# Heroic Primate Tees Marvel Teams with Bathing Ape to Make Monkey Avengers Shirts By Trenton Millar | Published 2012-08-02 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monkey-avengers-shirts References: [hypebeast](http://hypebeast.com/2012/08/marvel-comics-x-a-bathing-ape-2012-the-avengers-collection) & [bape](http://www.bape.com/marvelcomics02) [Marvel Comics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuf-of-legends) and Bathing Ape have teamed up as a dynamic duo to produce monkey-inspired Avengers shirts. The line has seven pieces, six shirts and one hoodie, each featuring a cartoon monkey reinterpreted as one of the heroes from the Avengers. Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man and Thor all make their debut as ape-like versions of themselves on the tees. The other tees in the line feature the [Marvel logo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marvel-and-gshock) and the [Bathing Ape logo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-and-transformers-1) made from a collage of the collaboration's super monkey designs. The final piece in the collection is a zip-up hoodie, which is printed with the same super monkey collage print. Show your Avengers spirit while monkeying around with these quirky tees. The line will be available starting August 11th. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Animal-inspired Fashion Apparel:** The trend of incorporating animal design in fashion apparel for an unconventional approach towards clothing. - **Collaboration Merchandise:** The trend of collaborating with different brands to create unique merchandise, expanding both brand's audience. - **Character-inspired Streetwear:** The trend of using popular characters and pop culture icons as the inspiration behind streetwear apparel, making clothing more relatable to youth culture. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Retail:** The fashion industry can benefit from incorporating animal-inspired designs into their clothing items, attracting customers looking for unconventional clothes. - **Entertainment Merchandise:** The entertainment industry can expand their merchandise line with collaboration products and character-inspired apparel. - **Streetwear Retail:** The streetwear industry can capitalize on creating fanbase-related clothing items, especially character-based clothing items, to attract customers who want to showcase their interests through apparel. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Comic Collab Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ovo-x-marvel.md) - [Chinese Motif-Inspired Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-1.md) - [Anime-Inspired Streetwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-x-kaikai-kiki.md) - [Superhero-Inspired Protein Powders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gnc-pro-performance-100-whey-protein.md) - [Superhero Lifestyle Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fantastic-four-first-steps.md) - [Villain-Inspired Collaborative Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marvel-and-kith.md) - [Comic-Themed Tech Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-heroes-vs-villains.md) - [Superhero Nutritional Supplements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/myprotein-captain-america.md) - [Superhero-Inspired Comic Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marvel-collection.md)