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The future looked bright (and dark, and funny…) in Shirt.Woot‘s Sci-Fi Shirts derby. As you’d expect, pop culture references to the major sci-fi franchises were very much in style, though there’s also a smattering of designs that play with broad sci-fi concepts instead of specifics. Here’s a look at two current voting underdogs that I think could use some more attention…

Klaatu Barada St. Nikto by EwingKlipspringer might be pretty darn early for the holidays (it’s not even Halloween yet!) but this is a retro reference that would give a lot of older geeks a very merry Christmas.

Sc-Fi-Fest by thehookshot translates some major sci-fi properties into band logos, a joke that becomes even funnier with the “I Survived…” title that highlights how deadly those franchises can be to their minor characters.

This derby continues through Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 cash and $2 per item sold. Additionally, other designs will be selected and sold for $2 per item each. Both top vote-getters and selected designs will be sold in a future Plus sale.

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Are you ready to go back in time? Shirt.Woot‘s latest derby theme is…

Starting Thursday at noon: Derby #674: MedTEEval Tees

Hear ye, hear ye! The dark-ages are upon us, for Derby contest #674 we are going Medieval. Armor up, grab your minstrel, and study up on your Magna Carta so we can storm the castle with ye olde tee art. We know you Troubadours like a challenge so Game of Thrones, Monty Python & Princess Bride are off limits this week! Also cream tees.

This derby begins Thursday at noon and continues through next Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 and $2 per item sold after the first day of sales. Those winners will be sold on Friday (1st), Saturday (2nd), and Sunday (3rd). Additionally, other designs may be selected for a Plus sale on the following Monday, with each selected design earning $2 per item sold.

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Shirt.Woot prepped their fans for convention season with the ShirtCon Shirts derby, packing entries with both concepts drawn from the convention experience and references to the pop culture properties that those conventions celebrate. Here’s a look at two current voting underdogs that I think could use some more attention…

Syllablaze by chachachino turns Ghost Rider into a Ghost Writer, making for an entertainingly badass portrait of a struggling writer.

Retrocon by mekazoo delivers both excellent retro style and a smart, silly punchline that should appeal to fans of nostalgia.

This derby continues through Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 cash and $2 per item sold. Additionally, other designs will be selected and sold for $2 per item each. Both top vote-getters and selected designs will be sold in a future Plus sale.

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Expect an influx of futuristic fan favorites in Shirt.Woot‘s newest derby theme…

Starting Thursday at noon: Derby #673: Sci-Fi Shirts

Aliens and spaceships and lasers, Oh my! Derby #673 will focus on the wonderfully wide worlds of science fiction. (Which, by the way is a lot more than Star Wars, Star Trek, Hitchhiker, Firefly, and Dr. Who. So let’s not get too myopic). Designs can include everything from common sci-fi tropes like aliens and stuff, to parodies of sci-fi pop culture. No cream tees.

This derby begins Thursday at noon and continues through next Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 and $2 per item sold after the first day of sales. Those winners will be sold on Friday (1st), Saturday (2nd), and Sunday (3rd). Additionally, other designs may be selected for a Plus sale on the following Monday, with each selected design earning $2 per item sold.

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Shirt.Woot had creatures of all shapes and sizes sizing each other up in the Animal Warfare derby. Most designs took a cartooned approach, but more illustrative and vectored approaches are represented as well. Here’s a look at two current voting underdogs that I think could use some more attention…

Swan vs. Swan: The Punctuation War by thatrobert is a cool way of using type, and the question marks make perfect swan necks.

dragonyarn by ApeLad is an incredibly effective drawing that delivers both an action scene and lots of detail. I love how well the yarn is represented in the soft, nubby teeth and fiber effect in the string.

This derby continues through Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 cash and $2 per item sold. Additionally, other designs will be selected and sold for $2 per item each. Both top vote-getters and selected designs will be sold in a future Plus sale.

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Gather round, there’s a new Shirt.Woot derby theme…

Starting Thursday at noon: Derby #672: ShirtCon Shirts

Convention season is in full swing and nerds and geeks and fans of all stripes are flooding into convention centers across the nation. Derby #672 help them flaunt their favorite fandoms with designs that feature the comics, characters, shows, and franchises beloved by the ConCrowd. Just make sure your entries qualify as parody. Designs that veer into potential infringement territory will be rejected. The only rules: no politics or cream tees.

This derby begins Thursday at noon and continues through next Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 and $2 per item sold after the first day of sales. Those winners will be sold on Friday (1st), Saturday (2nd), and Sunday (3rd). Additionally, other designs may be selected for a Plus sale on the following Monday, with each selected design earning $2 per item sold.

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Shirt.Woot asked artists to veer close to the edge of good taste and respectability with their Nearly NSFW derby. Language, sexual themes and rude gestures were especially popular topics. Here’s a look at two current voting underdogs that I think could use some more attention…

Elmer? Ewwww! by EwingKlipspringer keeps things simple with a glue gag that will make you see crafting in a new light. The glue’s shocked expression is what really sells this one.

Bad Fruit by BlairJCampbell has a great sense of fun about it, and I love the reveal of the pile of fruit skins in the background. My only criticism is that the unpeeled banana really ought to be much lighter than bright yellow to make it read more clearly as unpeeled.

This derby continues through Thursday at noon. The top three vote-getters will each earn $1000 cash and $2 per item sold. Additionally, other designs will be selected and sold for $2 per item each. Both top vote-getters and selected designs will be sold in a future Plus sale.

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