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Swipe File: Mike McMahon's Dredd – And Everybody Else's

Published Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:07 -0500

Last updated Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:00:50 -0500

Mike McMahon's Judge Dredd has been admired by many – and copied by some.

On the left, McMahon art from "Umpty Candy", 1979 and on the right, Ian Kennedy's "99 Red" , 1985.

On the left, McMahon art from "Christmas Comes to Des O'Connor Block", 1979, on the right Cam Kennedy's Dredd from the 1985 Sci-fi Special story, "I, Beast". On the bottom, José Oritz's Dredd from 1987.

Thanks to the Art Of Mick McMahon, Patrick Brown, Nathan McGuffin, Garageman and Emperor.

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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