Monster Brains Logos

Matt Furie
  Johnny Ryan 

  Aleksandra Waliszewska

  Aeron Alfrey - Artwork taken from The Black Scorpion Poster.



John Kenn Mortensen

  Trevor Henderson

  Marcus Shafer

  Dieter VDO

  Fufu Frauenwahl


 And there is the new one at the top of the site created by Michael Skattum.


This week marks the ten year anniversary of Monster Brains so now is as good a time as any to share some of the amazing logos that Monster Brains has had over the years. Many incredible artists have contributed their own logos and I've included links to their various sites alongside their artworks.

If you appreciate Monster Brains and the work that I put into the thousands of artworks shared over the past ten years, if you anticipate the hundreds of future posts that I have in various stages of planning, please donate whatever you can. It will be greatly appreciated and every dollar donated makes it easier for me to take the time to work on the site.

The donation button can be found on the top right of the site.

Thank you! I look forward to many more years of discovering and sharing the more obscure and fascinating artists associated with the genre of monsters.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Triptychs

In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Allies, 1844

This week is the ten year anniversary for Monster Brains, I've chosen to share a wide assortment of Kuniyoshi's incredible work to mark the occasion. Over the years Monster Brains has grown from a simple collection of links to a vast resource onto itself. This is due, in part, to my obsessive nature in collecting the artwork that I'm passionate about for myself but also my commitment to sharing this work with others that will appreciate it as well.

That said, I make my living as an artist and it has been growing more difficult to take the time away from my work to research and prepare posts for the site. You would probably be shocked to know the amount of time that I invest into many of the posts on Monster Brains. I've resisted putting advertisements on the site to take on additional revenue but recently I have placed a donation button on the site. If you appreciate Monster Brains and the work put into the thousands of artworks that I've shared over the past ten years, if you anticipate the hundreds of future posts that I have in various stages of planning, please donate whatever you can, it will be greatly appreciated.

The donation button can be found on the top right of Monster Brains.

Thank you! I look forward to many more years of discovering and sharing the more obscure and fascinating artists associated with the genre of monsters.



In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Allies, 1844 (left panel)

In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Allies 1844 (middle panel)

In the Ruined Palace at Sōma, Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gather Allies, 1844 (right panel)

The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu

The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu (left panel)

The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu (middle panel)

The Earth Spider Generates Monsters at the Mansion of Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu (right panel)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Single Panels and Diptychs

The Poet Dainagon Sees an Apparition, 1860


This week is the ten year anniversary for Monster Brains, I've chosen to share a wide assortment of Kuniyoshi's incredible work to mark the occasion. Over the years Monster Brains has grown from a simple collection of links to a vast resource onto itself. This is due, in part, to my obsessive nature in collecting the artwork that I'm passionate about for myself but also my commitment to sharing this work with others that will appreciate it as well.

That said, I make my living as an artist and it has been growing more difficult to take the time away from my work to research and prepare posts for the site. You would probably be shocked to know the amount of time that I invest into many of the posts on Monster Brains. I've resisted putting advertisements on the site to take on additional revenue but recently I have placed a donation button on the site. If you appreciate Monster Brains and the work put into the thousands of artworks that I've shared over the past ten years, if you anticipate the hundreds of future posts that I have in various stages of planning, please donate whatever you can, it will be greatly appreciated.

The donation button can be found on the top right of Monster Brains.

Thank you! I look forward to many more years of discovering and sharing the more obscure and fascinating artists associated with the genre of monsters.

 Takiguchi U-Toneri Watanabe no Tsuna about to cut off the arm of Rashomon, who grasps his hair. Edo Period

Oiwake- Oiwa and Takuetsu, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidô Road (Kisokaidô rokujûkyû tsugi no uchi) 1852

Wada Heita Tanenaga killing a huge python by driving his sword into the back of its head by a waterfall. Edo Period

Hangami Danjo-no-jo Arakage killing a giant salamander in the Tontagawa river in the province of Izumo, Edo Period

Tsuzoku Suikoden Goketsu Hyakuhachi-nin no Hitori, Ju-unryu Kosonsho, a sorcerer, evoking a storm-dragon. 1827

Usui Matagoro slays a giant white monkey in the mountains of Hida, a long stream of black smoke curling up from the monster's mouth, Edo Period

Shinano kuni no Zen-no-jo (Zen-no-jo of Shinano) _ Honcho nijushi-ko (Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country) 1842-43

The diver Tamatori, who has penetrated the Dragon King's palace, plunging through waves with outstretched knife and Treasure Pearl, pursued by a dragon while escaping from the Dragon King, Edo Period

Usugumo (No. 19 Wisps of Cloud) 1845-46