Heroes and Harbingers

We've been total slackers this past year about updating our blog, but are hoping to kick things back up! Lots of fun things have been happening for us, including having our work show up on NBC's "Heroes"! We were total geeks for this show to begin with, so it was really exciting to see our stuff pop up in a couple of episodes.

Here's the banner for our book "The Irrelevant Redemption" from last week's episode:


And here's our Raven t-shirt lurking in another comic book store scene (this episode had the fantanamous Seth Green in it!):


We're already digging the reboot with this year's Volume 4 "Fugitives" (though Parkman should have bitten it, instead of Speedy, and really, why is Suresh still around?). Other than a few quibbles, the darker tone and faster BSG-style pacing is working for us, can't wait to see how this story arc plays out!

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space

Our Space Station Blues tee was featured in today's official Etsy Finds Astronaut-themed newsletter:

"As wikipedia tells it, in April, 1959, NASA announced it's astronauts for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program in the US with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the Earth.

Today's Etsy Finds pay homage to those first space travelers and to dreaming of worlds beyond the everyday, even if they're only in your imagination. Let's blast off, shall we?"



Anyone who knows me well enough knows I'm space obsessed, so having our tee included for this is pretty mad sweet! Here's a link to the accompanying Storque article as well!

For more about Project Mercury, hit up Wikipedia's super informative entry.

Dual Blogging Action!

Today was a kinetic day all around. Both Cody and I were slammed with evil wage-slave day job stuff, so it was a nice surprise to get messages this evening letting us know our designs have been featured on two different blogs.



Our Cameo Mecanique hoodie was included as one of Monkey Bun's Etsy Picks, in Krystal's splendid post on the beauty of brown.

We were also featured on This Humble Abode, as one of Jenny's Etsy Finds, in her article spotlighting local San Francisco artists. Check out her adorable twins in the post above us, crazy amounts of cute!

Interview on Vegan Etsy

Check out Cody's interview this week on Vegan Etsy!


The Vegan Etsy team is dedicated to supporting vegans and helping build vegan awareness. Many of the members donate a portion of their shop sales to animal charities, so stop by and check out their goodies. Your purchases will help contribute to the well-being of our animal friends!

Indie Retailer of the Day

Moue Magazine has chosen us as Indie Retailer of the Day! Their blog focuses on progressive politics, in addition to spotlighting independent artists and media.

Be sure to check them out!

Spring Haiku Challenge

haiku challengers
your clever words grace our blog
our days are brightened

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Spring Haiku Challenge! Here are a few of our favorite submissions:

oh, hello daisy!
don't let the hippies get you,
you're meant for the bees

Hello Daisy Card, from SlimArts

little red devil
sitting on my left shoulder
no angelic right

Devil May Care Sheldon, from Ugly Gerbil

things fall on his head
he drowns and steps on third rail
then robots get him

A Dozen Calamities Card, from Momerath

ticky ticky tock
you break the gears in my heart
your love strangles me

Tender Time Bomb Scarf (This one's actually from our shop, but we thought the haiku written by our friend Dustin was hilarious, so we threw it in :) ).

Binary Winter Melts Into Spring

big eyed surveillance
sweet flowers will distract you
i take your honey

Spring brings out the poet in us! Unfortunately, our inner poet turns out to be a pretty lazy guy. Which is why we love haikus! They're perfect for that afternoon caffeine-induced burst of ADD eloquence.

Celebrate the launch of our new spring line with us with a little haiku fun:

1. Pick an item in your Etsy shop
2. Write a haiku about it
3. Drop the haiku in our comment box along with the link to the item

If you don't have an item to wax haiku about but are just feeling the muse, go ahead and express yourself! We'll feature our favorites on our blog next Monday!