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Someone in East Hollywood Neighborhood Council must really like Alex Ross...  

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[...]

Their case can be funded here. 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[...]

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[...]

On the right, the cover to Justice League #2. Looks like someone will be putting another dollar into Dan DiDio's No New Ideas Jar. 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[...]

What's in an afro? 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[...]

And the Alex Ross Kingdom Come cover image. 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[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjJbkv1H3PM[/youtube] The BBC's new Wimbledon trailer reminded a number of Bleeding Cool readers of another advertising campaign… 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[...]

This is Les Porteurs de Mauvaises Nouvelles by French artist Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ. And this is Conan The Destroyer by Frank Frazetta Let's take a closer look at both. Thanks to Craig Elliott for ferreting out this one. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

  What is it with Jim Lee's Batman? Here he is, officially on the left and, it seems, the reference for an Irish footballer appearing on bedsheets, being sold by discount retailer Lidl… Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences[...]

Who'll win? 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 before[...]

  Wow… even the colour schemes match… 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[...]

Batman Hush promo vs Gambit #25 cover, both from 2oo1… 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[...]

Original art for sale here… probably for a lot less. 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[...]

This is the cover to the new edition of Leviathan from Rebellion, by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli, a new take on the Titanic story, a ship lost in a strange ocean, and the murders that take place on its deck… …and below the poster to 2002's Ghost Ship, in which a salvage crew discovers a long-lost[...]

Below an meme image known as "scared girl", and very Googleable. Thanks to Dusty… who's a little more judgmental than this column likes to be. 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[...]

Orpheus is having a conversation with a supernatural entity, which has transmogrified inro dog in order to talk to Dr Orpheus but can't fully overcome the dog's natural instincts. 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[...]

Hello Ultimate Wasp… and Natalie Imbruglia. That's torn it. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, jokes, coincidences or works of the lightbox We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself If you are unable to do so, please[...]

This is the cover to No Place Like Home, coming from Image Comics next year by Angelo Tirotto and Richard Jordan. And this is the cover to W Magazine… If only Rooney Mara had rememembered to wear her Wonderbra as well. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other [...]

Batman by Dave Taylor, working on Batman: Death By Design with Chip Kidd. Batman by Moebius from Batman: Black & White. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, jokes, coincidences or works[...]

And the other is Axe Cop. Welcome to another scowly grimacy Swipe File! 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[...]

On the right, Hack/Slash: My First Maniac #1 from Image (2010). Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley lines them up. And also shares the good news "With this check I have just written, we have paid of all the old Devil's Due Productions Hack/Slash debt! We are out of the red, except for the blood spray everywhere." In Swipe[...]

On the left, the cover to the DVD of the Syfy movie, Mongolian Death Worm, which is about as good as it sounds. And the big splashy page from Stormwatch #1 drawn by Miguel Sepulveda. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages,[...]

When I bumped into Brian Bolland at the opening of the new Gosh Comics in London, we reminisced about the Erro swiping of his work, and how Bolland was actually able to visit the work in question in France and then confront Erro. Well, Brian, how are your sea legs? The French artist known as ROD has[...]

Remember those scenes where we saw Disney artists using animation from previous Disney films to save time and money on new ones? Well, this is an interesting one. From Fantastic Four Annual #4 drawn by Jack Kirby, published in 1966. From the later Giant-Size Avengers #1 drawn by Rich Buckler, published in 1974. From Fantastic Four Annual #1 From Fantastic[...]

The new issue of Hellblazer out this week, in which Gemma Masters inherits a very John Constantine way of doing things - when dealing with her uncle John.

The Ghost Key from Locke & Key on the left from IDW in 2008, Hellraiser from Boom 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 the lightbox We trust you, the reader, to[...]

And yet he was using those credits to bolster the sales and prices of the work he was selling, always swiped, sometimes literally scanned, from other artists without acknowledging this. And while he claims he made were ludicrous, the practices were not uncommon Plenty of conventions, plenty of websites, see people selling recreations of comic book[...]

And then you open the comic and on the very inside cover… You know, most swipers try to hide this kind of thing, rather than make it as bloody obvious as possible by having it printed on the other side of the very image it was swiped from If it was swiped of course[...]

The last few days have seen the Spanish blogosphere go doolally over accomplished and prominent illustrator Elisabeth Nogales being caught out for blatant swipes of work, often over work pulled from the sites of amateur artists on Deviant Art And Bleeding Cool has seemed to have given the story some kind of international providence. Well, here's[...]