Oni Press, the writer behind Scott Pilgrim and Rick and Morty, is releasing a re-imagined comedian celebrating the eccentric types of Wu-Tang Clan founder Ol’ Dirty Bastard with ODB: Oddities, Discord& B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in The City. This 112-page graphic guarantees to sustain with ODB’s eccentricities, reimagining New York City as a fractured multiversal recreation of cosmic chaos full of denizens who want saving, all whereas embracing the artist’s love of style, together with after all, kung-fu.
“I am thrilled to bring ODB to life in this incredibly powerful graphic novel. ODB: Oddities, Discord and B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in the City combines the essence of my husband like I’ve never seen before. He was and is an inspiration to my family, children, and fans across the world,” mentioned Icelene Jones, ODB’s spouse and admin of her husband’s property. “It’s been such a pleasure to see this book come to life with our incredibly talented partners at Four Screens and Oni Press.”
“Collaborating with our immensely creative partners at Lion Forge and Oni Press to develop a brand new graphic novel has been mind-blowing! Thanks to the steadfast support of our partners at the Estate of ODB, we have merged the five personas of ODB with the five boroughs of New York to create the ultimate hip-hop universe,” mentioned Four Screens CEO Messiah Jacobs. “ODB: Oddities, Discord and B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in the City pays homage to The Culture. It has been an honor to work with every writer and artist on this project. We’re bringing the ruckus with this one.”
In ODB: Oddities, Discord & B-Sides, an elemental influence has fractured NYC inflicting completely different variations of town’s most notorious neighborhoods from throughout the multiverse to converge into a single actuality. Queens is haunted by ghosts. The Lower East Side is now run by a rogue synthetic intelligence. 100 blocks north, time vacationers are throwing a block social gathering in Harlem.
Confusing? Absolutely. Which is why Ol’ Dirty Bastard himself will function the reader’s private tour information on this unusual amalgam of a fictionalized NYC multiverse journey, in one thing that I can solely describe as feeling completely Ol’ Dirty Bastard in fashion. The sequence will even characteristic a limited-edition motion determine crafted as an ODB ‘Lyrical Ruckus’ variant figurine. It will even embody a vinyl single of ODB’s biggest hit single whereas he was alive ‘Shimmy Shimmy Ya’ that can characteristic new vinyl cowl artwork by outstanding black cartoonist and creator of a ComicsBeat favourite sequence, Prince of Cats, Ronald Wimberly.
Available for pre-order by way of Kickstarter, ODB: Oddities, Discord & B-Sides is created in partnership with Four Screens, together with the ODB property. The Kickstarter will embody restricted hardcover editions together with these collectables earlier than hitting retailer outlets one 12 months any further November, 2024.
The sequence will characteristic new contributions from a murderers’ row’s price of expertise together with: Troy-Jeffrey Allen (Chuck D’s Apocalypse 91: Revolution Never Sleeps), Paris Alleyne (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), David Brame (MediSIN), Dojo Gubser (Rot8ion), Jay Hero (Green Lantern), Maan House (Bloodborne), Mike Del Mundo (Avengers), Jason Pierre (CW’s In the Dark), Ike Reed & David Gorden (Rampage Jackson’s Big Brawl), Chris Robinson (Vince Staples’ Limbo Beach), Regine Sawyer (Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last 52), Damion Scott (Batgirl), Felipe Sobreiro (“Weird Al” Yankovic’s The Illustrated Al), Ronald Wimberly (Prince of Cats), and extra.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard was a founding member of the notorious Hip Hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. Widely thought-about the best Hip Hop group of all-time, Wu-Tang’s debut album Enter the 36 Chambers, together with ODB’s solo sequel album Return to the 36 Chambers, popularized a wholly new style of hardcore hip hop.
ODB additionally lived a bigger than life persona. He was as soon as paid 30,000 to report a single with the Insane Clown Posse in a messy 2-day session that went completely off the rails the place that they had to change the complete objective of the one (now aptly renamed, ‘Bitches’). He additionally, as soon as saved a 4 12 months outdated woman by lifting a automobile with some mates after a automobile crash simply outdoors of the studio. The first approved documentary depicting his life can be Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys, produced by Four Screens – will even debut in 2024 on A&E Network.
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