Cute MF DOOM Wallpaper anyone? YES PLEASE!

Yeah, so I was messing around with Illustrator at my job, and created this fresh-to-death portrait of the world's greatest rapping supervillain, the mighty MF DOOM (all caps, please). I was so hypnotized by his steely digital gaze that I decided I wouldn't be happy until I created an MF DOOM Wallpaper for the people...

Peep some "HOODRATZ IN SPACE" preview art by Erik Reeves

I snagged some preview art by my dude Erik Reeves from his upcoming sci-fi joint Hoodratz In Space. Peep it, fam!

Start the day off Right w/ Double AB, Karniege & Torae

I'm not big on nostalgia raps, but this is dope...

Comicbook World #63: Young Stars Shoot Water Bullets

While you were reading Facebook posts about what your friends had for dinner, I learned that not only did scientists discover a star shooting out superheated water at speeds 80 times faster than machine gun bullets, but they postulate that ALL "young stars" spray these liquid bullets! There's a rap lyric in there somewhere...

"I ain't pulling a Ma$e, I ain't duckin' the game, I play at my own pace..." -Bavu Blakes

I just put a quarter on Bavu's Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming record SANCT EP, which will get me a physical cd (remember those?) and a teeshirt. He doesn't really need my money to make it, though: he's doing fine...

Preview- "BLOCKHEAD vs Da Hot Dog Demon" by Nat Landry

Louisiana emcee, art dude and GhettoManga contributor Nat Landry (Bring Da Pain Jermaine) gave us a first look at his upcoming comic Blockhead vs Da Hot Dog Demon, so enjoy...

PREVIEW- "Super Crooks" by Mark Millar and Leinel Yu

I can almost guarantee I'm not gonna buy this, BUT it does look pretty awesome. So here's a preview...

(p)REVIEW- "CLOSING DOORS and Other City Yarns" by Mark Rudolph

Tired of reading barely-legible tales about overly-muscled dudes, weird aliens and mutant vigilantes locked in a never- ending series of nigh-meaningless conflicts? Yeah, me neither... but peep this preview of  Mark Rudolph's hella-tight anthology paperback Closing Doors and Other City Yarns for a refreshing and much-needed change of pace anyways. You'll dig it.

IN STORES NOW- "SAGA #1" by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples

FACT: If you have a picture of a woman breast-feeding with one hand, holding a weapon in the other hand on the cover of your comic, you WILL receive a shout on GhettoManga. Yeah, I drew a similar image in the past (and I'll do it again...), but my hat's off to your girl Fiona Staples who bodied it on the cover to her new sci-fi/ fantasy debut Saga #1 (Brian K Vaughan's writing doesn't suck either). Peep this preview that picks up where the previous one I posted left off...

Hip Hop INTERVIEW: Davey D sits down with Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif from his Def Jux days...

Here's a classic 55 minute interview from Breakdown FM where that dude Davey D sits with underground rap hero Mr. Lif, playing classic Lif tracks and speaking about the arc of his career at the time (this is 2008, I think). Davey and Lif build and destroy about the culture at Def Jux, compare and contrast the Bay Area and Boston hip hop scenes, and the politics within the industry and the greater world. Take a break from your reality teevee for some real reality...

PREVIEW- SHARKNIFE: DOUBLE Z

It's been a long time coming on some Sam Cooke isht, but it looks like the long awaited return of Ceasar Hallelujah, the mighty man monster Sharknife (one k, no spaces) is finally upon us in the form of Sharknife: Double Z... peep some random pages snatched from the megalodon sized jaws of the internets...

Preview- "GLORY:ONCE AND FUTURE" Part Two

Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell return for their second issue of Glory... WOW! There is NO way I'll be able to wait on the trade for this series after reading this preview... If you haven't read this team's debut on Glory, skip this and go buy it! Or at least peep my (p)review of the first issue instead. The rest of you, put your seat-belt on and peep this...

"Sons o' bitches won't stop til the economy crash. It's gettin' a little vicious to make a little cash..." -King Ra

Jersey emcee King Ra expresses the resentment that many of us are feeling toward corporate greed in his single I Gotta Get Paid. Whether you're down with the lefty populism of the Occupy Wallstreet cats or not, you've probably felt the same way at some point...

What's this? An "Adventure Time" Comic? SWEET!

While I was saving ladies and raising babies, those merry sons o' guns at BOOM! Studios got the rights to make a comic about my favorite cartoon show Adventure Time! And they're not afraid ta use it, neither. Peep some preview material, tough guy!
Here's the Sales Pitch:

PREVIEW- EmiTown Vol 2

Are you familiar with Emi Lenox? Me neither, until I saw this preview of her super cute and mad hilarious diary comic Emi Town Volume 2... now I'm a huge fan!

"Do the LADIES Run this mutha? Heeelll yea!" or PREVIEW- "WOMANTHOLOGY #1"

It took 168 contributors to make it happen, but the Womanthology movement is upon us...

R.I.P. Moebius

Legendary cartoonist Jean Giraud, known best as Moebius, has died in Paris. There are a few artists who have been true trail-blazers in comics, and Moebius strode in that company as a giant.

PREVIEW- Dark Matter #1-3

Thought all you sci-fi nerds fans might wanna see this...

Read it FREE- American Dark Age #1

Megabrain Comics is still celebrating the successful Kickstarter campaign for the second issue of its urban disaster fantasy American Dark Age, which chronicles the transformation of Kat Brody from indie punk-rocker to armored sword-wielding badass. So you can read American Dark Age #1 free courtesy of the publisher, via the miracle of Graphicly...

Brandon Graham + Rakim = HELLYES!

That one dude Brandon Graham posted this Rakim montage on his blog featuring scenes from the R's video When I B on the Mic.

