Brett Ewins: In-gallery appearance and Art Exhibition of Brett Ewins: Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, Skreemer...

Following the success of the DC Comics Art Exhibition - a collaborative venture between Urban Species (t-shirts, prints, artwork, customizations) and curator Chu Maclean, we are proud to announce our next project:

"The Art of Brett Ewins Exhibition" - Featuring the man himself present in the flesh so prepare for signings, pictures, photographs, books



"In 1977 Brett co-created the indy comic Sometime Stories which led on to a long run of series for the UK's 2000AD, including Judge Dredd, Judge Anderson, Rogue Trooperand the hit series Bad Company.



In the US, Brett co-created Skreemer for DC's Vertigo line and futuristic PI, Johnny Nemo.

Abandoning the comics industry to concentrate on writing novels, Brett produced the indy collection The Dark Gate for Cyberosia. This year his imagery was featured in a major exhibition of new urban street grafitti by the IFC Collective in London."

A new retrospective, The Art of Brett Ewins was published this year by Sky Pirate Press.

And like we did with the DC Exhibition, expect some music, some drinks and some good conversation on our launch night.

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Time	13 September at 19:00 - 13 October at 19:00
Location	The Lion Gallery 132 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0JX London, United Kingdom

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The DC Revamp is Here!

In June, Senior VP at DC said

"we are relaunching the entire DC Universe line of comic books with all new first issues. 52 of them to be exact.

In addition, the new #1s will introduce readers to a more modern, diverse DC Universe, with some character variations in appearance, origin and age. All stories will be grounded in each character's legend - but will relate to real world situations, interactions, tragedy and triumph.

This epic event will kick off on Wednesday, August 31st with the debut of a brand new JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, which pairs Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, together for the first time. "

Exciting times or what? Whether a cynical/cunning marketing plug or an ingenious comic book revolution, it's difficult to see anyone rival this strategy for excitement or technique.

With Justice League #1 already online and on stands, by September 21st, we will witness #1 roll-outs of Batman, Batgirl, Green Arrow, Swamp Thing, Green Lantern, Batwing, Superman, Justice League DARK, Hawkman, Flash, Captain Atom, Wonder Woman and so on from the DC Pantheon. 52 titles. Check the image below. We'll be keeping you up-to-date with the exact release schedule as well as get some reviews up.

And also view our fantastic DC range here at Urban Species

Roots Manuva's Banana Klan at Living Bar in Brixton

We have word that Roots Manuva's effervescent Banana Klan will be rocking it at the Living Bar on Coldharbour Lane (Brixton) this Friday. And it's only £3 'til midnight to get your skank and hip-shake on. Get in! 9:30 til late

Grab your Banana Klan merchandise exclusively from Urban Species here.

Thrilling concept art from BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY

Take some moments to breathe in these thrilling concept-art images from BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY via Carlos D'anda.

Check out our DC/Batman range on our website URBAN SPECIES




We've scooped these from the nice guys at Comic Book Movies.

Killer Transformers Costumes

Raaaah! Check out the Optimus Prime & Bumblebee costumes below if you haven't already:

Check out our cracking Transformers range here:

Tee Junkie show us love for Wonder Woman T-shirt

Tee Junkie - a connoisseur site for all things T-Shirty have shown us much appreciated love for one of our Wonder Woman tees.

Posted by Kay who can also apparently twirl a lasso:

"In a time when the whole world seems to be going superhero mad, in a really macho way, it’s nice to be reminded that everything in life is not all testosterone.


Wonder Woman – remember her? She had the best hair, and the worst dialog, ever. Also a lasso, as I recall. Anyway, Green Lantern, Captain America, all those guys … they had nothing on Wonder Woman, who, when still a little girl, blew out the birthday candles on her cake with such force that the cake entered orbit. I never really got that one: if she was an Amazonian princess, how come she had a birthday cake with candles on? Also she had bullet-proof bracelets, which I wanted as a kid."

Read the whole piece on the tee junkie website

Direct link to this Wonder Woman t-shirt >

Urban Species

Urban Species at London Film and Comic Con

Urban Species is proud to anounce our presence at this years London Film and Comic Con.

We hereby cordially invite you all to join us for a fun filled weekend of cross convergent multi media based madness. That's right, I said madness; so crazy I'm not even wearing my glasses as I type. There will be hot chicks in tight clothing even hotter men greasing themselves up, and lets not forget the most important element the latest funkiest freshest garms going. Including our ranges of officially licensed DC Transformers & Technics products.

Miss Phoenix and Miss Lowy Clark will be your personal shopping assistants for the exceptionally fun filled weekend of the 8th-10th of July. With the occassional flying visit from the Most beautiful Mama Supreme to make sure neither of us isn't getting away with something a little bit too naughty. Our boys get to take it easy for the weekend, but they will surely be drifting about and contact details for all the team will be at hand at all times.

