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Help, John Henry!

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Dec 07 '09
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by robbielee   
This is the last of my giant robots in history trilogy. It's about John Henry. It's more myth than actual history, but the legend says John he was the toughest guy around back in the day, and he died of exhaustion while besting a steam-powered railroad spike hammer. It's a great story of human vs. technology. 5 colors on Sand.



yetitutu
yetitutu on Dec 07 '09
very nice!!
yetitutu
yetitutu on Dec 07 '09
very nice!!
NiNTH WHEEL
   NiNTH WHEEL on Dec 07 '09
Nicely done!
EN AJUSTES
EN AJUSTES on Dec 07 '09
Whoa, radical $5
kooky love
   kooky love on Dec 07 '09
GREAT $5
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Dec 08 '09
another winner 5$$$$
heretik studios
heretik studios on Dec 08 '09
that's pretty awesome, amigo. supa nice. 5$



if you have a moment, please check out my design "The Muse 3". Last day of scoring! Thanks.

http://www.threadless.com/submission/243370/The_Muse_3
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Dec 08 '09
That steel drivin man looks ready to drive that locomonster back into the cauldrons of hell! Awesome railroad destruction goin on here and terrific finale to your series.
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Dec 08 '09
Oh, and the research supports a man actually trying to dig faster than a steam-powered hammer and achieved his goal but killed himself in the process from exhaustion.
jamesf
   jamesf on Dec 08 '09
impressive!
wyndeLLe
wyndeLLe on Dec 08 '09
wooooh... nice illo... 5$$
ArTrOcItY
   ArTrOcItY on Dec 08 '09
Awesome!
bengineer
   bengineer on Dec 08 '09
wow, it's arm looks like a train! $5
Gemma.
Gemma. on Dec 08 '09
Excelent illustration!!
SaMtRoNiKa
SaMtRoNiKa on Dec 08 '09
wow amazing!! 5$
GRANDR
   GRANDR on Dec 08 '09
Fantastic, great style !!!
woodcandy
woodcandy on Dec 08 '09
$5 wonderful
ben chen
   ben chen on Dec 08 '09
cool
Chet Scorpio
Chet Scorpio on Dec 08 '09
John Henry's gonna win! great take on the tale.
YaaH
   YaaH on Dec 08 '09
5$
Calsifer06
Calsifer06 on Dec 08 '09
no i think my moneys on the monster mech worrior! I want to wear this bad.
Nocturne
Nocturne on Dec 08 '09
Totally legit.
Lumpy Krump
Lumpy Krump on Dec 08 '09
Dude! Very cool!
soloyo
soloyo on Dec 08 '09
amazing desing
soloyo
soloyo on Dec 08 '09
amazing design, 5$
czetina
czetina on Dec 08 '09
Awesome!
helmut13e
   helmut13e on Dec 08 '09
Great illustration!
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Dec 08 '09
totally PRINTTTTTT!!!
psykomakia
psykomakia on Dec 08 '09
you're pretty much a stud
ndikol
   ndikol on Dec 08 '09
coool!
lawrence loh
   lawrence loh on Dec 09 '09
wow super cool!
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Dec 09 '09
Wow. I just love this whole series, hope they print all of them! $5
JadenKale
JadenKale on Dec 09 '09
Go, Big John!!!
sjem
sjem on Dec 09 '09
This is just incredible.
CAL932
CAL932 on Dec 09 '09
Cool...different shirt color
mikefriedrich
mikefriedrich on Dec 09 '09
great illo!!!
barry20
barry20 on Dec 09 '09
That is awesome! $5
TGWA
   TGWA on Dec 10 '09
YES! This is the most epic one yet. Can't 5$$ it hard enough, but I'll try: 5$$!
ilovedoodle
   ilovedoodle on Dec 10 '09
Great work!!
B 7
   B 7 on Dec 10 '09
incredible
robbielee
   robbielee on Dec 10 '09
Thanks, everyone! Glad you like it...
jess4002
jess4002 on Dec 10 '09
5$
coatimundi
coatimundi on Dec 10 '09
very, very good but the man's pose could be a bit more dynamic.
robbielee
   robbielee on Dec 10 '09
Thanks, @coatimundi! I hear you regarding his pose- but I was going for a contrast between the turbulent smoke and dust and panic on the ground, and John Henry confidently and calmly stepping in to take care of business.
wotto
   wotto on Dec 10 '09
nicely illustrated
quister
   quister on Dec 10 '09
Great style, detail, line work and color! Awesome illo! $5
thatrobert
thatrobert on Dec 10 '09
Fantastic! print!
bennyd302
   bennyd302 on Dec 10 '09
awesome work!
Tikimasters
Tikimasters on Dec 10 '09
Woah, this is massive. What a great illustration! I've come to expect those from you though. Good job, this is an awesome design. Go John Henry!
AdderXYU
AdderXYU on Dec 10 '09
John Henry should be the next big meme. Either that or Robot Trains.
robotwaste
robotwaste on Dec 10 '09
whoa.
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Dec 11 '09
so great!
herky
   herky on Dec 11 '09
fantastic!
phones
phones on Dec 12 '09
$5 so good
of1000kings
of1000kings on Dec 12 '09
Fantastic work

