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Kane always needed help, it seemed… Separated At Birth used to be called Swipe File, in which we presented 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 trusted you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself If you were[...]

It was posted a few days after the original Venom movie came out. DeviantArt image of She-Venom posted on DeviantArt by SpaceMaxMarine Separated At Birth used to be called Swipe File, in which we presented two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences, or works of[...]

Separated At Birth:  Superman #243 from DC Comics published in October 1971 featured this cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano, with Superman in the embrace of Raja, an alien who had taken a form deemed to be pleasing to Superman. Separated, Kissing At Birth – Thor and Sif, Superman and Raja Put up against this page[...]

Separated At Birth: Comic book artist Sean Galloway posts to Facebook, saying "Being inspired by my art is one thing and I do take it as a form of flattery However, someone getting paid to do an official cover by ripping off a pose from my Spider-man exploration I did a few years ago is[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran a Separated At Birth article looking at commissions made by Josef Rubinstein, best known for inking Marvel Comics' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and the first Wolverine comic And what appeared to be… rather direct inspirations That appeared to be the tip of the iceberg. RD Tondro has gone to town[...]

We'll let you know what we hear. Separated At Birth used to be called Swipe File, in which we presented 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 trusted you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself If you[...]

Separated At Birth: Last October, saw the release of Detective Comics #1029 from DC Comics, with the following cover by Lee Bermejo But does anyone else see the similarity with an upcoming cover by Mark Bagley to Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: The Chamelon Conspiracy #1 from Marvel Comics for June But the Spider-Man cover itself was[...]

The New York Times bestselling team of writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, Injustice) and artist Bruno Redondo (Injustice, Suicide Squad) are about to take Nightwing to the next stage of his evolution as a hero! Retail: $3.99 Separated At Birth used to be called Swipe File, in which we presented two or more images that resemble each other[...]

Which looked rather familiar. President Bolsonaro announcement Bleeding Cool reader Emílio Baraçal replied on Facebook, saying "What is the Justice League satellite doing there? Using without permission from DC Comics president?" Justice League Of America satellite Say, maybe President Bolsonaro will be the big cameo appearance in Zack Snyder's Justice League Snyder Cut? You never know… Separated At Birth used[...]

Separated At Birth: Comic book creator Jose Villarubia pointed this out last month He wrote "This is a thing about the art world I really, really hate I just saw a picture from a scene in Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" As it's usual in his movies, the action takes place in[...]

Had the full facts of its genesis been made clear to us at the time would have declined to run the interview. As has been pointed out by many commentators, when asked about Keratin's inspiration Butler and James' response: "The original concept was inspired by a short online cartoon we saw which we developed further" fails[...]

But we will say that if tracing real-life photos for use in products that are sold to make money isn't "fair use," then a certain Marvel Comics artists would owe a lot of porn stars a lot of money, if you know what we mean. So, er, as is obligatory in these columns, formerly known as[...]

I wonder if the Mamamoo producers believed that no one listening to their songs would ever listen to the full version of a disturbing parody of a pop song briefly glimpsed in a movie several years previously? Maybe not, but they were clearly forgetting about their target audience's parents who work for popular entertainment websites. Screencap from[...]

Maybe he wants to do some more work for DC?  As spied by friend-of-Bleeding Cool, Adam Dechanel, the commissioned piece of artwork by Giancarlo Caracuzzo and posted to his Facebook art page looks a little familiar. Separated At Birth – Giancarlo Caracuzzo and Lee Weeks' Batman/Superman. Especially when compared to this cover by Lee Weeks[...]

So the question is: is it a swipe? A homage? Or a coincidence? More importantly, will Disney, which owns both Marvel and Star Wars, turn its own lawyers on itself to start the first copyright civil war? Let us know what you think in the comments. Separated At Birth used to be called Swipe File, in[...]