The story of Hip-Hop and Comics is long and convoluted. Hip-Hop began as a communal expression, a bunch of kids in the South Bronx looking for a way to have a good time and move away from the world of…
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Hip-Hop Comics: An Introduction. Eighties Exploitation- Vibe, Wolfpack.
Hip-Hop comics are difficult to define, much as Hip-Hop itself is. They’re an entirely different thing than Pop Music Comics, and they deserve their own forum for discussion. This is an important distinction to make, because Hip-Hop is more than…
Comic Review Round-Up: The Only Living Boy, Battlepug, Lady Sabre
The Only Living Boy #1 (Bottled Lightning Comics) The Only Living Boy is an entrancing ballad of a little boy lost, an epic fantasy with an intimate focus. It conjures a fully-realized environment of mysterious ruins and gladiators and monsters…
Aw Yeah! Superman Family Adventures #2 Saves the Day!
When I wrote about Superman Family Adventures #1, I talked about the things it did well. And it did many things very well. But I also brought up a few of the places I thought it fell short when it…
Pop Music Comics: David Lapham’s Young Liars
While some pop comics focus on trying to evoke emotions through particular musical references, that’s not the tack that David Lapham took with his (sadly short-lived) Young Liars series. Two song titles emblazoned on a cassette appear at the start…
First thoughts on Superman Family Adventures
Art Baltazar and Franco, the pair responsible for bringing us 50 issues of Tiny Titans, have launched their latest project: Superman Family Adventures. It’s a monthly all-ages comic book featuring Superman in and out of his Clark Kent persona. Tiny…
New Comic Reviews: MIND MGMT, The Secret History Of D.B. Cooper
There are times where certain subjects rise to the top of pop culture. Motifs suddenly become the flavor of the month, and ideas pop up in different places — similar concepts appearing from separate sources. Right now, for example, two…
Impressions of Free Comic Book Day 2012
Free Comic Book Day is a day when comic shops across America (and the world) give away special edition comics from a variety of publishers. It falls on the first Saturday of May, and serves as both a promotional opportunity…
MoCCA Festival 2012: The Highlight Reel
On April 28th and 29th, New York’s MoCCA (Museum Of Comics and Cartoon Art) took over the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue, to hold their tenth annual festival celebrating the art and culture of american comics. The main hall…
Pop Music Comics: Hopeless Savages
Music is an integral part of Hopeless Savages, but it’s not the focus. This comic is about a cast of characters, a family of brilliant and insane individuals, and their trials and tribulations. Their world so steeped in musical culture…