Hmm, haven’t really done a general blog post in a while… but I’ve got a few things to mention so lets just cram them all in at once, shall we?
First my apologies for the updates being a little sparatic the last couple of days, we all came down with the flu last Thursday and it has not been pleasant (keep in mind I have a two year old daughter). Hmm, I wonder if I’m being punished for something? Nahhhhhh…
Next I wanted to mention that I will officially be at MAGFest this Jan 1st-4th in Virginia. MAGFest is unlike a lot of the shows I normally do, in that it’s primary focus is video game music… which should be pretty awesome! I’ve wanted to make it out to this show for a few years now but it always lands on my birthday so it’s been difficult to work it into my schedule… but this year I’m just going to suck it up, ditch my loving family, and spend my birthday at a video game festival! I’m such a good person! >__>
Speaking of the vidjeo games… I wanted to throw out a quick plug for a game I started playing recently called LOVE, which also happens to be made by my friend (and semi-regular Halolz submitter) Trunks. It’s a fairly simple old skool platformer with a neat respawning twist and a kick-ass soundtrack, and most importantly… it’s absolutely free! Pick it up if you have a sec!
And speaking of my friends, I wanted to mention that our friends at Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged are up for one of them there fancy internet awards (y’know like real awards except made out of electrons and magic!) If you’re a fan of the series why not give them a vote?
Hmm, what else. Oh the Facebook page thing seems to be going really well, be sure to keep sharing your favorite submissions on there!
Oh and you may have heard that Valve is holding a propaganda contest for the TF2 Soldier/Demo War that’s currently running… so uh, don’t be surprised if you see a lot of these types of poster entries appearing on the site this week!
I think that’s about it! See ya’ Monday!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 14, 2009 · 12:26 AM
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What, you thought we were done with shirt spotlights? You wish!
The Hamthrax H1N1 World Tour!
Visiting an immune system near you!
This one’s not actually a Halolz shirt in any way… it was sort of a running joke started by Brian Clevinger, which I then spun out of control earlier this year on the ol’ Twitters. Then later when Steve did a comic featuring this art, well… we decided to make a three-way bro pact to make this Anthrax/swine flu parody shirt happen!
And even though this is listed as a Dec 6th pre-order, you can still pick one of these up right now! It’s the perfect shirt for those of you who like to rock out (while simultaneously using anti-bacterial soap to promote good flu preventative hygiene!) YEEEEEAHHHHH!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 9, 2009 · 11:48 PM
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In case you didn’t notice the big ol’ image over in the news box… our annual holiday postcard fundraiser for Child’s Play is in full swing! And this year we have a sweet new Christmas postcard you can pick up featuring words by Brian Lastorka and art by Caldwell Tanner (who you may already know from our Falcon Lunch tee!) I did a tiny bit of work too, but really these guys get all the credit this year!
So if you like the card, be sure to send in a donation and get yourself a set for the holidays! And hey last year’s Halolz card is available too! Pick some up today!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 8, 2009 · 5:23 AM
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Okay so this one probably looks a little familiar…
Warning: Coffee is extremely hot.
Fortunately our cups can take temperatures up to 9000 degrees!
I made this artwork specifically for the Wolf Wednesdays design, but then as we were sending the shirts off to pre-order I thought “hey y’know, this is a pretty good design all by itself!” And so the “Starfox Coffee” shirt was born!
So yeah, this will probably be a limited run shirt… but for those of you craving a straight-up Starbucks/Starfox parody design, this is your lucky day! Grab one ASAP, and don’t forget that the coupon code “SHARKBITE” at SharkRobot will get you an extra 5% off your order!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 6, 2009 · 10:23 PM
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Another Halolz submission turned shirt design.. this one by my pal Trunks of Trunks & Soto was so clever I couldn’t resist doing it!
You have to give Domo-Kun credit, when he picks a class in Team Fortress 2 he sticks with it!
