Today, Wednesday, April 18th, marks the anniversary of when the Misfits played their first show at CBGB’s in New York City over forty years ago. To commemorate this iconic event, Obey Giant is releasing two epic new Obey Giant x Misfits screen prints designed by Shepard Fairey! Check out “Horror Business Tomb” and “Horror Business Crypt”, which brings back Fairey’s iconic merging of Andre the Giant with the Misfits’ fiend skull.
“The Misfits are a punk rock revelation and a band that have mesmerized me from my first introduction to them in 1985. The Misfits art is pure alchemy genius and the best example of remixing marginal subculture imagery into a cohesive cult brand in history. I remember making my first homemade stencil of the Misfits fiend skull back in the mid ‘80s and how proud I was of how it looked sprayed on a t-shirt. It was fun to revisit stenciling the Misfits imagery and is a reminder that my entire career is built on do-it-yourself empowerment!” – Shepard
Horror Business Tomb and Horror Business Crypt by Shepard Fairey are 18”x24” signed and numbered screen prints on cream Speckle Tone paper. Each print is limited to 450 pieces and will go on sale at 10am PDT today, April 18th, for $50. The Tomb Edition is available exclusively at ObeyGiant.com, while the Crypt Edition will be sold exclusively at MisfitsOfficialMerch.com and MisfitsRecordsOfficial.com.