The Hundreds Official Adam Bomb Squad NFT Collectibles

Adam Bomb Squad

Bomb Story: Every generation has its own ""streetwear"". In the "90s, streetwear was propelled by artist-driven T-shirt labels, independent skate companies, and urban brands in the mainstream. The "80s version of streetwear was arguably independent surf designers like T&C Surf, Maui and Sons, and Gotcha. The Shattered Adam is in the spirit of a surf T-shirt brand of the era.| Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1465

Bomb Story: For a moment there in 2012, we thought we were headed towards the apocalypse (little did we know...), and so The Hundreds" Fall and Winter collections were themed around the end of the world. As an epilogue, in early 2013, we introduced another custom The Hundreds camouflage print called Burnt Camo. This time, we parodied the real-tree, woodland-style camos that mimic the forest floor, except the trees had now been reduced to black ashes. In the aftermath, there was regrowth and hope with fresh flowers beginning to bloom. | Background Story: 
In 2014, The Hundreds Design team climbed into a van and hauled off on an inspiration road trip to New Mexico. We stayed in an isolated desert house and every night, watched the stars coagulate into constellations above Santa Fe. The local art scene, the food, and the ornate design all contributed to this idea of building a unique constellation pattern for our cut-n-sew pieces, ranging from button-up wovens to headwear.

Bomb #1504

Bomb Story: This visibly angry Adam is one of a series of Adam Bombs in various emotive states. Mental health awareness and discussion are important to The Hundreds so we use the emotional Adams to help our community identify different feelings. Also, MOOD.| Background Story: 
Coinciding with the birth of the Internet in the late 1990s, Digital (or Digi) camouflages were invented by the Canadian Forces. But, we liked to play with Digi Camo because of its connection with the Internet, technology, and the metaverse. Considering that The Hundreds broke the web open for global streetwear, we"ve since been the forerunners when it comes to tech innovation in the marketplace. Case in point: NFTs.

Bomb #1540

Bomb Story: Titlecard Adam is just one element of a larger graphic that read ""Death from Below"" in old school horror film lettering. The inspiration for this design arose from our love of classic movies, black and white pictures, and film noir. | Background Story: 
If there was ever a pattern that encapsulated The Hundreds, it would be Paisley. Our first big hit, the one that put us on the map, was the all-over-print Paisley hoodie from 2005. There's an unabridged version of this story in Bobby's book, but that sweatshirt sold so much, and sold out so quickly overnight, that we allocated all of those funds to building our first flagship retail store on the corner of Fairfax and Rosewood. The pattern was designed in 2004, on a lesser-remembered piece called the ""Bandana"" zip-up. Over the years, those clusters of buta droplets continued onto The Hundreds T-shirts, across cut-n-sew collections, New Era fitteds, and collaborations with artists. The Paisley print not only defined us, but greater streetwear, as it trickled down into the work of later brands and designers.

Bomb #1584

Bomb Story: There are a few half-toned Adam Bombs in the Squad, but this was one of the first. The reprographic technique of half-toning has been popular throughout various generations of art, from the early screen-printing and lithographs of Warhol to the Photoshop edits of early-2000s streetwear. Half-toning was a convenient solution for many designers who were utilizing low-resolution online photographs to stretch across T-shirts. Instead of getting a pixelated result, a halftone filter broke a blurry photo into thousands of sharp, focused dots.| Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1622

Bomb Story: Artist Joshua Vides collaborated with us on this Adam Bomb, stylized in his signature form. Vides origins stem from streetwear, having gotten his start at The Hundreds and then founding his own brand CLSC. Today, Vides is regarded in the next school of contemporary artists, having worked with MCA Chicago, Fendi, and BMW. His Reality to Idea perspective of the world has inspired many to see their surroundings differently.| Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1627

Bomb Story: For every design and collaboration successfully executed by The Hundreds, there are a handful of alternatives and pitches that fell through. Some Adam Bombs go all the way to the final stages of the filtration process but are ultimately cut. The reasoning is all over the place: we believed in it, but not enough of our stockists bought into it. Sometimes, it's just that timing is off and the design fails to meet the climate criteria. Regardless, some bombs eventually make their way through but many are often trapped in purgatory. This is one of the lucky few drafts to finally see the light of day.| Background Story: 
Watercolor Camo is a unique camouflage pattern that blends both Woodland shapes and the Rain pattern. Military camouflage is intended for warfare and survival, so the objective was to find a beautiful and artistic execution. The watercolored application in gold and purple is subversive and yet, still very much effective.

