'Not so original’ after all? The New Yorker's Ferguson cover looks familiar

https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/537706976340635650

A Ferguson-related cover of The New Yorker focusing on racial divide has earned high praise from Ezra Klein and others for its scope and originality.

Wow, next week's @NewYorker cover pic.twitter.com/jhUoYkfAaL

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) November 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/jonathanwald/status/537662822516539392

Edgy?

Twitter users spotted a stunning similarity to a cartoon from August:

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/537711561972789249
https://twitter.com/floralbot/status/537703959163461632

@floralbot @ezraklein Wow. A complete hack job. pic.twitter.com/PwugKiGMSw

— SlimerTheSpud (@SlimerTheSpud1) November 26, 2014

Total coincidence?

New Yorker cover artist says resemblance to August cartoon is unintentional pic.twitter.com/y62fsiW0Qq

— New Journalism (@NewJournalismGR) November 26, 2014