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November 9th, 2020

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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

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Among us Rick and Morty! Who’s down for among us tattoo! DM me!! Thank you @kelloggzzz_ for always giving me the badass ideas @among.us.ind @among.us.memes._ @amongusintel @pink_in_among_us @rickandmortytattoos #rickandmortytattoo #rickandmorty #rick #morty #amongus #amongustattoo #tattoos #tattoo #tattooideas #tat #inked #smgtattoos #smgtattoo #elpaso #elpasotattoos #elpasoart #art #awesome #funny #cool #tats #sus #imposter #imposteramongus #memes #itsallgoodelpaso #elpasotattoos

A post shared by Stephanie Mo Gutierrez (@smgtattoo) on Oct 27, 2020 at 7:14pm PDT

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?

A post shared by Kozo_tattoo (@kozo_tattoo) on Dec 6, 2019 at 7:27am PST

Disney Princesses Meet The Beatles

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It’s the Disney road Thank you gal

A post shared by Edit Paints Tattoo (@edit_paints) on Aug 17, 2020 at 2:20am PDT

The Mandalorian vs. Puppies

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The dogalorian done at @humaninkstinct – Infos/booking ✉matruletattoo@gmail.com – ProTeam @fusion_ink @balm_tattoo #balmtattoo #fusionink – @skinart_mag #skinart_mag @inkedmag @where_they_tatt #WTT #tattrx @tattooistartmag #tattooistartmag @radtattoos #radtattoos @tattoosnob #tattoosnob #matruletattoo #photorealism #avantgarde #contemporyart #tattoo #tatuajes #realismtattoo #inkedmag #tattoodo #cartoonist #themandalorian #dogportrait

A post shared by Mat Rule (@matruletattoo) on Aug 4, 2020 at 12:38pm PDT

Bart Durden 

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Tyler barten Citas/bookings DM josepcantitattoo@gmail.com —————— #bart #bartsimpson #fightclub #tylerdurden #thesimpsons #cartoon #tattoo #inklife #radtattoos #comic #neotraditionaltattoo #cantitattoos

A post shared by C A N T I (@canti___) on Jul 13, 2020 at 11:47am PDT

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

A post shared by Timmy B (@timmy_b_413) on Apr 22, 2019 at 5:38am PDT

The Jedi Visit Aurora 

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Here’s a totally radical Obi-Wayne Kenobi Tattoo I made today. #starbritecolors #starbriteproteam #hustlebutterdeluxe #hustlebutterproteam #electrumproteam #electrumstencilprimer #greengold #geeksterinklegends #heliosneedles #obiwaynekenobi #obiwayne #obiwankenobi #waynesworld #starwarstattoo #starwarstattooartist #waynesworldtattoo #tattoosnob #deathstartattoos

A post shared by James Mullin (@jamesmullintattoos) on Oct 6, 2017 at 5:20pm PDT

Sailor Pikachu

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Super cute Sailor Pikachu by @tat2akim ⚡⚡⚡ Great work! #okinawa #okinawajapan #okinawatattoo #tattoo #tattoogirl #tattooedgirls #tattoos #ink #inkgirl #inked #pokemon #pokemontattoo #Pikachu #sailormoon #anime #pokemongo #kawaiitattoo #kawaiigirl #cutetattoo #kawaii #kawaiiasfuck #pikachutattoo #pika

A post shared by Pokémon Tattoos (@pokemontattoo) on Nov 29, 2018 at 4:55am PST

Snorlax vs. Umaru Chan

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I’m sure you all know Snorlax and how lazy he can be for such a strong pokemon, but do you know Umaru Chan?! She works super hard during the day but when she gets home it’s straight into her bear hood/cape and time for snacks, gaming and general laziness. What other mash ups would you like to see? ______________________________________________________⁠ #himoutoumaruchan #umaruchan #umaru #umr #snorlax #pokemon #pokemontattoo #snorlaxtattoo #umaruchantattoo #animetattoo #mashuptattoo

A post shared by (ブロック) (@brockfidowtattoo) on Feb 6, 2020 at 4:05pm PST

There is a lot going on here… 

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Pop culture mashup by @isaaclopez_tattoo for Jacob. Booking and consultations info@eastbrunswicktattoos.com.au #ebt3057 #starwars #starwarstattoo #starwarstattoos #simpsons #bartsimpson #simpsonstattoo #futurama #futuramatattoo #bender #bendertattoo #familyguy #familyguytattoo #petergriffin #petergriffintattoo #southpark #southparktattoo #cartman #cartmantattoo #ericcartman #hansolo #hansolotattoo #c3po #c3potattoo #anakinskywalker #anakinskywalkertattoo #hanshotfirst #neotrad #neotraditionaltattoo #neotraditional

A post shared by eastbrunswicktattoos3057 (@eastbrunswicktattoos3057) on Feb 4, 2020 at 5:04pm PST

Punk Rock Alf

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All Cats are Bastards. #alf #acab #alftattoo #allcatsarebastards #allcopsarebastards #acabtattoo #punktattoo #tattoopunks @tattoopunks

A post shared by Richie (@richiemurry) on Nov 6, 2020 at 3:43pm PST

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

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Deadpool the duck✨

A post shared by Yeono (@tattooist_yeono) on Jan 23, 2020 at 8:39am PST

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

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Healed Bender and Rick Sanchez. Tatuagem já cicatrizada. . . . . . . #bender #bendertattoo #ricksanchez #rickandmorty #patchtattoo #embroiderytattoooriginal #originalembroiderytattoo #embroideryart #bordadotattoo #embroiderytattoo

A post shared by Terioshi Otto (@terioshi) on Jul 8, 2020 at 5:00pm PDT

When Jokers Collide

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Saw the movie #joker yesterday. And didn’t disappointed! . There are no capes, no special powers and no battles between good and evil . Unpredictable. ❤️❤️❤️❤️. . Love all the Easter eggs! . Anyway theres my 2 cents ❤️. . . ‍♂️ ‍♂️ . No spoilers please ❤️ if u saw and wanna share ur favorite scene ( try do with emojis ) . . . . . . . . . @cheyenne_tattooequipment @dermalizepro @radiantcolorsink @stencilforte

A post shared by ISNARD BARBOSA (@isnardbarbosa) on Oct 5, 2019 at 4:39am PDT

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

A post shared by Stacey Martin Smith (@staceymartintattoos) on Feb 16, 2020 at 10:05am PST

Portal Guns, Bitch

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Rick & Morty x Breaking bad For appointments appts@bangbangforever.com ✨ my account got hacked and many of my best work got deleted 🙁 ill post them again soon

A post shared by Kozo_tattoo (@kozo_tattoo) on Mar 13, 2020 at 3:11pm PDT

On Wax, Off Wax

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Mr Mi-Yoda Work in progress on the awesome @fenlandbuddha can’t wait to add more #tattoo #ink #graffiti #teethtattoo #cartoon #yoda #mrmiyagi #starwars #starwarstattoo #karatekid #d_world_of_ink #inkedmag #tattrx #tattoodo #tattooistartmag #electricink #redemptionaftercare #stencilstuff Was a pleasure to hang out with you mate, and thanks for fixing my back

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