finish my sleeve tattoo

First of all, it seems with the Iron Man movie I am back to getting a lot of comments on him on my arm. I flew to Boston last week and had a chat with the guys at the security checkpoint and then a 13 year old kid took a pic with his phone and then gave me the little “chest-tap and peace out” gesture as he got off the tram. Then in Boston a 14 year old girl also took a pic with her phone.

So, finally, last night it was back to get more work done. I didn’t realize that it had almost been a year since the last bit was done. In the meantime my artist switched to a different, but actually closer, location. Therefore, all new recommendations:

Need a tattoo? Call Jason Kelly at Ink and Dagger Tattoo Parlor in Decatur, GA. The new spot is really amazing, sylish and clean and new, all the things you probably don’t expect from a tattoo parlor.

On with the photos:
Kirby cheesecake!

I’ve wanted a sleeve tattoo for a long time, and about a year ago I realized what it was I could committ to enough to have all over my arm. Jack Kirby. Big, bombastic, flashy Jack Kirby art. Maybe at some point I’ll explain why it works for me.

On May 30 I actually started getting them, with two other sessions since then. The end result will be an entire sleeve on my right arm, with color.

...with more to come. The next one will probably be Big Barda on the inside of my forearm, for a bit of Kirby tattoo cheesecake. Who’s Big Barda? Ask Michael Chabon.

Apropos of nothing, here’s one of my favorite photos:

Frank Zappa and Jack Kirby!