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Tag: Comic Book Tattoos

  • In brightest day, in blackest night

    Written by

    Rob

    In brightest day, in blackest night,
    No evil shall escape my sight
    Let those who worship evil’s might,
    Beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!

    Some of you may have noticed that the cartoon tattoo gallery has been renamed to the cartoon and comic gallery.  In light of the rename, we’ll be taking a look at a couple of newer comic book related tattoos today.  First up is a tattoo of Alex Ross’ version of Hal Jordan that TheDarkKnight has as the start of his “Heroes of DC” leg.

    Mark Sawyer from Pushin Ink Tattoo in Cincinnati, OH is the artist behind this tattooed version of Green Lantern.

  • Why so serious?

    Written by

    Rob

    It’s now time to send in a pair of clown tattoos from two different artists.

    We’ve seen Xusha on ModBlog before, most recently with her fresh hand implant.  This time however, she’s showing off her new portrait tattoo by Toumaniantz Rouslan, which has a bit of a “sad clown” feel to it.

    Now while Xusha’s clown may be a little on the sad side, this familiar clown by Zoran from Tattoo Hard Core in Serbia is definitely a cheerful fellow.  I’m certain he needs no introduction.

  • The Doktor is in

    Written by

    Rob

    When it comes to comic book tattoos, the majority of them are created in the likeness of comic book characters.  Portraits, logos, etc.  It’s not too often we see someone get a tattoo that a comic book character has, which probably has to do with there not being too many tattooed comic book characters.  Well, Warren Ellis isn’t one to stick to convention, and his Doktor Sleepless character sports a bright green grinder tattoo on his back.  Now while Combatcow’s grinder isn’t green, it is a faithful recreation of Ivan Rodriguez’ artwork.

    The optical illusion part of the tattoo is pretty awesome.  Sit back and look around the picture.  You should see the gears moving around on their own.

  • The Darkness

    Written by

    Rob

    I’m not that big a comic book guy so I actually had to look up where this tattoo came from.  This piece by Albert Conor from Nautica in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, is inspired from the comic “The Darkness”, specifically a cover by Dave Keown and Richard Isanove.  You can check out the original art here, and be sure to check out the galleries for more comic book inspired images.

  • The City of Sin

    Written by

    Rob

    When it comes to kick-ass sleeves, you don’t have to look very far if you’re in Linz, Austria.  That’s where Martin from Studio 74 crafted this amazing tribute to the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s Sin City.  Now you’ll find it in the cartoon gallery, but that’s just because there’s no movie or comic gallery.  By the looks of it, the inner forearm has a picture of Jackie Boy, but I have no idea what’s inside the upper arm.

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