My first exposure to Jim Mahfood’s work was a single-page story in The Song Of Mykal, an anniversary comic published by one of my favorite comic shops (Atlantic Fantasyworld, in Santa Cruz, California). The strip followed a heroic pooch named Smoke…
Tag: Hip-Hop Comic Books
Depth Of Field’s Hip-Hop & Comics panel at WonderCon Anaheim 2013 – photos, video, and recap.
On March 30th, 2013, Depth Of Field went to WonderCon in Anaheim, California to present the latest in our “Hip-Hop & Comics: Cultures Combining” panel discussions. We assembled a selection of notables from the world of comics and music: Toni…
Hip-Hop Comics: James Reitano’s Nineteen Eighty-Five
James Reitano grew up in Santa Cruz, California, and Nineteen Eighty-Five is his semi-autobiographical tale of a teenager attempting to experience and participate in graffiti culture while living in a small seaside town. It’s a unique kind of historical Hip-Hop…
Hip-Hop Comics: Ron Wimberly’s Prince Of Cats.
Ronald Wimberly’s Prince Of Cats hit bookstore shelves last September, and I picked it up immediately, took it home, and read it that evening. Now, half a year later, I’m still turning it over in my head, constantly revisiting it,…
Depth Of Field’s Hip-Hop & Comics panel at NYCC ’12 – photos, video, and recap.
This year’s New York Comic Con was held October 11-14 at the Jacob Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan – and on Saturday the 13th, Depth Of Field presented the “Hip-Hop And Comics: Cultures Combining” panel with speakers…
Hip-Hop Comics: Eric Orr’s Rappin’ Max Robot
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…
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…