Marvel Super hero T shirts and hoodies for the earth friendly geeks

The big screen has a fantastic line up of super hero and super villain films that has stirred the geek community and sent us back to the cinema's to um and ah over how badly we want over priced popcorn and cola. With both Marvel and DC pouring their creative efforts into movies, I have to say I'm loving every second of it even though I've loathed the cinema for some years now.

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before, but I do really feel like Marvel and DC have done a fantastic job (although some may disagree with me on DC's contribution after watching Dawn of Justice) for there are many heroes and heroines that I had no interest in when growing up, or perhaps had even never heard of. You'll have to forgive my half hearted effort of an inner geek on the subject of super heroes, I was much more into anime when I was younger, and the internet was much more limited in my teens than it is today.

A great example of this lack of enthusiasm for certain heroes is both Captain America and Iron man, I really was not a fan of either back in the day. But Marvel's cinematic universe has definitely sparked an interest that has inspired me to not only watch the Captain America and Iron man films, but to consider them as a part of my collection of favourite movies.

With the recent Captain America film Civil War (and again on a lesser note, Batman Vs Superman Dawn of Justice) I have of course decided to expand my range of Geek T shirts and hoodies, to include a few more comic book hero T shirts and hoodies.

Giving praise to Marvel for its fantastic collection of films, lets start with a Captain America Shield hoodie, I love this one because picked up a new metallic printing film that makes the shield look awesome. My photography skills are not the best, but I tried to capture how the light hits the print to show of that metal shield. Again I may not be his biggest fan, but I did make this Captain America's Shield hoodie as a women's T-shirt for myself to test the print. I'll have to add that in later. But for now you can find the Captain America hoodie here

Speaking of Shield, I know we have quite a few Agents of SHIELD fans, so I put together an Agents of SHIELD hoodie. Shamefully I have not yet actually watched any of Agents of SHIELD, there just isn't enough hours in the day for me to keep up with the geekdom. But that doesn't mean it's not on the to do list. Either way I made it because you guys asked for it, so here it is. A Marvel Agents of SHIELD hoodie. 

Keeping in with the love for Marvel comic hoodies, I've expressed my love for the new Spiderman that was introduced in Captain America: Civil War. This spiderman logo hoodie is my way of saying thank you to Marvel for not screwing this up. Civil War is one of the comics I have actually read (a lovely present from my other half) and I must admit at first I was skeptical about the movie. The original comic featured so many heroes that with such a small selection available to use in the film, I was worried it would be a real let down. Add in the current experience of the big screen spiderman casting done by Sony, I was worried it would have been awful. Lucky for us, Marvel came through. So in honor of that success I give you my Spiderman hoodie. 

And of course no Spiderman logo hoodie would be complete without a matching spiderman T shirt. 

It will take some time but eventually I will have a little something put together for all the members of the Avengers, as again the Avengers films and the films for the individual characters are something I'm really enjoying at the moment. For the latest film The Avengers: Age of Ultron I went with a distressed scraped metallic look for an Avengers T shirt. I did however add in a few other colour options on The Avengers T shirt as I know not everyone can wear black. So here's my take on an Avengers logo T shirt.

But of course I shouldn't just concentrate on the Avengers. A T shirt design I've had knocking around for a while was a Guardians of the Galaxy T shirt. Another film I absolutely loved and really can't wait for the next one. Anyway I kept it subtle with this one as at the time I wasn't really sure what to do for a design, so I just went with a Nova Corps t shirt. Hopefully I'll have a new Guardians of the Galaxy T shirt available for when the next film comes out. 

Anyway enough about the Marvel T shirts and hoodies, I really thought I would fit some DC comics clothing into this post but it turned out a lot longer than I though it would, and I know I already have so many Batman t shirts and hoodies I could easily fill a post. So I'll do just that and have my next post as a DC comics hoodies and t shirts post. :) 

Every day is Earth day at Zen-oh-tee

Since I'm taking a huge leap back into writing for the blog, I thought I would post a little something for Earth day. What better day to waffle on about how good my hand printed tshirts and hoodies are! Seriously, they are good for the earth, and here's why:

Sustainable Clothing 

Each geeky T-shirt, gamer hoodie and every piece of anime clothing I sell is sourced from a supplier who practices sustainable garment manufacturing. I will soon post a "Why choose Zen-oh-tee" article that will list the suppliers and their policies and standards so you can see for yourself. :)

Ethical Clothing

I ensure all the manufacturers of the blank T-shirts have high ethical working and living standards for their workers. My suppliers help their local communities and believe in safe and fair working conditions and wages. Sometimes helping the environment can begin with something as simple as taking care of your fellow man.

Made to order, not mass produced. 

That's right, I only make what is ordered. This is why items can take a few days to be posted. Your gamer T-shirts are being made just for you! They are not mass produced on the cheap and stored in a warehouse to sit and rot, and so there is no way any unwanted designs are going to end up in a landfill when the latest fad has been forgotten. This also means less energy and materials being wasted.

Better printing materials

The printing media I use is PVC free and so it's better for the environment, its also perfect for my made to order policy. Printing and the chemicals involved can have a huge affect on the environment, I save every off cut and again as I only make clothing to order, this further reduces the negative impact that printing textiles has on our planet.


Degradable mail bags

I bet you didn't know this one! Yes that is right, all gaming t-shirts and geeky hoodies posted are sent in a mail bag that is degradable. It took me a long time to source these but to me they are worth every minute spent trawling the internet. I also don't bag items individually in garment bags. I mean what's the point of putting a bag in a bag?


