Wow. People will use any means to show that a new edition is "bad".

Who really cares about "recycled" art ? As long as it makes sense in the context it is used, it doesnt hurn anyone.

Look at older books. They have the same images that appear in other books.

I mean, there are black&white images in the 3.5 PHB that were used in 3.0 materials extensively. This probably annoyed a lot of 3.0 players...

Did it stop 3.5 from being awesome ? Nope. Same with 4E.