T-shirts always make the best presents, plus they're a way of gift-wrapping yourself and your friends in cool images and slogans. We've put together a collection of classic, seasonal, and downright insane tees for you to bestow upon your loved ones — and yourself.
Snow-lek
It's a seasonal tribute to your favorite authoritarian cyborg-supremacist. Pick this one up on Red Bubble.
En Garde!
Forget pirates and ninjas. It's all about squids and narwhals now. They're working together to save the sea. Pick this one up on Red Bubble
Meh.
You feel it. Roy from IT Crowd feels it. Wear it on your chest. Pick this one up on Think Geek.
From Fire
You must have true valor to rock this tee of a knight on her steed. Also, fire. Pick this one up on Threadless.
Red
A sumptuously-robed Red Riding Hood with a gun? This is how we like our fairy tales to look. Plus, it's a gorgeous tee that's perfect for those casual-but-dressy times.
Pick this one up on Threadless.
I Just Nevilled Up
Fuck yeah, Neville. He knew what to do with that sword, and he did it well. Pick this one up on RedBubble.
July 1969 Astronaut Tribute Shirt
This is beautifully designed, and is a perfect homage to the people who first took humanity to the Moon. Pick this one up on LaFraise.
Winter Is Coming - To Westros, and to Santa
This is part of the sigil for House Stark, and it means that the darkness and monsters are about arrive on your doorstep. Or, you know, Santa might show up. Either way, it's good to be prepared with this tee. Pick this one up on Busted Tees.
Ski Hoth
It's winter, and the best powder is always on Hoth. Celebrate the ultimate winter sports planet with this tee. Pick this one up on T-shirt Laundry.
Bad, Bad Walker
Why are those walkers always drinking out of the toilet? I guess they like their water to be spicy.
Pick this one up at Threadless.
The Many Moods of Spock
He has a lot of feelings, though he tries to bury them deep inside. Who doesn't want a ton of Spock repression faces emblazoned across their heart? Pick this one up at Hot Topic.
Homebrew Computer Club
Salute computer history with this shirt, a facsimile of the same tee worn by members of the legendary Silicon Valley Homebrew Computer Club, where a very young Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniac, along with many early hacker luminaries, first started experimenting with home PCs back in the 1970s. Pick this one up at Homage.
Science. It works, bitches.
Yes, it's an oldie but it's still a goodie. This classic XKCD shirt speaks a truth that resonates through the ages. Here's designer Randall Munroe's explanation:
Science: We finally figured out that you could separate fact from superstition by a completely radical method: observation. You can try things, measure them, and see how they work! Bitches.
The graph on the back of the shirt is data from the COBE mission, which looked at the background microwave glow of the universe and found that it fit perfectly with the idea that the universe used to be really hot everywhere. This strongly reinforced the Big Bang theory and was one of the most dramatic examples of an experiment agreeing with a theory in history — the data points fit perfectly, with error bars too small to draw on the graph. It's one of the most triumphant scientific results in history.
Pick this one up at the XKCD store.
Event Horizon
If you're a fan of Fringe, or just like the idea of a black hole eating the Earth, this is the tee for you. Pick this one up at Threadless.
Zombies, Robots and Aliens Venn Diagram
Here's how you keep the three basic monster food groups straight in your mind. Pick this one up on Snorg Tees.
Bon Voyage, Pussy!
It's the seminal line uttered by Adam West's Batman to Catwoman. Celebrate the history of the caped crusader with this crazily awesome tee. Pick this one up from Head Hunter Apparel on Etsy.
Cat Wonder Woman
The greatest force among superheroes combined with the greatest force on the internet leads to only one thing: Cat Wonder Woman. This tee tops the cuteness chart. Pick this one up from Line Draw T-shirts on Etsy.
Super Mega Neo Turbo
Celebrate your favorite game systems from the 1980s and 90s while also broadcasting how awesome you are. Pick this one up at Giant Robot.
Hi . . .
Babee the giant bunny was strolling along with an ice cream cone, when this fire-breathing monster said hello. Could their budding friendship survive the melted scoop? We love all the bunny-themed tees (including ninja bunnies of course) at Fat Rabbit Farm, and you can pick this one up at Fat Rabbit Farm, too.
I Delete Haters
A fine seasonal sentiment for anybody who spends even a few minutes a day on the internet. Pick this one up at Loyal Army.