Owing a bit of a debt to Banksy

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These ads started appearing around Vancouver a couple of weeks ago. The illustration looks like it is channeling Banksy with a fierce determination.

Now there is  nothing wrong with playing off popular culture in an effort to increase sales, I just wonder if Banksy is the right artist to mimic?