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"THE COS" of DEATH

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Jan 17 '07
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Tuens out he really IS from a diff'rent world than where you come from!
LionelM
LionelM on Jan 17 '07
Does it work without the title?
sonmi
   sonmi on Jan 17 '07
haha, so evil
colin_Brights
colin_Brights on Jan 17 '07
glad you subbed it, because i really like it.
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 17 '07
well, they didn't reject it- i don't know what the laws are on living celebrities. mezo couldn't print Jared and he's not even a celebrity. Me and you can print this and my Danson tee in secret if it comes to it!

tomburns
   tomburns on Jan 17 '07
LionelM,

yes, but only if you know who bill cosby is. if you don't know who he is then not only does it not work, but also it is really weird... which i like better, personally. ;)
tomburns
   tomburns on Jan 17 '07
haha, right on travis. i don't expect this to go over well, but if i don't have something in the running here for over a few days i start to feel weird inside. ;)
.jl-london.
.jl-london. on Jan 17 '07
nice and simple, was thinking about what LionelM sed but to be honest - if not, it looks good as a design anyway
skafiend007
skafiend007 on Jan 17 '07
Maybe you could open up the cape a bit to show a really ugly multicolored sweater... or make Theo his henchman
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 17 '07
know what you mean. i've been subbing like mad lately, and i don't know why because they never print the same people back to back. if even two won i'd be waiting forever to see them printed. can't beat the art motivation of threadless though. but enough about that stuff. this is your time, and your place.
tomburns
   tomburns on Jan 17 '07
no way dude, talk it up! haha. i feel the same! if threadless wasn't around i wouldn't do a QUARTER of the stuff i do. most of the ideas i sub are just funny or pun-like, but i like to experiement with all types of designs, and i love the feedback (pos and neg) from here, its instant gratification at its finest! - i actually have a pretty sweet illustration that im gonna sub hopefully today for the JOT2 thing, im stoked about it and it is a departure from my normal clean vector stuff.
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Jan 17 '07
this is cool tom although i would have raised teh title question from earlier



and i agree its weird not having anything up right now .. although Im working on a couple of things
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Jan 17 '07
If the after life is filled with Jello goodness, there's no need to be afraid of death. 5.
squintygirl
squintygirl on Jan 17 '07
AHAHA! Love the idea of Cosby wearing one of his trademark ugly sweaters.
catdogpigduck
   catdogpigduck on Jan 17 '07
RUUUUUUUDY!!!!!!
LionelM
LionelM on Jan 17 '07
Well, the design seems to be built around the title. It's a good pun.



Without it, it's just Bill Cosby dressed up as Death, which DOES appeal to me, for some reason but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone at all who would make the connection between the illustration and the pun.



Not that that's a bad thing, I suppose.

LesterF
LesterF on Jan 17 '07
PRINT IT
Mr Rocks
   Mr Rocks on Jan 17 '07
Very VERY clever. I hope the 'living' celeb myth is just that, a myth. Maybe I should redesign my Gandolfini sub. Top work mate. 5
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on Jan 17 '07
awesome
Petanca
Petanca on Jan 17 '07
Honestly wouldn't wear it, but honestly, this is really well done and funny
mag391
mag391 on Jan 17 '07
it is not illegal to use a celebrities image if for a parody reason. This was determined by the Hustler Magazine vs Jerry Falwell case decided in 1988. Case Summary . yeah I know its wikipedia but it sums up the case well and has pics.
CourtneyLynne
CourtneyLynne on Jan 17 '07
I laughed out loud.
helo
helo on Jan 17 '07
Bill's hands don't seem to be lined up with the scythe. Is there a good reason the scythe is just a silhouette?
tomburns
   tomburns on Jan 17 '07
nope, no reason. :)
hforhello
hforhello on Jan 17 '07
it's a great likeness!
chelly
chelly on Jan 17 '07
oh no you di'n't! that's too funny.
pearly-pants
pearly-pants on Jan 17 '07
lovelovelove it... $5
Roxy15675
Roxy15675 on Jan 17 '07
i'm watching the cosby show right now.
derangeddaoist
derangeddaoist on Jan 17 '07
ha, i thought this was gonna be a trigonometry joke from the title
jpiatt
   jpiatt on Jan 17 '07
hahahahahahhha! YES!!! YES!!!!!!
+RECONSTRUCT+
   +RECONSTRUCT+ on Jan 18 '07
awesome. check this out too House of Cosby's and be sure to watch the cease & desist episode - House of Cosbys #5 (warning: offensive content; unofficial, fan-made response to cease-and-desist)



herky
   herky on Jan 18 '07
haha, great concept and execution
herky
   herky on Jan 18 '07
no pun intended^
Steveness12
Steveness12 on Jan 18 '07
I prob need this shirt! 5$!
mighty moody mut
mighty moody mut on Jan 18 '07
Well, pretty good job and i really love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

5$$$$!!!!!!!
JOHN2
   JOHN2 on Jan 18 '07
more like 'kill' cosby!



bada ching*



guys.. guys.. ?

sigh..
tomburns
   tomburns on Jan 18 '07
holy crap! that 'house of cosbys ' thing was crazy!
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