Seriously though, these are beautiful selling points for my geeky t-shirts and hoodies that I hardly touch on. I must admit I'm not sure how many people out there care about this sort of thing, or even look for it. But I know I'm one of those people, so hey! There's at least one :)

So there you have it, sustainable geek T-shirts, organic anime clothing, environmentally friendly gamer clothing. Geek and gamer clothing that we can be happy to wear! I've always been a sort of casual hippy I guess. In my circle of friends I am the most eco-conscious, I care about being wasteful and recycling, I like the planet I live on and the animals I share it with. So its something that is always on my mind, in a way a sort of hobby, and something I wanted to incorporate into my little business.

When I first worked for one of my suppliers, one of the clothing manufacturers came in and did a presentation on a new brand they had introduced. The brand was, plain and simple, organic clothing. They explained that for every T-shirt there is a cup of pesticides used, we're talking a cup the size of one you might get from the water cooler at work, so when you consider the amount of clothing in the world, that's a lot of dangerous chemicals going into the soil, and some of that cup of pesticides stays in the clothing, and ends up on our skin.

It was something I had never considered. You never do consider things like this until you are actually told about it. As a species we produce a lot, and sadly we are wasteful. So when you think about all the clothing out there, all the damage done to produce it all, it's something to consider when you are looking to help the planet.

When I started my little clothing company, being green is what I wanted to do. That brand that produced some of the worlds first organic T-shirts was an inspiration. I could actually make a conscious effort to have an environmentally friendly business. And so my Etsy shop started out with sustainable and organic geek and gamer clothing.

As time goes on things do change, and the brand that I used for my organic and sustainable T-shirts no longer produce those specific items I sold all that time ago, or in one particular case they stopped making the women's styles. I wasn't happy. But that didn't stop me!

So anyway that was about 4 years ago now, and today I can celebrate Earth day in my own little way, knowing I've built a little company that cares about our planets future, and I certainly wont stop here. I'll always be sure to keep an eye on my suppliers and their practices, and every time I find a new supplier that is green I will introduce a bit more to my geek and gamer clothing range. Happy Earth day people! I hope you are all doing your bit :)

WANTED rick and morty

Today’s addition! Wanted poster Rick and Morty T-shirt

I recently added in another Rick and Morty T-shirt design into the collection, just because we really do love that show so much. 

I have a lot of appreciation for shows that really make me laugh out loud (to the point where i question how ridiculous my laugh might actually be) and the added bonus with Rick and Morty is that it is so good, I got to watch it in one hit.

What do I mean when I say one hit? Well my boyfriend can be a little fussy when it comes to commitment to TV shows. We can start a series, and half way through he will just stop watching. He'll pick up something else instead, only to also then leave that half finished. So for example I'm still waiting to watch Better call Saul because he still hasn't finished watching all of Breaking Bad. And I'm honestly doubtful he will finish it this year. Perhaps he can’t relate to the characters, perhaps it’s just not his genre. Maybe it’s that little things that bug him about tv programs and films are for him a bit too noticeable to ignore, who knows. 

But lucky for me, we binged on Rick and Morty. From the first episode right on through to the end of the second series. We got to watch the whole thing, and we’ve even skipped back to favourite episodes, and checked out clips on youtube, it’s just that damn good!

So anyway on that note, the other half keeps asking for a Rick and Morty T-shirt. I still haven’t treated him to one yet, but occasionally when he mentions these things I do get an idea, give in and put something together.

It’s still not quite the Rick and Morty T-shirt he wants, he wants one with one of the giant heads that boom “SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!”  At some point I will get round to it, but to be honest I usually end up making the designs that I prefer, I mean it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t treat myself to my own work now would it?

Don’t know what the giant heads are? Don’t know who Rick and Morty are? Confused when I say “Get Schwifty!” ? If you like weird sci-fi comedies you will love Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty. The 3rd series is hoping to reach our screens toward the end of this year so go get yourself caught up already! It’s totally worth it. 

Anyway here it is, currently available in 3 colours, Men’s: Wanted Poster Rick and Morty T-shirt. 

Wubalubadubdub!

Haunter has evolved into... oh god don't let it eat my dreams!

This addition to the collection is another tribute to the original 151 Pokemon that came from the first generation games Red and Blue. Many of us will remember how hard it was a child to find someone with a link cable to trade with you to get this awesome ghost type Pokemon.

Currently available in women's T-shirt, I give you Gengar, Pokemon number 94! Perfect for kicking Gym leader Sabrina and her psychic Pokemon's asses!

The Gengar T-shirt has been added to the women's Anime and manga T-shirts section, and also the women's gamer tshirts section since Game Freak introduced us to this awesome ghost type in the first place!

One Punch Man

ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!

This manga/anime is amazing. go watch it. I don't care if you don't like reading subtitles.

Saitama is the hero we all need. So powerful, he can end a fight with one punch. But that is the start of his frustrations as a hero. If you too roll your eyes at your usual lengthy character back story you get with every anime character, you will love One Punch Man.

Its been a long time since I had a series I had to watch week by week, and felt so much frustration in having to wait for the next episode. This has been one of the best anime's I've found so far. So of course I had to make something for it. Fan's will (hopefully) recognise the clenched fist and text from the anime's opening sequence.

One Punch Man hoodie. Available in black and Yellow (if you think you can pull it off like Saitama himself) The One Punch hoodie has been added to the Anime hoodies section of the site, and shall hopefully make it's way into the Anime T-shirts section soon :)