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Swipe File: Action Comics Annual And Casanova

Published Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:00:21 -0600

The latest Action Comics Annual, exploring the early adult life of Lex Luthor has been a critical hit, both writing and art. But does artist Marco Rudy owe a little inspiration to Gabriel Ba on Casanova?

Here's the hardcover cover to Casanova and two pages from Action Comics Annual. Don't simply dismiss the glass of wine, or the pose held as a slight coincidence… check the squares on the background. And then those angular shapes…

And for something little more direct, how about the Casanova trade paperback cover and this panel from Action Comics Annual?

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 any further damage is done. The Swipe File doesn't judge, it's interested more in the process of creation, how work influences other work, how new work comes from old, and sometimes how the same ideas emerge simultaneously, as if their time has just come. The Swipe File was named after the advertising industry habit where writers and artist collect images and lines they admire to inspire them in their work. It was swiped from the Comic Journal who originally ran this column, as well as the now defunct Swipe Of The Week website.

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