604Republic is an awesome new geek-oriented shirt and poster shop online, and the first shirt that caught my eye was this trippy, Nintendo-themed shirt Pipe Dream. The world of Mario, with it’s pipes and mushrooms and everything, has always seemed like some weird plumber’s dream, and this design pretty much sums that up.

On a semi-related note, you know what else is a trip? Trying to sit through any of the animated Super Mario cartoons. I’ve been trying to watch them for nostalgia’s sake lately, and so far it’s been hard to get through a whole episode, but, that’s for another post.

Get Pipe Dream on 604Republic

As I’ve said before, I love a good mash-up. This Threadless submission by Steven Lefcourt is another brilliant example. He combined the two most iconic of Marvel’s Avengers with Finn and Jake from Pendleton Ward’s animated series Adventure Time. The character cross-over is brilliant but title combination makes it almost a magical mix. (The inclusion of Mjolnir in the title graphic is an extra special touch.)
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I’ve said before that I’m kind of over the clever pop culture mash-up shirts that have become the default design for most t-shirt sites. And while the latest Ript Apparel shirt definitely falls into that category, I can’t help but dig this design. I think it’s because it’s not just Mario dressed in a Stormtrooper outfit or Kermit the Frog hulking out.

This shirt’s subtle. It says so much without requiring a big flashy headline or obvious play on a character’s catch phrase. Any time you have to think about a t-shirt before you get it, that makes it a success in my book.

Head on over to Ript and pick up your own for only $10. But hurry – it’ll be gone tomorrow at 12:00 Central!

Everyone loves a good mash-up. You make two great things exponentially greater by combining them. Especially when those two things are Star Wars and Zelda.

That’s what Deviantart member kerTrek did with this fabulous design. Luke and Obi-wan star in this 8-bit graphic creation along with the iconic line from the original Legend of Zelda game.

The only problem with this design is that it’s not officially a shirt yet. kerTrek has submitted it to TeeFury so we’ll have to wait for its eventual release. It’s our only hope.

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When Steven Moffat unleashed Blink, the now-iconic episode of the modern era of Doctor Who, he brought back something that was sadly missing from Who up until this point – a truly terrifying, original monster.

There have been plenty of t-shirts made featuring the Weeping Angels, but very few are as awe-inspiring as this one from Ript, available today only. The artwork is impressive, and even if you’re not a fan of the text, as some people on Ript’s site are saying, it doesn’t detract from the overall design too much. Personally, I really dig the text and its rough appearance. And without the text, it would just be an angel statue on a t-shirt. Sure, it could be a Doctor Who reference, or it could be a lame Goth shirt kids buy at Hot Topic. The text makes it a Doctor Who shirt, so it’s absolutely essential to the design.

If you’re a Who fan, head over to Ript today and snatch up this excellent design today. It’s $10 well spent.