Fans of Marvel Comics will certainly be happy that a few artists from Japan are putting their own spin on new shirts featuring iconic characters in the Marvel Maniacs T-Shirt Collection.
The Marvel Maniacs T-Shirt Collection is a collaboration between Tokyo retailer FREAK’S STORE and Marvel Comics for a one-off series of shirts featuring the latter's famed characters. The designers they've lined up are five of Japan's most famous individuals in the creative industry, which includes Yasumasa Yonehara, Yasushi Fujimoto, Yoshikage Kajiwara, DJ MURO and DJ DARUMA. Characters such as Magneto, Thor, Iron Man and Spiderman will all make their debut in the collection.
This is an extremely exclusive collection. Each shirt has a serial, numbered from 1 to 50, and upon each purchase, the customer will receive three cans, one sheet of poster and a comic book. This is available exclusively at FREAK'S STORE in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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