LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Everybody's got an opinion.

DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Charles Gatewood reports on tattooed club kids, the Diamond Club moves down the street, Aaron Bell visits Tokyo, reviews of two Celtic workbooks, Russian criminal tattoos, Tennessee Dave and Captain Jim South of the Border, Dr. Green tells us what Seabees and Quetzalcoatl tattoos mean…plus our very own Spotlight lady, Danielle, answers the Big 10.

HIPSHOTS
Elvia Iannaccone is back for a well-deserved curtain call.

TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
This time it was Rob Struven who sent us the perfect package.

READERS' GALLERY
Another nifty collection of tattoo art from leading inkers 'round the globe.

TALKBACK
Ask Brandon Mull?it ain't easy being a tattoo artist in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

FEATURES
LEO ZULUETA?PEACE AND CONTENTMENT IN ANN ARBOR
by Bob Baxter
The living master of tribal blackwork has returned to running a street shop in blissful Ann Arbor, Michigan.

FURY ON WHEELS—THE EXPLOSIVE RETURN
OF THE ROLLER DERBY LIFESTYLE

by Dale Rio
That rowdy and raucous '50s-style slam-bang cat fight on wheels is back, all grown up and dripping with ink.

THE POMONA TATTOO & BODY PIERCING EXPO
by B. Litz with and photographer Richard Todd
It's back again to Pomona. It's getting bigger but is it getting better? We sent our absolutely most fearless team to find out and report back.

INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIO MEJIA
by Bob Baxter
A major talent has risen in the West. L.A.'s Antonio Mejia mixes his ink with a healthy dose of spirit-world reverence and love of family.


COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
A well-deserved tribute to Miss Lady Liberty, the pride of New York harbor.

TRAVELIN' MICK
Small-town villagers reminisce about their tribal tattoo art in the shadow of Mt. Everest.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
All the way from the Ukraine, Vitaliy Popov leaves behind some righteous ink on star-studded Hollywood Boulevard.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Collecting postcards is a big time way to enter the world of tattoo collectibles. Matty tells you how.

SPECIAL 16-PAGE OUTSERT!
Rik van Boeckel brings us artist Gordon Toi Hatfield and photographer Patricia Steur's fabulous book collaboration featuring New Zealand Maori Moko tattoos.