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A Ghostbusters Swipe File At 88MPH
This week saw the publication of X-Files: Conspiracy: Ghostbusters from IDW which saw the Lone Gunmen of the X-Files franchise investigating the mystery of the supernatural hunting Ghostbusters seeking to expose them.
Well, it looked like something else got exposed along the way.
Because IDW is not the only company to have held the Ghostbusters license. Previous publishers include Marvel, NOW and… 88MPH. That final run, drawn by Steve Kurth is well regarded by Ghostbusters fans. And, it seems, the artist behind this IDW comic, Salvador Lavarro. Take this scene…
Note that Venkman's body is flipped directly from the 88MPH #1 cover, including the slime, now coloured out.
Then there's the main ghost figure. Here's the one from 88MPH's first issue.
And from IDW.
Indeed, that face gets used repeatedly.
It's important to trap your ghosts of course. IDW style…
And 88MPH…
Even when you are just standing around… IDW…
And 88MPH…
Seriously, just keep standing around, IDW… 
And 88MPH…
Seriously standing around never gets old, from IDW…
To 88MPH…
You can even flip identities, with IDW's Winston…
And 88MPH's original Ray…
The same pose and body can be used, even when the face is using a different likeness model, from IDW…
To 88MPH…
Even the scenery… check the pillar in the previous panel. And then check IDW…
But where did the get the extra pillar detail?
Oh right, thanks MPH. And thanks to the Ghostbusters Fan Forum for pointing these out…
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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