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Everyday hero

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JGilla
JGilla on Jun 12 '07
thats a sweet idea, i dont like that color tho, hmm maybe something brighter?
mjoyo129
mjoyo129 on Jun 12 '07
yeah I am not a fan of the green but I like the idea
odesi09
odesi09 on Jun 12 '07
This is awesome! But I agree that another color would be better.
slothpirate
slothpirate on Jun 12 '07
I think the colors are awesome
DarkArmy
DarkArmy on Jun 12 '07
Ditto. And maybe a monster with teeth. Something with a lil more edge to it. Reminds me too much of Cousin It. Otherwise, bad ass idea.
Batty1980
Batty1980 on Jun 12 '07
Maybe the mouse is a bit too hump backed.

Love the idea though but on a different colour tee please.
sejwedge
sejwedge on Jun 12 '07
it bothers me that the mouses face is a d ifferent color from its body

other than that i really like it
orwell
orwell on Jun 12 '07
great idea! different color though
Scoobydooto
Scoobydooto on Jun 12 '07
All he needs are higher boots and some underwear worn on the outside of his pants. ;-) With a couple of tweaks, (maybe a more intimidating monster), this is definitely a $5. DarkArmy is on crack; I love the idea! :-D
BrokenArm91
BrokenArm91 on Jun 12 '07
haha awesome concept
mj00
   mj00 on Jun 12 '07
But he's not actually doing anything! I'd switch the rat to a bug, give the hero a can of bug spray (highlights as a raygun) and then it would work for me. But the concept itself is tight.
deathcabfortom
deathcabfortom on Jun 12 '07
WAITWAIT I like this.
alhaze
alhaze on Jun 12 '07
Love this design - 4. Change the color to something that makes the heroic outlines more noticable and the shirt from so ... pukey.
Captain Global
Captain Global on Jun 12 '07
Great idea, but the colors need a lot of help.
MadAshGar
MadAshGar on Jun 12 '07
Wonderful idea, love the outlines. The colors kind of remind me of Sprite. Love the idea, but i would change the rat.
cutiewabooty
cutiewabooty on Jun 12 '07
The girl's left arm is weiiiird.

but instead of the rat,

i think you should do a spider.
lncrou7
lncrou7 on Jun 12 '07
yep, spider, it would look even more ordinary than a rat
chelly
chelly on Jun 12 '07
don't think folks will agree, but would have loved to see this w/ the chick as the hero and the guy up on the chair
mj00
   mj00 on Jun 12 '07
I like that, chelly- along similar lines, maybe a kid and his/her mom (doesn't matter which of the two is the hero, works both ways)?
bad_nobe
   bad_nobe on Jun 12 '07
wow!!!!good design....love it.its funny
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jun 12 '07
Tom Burns is the Everyday hero.
iamtenninjas
iamtenninjas on Jun 12 '07
bluee?
Guru_Monkey
Guru_Monkey on Jun 12 '07
I love the concept on this.
Lochness-a
Lochness-a on Jun 12 '07
Any other shirt color that matches their yelloy imagination colors would be perfecto!
ChaosEnsues
ChaosEnsues on Jun 13 '07
Awesome, but not puke green.
The Ending
The Ending on Jun 13 '07
I dont like the womans mouth or the rats white head. Everything else is fantastic.
criz
criz on Jun 13 '07
Oh man, this is great - everyday heroe!! Perfect, from the concept to the execution! I just LOVE the "heroes" expression and the mouse's monster shadow :))

PRINT PRINT PRINT!!! S$
fatheed
   fatheed on Jun 13 '07
Tom Burns. Everytime I see a bloke with an Abe Lincoln beard. Some even say Abe copied Tom's look.



Cool design!
madruga
madruga on Jun 13 '07
Nice idea...

bad colors, also the rat and the woman's face seems strange!
Recycledwax
   Recycledwax on Jun 13 '07
Amazing concept and illustration! Definitively a buy for me ! 5$
staffell
   staffell on Jun 13 '07
i'm confused - is it a porcupine rat thing?
bruar
bruar on Jun 13 '07
cool design, you really have to look at it a minute, i don't like the color though
Syrasha
Syrasha on Jun 13 '07
"I'd switch the rat to a bug, give the hero a can of bug spray (highlights as a raygun) and then it would work...



