Happy Birthday GREG NICE!

This morning I found out today (May 30, 2021) was Greg Nice's 54th BIRTHDAY today and went on a bit of a YouTube binge. . . which (of course) I commemorated on Twitter.

REVIEW- CHU Volume 1 by John Layman + Dan Boultwood

If you're one of my longtime GhettoManga readers, you already know I love John Layman's urban fantasy comic CHEW, about Tony Chu a federal agent who gets psychic impressions from anything he eats. Laymen returns us to the Chewniverse with CHU, starring Tony's shifty sister Saffron. Saffron uses her ability to read the thoughts of anyone she eats with to get into gangster shit, and boy does she ever in this CHEW prequel!

INTERVIEW- Comic Creators Address Black Wall Street

Imani Lateef of Peep Game Comix interviews Alverne Ball and Stacey Robinson about their book Across the Tracks on BLACK COMIX UNIVERSE.

Tweet of the Week: Zemo be like...

I'm just talm'bout Zemo. . .

GhettoManga Funnies- "SURVEY" by Samax

PREVIEW- NOCTERRA by SCOTT SNYDER + TONY DANIEL

Have you been checking for Scott Snyder's new book NOCTERRA? This joint looks amazing! The second issue hits shops this week, but let's look at some preview pages from the first couple issues.

Tweet of the Week

Yo...

New Homeboy Sandman Video

"I don't really struggle with impatience

I aint' even payin' enough attention for gettin' upset

I will not be getting all stressed. I'm exempt

Doesn't make sense. Sleep when I'm dead.

Said what I meant Can I get an AMEN?"-Homeboy Sandman

Prisoners Are People fam.

Prisoners Are People is a recent addition I made to my Teepublic store last week. Click the SALE ALERT pic below if you want to stay informed about sales and discounts in my online stores. What you see below is an email alert I sent to subscribers last week.

The Comics Kayfabe Guys Dive Into Stroman's X-Factor Debut

Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor speak on Peter David and Larry Stroman's debut on X-Factor with issue 71, which introduces a new team and a unique style to the Marvel mutant universe.

#NowPlaying "get behind." by Theory Hazit

"I could do a album in a week I'm Theory Hazit 

I do this in my sleep I probably do this in my casket

One thing's for sure is that your love is pure magic

But I'm workin on myself, baby. Sorry, you're a distraction..."

-THEORY HAZIT

You gotta say the whole thing. Yes, every time...

I have never been to New Jersey. My sister was born there, and my other sister lived there for a while, but I've never been. Still, as a hip hopper I recognize the massive contributions New Jersey has made to the culture. Some you know: Redman. Lords of the Underground. Poor Righteous Teachers. Lauryn Hill an'em.

Thanks to the internet, I have become aware of tons more incredible musicians from the Garden State that are not yet household names: Venomous2000, King Ra, Conscious Operations, and more...

Now I can add The Band Called FUSE to the list.

"Similar to survivor. Ambitions of a rider. My mission is to guide you." -Zion I

Feast your ears on this spirit bomb 2 Eyes by Zion I and Born I (two I's... I see what you did there) on a nutty track by Nato Feelz (his mama named him Nathan Fields)

Your Calling is not a [REDACTED] suggestion, fam

...

Galaxy Rangers Episodes on YouTube

My longtime friends, readers, and fans know that when I was in middle school, one of my favorite cartoons was the space western Galaxy Rangers.

GhettoManga Funnies: "Great Memory"

A silly comic strip. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

A tribute to the queen. . .

R I P

That Pharoahe Monch NPR Tiny Desk jawn. though

Y'all know we LOVE the mighty Pharoahe Monch . . .

His band TH1RT3EN (Monch, Marcus Machado & Daru Jones) streamed a new Tiny Desk concert on Martin Luther King Day . . .

fam, Here's a New Cartoon Portrait I drew last week.

T'ing of the Week- TIGER STYLE SNARL MASK by Miss Monster

Stimulus check burning a hole in your pocket? Yeah, me neither. But if it was, I would get this...

Pessimist Prime Teeshirts (and other printed stuff)

"DOOM stay gluing true grit to the bass line/ And made himself a hero and a villain at the same time..." -Aesop Rock

Dem LICE boys (Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman) pay respects to MF DOOM with a new track Ask Anyone.

"Strange vessels. Maim when I wrestle. Throw Grizzlies. Bill Bixby..."

I misquoted that dude U.G. in the comments to his video for The Mystic a few years ago, so he corrected me in the comments.

Twice.

PREVIEW- PAX SAMSON: THE COOKOUT by Rashad Doucet, Jason Reeves & Loris Ravina

The fine folks at Oni Press are publishing a new graphic novel by Rashad Doucet and Jason Reeves called Pax Samson: The Cookout!

Check out this preview below.

The GreatEST Man Alive

From the Tower by A L C Z R ™ #NowPlayingAtGhettoMangaHQ

I first ran across Seattle emcee ALCZR ("AL kuh ZAR") via the Soundcloud algorithm and was immediately blown away by his combination of playful delivery and serious lyricism. Looks Zar dropped a new joint called From the Tower last month...

You ASKED for it: The Dragon vs The Villain in Color

A Boss From Hell Christmas

This video is dope: "COME OVER" by Jorja Smith (feat. Popcaan)

Maybe you're cooler than me and you've already seen the animated sci-fi action romance musical that serves as visuals for Jorja Smith's song for Come Over and gotten over it. But I just saw it today for the first time...

WE ALL WE GOT, fam!

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

NIOBE is here to Save Christmas. Sorta...

The eponymous elven hero of Niobe, She Is Life (and Death), is on this variant cover for RUINING CHRISTMAS #1...

Don't Become The Thing You Hate The Most.

Hey fam,

In the nineties I was reading lots of superhero comics that were critiques of the genre. That is, the characters often existed as an example of what not to do.

My first attempt at this was the creation of the anti-hero Agent Orange.

Now THAT'S a Hip Hop CO-SIGN

"My baby sister bars blast like Kalashnikovs

Just because. Heavy bass dance like Baryshnikov..."

-Black Thought

Rest In Peace- Remembering the mighty RICHARD CORBEN

I just found out that the prolific illustrator and cartoonist Richard Corben is dead.

KickstartTHIS- IRON INFINITI

I have a soft spot in my heart for independent comicbook creators. To that end, Kickstarter has been a game changer in creating an outlet for creators to fund their projects, and for fans to find them. Check out this preview of IRON INFINITI, a new action comic on Kickstarter right now.

Yes fam, I make female superheroes too.

KickStart THIS- Ruining Christmas

I've known Stranger Comics for dark, weird, and well-made comics in the Niobe-verse, but I've not seen them go for the humor market. They're swinging for the fences with what looks like a dark, weird, and well-made holiday comedy Ruining Christmas.