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Jonathan Glapion posted on Facebook; Will someone please explain, how could this possibly be a commission? I'm going to try not to jump the gun and go all

And who do they use? Why someone who's a cross between Rob Granito and Josh Hoopes And where did they come across this kind of activity? One one place… Leverage was a TV show, recently cancelled, that was basically a cross between The A-Team and Not A Penny More Not A Penny Less, Robin[...]

Seth Reedy is a comic book artist. Ish. He makes himself available for work and promotes himself readily online, taking comissions and tattoo work. But

But many have no way of cobjecting or getting recompense. Is Sean is asking who owns the copyright of all the images, the easiest answer is "not you". So what happens now? Well, social and industry pressure drove Rob Granito out of the convention business If you are interested in expressing your opinion to the London And[...]

More from the British Rob Granito, exhibiting at comic conventions across the UK… and the deviantArt he appears to be swiping then selling as prints… Once again, thanks to Donna Evans for coordinating lots of this… Original art from Ryan, Justine Lerma, Eduardo Vieira, Joe Jusko,         Original art from Walter O'Neil, Lora Zombie and David Rapoza, [...]

Over the last couple of weeks there has been growing irritation, annoyance and indeed anger about an individual who is being dubbed by some as the British Rob Granito. An unnamed individual exhibiting at a number of British comic conventions, including Birmingham Comics Expo, Kapow and London MCM, who sells prints of copyrighted characters Nothing unusual[...]

These pieces are the artists interpretation of the once original ink and pen artwork by  such amazing artists like Joe Jusko, Ron Garney, Tom Grummet, John Romita, Brian Bolland, Frank Frazetta, Alex Horley, Billy Tucci, Mark Sparacio and indeed many other great comic artists. "Profound credits must therefore go to all the great artists and creators[...]

Possibly the most Bleeding Cool thing ever, from one of Ethan Van Sciver's sketchbooks.

So this petition recently went up on iPetitions. Rob Granito, a hard working artist and family man, made some unwitting mistakes doing tribute art and was buried in the comics tabloid media Rob admits to his mistakes, and wants a chances to make amends and return to the industry he loves so much: the world of[...]

Using the name Snickers19510 over on Etsy, an "artist" named Nicholas Mowdy has some amazing artwork for sale at dirt cheap prices. For example, there's

Ex-Marvel bullpenner Ejay Russell tells Bleeding Cool about an experience of his that is rather... Granitoesque. My name is Ejay Russell and I got into

The Rob Granito of the sixties. I disagree though, I do find Roy's work a transformative artistic act Credit, some money for the original artists, would have been a morally preferable decision on his part, but his work transformed the way comic books and art would be viewed, to the extent that Marvel even started calling[...]

I suppose we all knew he'd be back, but it was equally likely we'd hear about it soon — those original Rob Granito posts have been read by legions of comic and art fans. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Those Latest Rob Granito Swipes You know when you've been Granitoed Such as Rob's Nightmare Before Christmas prints he's signing[...]

Maybe there is still time to rehabilitate Rob Granito into th warm loving bosom of the comics industry? You know when you've been Granitoed Such as Rob's Nightmare Before Christmas prints he's signing on eBay… That bear some resemblance to the following works somehow without his signature. At least the Harley Quinn images, albeit it traced[...]

So, what is Rob Granito up to? The art swiper and biographer bloater came to fame after a number of Bleeding Cool articles saw him confronted at conventions and eventually hounded off the internet. We haven't heard anything about his publishing plans with famed scammer Josh Hoopes that seriously sounded like someone was just inventing stories[...]

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

Currently up on eBay for $49 with no bids is a special one off Rob Granito design hockey jersey that has been sketched and signed by the following folk Who, in Rob Granito style, have all signed the sketches of each other. Scarlet Witch by Khoi Pham (signed by Chris Sprouse) Hulk by Ethan van Sciver (signed[...]

A few days ago, Rob Granito launched a YouTube channel with a song of his, entitled Don't Judge Him He's now made the song private-viewers only after the massively negative response it had from internet commentators, then closed his account. Thankfully the song got saved and uploaded elsewhere, thanks to the efforts of one Ken Oakley[...]

Rob Granito is creating a new line of comic books under the name Bad Boy Comics with his… creative partner Josh Hoopes But not quite yet His wife Alison tells me "rather than self-publish a comic outright, Rob and his partner are going to make some prints showcasing the many characters and storylines they are[...]

Kate Kotler writes for Bleeding Cool; In the two short months since Bleeding Cool broke the story of the comic con grifter, Rob Granito, there have been countless thousands of words devoted to reviling the man written and posted on countless Internet spaces Conversely: With exception of hearing from Ethan Van Sciver and Mark Waid[...]

Two weeks ago, I ran a question and answer session with the entity known as Rob Granito It wasn't that satisfactory, I didn't have the opportunity to follow up on questions and I felt that Rob was basically avoiding the issues being presented He wasn't exactly presented in the most positive of lights. Two weeks later[...]

Because Colleen Doran wrote about Rob Granito a week ago with the title "Everything that comes out of Rob Granito's mouth smells of ass and cheese doodles" which looked at Rob Granito's claims with, shall we say, a cynical eye, and comments by Sara Teague on Granito's claims over the years; He didn't imply he'd worked[...]

The only thing better than Rich Johnston interviewing Rob Granito would have to be Rich Johnston interviewing Rob Granito on youtube Perhaps some other time  It's funny, I've seen long threads in at least 3 major forums over the past couple years questioning the identity of one of the characters in the image on the[...]

After a lot of back and forth, talking with Rob's wife and manager Alison, Rob Granito agreed to answer a few questions to Bleeding Cool I didn't get any follow ups, and the answers were dictated by Alison I also didn't pay anything for the privilege. I last spoke to Rob Granito online a couple of[...]

But no one deserves this. Talking to Alison Granito, wife of Rob Granito, the scam has been uncovered. I already told you that Josh Hoopes had been talking to Rob Granito, helping him, sympathising with him, joining with him as painting me as their mutual nemesis And I wondered what his angle was Now I know. Josh has[...]

And that's in a comic book. So anyway, over the last month, on and off, I've been negotiating with Rob Granito's wife and manager Alison Granito over the possibility of doing an interview with Rob She'd put $200 out there as a figure, I thought I might be able to raise that much, but Rob[...]

Bleeding Cool is proud to present Fake It Better, Granito by Tom Smith, a parody of R. B. Greaves' Take A Letter, Maria, in aid of our favourite swipe

Ever since Bleeding Cool ran the first Rob Granito article, there's been something in the air. Rob Granito famously posed as a comic book and animation professional with plenty of credits to his name, none of which stood up when you looked into them He wasn't an animator on Batman cartoons under Bruce Timm He wasn't[...]

And there's always Rob Granito  Here's what people looked at here today: Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Who On Earth Is Rob Granito? (UPDATE) A familiar face at recent comics conventions, Rob Granito recently appeared at Wizard World Toronto Here is his appearance bio, listing credits including Batman, Teen Titans and working on an upcoming Batman arc[...]

A couple days ago, Cully Hamner noted that the original Rob Granito saga is probably past its expiration date as a news story And y'know, I wouldn't disagree, but there is still intense ongoing interest in that first blog post It's back on top today by a wide margin, in the middle of[...]