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Swipe File: Tim Bradstreet's Punisher And Marko Manev's Prometheus

This is a Prometheus poster, licenced published by Mondo by artist Marko Manev.

Or at least it was. Until some folk pointed out its similarity to Tim Bradstreet's Punisher image.

Inside The Rock presented the evidence…

The poster was suddenly cancelled with Mondo issuing the statement,

The PROMETHEUS poster for sale today is canceled. After we revealed the image yesterday, we were made aware that parts of that design resembled those of another image. We did not know that this was the case and now that we do, we're pulling the poster.

We're not down with this type of thing and truly apologize to everyone out there and thank you for letting us know that this happened. You guys are awesome and we really appreciate the heads up and support

Of course, Marko Manev does have form in this regard…

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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