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November 9th, 2020

Pop Culture Mashup Tattoos

What happens when you combine Star Wars with Harry Potter with the Simpsons with Marvel with Pokemon?

Get ready to see a copyright attorney’s wet dream. As they gaze at Star Wars characters mingling with a character from “The Karate Kid,” you know their blood pressure goes through the roof as they imagine the sweet, sweet litigation that could follow. Luckily, unless “The Hangover 4” decides to use one of these tattoos as the focal point of their advertising campaign, lawyers aren’t going to be running wild to sue the artists/clients involved here. We hope… fingers crossed. 

These tattoos bring to life one of my favorite things to do as a kid—mixing pop culture universes at a whim. My backyard sandbox was a mixture of Tattooine and Cybertron, controlled by various factions of GI Joe, Cobra, S.H.I.E.L.D, the Masters of the Universe, some pizza-loving turtles and, for some reason, a 3-foot-tall rubber Andre the Giant. It was pretty damn cool. 

The point is that I never let my creativity be restrained by the fictional universe each action figure was designed to exist within. If Serpentor had a rift with the rest of Cobra he was more than welcome to join Michelangelo and the boys in the Party Wagon while getting his revenge. Anything could happen! 

Art can be the same way, even when you’re basing it off of an established pop culture icon. That’s why these mashup tattoos are so much fun. In a tattoo, Tyler Durden and Bart Simpson can exist in the same universe. I mean, hell, they’re both just figments of your imagination, if you really consider it. I mean, you know that Rick and Morty are pretty fuckin’ sus, so it’s no surprise to see them get the Among Us treatment. 

Think outside the box with us and enjoy the hell out of these pop culture mashup tattoos. 

Rick and Morty vs. Among Us

Pretty Much The Entire Last Decade of Pop Culture and Albert Einstein

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Epic Last supper Who would you add to the table?

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Disney Princesses Meet The Beatles

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It’s the Disney road Thank you gal

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The Mandalorian vs. Puppies

Bart Durden 

Captain Spaulding vs. Super Mario Bros.

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Tutti fuckin fruiti. Or tooty frooty, fruity? I have no idea but this was so ridiculous to do and I can’t wait to add background. Thanks @timmyb83 for coming up with this hilarious idea. #captainspaulding #pirhanaplant #mario @videogametatts @niteowltattoomass 6 Service Center Rd NOHO MA 01060 WALK-INS Always welcome!!!! #niteowltattoo #westernmass #northampton #noho #MA #Massachusetts #redemption #redemptiontattoocare #stencilstuff #prepstuff #spraystuff @redemptiontattoocare @stencilstuff @eternalink @keithbmachineworks @kingpintattoosupply @dipcaps @hushanesthetic @niteowl_tattoo_furniture @niteowltattoonw @deathlesscordsh @mdwipeoutz @anchorsleeves @blackhopecurse @quickcaps @dipcaps www.niteowltattoo.com

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The Jedi Visit Aurora 

Sailor Pikachu

Snorlax vs. Umaru Chan

There is a lot going on here… 

Punk Rock Alf

Deadpool vs. Howard the Duck? Daffy Duck? Donald Duck? The point is he’s a duck now.

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Deadpool the duck✨

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Bender Bending Rodriguez and Rick Sanchez… God helps us all. 

When Jokers Collide

Danzig At His Kewpiest

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Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you’ll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand And now she’s in me, always with me, tiny Danzig in my hand Jesus freaks out in the street Handing tickets out for God Turning back she just laughs The boulevard is not that bad Piano man he makes his stand In the auditorium Looking on she sings the songs The words she knows, the tune she hums But oh how it feels so real Lying here with no one near Only you and you can hear me When I say softly, slowly Hold me closer, tiny Danzig Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Hold me closer, tiny Danzig Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you’ll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand And now she’s in me, always with me, tiny Danzig in my hand But oh how it feels so real Lying here with no one near Only you and you can hear me When I say softly, slowly Hold me closer, tiny Danzig Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Hold me closer, tiny Danzig Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today . . . . . . . . #kewpiedoll #kewpie #kewpiedolltattoo #kewpietattoo #kawaiitattoo #pinkworkers #supercutetattoos #popcultureart #atxtattooartist #austintattooartist #austinartist #atxartist #texastattooer #staceymartintattoos #tinydanzig #glenndanzig #misfitsfiendclub

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