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I mean, I like Cloak & Dagger too but…

By admin | Published February 10, 2010

Is anyone really going to drop $38.00 on this?

They had better hope someone making a retro 80′s movie needs that perfect shirt for the strange alt girl who wears a trench coat and john lennon glasses with neon plastic jewelry.

All that said… if someone has this shirt in XL or bigger… let’s talk.

Star Wars and Comics. A perfect fit.

By admin | Published January 21, 2010

There was an EU before the European Union.

The Extended Universe.

To the casual Star Wars fan, that means nothing. To the diehard, it’s everything.

To some of us in between, it’s… confusing. Intriguing. Overwhelming.

The extended universe, for those uninformed, is what happened when fans starving for more are given an extended look at the star wars universe. Past, present, and (possible) future(s). This expansion gave the nerd in all of us something to nerd about. Everyone who salivated at the thought of more Boba Fett than a few seconds on the screen.. you’ve got it. Sometimes it becomes a tangled web of continuity, but overall… it just gives a bit more to consume and digest when thinking about Tatooine and Jengo Fett.

Overall, I’m into it. And the best place to access this cornucopia of Star Wars expansion, in my opinion, is through the comics. Now many may argue that the novels are a more concise option, but I’d say the visual component has always been important to Star Wars. This was a movie first, not a novel. While there is a place for all of these mediums, Star Wars was built on a rich story AND a beautiful canvas to look at – from the first time a giant star destroyed crossed over the screen – that’s a visual that just CAN’T be done in text.

But here’s a nice shirt that celebrates both the classic look of the movies and the move into the comics world. Wish they had an actual image of the shirt, but I’ve seen these in real life and always loved the look. Much more in the Star Wars world, EU or otherwise, to come.

Spider-Man tee, circa 1988

By admin | Published January 2, 2010

Before the movies.

Before the bad movie.

Spider-Man was always popular in the comics, and when Todd McFarlane was put on the job, it was fire to gasoline. There’s a whole lot that went haywire, but for a while it was a perfect marriage. Even his biggest critics wouldn’t discredit his unique contortions and perspectives that really fleshed out Spidey for fans and artists alike for the next decade.

This is a shirt I seem to remember because, believe it or not, there was a time when comic book themed t-shirts were not a common site. Whereas I can’t walk into a mall without being accosted by 8 different comic tee’s, there was a time I dreamed of owning a cool Havok shirt. I would still offer cash to anyone who has the Uncanny X-Men 251 Silvestri cover shirt (purple tee, to boot!) Anyways, this shirt not only is original, but a nice homage to the classic first appearance of Superman. If you don’t know, google image search “Action Comics #1″ and you’ll get the picture. (OOF)