Attack Peter Talks New D-CON Exclusives, Viral Godzilla Beer Cans

Without a doubt, every kaiju collector has seen the work of Attack Peter. Whether that’s on Mondo’s designer sofubi figures, various prints and posters featuring the King of the Monsters, or the Pabst Blue Ribbon cans that have gone mega viral in our community, the Miami-based artist has truly cemented himself as one of the most popular artists working on the Godzilla IP at this time. With his art being featured so prominently in a plethora of Godzilla-related figures, collectibles, and posters, his linoleum block print style captivates audiences of all ages and inspires others to be just as creative and stylish with their work, whether that’s with kaiju or elsewhere.

At DesignerCon last weekend, Kaiju United had the chance to catch up with Attack Peter, gaining insight into his various projects, his role as Senior Creative Director at Mondo, and the intriguing story behind his art being featured on over 60 million cans of beer. We also touched upon Mondo’s next kaiju license that was revealed at New York Comic Con last month: Ultraman. With so much going on with Mondo, including these exciting exclusives, collaborations with Toho, and more on the horizon, it’s no wonder why Attack Peter has taken this community by storm.

Jacob Lyngle: What’s going on, guys? It’s Jacob from Kaiju United. I’m here with Attack Peter at DesignerCon!

Attack Peter: Hey, dude!

JL: How’s it been so far, Peter?

AP: Oh, man. This is my favorite show of the year! You know, there’s so much great art, other artists to discover and to catch up with. And I always go home with new ideas, inspired to make new work.

JL: Can you tell us a little bit about the exclusives that Mondo has featured at the show?

AP: Yeah! Online, I released a brand new “Jungle Guardian” color variant of my Attack Peter Godzilla Version 2. And I dropped a brand new set of screen prints, Godzilla and Hedorah. And then, we have a great offering from Jesse [Hernandez] – the Jade Urban Aztec Godzilla. Hector [Arce] dropped some great, new variants of his 84 Godzilla. There’s just so much! (Gestures) There’s the SpaceGodzilla; the galaxy version. This is probably, like, the most popular or the hottest thing of the show. That’s what’s in-demand at the show; just a ton of great stuff.

JL: Nice! Many people don’t know this, but you do a lot of the higher up stuff with Mondo as one of the Senior Creative Directors. A lot of folks I’ve talked to in the community are like, “well, yeah, he’s a really cool artist guy,” but there’s so much more to what you do. What’s your role like in that position, and what does a day-to-day look like for you?

AP: Hector [Arce] and I are both Senior Creative Directors at Mondo, which means we both handle everything: Creative decisions about what artists to use, what franchises to work on, etc. And then Hector focuses more on the production. So, like, he’s watching the factories. He’s making sure the artists are getting their sculpts done and all that.

I work on a different side of things. It’s called brand. I basically pay attention to how Mondo is presented. I work with a lot of our influencers and partners, and basically just make sure that the way Mondo is seen in the world is in line with what our vision of it is, which has really evolved in the last three years.

We’ve become, in my opinion, more of an open, inviting, and inclusive company. We still have exclusives, but we also are very inclusive. We want to bring in a lot of our artist friends, talk with more of the community, introduce people to the company and what we do. That’s what I’m so proud that we’ve done in the last few years.

JL: One of the newest artists that has debuted with Mondo, I believe, was Aaron John Gregory. He did that Monster Island print that caught the kaiju community’s eye, with people really digging the piece and its tribute to the Showa era. Was that really his first print with Mondo?

AP: 100%. That’s his first ever Mondo print. For those who don’t know, Aaron works at Toho. He’s on the licensing side, basically approving everything that we do. Aaron has to sign off on it. And so he’ll tell you – most of the time it’s like, awesome, go, perfect. But sometimes it’s like, “Hey, if you put ears on Godzilla, he needs four toes,” for example.

And so we gotta change things up, right? So he’s also just become a great friend and we’re just Godzilla nerds together. So when we had this opportunity to have a Godzilla retrospective at this show, we were like, we have to get not only our favorite artists, but the artists that we know are big Godzilla geeks, too.

Aaron’s an incredible illustrator. He has his own, company called Cotton Crustacean. They focus on a lot of nautical art, like beautiful nature, you know, undersea stuff. And so we had to get him on a Godzilla print. And in my opinion, he turned in one of the best – it’s very nostalgic and charming – and it reminds me of being a kid and getting these kick ass dinosaur books. Only Aaron could do that. It’s been sold out online, too. People love it, and I’m so proud of him.

JL: At Mondo’s panel at New York Comic Con, it was announced that the company had obtained the license to produce figures from the Ultraman franchise. We saw a classic Jirass, a classic Ultraman, and a more skeletal-looking variant for Jirass. Can you discuss Mondo’s upcoming plans for the Ultra line of figures?

AP: The folks [at Tsuburaya Productions] are super great. We pitched them that we really wanted to do an anatomy figure. You know, like, there’s all these great, pieces of art that we look at all the time online. If you type in anatomy poster or anatomy kaiju, you get like an x-ray layout of their of their anatomy.

And so we said we want to do a figure like that. It was like, “Can we do Jirass?” “Yeah.”  They were like “100%, yeah, let’s do it,” and they approved it. So, we drew up what we think Jirass would look like, and he’s even got a little car inside his belly. That’s going to be the variant piece. You’ll be able to pick up regular Jirass style figures, but we’ll also have transparent ones where you can see the sculpt inside. If you saw our Scareglow sofubi figure from a couple of years ago, it’s in line with that.

JL: We’ve got to address the elephant in the room, Peter. The Godzilla PBRs that have gone viral everywhere. Tell us the story about that. How did that become a thing? I never thought I’d see Godzilla on a beer can. That’s the craziest thing to me.

AP: It’s wild! They hit me a hit me up at beginning of the year. PBR – them and Toho – approached me and said, “Do you want to work on this campaign with us?” Of course I said, “Yes!” I know that there’s 60 million cans across the country, anywhere PBR is sold. And they asked me for four unique canned designs and one box design.

Of course I did it my way. I always do a linoleum block print style: I made sure Godzilla looked like an Attack Peter-style Godzilla. It was so exciting to think that… (pauses) my artwork, whether it’s a figure or a poster, is very limited. So you can get them, but you got to be paying attention. And they’re pricey, you know?

This is an opportunity for someone to collect my work in a much more affordable way, totally all across the country. And it’s just amazing to be tied to a company like PBR, who’s a historic brand. They always are creator forward. They do tons of great work with independent artists. It’s an absolute honor to work with them.

JL: That’s all the time we’ve got today. Thank you so much, Peter.

AP: Yeah, absolutely. Thank you!

Most of the Mondo D-CON exclusives are sold out by now, but fans can look forward to exciting new designer sofubi coming in 2026. Whether it’s Attack Peter’s new blue colorway, Hector Arce’s incredible new GMK Godzilla figures, or the highly anticipated Urban Aztec Mothra, it’s clear Mondo is one of the top companies producing Godzilla collectibles right now, and Peter’s one of the driving forces behind that. Fans can pick up his PBR cans anywhere Pabst Blue Ribbon is sold, and can learn more about him by visiting Peter’s linktree.