Swipe File Archives

Thanks to Benjamin Ellebracht for pointing out the swipe. 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[...]

A classic opening Silver Surfer splash by John Buscema, courtesy of Mile High Comics. And Burne Hogarth's Tarzan, soon to be re-released. 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[...]

Which is probably what you feel like doing right now". 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,[...]

And thanks to the Ghostbusters Fan Forum for pointing these out… 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[...]

The Phantom Zone variant cover of Twilight Zone #1… Cover to the Kickstartered EC Comics tribute comic, Haunting Tales Of Horrorbles. 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[...]

Crossed Badlands... …and Axe Chick, internet meme. 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[...]

This is the cover to Afterlife, a TokyoPop series from a few years ago. And this is a cover to the Afterlife With Archie comic currently rocking the charts. Do compare logos… 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[...]

  Uncanny Avengers by John Cassaday… And Judge Dredd: The Child's Quest by Mike McMahon. 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[...]

Avengers World #1 is expected to be a somewhat political comic book, following the events of Infinity and the Avengers titles in creating an Avengers for

Then, again in both the film and comic, she says of the filmmaker they're discussing, "He so perfectly gets how we're really all like these aliens who can never have any meaningful contact with each other because we're all so caught up in our own little self-made realities, you know?" Of course, I think they're both[...]

From Marko Manev's series of iconic superhero posters from February this year. And from the March solicitations for Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer, by Dan Slott and Michael Allred, variant cover by Francesco Francavilla. But was actually published originally in 2010! In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

Above, Francesco Francavilla's illustration for Bee Vixens From Mars, part of Alex De Campi's Grindhouse comic book from Dark Horse… and below, the cover of Terror Blu #131, a long running Italian exploitation science fiction/horror comic book from the eighties… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some[...]

A preview of Mark Millar and Goran Parlov's Starlight A scene from Pixar's Incredibles. A post by Mark Millar, "Rank Pixar Films Top To Bottom" 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[...]

But does it look familiar? Take the logo of Stan Lee's Comikase comic convention… And, as we pointed out before, an anti-Third Reich cartoon from the thirties… But after all, considering this is a spy satellite, maybe the best comparison is to…   In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to[...]

Familiar at all? And the cover to Avengers Vs Thanos, by Jim Starlin… 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 is that pose a little familiar? Possibly from a different God of Thunder? Thunder thunder thunder thunder thunderstrike! 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[...]

Reach for the stars! 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[...]

You know, the comic featuring a superheroisation of the armed forces during World War II. Added to Marvel's Empire Of The Dead from George Romero bearing a resemblance to Max Brooks' Extinction Parade from Avatar, it looks like one publisher has set up shop on Zeitgeist Lane in Ideaspace City right now… In Swipe File we present[...]

Could they be related? 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[...]

And making a teaser debut in today's Captain Marvel #17. And a certain Supergirl #1 from a few years ago by Gary Frank … a couple of logos ago it seems… Textbooks instead of a skateboard though.,, In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies,[...]

Chris Burnham makes the point well. Holy shit, did Cobra Commander take over Taiwan? http://t.co/rvC1SzrZRi — Chris Burnham NYCCX1 (@TheBurnham) October 28, 2013 This is Cobra… And this is Taiwan special forces in their new armour…       In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

And it included the final evolutionary form for Chesnaught. Some Bleeding Cool readers thought it looked a little familiar, combined with the name, as the second form of Onslaught, from the X-Men crossover of old. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic[...]

A doodle by cartoonist Annie Wum from a while ago… And the T-shirt for Chile's Lollapalooza 2014, just released. Current copyright law in Chile. 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,[...]

But is it familiar at all? Lets check in with photographer Eliot Brown over on Dazzler in the nineteen eighties. UPDATE: Not Bill Sienkiewicz… oops. 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[...]

Each member of The Illegitimates is forced to use their unique skills to overcome their personality clashes and come together as a team." Dynamo5 from Image To begin with, Dynamo 5 – the team – is made up of the illegitimate sons and daughters of Captain Dynamo, the recently deceased super-hero who saw his life come to[...]

During the eighties and nineties, it appeared everywhere. And here's a Babybel TV ad. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKnyJj9zRWM[/youtube] This seems a rather familiar pose. 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[...]

  On, the left, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as drawn by IDW artist Ross Campbell. And on the right, the work of Damon Bowie, as sold on eBay and his

Dan Jolley, describing his comic book Bloodhound to CBR in 2004. "Radio edit: it's like 'The X-Files' if you replace Mulder with Conan the Barbarian,"

But be warned. 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[...]

The following Swipe File concerns the final page of the final issue of Thanos Rising, issue #5, from yesterday So, you know, spoilers. This is that final page, by Simone Bianchi. And this is the painting Sea of Ice by Caspar David Friedrich. BONUS SWIPE: Check the poses of Scarlet Spider… In Swipe File we present two or[...]