My Thoughts:
8th grader Wax is a budding DJ who has skills on the mixer even if his rap is a little less skilled. Set in1980s Brooklyn (the home of hip hop), DJ Wax's spinning for his crush Pirate Polly catches the attention of some extraterrestrial baddies by creating a "colossal sonic disaster." In this Afrofuturist tale,Wax, best friend and pizza deliverer Cooky P, ice cream truck vendor Uncle Rashad, super smart and straight up little sister The D get transported to Discopia, a Blade Runner style color-saturated realm. Wax soon finds out that they are there because he has accidentally killed King Chug Chug, Discopia's ruler. He finds a mentor, Kabuki Snowman who teaches the teenager Sci-Fu, a mix between martial art and music used to fight with sound waves.
For an 80's kid, this reminds me of watching Kung-Fu movies at my local Chinese theater, specifically "The Five Deadly Venoms" mixed with characters reminiscent of Netflix's "The Get Down." In other words this is a nice combination of science fiction, kung fu, and hip hop set in a unique future with a diverse cast of characters and the Brooklyn swagger. Looking beyond the slick style, like "The Get Down" you see creative grit through failure and love.
From the Publisher:
Hip-Hop, Sci-Fi and Kung Fu all hit the turn-tables for the mash-up mix of the year! Cartoonist/force of nature Yehudi Mercado (Pantalones, TX, Rocket Salvage) sets his sights on 1980s Brooklyn and Wax, a young mix-master who scratches the perfect beat and accidentally summons a UFO that transports his family, best friend, and current crush to the robot-dominated planet of Discopia. Now Wax and his crew must master the intergalactic musical martial art of Sci-Fu to fight the power and save Earth. Word to your mother.
Author/Cartoonist: Yehudi Mercado
Publisher: Oni Press
Publication date: March 14, 2018
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