“Each use of character must be done in good taste and family friendly tones,” Draven told the Tulsa World via email. “You will see all sorts of fun designs and mashups of different characters, but you will not see a character tattooed in bad taste or against the regulations that we follow from Lucasfilm.”

Turpen opened Geek Ink Tattoo not long after receiving his “Star Wars” license, filling the studio with an assortment of pop culture decor. Action figures and helmets of Stormtroopers and space pilots are scattered throughout both floors of the shop, and there’s always a comic book within reach.

Turpen said he wanted a place where he was surrounded by what he enjoys. He also desired an atmosphere that would appeal to his friends and others who may not feel comfortable entering a traditional tattoo shop.

“Everybody has really that one thing or a couple of things that they really enjoy, and mine is ‘Star Wars’ and comic books, video games and stuff like that,” he said. “So I just figured I knew enough people who liked the same stuff I did that they’d want to come to my tattoo shop if I had all that stuff.”

One of those people became one of his biggest clients.