Comic Swipe

Hunting swipes & hidden refs by Spanish artists in comics, pulp & fantasy.
From Frazetta to Fabà — nothing is coincidence 🕵️‍♂️🖼️

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It’s pretty clear Boada built the Splatter University (1984) cover by reworking Enzo Sciotti’s The Beyond (1981) shocking poster — and then tossing in the skull from Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965). A reheated mash‑up with the same ending. The blonde dies. 👱‍♀️🔪#HorrorArt

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Prieto Muriana, even when digging through references, never stopped being original. I suspect this illustration draws from Twins of Evil (1971): witchcraft, pyres, and a puritan zealot worthy of Gustav Weil. But hey, if I'm wrong, at least you can enjoy peak Peter Cushing. 🔥🫣

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The descriptive text for fantasy master Sanjulian’s Red Sonja – Warrior Princess Battle Cry says it’s “inspired by Xena: Warrior Princess,” which anyone from that era would spot instantly. I still remember the 2001 calendar—hard not to feel inspired. ⭕🗡️#FantasyArt #LucyLawless

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This cover —probably by Boada— packs at least three swipes: Stacy Keach in Doc (1971), a Gabby Hayes photo, and a Marlboro ad. But the real point: yesterday was Walter Stacy Keach Jr.’s birthday. As usual, I’m late — but long live the lifts if they’re for celebrating his 85th.⭐

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Taking a break from hunting swipes to craft one myself. This 2001 novel needs pirates, a ghost, and real pulp bite—and Llamas’s cover doesn’t go there. So I’m pulling from Ian McShane in Pirates 4 and Geena Davis in Cutthroat Island. Call me a cheat. The sea forgives worse. #Pulp

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Boada’s cover for Lassiter #2774 quietly borrows from at least two sources: Robert Redford in Out of Africa (1985) and Clint Eastwood’s Josey Wales hands, lifted from another of his illustrations. A western halfway between Kenya, Missouri, and creative recycling. #WesternArt🦒♻️

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Clint Eastwood (1930).
The stare.
The swagger.
The filmmaker.
The legend.
96 years of pure icon status.
Happy Birthday to the last cowboy standing.
#CinemaIcon

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López Espí’s Thor #2 (1970) adds a painterly weight and a different emotion to Kirby’s 1966 cover: Odin doesn’t bow his head with closed, resigned eyes—he looks at Thor’s body, with sadness and compassion. Yet it all begins with King Jack’s vision. You choose.🔨👁️ #ComicArt

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Congratulations to Esteban Maroto on the 2026 Barcelona Comic Grand Prize. Few artists channel the classics with such devotion. His Conan and Great Ape (1979) mirrors John Buscema’s style so closely it could pass for a lost panel from Conan The Barbarian #75. #ComicArt 🏆🙈

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@Stingray_travel Close enough to raise an eyebrow… but not enough to order the martini. 🍸

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@soler_mira Previsible, pero admirable, S00ler. Muy en su línea.

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Two tweets in one day—blame #IanFleming. Best Bond ever? In 1983 they didn’t blink: Sean Connery ruled. The cover reimagines Never Say Never Again and St. Basil’s Cathedral. I add the magnetic Ingrid Pitt as a Bond girl. Even Q couldn’t improve that lineup. #PulpArt #007 🔥🕵️‍♂️

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On Ian Fleming’s birthday, the literary father of 007, the eternal debate returns: who’s the best James Bond? Tastes vary, of course, but Sebastián Boada flat‑out lifted Roger Moore’s For Your Eyes Only (1981) pose for this 1985 cover. Homage? More like a signed ballot.#PulpArt🎯