Geek Apparel of the Week: You’ve Got the Touch
Yet again on Geek Apparel of the Week, we have a shirt that in no way disguises your nerdiness. But this is also the first time I’ve seen a shirt and involuntarily said “holy shit” and its awesomeness. Optimus Prime on guitar? A huge stack of amps behind him? A reference to one of the greatest geek songs ever made? Yes, yes, and fuck yes. It’s $20 over at 80tees.com if you’ve got the power to go along with that touch.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.