Comments on: Would the Fancy Bastards fancy a Sharksplode shirt?

By: orf8297

orf8297 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:02 +0000

Come on, peeps. It's a shark being exploded by a dude with laser eyes! Laser eyes! Exploding shark! That is something that appeals to all races and creeds.

By: deanhatescoffee

deanhatescoffee — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

The 3-panel shirt would rock. It's kinda like an equation:

Shark + Tom Cruise = SHARK-SPLODE!

By: bhaelochon

bhaelochon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

How would an un-Fancy Bastard know that's supposed to be Tom Cruise? If no one cares that un-Fancy Bastards won't get it, then I suppose it's a moot point. I like them both.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

I chose those three panel so it doesnt matter if its Tom Cruise or not. Its a guy that can fly with laser vision. Most people would guess Tom Cruise, but if they dont it still makes (no) sense.

By: dram10661

dram10661 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

I love the shirt idea, but it's my guess that shirts with more mainstream (main geek stream) are probably easier to move. For instance, Kurtz's shirts can be appreciated without reading even one of his strips. The scratch fury shirt has a cute kitty on it, the panda attack shirt has a cute panda covered in blood on it, etc. Even the PvP logo shirt has similar qualities because it appeals to every person who likes his strip, regardless of how often they check his site. Straub's shirts run parallel to this, and Kellet's do too. For now because HE has such an intimate fanbase this works I suppose, but you might want to think about making them a bit more mainstream (main geek stream of course) as the site starts to grow.

By: eddie10331

eddie10331 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

I like the more simple GYFB idea, but I think it needs to be almost more of a text logo than straight text.

By: azzfro7958

azzfro7958 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

I like the idea for the GYFB shirt. As much as I like the other designs where he’s riding the rocket… I’d be more likely to wear it in public if it wasn’t quite so gay. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that” haha

By: aaron6928

aaron6928 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

I'd go with the three panel. It gives it a good setup.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

http://hijinksensue.com/2008/04/26/gyfb-logo-only...

So it is written, so it shall be done.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000

I hear you loud and clear. The Godspeed shirt is the only one Ive done so far that is "HE Specific" so to speak. I do need to focus on more mainstream items (believe me, there are about 100 on the list). I'll be releasing a few more hopefully next week.

For the audience I have, the shirts are not selling well, but that mostly due to the fact that they ARE very specific (not to mention dated, in the case of the Wizard shirts). Im trying not to worry about this and just focus on creating new designs and getting them out to you guys. Your feedback is much appreciated.