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Marvel Comics Hip-Hop Variants
A series of Marvel Comics variant covers incorporating imagery from existing hip-hop album and single cover art. The result is a crossover between the Marvel Comics universe and old school to present day hip-hop culture. Marvel released these hip-hop variants during their reboot into the All-New All-Different Marvel Universe with the intention to tap into a new fanbase.
The eventual wave of hip-hop variants began with the popularity of Run the Jewels comicbook variant covers released in April 2015.[1]. Following the popularity of these variant covers, Marvel decided to explore other hip-hop artists and albums. The hip-hop variant covers received it's first wave in October of 2015 in parallel with Marvel's All-New All-Different universe, where many of the hip-hop variants were assigned to first issue releases of All-New All-Different Marvel titles.
Variant Covers
Run The Jewels Variants
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | Howard the Duck #2 | April 8, 2015 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels |
Example | Deadpool #45 | April 8, 2015 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels |
Example | Deadpool's Secret Wars #1 | May 20, 2015 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels |
Example | Black Panther #2 | June 15, 2016
(Second Printing) |
Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels |
Example | Cage! #1 | October 5, 2016 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels |
Example | Doctor Strange/Punisher: Magic Bullets #1 | December 14, 2016 | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels |
SOurces: BP #2 - http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/news/black-panther-2-teams-with-run-the-jewels-for-a-second-printing
All-New All Different Variants
Volume 1
October 2015
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | The Amazing Spider-Man #1 | October 7, 2015 | A Tribe Called Quest | Midnight Marauders |
Example | Contest of Champions #1 | October 7, 2015 | GZA | Liquid Swords |
Example | Doctor Strange #1 | October 7, 2015 | Dr. Dre | Chronic
|
Example | Guardians of the Galaxy #1 | October 7, 2015 | Pharcyde
|
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde |
Example | Invincible Iron Man #1 | October 7, 2015 | 50 Cent | Get Rich or Die Tryin' |
Example | Spider-Gwen #1 | October 7, 2015 | Slick Rick | The Great Adventures of Slick Rick |
Example | Sam Wilson: Captain America #1 | October 14, 2015 | A$AP Rocky | Long. Live. A$AP |
Example | New Avengers #1 | October 14, 2015 | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | The Message |
Example | Spider-Man 2099 #1 | October 14, 2015 | GOOD Music | Cruel Summer |
Example | Uncanny Avengers #1 | October 14, 2015 | Public Enemy
|
Yo! Bum Rush the Show |
Example | The Astonishing Ant Man #1 | October 21, 2015 | The Notorious B.I.G.
|
Ready to Die |
Example | Karnak #1 | October 21, 2015 | Schoolly D | Saturday Night |
Example | Uncanny Inhumans #1 | October 21, 2015 | OutKast | Aquemini |
Example | Angela: Queen of Hel #1 | October 28, 2015 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday |
Cover | TItle/Artist | Hip-Hop Cover | Album Artist/Album |
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October 7, 2015 | |||
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 | A Tribe Called Quest | ||
Artist | "Midnight Maurauders" | ||
The Amazing Spider-Man | A Tribe Called Quest | ||
October 7, 2015 | Midnight Maurauders | ||
Artist | 1993 |
November 2015
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | Deadpool #1 | November 4, 2015 | Wale | Attention Deficit |
Example | Drax #1 | November 4, 2015 | Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon: The End of Day |
Example | Extraordinary X-Men #1 | November 4, 2015 | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising |
Example | Hercules #1 | November 4, 2015 | Lil B | Black Flame |
Example | Howard The Duck #1 | November 4, 2015 | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version |
