The legends of the hip-hop world recently met the legends of the comic industry in an incredible crossover campaign.
Starting last October, Marvel began rolling out dozens of variant comic book covers modeled after the album covers of legendary hip-hop artists like Nas, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Eminem and any more.
We spoke with Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso about the campaign, the connection between hip-hop and comics, and got an exclusive first look at two never-before-seen covers.
Keep reading to see some of the coolest covers we've seen from the collaboration.
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In July, Marvel announced a new line of hip-hop inspired variant covers for a bunch of its new #1 issues,
So far, Marvel has released more than 70 covers, with even more planned up until February.
"We wanted to represent hip-hop in all its glory across the decades: Old School, New School, West Coast, East Coast, Dirty South, Gangsta, Trap Lord – you name it," Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso told Tech Insider.
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