Nike SB released these bad boys in November of 2008. They were part of the Superhero/Villain pack that included the Spiderman and batman mids. Many people were dubbing these as "Storm trooper" dunks but in reality they are actually based around the comic book villain of Spiderman, the infamous Venom. From the black body to the white design of Venom's character. The colorway makes these dunks simple yet clean.
There are two reasons why this could be true.1. The Punisher's colorway is the same as the dunk's.
2. The white laces that come with the shoes have "kevlar" written on the tips. Kevlar is a type of bottom armor that the punisher wears.
Even though the Kevlar part sounds very convincing, I for one still like the reference to Venom more because I believe Venom is more badass. The way I would like to wear these is by switching the white laces to red ones.
I think this makes the dunks more "Venom-like" because of the red laces that resemble Venom's long red tongue.PS. This picture does not belong to me. I still have yet to find where i can get these kind of red SB laces. If anyone knows where i can get them please do share.
My personal rating of this pair of SBs
Color - 9 / Simple colorways are always a plus for me.
Design - 6 / Little to no unique designs on this shoe.
Originality - 8 / Although its not clear who these shoes represent I personally don't really care if it represents Venom or The Punisher, because they both are cool.
Material - 9 / The leather on this shoe is very nice, and along with the smooth suede, this shoe is extremely comfortable to wear.
Overall - 8.5 = A very nice pair of Dunks.
+.3 points with the red lacing
8.8
If you want to cop a pair of these here are some sites that are selling them for under 100! Get them before they run out!
CCS - $89.99 *not including s&h
Enter the promotion code CKA to get FREE SHIPPING!
Sneakerhead - $99.99 *not including s&h
Hamilton & troup - $95.99 *not including s&h
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