t-shirts
Comic Couture | Super embarrassing, back to the DMZ and more
by Kerry Callen
Back in July Michael linked to a couple of shirt designs by Kerry Callen (one of our favorites) that were up on Threadless for scoring. Both were eventually printed by Threadless; the female version was available in limited quantities at the Cincinnati Comic Expo, while the male version is available now on the Threadless site.
Comic Couture | The Bat that saved Pittsburgh and more
Our first shirt comes from a mystical, magical place known as Pittsburgh. Believe Merch has many shirts celebrating the Steel City, but only one that also spotlights Gotham. This one is currently on sale for $23.99.
Comic Couture | Marvel villains, Batcuffs and more
WeLoveFine.com recently held a contest where they asked artists to design shirts with a Marvel villains theme, and they’ve now posted the winners. The above shirt was the judge’s pick, chosen by Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, and designed by Mariel Thompson. You can see the other winners at their site.
Indiegogo Spotlight | It’s sword vs. swordfish in Samurai Chef
Samurai Chef is an Indiegogo project that aims to create a comic based on a fake TV show.
That’s a little confusing, but bear with me. Mayamada is a T-shirt company started by a couple of self-described IT geeks. After some experiments that didn’t go too well, they decided their T-shirts would feature characters from anime-inspired shows on a fantasy television network. The key with something like this is coming up with a good hook for the shows, and once you have done that, you might as well do something more with it, right? That’s the sort of thinking that gave us Battlepug, after all — that Eisner award-winning webcomic started out as a T-shirt design as well.
Samurai Chef is a parody of Iron Chef featuring a monkey with a sword. Contestants vie to make dishes that will not so much taste delicious as withstand the destructive power of the host. And then an elite team of top chefs, who have been watching from a distance, come flying in on live TV to take over the competition with their own signature dishes — which come to life.
It’s a great concept for a comic, and the artwork by British artist Pinali sells it. That’s the upside of basing a comic on a T-shirt design — you start with good art. The creators have reached their funding goal, but the campaign goes on until August 29, so it’s worth stopping by and checking it out.
And maybe if the comic takes off, it will become a real animated cartoon some day.
Check out the preview page below.
Nakatomi Inc. to release new limited-edition Shaky Kane print & T-shirt
If the only comic artists print house Nakatomi Inc. works with are Shaky Kane and Paul Pope, well then, in my book they’re two for two. The company has announced a new print and T-shirt combo by Kane, King of the Wild Frontier and Dial Z For Zombie. The last tee Nakatomi and Kane did together proved popular in certain circles — a flurry of U.K. comics folks tweeted/Facebooked photos of themselves wearing it. Continue Reading »
Comic Couture | Tony’s gift to Steve, Super Best Friends Forever shirts and more
“Take away the suit of armor and what are you?”
“Uh, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.”
You too can join the G.B.P.P. Club, courtesy of artist Ryan Astle and TeeFury. Memberships are only available to Tony Stark’s very exclusive organization (even more exclusive than the Avengers, who will let anybody in) for 24 hours, so buy it now if you want it. ” I imagine Tony giving Steve this shirt as a gag gift at Christmas,” Astle said.
Comic Couture | A Game of Loki, frozen Cap and more
Artistic mash-ups are all the rage these days; if you like My Little Pony and you like Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, then you’ll love Death as a My Little Pony. A lot of these mash-ups find their way to T-shirts, like the above Game of Heroes, available on the RIPT T-shirt site for the next 12 hours. If you like Game of Thrones and you liked Avengers, then in theory I guess this is the perfect shirt for you. In theory.
Comic Couture | More manatees, nose-art pinups and Spoon!
Honk If You Love Justice!
I’ve got a few different comic-related shirts to show you today, and I’ll start with today’s TeeFury selection since it’s only available for 24 hours. If you’re a fan of the big blue justice-loving Tick, head over there and snatch up today’s $10 T-shirt while you still can.