SuperRyan
SuperRyan on Dec 13 '09
very cool!
nasmo
nasmo on Dec 13 '09
Such a great series. Really nice work.
ratkiss
   ratkiss on Dec 13 '09
wow!
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Dec 13 '09
so good! cool to see this up for scoring!
westicles
westicles on Dec 13 '09
Ahh this is so good!
jillustration
   jillustration on Dec 13 '09
Sooooooo good!!$$$$
Fonus
Fonus on Dec 13 '09
Beautiful. It looks a bit like on of those old engraved biblical illustrations. Perhaps it's an apocryphal one. 5!
Staselina
Staselina on Dec 14 '09
great! but for me it would be better witout that man.
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Dec 14 '09
Amazing!
mlovesr
mlovesr on Dec 14 '09
I so want to own the RobbieLee trilogy! This one's especially amazing!
jillustration
   jillustration on Dec 14 '09
Staselina on Dec 14 '09

great! but for me it would be better witout that man.




Did you not read his description? It's about the story of John Henry and wouldn't make sense without John Henry in it! :p Anyways, still looking fabulous and I am surprised you aren't like way over 100 comments by now!
kkkkk_kk
kkkkk_kk on Dec 14 '09
awesome illustration! 5$
alvarejo
   alvarejo on Dec 14 '09
WOWWWWW $5
MEKAZOO
MEKAZOO on Dec 14 '09
greeaat one! Wasn't the John Henry also the name of the first robot in Terminator Sarah Connor chronicles?! a bloody 5$
dacat
   dacat on Dec 14 '09
wow, just amazing! $5
The Commodore
The Commodore on Dec 14 '09
That story always tugged at my heart strings. This shirt is a great tribute. It would be cool if you could subtly slip John Henry's name into the illustration.
robbielee
   robbielee on Dec 14 '09
Alright, great score! Thanks everyone, and thanks for all the kind words, too. Glad many of you appreciate the story of John Henry as well as the giant robot imagery. If it ever prints, feel free to listen to "John Henry Split My Heart" by Songs: Ohia as a good soundtrack for it.
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Dec 15 '09
so awesome! I'm sorry I missed it
blahmcblah
blahmcblah on Dec 16 '09
Great score, can't believe I missed it. Print please?
ressamac
ressamac on Dec 16 '09
Awesome design!
isawa
isawa on Dec 16 '09
This is freaking awesome, a delayed $5
3 days later
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Dec 20 '09
Looks like you'll be 3 for 3 on this theme, man!
DejaTee
DejaTee on Dec 21 '09
It's a fantastic design, but as far as originality goes, I'm afraid to say Transformers already has you beat. Not to be a party pooper, I love (And own) your stuff.
9 days later
JadenKale
JadenKale on Dec 31 '09
DejaTee, I disagree, primarily because it's simply too epic to be compared with the likes of the '80s transformers. That being said,



PRINT PRINT PRINT!
11 days later
DejaTee
DejaTee on Jan 11 '10
... that was published in '06.
18 days later
PigBoatCaptain
PigBoatCaptain on Jan 30 '10
This is an epic design. I can actually see all the pitiable, squishy humans fleeing like insects from the steam-powered iron monster...but as the dust clears, a lone man stands there. His name was John Henry.



And as he hefted his mighty hammer, he was heard to say, "I got this."
23 days later
heidipetterson
heidipetterson on Feb 23 '10
Can we get this printed as a kids tee?! Who do we need to beg and plead to?! WHEN IS THIS GETTING PRINTED???!!! Robbie Lee is my favorite!!!
heidipetterson
heidipetterson on Feb 23 '10
ps. DejaTee, the Transformers comic vs. Robbie Lee? He beat 'em in artwork and poop on originality with the story, it's John Henry for pete's sake!
23 days later
Adeptus
Adeptus on Mar 18 '10
Print it already!
69 days later
heidipetterson
heidipetterson on May 26 '10
I hate that this didn't get printed! :(
18 days later
stus3
stus3 on Jun 14 '10
This is a great design - maybe you'll still get it printed.
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