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Tee shirt flash sale website TeeChip has a new print on sale for the next four days. It's a beautiful collage of Darth Vader assembled from pieces of Star

Feel free to find your own… 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[...]

Eric Kim is a Toronto area comic artist, interviewed with this drawing of pro-wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage. But it appears that Freeze Central Mills

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[...]

And, to be fair, no one has been calling out many Greg Land swipe files in recent years. But maybe there's a reason for that? Talking to the ESPN Super Hero Edition, he told them, If I need a reference, I have old bodybuilding magazines–guys like Frank Zane who have strong physiques but don't look exaggerated[...]

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[...]

(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[...]

There has been a resurgence of late in colouring books aimed at an adult audience. Basically Simon Pegg was right. Anyway, this one caught the eye of

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,[...]

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[...]

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[...]

It is copyrighted to me the creator, I have never given "creativecommons" license to the usage of my artwork, and that stands with my original art, and the variant changed and used bywww.chrisharrispresents.com Very true… say, does anyone recognise Chris' recent number from anywhere?   UPDATE: Here it is! From GI Joe… In Swipe File we present two or more[...]

So DC Comics have all these movie cover variants based on Warner Bros films for March….   And a swipe file for each and every individual cover would be ridiculous, as it is clear what they are[...]

Big ones. 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[...]

  T-shirt design 'Assembled' for RiptApparel by Rabzilla. Artwork by Mark Brooks from 2002.   One on top of the other courtesy of Peter A DeLuca. Ensuing fuss! 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[...]

A Bunny Suicide strip. And an ad for Kelloggs' Squares advert seen on Facebook. Or is that a Squash 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 that judgment[...]

Can you find any other pieces so… inspired? 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[...]

This article used to host a swipe file showing two images, one by Tom Bryski, exhibiting at Wondercon, and another by Josh Ellingson created in 2008, that looked fairly similar, sent in by a reader. Tom got rather upset about this, demanded we take it down and threatened legal action Swipe File has covered the work[...]

Florent Belmonte is a French artist with a penchant for Marvel, DC and Star Wars imagery, and was recently featured on Geek Tyrant, showing off his work.

In both communities, a malevolent force steps in from outside as a manifestation of all the repressed fears and buried animal instincts of the townspeople: in the silent work, it is Silas Lynch – mulatto politician who enfranchises the freemen of the South; in the modern work, it is Joker whose diabolical pranks empower and[...]

But which hero (or villain) is behind his murder? But have we seen it before? Could someone else have the Watcher's Eye? What about Bangkok optician Top Charoen Optical? 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[...]

Never asked me permission. (They didn't even bother Photoshopping my signature "G" off the knife handle.) I wonder which excuse they'll give me — "We found the art online and didn't know who created it," or "Our in-house artist used your original drawing for inspiration, but he created the one that's on our site!" :I Grant then updated his facebook to say[...]

This is how the world ends, with the final page of Forever Evil #5. And this is that bit from Christmas' Doctor Who: The Time Of The Doctor. 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[...]

Marat Mychaels is working on a new issue of his comic, Blindside. Working on Blindside #2 pic.twitter.com/QZJJaVJ4 — Marat_Mychaels (@MaratMychaels)

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[...]

You might have seen the viral video of a finger painted photorealistic portrait of Morgan Freeman (12 million views in a few days). The artist’s name is

This is an image by artist Jeff Carlisle. Good isn't it? He writes on Facebook; Hey guys. Are you at Steel City Con this weekend? Well, if you are feel

Joker concept art by Carlos D'Anda. An original print being sold at New York Comic Con 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[...]

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,[...]

The pictures on the left are by Jamie Fay, on the right, later paid commissions by Alyssa Wills, who also goes by the usernames Tanriel/Vilania. But look! Pointed ears! So everything's okay… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic[...]