I like it. I may be overthinking it, as it represents the evolutionary struggle between two top-chain life forms, but it still makes my tummy happy that they're luchiadores.
Fabulous shirt. May have to get it. May have to hide it from my children as they too would want one for it is ..fabulous. I mean Jaws has arms. And legs. And wears a pair of tighty whiteys with a belt. Really, it doesn't get better than sharks in underwear.
This reminds me of Street Sharks, which reminds me of Biker Mice From Mars. Shows back then were written on acid, I think. But they made for awesome toys.
The people crying "Rip-off!" are asinine, I was doodling anthropomorphic sharks fighting giant gorillas back in grade school. There's no way ninjaink came up with this on his own, and neither did Christopher Hastings. This isn't high concept, super original artwork. Stop whining.
pi_master said: This reminds me of Street Sharks, which reminds me of Biker Mice From Mars. Shows back then were written on acid, I think. But they made for awesome toys.
Oh man, I now see the error of my ways, and offer my apologies to the artist for such baseless accusations. In my defense, I was drunk for the entire mid 90's when this show was on.
This shirt is a knockout. (Pun fully intended.) I can't think of a male friend who WOULDN'T love this shirt, so the question is, which one has a birthday coming up...? ^-^
This is at least the 10th "Jawsome!" shirt of similar design on the internet, and I gotta say that after seeing the 9th I hadn't been thinking, "We need yet another clever exploitation of this play on the word 'awesome' incorporating a shark."
This shirt is the antithesis of this shirt:
http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=RB-HIGHFIVE&Category_Code=RB#pic
KonClueZhen said: Godzilla vs. Jaws, and I'da bought it.
It's King Kong, not Godzilla.
I do believe Kon was saying he would have made the purchase IF it WERE Godzilla instead of King Kong. Frankly, that would have been an insta-buy for me, as well.
Cool characters...not sure if I'm liking it as a tee. I think the starburst in the background is bugg'n me. I'll have to think on it, but I hope you sell a bunch.
Wow... Teefury needs to look into making kids sizes available. My two year old is going through a serious Kong fad and this tee would be perfect for him.
Goddamnit I've been mulling over whether to get this for like 6 hours. I SO WANT IT. But I only bought a T-shirt like, 2 days ago. Either way, this is freakin' hilarious.
AStandridge said: I guess your doodles also said "Jawsome" like another of his shirts. Stop rationalizing plagiarism.
I don't stand to gain anything one way or the other. I just think it's sad when people copy, whether it's Todd Goldman or a Teefury artist.
Uh, the term "Jawsome" was popularized by Street Sharks, a show I watched adamantly back in the day, so my doodles very well could have had the term scribbled somewhere. As far as I can tell, it's not trademarked, so I'm not "rationalizing plagiarism." I don't see David Siegel and Joe Galliani knocking down TeeFury's doors demanding this shirt be taken off the site. If Christopher Hastings ever tried, TeeFury would laugh in his face.
Scafl said: The people crying "Rip-off!" are asinine, I was doodling anthropomorphic sharks fighting giant gorillas back in grade school. There's no way ninjaink came up with this on his own, and neither did Christopher Hastings. This isn't high concept, super original artwork. Stop whining.
It isn't just the concept people are claiming was ripped off. It's the layout and execution. If you can honestly compare this t-shirt to the Dr. McNinja one (http://bit.ly/jn5Nkv) and say you STILL don't see the merit in peoples' comments, then I'd be shocked.
It seems really reminiscent of this shirt by Dr. McNinja writer Chris Hastings. http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=RB-HIGHFIVE&Category_Code=RB
wow I like King Kong and I like the movie Jaws I think I'll just buy this tee....NOT!!! Just because u put 2 things peeps like on a tee doesn't mean cool peeps r gonna wear it! PASS!!!!
NikolaTesla said: It seems really reminiscent of this shirt by Dr. McNinja writer Chris Hastings. http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=RB-HIGHFIVE&Category_Code=RB
everybody knows fighting is cooler than high fiving
If it didn't have the word Jawesome, and only the picture, I would have bought it. I prefer the random comedy and silly humour without captions or having anything to guide it. In my opinion, the art could be left on its own and do great things.
But congrats on the print, hope lots of people buy it!
I would have bought it if it didn't had the "Jawesome" written on it.
Imagine how awesomely non-sensical this shirt would have been with just this scene in it.
I hope the artist considers selling it somewhere else without the "Jawesome" in it.
If Christopher Hastings ever tried, TeeFury would laugh in his face.
Was that even necessary? Talking smurf about other artists is not a way to win people over. I'm willing to accept you may have come up with the same idea and general design as the Raptor Bandit shirt yourself; it happens. I'm having a hard time thinking you're not a jerk, however.
