Judging from this trailer, Robert Rodriguez is keeping it extra classy in "Machete Kills"

This international (re: Spanish) trailer for Robert Rodriguez's grindhouse sequel Machete Kills has been making the rounds. I was excited to see that they are keeping it classy with the awesome co-stars, like number one warlock in the chain of command Charlie Sheen Carlos Estevez... 

"You a KING. You a GOD. You are holy EL. Get out this hole, and give these muhf*ckas holy HELL" -Jay Electronica

Jay Electronica and the mighty Mos Def (yeah, I know...) spitting top shelf raps on one track? If only I had more ears...

Here's a couple trailers for wrestling/romance anime KICK-HEART!!!

Here's the first "official trailer" for the pro-wrasslin' romance anime short Kick-Heart. This short film by visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Samurai Champloo) and the fine folks at production IG was funded by a legion of Kickstarter backers, including me! So yeah, "Produced by GhettoManga" is only an exaggeration, and not a complete lie... so anyways, peep:

The REAL cause of Michael Jackson's death REVEALED!!!

Miles Morales: Spider-Man No More?

Miles Morales is probably not gonna quit being Spider-Man, but this issue of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man still looks dope. Peep a preview here...

Cover and release date to MULTIPLE WARHEADS: DOWNFALL by Brandon Graham

WTF?!? This comic had me DYING!!!

Okay, so funny book wunderkind Marcel Vann (Did You Mean MARVEL Comics?, Read or Die) dropped this free digital copy of his latest comic Swaggerball Z #0 on the GhettoManga Facebook wall last night. Seeing as Marcel aka Celly Smalls aka the Hilarious C.E.L. has already earned a spot on my "Name You Can Trust" list for being funnier than all hell, I checked it out. Did I mention it was free? Yeah, so... that too. Anyways, peep...

Painting on Sale: "Southern Girl" by Samax Amen

Southern Girl 16"x20" acrylic & sharpies on canvas

In case you didn't know: Sci-Fi Spy comic VESCELL is BACK!

If you've never read Vescell, by Enrique Carrion and John Upchurch, it's a beautifully written and illustrated story about a future where the lines between science and magic are pretty much gone. The comic stars Mauricio 'Moo' Barrino, a corporate fixer that protects the Vescell Corporation's secrets.
Here's some preview pages from Vescell #8.

#nowPlaying "Warm It Up" by King Ra and Tone Liv

Here's a quick shot of brand new old school hip hop from the mighty King Ra, longside Tone Liv, via the miracle of Soundcloud...

PREVIEW- The Fall of the House of Usher #1 by Edgar Allan Poe and Richard Corben

 Call me crazy, but I love Richard Corben. His comicbook illustrations exude an almost surreal quality with their slightly off balance construction and convincing texture. I was excited to hear that Corben was adapting Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher as a two part miniseries. Peep some preview pages below...

#nowPlaying- That Homeboy Sandman video...

Here's a video for Peace & Love, from that dude Homeboy Sandman's latest record  Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent.

PREVIEW- Deadpool #9 (featuring DOPE art by our friend @MikeHawthorne!)

As if the Art Adams cover wasn't enough, my dude Mike "Kal El Guapo" Hawthorne smashed the interior art on Deadpool #9. Peep the 5-page preview below...

LeSean drops episode 4 of his "Seoul Sessions" Documentary series!

While I was busy chasing waterfalls, that dude LeSean Thomas (producer of The Boondocks and the Black Dynamite cartoon, among others) dropped a new episode of his documentary series Seoul Sessions! So without further ado, let's learn something!

PREVIEW- X-(Wo)Men #1, featuring (mohawk) Storm, and the return of Jubilee

For decades, Marvel's X-men has been the gold standard for diversity in comics. And I'm not just talking racial, national, and ethnic diversity. X-men has always featured the most complex and capable female characters in the superhero genre, so I guess it was just a matter of time before an all-female X-team hit the shelves, led by alpha-female number one, Ororo Munroe, better known as Storm. Here's some preview pages by superstar artist Olivier Coipel... 

PREVIEW- Fearless Defenders #4

Valkyrie, Misty Knight and Hippolyta are going head up against some undead Asgardian chicks in this preview of Fearless Defenders #4. Peep...

Conspiracy Worldwide Radio interviews Maseo of De La Soul, Kweli, Homeboy Sandman, Slum Village and more!

Nothing better for late night drawing session than sitting down with a new episode of Conspiracy Worldwide Radio! Our friends across the pond Montana and Menace interview Maseo of De La Soul, Talib Kweli, Homeboy Sandman, Slum Village and more about their new joints, upcoming projects and current events. Plus more dope hip hop music than we can recommend attempting to shake a stick at... 

#BegBorrowSteal "Hip Hop Family Tree" by the mighty @EdPiskor

"How you know Octagon, or much less Tetragrammaton? To get the good stuff need to get out to the Amazon..." -DOOM

"Taste stale. See the world in shades of grayscale. 
Right there in black and white, protected by chain mail"
-DOOM

GhettoManga cover artist ZEES lands his own SOLO ART SHOW!!!

The new Pacific Rim trailer... is pretty tight

Cop this DOPE Heroes for Hire print by the mighty @KharyRandolph and @EMannLand at #C2E2!

