Towards the end of 2005, network execs were in a panic. The ratings for their hugely popular show “Captain Awesome and the Wonder Friends” had fallen into steady decline. A change was needed.

The reason for the slump, it was decided, was that the show was too childish. The characters no longer appealed to its target market – the notoriously hard to please teenage demographic – and they had had lost a large portion of their original “street cred.”

It was clear what had to be done. The show needed a make over. It had to become at least 30-35% more X-TREME. A number of changed were introduced, the least of which included:

Captain Awesome lost an eye in a battle to the death with his arch nemesis: Commander Nefarious.

Generic Girl was replaced with a stand-in whilst the original actor enjoyed time in rehab.

Flufflekin evolved into an angry drunk,

Monobot discovered that he, in fact, had a jet-pack that no one noticed before.

Long John Black Beard lost his remaining limbs. He also found companionship in the form of a brightly coloured parrot who he lovingly named Admiral Squawks.

Black Dragon got a lot more ninja-y.

The Great Briton was made into much more of a minor character because no one really liked him much. He also got eye lasers or something.

that's xtremely awesome!

$5

Oh yes! I like the backstory aswell.

sweeeet...you've don it again..haha. $5

love it!!!!
5 all the way!!

I want the first one. :'(

This makes me want to do squeaked Xtreme

The beauty is that it's a parody of cash-ins that is itself a cash-in.

The irony is delicious!

that is awesome, Xtremely awesome. I have your first one too. Good job, i love your work.

I like the first one more... sorry

Zesty.

:D Freaking amazing.

Too cartoon network at three o-clock.

I can't decide what's better, the shirt or the backstory. Hmm...Tie?
Awesome job, Moss.

awesome

Hope this doesn't recieve too much backlash from being based on another shirt. 5$ from me.

Good to see something Different!! This is right down my alley!! 5S

this is pure genius.

Oh heck yes 5 buy buy buy

Wow, a graphic without guns, splattered blood, or random X's. I really like this design. I think it's rather creative. $5

I like the first one better,too.
This one´s just too manga,if ya know what I mean.And what the hell happened to Flufflekin?He´s too cute to be a grumpy alcoholic...

i love the idea and the concept...but honestly the charcter poses look just a tiny bit off...making the shirt look a bit too amateurish.

otherwise- love the idea, the placement, the story.

good luck

damn. the first version looked like a parody of stereotypical characters. this looks like ordinary stereotypical characters. I enjoyed the former.

Oh no! The Great Briton was my favorite!

Ar Ar! Ka'ching 5$

wanna wear it!

i liked the first better, but i lik this 1 too

WOW!!!! NICE!

I bought the first one, but I wont buy this...sorry. 2

You're back!

I LIKE THIS A LOT $5

Make it happen! I MUST HAVE THE COLLECTION

Request Arch Nemesis shirt as well...

I still think it reminds me of Captain Planet to much.
But it's still cool.

Napolean Dynamite reference kills it.

great design, period. awesome illustration

"He also got laser eyes or something."
HAAA HA HA.

put the outline graphic on the front and forget the other image. Job done.

I love it, but you should offer other colors besides a white background.

prefered the first. this one is extremely well done as well, great work, but it's been done before....by you!

oh man i love this.

I wish the story was on the back of the shirt

BEST T-SHIRT EVER!

I love this, but please- anything but white or light blue, please?

I like the idea, I just think it's a bit too much for a t-shirt. 4

also, Captain Awesome reminds me of Cillian Murphy.

I have to agree with other people, its alot to put on a shirt... perhaps a front and back would be better

Moss, I think I love you.

i would pay a million yen to have yr mind children.

$5 awesome.

i hate anime

I like it :) awesome.

moss you are the best

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDILOVEIT!
Mostly because anime makes me gag, and this makes fun of it oh so perfectly. <3333

This better win, because I wanted the old shirt and didn't get it. =( $5

I must have it!

Holy crap, I NEED this. I NEED IT TO LIVE!

PRINT ON KELLY GREEN

YEAHHHH!! schweet, anime, i love.

I see everyone has their kneepads on...

I'd luuuuuuv to see this one printed. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I got the "earlier" version and its my fav threadless yet.

Great stuff, I like the 'upgraded' style.

The Manga (as in Graphic Novel) serious overtones to conflict with the original's Anime cutesy style is just perfect because that is the reality of Manga to Anime, the latter is generally looked to as more serious than the former. Not always, but mostly.

I do have to agree with some other comments that having the secondary part on the back, maybe as equal size to the front. But it wouldn't deter me all so much.

Man I love this, I missed voting. It needs to be printed.

I actually like this one better than the first. Resubmit it after a while.

god i love it!

i always did wish this would have been printed. would gone great with my captain awesome shirt

why hasnt this been printed! :(

PRINT!

Loving the double peg-leg.