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It’s Bringing Peace, Don’t Let it Get Away!

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Jordan Ginsberg


And here we have yet another submission from Mark Gibson of Monki Do Studio in Belper, Derbyshire, England, who has been on one hell of a roll lately. Does anybody know what the source material for this is, if any exists? I’ve been looking into it, but apparently the FBI doesn’t appreciate it when you repeatedly search Google for “nailed kid.” Who knew?

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68 responses to “It’s Bringing Peace, Don’t Let it Get Away!”

  1. MetalDready Avatar
    MetalDready

    This is one hell of an awesome tattoo!

  2. MetalDready Avatar
    MetalDready

    This is one hell of an awesome tattoo!

  3. MetalDready Avatar
    MetalDready

    This is one hell of an awesome tattoo!

  4. MetalDready Avatar
    MetalDready

    This is one hell of an awesome tattoo!

  5. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    I believe its a tim burton drawing?

  6. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    I believe its a tim burton drawing?

  7. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    I believe its a tim burton drawing?

  8. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    I believe its a tim burton drawing?

  9. zymotic Avatar
    zymotic

    I recognize the text under it. It’s from Donnie Darko!

    Can’t say I know where the nailed kid is from.

  10. zymotic Avatar
    zymotic

    I recognize the text under it. It’s from Donnie Darko!

    Can’t say I know where the nailed kid is from.

  11. zymotic Avatar
    zymotic

    I recognize the text under it. It’s from Donnie Darko!

    Can’t say I know where the nailed kid is from.

  12. zymotic Avatar
    zymotic

    I recognize the text under it. It’s from Donnie Darko!

    Can’t say I know where the nailed kid is from.

  13. severed Avatar
    severed

    madhatter – it does look like a tim burton drawing, the moniker “nailed kid” also sounds like something he would use.

  14. severed Avatar
    severed

    madhatter – it does look like a tim burton drawing, the moniker “nailed kid” also sounds like something he would use.

  15. severed Avatar
    severed

    madhatter – it does look like a tim burton drawing, the moniker “nailed kid” also sounds like something he would use.

  16. severed Avatar
    severed

    madhatter – it does look like a tim burton drawing, the moniker “nailed kid” also sounds like something he would use.

  17. emily Avatar
    emily

    maybe there is no source.. it is the wearers original… it is lovely though…

  18. emily Avatar
    emily

    maybe there is no source.. it is the wearers original… it is lovely though…

  19. emily Avatar
    emily

    maybe there is no source.. it is the wearers original… it is lovely though…

  20. emily Avatar
    emily

    maybe there is no source.. it is the wearers original… it is lovely though…

  21. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    I really like the Donnie Darko writing.

  22. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    I really like the Donnie Darko writing.

  23. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    I really like the Donnie Darko writing.

  24. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    I really like the Donnie Darko writing.

  25. DeadlyPoison Avatar
    DeadlyPoison

    tis kinda cute!!

  26. DeadlyPoison Avatar
    DeadlyPoison

    tis kinda cute!!

  27. DeadlyPoison Avatar
    DeadlyPoison

    tis kinda cute!!

  28. DeadlyPoison Avatar
    DeadlyPoison

    tis kinda cute!!

  29. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    i love it 🙂

  30. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    i love it 🙂

  31. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    i love it 🙂

  32. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    i love it 🙂

  33. Ceci Avatar
    Ceci

    I’m pretty sure it’s from Tim Burton’s book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories.

  34. Ceci Avatar
    Ceci

    I’m pretty sure it’s from Tim Burton’s book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories.

  35. Ceci Avatar
    Ceci

    I’m pretty sure it’s from Tim Burton’s book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories.

  36. Ceci Avatar
    Ceci

    I’m pretty sure it’s from Tim Burton’s book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories.

  37. Ashley Ketchum Avatar
    Ashley Ketchum

    thats what i thought at first, but its not in there.

  38. Ashley Ketchum Avatar
    Ashley Ketchum

    thats what i thought at first, but its not in there.

  39. Ashley Ketchum Avatar
    Ashley Ketchum

    thats what i thought at first, but its not in there.

  40. Ashley Ketchum Avatar
    Ashley Ketchum

    thats what i thought at first, but its not in there.

  41. Gren Avatar
    Gren

    Nah, that’s the Boy with Nails in His Eyes..

  42. Gren Avatar
    Gren

    Nah, that’s the Boy with Nails in His Eyes..

  43. Gren Avatar
    Gren

    Nah, that’s the Boy with Nails in His Eyes..

  44. Gren Avatar
    Gren

    Nah, that’s the Boy with Nails in His Eyes..

  45. Richard Burman Avatar
    Richard Burman

    Its my tattoo and its from picto plasma book

  46. Richard Burman Avatar
    Richard Burman

    Its my tattoo and its from picto plasma book

  47. Richard Burman Avatar
    Richard Burman

    Its my tattoo and its from picto plasma book

  48. Richard Burman Avatar
    Richard Burman

    Its my tattoo and its from picto plasma book

  49. Kandy Avatar
    Kandy

    It’s adorable!!

  50. Kandy Avatar
    Kandy

    It’s adorable!!

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