Comic book tatts from ComicCon

Wired's got a fabulous gallery of comic-inspired tattoos from ComicCon up today -- love this shot of old-school DC art. Geek Ink: Comics Fans Show Off Tattoos

(Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com)

[#1 posted by Halloween Jack, August 25, 2008 7:00 AM]

Not necessarily so oldskool or DC--that looks like Firestar to the left of Wonder Woman's butt, and Dazzler above her.

[#2 posted by Vanwall, August 25, 2008 8:06 AM]

This was the best year for tats at Comic-Con ever - there were some awesome works of art.

[#3 posted by Master Mahan, August 25, 2008 1:58 PM]

A Lady Death tattoo is the sort of thing other nerds will beat you up for. That Captain America, on the other hand, is pretty slick.

Should I ever get any body art, I'm going straight to Starman for inspiration.

[#4 posted by Tony Moore, August 25, 2008 3:34 PM]

nice! I just added my Hard Boiled (Miller/Darrow, not Woo/Yun-Fat) tattoo to the "Show us your photo" link.

[#5 posted by buddy66, August 25, 2008 7:51 PM]

Imagine spending the rest of your life as a comic book cover.

[#6 posted by Marble River, August 25, 2008 7:55 PM]

I love comics, but I hate tattoos. What's wrong with me?

[#7 posted by Tony Moore, August 25, 2008 10:44 PM]

re: #6,
Don't sweat it, man. It's not for everyone. I've spent my entire life drawing on everything i could find, including myself, and art is everything I am.

My tattoos, including the ones i have and the ones i'm planning to have, are things that i've considered for a long time, and are deeply influential or otherwise deeply connected to who I am. As an illustrator, it's my job to tell stories in pictures, and for me, tattoos are a way to express parts of my "story."

Different strokes, y'know?