Marvel Zombies Tattoo

A few comic fans out there may have heard that in the much loved Marvel Zombies series that the original zombie plague carrier was supposed to be Superman. However, as fucking awesome as that would have been, DC refused to give Marvel the permissions. The Sentry was put in the golden boy's place and the simple recolor to achieve the ole switch-a-roo is very obvious in the trade paperback, Dead Days.

Here is an excerpt from wikipedia discussing it:



Marvel Zombies


A zombie Sentry appears in the "Crossover" story arc of Ultimate Fantastic Four. This Sentry is the source of the infection in Marvel Zombies. He is never called by name, and is only identifiable by his costume. Other aspects of his appearance are more reminiscent of Superman including short, spitcurled hair rather than the Earth-616 Sentry's long hair. The zombie Sentry is also missing a patch of his uniform roughly in the shape and location of Superman's "S" shield due to Ash shooting him in the first issue of the prequel miniseries Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness. Originally, the source of the infection was intended to be a zombie version of Superman, hence the similarities. However, due to copyright issues, trademarked names and images such as Superman's logo had to be omitted. Some reprints of Marvel Zombies have altered artwork to remove these similarities.


The zombie Sentry isn't seen again after infecting the Avengers shortly after his arrival. His fate is not revealed.


In Marvel Zombies Return, it is revealed that Sentry from Earth-Z is the original host seen in Ultimate Fantastic Four #21. After being bitten by a contaminated Hulk, the Earth-Z Sentry is trapped by Giant-Man in order to power up the Multidimensional Device owned by Uatu (the Watcher) in the Blue Area of the Moon. After Spider-Man releases Sand-Man with nanobots that destroy all zombies present (except for the Sentry himself), Uatu appears and sends Sentry into the universe that was first infected, thus beginning the infection, trapping the Sentry in a time loop and thereby containing the infection to an extent.






And here is some images for comparison:






The official page.











The intended version










Notice the the tear on the chest.










Notice again, the tear on the chest. It is oddly in the same shape as Superman's S emblem.













The Sentry. Notice the long hair.










Superman (as if you couldn't tell :P)
Just coincidence?

I decided to have a half sleeve tattoo of the original page concept done by one of the country's top artists, Donald Purvis of Asgard Ink (www.asgardink.net).

This tattoo is also covering up a lot of scarring that was self-inflicted way back in my depressive teenage years (don't be an asshole, my home life was terrible and I haven't been that person in many years. It's a story for another time, spacetime fans). It holds an underlying symbolic meaning that no matter how pure, even the golden boy can fall from grace amongst his peers.

I have only one more session to go.

Oh the places you'll go....on Netflix.

As a tool to re-enforce my study habits, I often watch trash television, because nothing says "Oh god, I need to science harder." better than Honey Boo Boo, Hookers for Jesus, Teen Mom, Hoarders and Jersey Shore.

All the cats are named after her dead husbands.

Recently, I've discovered a reality show that has my inner troll tripping balls so hard that even my girlfriend has become concerned. That show, ladies and gentlemen, is My Strange Addiction. This "lovely" reality piece is a sideshow of America's finest that begins with but isn't limited to, a woman telling me why two ply toilet paper is the best choice for snacky time.

I wonder if Quilted Northern is like a naughty late night nom.

Here's a video: 

My favorite so far has to be the girl who pretty much was like, "My parents divorced, better eat my couch." And so she did.

Thank you, American television, for helping me study for my exams and pushing me to be the very best.

 

Science to do!

Since last spring, I've been playing around with making miniature ecosystems. I've been pretty sick this week so here's one I've put together; I even installed led lighting under the lid! Maybe I should start selling these....

Mood lighting!

Check out the sweet lichen growing on the wood.

Maybe I'll throw a snail or beetle in there when it really starts taking off with growth. I need some consumers to contribute CO2!

Hard to see but there's some little tiny purple/blue flowers getting ready to bloom.