DC Comic Limited Edition Tees at Zazzle

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Apart from the last blast about the $10 Threadless sale, it’s close to a month since the last post so I guess a few of you were thinking WTF, is the T-Shirt Review dead or what. The short answer: no. Been busy, went to Ireland and the UK for a couple of weeks and work has been busy. I have also been working on a new site for t-shirt lovers about which I have alluded to in the past. It’s progressing. I am adding content and building it at the same time. Need to add a few more functions as well as finish designing the home page.

Anyway, while I was away I nearly missed this awesome DC Comics t-shirt release at Zazzle. These are not to be confused with the regular DTG tees at Zazzle either. These five t-shirts are limited edition screen-printed tees available through Zazzle’s LABz project. I thought I had missed all but the last one but they are still available separately or as a bundle where you can save a few dollars or spend a few extra depending on how you look at it.

If you like DC Comics you will probably like these, they have maintained the style and feel of the comic books and if these tees are like the other LABz t-shirts the quality of the print and the shirt in general will be awesome. They are $26.95 each or $110.95 for all five. Remember though, they are limited editions so don’t wait around if you are interested as they may disappear from the Zazzle site soon.

LABz experiments with Skulls

Here we are again. Another LABz t-shirt and not all that much time has passed since the last one. This design is wild and it makes a great t-shirt. I have to admit that I am too old to get away with wearing something this colorful though.

It’s just $17.95 but limited so don’t wait around if you want to buy this one.

Calling the Sun from LABz

We’ve been waiting a very long time for the release of the latest “weekly” LABz t-shirt from Zazzle. It was probably worth waiting for but why are we waiting? Anyway I have some good news on the LABz front and no, it’s not that they are actually going to release a new t-shier every week. Perhaps they will but I doubt it. No, the good news is that it appears that there will be more than just 10 LABz t-shirts.

Below is part of a screenshot from the LABz t-shirts page and as you can see it coming soon pictures have now increased so it looks like there will be at least 15 LABz t-shirts in total. That’s 6 more after this one.

Anyway, I didn’t mention the t-shirt by Chris Leavens. It is one of the cutest yet and I think the best description is on the page but don’t worry I have ripped it for you can you can read it without leaving my blog. Unfortunately you can’t yet buy the t-shirt without leaving my blog and if you want this t-shirt don’t wait around because this just might be the week it is actually only on sale for 7 days. The price is just $17.95 but sorry, I don’t have a coupon this time.

The Calling the Sun tee includes a screenprinted vector graphic of Leavens’ psychedelic bird creatures and a three-eyed guitar-playing pink rabbit singing praises to the sun amidst a forest of moustached trees. Clear gel spot colors and an Artsprojekt LABz museum stamp with raised hi-density ink finish the design.

Screenprinting at Zazzle

I think that this was just announced today but it is a very interesting development. Zazzle now provide a screenprinting service. Zazzle as you may or may not know is a POD where you can set up your own shop (for free) add designs and sell t-shirt through them. Sounds like a sales pitch. It’s not. There are tons of PODs to choose from. Just look at this list of PODs. I do recommend Zazzle though, in fact I will go out on a limb and say that it is the best POD on the internet for people who want to set up shops.

Now POD guys, don’t get too excited. You won’t be able to sell screenprinted tees from your Zazzle store. Your Zazzle stores will still be DTG (or embroidery). I thought I would mention that just in case it wasn’t obvious.

Here are the good points:

• Shirts as low as $2.98/shirt
• Produced in 3-5 business days
• Perfect for groups, clubs, and events!
• No set-up charges

Sounds good but expect to pay a lot more for shirts that $2.98. I haven’t checked it in too much detail but from what I have seen I think that to get the $2.98 per shirt deal you will have to select the cheapest shirt they have, print one color only and here’s the kicker, order 6000 of them. Probably not too many of you interested in ordering 6000. Perhaps Threadless but I am pretty sure that they already have someone to take care of their needs.

The other aspects are awesome. Fast turnaround is something that I know some screenprinters need to work on. Watch the video above to see how easy Zazzle is making it for you to get things done.

I know that some of you may be worried about the quality because PODs are often criticized in that area. (My POD t-shirt orders have all been awesome with long lasting prints from both Zazzle and Cafepress.) But I think you needn’t worry because I have t-shirts that were screenprinted by Zazzle and they are awesome. In fact I am wearing one at this moment. (That reminds me, I need to review a few more of their screenprinted LABz tees.)

Another cool thing about Zazzle’s new service is the selection of t-shirts. They have a ton to choose from so you can print on a variety of t-shirts easily. Anyway, check it out yourself and if you do order from Zazzle let us at the T-Shirt Review know about how it went.

Zazzle Screenprinting

Gray Powell iPhone T-Shirt

Of course you have probably heard about the iPhone prototype that went missing and turned up in the hands of Gizmodo where the details were published for all to see. Well, Apple’s Steve Wozniak aka Woz had a sense of humor about it even if others did not (see Jon Stewart’s version of the events in the video below).

Anyway, he of the sense of humor was caught wearing this Zazzle t-shirt. All you need is laugh.

You too can get yourself one of these tees in a selection of styles from Zazzle.

LABz: Repeat

I know I still have to do Part 2 of my LABz t-shirt review and I will get around to it but last night I noticed something interesting. There is finally a new LABz tee available but it is one that was printed before albeit on a different color t-shirt. I liked it last time on the white tee and I like it this time on the summer blue t-shirt.

I still think it is strange and am disappointed that it is not a new design this “week”.

