Art theft?

[jdb1984]

Original comic, published in 2008:
cad-comic.com/comic/loss/

Comic that appeared in Times issue 945:
www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=585379&issue=945

All characters are in the exact same positions as the original, it's just that all the characters are swapped out for Neopets and made into a Neopets joke. And the titles are even similar.

[Patjade]

I wouldn't call it theft, per say. They didn't exactly copy the other comic, and made it into a Neopian thing. Not the first time this has happened.

[Twillie]

It's not so much art theft as it is parody of the original comic. Loss is a popular meme that's been recreated many times over the years, both to make fun of the original and to add an extra layer onto other internet jokes. Like other Loss memes, this NT comic expects you to know and recognize the original, and it uses that layout to enhance its own joke rather than steal anything.