I had a Street Sharks T-shirt as a kid, I always felt like a badass when I wore it. Like I could just charge through a wall and eat an old lady and no one would care.
If Christopher Hastings ever tried, TeeFury would laugh in his face.
Was that even necessary? Talking smurf about other artists is not a way to win people over. I'm willing to accept you may have come up with the same idea and general design as the Raptor Bandit shirt yourself; it happens. I'm having a hard time thinking you're not a jerk, however.
You warped the intention of my comment. I wasn't trying to badmouth the artist, I'm just saying that if Hastings stumbled upon this, he probably wouldn't care and if he did, he would (hopefully) know that he couldn't really do anything about anyway. That's why I made the comment about TeeFury not taking him seriously if he did happen to try.
Oh my Gosh!!! This is the most awesome shirt I have ever seen! I just got on teefury today for the first time. Does anyone know ANY way I could get one of these???!
It's pretty much my childhood fantasy realized in t-shirt form. And it's JAWESOME.
Where are you from?
Arkansas, the Natural State. Specifically Little Rock and currently Fort Smith, the setting of "True Grit" and other awesomeness.
How would you describe your style?
I draw what I think people will like... and sometimes that means changing styles. But I really love vintage art.
If you could collaborate with anyone, who would you pick?
I already have a great collaborative team with Team Ninjaink (Robert Simpson, Mark Pellegrini, and Jean Luc Pham). But if I could add a celebrity, I'd say Bruce Timm-- I love his style.
What historical figure do you most admire?
Robocop
If you weren't designing shirts, what would you be doing?
I currently am an audiologist, so I do a lot of diagnostic testing and amplification. For recreation, I'd probably be making my own line of guinea pig clothes.
Would you rather swim with the sharks or brave gorilla territory?
Swim with sharks. I think they're misunderstood -- if you turn your head upside down, they're actually SMILING! See, no danger at all.
Squid vs. octopus: which would win the battle?
Sharktopus.
What is your favorite t-shirt color?
Any variation of blue!
What has been your favorite vacation or travel experience?
I never get sick of Walt Disney World, since we used to go there on our family vacations. They can have my money as long as they continue to entertain me.
Any shout outs?
The kind people at Center for Hearing in Fort Smith, Arkansas, my fellow class of 2011, and my supportive family. Thanks to Manuela, Georgie, and Harvey for laughs!
sagmansaid 49 weeks ago
Cygnessaid 49 weeks ago
tiggrrrrr75said 49 weeks ago
vinceusaid 49 weeks ago
Kole92said 49 weeks ago
Jdelgadillo23said 49 weeks ago
Paulfeb282said 49 weeks ago
steelsaid 49 weeks ago
taylorbybeesaid 49 weeks ago
KonClueZhensaid 49 weeks ago
KEDAandKOsaid 49 weeks ago
milkysaid 49 weeks ago
corydacysaid 49 weeks ago
PaintedRoadkillsaid 49 weeks ago
LesleyHayes4said 49 weeks ago
chilltown38said 49 weeks ago
PureInvasionsaid 49 weeks ago
shark vs gorilla...not really rocket science
anyways grats on the print. Not my thing but good luck with the sales :)
kinokunsaid 49 weeks ago
Yeah, poster was saying it would have been a buy, had it been Godzilla and not King Kong.
cooper88said 49 weeks ago
Slawsaid 49 weeks ago
Spider_sensesaid 49 weeks ago
Pbitezmesaid 49 weeks ago
miss_bushidosaid 49 weeks ago
stugurlsaid 49 weeks ago
j7crittersaid 49 weeks ago
ktc10said 49 weeks ago
PeggyRosinasaid 49 weeks ago
dragbabysaid 49 weeks ago
JBuchanansaid 49 weeks ago
Imzadi77said 49 weeks ago
tuckercsaid 49 weeks ago
kimbalicioussaid 49 weeks ago
Bizarnitesaid 49 weeks ago
Try again.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is Street Shark vs Gorilla.
Jawsome indeed.
jshforrersaid 49 weeks ago
optimusjimbosaid 49 weeks ago
beware1984said 49 weeks ago
Street sharks! You just uncovered a buried treasure from my memory! Haha street sharks ftw
seabornalgeesaid 49 weeks ago
Well obviously it's Jaws, but the reference JAWESOME is from the old cartoon Street Sharks, which is why he's wearing "underwear" haha
gardener420said 49 weeks ago
Cuban21said 49 weeks ago
Jewelssaid 49 weeks ago
mcstephysaid 49 weeks ago
joeyjoejoesaid 49 weeks ago
nick_ssaid 49 weeks ago
SerenityHsaid 49 weeks ago
applejacksaid 49 weeks ago
Love the shirt! Congrats on the printing!
