New online exclusive Hot Topic shirt [Archive]

The Fifth Turtle

10-03-2011, 03:54 PM

-Just ordered this today. I dont purchase many TMNT shirts but I love the Mirage styling with new school twist. Reminds me of Turtles forever.

Link:
http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Apparel/TShirts/Word//Teenage+Mutant+Ninja+Turtles+Attitude+T-Shirt-921188.jsp

Shreddhead

10-03-2011, 03:56 PM

Pretty cool shirt. i cant remember the last time i was in a Hot Topic but i sure dont remember tmnt stuff

kinda wish they'd have gone with the red bandannas

LeoNerdo

10-03-2011, 04:31 PM

Man, I really like that. I'm gonna get one!

Jephael

10-03-2011, 04:48 PM

Aw man, I would so buy that if I had the money!

Sword Slicin' Leo

10-03-2011, 04:52 PM

it's decent...if you would'f had something on back i would really dig it..

Powder

10-03-2011, 05:31 PM

Oh.

My.

God.

I'm buying the SH*T outta that shirt. Mirage/Playmates esque art parodying the worlds most dangerous group, NWA?!

I'M THERE.

Eiko

10-03-2011, 06:02 PM

That is one cool shirt.

ToTheNines

10-03-2011, 06:41 PM

I'd go for it if the headbands were red.

Archon_Turtle

10-03-2011, 07:53 PM

IMO, once again hot topic manages to screw up a perfectly good shirt by slapping some stupid "edgy" slogan on it.

"Ninja$ with Attitude"?

At least it isn't powder blue.

Powder

10-03-2011, 07:55 PM

IMO, once again hot topic manages to screw up a perfectly good shirt by slapping some stupid "edgy" slogan on it.

"Ninja$ with Attitude"?

At least it isn't powder blue.

Not exactly, it's a parody of this.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2zxqa6v.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/es5745.png

Donnie

10-03-2011, 07:55 PM

Archon_Turtle

10-03-2011, 07:58 PM

Not exactly, it's a parody of this.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2zxqa6v.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/es5745.png

I think its the dollar sign S that offended me. And isnt the "TMNT" parodying the "NWA" already?

Shreddhead

10-03-2011, 08:00 PM

Oh.
Mirage/Playmates esque art parodying the worlds most dangerous group, NWA?!

I cannot believe i didnt get the straight outa compton reference at first!
this shirt definitively went up a few notches in my book

Donnie

10-03-2011, 08:02 PM

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I think its the dollar sign S that offended me. And isnt the "TMNT" parodying the "NWA" already?

:lol: Yeah, same here.

Archon_Turtle

10-03-2011, 08:02 PM

If I was going to parody the cover, I think I would have actually done it. Got rid of the dumb yellow slogan, added the parental advisory label, and probably put "Straight Outta New York" on the bottom.

hop to it, photoshoppers!

Jester

10-03-2011, 08:05 PM

Best shirt Hot Topic ever created - original E & L Turtles w/ colored bandanas, or as Powder pointed out, just like the original Playmates packaging.

It's mine - even with that lame slogan.

Does anybody know if it's in store yet? I'd rather buy it in-store than get nailed with shipping.
Um Donny...

New online exclusive Hot Topic shirt

Edit: And Stephan, NWA stands for...um...Ni**az With Attitude (doesn't it?? Yes...thanks Wikipedia.) Thus further parody.

Archon_Turtle

10-03-2011, 08:10 PM

Um Donny...

Edit and Stepha, NWA stands for...um...****** With Attitude( doesn't it?? Yes...thanks Wikipedia.) Thus futher parody

I get that. But in adding an element completely new to the composition (in this case, the yellow banner), it creates a significant difference between the two images and makes it more difficult for people to pick up on the visual parody.

Plus the banner is ugly and the $ is stupid.

Jester

10-03-2011, 08:19 PM

I get that. But in adding an element completely new to the composition (in this case, the yellow banner), it creates a significant difference between thew two images and makes it more difficult for people to pick up on the visual parody.

Plus the banner is ugly and the $ is stupid.
I see you're point. I wasn't exactly thrilled with it at first glance myself.

Spitfire

10-03-2011, 08:46 PM

"Straight outta Northampton" would have been funnier and more relevant. Also no idea why their belts are colored as well.

Kendamu

10-03-2011, 08:50 PM

I don't mind the NWA thing at the top. I might get this shirt.

Powder

10-03-2011, 09:20 PM

I can understand the $ complaint, I've always thought of it's use in place of S was pretty lame. Outside of that, it's great to me.
I personally love the the colored belts, it was something only seen on occasion, like in Tournament fighters (SNES) & the Storage Shell figures.
A little change of pace does no harm.

Donnie

10-03-2011, 11:29 PM

Um Donny...

Whoops. So much for being observant. :P

Samhain

10-03-2011, 11:35 PM

Geez people, always got something to complain about Eh? It's a cool shirt and more original than 95 percent of the other crap we get.

TheCanadiandrome

10-03-2011, 11:35 PM

Pretty sweet looking shirt. I'll have to see if they ship to Canada before I order it

Jester

10-03-2011, 11:58 PM

Geez people, always got something to complain about Eh? It's a cool shirt and more original than 95 percent of the other crap we get.
Not that I don't think it's unique, there's just something about it that I'm just not quite feeling.

Spitfire

10-04-2011, 12:32 AM

Using "Ninja" in place of "*****" stopped being unique the first 5 times they did it.