Bomb #1628

Bomb Story: At its foundation, The Hundreds is foremost about art and creativity. That begins with pencils, pens, markers, crayons, anything that can leave a mark. That includes paintbrushes, acrylics and oils as well.| Background Story: 
The Hundreds' most iconic repeating pattern is the Paisley print. The irony? The message got lost. In fact, Bobby was never even a fan of the paisley design. It was a reference to bandana print, but the world glommed onto those trademark buta drops. So, over the years, we have re-worked the Paisley print throughout collections, and in the early 2010s, it returned as the Bandana Print. For the first time, we got to appreciate the Paisley in its orignal, intended form.

Bomb #1643

Bomb Story: This Adam Bomb is one of the most widely recognized and best-loved of all. It hit right at our 10-year anniversary mark and got the most mileage in an era where The Hundreds was widely distributed. Soon after this, we curtailed not just Adam Bomb, but The Hundreds, from much of commercial accessibility. In that sense, he symbolizes the end - or the BEGINNING - of an era. | Background Story: 
Horizontal stripes, especially of the yarn-dyed variety, are a staple of The Hundreds' collection. Earlier on, they were derived from the surf knits and beachgoer patterns that graced the backs of Californians in the 1980s. Examples include Hang Ten, OP, Quiksilver, and Gotcha. In the following decade, independent skate brands and rave companies capitalized on stripes across boxy, baggy tops. Whether they're fatter stripes across neighborhood-sanctioned Charlie Browns or pinstripes across suiting or a baseball jersey, The Hundreds' stripes speak to a spectrum of subcultures.

Bomb #1727

Bomb Story: Adam Bomb is The Hundreds world famous mascot. Bobby Hundreds illustrated a cartoony Adam Bomb with an anxious, expectant face, based off of The Hundreds logo at the time, an iconic silhouette called Solid Bomb. Over the years, Adam Bomb blanketed the world, proudly worn by generations of streetwear fans, topping Times Squares highest billboard, and collaborating with the biggest name brands and artists. Adam Bomb Squad is the leader of the Adam Bomb Squad and is one of the most recognizable faces in fashion today. The Pure Adam is the classic Adam Bomb logo imagined in a number of The Hundreds-approved colorways, pulled directly from our base palette. Unlike most of the other art in the ABS collection, this NFT features the only Adam Bomb that is colored up in these tones. | Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1728

Bomb Story: Although The Hundreds started off as a mens brand, early on, there was a sister line called TENS that shared the same inspiration and aesthetic. Madam was the TENS brand mascot and borrowed the same colors and styling of Adam, but reflected the strong and charismatic women that surrounded us in streetwear. Unfortunately, TENS only lasted a few seasons, but Madam was intermittently brought back into The Hundreds world, recently making a cameo in the 2021 Adam Bomb collection. Today, she holds it down as an on/off-again love interest for Adam and a good and loyal friend to the Adam Bomb Squad. The Pure Madam is the classic Madam Bomb logo imagined in a number of The Hundreds-approved colorways, pulled directly from our base palette. Unlike most of the other art in the ABS collection, this NFT features the only Madam Bomb that is colored up in these tones. | Background Story: 
If there was ever a pattern that encapsulated The Hundreds, it would be Paisley. Our first big hit, the one that put us on the map, was the all-over-print Paisley hoodie from 2005. There's an unabridged version of this story in Bobby's book, but that sweatshirt sold so much, and sold out so quickly overnight, that we allocated all of those funds to building our first flagship retail store on the corner of Fairfax and Rosewood. The pattern was designed in 2004, on a lesser-remembered piece called the ""Bandana"" zip-up. Over the years, those clusters of buta droplets continued onto The Hundreds T-shirts, across cut-n-sew collections, New Era fitteds, and collaborations with artists. The Paisley print not only defined us, but greater streetwear, as it trickled down into the work of later brands and designers.

Bomb #1769

Bomb Story: For a number of years, The Hundreds compiled a collection exclusively for Hawaiian retail partners, entitled The Hundreds Hawaii. Often, the T-shirt graphics were parodies of local island properties, such as Leonard's Malasadas. Shave Ice Adam is a play on a local shave (not shaved!) ice spot that locals and tourists love alike. | Background Story: 
Horizontal stripes, especially of the yarn-dyed variety, are a staple of The Hundreds' collection. Earlier on, they were derived from the surf knits and beachgoer patterns that graced the backs of Californians in the 1980s. Examples include Hang Ten, OP, Quiksilver, and Gotcha. In the following decade, independent skate brands and rave companies capitalized on stripes across boxy, baggy tops. Whether they're fatter stripes across neighborhood-sanctioned Charlie Browns or pinstripes across suiting or a baseball jersey, The Hundreds' stripes speak to a spectrum of subcultures.

