DEATH NYC Goku vs Goku Blue/Gold Action LV Monogram Signed Ltd Ed Print COA: Collector Guide — What It Is, What It Is Worth

When anime royalty collides with the world’s most recognizable luxury monogram, the result is the kind of print that stops a room cold. This is the DEATH NYC Goku vs Goku Blue/Gold Action LV Monogram — a hand-signed limited edition print with gold embossed Certificate of Authenticity, produced in an edition of 50 to 100 copies, measuring 18x13 inches on premium stock, and retailing at $100. Two of the most culturally loaded symbols on the planet — Son Goku from Dragon Ball Z and the Louis Vuitton monogram canvas — are forced into the same frame, and the tension is exactly the point. This guide breaks down what the print depicts, who made it, why collectors are buying it, and what it could be worth tomorrow.

The Cultural Collision

DEATH NYC operates in a very specific register: take two icons that exist in completely separate cultural universes and compress them until something combusts. In this print, the collision is between Goku — the ultra-powered Saiyan protagonist of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Z franchise, one of the best-selling manga and anime properties in history — and the Louis Vuitton monogram canvas, the gold-on-brown LV pattern that has served as shorthand for status and aspiration since the 1890s. The “Blue/Gold Action” framing references Goku’s Super Saiyan Blue transformation, in which his normally black hair surges into electric blue as he achieves the power of a god fused with the mastery of a Super Saiyan. That signature electric blue is set directly against the warm gold of the LV monogram, creating a chromatic contrast that is both visually electric and conceptually loaded.

The “vs Goku” element signals a battle composition — two versions of Goku, one in standard form and one in Super Saiyan Blue, positioned in dynamic action poses against the luxury grid. The LV monogram does not just appear as wallpaper; it functions as the arena. The statement DEATH NYC is making is pointed: the obsession with luxury branding in consumer culture is itself a kind of power struggle, just as primal and relentless as any fight in the Dragon Ball universe. Anime fans see a beloved character rendered with genuine care. Street art collectors see sharp satirical commentary on aspirational culture. Luxury fashion enthusiasts see their iconography turned into something raw and confrontational. That triple-threat cross-collector appeal is exactly what makes this print move.

Death NYC: The Artist

DEATH NYC is an anonymous street artist who began producing work around 2010 to 2012, operating primarily out of New York City. The artist’s lineage runs through Banksy’s culture-jamming playbook, Andy Warhol’s elevation of commercial imagery into fine art, and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s raw, confrontational energy. Where Banksy uses stencils on walls and Warhol used silk screens on canvas, DEATH NYC works in small, numbered print editions — bringing the street art sensibility into a collectible format that travels. The work is explicitly commentary on consumerism, celebrity culture, and the collision of high and low: what happens when Mickey Mouse carries a machine gun, when the Mona Lisa wears a Supreme logo, when a Saiyan warrior fights through a Louis Vuitton canvas.

The small edition sizes — typically 50 to 100 copies per release — are deliberate. DEATH NYC produces scarcity the same way luxury fashion houses do, which adds another layer of irony to prints that mock luxury branding. Each piece is personally signed and dated by the artist, making the signature itself a form of authentication in a market where anonymous artists are particularly difficult to verify. The artist has maintained anonymity consistently, which has both added mystique and driven collector demand. Works by DEATH NYC have appeared in galleries across New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo, and the secondary market for popular motifs has matured substantially over the past decade.

Edition and Authentication

This print is hand-signed and dated by DEATH NYC, with each copy individually numbered within the edition of 50 to 100. It measures 18x13 inches on premium-weight archival stock. The included gold embossed Certificate of Authenticity is the primary authentication marker: authentic seals are physically raised from the card surface — you can feel the embossing with a fingertip — not printed flat or foil-stickered. A printed COA that lies perfectly flush with the card is a red flag. When examining this print, also verify that the signature is in ink (not printed), that the edition number matches the COA, and that the date hand-written by the artist is consistent with known release windows. The print should arrive with both the signed print and the COA in protective packaging; condition on arrival is a factor in secondary market value.

Why Collectors Buy This

The Goku vs Goku Blue/Gold Action LV Monogram print sits at the intersection of three collector demographics, each with independent purchasing motivation. Anime and Dragon Ball Z enthusiasts are an enormous and growing collector base — the franchise has generated over $23 billion in merchandise revenue globally, and fine art representations of beloved characters carry genuine emotional premium. Street art and pop art collectors who track DEATH NYC’s output know that popular motifs in tight editions consistently outperform at auction; works featuring luxury brand mashups have been among the artist’s most sought-after releases. Luxury fashion enthusiasts who collect LV-adjacent cultural artifacts find the visual language immediately legible and provocative.

At $100 retail, this is one of the most accessible entry points in the signed limited-edition street art market. Popular DEATH NYC motifs in editions of 30 to 50 copies have achieved 2x to 5x appreciation within 12 to 24 months on the secondary market. An edition of 50 to 100 places this print at the larger end of DEATH NYC’s typical range, which moderates scarcity — but the specific visual combination of Super Saiyan Blue against the gold LV monogram is strong enough that demand is likely to outpace supply regardless. The $100 price point is a low-friction entry for a genuinely appreciating asset class.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this Death NYC print authenticated?
Yes. The print includes a gold embossed Certificate of Authenticity with a physically raised seal, hand-signed and individually numbered by the artist. Gauntlet Gallery includes the original COA with every purchase.

How many copies of this Death NYC print exist?
The edition is limited to 50 to 100 hand-numbered copies. Once the edition sells through, no additional copies are produced.

What is this Death NYC print worth?
Retail is $100. Popular Death NYC motifs in comparable editions have achieved 2x to 5x appreciation on the secondary market within 12 to 24 months. The Goku x LV combination has strong cross-collector demand that supports upside beyond retail.

Browse Death NYC prints and other signed limited edition street art at gauntlet.gallery/collections/all.