Ugly Christmas Sweaters Gone Geeky

Holiday cheer is the right of all sentient beings.

Well, here we go. The holiday season is upon us yet again. I'm more of a Halloween kind of guy, but there are at least a few elements of Christmas I can still appreciate. At the very top of the list are the festive yet disturbingly ugly sweaters adorned with tacky graphics, glitter, and bells. I'm not especially keen on wearing any, but I admire their alluring mixture of goofiness and gaudiness. It's all about the alliteration, baby.

Despite admiring these eyesores from afar, I find myself feeling more swayed than ever to actually join in on the fun. This year, the wonderful world of pop culture t-shirt stores have tapped into the realm of ugly Christmas sweaters in glorious fashion. Here are a few that have caught my eye thus far:

Guardians of the Galaxy "Holiday Mix Vol. 1"

5 Geeky Cereals I Wish I Could Really Buy!

So, I regularly peruse pop-culture t-shirt sites like Teefury. Day in and day out, they feature incredibly awesome and eye-catching designs that homage properties or characters that I more than likely have interest in. The results are most often in the realm of "Whoa, that's cool!"

Lately, some of my favorite designs have been of fictional cereals that immediately call some of the more famous Kellog's brands to mind. I'm pop-culture obsessed enough to love cereal mascots and box art, so thrusting characters from other mediums like freakin' Iron Man into that format is totally up my alley. Here are five notable examples:

ThunderCats 6 Inch Tygra and Cheetara Images

Oh look, the Bandai ThunderCats toyline is going to include 6 inch versions of the new Tygra and Cheetara after all. Gaze upon them. Want them. Love them.

Enjoy.

ThunderCats Picked Up for 52 Episodes

From the ThunderCatsNOW Twitter: The Art Director for the new ThunderCats cartoon, Dan Norton, has confirmed that the show has been confirmed for a 52 episode run. Episode 10 aired this past Friday, so we've got at least 42 more episodes to enjoy! Great news!

ThunderCats, HO!

PS: If you missed it, ThunderCats Season 1 Book 1 is now available on DVD!

Toys "R" Us' ThunderCats "Sight Beyond Sight Headquarters"

If you're a ThunderCats fan, you might want to have a cursory glance at Toys "R" Us' new ThunderCats highlight section: Sight Beyond Sight Headquarters. Currently available: trailers, coloring pages, icons, and of course - the opportunity to buy the new Bandai ThunderCats toys. TRU doesn't have the best prices for those particular bits of plastic, but for a bored fanboy, the site will give you a tiny bit of new time wasting fodder at the very least! Check it out here: ThunderCats at Toys "R" Us

ThunderCats - The Book of Omens Preview Images

The official ThunderCats facebook profile has been updated with three new preview images of the upcoming episode "The Book of Omens", seen above. There's lots to find out with this episode: Who is Lion-O's mysterious ancestor, and what's his relationship to Mumm-Ra? Finally, what's the story of the stones and why does Mumm-Ra want them so bad? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Lion-O journeys into the Book of Omens on an all new ThunderCats, September 2nd, 2011 at 8:30 EST on Cartoon Network!

New ThunderCats Jackalman Revealed

MTV Geek has just posted this image of Jackalman from the new ThunderCats cartoon currently airing Friday nights on Cartoon Network, along with an interview with designer Dan Norton. Get that cursor ready and click click click - you can find the full article HERE.

Compare the image above the 80s Jackalman, seen here:

Jackalman would be an awesome last name, wouldn't it?

6 Inch Bandai ThunderCats Gallery from the Interweb's GogDog

Toy photographer extraordinaire GogDog has found his inner GogCat with some great shots of the recent 6 Inch ThunderCats from Bandai, the current wave of which is based on the designs from the new cartoon airing Friday nights on Cartoon Network. If you didn't want these toys before...you will now. Check out the rest of the pictures on GogDog's flickr page HERE.

ThunderCats, Ho!

ThunderCats Screenshots & Concept Art from IGN

These are but a few of the great offerings from IGN's ThunderCats Images section. If you're interested in some behind the scenes material from the new ThunderCats series, or straight up screen shots for use as your computer's wallpaper, check out the full selection of images HERE.

ThunderCats 2011 Wave 1 4-Inch Figure Photo Gallery: Lion-O, Panthro, and more!

ThunderCats.WS has uploaded a hilariously extensive gallery of photos showcasing Wave 1 of the 4 inch figures from Bandai's new ThunderCats toyline. The assortment includes Lion-O, Panthro, Mumm-Ra, Wilykat, and Wilykit. You can check out the full gallery of these awesome new ThunderCats toys HERE!

ThunderCats HO and what not.
 

Mezco Lion-O and Mumm-Ra Mega Scale ThunderCats at SDCC 2011

As seen at San Diego Comic-Con 2011:

These huge ass Mega Scale ThunderCats figures are from toy giants Mezco. Mega Scale Lion-O is already out there, and Mumm-Ra is coming next year. Do you think you can you handle a full 14 inches of evil mummy goodness? Oh, god...

Thanks to ThunderCats.WS and ToyArk.com for the image!

If you're itching to spend, Amazon has some sweet ThunderCats swag in stock:
 

Bandai Thundercats Classic Tygra in Package

From Thundercats.WS:

Thundercats.WS member LiarDice Films has provided a nice preview of Bandai's Thundercats Classic Tygra in package. Tygra is expected for release near the end of July 2011. To check out the rest of the photos, including the back and side-views, visit the full article HERE.