A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

They All Look Alike


“What’s it like to be me? Well, there are some perks. I live in Antarctica, so it’s usually pretty quiet — lets me get a lot of reading done, you know? Lots of open spaces, so, you know, plenty of room to move around, never really fall behind on my work-outs, and really, I can definitely use some time in the gym. Ha, just kidding, that’s just my self-deprecating humor, which I actually think is one of my better qualities. Oh, also, I can shoot fucking laser beams out of my eyes and I am nature’s most perfect killing machine.”

(This awesomeness is featured on JulesPlanetThree, and is by Marcus Dove at Smiling Buddha in Savannah, Georgia, who came up with this design to “cheer up” Jules, and she liked it so much it became the basis of a sleeve.)

Comments

20 responses to “They All Look Alike”

  1. Speedoape Avatar
    Speedoape

    Not being a wank….but i dont get it?

  2. pdxoxo Avatar
    pdxoxo

    haha! this is great. i love the blood splatters on the ground.

  3. rae Avatar
    rae

    OMG THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!

  4. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    love the skull igloo 🙂

  5. Matiou Avatar
    Matiou

    Oooooh…do I see a fragment of Shelley Jackson’s skin project on this gentleman’s wrist? I’m part of it…but still waiting for my word to come…

  6. jazzybean Avatar

    a myth turned upside down..

    on a different topic, what happened to BME’s big question of the week? i enjoyed them

  7. chris Avatar

    this is awesome. i want a killer penguin too

  8. ara Avatar

    That is so cool. I’d love to know the story behind it, why the wearer decided on that particular design…

  9. El guapo Avatar
    El guapo

    what’s with the neo-nazi SS bolts?

  10. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    Wow. I really think you’re reading too far into the shape of what are clearly bad-ass penguin-eye-lasers.

  11. Trailerparkjesus Avatar
    Trailerparkjesus

    i love, what i’m assuming is, the death count on the right fin. awesome.

  12. Matt Avatar

    I don’t understand most of this but I still love it

  13. MrPibb Avatar
    MrPibb

    don’t forget that marcus “the mutilator” dove also deserves a lot of credit for his 7-0 undefeated MMA record. that guy’s clinch is SCARY!

  14. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    That is brilliant!

  15. omglolzroflmao Avatar

    Number 9: They’re not “SS” bolts. And the igloo it’s standing on isn’t a Totenkampf either. Not everything is a hidden nazi symbol…

  16. omglolzroflmao Avatar

    *not igloo it’s standing on…little dead penguin baby.

  17. JulesplanetThree Avatar
    JulesplanetThree

    The design just came from my love of penguins and Jeremy Fish designs. I showed marcus his new book online and went to get us some coffee and came back to this quirky drawing I couldn’t resist. And yes they are just lightning bolts….I didn’t realize the resemblance until later…but just lightning bolts…I in no way hold those types of views…in fact I’m about as far away from that as possible. There will be more to this soon and Marcus appreciates all your lovely comments so if you are ever in Savannah you should pay him a visit.

  18. ronin_kid Avatar
    ronin_kid

    awesome!.

    just today i told my g/f i wanted to change my name to Deathray Apricot Penguin – now i can explain to her why with pictures rather then words…

  19. the_logic_of_crocodiles Avatar

    this is fucking AWESOME!!

  20. El guapo Avatar
    El guapo

    the skulls remind me of that place in rome or whatever made of human bones.

    Good to know this isn’t a neo-nazi thing, now I like it a whole lot more. Penguins are my favorite animal. When I was 12 I had a phrase my friend and I came up with, “P.R.T.W.” (Penguins Rule The World). We wrote it all over a dusty abandoned car and the cops showed up and we got in trouble because we were on private property.

    P.R.T.W!!!!

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