Who the Fuck Rips Off Bleach?

I know this may be old news to some of you, but I had to share.

It seems that Nick Simmons (yes, this is Gene Simmons son) has been promoting a comic called Incarnate. He is not only the Creator, but also the Writer and Penciler of this. Now I know that artists get inspiration from a wide variety of areas. Some have tried to imitate the artwork style in their strips. I have not however, seen someone go as far as to actually redraw the same artwork and say it is theirs.

This is the first time I have seen a comic book plagiarized to the extreme that this has. Not only are the charcters similar, but the panels are also taken directly from the panels in the Bleach Manga. Dude, if you plan on stealing, make sure it is not from a widely recognized story. Taking shortcuts is not what you want to be know for.

If you want to see how bad this is, check out Kylara's Livejournal blog. There are many noted examples and uploads by various Bleach Fans. Here are some screen shots of a couple of the ideas that was ripped off as uploaded by cuddl. Trust me, this is only the tip of the iceberg.


It seems that Radical is taking all this serious and has noted that on their site as well on 02/25. < LINK >

Nick's Response to the hype < LINK >

What are your opinions? Did he just imitate or replicate?

Sources: Radical Comics | Kylara's Livejournal | Manga Worth Reading | GameFAQ's | NYT Art Beat