Swipe File Archives

Swipe File: Brian Bolland Vs Benoit Pare
Plus a host ofMarvel and Disney works along a similar line… Time for Brian to take another trip across the channel? 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[...]
Swipe File: Alex Jones And Uncanny Avengers
Remember, superpowers don't kill people, superpeople kill people… 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[...]
Swipe File: It Girl And Stephanie Seymour
feel free to google for the original. 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[...]
Swipe File: J Scott Campbell And Dark Phoenix
No one is "cheating" anyone with this piece of art and copyright infringement is something we take very seriously. The posts by "Peter" however, are long since gone. 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[...]
Swipe File: The Avengers NOW And The Authority THEN (Spoilers)
And The Garden… Is reminiscent of Stormwatch's Nevada Garden? Oh and the translation, yes, almost forgot… "Daddy" 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[...]
Swipe File: Madman And Standard
On top The Standard issue 5... With a slightly familiar exclamation mark? Nevertheless, The Standard does have it's own superhero, Super Dude and a look
Swipe File: The Lawmaster And The Lawcopy?
As website Everything Comes Back To 2000AD points out the Lawgivers, the Judge's motorbikes are damn near identcal… Drokk! 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[...]
Swipe File: Locke & Legacy
If nothing else, I do enjoy them facing off like that. 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[...]
Swipe File: Walking Dead Vs Willamsburg Tax Services
Courtesy of Midtown Comics here…. I'm presuming they don't deal with copyright law. 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[...]
Swipe File: Superman, Wonder Woman, Elektra And Punisher
From Marvel in 2013. From DC in 2012. Interestingly, despite their respective executive structure, it's Marvel who has the woman on top. 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[...]
Swipe File T-Shirts, Black Adam To Mage To Killers
  Cosplay could get very boring all of a sudden. 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,[...]
Swipe File: World's Finest And Insanity Wolf
But the internet viral meme Insanity Wolf! Here's the original… 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[...]
Swipe File: DC Women Squashing Earths
From the new solicitations for Supergirl #18 and a rather familiar scene from the cover of World Of Flashpoint. Of course it all goes back to a bloke… 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[...]
Swipe File: The Hell You Ride, Appeal To The Great Spirit and The Beach Boys
Dallin in 1909. Although it could of course have come via the Beach Boys' Brother Records logo… 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[...]
Swipe File: Deadpool And Harley Quinn
Deadpool convention sketch by Rob Liefeld, from a request… Harley Quinn cover, back when she had a title of her own.   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[...]
Swipe File: An Infinity Gauntlet And A Geico Gauntlet
Currently everywhere with power working… …and The Infinity Gauntlet! As seen in the Thor film for about a second. 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[...]
Swipe File: Fables Vs 1000 Wolves
Night of 1000 Wolves by Dave Wachter… 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[...]
Swipe File: 101 Skateboarding And Green Lantern
Spotted on 4chan; wearing a Green Lantern hoodie stoners come up to me Duuuude sick 101 Skateboarding shirt This guy loves the green Let's go smoke up and pop ollies go home look up 101 Skateboarding someone has literally just taking the GL logo and flipped it on its side Whelp. Looks like it to me… oh DC trademark lawyers? This looks a lot more[...]
Swipe File: D.O.A. Vs Secret Warriors
And on the right, the cover to Secret Warriors #7 by Jim Cheung. Peace or War? You decide! 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?[...]
Swipe File: Asterix & Cleopatra & Demon Knights
In which there were many references to exactly how nice Cleopatra's nose was… 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[...]
Preview: Deadpool #1… And A Possible Swipe File To Come?
I look forward to running a Swipe File with Mark Millar and Rob Liefeld's Youngblood Bloodsport… Here's a preview of the Marvel NOW! relaunch of Deadpool #1 At NYCC, we learned that Deadpool will see the Merc With A Mouth fighting the revived zombies of dead American Presidents I look forward to[...]
Swipe File: Uncanny Avengers Vs Exe: Executable File
On the left, the first page of Uncanny Avengers #1 And on the right, the first page of online comic Exe: Executable File (released in print and online in 2011)… 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[...]
Swipe File: X-Force And Savage Hawkman
Happier days… Greg Capullo on the left, Rob Liefeld on the right. 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[...]
Swipe File: Neal Adams And… Neal Adams
Both by Neal Adams… 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[...]
Swipe File: Ozymandias And Masks
On the left, Jae Lee's cover to Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #2, and on the right his cover to Masks #2... Not so much a swipe, more a thematic posed
Swipe File: Avengers Arena #2 And Lord Of The Flies
But the main design by Chris Bachalo is very siumilar to another image by Brian Storrey, used on the American edition of William Golding's Lord Of The Flies, another book that pits teenagers against each other to the death… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Swipe File: Stan Lee's Comikaze And The Third Reich
In comics both before the war and afterwards, he would write plenty of anti-Nazi propaganda in comic book form. Which probably makes this Swipe File even more awkward The comic convention Stan Lee's Comikaze was held this past weekend, with the following logo. Which bears a peculiar similarity to this famous French wartime caricature of Herr Hitler[...]