You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over.

Pacheco.

Rawr.

Here, kitty, kitty! Douglas Billion.

Too Hoot To Handle

Another tattoist submission, Cody Collins sent in this owl and umbrella-ella-ella-ey-ey-ey-ey. Ahem.

A Hoot Full Of Love

This time, a tattoist submission, from Kristin Young of Majestik Tattoo, Tucson, AZ.

Central Hooter

Another reader submission, this from Chris Flynn, done at Divine Line, San Antonio.

Threesome

Three completely different styles, all from the same needle, courtesy of Phil Young.

New Blog Header!

...and its all thanks to this awesome Tim Harris rendition of a classic Gil Elvgren piece.

Everyone looks up to you. They listen to you. If you tell them to fight, they'll fight.

Dave Waugh

Oh, and by the way, the suit, it wasn't cheap. You oughta know, you bought it.

Mac

Strawberry Blonde

Jamie Schene takes on an Elvgren.

Don't Break My Hoot

Josh Fracker

Tiger Tattoo Pictures

Colorful tattoo of tiger, flowers, and monster from upper arm to chest.


Beautiful big tiger tattoo on the back.


Thai tiger tattoo on a male chest.

Platinum Blonde

A classic take on Elvgren by Mike De Vries.

We're going to kill each other, aren't we? Perhaps you'll kill me. Perhaps I'll kill you. Perhaps sooner. Perhaps later.

Unknown, culled from ModBlog.

Hoot Tamale

Unknown.

Good Pin-up Bad Pin-up

I was hoping not to include bad tattoo art in this blog, but this, from Horrible Tattoos was too good to pass up. I particularly like his caption...

"Are you sure that my tattoo will look exactly like this one ?"
"Sure, sure relax..."

Sassafras Hoots

Holy owl-verload, Tyler James Densley! Another tattoist submission too. Awesome stuff!

Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!

Artist unknown.

Now I'm always smiling!

Larry Brogan.

Never trust the old chestnut, "Crooks have beady little eyes". It's false.

If you can look past the cute girl, thats a batman on her leg. Random Flickr pic.

Care for a blow dry?

Wow, Mark Dupp! My hairdresser is a 60 year old geezer with whooping cough. Sigh.

Back To School

Back to the old school, with Marco Cerretelli.

Batter Up!

This tattoo by Robert Hixon is about the only thing that could get me even slightly interested in baseball.

Hooting Stars

A veritable raft of reader submissions today (well, 4, but its a record).

First is a fantastic full backpiece owl from Paulo Coruja, by Gu Tattoo, Tattoo You Studio, São Paulo, Brazil.


Next, Rae Fleming sent in this cute owl.


Paul sent us this owl-tline, can't wait to see finished article.


...aaaand then last but not least is this literary owl, submitted by Mattson Zust. It is "the owl who was god" illustration from "the thurber carnival".

I hated my father!

Steve Monie

Try to drown me out?

Tattoo Andy

It's a Sign!

Artist unknown.

Shake That Hooty

Whoah, Jeff Gogue!

Hoot To Trot

Annie Frenzel, again.

We're In The Army Now, YEAH!

Something a bit more conventional, also from Steve Monie