Tattoo 2

“Large brown velvet moths settled upon each of her breasts. An orchid opened on one shoulder, a striped gecko displayed the inside of its mouth on the other. South Sea islands showed up on her belly and disappeared into the shaved split between her legs. A sea serpent slid down her...

Strange Devices

Ink and skin, what a combo. It’s been cool since the days of five-thousand-year-old ötzi the ice man. They found his frozen body on a mountain between Austria and Italy back in 1991. He had 57 tattoos! Even the word is tasty: Tatau in Polynesian; in Tahitian, tatu. Tattoo....

Zombie Casting Call

So you want to be a zombie? Special FX wizard Ed Martinez is looking for zombies for a music video filming Sunday, March 21st. He’s desperate, so humans may apply. He’ll make it work. That’s his job! The shoot is in Los Gatos near San Jose. If you’re interested,...

All Day Anime

Erin Orison, zombie press. That’s right, I’m reporting from WonderCon at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, April 2-4, 2010. It’s a giant sci-fi/fantasy/comics prowl. Major comic publishers like DC Comics, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, and Oni Press, will be there. Our pal,...

Clapping Mohawks

When it’s this crazy, it just has to be shared. Don’t let the fact that it’s in Japanese stop you. Some things transcend language—like this ad for Mandom Gatsby Moving Rubber Spiky Edge to keep your mohawk stiff. Yeah, love that Gatsby wax. That’s it for the Slice...