COMAL RIVER TATTOO — Local services in New Braunfels

I had been trying to finish my wolf tattoo for about 4 years now since I could not get in contact with my artist that originally did my wolf with blue eyes, my girlfriend had went in to get a cover up and she loved it and told Beka I had been wanting to finish up my wolf, she took on the challenge and was able to get me in same day. I showed up right after work and she got straight to work on designing and allowed her to throw her own little twists to it and i am absolutely amazed and so happy how this came out. If anything this looks way better than what i had imagined. She took really good care of me, made sure i stayed hydrated, gave me candy to make sure my blood sugars were normal. They also have an amazing restaurant connected to the shop and definitely recommend to go eat there before getting work done. I 10/10 recommend to come to this shop, the kindness and family vibe this place has is unbeatable. Thank you so much again Beka for absolutely killing this! I will be back to complete my sleeve...

The wife and I stopped by last night to check out the Friday the 13th event. My wife was talking to a very nice lady who was answering questions as I ran to the restroom. As I came out of the restroom, I noticed a window down the hall that allowed a view into the tattoo parlor. A couple was looking in, checking it out, and one of the tattoo artists (an older man with white-gray hair and a beard) told them, "If you're not getting a tattoo, then you can't watch," and closed the blinds on the window. I thought he was joking. He was not. So, I grabbed my wife and left, never to return.

That being said, I can understand privacy concerns with certain tattoo locations or customer requests. That wasn’t the case. He was just being rude to be rude. The couple said that he did that to someone else as well. Here’s an idea: don’t put a window where everyone going to the restroom from the restaurant can see in. And put the blinds inside your shop, not outside in...

The crew at Comal River Tattoo are informed and personable. Each artist seems to have artistry top of mind with tattoo traditions in the mix as well. It was my first tattoo. I am nearing 67 and had thought about getting one all my life. I knew the dragon was where I was going, never knew how I was going to get there. Well the staff knew I didn’t exactly know how I would arrive at the design I wanted as it was in pieces not yet joined and its placement underdetermined. I was introduced to Mike Penick, who understood my vision, and ran with it. Simplicity in the design, I liked that Mike walked and talked me through it all. Want the best; Mike knocked the cover off the frickin ball!...