Tupac Joins Forces With Elvis, Bruce Lee in New Comic Book
Fallen hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur has finally been immortalized in comic book form.
The West Coast gangsta rap legend is the star of a new comic book entitled 'Comeback Kings,' in which 'Pac returns to the stage as a superhero, alongside martial artist Bruce Lee, singers Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison and comedian Andy Kaufman.
In 'Comeback Kings,' the group of cultural icons have all faked their deaths, which span decades, to join forces as Project Resurrection, a "global crime-fighting unit that's a cross between 'The League of Extraordinary Gentleman' -- and 'Celebrity Rehab." The Resurrection team attempt to stop an evil plot to create a Hollywood holocaust.
"The stars we chose are obviously all icons that died too young who could still be alive today -- but they also all have an audience that believes (or wants to believe) they faked their own deaths," Sullivan told
Newsarama, of their impetus in creating the comic. "Our Tupac is a thug angel, torn between being a socially-conscious man of honor and a ready-to-die gangsta who just doesn't give a f**k. Focusing his revolutionary impulses beyond 'Me Against the World' is his mission -- and his struggle.
Described as "dark satire," 'Comeback Kings' hit shelves Wednesday (May 25), via
Ardden Entertainment, and was written by Matt Sullivan and Gabe Guarante, and illustrated by Ethan Young.
"I remember a Vibe interview Tupac gave late in his life, in which he said he was tired of playing drug dealers and wanted to be an action hero for his generation," Sullivan recently explained to
AllHipHop. "That's something I would've loved to see -- and in 'Comeback Kings,' we make that happen."
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Tupac is nowhere near the "king" status as Elvis. Not even close.
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...and Elvis turns over in his grave.
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Tupac is tu too many. Shame they didn't shoot him sooner. He was a lowlife ghetto chimp.
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i can't belive u said that, u obviosuly never did ur reserch, in the beginning tupac was nothing but a gangster, but he turned his life around and he wanted 2 make the world a better place, and how could u wish anyone 2 die sooner(unless it was bin laden)
Did elvis write his own songs? NO. He ripped them off from black artists and took the credit. Real hero huh? Tupac was a poet and activist. Wrote his own stuff and was a generally good person. He didn't deserve to die. Hey florida1 he may have came from the ghetto but you should feel some sympathy for him considering you seem like poor white trash. At least he made something out of himself you racist.
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