Heh, never really thought of that, but I can see the resemblance. It's two characters from a comic book series, "Sandman", which I recommend very strongly. Even those of you that don't like comic books (I'm not too fond of them myself) might like it. The writer is Neil Gaiman (may have heard of him. . . writes books, comic books, and did the translation for Princess Mononoke), who, like Tim Burton, is very dark and moody.
The two characters and Dream, the guy on the right and the main character in the comic, and the other is Death, one of his sisters. The series is basically about Dream (or Morpheus) and his life. I can't explain it very well, but if you're even remotely interested, I strongly suggest it. It's got a good deal of mature content, though. Still, very good.