Wet Moon VS. Tsunami: FIGHT!

click either of these Ross Campbell pics to bid on the original art on Ebay.

Gratuitous Ninja VS Tsunami: FIGHT!!!

Gratuitous Ninja creator D-pi (his momma named him Ron Wimberly) is urging his fans to join the work to assist Japan, and he will create original art every day to be awarded to fans who donate $35 or more to the Red Cross via his website...

RIP- the mighty Nate Dogg

The son of a Baptist preacher we all came to know as the inimitable g-funk vocalist Nate Dogg died last night. He was 41 years old...

Wanna spend some money on comic art? Try Mike Hawthorne!

Hex by Mike Hawthorne

MED + Kweli + official video = CLASSIC!

Here's the official video of Medaphoar's new joint Classic (featuring the mighty Talib Kweli), courtesy of Stonesthrow.

"SHARKNIFE: Double Z" nears completion!!!

Corey Lewis' long-awaited fight comic Sharknife is almost done!

Comicbook World #56: Phoenix Jones & DC Guardian Interview on NPR

DC's Guardian (above) and Phoenix Jones speak to NPR's Michel Martin about being Real Life Superheroes

more fire from the School of Sharks

Props to my dude MarcSpekt who slid me some more SOS for your Monday morning chest beating session...

Start the Day off Right w/DEL

Peep this track, Makes No Sense, off the mighty Sir Dzl's highly anticipated new album Golden Era, which drops next month...

start the day off Right w/Jean Grae

"Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper, nigga. Handle it!" -JG

Robophobic #18- It's all happening...

Robots that look exactly like humans? If your name's Sara Conner, I'd suggest an unlisted number, but that's just me...

Jim Rhodes stars in ongoing series Iron Man 2.0

I bet you didn't know War Machine (the black Iron Man played by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2) was getting his own ongoing book called Iron Man 2.0... oh, you did? Well, I had no idea! Not sure why this surprises me, but it does. Makes sense though, since they are making these multi-gillion dollar movies now. Way to capitalize Disney!
I'm sorry, what was I saying? OH RIGHT! Peep some preview pages from issue one and two of the series below...

PREVIEW Thunderbolts #155

If you read regularly, I don't need to tell you how much I like Thunderbolts. Jeff Parker and Kev Walker's take on Luke Cage really appeals to me, and we get to see a little more...

now playing--- "Easy" by Aesop Rock

Ziggy Marley, Jim Mahfood, Joe Casey present Marijuana Man!

peep the youTube trailer below...

start the day off Right w/Bavu Blakes

I found a couple new songs from the mighty Bavu Blakes last night...

In Stores Today: PALE HORSE Volume 1

Do the math: Black cowboy + revenge = buy this, seen?

IN STORES TODAY: STARBORN #4

 

In case you haven't been paying attention, Chris Roberson and Khary Randolph are KILLING it on Stan Lee's sci-fi superhero comic Starborn. Here's the Sales Pitch:

Just when it seemed like Ben and Tara might make it off Earth, a new and menacing enemy appears — and now, things aren’t looking so good! Will they be able to make it out alive? Will Ben be able to embrace his newfound power and return to his true home? There’s only one way to find out how the first arc of the Stan Lee superhero smash-hit ends… Covers by fan-favorite artists Humberto Ramos and Gene Ha!

In Stores Today: Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1

Here's the Sales Pitch:
Martians live forever -- everyone knows that. So what was Dejah Thoris doing all those hundreds of years before John Carter arrived? Four hundred years before the events of Warlord of Mars took place, Dejah's nation of Helium was divided into two warring city-states. An unscrupulous overlord from afar encouraged that rivalry to his own advantage, until he discovered a terrible secret from Mars' ancient past beneath Dejah Thoris' capital. A secret to kill for...

start the day off Right w/Eagle Nebula

New teeshirt submission on #Threadless by Dayne Henry

Feeling It by Dayne Henry.

Start the day off Right w/ Vicious Cycle

The ladies of Vicious Cycle sent shockwaves through the hip hop underground with the release of the single/ video You People off their instant classic album The Vagina Chronologue, and they look poised to do it again with this new track Goosebumps, from the upcoming EP Volume Control which is dropping soon...

