Coming to America (Again): John Oliver × Deadly Prey
Hand-painted Ghanaian poster art from Accra for John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, and BLAG 04.
Sign painting reached a huge new audience recently with a segment about hand-painted Ghanaian film posters on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. And, just as I did for BLAG 04, the show’s producers commissioned an original piece on canvas from Deadly Prey.
C.A. Wisely’s piece for Last Week Tonight, and the poster insert from BLAG 04 by Leonardo (RIP). At the end of this post is more about the story behind the BLAG poster.
You can watch the full John Oliver segment below, including his reveal of the original poster. This is then followed by a reproduction of the Deadly Prey feature from BLAG 04, which is sold out in print but available digitally on the back issues page. There’s then even more from that issue, including further reading and downloads, in its digital companion.
Heavy J on the cover of BLAG 04 and Leonardo’s Jaws interpretation opening the feature on Ghanaian film posters and Deadly Prey’s work to keep the medium alive.