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Naruga418 said 51 weeks ago

The only shirt I'll ever need...
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nerdsrcool2 said 51 weeks ago

Good design but not for me.
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thebadtrojan said 51 weeks ago

NICE GO NINJA GO NINJA GO!!!
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Guts15 said 51 weeks ago

hell yes! great design, especially for a turtles fan.
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Deusle said 51 weeks ago

Not gonna lie, that's an amazing combination of colors..
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Spazgirl said 51 weeks ago

Like the colors etc. But.......Reminds me too much of Gleaming the Cube.
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MrD1sturbed said 51 weeks ago

Portal side art is a must make design!! Today's design is good too, just not for me.
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Marksmith said 51 weeks ago

Love the design but not sure on the blur effect, just looks smudged
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SaltyOwl said 51 weeks ago

Loved the Ninja Turtles but not a huge fan of this tee. I think it's the skater reference here. Would love to have seen a different Shredder reference. Eh, now to wait for tomorrow.
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deftspyder said 51 weeks ago

I just have to say that I wish these designs werent so huge on the shirt. I think I'd buy 3 times as much of these if the designs were a third the size.

There's something to be said for understated.
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Wagszilla said 51 weeks ago

I want it but sadly I'll have to pass.
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Keebs said 51 weeks ago

O my god o my god o my god
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UseableID said 51 weeks ago

Awesome shirt, now i gotta check my bank card to see if i can get it.

PLUS I WANT EVERY SIDEART ON A SHIRT NOW! Wouldn't even check my bank card for those, i'd just deal with the damn overdraft fee.
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Brainpan said 51 weeks ago

ARG! I would love to buy this but honestly am still holding out for the British At Heart shirt, or an actually turtles TMNT shirt.
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cfrank said 51 weeks ago

Arrested Development side art pleeeaaassseeeeee
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Hadahap said 51 weeks ago

dat portal sideart. Wtb
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jakekesey said 51 weeks ago

Gnarley color combo. Intense.
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TeeMT said 51 weeks ago

purple and green = a winning trick
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The1stMJC said 51 weeks ago

Damn good design
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azlex said 51 weeks ago

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, but awesome match up of TMNT and Skate or Die (old NES game that was also published by Ultra Games).

Gonna have to think on this one.
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EveningStar said 51 weeks ago

Never been much into TMNT, but this is a pretty sweet design. Would kill for that "Snitches get stitches' sideart, though.
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openbook said 51 weeks ago

love the pacman grill and snitches get stitches!
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kbrooks58 said 51 weeks ago

ohhhhhh myyyyyy god....
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lbuholtz said 51 weeks ago

Haha I love it. Not for me, but still very cool
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Archived Tee - 2012-06-21

Shred or Die

About the artist

Ian Leino

Art curated by

jimiyo

About this design:

I have a theory that they were really just skate park rivals - the Turtles were loose and artistic while the Shredder was all about precision and technical perfection. Once a big Hollywood producer got ahold of the story, it quickly morphed into this weird thing with talking rats, vengeance stories and armies of ninjas. Everyone involved got huge checks for the rights to their story, but were forbidden from ever telling the truth, lest it topple the empire of cartoons and action figures that had sprung up. It was supposed to be about the skating, man!

Interview:

For my interview, I'm answering questions posted by fans on my Facebook page!

Rikki Saturday If you had one day left on earth, would you rather spend it with Dolly Parton or Burt Reynolds?

Could I cheat and take Burt Reynolds to Dollywood? It's only about 2 hours from where I live. We could drive there in a t-top Firebird, then ride roller coasters and ziplines all day!

Caitlin Lloyd Did you ever have a favorite t-shirt growing up that you did not want to ever throw away?

I distinctly remember a couple of shirts from my childhood that I never wanted to outgrow - one was a Superman shirt printed on a blue and red ringer tee, and the other was a shirt that my parents had printed up with all of my nicknames on it. My mom had actually kept that over the years, and gave it to me this year at Christmas.

Randy Smith Okay here's something I've been wondering! Is your last name pronounced Leno? Leeno? Lion-o?

It's Finnish, and is pronounced LEEN-O. Thought at your suggestion, I may have to change it to Lion-o. Sure it would disgrace my family and history, but that's a small price to pay for awesome.

Jeffro Kilpatrick Art Do all of your designs start in a sketchbook or do you work exclusively in digital?

Sometimes it feels like I have a different process for every design that I create - using various traditional media, Photoshop, Illustrator and other programs - but at least 90% of them still start out with me using a good old fashioned pencil and paper. And just to sound ever more traditional, let's say that I sharpen the pencil with a big Bowie knife. Yeaaahhh.

Jennie Stone Edenfield In 1000 years when your noggin is on display at the Head Museum, which celebrities would you want to have next to you?

If I (and everyone around me) are reduced to floating heads but still alive (like Futurama), I'd want to be surrounded by fun people who lived interesting lives and have great stories to tell, inventive writers to keep me entertained by creating new worlds, and ugly people so I look better in comparison. To that end, if it's only celebrities then I'm going to say Bill Murray, Terry Pratchett, Andre the Giant, Stephen Fry and Mick Jagger.

Bill Dundulis Who would Win in a Spy Duel - Sterling Archer or James Bond (played by sean connery) ?

I imagine this as a multi-sport event. So, Sean Connery would win the Gambling, Driving and Marksmanship challenges, Archer would win the Espionage, Witty-Banter and Cocktail challenges, and in a surprise upset, they'd tie in the Seduction event and end up together.

Any shout outs?

I'd like to take this space to thank Tony Avina and Dakin Costello whose help was invaluable as I was working on this design. They coached me through awesome, authentic skateboarding poses as well as vintage graffiti styles, and their help and suggestions really turned this design from something mediocre into something I'm really proud of. Thanks guys!

I'd also like to thank my fans on Facebook and elsewhere without whose support I wouldn't be able to keep making these sorts of designs!

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