The undeniably brilliant Hip Hop Family Tree, a visual feast of hip-hop history in the form of a comic book series written and drawn by Ed Piskor, will soon make the leap to animated series. Though details surrounding a specific network and timeframe for the series are currently unknown, Piskor revealed the news on Monday:
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TheNew York Times Best Seller has received widespread acclaim due to its exhaustive attention to historical detail and lively approach to bringing stories from the early years of America's most important genre and related societal movement. The third volume of Family Tree, released earlier this month, chronicles the Beastie Boys' shift from hardcore to rap and the rise of Def Jam.
As previously reported, Hip Hop Family Tree recently made the transition to a full-blown monthly comic book series from Fantagraphics. "Ed is a singular talent," associate publisher Ed Reynolds said in a statement. "Hip Hop Family Tree has proven to be a singular property."
