Gary Hallgren Original Art: TATTOO PARLOR

Almost everyone these days has tattoos, so should we really be surprised to see that even the usually conservative Fritzi Ritz opts to cover her back with Ritz Crackers imagery? Is it a personal choice or has she possibly sold out for a lucrative product placement deal? Nancy and Sluggo watch intently as the tattoo artist (a young Gary Hallgren?) forever transforms Aunt Fritzi’s gracefully tapered back, no doubt wondering what sort of indelible ink they’ll add to their own torsos. Ironically enough, a good number of real-life folks these days have Nancy & Sluggo tattoos. Most recently we saw Eisner-nominated cartoonist Box Brown at San Diego Comic Con showing off a very cool Nancy tat on his upper right arm, with plans to soon aesthetically balance the other arm with Sluggo. We’re not kidding about the growing Nancy cult!!

Acrylic painting on illustration board, shrink-wrapped against ¼-inch foam board. Created in Janruary 2015. Horizontal dimensions 20 x 15 inches. Signed by the artist.