Example | Nova #1 | November 4, 2015 | J. Cole | Born Sinner
|
Example | The Vision #1 | November 4, 2015 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers
|
Example | All-New All-Different Avengers #1 | November 11, 2015 | The Roots | Illadelph Halflife |
Example | All-New Hawkeye #1 | November 11, 2015 | Pete Rock and CL Smooth
|
Mecca and the Soul Brother |
Example | All-New Wolverine #1 | November 11, 2015 | DMX
|
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood |
Example | Carnage #1 | November 11, 2015 | Redman | Dare Iz a Darkside |
Example | Illuminati #1 | November 11, 2015 | Ice-T | Power |
Example | The Ultimates #1 | November 11, 2015 | Fugees | The Score
|
Example | Web-Warriors #1 | November 11, 2015 | The Clipse
|
Lord Willin' |
Example | Black Knight #1 | November 18, 2015 | Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor
|
Example | Deadpool #2 | November 18, 2015 | Vanilla Ice | To the Extreme |
Example | The Mighty Thor #1 | November 18, 2015 | Madvillain | Madvillainy |
Example | Ms. Marvel #1 | November 18, 2015 | Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
Example | Spider-Woman #1 | November 18, 2015 | Big Pun | Capital Punishment |
Example | Star-Lord #1 | November 18, 2015 | 100s | IVRY |
Example | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 | November 25, 2015 | Vince Staples | Summertime '06 |
Example | Silk #1 | November 25, 2015 | Mos Def
|
The New Danger |
Example | Venom: Space Knight #1 | November 25, 2015 | Kool Keith | Black Elvis/Lost in Space |
December 2015
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | All-New X-Men #1 | December 2, 2015 | Camp Lo | Uptown Saturday Night |
Example | All-New Inhumans #1 | December 2, 2015 | Future | Dirty Sprite 2
|
Example | Daredevil #1 | December 2, 2015 | 2Pac
|
2Pacalypse Now |
Example | Guardians of Infinity #1 | December 2, 2015 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly |
Example | Red Wolf #1 | December 2, 2015 | Method Man | Tical |
Example | Spidey #1 | December 2, 2015 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV |
Example | The Totally Awesome Hulk #1 | December 2, 2015 | Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... |
Example | Scarlet Witch #1 | December 9, 2015 | Eminem | Relapse |
Example | Squadron Supreme #1 | December 16, 2015 | Wu-Tang Clan | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) |
Example | Starbrand Nightmask #1 | December 16, 2015 | Gang Starr | Hard to Earn |
Example | Weirdworld #1 | December 16, 2015 | Snoop Dogg | Doggystyle |
Example | Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #1 | December 23, 2015 | Digable Planets | Blowout Comb |
Example | Rocket Raccoon and Groot #1 | December 30, 2015 | Run D.M.C.
|
King of Rock |
January 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | January , 2016 |
February 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | February , 2016 |
March 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | March , 2016 |
April 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | April , 2016 |
May 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | May , 2016 |
June 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | June , 2016 |
July 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | Deadpool & The Mercs for Money #1 | July 20, 2016
(Second Printing) |
Flatbush Zombies | 3001: A Laced Odyssey |
September 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
---|---|---|---|---|
Example | Doctor Strange Annual #1 | September 28, 2016 | Desiigner | Panda
|
Volume 2
October 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Album Cover | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Cage! #1 | October 5, 2016 | LL Cool J | Bigger and Deffer | ||
Example | Champions #1 | October 5, 2016 | Wu-Tang Clan | Iron Flag | |
Example | Jessica Jones #1 | October 5, 2016 | Kevin Gates | Islah | |
Example | Black Panther #7 | October 12, 2016 | King Mez
|
Long Live the King | |
Example | Great Lakes Avengers #1 | October 12, 2016 | MC Lyte | Lyte as a Rock | |