Perfect. I agree with that 100%.



Awesome work! I think this is going to get printed!
widsithgrey
widsithgrey on Jun 14 '07
It's a nice idea but this is really sexist. I especially hate that you put her in a dress. christ... As a female who isn't afraid of rats, spiders, snakes, etc. (actually wouldn't mind having any of those as pets) and knowing quite a number of males who are afraid of them, I can also say that personally this shirt really does not work for me.



It's a nice concept, though. Maybe you could work with a parent/child pair instead of a male/female thing?
aximag
aximag on Jun 14 '07
V. Clever
pinkpeanut
pinkpeanut on Jun 14 '07
pls. lets stop suggesting to replace this to that. the artist may want it that way and it has a purpose...maybe.



for me it's perfectly fine the way it is. lovely.



$5
Sland
Sland on Jun 14 '07
Cool idea, awesome execution. Keep it the way it is, I say.
Patrick Seymour
Patrick Seymour on Jun 14 '07
thanks pinkpeanut it's appreciate

Flying Mouse
   Flying Mouse on Jun 14 '07
I like the idea, nice! $5
mj00
   mj00 on Jun 14 '07
pinkpeanut, it's great that you like this as is. I'm letting the designer know what he would need to change to get a 5 from me (because, like others, I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing this due to what I assume is unintentionally sexist imagery). Of course he is totally welcome to do nothing, if he chooses.
oyster_press17
oyster_press17 on Jun 14 '07
I love the idea, and I feel like this would look great in any color. $4
TaraMA
TaraMA on Jun 14 '07
Please on blue . . .
Verbshark
Verbshark on Jun 15 '07
The concept is excellent, but the design has problems. The mouse is too big and looks like it's wearing a coat. The woman's mouth looks wrong, too. The guy shouldn't be posing. He should be doing something. And, yeah, the colors are disgusting.
sickly
sickly on Jun 16 '07
the idea is cool, the colours not.
sickly
sickly on Jun 16 '07
as for the sexist comment:

1. if you reversed the roles it would be screaming "feminist"

2. it is the superhero stereotype and I don't think this shirt would have as much point if it wasn't.



...actually, at first I imagined the yellow was reflecting how the woman wanted to see the mouse-monster, her husband/boyfriend and herself. :D Poor girl, is she?
mj00
   mj00 on Jun 16 '07
sickly, it only seems somewhat sexist to me because the guy is protecting her by... doing nothing. Superheroes fight monsters, they don't just stand there. How is he protecting her, exactly? It seems like the only thing he has going for him is being male. I'm not saying this is a terrible shirt by any means, but that undertone of sexism would prevent me from personally wearing it.
mephitine
mephitine on Jun 16 '07
Um, okay, let's not make any suggestions for changing anything. So that means we should just get rid of this whole format, I take it? Unless we're only allowed to say positive or encouraging things, in which case, carry on?



The design is built on a great idea, though I do think that the man should be doing something rather than just standing there.



True, it's kind of sexist, in that the guy is standing as a superhero while the lady is terrified on the chair. But I know plenty of girly girls who would stand on a chair for fear of a mouse or spider. Most guys wouldn't. Then again, most guys would rather step on a spider or kill a rodent from a distance, rather than collect the animal alive and take it to reside elsewhere. Is it because they prefer to kill things, or because they're secretly afraid the critter is going to GET them?



Girls can be the brave ones. I've voluntarily let a wasp walk on my hand to prove it wouldn't harm me. I rescued a snake from a glue trap. I trapped a GIANT black widow (biggest I've ever seen) and released it in a field. When I was younger, I would let my pet rats crawl in my hair and peek in my mouth. I've had tarantulas walk on me and have cleaned maggots out of wounds.



Conquering fear is much more fun than nurturing it!



