Cap'n Crunch.

Size M, Cap'n Crunch promo



This shirt was from a free promo from Cap'n Crunch cereal. They wanted something like six UPC symbols, which for some people would probably have been a big deal, but I go through phases when I can eat six boxes of Cap'n Crunch (specifically, Peanut Butter Crunch, but I also like Crunch Berries, though somehow less so after they added all those weird colors) in a month.

The shirt, you can probably guess, is not made from the highest quality cotton/acrylic blend, but it has a nice, soft feel and the heather blue is pleasant. The rings around the sleeves are snug and would probably look really nice on someone who has actual biceps. The logo is an actual screenprint, not the cracking iron-on type that usually comes on these sorts of free shirts.

Weird fact: Cap'n Crunch is made by the Quaker Oats Company (in turn owned by PepsiCo), but if you go to the Quaker Oats website (and really, why wouldn't you?) there is no mention of any Cap'n Crunch products. They have all the hundreds of old-man-Quaker branded oats, bars and cereals as well as Life Cereal and some presumably-regional brands like Quisp or King Vitaman...but no Cap'n, anywhere. Weird.

Exterminated.

Size M, Teefury



I actually got this shirt way back in January 2011, but somehow it has missed being on the blog until now.

Daleks defeat all! How many of the the destroyed robots surrounding the dalek can you name?

Daleks defeat all, but the Doctor defeats the daleks! So there.

The Colonel.

Size: L
Jimmy got this for free at NYCC from the nice people at redbubble.com. He knew I liked shirts so he gave it to me. I like my friends. I also like shirts. :)



This shirt was the winner of Redbubble's 2011 NYCC Design Challenge! According to the story behind the shirt, the famous story of Koko the Gorilla was actually just a cover/smokescreen for a "far more sinister" project involving another gorilla. One look at the shirt and you can guess that this secret project wasn't anything the average person would want to know about. You and I, on the other hand...

This is a great shirt, but I have two tiny comments about the design: 1) the placement of the dismembered head front and center is a bit odd, and because of the perspective it almost becomes the center of the shirt, taking attention away from what should be the main subject (and it's not easy to take attention away from an armored, giant gorilla holding an enormous space-gun) - honestly, the first couple times I glanced at this shirt I really had no idea what I was looking at; 2) the red and green, especially together with the silver and gold, feels a bit "holiday".

Jack's Mannequin - People and Things.

Size: M
Part of pre-order package for Jack's Mannequin's last record "People and Things", but also currently available separately for purchase at jacksmannequin.com (while supplies last).



Nice, retro-ish design and fonts on a pretty bright blue. I like it. Good record, too.

Leonardo.

Size: M
Johnny and Harlem got this for me on their honeymoon.



Leonardo's famous "Vitruvian Man" drawing is named as such because it is based on the work of ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, who spoke of ideal human proportions and geometry and such. The drawing is an ideal example not only of Leonardo's interest in proportions, but also of the blending of art and science of the Renaissance as a whole.

Modern scientists, in close examination of the drawing, have determined that the subject appears to suffer from a left-sided inguinal hernia.

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.

Size: M
Birthday present from Izzy and Frank.



I never had Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots growing up (I'm not sure I've ever even played it - if I have, it was as a grown up, in a bar), but I always wanted it. But if I can't have it, this shirt is the next best thing. It has a nice, soft feel to it, and you can see how the colors just pop.

Rebellion Cover.

Size: M
We Love Fine



Another fine creation from We Love Fine. I ran across this shirt at WLF's booth at NYCC last year, and absolutely HAD to have it, not only because it's an awesome Star Wars shirt (and we know that's usually all it takes), but also because back in high school I had a "Revolver" shirt that I wore CONSTANTLY. Seriously, CONSTANTLY. Our family didn't really have a wardrobe budget as such growing up - every year, at around back-to-school time, I'd get maybe two new shirts plus whatever old stuff didn't fit my brothers anymore, and that was pretty much it. For the year. So whatever I had, whether I liked it or not, I'd wear it two, three times a week. But I seriously LOVED my "Revolver" shirt. I would wear it every day if I could.

That shirt almost certainly no longer exists, as I probably wore it to beyond the point of usefulness as even a car windshield-drying rag. Anyway, getting this shirt gave my life a weird, full-circle-type feeling. And yeah, I know it's just a shirt. But it's a cool shirt. And I don't even really like white shirts.

Kitchen Warfare.

Size: M
Woot



A fun shirt to wear while cooking or at a dinner party, but only if you cooked; otherwise, this will just make you lame.

You probably shouldn't wear this on a plane, because people get weird about that sort of thing.




Seriously, the level of detail on this shirt is frighteningly good.

Modern Love 2.

Size: M
Available at mattnathanson.com, but I got mine at the show at Terminal 5 last Fall. I said I would.


I'm just noticing that the green-on-blue color scheme is somewhat similar to the Subway Cars shirt. I wonder if he likes the color scheme, or maybe he just used the same designer.

I love the '50s-looking graphics and signs. I've always had a weird affection for "wacky" '50s design. Just something about all the boomerangs and asterisks and things - it just feels "home" to me. Or maybe it just reminds me of The Jetsons.

Ride the Falcon.

Size: M
Teefury


You know how much I enjoy funny Star Wars shirts. So here's another one.

Brony.

Size: M
We Love Fine


Shut up. That's why. :)

Sharktopus.

Size: M
Her Universe



Yes, I did get this shirt at a store called "Her Universe". Don't judge. :)

Seriously, just look at it - would you have been able to resist? No matter where you found it?

I have no problem with Her Universe, anyway. They're a cool online shop that specifically caters to geekgirls - really specialized and esoteric stuff, too, not just simple logo or character shirts. They sell exactly ONE men's item - the shirt pictured above - and I knew I had to jump on it the moment I saw it, "Sharktopus" being the second best Siffy Original movie EVER (second only to, of course, "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid"). It's a shark! It's an octopus! It's Sharktopus! (Or as my friend Izzy calls it, "Sharktoctopus") The shirt itself is pretty quality, nice and soft with a slightly fitted...fit. I didn't mind paying more than my standard $12-$15 for it.

Felix 2.

Size: M
Amazon



Christmas present from John. Fun design on a nice, light-ish shirt in heather gray, but not that sweatshirty material of my old Bebop shirt, meaning I have no problem wearing this out-and-about. Plus, you know I love any shirt (or hat, or scarf, or anything) with Felix on it. It's kind of my thing.