On the left, Voodoo #1 from DC Comics (2011). On the right, Hack/Slash: My First Maniac #1 from Image (2010). Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley lines them up.
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Above is from Doctor Who #9 by Tony Lee and Josh Adams out this past week. Below is from Super Dinosaur by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard from earlier in
A six year old HP Lovecraft piece by Francesco Francavilla, above. A new HP Lovecraft T-shirt design, available on TeeFury today only by Texan artist
Two comic books, both featuring a character who hasn't had his own book for a while, both published on the same week, both part of the DC Relaunch, both
On the left, the cover to the DVD of the Syfy movie, Mongolian Death Worm, which is about as good as it sounds. And the big splashy page from Stormwatch
Above, Superman as seen in Action Comics #1 this week in a Superman T-short, blue jeans and with something red around his shoulders acting as a cape. A
Both mysterious figures, the identity On the left the recent Doctor Who Annual with different tales of the Doctor drawn by different artists, each of whom
Vitaly S. Alexius is a successful artist and comic book artist working on DeviantArt with his own website, Romantically Apocalyptic. He is also one of the
I've noted of late that Mike Deodato, ever a man who can switch srtistic styles in comics, has been veering towards Neal Adams of late. Well the
When I bumped into Brian Bolland at the opening of the new Gosh Comics in London, we reminisced about the Erro swiping of his work, and how Bolland was
Here is the big cover image from Stan Lee's Romeo And Juliet: The War, to be published by 1821 Comics in November. And here is an image by Marek Okon for
Martin Ansin's illustration for a Rolling Stone magazine piece on Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark... And the cover to The Sensational She-Hulk #3 by John
This is a vampire from the most recent X-Men #1, by Victor Gischler and Paco Medina. And this is a vampire, Mr Dark, from Bullet & Justine by Mauro
Excellent album covers. And now excellent Ghostbusters covers too, by Nick Runge, all from IDW's upcoming Ghostbusters ongoing comic series. In Swipe File
We all know that licensed comics often get photo galleries for the comic creators to use when creating work based on likenesses. And in this case, the
This video makes it clear. Michael Bay appears tp have used scenes from Warner Bros/Dreamworks' The Island in Paramount's Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.
Here's a screencap from the anime series Tsubasa, with one of Clow Reed's Magic Circles. You can see a clearer version here. Which was recreated by a
This is the Adam Hughes cover to Just Imagine Stan Lee And Chris Bachalo Creating Catwoman from 2002. Let's lose the trade dress and logos... Now flip it.
Remember those scenes where we saw Disney artists using animation from previous Disney films to save time and money on new ones? Well, this is an
This is the Justice League Unlimited cartoon. Iconic, recognisable, with John Stewart in a most awkward pose. And this is an advert for the on page 12 of
The Comic Art Indigène exhibition opens with an image from the 13th century featuring the All American Man, a red, white and blue pictograph of a shield
The new issue of Hellblazer out this week, in which Gemma Masters inherits a very John Constantine way of doing things - when dealing with her uncle John.
On the left, a commission by Fred Hembeck from a fair few years ago now, itself based on the classic Justice League #1 cover. And the cover to the new
Elektra by Greg Horn for Marvel, from Elektra #6. A flyer for a psychic reader left on Vito Delsante's windscreen. I wonder if they saw this coming? In
On the left, the cover to Harvey Comics classic, Black Cat #1. On the right, a birthday card designed by one Stephen Mackey of UK-based greeting card/gift
It's a sunny summer's day in London, the mind drifts into odd places. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree.
From Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors, out this week from DC Comics And the Care Bear Stare, from the Care Bears animated cartoon, engraved on the mind of
Here's the cover to issue 5 of Mega Man from Archie Comics. Note in the top right hand corner that Villain Variant avatar in the shape of an ol-style
Here are a few statues from a variety of sources. Mostly Bowen Designs but a smattering of Sideshow, Marvel Milestones, Attakus and even an unlicensed
1985 by Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards from 2008 on the right, and the Juggernaut statue from Bowen Designs from 2005... In Swipe File we present two