Here's a first, & what a cool first it is!
This is the first shirt to feature a SOLO of Metal Sonic. Sure, he occaisionally appears in designs or as a portrait, but this cool tee has just him on there. The background is detailed, but it's not real clear what it is. (machinery? abstract?) This is a boys/teens size shirt from fall 2013. Where can you buy this? How much is it? A seller in the Sonic Gear Store has it up for sale, but it's got to be available somewhere else too. What company made it? This is a total must-have for Metal fans!
This adult sizes tee is nice & fairly stylish. It has a more subtle Sonic design (even though he's quite large) The tee itself is a dark navy blue (may appear black in photo) & the leaping modern Sonic design is all printed in blue. It likely has that 'weathering' or 'faux wear' to the top of the design. It fades naturally in, from foot to head. You can see the modern logo down there to the right. The combination of all blue art & the fade give this tee a unique look. It should also be available in the Sonic Gear Store , It is also at Spencer's Gifts as "Sonic Jump Tee". This appeared in late summer 2013.
This modern shirt features 4 poses for Sonic, each with a different colored background. The logo is divided between the top & bottom of the tee. There have been other previous designs similar to this, in both modern & classic styles. This DOES have some of that 'faux wear' or weathering to the design. The Sonic graphics are somewhat interesting as they're done only in blue & white. This is a good tee if you don't already have something similar. This shirt is at JC Penny in summer/fall 2013 & should be about 9.00
Look at how bright this is! This is certainly the first time such a bright, hot color has been used for a Sonic shirt. It is quite the fluorescent yellow. (What would this do under a blacklight?) Even this photo does not do justice to the x-treme brightness of the fabric they used here. It has jumping twist modern Sonic in black & white (could he glow in the dark too?) with squares & the word "Awesomeness!!" written across the top. This is a Sears boys/teens size tee, but look at the tag...it looks like a new company is on the scene? Dynasty? What does the tag say? Write in if you know who this company is.
This is a tee that only comes in small little kids sizes. It's kind of dissapointing though, because the design is nice & features Eggman who is still pretty uncommon on merchandise. It has portraits for Sonic, Eggman, Tails & Shadow in dark blue squares against the blue background. The modern logo is at the bottom. This is a Sears shirt, & will be located in the babies / toddlers area because of the size. It should be between 5 & 7 dollars if you see it in 2013.
This tee uses CG art to create a fresh look!
It's called "Figure Trio Tee", & features Sonic, Knuckles & Tails, the original cool team. Knuckles & Tails are in rectangles of color, while Sonic stands partially outside of his rectangle and is shown pointing...down? There is likely to be a bit of background detail or pattern inside the rectangles but the photo is too small to tell what's going on. There isn't really another shirt that looks like this one, so if you're looking for something different, pick this up. It should be a winter 2014 item (but short sleeve in winter?)
This bright orange tee has the slogan "Sonic Rip it Up", & the design follows its own advice, as it's 'torn' into several pieces. Modern jumping-twist Sonic appears on a colorful fade & checker background, but the whole thing has a white outline "ripped paper" edge effect. The pieces are also slightly apart letting the orange of the shirt show through. It makes for a fresh/interesting look, certainly no other shirt design has been set to look torn up. The letters are in a block/cut out type of font.
The tag shows it's probably one of those "Issaac Morris" brand ones where the maker is quite hidden, there is no cloth tag, & the printed-in neck-tag doesn't say who its' by either. This is probably a winter 2014 item. Where can you find it?
Here's a tee for little kids only. This is a Sears winter 2014 item. The tee has modern thumbs-up Sonic, tiny hot green checker background & hot pink border. Interestingly, the logo is re-colored as well.
This is that "Awesomeness!" super bright hot yellow tee from above. (Don't be fooled by the pale color in this photo it's still super bright) However, notice the sticker that's now on there. This is the 2nd known "AR" (that's Augmented Reality) shirt. The sticker tells you to "Get the Boost App" for your phone, then focus the phone on the shirt and "The Design Comes Alive".
So what makes this one different from the one above? The design appears identical...what did they add to make phone functionality? What does the design actually do when you 'use' it with AR? Write in if you've ever seen it go.
This black kids size tee features CG art so the characters have new poses. Sonic is running & looking back, Knuckles is gliding with a fist forward to one side & Tails is running in complete profile. The background is a swatch of orange-ish honeycomb pattern. The slogan here is "Lightening Speed" , with the modern logo at the bottom. Notice the sky blue rectangle tag with modern logo & interior printed collar logo in white. Where is this sold? How much does it cost?