Yo Gabba Gabba + Mike Allred + FREE = Jeauh!

I probably never would have bothered to watch the hit Nickelodeon show Yo Gabba Gabba if not for the birth of my daughter in 2008, but I have since become a fan. Also being a fan of good comics for kids, I'm extremely pleased to share this short story from Yo Gabba Gabba Free Comic Book Time featuring art by Mike Allred...

Graphic Novel review: "WORLD OF HURT: The Thrill Seekers"

Yup. The World of Hurt: The Thrill Seekers" hardcover is every bit as awesome as you've dreamed it would be. And I got my copy last week...

Start the day off Right with Mi(ni)ster Blakes

Apparently things are looking up for one of my favorite emcees. "Since 2007, I've married, moved to Los Angeles and had a son..." Bavu announced in a cheerful email which also announced "a free 2012 anthem for you, your family and your friends called BIG Bright Future..."  Check it out and cop the download below.

On the Road w/Playdough

Playdough released his latest album Hotdoggin last spring and has been on the road non-stop since. This video shows Playdough and Sean P(atrick) hitting the road after smashing the House of Blues in Dallas. Here's what it's like to be an indie rap star...

PREVIEW- Robocop: Road Trip

Long-time GhettoManga readers know I'm pretty robophobic. However, since he's half-machine, half-man and all cop, Robocop is cool with me. Peep these previews from the first two issues of Officer Murphy's new mini, Robocop: Road Trip...

INTERVIEW- Kool G Rap & Necro on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio

Kool G Rap is easily one of the most respected and iconic voices hip hop has ever seen. If you disagree with that, you're wack and it's all your fault. So anyways, G Rap and Necro sat down with CWR to fill the world in on the progress of their upcoming album The Godfathers set to drop this summer. In addition, they get real talking about SOPA and PIPA on some political shit, so you don't wanna miss this one...

PREVIEW: Richard Corben's "Murky World"

Here's a few preview pages from Richard Corben's fantasy comic Murky World, which originally ran in Dark Horse Presents.

PREVIEW: Infestation 2 #1

Y'all like event crossovers, right? Well Infestation 2 #1 has Raph from the Ninja Turtles, Optimus Prime, and Snake Eyes all on the same cover! Change your pants and peep the free preview below...

The Museum of Uncut Funk presents a great Black Animation Exhibit!

The fine folks over at the Museum of Uncut Funk have an impressive animation collection which includes original production cels and drawings, limited edition cels, publicity cels and collectibles featuring Black animation characters from 1970's Saturday morning cartoons, television shows, films and feature films. Peep this brief video that puts the 70's era black cartoon revolution in historical cultural context...

PREVIEW: "Zombie Dickheads Are NOT Coming to Get You" by Chris Moreno

I was excited to find out that my frequent cover artist Zees' brother Chris Moreno was going to be at STAPLE this year. So, I decided to go diving in his deviantArt gallery and found this SWEET 8 page preview of Chris's zombie comedy Zombie Dickheads are Not Coming to Get You. This one-shot features a quartet of constantly quarreling zombies who have managed to remain sentient despite their obvious post mortem condition because they... well, just read the preview...

Damn... Brandon Graham made my day...

I could make a full time job just writing posts geeking about Brandon Graham (if someone would pay me, that is), but I try not to come off as a total Stan... but then he posts a Devil In a Blue Dress comic page from his sketchbook, as if he is specifically TRYING to set me off...

T'ing of the Week is back!

Foo Bandana Print by Melita Curphy.
Am I the only person that NEEDS to have this bandana in his life?

Interviews: Slaughterhouse, Copywrite, Apollo Brown, Homeboy Sandman and more on ConspiracyWorldwideRadio

Slaughterhouse with some white dude...
Our friends across the pond continue to interview the hip hop personalities I'm interested in hearing from. This episode features the mighty Slaughterhouse crew, who are in the process of recording their new record with Eminem. They also got rap cats like Danny Brown and Copywrite on this week's show. Apollo Brown speaks on his upcoming record with venerated wordsmith OC. They also got underground hip hop luminary Homeboy Sandman on this one. A loaded show, to be sure since they also bump generous amounts of hip hop music for your consideration. This is hip hop radio as it was meant to be...

Start the day off Right w/ M. Slago, Homeboy Sandman, Senica Da Misfit, and Playdough

Dallas-area Nashvillain, beatsmith and new dad [SALUTE] the mighty M. Slago dropped his new joint Attack the Wack!! last month/year or whatever and I missed it because I am not glued to the rap blogs, but don't sweat it... it's still dope now. Anyways here's my favorite track from that joint: WACK featuring better-than-your-man's raps by Homeboy Sandman, Senica Da Misfit and PlayDOUGh...

M.E.D's new track w/OhNo and European tour dates w/ Guilty Simpson

Whaddup, fam! Here's the video for War & Love (featuring OhNo!) from your boy M.E.D.'s latest album, Classic...

Two Words: BLADE! ANIME!

Peep the new trailer for Marvel's new anime-style Blade cartoon that's making it's debut on cable this Friday...

Sir Charles was hilarious on SNL!

Okay, so I accidentally watched Saturday Night Live while I was drawing last night... Charles Barkley was on, and a lot of  it was surprisingly hilarious...

New Leonardo (TMNT) one-shot by Ross Campbell?!

2012 may just be a tipping point year for Ross Campbell. In addition to presiding over his critically-acclaimed indie books Wet Moon and Shadoweyes, and drawing Glory for a newly rechristened Extreme Studios, Ross has been tapped to draw a one shot starring Leonardo of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame.

PREVIEW- Black Panther #528

 Kingpin done effed up now! Yeah, now that he got his own ninjas. he's tryin'a do a Halliburton on Wakanda... Oh, and Oeming smashed the art on this one...

Start the Day off Right w/Napoleon Da Legend & Crazy Al Cayne

Peep the video for Young World, off The Sugar Cayne Experiment Vol 1: Napoleon Da Legend,  the excellent EP I reviewed last week. Watch the new video, then download the joint free.

PREVIEW- Shinku #4

 Did somebody say Shinku? Yeah, Ron Marz's Samurai/ vampire-killer smash continues! Peep the preview below...

More VOODOO previews...

Worst. Lapdance. Ever!
Here's some more previews from the new adventures of everyone's favorite stripper/ alien superchick Voodoo, written by bad girl aficionado Ron Marz (Shinku, Witchblade). Peep samples from issues 3 (with Ron Marz creation Kyle Rayner) and 4...

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