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Joëlle Jones , currently an creative person atDC Comics , has been accused by a user on Twitter ( @samuli47 ) of allegedly immediately follow the art of Pepe Larraz , the artist who partnered with Jonathan Hickman to make theX - Men’snewest era over atMarvel Comics . The allegement spin out of the promotional art created for the upcomingWonder Womanevent , visitation of the Amazons . Plagiarism in the comics communityis never something to be taken softly , which is what make the recent accusation against the improbably talented Joëlle Jones all the more serious .
Jones is perhaps well know for her work onLady orca , published by Dark Horse Comics between 2015 - 2017 , but she has exercise in the field of strip illustration since as early on as 2004 . In recent years Jones came into mainstream popularity for her artwork in theDC Rebirthrelaunch ofBatmanas well as writing an illustrating 2018’sCatwomanseries . More recently Joëlle has gain critical acclaim for co - create , writing , and drawingWonder Girl , a serial featuring Yara Flor , a Brazilian Amazonian first introduced as Wonder Woman in DC’sInfinite Frontierrelaunch . Unfortunately , Wonder Girl , which had speedily become a fan - favorite series , was abruptly cancelled too soon , ending after issue # 7 , with the net issue going unpublished .
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chirrup user @samuli47 is likely the first person to have find the alleged tracing done by Jones . In aTweet , they compared one of Larraz ’s chemical group guess of the young X - Men team fromX - Men # 1(2021 ) to a draught that Jones created as promotional art for DC ’s upcomingTrial of the Amazons . Specifically , it is say that Jones right away trace the pose , position , and clothing of the X - Men members Jean Grey and Polaris when creating the artistic production forCassie Sandsmark and Donna Troy . When reached for comment Joëlle Jones choose to not offer a statement for this piece , and Pepe Larraz did not answer when reached for a comment on the current accusation of aesthetic plagiarisation .
The similarities between the two pieces are really spectacular , with both of Jones ' grapheme having identically drawn handwriting to the Larraz piece , Polaris and Donna feature the same facial locution , and a seemingly direct transcript of Jean Grey ’s skirt onto Cassie ’s body . Of naturally , these accusations are alleged , and trace is a vulgar practice in many artists ' life , with many well - known artists re - using their own antecedently draw and quarter poses ( especially in group shots ) to reduce their heavy work load . That being said , plagiarism is never excusable . BothMarvel Comics and DC Comics have made raft of mistakesin the past tense around using other creative person ' imaging , and the publications certainly need to be have got to report for any oversight they might miss .
Both Larraz and Jones are incredibly popular and talented artists in the mainstream flop now , so it is disappointing to think that these allegations may be true . If anything , if piracy did hap , this could speak more to the cartoon strip industry unfair labor practice and expectation for their kit and caboodle , which recently led to the macrocosm of thefirst formally accredit strip workers union , something that the comics industriousness has press against for decades . lover look to make their own opinion about this deter accusation can lead over to Twitter to see the alleged plagiarism ofMarvel Comicsartist Pepe Larraz ’s work onX - Menby theWonder Womanartist Joëlle Jones atDC Comics .
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