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Swipe File: Peter Cullen And Barack Obama

RIPT Apparel put out a t-shirt design by artist Ninjaink titled Voice of a Generation featuring  Optimus Prime voiceover, Peter Cullen, pulling the Superman pose.

But was it really Superman who was being referenced here?

Remember this pic from Alex Ross?

Could be!

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 (although I couldn't resist the headline pun this week), 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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