Nobody else in comics is able to express the past so kinetically as Ed Piskor or the macabre so masterfully as Richard Sala. They are both here this week with new digital debuts! Ed Piskor’s monthly Hip Hop Family Tree continues with issue #4 this week. The installment climaxes with the legendary rap battle confrontation between Kool Moe Dee and Busy Bee Starski, but also features Grandmaster Flash and the growing influence of Sugar Hill Records. Oh, and Blondie plays “Rapture” on something new called MTV too. Read Hip Hop Family Tree #4 on your own personal reading device through…
Wizards and Lizards at Fantagraphics Bookstore
I’m like Vaughn Bodé, I’m a Cheech Wizard, Never quittin’, So won’t you listen. – Beastie Boys, “Sure Shot” The enduring influence of the late Vaughn Bodé is the subject of a fascinating exhibition at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery opening Saturday, December 12. The Cheech Wizard Show celebrates the store’s 9th anniversary and the debut of Cheech Wizard’s Book of Me, the most comprehensive volume to date of this amazing American artist. Special guest Mark Bodé will appear to present this important publication. Vaughn Bodé’s mystical motifs became ubiquitous in the underground comix and science fiction scenes of the 1960s…
Digital Hip Hop Family Tree #3
Ed Piskor’s coolest comic magazine in the universe continues with the digital release of the third issue of Hip Hop Family Tree.
Digital Whacks and Tracks
Jack Kamen’s EC collection Forty Whacks and the second issue of Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree monthly series are this week’s digital releases.
Joan, Ed, and Jason
A U.S. debut, issue #1 of a new monthly comic, and a return from an old favorite — this week’s digital releases are by Fantagraphics’ heavy hitters!
Dungeons and DJs
This week’s digital releases focus on the beginnings of hip hop and the ending of Dungeon Quest.
FCBD Collection on comiXology
Did you miss Free Comic Book Day? comiXology’s got you covered!
HeroesCon
Touted as one of the best comic conventions in the country, Heroes Con will be welcoming a fantastic lineup of creators and guests. Among those include: Chuck Forsman, Benjamin Marra, Ed Piskor, and Rich Tommaso. We won’t be tabling, but you’ll definitely find our books among these tables.
Oslo Comics Expo
This year at the Oslo Comics Expo, (in Oslo (which is in Norway)) brings you special guests Ed Piskor and Simon Hanselmann! It’s 3 days of comics, and 3 days of awesome.
