I Am Now A Bradley Schenck Fan
Posted May 22nd, 2008 by Howard Tayler
I don’t usually plug stuff I’m being paid to run ads for, but I LOVE the designs over at Retropolis Transit Authority. Visually, these things are a dream come true — literally, they are the future-dreaming of the 1930s-era scientifiction set.
My only regret is that I can’t afford to buy swag for myself right now. (Okay, my REAL regret is that I didn’t twig to this uchronic design years ago, and fill the Schlockiverse with it.)
Even if you’re not shopping, go have a look at Bradley Schenck’s work. It’s gorgeous.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Oh good lord, his stuff is awesome. All of it. I must have it! I know a couple other people who really need these designs in their collections, too. Thanks for the linkage!
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Tasty!
Thanks for the pointer!
D.
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Those are GORGEOUS. I am currently sitting here, staring at a hundred-and-ninety-dollar shopping cart, wondering where in the world I’m going to come up with enough money to click “proceed to checkout” … and I usually _hate_ shopping for clothes!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Agreed, agreed, agreed. I noticed the PW ad for them (Girl Genius is another of my guilty pleasures) and just about drooled.
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I just found out about this a couple of weeks ago…. my fiancee got me the Klaatu Barada Nikto T-shirt for our anniversary.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:01 am
Howdy! New reader, big fan.
I found that Retropolis site a while back, and I proudly sport the Space Pirate (with the blasters) shirt whenever I can. It really speaks volumes about my personality.
Anyway, I also want to say thanks for this comic! You have inspired me to take the final steps in my own venture. Keep up the stellar work, your doing a wonderful job!
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 am
Want!
Want much badly!
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:51 am
Babe! Come on! - the answer is obvious.
Start a second comic.
Instant readership … You know you want to… ;)
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:03 am
*SIGH*
I don’t wear T-shirts…but damn, some of those designs would look good on the back of a bomber jacket…
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:51 am
Be sure to check out his non-clothing shop where you can buy posters, gift boxes, mugs, etc. The posters of his art are better than some of his t-shirts I think:
Oddly, I couldn’t find an easy link between his t-shirts or blog to his poster shop. That’s why I’m posting it here.
http://shop.webomator.com
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:53 pm
cartoon-gal: I don’t think Howard has time to do two comics.
Howard: Perhaps one of the civilisations we haven’t seen yet designs their stuff that way? Or maybe those designs might be about to come back into fashion?
Of course, as well as the design of the technology, there’s also a difference there in the art style. You’ve already gone from bad to what you self-deprecatingly call “marginally less bad”. I don’t think people would mind another art upgrade if you feel up to it. Then again, it looks more time-consuming, so I’m not pushing for that.
Oh, and is there a missing “a” between “that” and “weapon” in the second panel of today’s comic, or am I misreading it? I suppose the “that” could be an adjective modifying “weapon”, but in that case there’s an elided “that” just before it (i.e. “know [that] that weapon…”), which is grammatically acceptable, but confusing (particularly considering where the line-break happens to fall).
We’ve had a similar discussion before, about something I wrote. I hope you didn’t catch it from me.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Tuyu says:
“I don’t wear T-shirts…but damn, some of those designs would look good on the back of a bomber jacket…”
Oh, hells YEAH, they would …! ^_^
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I used to work with Brad back in my days at Taldren. (Game studio responsible for the Starfleet Command series of PC games) If you want to see more of his work in an interactive setting, be sure to check out his previous work. He’s a great guy and a great artist.
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,16125/
May 25th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Fixed.
And today’s comic makes me think of this.