preview-a-rama

some of you may remember a time on this site when we did things a little differently. there was period during 2005 and 2006 when you could have your favorite shirt design printed on any style, color or size of shirt of your choice. nothing was ever "out of stock" because everything was made to order. that made for a really cool range of choices, but from our perspective was a bit of a logistical nightmare, and often meant people had to wait an unreasonable amount of time for their orders. well, part of the problem was that we'd only print the shirts once a month, and the other issue was that we'd have to print anywhere from 12 to 20 different designs at the end of that month, and it would sometimes take forever. so we discontinued doing it. but i always kind of regretted taking that choice away from people.
so i got to thinking the other night: why not just take the negatives out of the equation, and leave the positives? in other words, print once per week instead of once per month, and instead of trying to print a ton of different designs, just print one at a time? so, genius that i am, that is exactly what i'm going to do. starting on april 16th, next thursday, i'll make one design per week available on a "pre-order" basis. you'll be able to choose from 10 different styles, every color in the rainbow (as well as some that aren't in the rainbow, like camoflage) and of course your own size, and they'll even be $3 less than our regular in stock items! at the end of the first week, i'll print 'em up and send 'em out. and for the first print we'll be doing a brand new todd marrone design called speaking of. just to whet yer whistle, i printed a couple last night, and here's what they look like:







excited yet? i am.

and since i'm in a teasing, preview-y kind of mood, i've got the first few prototype pairs of zbq undies finished, so here's a little sneak peek at those:





and no, that's not a really pasty girl wearing those, that's the shop mannequin, beatrice. she definitely needs some sun. we'll be going into production with these within a couple of weeks, so keep your eyes peeled.

should be posting the next set of buttons later tonight. have a good good friday.

don't be so stinghe

i don't know from photography, but, as the old saying goes, "i know what i like." and i like nico stinghe's photography very, very much. nico has been producing his surreal, gritty yet glamorous work from his home in montreal for several years now, and it never fails to shock, tittilate and inspire. he was behind one of our most controversial prints, montreal, and has collaborated with me on 2 new prints which will be available on zbq shirts in the very near future. for now, i'm happy to present a new set of his work in LOVECATS. and if you're like me and you just can't seem to get enough nico, be sure to check out his web site at anothersidewalk.tv and follow the links to his blog and eerie youtube videos. tres bon!















i'd like to give a quick shout-out to a new shirt blog i just discovered, by way of their discovering me: t-shirt connoisseur. it's short and to the point, and the writer seems to have good taste in shirts (well, obviously). i've added it to our brand new blog roll which can be found to the right if you scroll up a bit. if you've got a blog about t-shirts, art or other wacky/cool/interesting topics you'd like to have added to the roll, drop me a line. les nouveaux boutons venant bientôt, mes amis!!

who watches the watchmen?

apparently, no one. which is a real shame- it's a pretty amazing movie. i finally got out to see it the other night- though i missed the imax 3d version, dammit- and there were only 6 of us in the theatre. as a huge fan of the original comic from the eighties, i tried to keep my expectations realistic. so did it live up to the comic? in my opinion, almost- but not quite. but it wasn't for lack of effort. the central themes and characters of alan moore's masterpiece were more or less intact, visually it was truly a feast for the eyes and at nearly 3 hours, fast paced enough that it felt more like an hour. i guess really my only complaint about the movie- and this might seem strange- is that it was almost too faithful to the comic. comics are a different medium from film, and by sticking with the book's dialogue and story practically verbatim, i felt that maybe there was some potential for more character development that didn't get explored as deeply as it could have. but really, i'm nitpicking. the watchmen is an excellent movie, one of (if not the) best comic adaptations ever made. rorschach, my favorite character, is superbly rendered, dr. manhatten is just plain freakin' cool, and i am officially in love with malin ackerman, who plays the incredibly sexy silk spectre 2. well done, folks.





mmmmmmmm.

oh yeah, i'm now a trend whore like the rest of you. that's right, ZBQ is now on twitter. i'm so ashamed.

princess geisha

i've been kind of slacking on posting new pictures in LOVECATS, but tonight i prepped 6 new sets of photos for your viewing pleasure, and these i will be posting every few days over the next couple of weeks. the first of these, as promised some time ago, is of our friend jezebelle, a fellow canadian, a little kinky and crazy like many of us in the great white north, and the owner and main subject of her very nsfw web site. more pictures to come........







sale is still on.....props to a few blogs for their recent zbq posts: shirts on sale, shirts around the internet and the t-shirt review. these are all awesome blogs and you should support them!......i should be posting a new set of buttons very soon- within the first week of april....working on about 12-15 new zbq shirt prints, once they're all ready i hope to be posting a new one every 2-3 weeks or so....we're moving in mid-april, i'll be sure to post some new pictures of our awesome new spot. promise that you'll visit me if you're ever in halifax!!!