment industry since 2005. He’s worked at studios like Disney Interactive & Junction Point on the Disney Epic Mickey game series and for freelance clients such as Blizzard Entertainment, Upper Deck, Games Workshop and Fantasy Flight and featured in publications ImagineFX and Ballistic Publishing. Kevin currently resides in Austin, Texas working at Kingsisle Entertainment as well as participating in local Texas art shows and conventions. ? Tim Doyle Tim Doyle is an illustrator and print-maker working out of Austin, TX. His company, Nakatomi- was founded in 2009 and has published art from creators around the world. Doyle is currently managing the Summer tour poster series for both Metallica and Kings of Leon. ? Bob Eggleton Bob Eggleton is primarily a Science Fiction and Fantasy Artist by trade, but has won acclaim for his Landscape, Astronomical, and Dinosaur paintings around the world. His landscape work is of a highly personal nature and a departure from his commercial illustration work. Some landscapes are local, and some as far away as Australia, and some imaginary. His work is in collections in the USA, UK, France, Canada and Japan. He has won 8 Hugo Awards and multiple other accolades for his extensive body of work, and is best known for his world-famous Godzilla paintings, created for Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, and Famous Monsters of Filmland. ? Matt Frank "The Kaiju King," as he is known in both Japan and America, Matt Frank is a fan-favorite of Godzilla fans around the world. From 2011 to 2016, Matt was the go-to artist for IDW`s Godzilla comics, and he continues that trend as the cover artist for the Japanese editions from Phase 6. He has also dabbled in Transformers, Power Rangers, Mars Attacks, My Little Pony, and has collaborated with best-selling author Jeremy Robinson as the monster designer for Project Nemesis. Matt also one of the few American artists to create a poster for a Toho Godzilla movie, and his poster for SHIN GODZILLA will be revealed before the U.S. Blu Ray release... AND he`s on the Blu Ray special features! ? Half-Human Half-Human is the artist group comprised of Eric & Vincent Torres. Graphic designers by day / illustrators by night -- the brothers summon the moonlight services of the Half-Human spirits to assist in the creation of their collaborative and solo works. Vincent also curates art exhibitions in Austin, Texas as the Gallery Director of Guzu Gallery. ? Josh Hoskins Josh Hoskins is a freelance airbrush artist from Houston, Texas who sells/paints and collects Japanese vintage soft vinyl figures! Heavily influenced by Ray Harryhausen, Godzilla and vintage giant robots, Josh`s artwork is always centralized around the kaiju nexus as he works long nights in the Monster Lab! ? Alexander Iaccarino Alexander Iaccarino, a young Austin based illustrator and screenprinter, specializes in alternative film poster design and screenprinted artwork. This is his first exhibition after returning to work from an inspirational stay in Japan, the birthplace of the Godzilla phenomenon. ? Hiroshi Kanatani Hiroshi Kanatani is a Japanese cartoonist, artist and designer with a following in the United States and Hong Kong. He has had work featured in multiple Godzilla museum exhibitions, several Hong Kong comics and Monster Attack Team. Most recently, one of his pieces was made into a Toho seal for a Godzilla exhibition. He works entirely by hand without digitization or software manipulation. ? Timothy Lim The art of Timothy `NINJAINK` Lim has been featured on multiple platforms, including licensed artwork for Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Hasbro merchandise and pinup artwork for UDON`s series of `Tribute` artbooks. His recent work includes comic variant covers for IDW`s Back to the Future, Street Fighter VS GI Joe, TMNT Universe, and Optimus Prime. Currently, he is doing freelance artwork for Upper Deck for an unannounced project and has his first fully illustrated publication Thump: The First Bundred Days debuted in October. ? New Flesh New Flesh is an artist, illustrator and print maker based in Austin, TX with a focus on pop culture and movie art. Working primarily in screen prints based on original pen and ink illustrations, New Flesh strives to combine the old and new. ? Nick Pitarra Nick Pitarra is the artist and co-creator of the New York Times bestselling The Manhattan Projects from Image comics. He’s illustrated for Marvel, Boom, Slate, CBS, as well as drawing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles covers for IDW. Nicks a native Texan and all around nice guy. ? Jeff Zornow ZORNOW MUST BE DESTROYED! for over a decade Zornow has been creating horror/monster/comic art for the masses ...to melt their eyes! Mostly known recently for creating art for IDW`s Godzilla comic series, he was the back-up artist (with Matt Frank) who helped Godzilla: Rulers of Earth become the longest running Godzilla comic series in USA history! SHIN GODZILLA was co-directed by Hideaki Anno (creator of EVANGELION) and Shinji Higuchi (director of the ATTACK ON TITAN live-action movies) and is the 29th film produced by Toho Co., Ltd. in the iconic science fiction monster franchise. The film grossed more than $1.9M at the box office during its North American theatrical release last October. SHIN GODZILLA will be released on August 1 and is available in both DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo + UV editions. Both editions are available for pre-order at funimation.com/shingodzilla. Strange Beasts V: Shin Beasts July 28 - August 21, 2017 Guzu Gallery 5000 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751 Tel 512-454-4898 Opening Night Party Friday, July 28, 2017 7:00 -10:00 p.m. Open Bar and Food Truck 21+ Like Funimation on Facebook at facebook.com/funimation, and follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/funimation and Instagram at instagram.com/funimation.

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