Bomb #1774

Bomb Story: If you've read Bobby's book, you know about our longstanding relationship with one of the OGs of streetwear: Mike Brown of True SF. True continues as one of the Bay Area's pioneer streetwear retailers and we were honored to be stocked on their shelves when we were first starting out. As part of their Native Leagues project in February of 2010, we offtered them a Raiders-inspired Adam Bomb, who has since cameo'd in other collections.| Background Story: 
The Hundreds' most iconic repeating pattern is the Paisley print. The irony? The message got lost. In fact, Bobby was never even a fan of the paisley design. It was a reference to bandana print, but the world glommed onto those trademark buta drops. So, over the years, we have re-worked the Paisley print throughout collections, and in the early 2010s, it returned as the Bandana Print. For the first time, we got to appreciate the Paisley in its orignal, intended form.

Bomb #1784

Bomb Story: Every generation has its own ""streetwear"". In the '90s, streetwear was propelled by artist-driven T-shirt labels, independent skate companies, and urban brands in the mainstream. The '80s version of streetwear was arguably independent surf designers like T&C Surf, Maui and Sons, and Gotcha. The Shattered Adam is in the spirit of a surf T-shirt brand of the era.| Background Story: 
If there was ever a pattern that encapsulated The Hundreds, it would be Paisley. Our first big hit, the one that put us on the map, was the all-over-print Paisley hoodie from 2005. There's an unabridged version of this story in Bobby's book, but that sweatshirt sold so much, and sold out so quickly overnight, that we allocated all of those funds to building our first flagship retail store on the corner of Fairfax and Rosewood. The pattern was designed in 2004, on a lesser-remembered piece called the ""Bandana"" zip-up. Over the years, those clusters of buta droplets continued onto The Hundreds T-shirts, across cut-n-sew collections, New Era fitteds, and collaborations with artists. The Paisley print not only defined us, but greater streetwear, as it trickled down into the work of later brands and designers.

Bomb #1800

Bomb Story: Although every generation has their favorite Batman logo, Crusader Bomb was inspired by Tim Burton's 1989 summer blockbuster film. Some Adam Bomb parodies have become self-fulfilling prophecies. Almost a decade later, The Hundreds would manifest an official Batman clothing collaboration using a different, Frank Miller-era, lockup.| Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1808

Bomb Story: Skateboard Artists are in a league of their own and so over the years, we've sought out collaborations with the most storied. One of the most prominent names in the genre is Todd Bratrud of Send Help. In 2014, The Hundreds worked with Todd on a series of designs together, pulled from a poster of marker drawings. SOS Adam is a very unique Adam in that it's uniquely Todd Bratrud.| Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1838

Bomb Story: For a moment there in 2012, we thought we were headed towards the apocalypse (little did we know...), and so The Hundreds" Fall and Winter collections were themed around the end of the world. As an epilogue, in early 2013, we introduced another custom The Hundreds camouflage print called Burnt Camo. This time, we parodied the real-tree, woodland-style camos that mimic the forest floor, except the trees had now been reduced to black ashes. In the aftermath, there was regrowth and hope with fresh flowers beginning to bloom. | Background Story: 
We were studying various optical illusions one afternoon, the kids" activity book kind. This sparked the idea of applying a process to one of our new camouflage patterns. Blur Camo was a result of toying with different filters and effects that could make the mundane special. The longer we stared at the art, the harder it was to make out what we were looking at. Once we draped Blur Camo across ""fuzzier"" pieces like polar fleece sweaters, it took on an even more confusing, yet intriguing tone.

Bomb #1845

Bomb Story: While most Adam Bombs are intricately drawn and complex in nature, Simple Adam is a classic, 1-color version of Adam Bomb. Although he started off as a mascot, Adam Bomb became one of the brand"s logos over time and that required a distillation of the design down to an easy and printable mark. There is a legion of The Hundreds followers who prefer a subtle, timeless Simple Adam over any other. | Background Story: 
The challenge was to design a new camouflage pattern using only one color. Typically, camos are broken up into multi-colored panels - was there a way to simplify the artwork down to its most base elements? We were able to retain the same identifiable shapes, but in order to distinguish them from each other, we used gradients like shadows or shading. Mission accomplished.