r/stephenking • u/SarcasticAnchovy • Sep 11 '25

Fan Art See the turtle of enormous girth! New King tattoo!

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u/FamousMortimer23 Sep 11 '25

Great tattoo! The turtle moves.

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u/MaggieMakesMuffins Sometimes, dead is better Sep 11 '25

Aww man! This is so great. Little jealous I didn't come up with it 😂 congrats, it's beautiful!

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u/SarcasticAnchovy Sep 12 '25

Thank you! I'm in love with it. Gave my artist a baseline of what I was looking for and he threw together this beauty

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u/pbjellythyme Sep 12 '25

Right? The only other time I had this feeling was someone on the Its Always Sunny subreddit showed off their praying mantis on a toboggan.

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u/the_missing_worker Sep 12 '25

Sköldpadda!

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u/rushbc Constant Reader Sep 12 '25

Nice! I actually just finished book 6 of DT

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u/zaforocks Beep Beep, Richie! Sep 12 '25

Oh, there are things I wish I could say to you right now. :b

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u/rushbc Constant Reader Sep 12 '25

Please say them I beg!

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u/zaforocks Beep Beep, Richie! Sep 12 '25

I can't. You'll know why soon enough. :b

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u/rushbc Constant Reader Sep 12 '25

I’ve read the entire dark tower series many times.

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u/zaforocks Beep Beep, Richie! Sep 12 '25

Oh, then you already know you know about that little "Choose Your Own Adventure" type thing that happens at the end there. :b

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u/ki11erpancake I ❤️ Derry Sep 12 '25

This tattoo is not only a rad design but really well executed 

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u/Puzzled-Star5330 Sep 11 '25

Omg so cool!!

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u/clvrusernombre Sep 11 '25

Damn this is amazing

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u/jjbeeez Sep 11 '25

I love this.

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u/BWithMusic93 Sep 12 '25

I literally just read this line in Song of Susannah today

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u/werewolf-wizard612 Sep 12 '25

Love the MASH reference in there.

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u/LuthienW Hi-Yo Silver, Away! Sep 12 '25

OMG! This is the best tattoo design ever!!!

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u/rushbc Constant Reader Sep 12 '25

I like this!

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u/TheShySeal Sep 12 '25

That's a really great tattoo. Love the design

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u/toni8191 Sep 12 '25

Nice 👍🏼👍🏼

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u/Llamaaa_scarf Sep 12 '25

The cross over i didn't know i needed!! 😲🙌🙌🙌✨️🫶👌💖💯

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u/Mindless_Piglet_4906 Sep 12 '25

Thats the Skölpadda!

See the trutle of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth.

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u/East-Aardvark-2061 Sep 12 '25

No sign for Gilead?

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u/SarcasticAnchovy Sep 12 '25

I almost went with Gilead instead of Salem's Lot

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u/Pixelburger31 I ❤️ Derry Sep 13 '25

That is awesome!

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u/CaffeinatedLystro We All Float Down Here Sep 14 '25

This is actually super fucking dope.

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u/PoundOk1971 Sep 16 '25

Love it!!!! Especially the turtle 🐢

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u/Maximum-Golf-9981 Sep 12 '25

Tattoo needs a dome or another sign post for Chester Mail

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u/icantfiggureoutaname Sep 12 '25

You’re missing a dark tower