Many Star Wars fans are passionate, but few make their passion as permanent as Needles.
This NYC-based tattoo artist has been making a livelihood from his fandom for 20 years and counting, inking fans at studios and conventions all over the United States. His ultra-realistic work has been featured in official Star Wars publications for years, earning him the nickname “Darth” Needles from the Lucasfilm crew and an exclusive invite to tour the Industrial Light & Magic campus.
“[The invitation] was pretty much a dream come true,” Needles told io9 during an interview at Red Rocket Tattoo in Manhattan, one of the studios where he works. “I never thought I would actually get there.”
-Eleanor Fye
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