The StoryMen welcome JR.’s tattoo artist and friend Lars Van Zandt to talk about the world of tattooing. We discuss the history of tattooing, how the industry has changed and what they’re all about. Plus, Pixar’s Grand Unified Theory, just because we can.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Where in the World is Matt Mikalatos?
03:00 – Lars Van Zandt: Tattoo Artist to the StoryMen
10:00 – The History and Culture of Tattooing
20:00 – What Not to Ask a Tattoo Artist
26:00 – The Ins and Outs of Tattooing as Art
31:00 – The Spirituality of Ink
42:00 – The Pixar Grand Unifying Theory
48:00 – Matt’s Questions
51:00 – What does the future of tattooing hold?
Gene Luen Yang returns to the StoryMen to tell us about his groundbreaking run on Superman! How do you go about telling a new story about an 80-year old character? And how is Superman an immigration story? Plus: Gene explains his amazing new role as the Ambassador of Young People's Literature for the Library of Congress.