12/3/2023 0 Comments Books about hip hop historyIn 2008 Meth got together with popular artist Sanford Greene ( “Power Man & Iron Fist”) and writer David Atchison (“Occult Task Force”) to produce his self-titled graphic novel for Grand Central Publishing. Whether solo or as a group, they have put out various graphic novels and comics. Even before they threw out their first idea for a comic, they made it clear through their rhymes and aliases that they were pretty serious fans of the art form. Mahfood was 100% in charge of the project’s creative direction and what ended up on the page.Īs will be apparent within the next few entries, the Wu-Tang Clan have been more involved with the comic industry than any other crew in Hip-Hop. What made it more than just a promotional tool was the participation of an artist heavily associated with music and musician comics, Jim “Food One” Mahfood ( “Everybody Loves Tank Girl”). To further illustrate the stories told on their Lisa Bonet tribute, a full-length black and white comic book titled “Felt: True Tales of Underground Hip-Hop” was produced. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet” (2005) and “Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez” (2009). There is their debut “Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci” (2002), the follow up “Felt: Vol. Their three albums together all have a common theme - Hollywood actresses they’re crushing on. Felt is the group name that underground phenoms Slug (Rhymesayers) and Murs (Living Legends) record under. In 1994, Jive Records had promo comics made for their new acts Casual (Hieroglyphics), Extra Prolific (Hiero), Dream Warriors and Crustified Dibbs (later known as RA the Rugged Man). When he arrived, he soon realized he had a connection to plants, especially marijuana, which gave him super powers.ĭoing a comic book as a promotional item is nothing new. It gives the account of a humanoid alien who came to Earth to secure the means to save his own world. He has also been a leading voice in the legalization movement in the U.S., which brings us to his 2011 graphic novel, “Marijuanaman.” This oversized 48-page hardcover was a joint project between Image Comics and the Marley family company, Tuff Gong Worldwide. He has released more than a dozen albums since his debut in 1985, including gold and platinum certified LPs, and multiple Grammy winners. While Ziggy is the third child (and first son) of reggae titan Bob Marley, he is an accomplished musician in his own right. Reggae and Hip-Hop are kissing cousins, and if you go back to Hip-Hop’s beginning, you will find it was a Jamaican immigrant who went by DJ Kool Herc who started it all. Ziggy is less out-of-place here than you may think, though. While this is a list of Hip-Hop comics, we had to include Ziggy Marley’s collaboration with artist Jim Mahfood (“40 Oz”) and writer Joe Casey (“Adventures of Superman”).
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