Hip Hop Family Tree (2015 Fantagraphics) comic books 2015

Story, Art and Cover by Edward Piskor. The New York Times bestselling book series debuts as a monthly comic book (!) with new covers, artwork, a 'director's commentary' section that describes the motivation, process, and research involved in making this masterpiece, plus other surprises! This first issue highlights the breakdancers, graffiti artists, DJs and MCs who formed hip hop culture beginning in the tenement rec rooms of the south Bronx in the 1970s. You'll discover who invented the term 'Hip Hop'. You'll see names you recognize like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa and you'll discover where they fit into the culture as pioneers... every month! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Slick Rick Variant. Story, Art and Cover by Edward Piskor. The New York Times bestselling book series debuts as a monthly comic book (!) with new covers, artwork, a 'director's commentary' section that describes the motivation, process, and research involved in making this masterpiece, plus other surprises! This first issue highlights the breakdancers, graffiti artists, DJs and MCs who formed hip hop culture beginning in the tenement rec rooms of the south Bronx in the 1970s. You'll discover who invented the term 'Hip Hop'. You'll see names you recognize like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa and you'll discover where they fit into the culture as pioneers... every month! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Third Eye Comics Variant. Story, Art and Cover by Edward Piskor. The New York Times bestselling book series debuts as a monthly comic book (!) with new covers, artwork, a 'director's commentary' section that describes the motivation, process, and research involved in making this masterpiece, plus other surprises! This first issue highlights the breakdancers, graffiti artists, DJs and MCs who formed hip hop culture beginning in the tenement rec rooms of the south Bronx in the 1970s. You'll discover who invented the term 'Hip Hop'. You'll see names you recognize like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa and you'll discover where they fit into the culture as pioneers... every month! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Newbury Comics Exclusive Variant. Story, Art and Cover by Edward Piskor. The New York Times bestselling book series debuts as a monthly comic book (!) with new covers, artwork, a 'director's commentary' section that describes the motivation, process, and research involved in making this masterpiece, plus other surprises! This first issue highlights the breakdancers, graffiti artists, DJs and MCs who formed hip hop culture beginning in the tenement rec rooms of the south Bronx in the 1970s. You'll discover who invented the term 'Hip Hop'. You'll see names you recognize like Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa and you'll discover where they fit into the culture as pioneers... every month! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $13.00

Story and Art by Ed Piskor. Hip Hop jumps from the streets into the record business in this issue documenting the first rap songs on wax by acts like the Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious five and Kurtis Blow. Discover the secrets that took place to make Hip Hop culture the global phenomenon that it grew into. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story, Art and Cover by Ed Piskor. Things ramp up in the late 1970s when the first gold-selling hip hop records are released. Details of Kurtis Blow's world tour and Sylvia Robinson seduces Grandmaster Flash to come over to Sugarhill records where he'll go on to create his most memorable work. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Story, Art and Cover by Ed Piskor. Rap battles will never be the same after Kool Moe Dee gets done with Busy Bee Starski in their legendary confrontation. Blondies 'Rapture' plays on the first day's broadcast of a new channel called MTV. Grandmaster Flash and other rap groups get seduced by Sugar Hill Records. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Story, Art and Cover by Ed Piskor. The uptown Hip Hop world collides with the downtown Manhattan art world in this issue which introduces Hip Hop luminaries like The Beastie Boys, Doug E Fresh, Ice T and KRS-One into the ever expanding world of Rap music in 1981. Eisner Winner & NY Times best seller! Cover price $3.99.