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Swipe File: Justin Bieber Vs Deadpool

Published Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:28:44 -0500

Last updated Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:29:58 -0500

I just ran a piece on a True Blood variant comic from Down Under. Here's one a little close to home that's very swipe-worthy.

Larry's Comics is a store known for a) having a loudmouth boss in Larry and b) being one of the stores that, with participating publishers, creates exclusive variant covers for certain titles. Including it's own version of True Blood #1, a thousand copies of the new Image hit Morning Glories #1 – and now the upcoming Fame: Justin Bieber biocomic from Bluewater.

With a cover that directly swipes/parodies the famous Deadpool variant cover of Siege #3 that was given by Marvel to retailers who returned unsold covers of certain Blackest Night DC books.

And yes, that is Larry being obscured by Justin's bling.

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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