A Conversation with the Creators of ‘ALL CAPS,’ a Webcomic Love Letter to the Late MF DOOM

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021 Jamal Michel

On April 20, a crew of some of the most talented artists and creators came together to produce a free webcomic as a love letter to the late Daniel “MF DOOM” Dumile. The work was a collaboration between longtime artists Troy-Jeffrey Allen, Sean Anthony Mack (a.k.a. Smack!), senior editor and MECCAcon CEO Maia “Crown” Williams, and others. The webcomic is a six-page trek across the many influences Doom left behind and came after the news of his passing rocked the hip-hop community in December 2020.

Comics, Gone Too Soon, Music1 Comment

‘VILLAIN: ALL CAPS,’ a Visual Interpretation of the MF DOOM Sound

April 20, 2021November 5, 2021 Jamal Michel

In the wake of his passing last October, the true life story of MF DOOM (real name, Daniel Dumile) has been the topic of many articles and blogs online. However, Dumile was a notoriously private person, and his MF DOOM persona underlined his need to separate the man and the myth.

DC Comics, Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Wars

Hard NOC Life: Watching the ‘Watchmen’

October 28, 2019January 30, 2020 Hard NOC Media

On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Shawn returns and joins Dominic and Keith to break down HBO’s Watchmen adaptation.

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Comics, Music, Sci Fi3 Comments

The Best of Fanboy Hip Hop

November 18, 2013December 9, 2014 Trish Broome

Most people don’t automatically associate hip hop music with fanboys. Why? Because they’re about as opposite as things get.

Hip hop is part of a subculture that mixes jazz, funk, soul, reggae, disco and other types of music. Its pioneers — like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy, and KRS-ONE — performed music in the communities that they were passionate about, music that spoke the truth about the social, economic, and political status of the times. Fanboys, on the other hand, are part of a subculture that mixes comic books, television shows, films, video games, and other nerdy topics. Self-proclaimed fanboys discuss (and dress up as) things they are passionate about, and they aren’t afraid to display this passion in their community at places like Comic Con.

So wait, maybe they’re not so different after all.

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