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Marvel to Release Free Reprints of Hip-Hop Homage Comic Book Covers
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Marvel to Release Free Reprints of Hip-Hop Homage Comic Book Covers
Anonymous
2015-11-30 19:59:06
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/business/media/marvel-to-release-free-reprints-of-hip-hop-homage-comic-book-covers.html
>Jay Z and the Black Panther. LL Cool J and the Punisher. Missy Elliott and the Black Widow. Vanilla Ice and Deadpool. These are some of the pairings that fans of Marvel Entertainment have been treated to since October as part of a series of comic book covers inspired by hip-hop album covers. On Jan. 6, at participating stores, Marvel will give away a 32-page comic that reprints 14 of the homage covers.
>“The hip-hop variants were a really special initiative that caught fire in the outside world,” said Axel Alonso, the editor in chief of Marvel. “We thought this was a great opportunity to highlight that and make it available to fans for free.”
>The sampler may also make it more enticing for people who are interested in the covers but would not normally visit comic stores to seek them out individually.
Looks like retailers didn't have to fuss at all about ordering a certain percentage of books in one month to get a hip-hop variant the next month. Now Marvel's just giving them all away for free!
