Listen. I don’t always jog. But when I do, it’s sweatily, with the sorry gait of an earthbound pelican, the strains of the Wu’s 36 Chambers pumping through my earbuds. I played the Playstation’s Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style in my buddy Will Toffling’s basement, his mom clicking her tongue at us as she loaded the washing machine. And you know I played as Ghostface, gasping, stuffing my knuckles in my mouth at the revelation that Master Xin got turned into a lamp. Ghostface Killah’s no stranger to comics, making allusions to Iron Man in his various enterprises. So it should be no surprise that he’s got some anti-heroes of his own up his sleeves. Created by the man himself, produced by RZA under his Soul Temple banner at Black Mask and written by Matthew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon, with art by….holy cripes, everybody. Seriously, this list is unbelievable.
It’s all based on a concept album by the same name, a collaboration between Killah and producer Adrian Younge with guest appearances by Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and more. Now the comic’s arrived.
Guns. Sex. Vinyl. Roll trailer:
THIS HORROR-CRIME HYBRID IS THE LATEST COMIC BOOK FROM THE LEGENDARY WU-TANG CLAN’S RZA AND GHOSTFACE KILLAH. A BRUTAL TALE OF GANGSTERS, BETRAYAL, AND ONE VENGEFUL SOUL HUNTING THE 12 MOST POWERFUL CRIMELORDS IN THE WORLD. ILLUSTRATED BY A ROTATING TEAM OF ARTISTS STARTING WITH RILEY ROSSMO (BEDLAM), TIM SEELEY (HACK/SLASH), JOE INFURNARI (MUSH!), KYLE STRAHM (HAUNT), GUS STORMS & BRENO TAMURA (PIGS), AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED; WRITTEN BY MATTHEW ROSENBERG & PATRICK KINDLON (MENU). COVERS BY PAOLO RIVERA (DAREDEVIL), RAMON PEREZ (TALE OF SAND, WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN), RONALD WIMBERLY (PRINCE OF CATS), GARRY BROWN (THE MASSIVE), AND CHRISTOPHER MITTEN (30 DAYS OF NIGHT).
12 REASONS TO DIE IS A MULTI-PLATFORM, TRANSMEDIA CONCEPT PROJECT WITH A STORYLINE THAT SPANS FROM THE COMIC BOOK TO THE NEW GHOSTFACE KILLAH ALBUM RELEASED SIMULTANEOUSLY BY RZA’S SOUL TEMPLE RECORDS.
Right?
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Wu-Tang is for the children.
I added this at my shop earlier today. Very excited for it. Those Wu Tang fellas have some storytelling chops.
I had no idea this was a thing but everything about it interests me and I will throw my money at it
Looks like some fun, I’ll pick up a copy.
Matthew Rosenberg is a really talented writer. I’m looking forward to this.
Matthew Rosenberg is a really talented writer. I’m looking forward to this!
i’m listening to the album this is based on right now. it’s good. scary good. like ennio morricone/henry mancini and the wu decided to have a creepy, creepy baby.
Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game
I am pretty sure I remember reading an interview with Method Man where he talked about naming himself Tony Stark and Iron Man was about the only thing Ghostface ever did related to comics. According to the interview he gave, Meth is the only one of the clan who actually read Marvel Comics growing up. Whether or not this is true, I have no idea. I am a huge Ghost and RZA fan so I will check this out. But I hint they are more influenced by the crime, samurai, and Kung fu flicks of the 70’s rather than comics.