Comments on: Brain Rot: Similarities Between Hip Hop and Comic Books

By: ArielTarzanija

ArielTarzanija — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:09:00 +0000

Who the hell is Andy? I recognize the other guys…

By: Theodore Taylor

Theodore Taylor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0000

MF DOOM is, in fact, a real life super villain.

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:22:00 +0000

I don’t mind that Liefeld was Ed’s hero as a kid, mostly because Piskor obviously doesn’t take after Liefeld artistically, but also because there’s something about the hyperexaggerated nature of Liefeld’s art that speaks to kids. In many ways, Liefeld is the ultimate fan artist: someone who reached a certain level of slickness while lacking sorely in some art basics. People wouldn’t hate on Rob if he’d designed action figures for a living, which is what all of his characters end up looking like–over-accessorized and weirdly proportioned.

Also, the Alter Egos/Cool Costumes bit reminded me of Benjamin Fodor, aka Phoenix Jones, who is an MMA fighter under the handle Flattop.

By: SoItBegins

SoItBegins — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:51:00 +0000

“America loves an underdog (eventually).”

Right on the nail.

By: James Kinney

James Kinney — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:02:00 +0000

I found myself singing “Intergalactic” by the Beastie Boys everytime I read a new issue of Planetary (back in the good old days when there was a Planetary).

By: kmoser

kmoser — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:30:00 +0000

“Ego’s”? Punctuation fail.

By: noah django

noah django — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:49:00 +0000

not only does Wu Tang have an iconic logo, many of them have Marvel-themed aliases. Ghostface is Tony Stark and Meth is Johnny Blaze, anyway. I’m probably forgetting some.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:42:00 +0000

-10 pts for drawing the handle of Cable’s gun thicker than a pencil.

-10 pts for no Doug E Fresh

Other than that, great!

By: Andy Simmons

Andy Simmons — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Show me a foot fetishist who also admires the work of Rob Liefeld, and I’ll show you someone who gets turned on by a tube sock full of grapes.

By: jtwblack

jtwblack — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:53:00 +0000

lol Rob Liefeld

By: iamlegion

iamlegion — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:28:00 +0000

Your artistic hero is Rob Liefield? Son, I am dissapoint.

By: Ed Irvin

Ed Irvin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:25:00 +0000

I was flipping my lid over the Thing/Hulk and Red Skull/Captain America art… till I saw that it was Tom Scioli.

That kid does a mean Kirby tribute

By: Paul Maybury

Paul Maybury — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:09:00 +0000

Ed, you’re a genius.

By: Sam Ley

Sam Ley — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Graffiti art is strongly mixed up in that relationship too – alter egos, hero/anti-hero dynamics, “raw” unpolished art styles, etc. America loves an underdog (eventually).

I’ve always sort of assumed the connection between comics and hiphop, but I never really thought about it in detail until I read this comic. Makes perfect sense. Plus, I found myself singing along to the lyrics in the comic – a Pandora station seeded with Sugarhill Gang and Rob Base gets you 99% of the referenced lyrics.

For even more overt comic connection, think Gorillaz, MF Doom and Deltron 3030.

By: Christopher Ing

Christopher Ing — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:46:00 +0000

Relevant rap song: Last Emperor – Secret Wars, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SPjPGeYlMU

By: hypersomniac

hypersomniac — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:46:00 +0000

Awww… no Bazooka Tooth?!