Swipe File Archives

The second swipe file of the day – but it's a goodie Here is one of Jock's desgns for the IMAX poster for Iron Man 3. And here is a proposed IMAX poster idea for Avengers: Age Of Ultron, designer unknown. Tweet SWIPE to @avengers …. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to[...]

My Guido Fawkes cartoon from January… Today's cartoon in the Daily Telegraph… Okay, admittedly, Ad's is better drawn…. 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[...]

This is a Tote handbag being sold by Target. Let's zoom in on that pattern. Well these are cat cartoons by Gemma Covell for a older Hallmark card. Compare and contrast. Looks like they are… right on Target? Any PR folk can get in touch with her here… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other[...]

But from what I've been told, there is a case here even though it's fan art.Regardless, I'll leave this up because I cannot believe that this actually happens. That's okay, Dave, embarrassing people into action also really happens too… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

  The original sketch is being sold by spartacus-is-cool on eBay… Though it does bear a similarity to this original Judge Dredd commission by Walking Dead co-creator Tony Moore… 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[...]

  From the latest issue of Inhuman… And the latest ceremony of the Oscars… 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[...]

But they've both got the casual lean… but who would you rather party with? 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[...]

This is the cover to Dark Horse's Sergio Aragonés Stomps Star Wars. And this is his Marvel cover for Star Wars #2, replacing the Berkeley Breathed cover, and delayed a few weeks as a result, from ComicBook.com In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

The new Dead Drop series coming from Valiant Entertainment… And Captain Victory #1 from Dynamite Entertainment from last summer…. 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?[...]

Featuring speedsters hopped up on a disocovered wonder drug, MPH, that gives them excellent speeding skills, which they put to naughty use. But might it have had an earlier iteration as the drug of choice in the first season of Eureka, written by Chris Crosby – the man who co-founded Boom! Studios? Here are a few[...]

Ivar, Timewalker #1. Doctor Who. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKDtDtl13pA[/youtube] Even the title of the episode was 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 do[...]

It is possibly one of the most famous scenes in superhero comic books as, with a line, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons flipped a famous cliché in Watchmen and ended up naming the "You Are Too Late" trope in the process. And from today's Fantastic Four #642, the beginning of the final arc The End Is Forever… Comics[...]

This is Nick Griffin. He used to be a leader of the BNP, the British National Front, a fascist political party. I am well aware that the orthodox opinion

These are the originals. But that's not the swipe file we're looking at today Instead we're looking at a piece of fan art Which Juilan Lytle did last year, and got noticed by a lot of people, including Nick Gazin, the artist for the original Run The Jewels covers… In Swipe File we present two or more images[...]

And everyone who worked at Marvel (apart from Tom Brevoort) seemed to want to tell me. It was even more biting-the-hand than the decision to let everyone else make Big Hero 6 comics – Disney Publishing, Yen Press and Joe Books – but not Marvel Comics themselves. Swipe Of The Year So many swipe files, so much time[...]

It is copyrighted to me the creator, I have never given "creativecommons" license to the usage of my artwork, and that stands with my original art, and the variant changed and used bywww.chrisharrispresents.com Very true… say, does anyone recognise Chris' recent number from anywhere?   UPDATE: Here it is! From GI Joe… In Swipe File we present two or more[...]

So DC Comics have all these movie cover variants based on Warner Bros films for March….   And a swipe file for each and every individual cover would be ridiculous, as it is clear what they are[...]

This is the cover by Shane Davis for Superman: Earth One, published a number of years ago by DC Comics. And this is the movie poster for The Invisible Boy, a new Italian superhero movie… …with a comic book adaptation from Panini. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

On the left, an 1971 Esteban Maroto illustration from Eerie #38, a story called A Stranger In Hell. And on the right from a couple of years later when Jim Starlin's Gamora appeared in the Warlock comic series… Maybe they share the same tailor too? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to[...]

So much so that he has integrated their work – into his! Whether its the character of Rachel Cole-Alves drawn by Marco Checchetto or Electro by Paul Azaceta, he can find a way! Hope there's no punishment for that! In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

Here is Conan from the upcoming Conan/Red Sonja series from Dark Horse Comics. And here is Sorcerer Hennet from the D&D 3rd Edition. Is it me or have they been to the same tailor? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

A Little Bleeder writes in to comment on a recent edition of CNN's Bleacher Report, which ran a piece on the artwork of Alberto "Laff" Berroa, Jr., who

The classic cover to Uncanny X-Men by John Byrne. And from today's New 52: Future End… Whoa indeed. 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[...]

On the left, the cover of L'Ombre Blanche by Antoine Carrion and on the right a sketch cover of Lady Death by Frank Cho, courtesy of Eurocomics USA Invasion… 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[...]

As for the source of similarities, you'll have to make up your own mind whether Daytripper is a Daytrippoff or not… 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[...]

A Twitter account has been set up to look at the similarities between the work of Kamiya Yuu of No Game No Life and all manner of other manga work and we are promised a blog and wiki to follow. So here is the inspiration, the published work, and superimposition of one over another… [...]

This is Francesco Francavilla's variant cover to Original Sin Annual #1.   And this is Gallieno Ferri's cover for Zagor #85 from July 1972. Thanks to Eurocomics USA Invasion for the spot! 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[...]

Bud Light have been running a promotion under the hashtag #whateverUSA, where Vanilla Ice serves ice cream to a grateful crowd. It looks a little like

This is Zod, in battle, in Injustice: Gods Among Us. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abG1Ff2_45o[/youtube] And this is Superman in battle in today's Superman Unchained with the Wraith. Has someone been playing video games? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

From last year's Fairest #17, cover by Adam Hughes, published last year by DC/Vertigo… And from Mnemovore #1 by Mike Huddlestone, published last decade by DC/Vertigo…. 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[...]