Don’t forget pre-orders end tomorrow, and if you use the coupon code “SHARKBITE” when you check out you’ll get an extra 5% off your order!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 5, 2009 · 10:02 PM
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You may recognize this new shirt from one of our past submissions!
Here’s our extended description (which we borrowed from TCC)!
“I’M ON A BOAT”
Aww shit
Get your tunics ready it’s about to go down.
Everybody in the place hit the fuckin’ deck
But stay on your motherfuckin toes
We runnin’ this, let’s go!
I’m on a boat (I’m on a boat)
I’m on a boat (I’m on a boat)
Everybody look at me cause I’m sailin’ on a boat (sailin’ on a boat)
I’m on a boat (I’m on a boat)
I’m on a boat
Take a good hard look at the motherfuckin’ boat (boat, yeah)
I’m on a boat motherfucker take a look at me
Straight flowin’ on a boat on the Great sea
Bustin’ five knots, Wind Waker in my coat
You can’t stop me motherfucker cause I’m on a boat!
Take a pictograph (trick), I’m on a boat, bitch (bitch)
We drinking chuchu jelly champ, ’cause it’s so thick (thick)
I got my Goron tunic, and my Staff of Pacci
I’m flippin’ boulders, you at Dragon Roost flippin’ copies!
I’m glidin’ on a deku leaf, doin’ flips and shit
droppin’ deku nuts, gettin e’rybody all ‘effed
But this ain’t Hyrule, it’s the Great Sea bitch
I’m on a boat motherfucker, don’t you ever forget!
I’m on a boat and, it’s goin’ fast and
I got a nautical theme song, tunic, and green hat
I’m the king of the world, on a boat like Tetra
If you’re on the shore, then your a pig thing, you betcha!
(Get the fuck up, this boat is REAL!!!)
Fuck land, I’m on a boat, motherfucker (motherfucker)
Fuck trees, I jump buoys, motherfucker (motherfucker)
I’m on the deck all alone, motherfucker (yeah)
except the boat ’cause it’s alive, motherfucker!
Hey Gramms, if you could see me now (see me now)
treasure chests wide open on the starboard bow (starboard bow)
Gonna fly this boat to the moon somehow (moon somehow)
With the Triforce, anything is possible!
[T-Pain]
Yeah, never thought I’d be on a boat
It’s a big blue watery road (yeah)
hey Gannon~!! Look at me, oh (all hands on deck)
Never thought I’d see the day
With the King a’ Red Lions’ comin’ my way
Believe me when I say,
I fucked a zora!I’ve been told you can get a 5% discount on this shirt by using coupon code “SHARKBITE” when you check out! Go go go!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 5, 2009 · 1:32 AM
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Mike decided that today is Cthulu Cthursday, so in honor of that we’re featuring our new Cthulunauts shirt which is up for pre-order!
“They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R’lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the Starites and the earth might once more be ready for Them.”
I guess even an ancient unspeakable evil like Cthulu can’t resist collecting those Starites!
Or should I say Pentagramites?
Actually now that I think about it, Mike might been biased… seeing as the shirt was his concept! Well anyway this cool Scribblenauts/Cthulu mash-up was thought up by former editor Mike, illustrated by Garth Graham, and put together by me. A winning combination I say!
So yeah, be sure to place your order before Dec 6th to guarantee getting one before Christmas!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 3, 2009 · 10:06 PM
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First up in our Holiday 2009 spotlight series… the shirt I think you’ve all been waiting for! Yes after almost two years of Star Wolf jokes we’ve finally broken down and put him on a shirt. And talk about a classy design! Here’s our official description:
No way, I don’t believe it! Five dollars for a cup of coffee? Can’t let you brew that Starfox!
While the design was created by me, some of you may recognize the familiar art style of (Sonic artist extraordinaire) Matt Herms on Wolf O’Donnell. Matt created a fantastic sketch of Wolf for me to work off of for this design and I could not be happier with how the finished product came out!
If you’re looking to grab one of these shirts before the holidays, I highly recommend putting in a pre-order in now!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 2, 2009 · 10:05 PM
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