Swipe File Archives

By Mike McLarty of ComicKarma is helping out while Rich Johnston is in holday in Venice. Follow him here, email him here. Love him or loath him, Erik

The Delcourt "Seven" series of graphic novels. Cover designs from 2007. The Marvel Civil War crossover. Cover designs from 2006. In Swipe File we present

On the left, an illustration by Dune's John Shoenherr from And Seven Times Never Kill Man by George R R Martin that appeared in Analog. And on the right,

In the left corner, the new low budget superhero movie written and directed by Mark Millar, Miracle Park. In the right corner, Miracle Park, in Palm Beach

Have you ever seen anything quite so untempting? Can't you just imagine the meeting. I bet these were the Hostess boss's idea, there's no other

Arlene C. Harris is a woman after my own heart. She has taken what seems like weeks to put this together and post on her LiveJournal account. She has

Batman Forever's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, check the riffs at 1:08 and 2:04. Then check out Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark's Boy Falling From

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

The cover to IDW's new The Cape comic book for December, based on a short story by Locke & Key's Joe Hill, and the classic Dan Jurgens cover for

And yes, that is George Perez, artist of the cover, in the posed photo... In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some

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

Brian Bolland has had an interesting time of it, fighting the artist Erro, initially exposed by this website, as a high art swiper. Well, Brian, here's

When Darren Aronofsky collaborated with Frank Miller to pitch a Batman Year One movie based on the Miller/Mazzucchelli mini-series, he quoted Taxi Driver

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

Hoodies make for strange bedfellows - the cover to Ultimate X #1 by Art Adams and the cover to Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Volume Two #1 by Bret Booth. In

Doesn't it feel the one of these is the sequel to the other? Both issue ones, both on sale, one from Marvel, one from IDW, today in the US, tomorrow in

Daredevil hasn't yet been made into a Silly Bandz or a Character Bandz. Even though Abomnation has. There's no justice. But Jock's cover art from

What is it with arching back bald men with small hooked noses that Jae Lee just loves? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each

This is the new look for Lady Death, as seen in the Free Lady Death Premiere and Lady Death #0, and appearing on the cover of Lady Death #1 for January.

Chris Burnham was running an Officer Downe competition on his website to win origi nal art - the challenge was to find all the swipes he used. Well, here

This is the cover the the Washington Post magazine featuring Frank Cho in a recreation of his Liberty Meadows image for his Paris exhibition. It's part of

Her new album Bionic. And another, earlier, more familiar Astro Boy image... In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some

Two comics. Both written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. One featuring the Legion Of Superheroes. Another featuring the Gladiator of the Shi'Ar Guard -

Is this a little more sensitive than usual, considering Marvel's current owners? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to

A Frank Quitely cover to the Vertigo vampire series from a few years ago, Bite Club, that would probably have done a lot better if it was published now...

From Now Comics 1988 From IDW in 2010 With just a little for seasoning... In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some

    Oh, but this is beautiful. I mean I can't really call this a swipe. It's a homage, but one that goes far further than a simple image. The

Submitted by Little Bleeder Trevor Phillips. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages,

Now this is going back. To Greg Land's early career drawing a comic book Stormquest for Caliber in 1994. And not only did it sound a little like an Image

I love a good self-swipe. I mean no one can really criticise you for reusing a good pose every now and then can they? Although I think the Black Widow