COMIC BOOK TATTOOS

“I AM TRAPPED LIKE A RAT ON THIS INSANE PLANET”

Much like the horror book in the same vein, this was a fun beast to work on - I owe a big debt of gratitude to a few people who 'knew people' along the way and there's a fair few favours racked up too.

Here's the blurb from the back cover:

IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME

There can be little doubt that the popularity of comic books and their related spin-offs are at an all time high right now. This of course, spills over into all aspects of culture and when that happens, you can guarantee that tattooing is never far behind as people seek to commit their heroes permanently to their skin. In Skin Deep presents The Best Comic Book Tattoos, we scour the length and breadth of many planets to find out just how deep a fans commitment to their comic book heroes may be. From the obvious trains of thought that no doubt slip from the back of recent success stories such as Iron Man, X-Men, The Avengers and Spiderman, we also go deep underground to find those not so obvious.

We sweep from the big guns of Marvel and DC across to indie presses, take in the European scene and look at all levels of popular culture from the fifties coming full circle to modern day interpretations of the genre. One thing is certain, whichever way you approach the subject, each and every comic book tattoo is created out of joy and a sense of belonging. Inside, you'll find interviews and features on some of the finest talents in both tattooing and the comic book world alongside of art that will surprise you and, in many instances, bring back memories of characters you thought the world had forgotten…

CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON:

ORDER IT ONLINE HERE

It's also available at all good newsagents and bookstores - internationally.

DETAILS:

RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 5th

Softback • Full colour • 164 Pages • £7.99 • ISBN: 9780956530790

Here's some spreads from the inside - as you'll see it's not all tattoos even though everything is very closely related in a guilt by association kind of way. There's art, movies, illustration, posters some great interviews with people like Timothy Bradstreet, Jim Mahfood, Jason Rockman, Cecil Porter, Gary Erskine... if I did my job right, there's something here for everybody if you're a fan of comic books (and tattoos, obviously).