Hip Hop Family Tree Book 2, 1st Edition

Action-packed, fun and funny.– “Seattle Times”Ed Piskor is the sh#t!!–De La SoulGripping.– “NPR”An avid lover of hip-hop music and superhero comic books from a young age, Ed Piskor has combined his two passions to create a remarkable reading experience … Hip Hop Family Tree imagines real-world events through the filter of 1980s Marvel Comics, bringing hip-hop visionaries to the page in a style that exaggerates their energy and style to capture the intensity of the music without having the beats.– “The A.V. Club”Being in an Ed Piskor comic is cool enough to freeze hot water.–Fab Five FreddyThe amount of research and history Piskor packs into this book is mind boggling.– “The Huffington Post”These stories are carefully researched and detailed along with great comic book style art…– “The Source”This is the comic of all time.–Biz MarkieWhen cartoonist Ed Piskor decided to unspool the labyrinth history of one of America’s greatest artistic accomplishments, he spared no effort to immerse his readers in the era of jump suits and scarred vinyl. Everything in Hip Hop Family Tree screams nostalgia: the Ben-Day dots, the sepia discoloration…even the print feels course and pulpy, like a priceless cultural artifact unearthed in a garage sale or your dad’s basement. Flipping through the oversized pages, you can almost hear the slap bass, horn swells, and ricocheting rhymes of hip-hop’s inaugural years.–Sean Edgar “Paste”

Ed Piskor (1982-2024) was the New York Times bestselling creator of Hip Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design as well as the co-conspirator behind the YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe. World renowned director of the film-phenomenon Wild Style.