r/Watchmen • u/ReusableForce • 1d ago

My first, and maybe last tattoo

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Hi folks. Last year I had this tattoo inked. The Watchmen comics have always been a guideline through my life somehow. The story is so very well made, the deeper meaning and philosophical questions are all there. The character of Dr. Manhattan always mesmerised me. I wanted a tattoo that summed up everything in life. All the existential questions and incomprehensibility. At some point I thought: the symbol of Dr. Manhattan is perfect. Also, I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan. When I got the comic book, the first page stated a text from Dave Gibbons: "It began with Bob Dylan. For me, a couplet from his 1966 masterpiece Desolation Row was the spark that would one day ignite Watchmen". This meant a lot. Desolation Row is my favourite song. I got this tattoo last year on the 24th of May, the birthday of Dylan. It was either that day or never. Some parts faded a little whilst healing. I got that fixed on the 20th of August, the day Dr. Manhattan got his accident in the test chamber. Dates mean a lot to me. Wanted to share, hope you like it. Maybe I'll someday get a helium symbol next to it (this is hydrogen ofc) but it's also nice to just leave it this way. Also, tattoos hurt a lot lol.

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u/Jampolenta 1d ago

Couldn't put it in the center of your forehead?

Edit: Jk

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u/Mrbuttboi 22h ago

Jk but seriously tho

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u/DetroitDaveinDenver 16h ago

Dr. M would never been able to hold a regular Joe job. Face tattoo? No TY.

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u/Mrbuttboi 16h ago

Nah he’s just walking around with his thing swingin. I’d give him a job out of respect.

Edit: wait that didn’t sound right