Chicago Bears Defensive lineman Israel Idonije + Bart Sears + Ron Marz = The Protectors #C2E2

 No matter how many projects he does that I don't like, I always get excited when I see Bart Sears is working on a new comic. His exaggerated anatomy and bold action scenes made a huge impression on me in the early nineties, and it's always good to see someone of his caliber getting more work. So anyways, here's a preview of The Protectors #0, the new joint he's working on with Chicago Bears D-lineman Israel Idonije and Ron Marz.

What do you think of Vertigo's Django Comic?

 Some of the spirited debate surrounding Tarantino's ultraviolent blaxploitation/spaghetti western Django Unchainedhas died down, but thankfully DC/Vertigo is keeping the party going by publishing an adaptation of Tarantino's original screenplay for the slavery era shoot-em-up. Here's some pages from issue 3, which is in stores already...

PREVIEW- SHADOWMAN ZERO

 This hella tight wraparound cover by the mighty Dave Johnson would be reason enough to slap down loot for Shadowman #0 when it comes out next month, but this special prequel issue also reveals the secret history of the Shadowmen, and the origin of the undead necromancer, Master Darque. Peep a couple variant covers, and a short preview of this issue below!

Wonder Wo... I mean WARRIOR WOMAN Joins Misty Knight's Fearless Defenders in issue 3

 Fearless Defenders writer Cullen Bunn is taking the Wonder Woman mythos back to its roots in Greek mythology, casting Hippolyta (the Golden Age WW, and mother of Princess Diana) of Themiscyra ("Paradise Island" in the DC canon) as the mighty Warrior Woman.  Peep...

New "Bored Freebies" video by Shinobi Stalin and Rice Master Yen

I'm always happy to get new isht in my email from Orlando-based emcee Shinobi Stalin, but was especially pleased to get this new video Bored Freebies, which teams Shinobi with German producer Rice Master Yen. I only became aware of Yen last month, but it seems like he's working with all the underground dudes I follow...

Peep this pic of MF DOOM rocking our "De(a)f Jam (RUN DMC tribute)" tee! #notReally

DOOM mask sold separately... NO REALLY!

"20/20 hindsight in the limelight. Love is blind, right? Gotta get my mind right" -Napoleon Da Legend

Here's a sharp new video for Dancing in the Rain, the new single off Napoleon Da Legend's new album Awakenings. This video (directed, edited, and filmed by Edson Florez) helps illustrate the song's message about how past negative relationships can impact present and future ones.

Brandon Graham draws "Betty and Veronica"! Sorta...

 That dude Brandon Graham posted these pages on his blog that he drew recently based on a Betty and Veronica comic. Because I am who I am, I swiped 'em and posted them below for your viewing pleasure.

Want Chibi Diety T-Shirts? CLICK THIS

 I'm a christian, so maybe it's wrong to want a t-shirt with Shiva on it that says "Create. Destroy. Rinse. Repeat." or a shirt with Jesus surfing (with no surfboard) that says "Shit happens. Miracles do too"... but DAMMIT, the fine folks at Your Faith Looks Familiar have seduced me with their Chibigod-powered message of religious tolerance...

#nowPlaying that chopped and screwed "Requiem" remix by @AWKWORDrap

The love/hate relationship between drugs and hiphop culture is long and complicated. With the influence that mollies and promethazine syrup have on popular rap, Awkword decided it was a good time to drop this "sarcastic pro-drug-slash-drug-PSA song" The Requiem...

On Sale Now- "DE(A)F JAM" LIMITED EDITION TEE SHIRT by Khalid @BSteelo Robertson

Preview- FIONA & CAKE #4

We all love Finn and Jake, but the gender-reversed world of Fiona and Cake is red hot! So the people are feeling the new Kaboom! series Adventure Time With Fiona & Cake big time! Here's a preview of issue #4...

"Don't let your lifeboat float down a lonely stream. You are the vehicle for God to make his presence seen" -Chief Kamachi

My homegirl Sheila slid me a link to this video to Chief Kamachi's new single Revolt Seven this morning. It's pretty dope...

Phoenix Jones takes on Gun Traffickers... sorta. #ScreamPhoenix

A new MICE TEMPLAR series starts here!

 I'm a big fan of Glass and Oeming's anthro fantasy comic The Mice Templar, so it pleased me to see this preview of The Mice Templar IV: Legend on CBR...

Alex Ross covers "Pacific Rim" prequel comic

As you should already know, my geek flag is flying for Pacific Rim, the kaiiju-busting giant robot movie helmed by Guillermo Del Toro. The movie is due out in July, but in June, Legendary Comics is dropping a graphic novel prequel called Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero, written by Pacific Rim screenwriter Travis Beacham, with pencils by Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, and Pericles Junior, and inks by Steve Bird and Mark McKenna. So, it's not gonna be wack. Peep the cover art by the mighty Alex Ross below...

Peep the (re)birth of an evil deity in SHADOWMAN #6

If you ever find yourself in the mood for some "insane crazy, drivin' miss daisy, out her mind now I got mine yo, I'm Swazey" type isht, you GOTS ta get your hands on Shadowman, the crown jewel of the Valiant Comics revival. Peep some preview pages from issue number 6, featuring Shadowman's nemesis Master Darque and introducing his next antagonist and New Orleans' own evil deity Baron Samedi...

#NowPlaying "The Fit" by The Formulis & Rice Master Yen f/ Twylight

Got this joint in my email today by New Jersey based rap crew Formulis.