(And of course, the design would be even funnier if the guy was on the chair in the imaginary dress).
Solari
Solari on Jun 16 '07
In regard to the sexist comments, my gut agrees with the sentiment. I'd never wear it because I don't get freaked out by things and expect a man to protect me, but a LOT of women do get freaked and love it when a man protects them. Not all the shirts can appeal to all the people, and I'm sure this concept has a lot of mainstream appeal.
sickly
sickly on Jun 17 '07
mjoo: are you saying superheros never do a pose before acting?!

anyway it's a daydream... I wouldn't daydream of killing a mouse, not rather than of being a hero in general.
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Jun 17 '07
nice!. i like the way its done, very interesting. :D
mj00
   mj00 on Jun 17 '07
sickly, I'm saying it's the action that makes them a superhero, not the posing. Why not show that? (Also, in the comics I read heroes pose after they defeat villains, not before.)
icansolveit
icansolveit on Jun 17 '07
that is sooo cool! it took me min to get, but it is amazing.
Irishhh
Irishhh on Jun 17 '07
I don't really get it.
reidlim
reidlim on Jun 17 '07
WOW THIS IS AWEEEESOME! $5
reidlim
reidlim on Jun 17 '07
if you don't get it, you havent thought deeply enuff!
jet1125
jet1125 on Jun 18 '07
Make the monster's arms a little bigger, not longer though. And maybe give him some large teeth or something. Different color too. Good concept.
BLAKEGA
BLAKEGA on Jun 18 '07
Great Concept. Well done, that designer!
pretzelp
pretzelp on Jun 18 '07
It looks like shes laughing and pointing at his butt.
fresiannie
fresiannie on Jun 18 '07
i LOVE this
icebar
icebar on Jun 18 '07
5 and buy.

i think this would be good on any color
sonmi
   sonmi on Jun 18 '07
the colors are awesome
icebar
icebar on Jun 18 '07
a little sexist though... ok a lot.
Mila_Monkey007
Mila_Monkey007 on Jun 18 '07
different colour!! but AWESOME idea!
alexmce
alexmce on Jun 18 '07
I like your drawing style. Haha, gosh, I keep going back to look at the picture. Very clever.



I love it... wouldn't buy it, but I'd love to see other people wearing it. Um, what? Anyways. 5!
alexmce
alexmce on Jun 18 '07
p.s. i don't think it's "a lot" sexist, but rather just a fun poke at stereotypes, archetypes and storytelling in general. those aren't the best words but I think you know what I mean.
IHUGROBOTS
IHUGROBOTS on Jun 19 '07
haha more colors. probably for the superhero+villain shading thing.

i don't think its sexist. just stereotypical superhero+girl who needs to be saved + villain thing going on.

learn to laugh at stuff.

k cool.
Magnusn
Magnusn on Jun 19 '07
Love it! :) The color aswell.
icebar
icebar on Jun 19 '07
in my eyes, it's very sexist, but in yours it's funny.

tranquilsquall
tranquilsquall on Jun 19 '07
It's one of the more fun & creative concepts I've seen in a while, but the green dulls it out a bit, maybe a more blue/green? the yellow does play well with the current shade.



"All he needs are higher boots and some underwear worn on the outside of his pants. ;-)"



I feel like you're going for simplicity, I'd just like to see a little more detail, it feels a bit unresolved, I like the above comment.



It also still feels like three separate units to me, and that's my biggest complaint, i wish there was maybe one faint outline of a partial anything in the background holding it all together.



ack one person makes a comment, the very same commenter claimed the last shirt i just rated was offensive as well, and it becomes an ethicality debate rather than a design critique
icebar
icebar on Jun 19 '07
well, the critique of the design also depends on the concept
Ciepher
Ciepher on Jun 19 '07
Excellent! XD

It's not sexist, since I know a lot of girls who are scared of my pet rats. Which reminds me, the rat needs to look more ratty - I've never seen one with a bald head and fur elsewhere.
CiscoFur
CiscoFur on Jun 19 '07
amazing color!~!!!!
Patrick Seymour
Patrick Seymour on Jun 19 '07
Thanks Everyone for your comments
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