Mike Illustrates His Passion for DC Comics

Last month, I had it all laid out, and was doing a weekend of comic-themed posts coinciding with the opening of Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego.<br /> <br /> Alas, one such post went awry when the pictures I took of Mike's tattoos went AWOL on my computer, leaving me with a photo-less entry.<br /> <br /> Mike has since sent me pictures, which I have included below.<br /> <br /> On his right arm, he has this piece, which is an interpretation of Captain Marvel:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg_W86VCSNr0enCpN08neG_Yc2fSfGEixrEjq4JGU8CtDmuo19nLQUvvp_qP8hYwm7Hqw8UWCb9JfdvI6bcQNy5F5eAAkIN9zDSobLtBwbLcFioUMZcc-53cgcYAjC3vC-vksDoDd9b8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.09.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg_W86VCSNr0enCpN08neG_Yc2fSfGEixrEjq4JGU8CtDmuo19nLQUvvp_qP8hYwm7Hqw8UWCb9JfdvI6bcQNy5F5eAAkIN9zDSobLtBwbLcFioUMZcc-53cgcYAjC3vC-vksDoDd9b8/s640/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.09.49+PM.png" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOw1-qE0Cb99FqUUqIsyAon6PkdybXKwXEQXlUFxnN_gZfL3ZZXzUaTtULtkiFzmRhrW57nrcS_VQaW2WY4t1mOaLDiaLocLadExWG1WJ422MKAkmJi-lL1Zk0iYlIQ15XV7edfR-6sc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.10.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOw1-qE0Cb99FqUUqIsyAon6PkdybXKwXEQXlUFxnN_gZfL3ZZXzUaTtULtkiFzmRhrW57nrcS_VQaW2WY4t1mOaLDiaLocLadExWG1WJ422MKAkmJi-lL1Zk0iYlIQ15XV7edfR-6sc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.10.08+PM.png" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCy_bcpIzsNzN-qC_PQQBZfqrcZOgM1IXo0fFknSIg-Z8ZyQ5Whf05iXfxZBrsjl349C2A0msTlQOZfqDKn_MGwHvSmKDwJktM-P6FTTZSx-fU5JPKJYteipf6u6IGG9ztsu-wfPJvHUQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.10.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCy_bcpIzsNzN-qC_PQQBZfqrcZOgM1IXo0fFknSIg-Z8ZyQ5Whf05iXfxZBrsjl349C2A0msTlQOZfqDKn_MGwHvSmKDwJktM-P6FTTZSx-fU5JPKJYteipf6u6IGG9ztsu-wfPJvHUQ/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.10.17+PM.png" width="173" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mike explained that he collaborated with Ralph Velez at Venus Modern Body Arts in the East Village on this design. He told me, "I came up with a drawing and then he fixed [it] up so it would work on my arm ... this yellow is a mix he does himself...". He also credited Jhonson Eteng as the graphic artist for this tattoo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div>When Mike sent me the replacement photos, he sent along some extras, like this Superman piece from his leg:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6JJ1g5qWQ8BRuVonJsOA3cgEbxW6DJ1y9K0_Kdv6EQfndKLiy2MCr-JHAtcJ-y_lZc7O6fwDMEQeEOUP9RYwSdANa15aSWtsklA1dtnRTdW7Pm0-9zl5cAUjXvgr0nDhyphenhyphenqWRH_IqqyA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.09.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6JJ1g5qWQ8BRuVonJsOA3cgEbxW6DJ1y9K0_Kdv6EQfndKLiy2MCr-JHAtcJ-y_lZc7O6fwDMEQeEOUP9RYwSdANa15aSWtsklA1dtnRTdW7Pm0-9zl5cAUjXvgr0nDhyphenhyphenqWRH_IqqyA/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-23+at+8.09.25+PM.png" width="178" /></a></div><br /> and this Green Lantern/Blue Lantern combo on his arm:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKo0x7T2Bmq9zNBMAXMTt0vJGO5H1vltZ2eszKLvBafHyQHszVjB3qfXVp3nAEspLjukelRg_-Vm8L7DqCMii02vuyti1P8WEsfclOjNc7z1d-lfBHjBSPdq7OPcUIRMhWs0vAVXPcFc8/s1600/29889_10150170300010103_719560102_12517552_5844398_n+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKo0x7T2Bmq9zNBMAXMTt0vJGO5H1vltZ2eszKLvBafHyQHszVjB3qfXVp3nAEspLjukelRg_-Vm8L7DqCMii02vuyti1P8WEsfclOjNc7z1d-lfBHjBSPdq7OPcUIRMhWs0vAVXPcFc8/s400/29889_10150170300010103_719560102_12517552_5844398_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> As Mike puts it, he's "a big DC Comics fan".<br /> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div>

Mike Illustrates His Passion for DC Comics

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