Illustrated Sulley's Tattoo Co. storefront with tattoo murals and palm trees at sunset

An animated series from Sullen Art Collective

TAT-TOONS

An apprentice posts the shop's OG roasting a walk-in. It goes viral overnight. Now he has one year to learn that going viral and being good are two different things.

Sulley's Tattoo Co. · 1207 · SoCal · Open late

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The Walk-In

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Now playing · Pilot

Episode 1 / “The Walk-In”

A walk-in wants a tattoo from Frank. Frank wants him gone. Ink hits record.

Runtime
7 min
Shop
Sulley's Tattoo Co.
Rated
Funny first. Heart underneath.

Season 1

Episodes

Ten episodes. Each one stands on its own. Ink's secret runs underneath all of them.

Episode 1 thumbnail

S1 · E1

The Walk-In

One roast. One phone. One very bad decision to hit post.

Out now
In the chair

S1 · E2

Famous for Nothing

The clip is everywhere. The shop is packed. Nobody's here for the tattoos.

Coming soon
On the sketchpad

S1 · E3–E10

More on the way

Some of these will be built from real shop stories. Maybe yours.

The regulars

The Crew

Pick one off the wall.

Sulley's Tattoo Co. · Flash

Sheet 01 · Ask at the counter

  • 1INK, The Apprentice

    The Apprentice

    INK

    Twenty, hungry, eight arms, zero patience. Learns everything the hard way.

    “Still on the coffee run.”

  • 2SULLEY, The Owner

    The Owner

    SULLEY

    Steady hands, steady shop. Lets the circus run a little too long.

    “Good times and good tattoos.”

  • 3FRANK, The OG

    The OG

    FRANK

    Forty years in the chair. Hates phones, hates fame, hates your idea.

    “No.”

  • 4LUX, The Rising Star

    The Rising Star

    LUX

    Best lettering in the building. Knows it. Posts it. Takes the credit.

    “Link in bio.”

  • 5ROSE, Black & Grey

    Black & Grey

    ROSE

    Fine-line, smooth shading, zero tolerance for fakes. She'll call it out.

    “That's traced.”

  • 6ECHO, The Shop Manager

    The Shop Manager

    ECHO

    Runs the book, the counter and the content calendar. Keeps everyone in line.

    “You're late.”

  • 7FLASH, The Regular

    The Regular

    FLASH

    Every tattoo has a story. Nobody's sure what he does for a living.

    “Put me down for that one.”

  • 8ACE, The Walk-In

    The Walk-In

    ACE

    Ace Unfiltered. Big following, bigger mouth, wants Frank and only Frank.

    “Are we live?”

All work custom · No refunds on bad ideasSullen Art Collective

Open call · Tattoo shops & artists

Every shop has that story.

The walk-in who wanted his ex's name on his face. The apprentice who stenciled it backwards. The client who passed out on a sticker-sized piece. Send us the true ones. The best end up in future episodes.

  1. 1

    Tell it like you'd tell it at the shop

    Under 300 words. Get to the funny part.

  2. 2

    Change the client's name

    Protect the guilty. Keep the truth.

  3. 3

    We read every one

    The crew reviews submissions and picks stories for the writers' room.

If your story makes the show

Your shop gets a credit in the episode, and your shop's logo goes up on the wall at Sulley's as a framed flash sheet. Your crew will see it every time they watch.

Walk-in ticket

Submit a shop story

Ticket #0000

Who's telling it
The story

Story type

The fine print

DRAFT. Final terms to come from Sullen's attorney.

By submitting, you confirm the story is true or based on real events, that you're 18 or older, and that you have the right to share it. You give Sullen Art Collective permission to adapt, fictionalize, combine and use your story, in whole or in part, in Tat-toons and related content. Sullen is not required to use any submission, and you won't be paid unless a separate written agreement says otherwise. Do not include clients' real names or private details.

Wear the shop

Tat-toons merch

The crew's on the wall at sullenclothing.com. Tees, hats and flash straight from the show.

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