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Swipe File: The Mask And… The Mask?

Published Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:11 -0600

Last updated Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:23:06 -0600

The Mask is a story who obtains a mysterious ancient tribal mask. Whenever he puts on the mask, Barnes experiences dream-like visions which become increasingly disturbing and violent. The visions begin to alter Barnes' personality, and eventually drive him insane.

That's the plot of the 1961 3D gimmick movie, in which viewers were encouraged to put their own lenticular 3D Mask on at appropriate times.

The film was shown repeatedly on MTV in the US during the early eighties as part of their 3D seasons.

The Mask comic book story, about a mysterious ancient tribal mask, that whoever puts on the mask alters the wearer's personality so they become insanely superpowered, was first published in 1987 as The Masque in Dark Horse Presents, before being reinvented as The Mask in the comic book Mayhem 1989 and the Jim Carrey movie in 1994.

Smokin'!

In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox. We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself. If you are unable to do so, please return your eyes to their maker before any further damage is done. The Swipe File doesn't judge, it's interested more in the process of creation, how work influences other work, how new work comes from old, and sometimes how the same ideas emerge simultaneously, as if their time has just come. The Swipe File was named after the advertising industry habit where writers and artist collect images and lines they admire to inspire them in their work. It was swiped from the Comic Journal who originally ran this column, as well as the now defunct Swipe Of The Week website.

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