Covering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the pay
Ed Piskor’s acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC’s rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Bo
Book 4 charts the rise of Dr. Dre and Def Jam records, and introduces new branches on the "tree": Will Smith, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and Biz Markie. This volume is also jam-packed with films Ho
Fantagraphics is releasing the gift box set of Books 3 and 4 in time for the holidays. Piskor’s crash-course comic, Understanding Hip Hop and Comics — which documents how the two have intersected over
The lore of the early days of hip hophas become the stuff of myth, so whatbetter way to document this fascinating,epic true story than in another greatAmerican mythological medium — the comicbook? Fro
