Marvel Comics Pay Homage to Hip-Hop Albums With Variant Covers
Captain America #1 artwork by Mahmud Asrar
Marvel Comics recently invoked Run the Jewels for a series of variant comic book covers. Now, they’re paying homage to even more hip-hop greats with a series of variant covers inspired by classic and contemporary hip-hop albums.
The series features tributes to albums by Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G., Ol’ Dirty Bastard, A Tribe Called Quest, A$AP Rocky, Tyler the Creator, Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, De La Soul, Dr. Dre, and Eric B. & Rakim. It’s the first batch—more than 50 covers are planned. Check out some examples above and below via Buzzfeed and Uproxx.
“For years, Marvel Comics and hip-hop culture have been engaged in an ongoing dialogue,” Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso said in a press release. “Beginning this October, we will shine a spotlight on the seamless relationship between those two unique forces.”
Extraordinary X-Men #1 artwork by Sanford Green (De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising)
Howard the Duck #1 artwork by Juan Doe (Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version)
Invincible Iron Man #1 artwork by Brian Stelfreeze (50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’)
Ms. Marvel #1 artwork by Jenny Frison (Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Doctor Strange #1 artwork by Juan Doe (Dr. Dre’s The Chronic)
Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 artwork by Dave Johnson (Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid in Full)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 artwork by Phil Noto (Tyler, the Creator’s Wolf)
Squadron Supreme #1 artwork by Mike Del Mundo (Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the 36 Chambers)
Amazing Spider-Man #1 artwork by Mike Del Mundo (A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders)
Ant-Man #1 artwork by Mark Brooks (The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die)
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