ComicsAlliance’s New Custom Batman Converse: ‘Arkham City’ Sneakers! [link]
As part of its DC Comics x Converse’s Fall/Winter collection, shoemaker Converse launched itsnewest Design Your Own DC Comics Chuck Taylor All Star shoes campaign this week, featuring artwork from the Batman: Arkham City video game. Similar to the previous Design Your Own DC Comics Sneakers process, this feature allows the customer to design their own shoes by offering a selection of customizable parameters, including innovative digitally-printed canvas, rubber soles, lining, and even a personalized heel strip.
Converse invited me to demo the new “Design Your Own Arkham City Chuck Taylor All Stars” during New York Comic Con last month, and after the meticulous process of customizing every detail, I ended up with a great pair of kicks featuring the Arkham City incarnations of Batman and Catwoman.
Check out my review of Converse’s customizable Arkham City sneakers on ComicsAlliance!
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a sneak peek of my new customized chucks
[stay tuned to ComicsAlliance & Fashion Tips From Comic Strips for more info]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdexs83UXu1qd3fj1o1_500.jpg)
![Converse’s New DC Comics And ThunderCats Sneaker Designs For Fall/Winter 2012 [link]
Converse revealed their latest Fall/Winter collection at an exclusive event at Converse SoHo during New York Comic Con, featuring their latest DC Comics designs including Superman and Teen Titans but also a selection of ThunderCats kicks. The collections includes low-tops and high-tops, and footwear available in men’s, women’s, and children’s sizes.
Check out the latest DC Comics designs that Converse has to offer on ComicsAlliance!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mciiw2qWdZ1qahez5o1_500.jpg)
![Super Style: Sound Effect & Speech Balloon Accessories [link]
As what’s been called “geek culture” continues to flourish within mainstream culture, the stigma once associated with being a “nerd” is quickly being replaced with an eagerness to proudly express one’s inner geek on her sleeve — for our purposes, literally! In the world of fashion, high end designers have been pulling inspiration from superheroes and other fantastical fictional characters, not to mention the countless t-shirts, dresses and accessories designed and produced daily about the icons of comics, sci-fi, video games, and more. On a smaller scale, the vitality of crafting communities (such as Etsy, Craftster, and Cut Out + Keep) has provided fans and artisans alike to share and sell their creatively nerdy wares. You call it geek chic, we call it Super Style. Every week,ComicsAlliance will showcase a catalog of selected items that seamlessly splice nerd culture with fashion, and just in time for Pay Day too! This week, Super Style shows you how to add sound effects to your swagger with accessories saturated in comic book onomatopoeia and speech balloons - check out this week’s Super Style on ComicsAlliance!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqhn91O0JD1qahez5o1_500.jpg)