REVIEW- Shaolin vs Wu-Tang by Raekwon

Shallah's Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang
written by Wolf Windblade
I don't know the details of the beef in the old clan but this project sounds like Raekwon conspiring to dethrone the Abbot while he's taking scented baths in the royal white dragon lodge.
I've heard the criticisms about Rae, how he's stuck in gangstaland, how he keeps talkin that greasy cook up a key, flights to the Bahamas, slappin cats wit all types of hammers and ratchets lol. It's what he does, it's his chamber and don't you ever forget it...

New Playdough Album?

When I found out that Playdough had a new album in the works, I had a happy moment, THEN I saw who's on the guest spots...

In STORES NOW- AXE COP: Bad Guy Earth #1

 Cops only have a few rules to follow. No traveling from one planet to another. No going back in time. No Flying. You can shoot bad guys with a gun, but no axes... Well this cop broke every cop rule!

PREVIEW- Soulfire #0

 I've never read the Aspen book Soulfire, but this preview for volume 3's zero issue looks pretty interesting.

start the day off right w/Blackstar

I could use a little Blackstar this morning (who couldn't?)...

in stores now- CHEW #17

 If you've been reading CHEW, you'll recognize several storylines coming together in this cover. If not, read this prologue anyways... it's dope, and relatively spoiler-free!

Get that MF DOOM Double Disc Lunchbox Set one month early!

Maybe you already knew about this fresh lunchbox you get with the official double disc reissue of Operation: DOOMsday coming from the villain's label Metal Face Records on April 25th. But you pro'lly didn't know you can actually get that joint a month early...

PREVIEW- Superpatriot: America's Fighting Force TPB

 For all the Invincible fans who missed it when it originally came out, this was Kirkman and Cory Walker's first Image book, revisiting Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon spinoff Superpatriot.

Pharoahe Monch + Jean Grae + Royce = WHOA!

okay, The download link is expired, but this is still dope...

Peep these HOT character designs by Robert Love!

Robert Love has been rolling out some character designs for villains that will be appearing in Kenji: Spirits of the Seven Dragons. and not for nothing, but they're pretty awesome...

PREVIEW: "Shadoweyes in Love" by Ross Campbell

For all my fellow Ross Campbell fans (or anybody who likes good comics), here's a 30 page preview of his upcoming graphic novel Shadoweyes in Love, which is due out April 12th.

start the day off RIGHT w/Blueprint

g'morning. Here's the official video for Keep Bouncing, off Blueprint's upcoming album Adventures in Counter Culture dropping April 5th on Rhymesayers.

PREVIEW: RPM #3 by Mick Foley, Shane Riches & Jose Holder

Revere is in some deep doo-doo, as this high-rate messenger tries to deliver his package... his heightened sensory perception and the Matrix-like mad skills it gives him are generally enough to keep him out of trouble... but then, there was this girl...

Playdough battles on the Radio

I'm not gonna badmouth my local radio stations 'cause I have friends who work there... I mean, they're doing their best to bring us real hip hop, but... you know, it's the radio, so... yeah. What was I saying? OH YEAH! So I had no idea that they did a rap battle segment on 97.9 the Beat, but looks like our dude Playdough called in and won it five weeks in a row...

Build and Destroy w/Josh Boulet

Here's a brief interview of Dallas area indie comics phenom Josh Boulet (The Green Reefer, The Wrong Night in Texas), conducted by my dude Michael Lagocki...

Robophobic #17: a conspiracy... against pens!

A Conspiracy by ~mellapants

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Comic writer, animation producer and respected industry veteran Dwayne McDuffie passed away on Tuesday from complications due to a surgical procedure performed Monday evening.

Listening Session for Raekwon's "Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang" Album

my girl Mary Nichols (aka DJ Fusion of Fusebox Radio) slid me about 40 minutes of video featuring the mighty Raekwon the Chef giving a preview of his upcoming Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang solo album (along with a bit of performing & talking) at the DTLR Listening Lounge in Washington, DC