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Depth of Field Mag, "Hip-Hop Comics: Ron Wimberly’s Prince Of Cats."

“He blends cultures and influences and inspirations with impunity, nodding to what’s gone before and making something new: not just a Hip-Hop comic, but an act of Hip-Hop itself.”

theairtightgarage: Vertigo published Ronald Wimberly’s Prince of Cats last week, an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet through the eyes of Tybalt, set in 80s graffiti culture New York. It’s gorgeously illustrated, depicting katana duels and sincere, intimate “summer of our youth” moments with equal skill. Its dialogue is a clever and ceaselessly fun mashup of Shakespeare’s original text with a casual “aw shit girl” street cadence. All these elements combine perfectly, and go down real smooth. Definitely one of my favorite books of the year, I can’t recommend it enough. Above is a silent scene where Arzach makes an appearance at a local block party. You can see more pages in this preview over at Flavor Wire, too.
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comikel Have you read Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue? I think you and him are seriously my favorite living artists.

Wow! Thanks. That guys such a pro! I aspire to be such a pro. I’m flattered.

I tried to get into his work awhile back but couldn’t get into it too much. I love his art though. I may try again soon.

thanks for reaching out.

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CA: BEST TRANSCENDENTAL SYNTHESIS OF SHAKESPEARE, GRAFFITI AND NINJAS

Prince of Cats get’s a nod on Comic Alliances best comics of 2012 list.

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Prince of Cats is #3 on Cartoon Brew's Holiday Gift Guide

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CBR'S TOP 100 COMICS OF 2012, #49 - 25

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cool, Prince of Cats makes CBR’s list of top 100 comics of 2012. Don’t believe the hype, pick it up for yourselves… coincidentally this list is meant to be folded in half and read backwards. 

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The 10 Greatest Comic Books of 2012

Prince of Cats on another best of list for 2012!!!

bbook: Romeo: If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this. My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion shows in this. For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss. Romeo: Have not saints lips, and holy palmers, too? Juliet: Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. Romeo: Well, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. Juliet: Saints do not move, though grant for prayers’ sake. Romeo: Then move not, while my prayer’s effect I take. Romeo: [They kiss] Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged. Juliet: Then have my lips the sin that they have took? Romeo: Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again. Juliet: [they kiss again] You kiss by the book.