Fans online have figured out a blink-and-miss-it homage to Wolverine in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill . Tarantino is commonly regarded as the modern master of cinematic pastiche, yet this connection between the movie's Blood Splattered Bride and X-Men's "best there is at what he does" serves as a reminder that the filmmaker's influences extend beyond the screen.

Though it took over two decades, astute viewers finally connected a brief shot in Kill Bill Vol. 1 with a nearly-identical panel from a classic Uncanny X-Men issue.

In the film, the Bridge hangs from the rafters while infiltrating the House of Blue Leaves. In the comic, Wolverine does the exact same to get the drop on some Hellfire Club minions.

A Single Panel From This Classic "X-Men" Story Inspired A Shot I

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