EvilKoalasaid 49 weeks ago
surfingzeekosaid 49 weeks ago
xFLORIDAxsaid 49 weeks ago
Jclean1222said 49 weeks ago
grimwickedsaid 49 weeks ago
Jclean1222said 49 weeks ago
cls31ssaid 49 weeks ago
wackozillasaid 49 weeks ago
Scaflsaid 49 weeks ago
pi_mastersaid 49 weeks ago
echoingtruthsaid 49 weeks ago
crossedteessaid 49 weeks ago
leveljumpersaid 49 weeks ago
mattador315said 49 weeks ago
kwstephensjrsaid 49 weeks ago
AStandridgesaid 49 weeks ago
Should have thrown in some chainsaw nunchucks and made it a Dr. McNinja shirt trilogy.
Scaflsaid 49 weeks ago
AStandridgesaid 49 weeks ago
I don't stand to gain anything one way or the other. I just think it's sad when people copy, whether it's Todd Goldman or a Teefury artist.
tedward1986said 49 weeks ago
tedward1986said 49 weeks ago
How about SWAT CATS?
newginafetssaid 49 weeks ago
KEDAandKOsaid 49 weeks ago
punknewsiesaid 49 weeks ago
smizacks02said 49 weeks ago
tee_painsaid 49 weeks ago
Trogdorbadsaid 49 weeks ago
He's saying he'd buy it IF it was Godzilla vs. Manly Jaws
AStandridgesaid 49 weeks ago
The_Morgsaid 49 weeks ago
BuzWorthy89said 49 weeks ago
dazineINKsaid 49 weeks ago
monstrusuglysaid 49 weeks ago
benjib27said 49 weeks ago
godzillasaid 49 weeks ago
psh.... please. no contest.
also, i'm buying this shirt.
thundervernasaid 49 weeks ago
It has to be! I'd recognize that crotch anywhere!!! (He was my object of lust as a kid!)
Bolockosaid 49 weeks ago
I'll pass.
Bolockosaid 49 weeks ago
StaceyCoxallsaid 49 weeks ago
dijital101said 49 weeks ago
nugget1531said 49 weeks ago
fonzycoresaid 49 weeks ago
warbucks360said 49 weeks ago
JLSDK05said 49 weeks ago
RoxyFreefallsaid 49 weeks ago
RainbowBritesaid 49 weeks ago
C'mon, I can't be the only one who thought it.
Slapdashsaid 49 weeks ago
anarchysaid 49 weeks ago
mugatusaid 49 weeks ago
alan8wolfsaid 49 weeks ago
Mad_Klingonsaid 49 weeks ago
Patpen14said 49 weeks ago
http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=RB-HIGHFIVE&Category_Code=RB#pic
jamielynqsaid 49 weeks ago
skylyresaid 49 weeks ago
Either way, there is nothing scarier than a shark that can walk and punch.
RaveDroidsaid 49 weeks ago
ditto.
ValkyryGrlsaid 49 weeks ago
bogwitchsaid 49 weeks ago
Sparasaid 49 weeks ago
That cartoon pioneered the usage of "JAWESOME!"
jennALIENsaid 49 weeks ago
jmaquilasaid 49 weeks ago
Zombitosaid 49 weeks ago
Ljosvesaid 49 weeks ago
deepspacemonkeysaid 49 weeks ago
Ninja7uongsaid 49 weeks ago
MjrGeekNesssaid 49 weeks ago
I do believe Kon was saying he would have made the purchase IF it WERE Godzilla instead of King Kong. Frankly, that would have been an insta-buy for me, as well.
MjrGeekNesssaid 49 weeks ago
Nice, but kind of small...
MjrGeekNesssaid 49 weeks ago
Buy the smallest size and do a little altering. If nothing else, he might wear it as a nightshirt.
ROBOrob77said 49 weeks ago
CurvyQsaid 49 weeks ago
CurvyQsaid 49 weeks ago
jdlyonssaid 49 weeks ago
I think you missed the point.
KevlarJenssaid 49 weeks ago
but they're not,
so sorry
wilsmith914said 49 weeks ago
Zanzabushinosaid 49 weeks ago
THANK YOU SHARK AND GORILLA GODS.
shawnambrossaid 49 weeks ago
Hence he/she saying, "I'da bought it" meaning, if it WERE Godzilla a purchase would have been made.
I hope if somebody is buying t-shirts from here, they would know the difference between Kong and Godzilla...
busybrainsaid 49 weeks ago
Then I saw the big RED JAWESOME and it ruins the design for me.
