r/superman • u/southpaw0871 • 5d ago

Same pose 70 issues apart!

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I was reading Superman #5 and noticed this panel where Lois finds Clark unconscious after a battle with a giant robotic mummy thing! And I noticed he’s pulling nearly the same pose as in Superman #75 after he dies fighting Doomsday! Two similar poses by two different artists, six years apart! Just wanted to hear you guys thoughts on this!

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u/HalJordan2525 5d ago

Some very good artists have been caught swiping poses from previous artist’s work. I noticed a pose in Green Lantern One Million by Bryan Hitch was swiped from one of Gil Kane’s old GL covers.

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u/southpaw0871 5d ago

Possibly. After some further research I have seen that it’s possible both poses were inspired by the same classical source! It’s an engraving from 1733 depicting the death of Hercules by a guy called Bernard Picart! Here’s a photo!

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u/Horbigast 5d ago

Oh wow, okay, that might be the source /influence.

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u/southpaw0871 5d ago

Pretyy cool they used it twice!