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Shoot for the Stars; Maybe You’ll Accidentally Land on the Moon

Sarah Finnigan

Between IX and the end of the year, I assess how I’ve been doing my work, and I reconsider what next year will look like.  What can I do differently? Where am I hindering myself? What have I jotted down on notes to save for later, but forgotten? In preparation for 2026, one of these things I’m contemplating is my threshold for what deserves to be made.   “Shoot for the moon; even if you…

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Seven Eternal Truths and The Sons of Liberty

Stephen Green

November 10, 2025 - Sometimes without warning, a dream job appears, something you’ve always wanted to do. An opportunity to do a subject that’s become a permanent resident of your imagination, by one of your favorite artists. Mondo is releasing the soundtracks to the Metal Gear Solid series on vinyl, and somehow, I was tasked with doing the gatefold art to MGS2: Sons of Liberty.    Now, I wouldn’t call myself a gamer, but I would say that MGS is somewhere up there with Hellboy when it comes to fictional works I’m the most fond of. A lot has been said about the series; it’s influence, genius, weirdness- there’s nothing really like Metal Gear Solid. The most striking feature of the world of MGS to me has always been its ridiculously overpowered concept artist, the inimitable and immortal Yoji…

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