A scuffle broke out earlier about a New Yorker cartoon by Harry Bliss, which was very clearly a tribute to famed comic illustrator Jack Kirby. An uncredited homage, but the New Yorker felt that it was such an "overt reference" that it wasn't necessary. But wait, there's more! Yankee Pot Roast has found another New Yorker cartoon by Bliss, which seems to overtly reference the work of yet another cartoonist, John Rau. Are they too similar? To the untrained eye, they appear exactly the same. Rau said he was copied, and told the website:

"I blindly trusted my fellow Americans to uphold integrity and not steal my material... which I posted freely on my Web site.

If Bliss does this again, I will seek damages in the form of monetary compensation. I will then invest that money to arrange a fight between Harry Bliss and [street fighter] Kimbo Slice. To fight Kimbo you need something like 10 grand.

I may still resort to eating ramen noodles to support my family but it will be worth it."

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