Threadless debuts Gaiman tees by Cassaday, Templesmith & more
Nearly lost in the hustle and bustle of Comic-Con International was the release of the sixth installment of Threadless’ Comics-On Tees, which features Neil Gaiman’s poem “The Day the Saucers Came” as interpreted in four T-shirt designs by John Cassaday, Brandon Graham, Ben Templesmith, and Estudio Verso (the winner of the website’s Comic Book Legal Defense Fund challenge). A quarter of the sales generated from Estudio Verso’s design all four designs will be donated to the CBLDF.
You can check out all four designs below.
Comic Couture | Welcome to Bat Country
Bat Country
It might be too late to get this one delivered in time to add it to your Comic-Con International wardrobe, but you can have it waiting for you when you get home. TeeFury’s shirt of the day is a colorful mash-up of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Batman, featuring Joker and Penguin filling in for Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo. The tour through Bat Country only lasts one day, so order it soon if you want one.
SDCC ’12 | Exclusive first look at six new Love and Rockets 30th anniversary T-shirts
Love and Rockets is celebrating its 30th anniversary at Comic-Con International in San Diego, and to help fans mark the occasion in style, Fantagraphics partnered with Graphitti Designs to offer six new T-shirts featuring characters created by the legendary Hernandez Brothers. The shirts, which cost $18.99 each, can be found at the Fantagraphics booth (#1718-1722).
But wait, there’s more — Fantagraphics and the Hernandez Brothers also will debut three new books at the show. First up is the newest work by Gilbert and Jaime, Love & Rockets New Stories #5, featuring Gilbert’s return to Palomar and Jaime’s much-anticipated follow-up to “The Love Bunglers” (from #4). Also debuting is God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls, Jaime’s superhero epic combining material from Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 and #2 plus 30 all-new pages. Comic-Con also hails the release of Gilbert’s children-focused graphic novel,The Adventures of Venus, which we recently previewed on Robot 6. You can also expect a Love and Rockets-related announcement Saturday at the “30th Anniversary of Love and Rockets” panel.
Check out the shirts and the full press release below.
Comic Couture | Shaky Kane and the Hateful Dead
If you’re a fan of David Hine and Shaky Kane’s Bulletproof Coffin and you’ve been wondering how you can prove it to people by putting something on your torso, skip that back tattoo and go for one of these “Hateful Dead” shirts from Nakatomi Inc. It’s also available as an art print. All of them are limited edition, though, so if you want one, act quickly. You can find more details in this blog post.
(Actually, scratch that–this would make a pretty cool tattoo as well).
Comic Couture | Stupid, Stupid T-shirts
Stupid, Stupid T-shirt
With the Comic-Con International coming up next week, no doubt eager fans are getting ready for their trip to San Diego. What should I bring? How much cash do I need? And most importantly, what should I wear?
You’ve got your chest covered for at least one day if you choose to purchase one of these cool T-shirts from the Cartoon Books booth. They feature full-face action from those lovable stupid, stupid rat creatures that always gave the Bone cousins a hard time. Adult shirts will be in brown, and the kids sizes will be in purple.
Head on over to the Cartoon Books site for more details on what else you can get at the booth. Smith won’t be there this year, but they’ll still have the shirts, a new print and more.
Comic Couture | Calvin and Hobbits, Green Lantern math and more
Four entries this time that I’ve been saving up for a not-so-rainy day …
Halfling and Wizard
First up this round is the above shirt from Threadless, generically named “Halfling and Wizard.” Any similarities to trademarked characters is purely coincidental.
Comic Couture | Dan Hipp goes headless at Threadless
If you are a fan of Dan Hipp’s work on Amazing Joy Buzzards, Gyakushu!, Ben 10 or his wonderful art blog, then you might want to know that Threadless recently turned the above image, “Zombie Survivalist,” into a T-shirt and a hoodie. No doubt it will sell out quickly, so head over there fast if you’d like to grab one for your very own.