Anybody read Hip Hop Family Tree? I remember reading the strips when they were posted on Boing Boing years ago, but apparently its a multi-volume release now.
As hip hop has become a cultural juggernaut, with world-spanning influence, the lore of its origins has become the stuff of myth. So who better to document the formative years of this towering genre than self-proclaimed hip hop nerd and talented cartoonist Ed Piskor, acclaimed for his retelling...
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Yea, I've got the two volume hard case collection of the entire series. Looks really good. Awesome concept. Haven't gotten around to reading them, lol. Also have the one-off issue with the Notorious BIG on cover and flexi-disc.
I haven't kept up on comics in a while and my collection probably looks lame to anyone looking for a deep dive. I've always preferred Marvel over DC but Batman is my all-time favorite character (own pretty much every major story arc and some not so major - Gotham by Gaslight, anyone?).
Loved the entire series of ones that have already been mentioned here: Preacher, 100 Bullets, Sandman (also big shout out to Gaiman's American Gods - such a brillaint book; haven't seen tv show but hear good things).
Some Punisher, Daredevil, X-men, Ronin, WE3 one-off was good, have some Ex Machina sitting on the shelf to read. Wife likes Saga a lot. Most anything Alan Moore because he is a great writer regardless of medium.
So many more I'm forgetting, but a well-paneled, drawn, paced, written comic (graphic novel if you're fancy) stands up there with the best literature modern humans have produced.