Example | Mosaic #1 | October 12, 2016 | Earl Sweatshirt | EARL
| |
Example | Solo #1 | October 12, 2016 | The Alchemist
|
Rare Chandeliers | |
Example | Infamous Iron Man #1 | October 19, 2016 | Big Daddy Kane | Long Live the Kane | |
Example | Doctor Strange: Sorcerers Supreme #1 | October 26, 2016 | ScHoolboy Q | Blank Face LP | |
Example | Prowler #1 | October 26, 2016 | Tech N9ne | Sickology 101 |
November 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | Avengers #1 | November 2, 2016 | 2 Live Crew | Move Somethin' |
Example | Foolkiller #1 | November 2, 2016 | Insane Clown Posse | The Great Milenko |
Example | Occupy Avengers #1 | November 2, 2016 | Capone-N-Noreaga | The War Report |
Example | The Unworthy Thor #1 | November 2, 2016 | De La Soul | De La Soul Is Dead |
Example | Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 | November 9, 2016 | Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead |
Example | Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1 | November 9, 2016 | Dr. Dre | Compton |
Example | Invincible Iron Man #1 | November 9, 2016 | Missy Elliott | Under Construction
|
Example | Thanos #1 | November 16, 2016 | Czarface | Every Hero Needs a Villain |
Example | Ultimates 2 #1 | November 23, 2016 | Salt-N-Pepa | Hot, Cool, & Vicious |
Example | Venom #1 | November 23, 2016 | Prodigy & The Alchemist | Albert Einstein |
Example | Ghost Rider #1 | November 30, 2016 | Cypress Hill | Cypress Hill IV |
Example | Iron Fists #1 (POSTPONED UNTIL 2017) | November TBD, 2016 | EPMD | Back in Business |
December 2016
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
---|---|---|---|---|
Example | Slapstick #1 | December 7, 2016 | Consequence | Don't Quit Your Day Job! |
Example | Nova #1 | December 7, 2016 | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book |
Example | Hawkeye #1 | December 14, 2016 | Blackalicious | Blazing Arrow |
Example | Inhumans vs. X-Men #1 | December 14, 2016 | Masta Ace | Sittin' on Chrome |
Example | Star-Lord #1 | December 21, 2016 | Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon: The End of Day |
Example | Gamora #1 | December 21, 2016 | Ma$e | Harlem World |
Example | Hulk #1 | December 28, 2016 | The Game | The R.E.D. Album |
Example | Rocket Raccoon #1 | December 28 2016 | Tyler, The Creator
|
Goblin |
January 2017
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
---|---|---|---|---|
Example | Unstoppable Wasp #1 | January 4, 2017 | Pusha T | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude |
Example | U.S. Avengers #1 | January 4, 2017 | Logic
|
The Incredible True Story |
Example | Mighty Captain Marvel #1 | January 18, 2017 | Kanye West | The Life of Pablo |
Example | Monsters Unleashed #1 | January 18, 2017 | Future & Zaytoven | Beast Mode
|
February 2017
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | Bullseye #1 | February 1, 2017 | Vic Mensa | There's Alot Going On |
Example | Monsters Unleashed #2 | February 1, 2017 | ||
Example | Kingpin #1 | February 8, 2017 | Killer Mike | R.A.P. Music |
Example | Monsters Unleashed #3 | February 15, 2017 | ||
Example | Elektra #1 | February 22, 2017 | Jay-Z
|
American Gangster |
March 2017
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Example | America #1 | |||
Example | Monsters Unleashed #4 | |||
Example | Monsters Unleashed #5 | |||
Example | Iron Fist #1 | |||
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TBD
Cover | Title | Release Date | Hip-Hop Artist | Hip-Hop Cover Art |
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Collections
Marvel: The Hip-Hop Covers Vol. 1
Killer Mike's introduction
Next wave: http://www.playboy.com/articles/exclusive-marvel-comics-variant-hip-hop
Watch Loud: http://watchloud.com/2016/09/19/marvel-hip-hop-covers-2/
Complex: http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/09/marvel-hip-hop-variants-de-la-soul-pusha-t-logic
Find release date: https://www.comixology.com/
- ^ "See Marvel Comics' Tribute to Run the Jewels". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-12-29.