TAMPA, Fla. — On busy Kennedy Boulevard across the street from the University of Tampa athletic fields, three tall black flags with “Tattoo” emblazoned on them flap in the wind outside of a nondescript building. It’s the only indication that inside the shop, one of the world’s most famous movie stars has realized his dream of bringing a tattoo clubhouse to life.
Once inside, the name is revealed: DC Society Ink. Set in bold block letters against a charcoal brick wall with red backlighting, the logo looks like the cover of a comic book. It’s fitting, since the shop is the brainchild of Marvel actor Dave Bautista.
Bautista, who has a house in the Tampa Bay area, is the star of the zombie heist hit "Army of the Dead" and the Oscar-winning sci-fi film "Dune," not to mention his star-making turn in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Drax the Destroyer, the lovably dense alien in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies. But this recent venture hits closer to home.