I love it, but would rather have a non-jawesome version.
:(
renmarshallsaid 49 weeks ago
TyrantWrexsaid 49 weeks ago
No, they're saying if it waas Godzilla vs Jaws, they would buy it. Must not be a fan of King Kong.
Either way, sold.
jtfox21said 49 weeks ago
readingwenchsaid 49 weeks ago
I have a feeling that's what Kon meant, if it HAD been Godzilla he/she would have bought it
mugatusaid 49 weeks ago
BeckyBonessaid 49 weeks ago
aprezzatosaid 49 weeks ago
elafrancosaid 49 weeks ago
I think they are saying that if the design had featured Godzilla & Jaws, then maybe they would have boughten it (:
Epiphanysaid 49 weeks ago
ShadowWolf42said 49 weeks ago
Methinks he was inquiring that if it were Godzilla rather than King Kong, he would have bought it =\.
billmarusaid 49 weeks ago
Scaflsaid 49 weeks ago
Scaflsaid 49 weeks ago
jawhnsaid 49 weeks ago
I do wish it wasn't on Silver, though. But, meow.
Livverzsaid 49 weeks ago
Obv. The person is saying, if it had been godzilla instead of king kong, they'd have bought it.
xirosilsaid 49 weeks ago
TK4205said 49 weeks ago
RandomLynxsaid 49 weeks ago
neviklinksaid 49 weeks ago
mcharsmithsaid 49 weeks ago
I think that was Zhen's point. Though personally, I have to disagree: shark vs. ape > shark vs. lizard
BuckVincentsaid 49 weeks ago
jessi1974said 49 weeks ago
skylyresaid 49 weeks ago
oh wow that's a snazzy idea!
realtimelaundrysaid 49 weeks ago
?
KaraWildsongsaid 49 weeks ago
KaraWildsongsaid 49 weeks ago
BCalvarysaid 49 weeks ago
Shadevipersaid 49 weeks ago
mushroommangsaid 49 weeks ago
blendersaid 49 weeks ago
Oh, don't worry, he has another image in his portfolio with chainsaw nunchucks.
BrezBrosaid 49 weeks ago
blendersaid 49 weeks ago
It isn't just the concept people are claiming was ripped off. It's the layout and execution. If you can honestly compare this t-shirt to the Dr. McNinja one (http://bit.ly/jn5Nkv) and say you STILL don't see the merit in peoples' comments, then I'd be shocked.
feeliumsaid 49 weeks ago
quiltypersonsaid 49 weeks ago
I think he knew that--he just PREFERRED to see Godzilla there...Then he'da bought it....
timelady10said 49 weeks ago
cmk6717said 49 weeks ago
Chewbaca43vrsaid 49 weeks ago
drakkoniasaid 49 weeks ago
abo666said 49 weeks ago
NikolaTeslasaid 49 weeks ago
HtCRUsaid 49 weeks ago
zackydavidsaid 49 weeks ago
amberhavardsaid 49 weeks ago
megatronsaid 49 weeks ago
Cheesypuffzsaid 49 weeks ago
indigojsaid 49 weeks ago
apeman505said 49 weeks ago
Koltergeistsaid 49 weeks ago
ludicrous8said 49 weeks ago
jawesome!
ludicrous8said 49 weeks ago
everybody knows fighting is cooler than high fiving
facehatsaid 49 weeks ago
Thunderwieldersaid 49 weeks ago
But congrats on the print, hope lots of people buy it!
Disneydjsaid 49 weeks ago
SnowDogsaid 49 weeks ago
darkknightdgsaid 49 weeks ago
darkknightdgsaid 49 weeks ago
Kravissaid 49 weeks ago
Imagine how awesomely non-sensical this shirt would have been with just this scene in it.
I hope the artist considers selling it somewhere else without the "Jawesome" in it.
pugg71said 49 weeks ago
Was that even necessary? Talking smurf about other artists is not a way to win people over. I'm willing to accept you may have come up with the same idea and general design as the Raptor Bandit shirt yourself; it happens. I'm having a hard time thinking you're not a jerk, however.
Jewelssaid 49 weeks ago
cappywappysaid 49 weeks ago
ienjoyeditsaid 49 weeks ago
jkilpatricksaid 48 weeks ago
Scaflsaid 48 weeks ago
teeshirtmansaid 48 weeks ago
He is saying that if it WAS Godzilla then he would have got it. "I'da" is the conjegation form of I would have.
trentugasaid 48 weeks ago
b1adernnersaid 45 weeks ago
mcjaws6said 37 weeks ago
Codlesaid 36 weeks ago