Though he never actually played a sport in a game, Sonic & sports as a theme comes up more often than one might imagine. Here he is again with a soccer/football on this black & white tee. The shirt itself gains a sporty look from the black sleeves and collar. Sonic is a somewhat-modified stock art, meant to look like he's kicking the ball. The size of the ball however, makes it a little unclear exactly what's going on though.
Still, if you enjoy soccer/football, this is definitely an excellent classic shirt to add to your collection.
Here's an interesting Sonic 2 shirt. But, they've drawn a line right trhough the words, and also chosen to cover up Sonic's hand. It says "Zone" something but...without another photo, this shirt isn't going anywhere. What makes it interesting is, no stock Sonic! His climbing/crouching pose is all new, and his expression is also mostly unique. This is very unusual for shirts of the time. You can also see Tails near the top, and he's not that awful stock art either that was popular at the time. This must be an interesting design, if you could see the whole thing. This one could be found for 10.99 pound at Woolworths stores.
Here's another shirt to celebrate the release of Sonic 2. This one is similar to, but not the same as the above black one. This 2 is instead flat and glossy, not 3D and turned to an edge. The Sonic and Tails appear the same, but since they've chosen to put their dot *right on Tails' head* (yeah, couldn't of used anywhere else on the shirt, JUST his face) you can't really tell. Still, the design is crisp, bright and on-model.
Look at the tag though! It clearly says "Sonic Gear". Did the website exist at the time of the tag? No. This is the first appearance of such a tag. Again, 10.99 Woolworths.
Here's an interesting graffiti-theme shirt. This has the somewhat less-common 'gettin ready to go' Sonic stock art placed to look like he's just got done marking up a brick wall. A handbill on the wall says "Robotnik Rules" but a large "NOT!" has been scrawled over it, along with a wacky drawing of Robonik's face and the words "Dead Head!".
The phrase 'dead head' must be a somewhat UK equivalent of 'loser' while in the USA it's associated with the band, The Grateful Dead, sort of disrupting its impact depending on who sees it.
This is quite a tiny shirt, meant for 2 or 3 year olds...oddly enough. Usually it took a bit of an older fan to appriciate such wordy items...
Here's a really odd piece. It's actually most reminicant of bootlegs, where they try to hide Sonic among clothing to 'get away' with their faking ways. However, this strange long sleeve shirt is the real deal. (unfortunately?) Sonic is dressed in a very bizzarre (due to his spike) watchcap/hat, a sports styled shirt (with Sonic written on it) baggy jeans and more traditional styled sneakers. He already wears sneakers...who knows why he needed a new pair for this "hip hop" attempt at a shirt. Also note: he has a gold earring through his second spike, and there's no way physics would allow the hat like that. Though rather OOC, this is still an interesting shirt to see. Photo provided by: Rhia