PREVIEW- "Valkyrie Squadron: Anamoly" by Jules Rivera

Hey, you! Peep this comic Valkyrie Squadron by the lovely and talented Jules Rivera (Marsh Rocket, Hard Graft). Valkyrie Squadron stars armored chicks in the godly pursuit of destroying robots in space, so of course I instantly loved it! Here's a preview:

Comicbook World #64 or "The Boy with the Lightning Tattoo"

In comics, a lightning strike generally leads to super-powers and a life of ass-kicking, world-saving (or conquering, if you're nasty), and generally being awesome. In real life... not so much...

IN STORES TODAY- Invincible #89

If this was DC or Marvel, they would have teased it for a year in advance and then relaunched it... Just saying...

PREVIEW- "Girl&Boy" a Vigilante Romance Comic by Andrew Tunney

This dude Andrew Tunney followed GhettoManga on Twitter this morning, so I checked out his website, which had a preview of his vigilante romance comic Girl&Boy on it... If the preview art is any indication, this dude is DOPE! Peep the preview below...

You Know You Want It: "Empowered Deluxe Edition Volume 1" hardcover

For all the fans of light bondage fetish comics out there (you know who you are), here's a preview of some of the bonus material from the first Empowered hardcover, by the mighty Adam Warren...

FOR THE KIDS: NUKKULLHEADZ #1 & 2

Here's something you can give to your kids without getting in trouble with your spouse! Well, maybe... I don't know your spouse, so I promise nothing! But if your significant other is anything like cool, you should be safe handing the shorty a copy of Chris "Crazyhouse" Miller's kid fantasy hero comic Nukkull Headz. Peep this preview of #1 & 2:

Indyplanet Wishlist- Oad Rain

I was checking out the new releases on Indyplanet this weekend and came across this sci-fi comic Oad Rain by new underground publisher GenR8 Comix.

These college degrees don't Signify me, especially when I'm still makin' under 55 gees..." -Signif

Feel like having a chick spit in your ear, but don't wanna listen to bullshit? Turn off your radio and get next to Signif.  She go hard...

(p)Review- "Glory" by Joe Keatinge + Ross Campbell

art by Ross Campbell. PLEASE click to enlarge!

I bought a bunch of comics this week, and they were all great! For example, this week saw the debut of Extreme Studios' non-reboot Glory, with art by the emerging super-talent Ross Campbell (Wet Moon, Shadoweyes, Mountain Girl). As usual, Ross smashed it...

(p)REVIEW- "Prophet #1" by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy

I dropped in on my comic shop after work yesterday and walked out with a nice haul of books, ALL of which I'll be writing reviews for. Arguably the best book I took home was Prophet #21,  the debut issue of the brain-melting creative team of Brandon Graham and Simon Roy.  As someone who actually read the original series, I gotta say this is probably the greatest revamp ever.

BegBorrowSteal #192- "Robot13: Colossus" trade paperback

Okay, I just resisted my obvious robophobic urges and put in a pledge on Kickstarter for Blacklist Studios' fundraiser for the Robot13: Colossus Trade Paperback. Yeah, it's THAT good! In case you've never read it, the Robot13 comic is a proud contributor to the "monster-killer in monster's clothing" genre popularized by the likes of Blade and Hellboy. And since I'm one of the cool kids, you should follow my lead and do it too. 
Or just do it because Robot13 is awesome. Either way...

On Sale Now- Nadir's Zenith

If the world of the new sci-fi comic Nadir's Zenith comes to pass, affordable hyperspace technology spreads human corporate rule across the universe over the next century. But it's all good, 'cause the Intergalactic Peace Corps is putting brothas like Captain John Nadir and his fellow Space Marshals out there to keep the one percenters of the universe in line!

"Go HARD or go HOME, Aqualad!!!" -Batman (yes, I'm paraphrasing...)

You know, Batman's kinda got an attitude problem...

Mike Hawthorne x Jean Grae = WHERE DO I SIGN?!?

Assassins by Mike Hawthorne

Shout out to my dude Mike Hawthorne, whose art appears in this video teasing Jeannie's long-awaited long-player Cake or Death...

Comicbook World #63- Thunder Punch [Your name here]

If you were a fan of Thunderpunch He-man (and you know you WERE), the fine folks at Home Alarms and Personal Security Systems want to put similar power in your hands. That's right, you can now purchase a hand-held weapon that would allow any 100 pound weakling to knock a grown man on his ass with one punch! And it'll cost you less than a family night out at Red Lobster...

PREVIEW- Ross Campbell's debut on GLORY!!!

To say I'm excited by the impending debut of GhettoManga Award-Winning Cartoonist Ross Campbell on Glory would be a huge understatement. I'm a fan of everything he's done to date, so I'm beyond pleased to drop this preview on you!

Start the day off Right w/ Mr(s) Blakes

The ATX-to-LBC transplant known as the mighty Bavu Blakes chose not to rhyme in this video for Wifey, which features his lady in a series of moments he filmed leading up to the birth of their son...

PEEP THIS! "Hip Hop Family Tree" by the mighty @EdPiskor

Bottom line? That dude Ed Piskor is beating the game up right now. If there's any justice to this whole funnybook shit (and I'm not saying there is), son will be rolling in dough before he kicks...

(Karniege + Kenyattah Black) x Thanos = Universal #doTheMath

My dude Elihu dropped this new video Universal by Karniege (f/ Kenyattah Black) on me via the Facebook. The beat is by Thanos, but I don't think he has the Infinity Gems anymore, so it's all good... Download the track courtesy of the artist... 

Working on a New Dare story...

Dare Is Chillin'... by Samax Amen