Review: LABz T-Shirts – Part 1

The good folk from Zazzle’s LABz sent over quite a few tees. Thanks guys! Today I will just tell you about two of them. For those of you who don’t know LABz is a special project supported by  Zazzle that so far has produced some great t-shirts using various printing methods as well as a couple of iPhone cases. I don’t know for sure but I think there was a contest where 10 designers were chosen to have their designs on these limited edition t-shirts. As of writing there have been 7 tees printed and because you are a probably an idiot when it comes to math I feel compelled to tell you that there are only 3 more to come. I’m sure that won’t be the end of LABz though.

First I will start with the Orion t-shirt by Matthew Curry as this was one of the t-shirts that I missed when it was for sale. As you can see there is a lot going on in this design and the placement is non-standard. The design is low and shifted to one side but it doesn’t create an awkward balance in the tee. The print goes over the bottom seam and across the side seam so of course there are a few flaws but because of the nature of the design you don’t notice and even if you did it could be seen as being a feature.

As I said before I am not a big fan of branding on the outside of t-shirts but if it’s done well or of the logo is cool then it can work. As you can see, this tee scores well on both counts. The logo is printed using high density ink too which is great for people who like that sort of frill. For me though, I’m glad it is on the back of the t-shirt because I would be driven crazy with the constant desire to touch it. The tee was printed on an ash grey American Apparel.

Next up is Group Shot by Mildred which I already mentioned in the blog. I don’t have much to add to the previous Group Shot article except that Mrs. Retro thought it was cute. I totally didn’t expect that because I think it’s a bit creepy and she finds a lot of things creepy that I don’t.

In this tee there was no external Artsprojekt branding and the logo on the back is a rabbit and Mildred’s signature.

Both of these t-shirts are really well done and even though LABz is experimental these tees are professionally done. I am really looking forward to the next three t-shirts. I hope they really push the envelope on them. You can check out the LABz webpage and even sign up for a newsletter to make sure you don’t miss out on the tees. And be sure to check back here for the next LABz review. With a bit of luck we will have more coupons to make the tees even more affordable. Full price is just $17.95 though so no coupon no tears! There should be a new t-shirt very soon too.

DC Comics comes to Zazzle

Zazzle are pretty good at getting what must be pretty lucrative licenses and getting the DC Comics license is a big event. Now you can get official Batman, Superman, Super Girl, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Justice League merchandise that you can customize and it’s all in one place.

I am not really into comics. When I was a child in Ireland it wasn’t easy to find DC or Marvel comics and when you did find them they were a little out of my price range. I did enjoy the Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman TV series though as well as the Batman and Superman movies of course. I loved the original Tim Burton Batman movie and I was a big Prince fan at the time so it was bonus that he did the soundtrack.

Anyway, I think that there are a lot of crap designs on these t-shirts that are really only suitable for kids but the Batman store has a nice selection that even adults could wear. I think they really could do better though. Zazzle did amazing work with the Star Wars stores. Hopefully they will add more interesting designs to the DC Comics stores soon.

Check out some examples below. I think you can also get $4 off t-shirts at until March 8th with the coupon code: 4OFFPATTYTEE.

Move a head t-shirt from LABz

At least there have been 3 posts since my last LABz post. That means I am not entirely slacking off. Anyway the latest tee from LABz is out and as usual it is a limited edition so if you want to get your hands on one of them don’t wait around. You can check the details below the image or just click on it to go to the LABz page.

I have mixed feelings about this tee. The design is exceptional. Hell, calling it a design is an insult. It is a beautiful piece of art. I think that it lost a lot of its vibrancy on the tee though. Of course that is only to be expected. On the other hand it may be a different case if you hold it in your hands as the t-shirt uses gold foil which often doesn’t photograph well.
Another thing about the t-shirt is that it is quite feminine and I wonder how many men would want to wear it but when you look at it closely and see the skull it is kind of scary and I wonder how many women would wear it. Having said that, they are limited editions so the people who buy them probably look for fashion that doesn’t fit into normal conventions.

http://www.zazzle.com/move_a_head-248246621744444333?gl=amandalynn&rf=238721863515327049

Below is the original painting that this tee was based on. It must have taken a lot of time to make a painting as intricate as this ready for printing on a t-shirt.

San Francisco based Amanda Lynn works by day restoring and painting motorcycles and metal sculptures. When she’s not working, she paints on her figures on doorways and walls around SF and throughout the country, usually accompanying graffiti mural productions.
The dark image of a skull with deer antlers framed in gold hints of a trophy motif. Gold foil spot colors has been added to the photograph of the original painting.
Available on American Apparel Brown Men’s & Women’s Fine Jersey Short Sleeve T’s. On sale through Sunday, February, 28th.

Rob from LABz has once again kindly supplied the T-Shirt Review readers with a coupon which brings brings the cost of the tee down to just $12.95 plus shipping. Awesome. Just enter the coupon code: AMANDA5OFFAP before checkout.

Tom Slick T-Shirt

I’m surprised that the tee blogs haven’t picked up on this one yet. I’m sure they will soon though as it has been sitting in my to do list for a few days already. One of the latest youtube sensations is Tom Slick aka Epic Beard Man taking on a young punk a public bus. Look around and I am sure there will be tees popping up all over the place related to this video. Check it out and then read on.

Crispy Tees (along with guys in every POD on the planet probably) have created a version of the t-shirt Tom Slick was wearing at the time of the altercation. A fairly accurate version too but as it is just a text design it was a case of matching the text.

Here are a few from the PODs that I have seen:

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