Swipe File Archives

Swipe File: Adam Hughes And David Marquez On John Romita's Mary Jane
Nice. Except it was previously reinterpreted by Adam Hughes… Time to… animate! 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[...]
Swipe File: Valiant And NATO
Which should be useful in the event of international nuclear warfare caused by an out of control X-O unit… 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[...]
Swipe File: Calvin And Hobbes And Baskin And Robbins
Go see his other work here.  In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, jokes, 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[...]
Swipe File: The Island Of Alabaster
Cover by Emma Rios.   And the cover to last year's Alabaster: Grimmer Tales, cover by Greg Ruth. So what is it to be? Swipe? Homage? Work of the lightbox? Complete coincidence? Or can you just not see any similarity? Sound off in the comments… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other[...]
Swipe File: Jack Kirby, Dale Keown, Rob Liefeld, J Scott Campbell And… GaminGuys
Paul — Paul Howarth (@thelongwaycos) August 13, 2015 I think we can add a Jack Kirby Thor to the mix… And can anyone identify that Dale Keown Hulk pose? Or the others? Anyway, they have a justification. https://twitter.com/Gamin_Guys/status/631940418934931456 In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Swipe File: VJ Day And Star Wars Day
Look at the placements of Chewbacca and the droids and then make your own judgment. 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[...]
Swipe File: The Paybacks And Wonder Woman
And I think I should choose the subjects of the Swipe File with greater care in the future. JG Jones does say "Funny thing is, I just got the first issue and read it It's great gun and the artwork kicks ass." In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some[...]
Swipe File: Deadpool Red Band Trailer Vs. Red Lanterns #22 (VIDEO)
The first video Swipe File on Bleeding Cool And I doubt it will be the last… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cul8ted-AU&feature[/youtube] 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[...]
Swipe File: Etsy Vs. Watchmen
This is how Dave Gibbons did it in Watchmen. This is how Zack Snyder did it in the movie. And this is how Olivia Mears did it on Etsy. 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[...]
Swipe File – Alex Garner's Justice League #40 And Korvac Saga #2 Covers
This is the cover to the Justice League #40 variant from DC Comics, by Alex Garner. And the variant cover to Korvac Saga #2 from Marvel Comics by Alex Garner. Flip from one to the other, fast…. It's really weird isn't it? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Swipe File: A Very Casual Herb Trimpe Godzilla Swipe
A very casual Casual T-shirt, sold by Who Are Ya designs… And a Herb Trimpe cover for Godzilla King Of The Monsters published by Marvel Comics in the seventies… I wonder if that's a T-shirt printing firm he's stomping? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Swipe File: Korea Telecom And The Flash
앞으로도 5G, GiGA LTE에 많은 관심 부탁드리며, 문의하신 사항 외에도 궁금하신 점이나 (계속) — KT_CS (@kt_cs) July 20, 2015 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[...]
Swipe File: Ian McQue Vs. Cassia Acosta
and over 3000 likes on Facebook. 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[...]
Swipe File: Bill Sienkiewicz And… Guess Who?
Right is a print for sale by this ….other guy… By the way– Supes's thighs are courtesy of Frank Frazetta. I'm not gonna even say his name. Just Shame on you. If you need a clue, I ran it as Arthur Suydam Swipe File Of The Week back in 2006 Maybe you can figure the identity from that… The commenters[...]
Swipe File: DC's Legends Of Tomorrow Vs. Fantastic Four
Here's the cencept artwork for DC's Legends Of Tomorrow, featuring Firestorm, as seen in Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con issue. And here is the cover of a copy of the Fantastic Four from a number of years ago during their Civil War crossover, by Adi Granov. And here is a comparison of the two, courtesy of Ross Pearsall and FirestormFan. Well,[...]
Swipe File: Bryan Hitch And The Strangerer (UPDATE)
(Pool Photo) 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[...]
The Greatest Swipe File Ever, From Today's All-Star Section 8 #1
here are the originals. 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[...]
Swipe File: The Singularity And The Absolutely
Of course we don't know much about the Singularity yet… but so far they seem fairly similar. 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 judgement yourself?[...]
Swipe File: Salvador Dali, Batman, Superman And Robin
Which is basically these by Alex Ross… With a Jim Lee Robin, all with Salvador moustaches added…. Though to be fair, the Sub Mariner may have been based on Salvador Dali, so what goes around…. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations,[...]
Swipe File: Brandon Graham And Gene Ha
From Brandon Graham's King City… And from Gene Ha's new Kickstarted comic, Mae.   Let's flip that for clarity… Gene Ha gives Bleeding Cool a "mea culpa…" 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[...]
Swipe File: Mighty Avengers And Google Images
This is  scene from Mighty Avengers #2 by Al Ewing and Greg Land. And this is an image result if you google for "angry old woman" And this image is associated with it…   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[...]
Swipe File: Frank Frazetta And Gearhearts
The image to the left features in Gearhearts: Steam-Punk & Glamor Revue #1 page 11 from comics publisher Antarctic Press. The image on the right is from Legacy: Selected Paintings & Drawings by Frank Frazetta. Note the removal of signature along the way… no credit was given to Frazetta… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each[...]
Swipe File: Avengers Age Of Ultron And X-Men #1
From Entertainment Weekly, four covers that join together for Avengers: Age Of Ultron. From X-Men #1 by Jim Lee from 1991. 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[...]
Swipe File: Silhouettes On Display
It's a big day for swipe files on Bleeding Cool it seems… This is an Olly Moss exhibition of paper cut silhouettes of characters from pop culture from 2011 at Gallery 1988. And this is one from Jordan Monsell from now. Olly Jordan Olly Jordan Olly Jordan In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Swipe File: Jock's Iron Man IMAX Vs. Marvel's Avengers IMAX
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[...]
Swipe File: Me And The Daily Telegraph
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[...]
Swipe File: Target Vs. Gemma Correll
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[...]
Swipe File: He-Man Fan Art And The Swedish Blu-Ray
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[...]