Samhain

10-04-2011, 12:43 AM

Well, if you were a fan of N.W.A and the turtles this shirt would be right up your alley.

Jester

10-04-2011, 12:51 AM

Using "Ninja" in place of "*****" stopped being unique the first 5 times they did it.
And makes you sound like a Jugallo...
Well, if you were a fan of N.W.A and the turtles this shirt would be right up your alley.
Show of hands, who is a fan of both NWA and TMNT?

Powder

10-04-2011, 12:52 AM

Show of hands, who is a fan of both NWA and TMNT?

Haven't I already shown my excitement in 2 or 3 posts? :D

Samhain

10-04-2011, 12:55 AM

And makes you sound like a Jugallo...

Show of hands, who is a fan of both NWA and TMNT?

Love 'em.

Not tooo short!

Jester

10-04-2011, 12:58 AM

I guess all I'm saying there have been other things that "appeal to to small an audience" to be made, and then...this...

Samhain

10-04-2011, 01:00 AM

I guess all I'm saying there have been other things that "appeal to to small an audience" to be made, and then...this...

I will say this shirt is pretty random.

Spitfire

10-04-2011, 01:04 AM

I guess all I'm saying there have been other things that "appeal to to small an audience" to be made, and then...this...

I don't get why TMNT constantly gets lumped in with rap music when the original team that crafted TMNT into who they are all listened to metal. Fine the movies had pop soundtracks I get it but other then that turtles has never had anything to do with rap. I don't mind merch representing the turtles this way but a middle ground would be nice. If it's not this type of stuff it just has retarded catch phrases on it that the turtles would never say. Sorry but the last thing I ever wanted to see was a turtle with a grill.

I won't argue that this is awesome for fans of NWA and TMNT but where's something for fans of Testament and TMNT? Hell I'd even take Metallica.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7518/escanear0002ll.jpg

Samhain

10-04-2011, 01:07 AM

Hell I'd even take Metallica.

Now we're talkin'. :D

Jester

10-04-2011, 01:11 AM

My absolute least favorite piece of TMNT merch has to be that freakin' "Chicks dig guys that eat out" magnet. When did that make a resurgence. Didn't Laird kibosh that? Did Nick re-approve it?

Samhain

10-04-2011, 01:15 AM

Jester

10-04-2011, 01:17 AM

Mie would have to be the ''Ninja please'' shirt with the turtle head with ''gold'' shiny teeth. Just ridiculous.:sick:
The Turtle with the Groucho Marx glasses is pretty "WTH!?"

Samhain

10-04-2011, 01:19 AM

The Turtle with the Groucho Marx glasses is pretty "WTH!?"

Haha, yeah. I don't get that one. I would really like to know who is approving some of these T-shirt designs.:roll:

Spitfire

10-04-2011, 01:35 AM

My absolute least favorite piece of TMNT merch has to be that freakin' "Chicks dig guys that eat out" magnet. When did that make a resurgence. Didn't Laird kibosh that? Did Nick re-approve it?

As retarded as it is I own the magnet and the shirt. Something about how inappropriate it is appeals to me. My favorite childhood show implicating oral sex. It's fun to wear at places like Disneyland, veiled lewdness.

Roseangelo

10-04-2011, 01:55 AM

My absolute least favorite piece of TMNT merch has to be that freakin' "Chicks dig guys that eat out" magnet. When did that make a resurgence. Didn't Laird kibosh that? Did Nick re-approve it?

Mirage approved it originally and I'm not aware of them ever un-approving it. And it's probably been sitting in the approved folder at the licensor ever since.

As for the shirt, I give it credit for actually being something new and not that hideous 2009 wannabe "retro" art that won't go away. The slogan doesn't bother me in this case, but the $ does. Still, I'm kinda past paying $20+ for a t-shirt.

Jester

10-04-2011, 02:07 AM

You know what would make an interesting thread...A "What the heck were they thinking" Officially Licensed Merchandise thread.

The Fifth Turtle

10-07-2011, 03:37 PM

Picked up my shirt today! I ordered from the store at their online kiosk (it saves a few dollars shipping to ship directly to the store and since I live less than two minutes away I figured why not). This shirt does not disappoint. Wearing this sucka tonight to see Real Steel!

madeinjapan

10-07-2011, 05:27 PM

Not that I dislike NWA, but I would not consider myself a fan of theirs. However, I really like this shirt. I would probably love this shirt, but I can not get past that $. If they had just left the S a S I would probably buy this shirt. With all that said I love the artwork.

-Robert Lewis

Donnie

10-08-2011, 10:22 AM

I don't get why TMNT constantly gets lumped in with rap music when the original team that crafted TMNT into who they are all listened to metal. Fine the movies had pop soundtracks I get it but other then that turtles has never had anything to do with rap. I don't mind merch representing the turtles this way but a middle ground would be nice. If it's not this type of stuff it just has retarded catch phrases on it that the turtles would never say. Sorry but the last thing I ever wanted to see was a turtle with a grill.

I hear you, although I'm not into rap nor metal. Raphael and Michelangelo are the only Turtles ever associated with rap music (mostly Raphael), so all 4 Turtles shouldn't be lumped in that genre.

It's clear Kevin is into metal, but I don't know so much about Pete --- I think he's more classic rock, which is my cup of tea. I would so buy a Beatles/TMNT mash up shirt. :D