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Leverage Turns Josh Hoopes Into A Work Of Fiction

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Leverage was a TV show, recently cancelled, that was basically a cross between The A-Team and Not A Penny More Not A Penny Less, Robin Hood meets Hustle, that kind of thing.  And created by John Rogers, also known for …

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Sean King – The Rob Granito Of Britain

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Rich Johnston

We now have a name for the man who has been exhibiting at British comic conventions, exhibiting and selling work from deviantArt creators and more, without permission or recompense. Sean King. Here is his Facebook page, though it is rather …

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The British Rob Granito?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Over the last couple of weeks there has been growing irritation, annoyance and indeed anger about an individual who is being dubbed by some as the British Rob Granito. An unnamed individual exhibiting at a number of British comic conventions, …

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The Swedish Rob Granito?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Rich Johnston

“Please Note: These oil paintings by Mike S. Mall are not the original artwork in any way. These pieces are the artists interpretation of the once original ink and pen artwork by  such amazing artists like Joe Jusko, Ron Garney, …

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And Finally… When Ethan Van Sciver Drew Rob Granito

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Possibly the most Bleeding Cool thing ever, from one of Ethan Van Sciver’s sketchbooks.

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Will You Sign The Petition For Rob Granito To Come Back To Comic Cons?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

So this petition recently went up on iPetitions. Rob Granito, a hard working artist and family man, made some unwitting mistakes doing tribute art and was buried in the comics tabloid media. Rob admits to his mistakes, and wants a …

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Meet Nicholas Mowdy, AKA Snickers19510, An Aspiring Artist, Rob Granito-Style

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Bleeding Cool Staff Writer

Using the name Snickers19510 over on Etsy, an “artist” named Nicholas Mowdy has some amazing artwork for sale at dirt cheap prices. For example, there’s this awesome rendition of Superman and Batman that he has posted for sale for only …

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Austin Janowsky Plays Ejay Russell Over Batman Poker Game

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Ex-Marvel bullpenner Ejay Russell tells Bleeding Cool about an experience of his that is rather… Granitoesque. My name is Ejay Russell and I got into comics full time about 4yrs ago. I have a modest site that does fairly well …

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Lichtenstein Piece 10,000,000% Of Original Sale Price Then. And Original Swiped Art Now.

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Rich Johnston

There are many in comic books who consider Roy Lichtenstein a thief. A fraud. A man who took other people’s work and made millions off them, an artistic crook of the highest order. The Rob Granito of the sixties. I …

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Thursday Trending Topics: The Nightmare Before Halloween

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mark Seifert

I suppose we all knew he’d be back, but it was equally likely we’d hear about it soon — those original Rob Granito posts have been read by legions of comic and art fans. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Those Latest …

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Those Latest Rob Granito Swipes

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rich Johnston

You know when you’ve been Granitoed. Such as Rob’s Nightmare Before Christmas prints he’s signing on eBay… That bear some resemblance to the following works somehow without his signature. At least the Harley Quinn images, albeit it traced from the …

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The Return Of Rob Granito

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Rich Johnston

So, what is Rob Granito up to? The art swiper and biographer bloater came to fame after a number of Bleeding Cool articles saw him confronted at conventions and eventually hounded off the internet. We haven’t heard anything about his …

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Swipe File: Alexiuss Vs Chad Love Lieberman

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Vitaly S. Alexius is a successful artist and comic book artist working on DeviantArt with his own website, Romantically Apocalyptic. He is also one of the people ripped off by Chad Love Lieberman, the nephew of Joseph Lieberman, on the …

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The Rob Granito Hockey Jersey, Signed And Sketched By Chris Sprouse, Khoi Pham, Leonard Kirk, Richard Pace, Agnes Garbowska, Ty Templeton, Ethan Van Sciver And Dale Keown

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Currently up on eBay for $49 with no bids is a special one off Rob Granito design hockey jersey that has been sketched and signed by the following folk. Who, in Rob Granito style, have all signed the sketches of …

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And Finally – Rob Granito Records Song, Inspires Another Song And A New Lawsuit

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Rich Johnston

A few days ago, Rob Granito launched a YouTube channel with a song of his, entitled Don’t Judge Him. He’s now made the song private-viewers only after the massively negative response it had from internet commentators, then closed his account. …

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Rob Granito Relaunch: 14 New Comic Titles With Josh Hoopes

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Rich Johnston

I just don’t know what to think. Rob Granito is creating a new line of comic books under the name Bad Boy Comics with his… creative partner Josh Hoopes. But not quite yet. His wife Alison tells me “rather than …

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Geek Girl On The Street Reports: Acid PopTart Demands Rob Granito Take Responsibility

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Kate Kotler writes for Bleeding Cool; In the two short months since Bleeding Cool broke the story of the comic con grifter, Rob Granito, there have been countless thousands of words devoted to reviling the man written and posted on …

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Colleen Doran Vs Alison Granito

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Right now I’m off seeing X-Men First Class. More about that later. Because Colleen Doran wrote about Rob Granito a week ago with the title “Everything that comes out of Rob Granito’s mouth smells of ass and cheese doodles” which …

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