This is due to be a fantastic event Located in the heart of London town. With a huge variation in companies exhibiting every kind of relevant product imaginable. Be there, there's no two ways about it. We will most definately make it worth your while.

Peace out Cool kids. Miss Phoenix

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London Film and Comic Con

The Transformers are here... Rock your Transformers t-shirts as Dark of the Moon graces the big screen

We've watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon and we loved it [review coming soon]

In conjunction with the film release; do check out the flashy range of Transformers t-shirts we at Urban Species are presenting for your tastes...

Check out all the designs here... tell us what you think

Kidz Cool It review of Green Lantern

The Kidz Cool It philosophy is a simple marvel - why bother with what decadent middle-aged people have to say about the Green Lantern eh? Kidz Cool It goes straight to the vortex of children's thought to bring you reviews written/spoken BY children FOR children. Here is Tobias rocking our very own Green Lantern t-shirt. Join the corps!

Watch the review on kidzcoolit website here.

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Urban Species shout out on Green Lantern UK Facebook

Power to the people and the Corps! Check out our shout out on Green Latern official UK Facebook page. We loved the film (escapism is a glory) - check our exclusive t-shirts/prints and so on here.

Letter from Michael Bay ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon release [Basically, "watch it in 3D!"]

Thank You Note From Michael Bay
06/26/2011

I just want to take the opportunity to thank all the fans around the world for letting me have fun with the Transformers franchise. It has been a wonderful opportunity to have worked with about 4000 crew members around the world. These artists are some of the very best in the entire film business. I’m honored to have had you work along side me. We had an amazing time.

‘Dark of the Moon’ has some of the most technically challenging sequences ever shot. And shot in 3D. I must urge you to find the very best theatre and see this movie in that format. 3D was a forethought, not an afterthought in this movie. I’m glad Jim Cameron and Steven Spielberg really convinced me to shoot in this new technology. We used and invented many new techniques to make the 3D sharper, brighter and more color contrast. I think theatre owners heard their audience that they need to respect the specs of the projectors and not dim the bulbs to save money.

Many theaters are presenting it in the brand new 7.1 sound, which is awesome. This is the most complex, intricate sound track that me and my Academy Awarding winning sound team have done. They really out did themselves to make this a big picture experience. Hopefully you will have as much fun watching this movie as we all had making it.

Thanks,

Michael Bay

While you get your Transformers hype on, check out our dazzling new range here:



Transformers is out 28th June nationwide and stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, and John Malkovich

Charlie Shazer officially launches KidsLoveInk East at our HQ ground-floor

World renowned tattoo artist Charlie Shazer officially launches KidsLoveInk East in association with Tony Vegas (Scratch Perverts). This is the second London branch of the 'KLINK' family, located at Cheshire Street- just off Brick Lane.
A tattoo artist of over 13 years, Charlie began his career in Islington's Fine Line Tattoo before going on to manage Metalmorphasis in Soho and has also guested extensively at the legendary Tattoo SEEN in the Bronx, New York. Coming from a graffiti background, all of Charlie's work is custom drawn and ranges from traditional tattoos to his speciality, beautifully intricate Japanese designs.


KLINK East is open 6 days a week, Tuesday- Sunday. To make an appointment, call Charlie on 07943 605 417, mail chrlshzr@gmail.com or just drop in!
14 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EH
Check out some of Charlie's work at www.charlieshazer.blogspot.com

So whilst you get your ink, do remember that we haven’t disappeared. Bruce Wayne taught us that so many cool things take place below the surface so we will be alive and kicking in our own Batcave. Still the hub for our fantastic range DC range featuring Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash etc; our merchandising of international artistry and your own customization needs. Fly by and say Hi. www.urbanspecies.co.uk

Green Lantern Film Preview + T-Shirt Competition

It's a bold logo that belongs to the Green Lantern. The logo doesn't belong to a person per-say. Well... YOU could become the Green Lantern. All you need is a Power Lantern. And a Power Ring. These majestic instruments allow a control of the physical realms through powers of force-field generation, flight towards the speed of light, invisibility cloaking, teleportation and even time travel, amongst many others. All of this only if you are deemed worthy enough (you need strength, wits, will-power, imagination) by the Guardians of the Universe to join the galactic police force that is the Green Lantern Corps.

How about a T-shirt in the meantime?



The Green Lantern movie is released on the 17th of June and features a stellar cast including Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively (yeah, the blonde from Gossip Girl) and Mark Strong.



To win ANY Green Lantern T-shirt from the Urban Species collection: simply answer "Which Superhero group that also includes Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman is Green Lantern Hal Jordan a founding member of?" Message us the answer on our Facebook page and leave us an email address for us to get back at you if you win.