In
Marvel Comics
‘ new “Hip-Hop Variants” project, comic artists have paired acclaimed albums with popular superheroes.
As part of Marvel’s “
All-New, All-Different Marvel
” October launch of new #1’s, the publisher will release over 50 reworked covers, paying homage to classics like
Biggie
‘s
Ready To Die
,
A Tribe Called Quest
’s
Midnight Marauders
, and
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
, as well as newer LPS like
Tyler, the Creator
‘s
Wolf
.
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Ant-Man x Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die’ by Mark Brooks
“For years, Marvel Comics and hip-hop culture have been engaged in an ongoing dialogue,”
said Marvel Editor-in-Chief and noted hip-hop fan
Axel Alonso
in a press release.
“Beginning this October, we will shine a spotlight on the seamless relationship between those two unique forces.”
A few of the covers created by
Juan Doe
,
Mike Del Mundo
Phil Noto
, and
Dave Johnson
were revealed on Tuesday. Check them out below.
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Captain America x A$AP Rocky’s ‘Long. Live. A$AP’ by Mahmud Asrar
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Dr. Strange x Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ by Juan Doe
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Howard the Duck x Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s ‘Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version’ by Juan Doe
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Iron Man x 50 Cent’s ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin” by Brian Stelfreeze
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Kamala Khan x Lauryn Hill’s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ by Phil Noto
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Spider-Man #1 x A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’ by Mike Del Mundo
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Spider-Man x Eric B. & Rakim’s ‘Paid in Full’ by David Johnson
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” Squadron Supreme x Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers’ by Mike Del Mundo
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl x Tyler the Creator’s ‘Wolf’ by Phil Noto
Marvel Comics “Hip-hop Variants” X-Men x De La Soul’s ‘3 Feet and Rising’ by Sanford Green