Start the day off Right w/FOOD ONE and DJ Mahf

Greetings from Hustleville... Here's a quick turntable session by the Mahfood brothers, DJ Mahf and FOOD ONE (aka GhettoManga Award-winning illustrator and muralist Jim Mahfood)...

everybody knows how I feel about our good friend, the deejay, so even this quick snippet is fun for me... especially since it features a comicbook artist I like on the ones and twos...
holla!

-samax. 

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Marijuanaman- Behind the Scenes video with Food, Joe Casey and Ziggy Marley

Here's a bit of Youtubery featuring Ziggy Marley, Joe Casey and Jim Mahfood discussing the process growth of their coffee-table-ready hardcover Marijuanaman...

Food is such a hustler in this indie comics art shit... it's dope to see a little of his process creative flow and a blessing that he's able to work with someone of the caliber of Ziggy Marley. It's the kind of opportunity that comes to you by staying on top of your shit and maintaining your truth creatively. I'm definitely scraping together my pennies to cop Marijuanaman myself, and I know a few other art cats who have their eyes on it, too... you can click here to order the 48 page hardcover on Amazon, or have your comicshop snag you one, but that's one for the living room table (or at least the book shelf). Also, feel free to check out some preview pages I posted on Friday.

holla!

samax.

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This is DOPE! yeah, I got puns...

Ziggy Marley. Jim Mahfood. Joe Casey.
Here's the sales pitch:
A new hero for our times — from the fertile imagination of music superstar, ZIGGY MARLEY! A noble champion has arrived on Earth, and he brings an important message even as he struggles to save his own planet. JOE CASEY (GØDLAND, BUTCHER BAKER) and JIM MAHFOOD (KICK DRUM COMIX, MIX TAPE) join forces to bring you this all-new jam, telling a tale of high adventure! We guarantee: This is not the comic you think it is!

yeah, I'm feeling this like fingers... this joint (hee) is a 48 page hardcover coffee table classic! Looks like that dude Jim Mahfood pulled out the stops and called in the favors on this one! Marijuanaman is in stores now, so look for it next time you go to the comicshop, or click here to cop it on Amazon.
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FOOD does WONDERCON

If you're attending Wondercon, look for your boy Jim Mahfood

Look for Jim Mahfood on Sunday of Wondercon at the image booth for this limited edition Marijuanaman poster!

Artifact Gallery opens its doors to host premier comic book and illustration artists in a debut exhibition featuring art by Jim Mahfood. This is a WONDERCON afterparty for the books. April 2nd, 7-10pm. Artifact Gallery, 1645 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. 

-samax.

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Ziggy Marley, Jim Mahfood, Joe Casey present Marijuana Man!

peep the youTube trailer below...



I know well enough to the let these cats speak for themselves...

holla!

-samax.

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The Mahfood Brothers help keep your Hood Pass Intact!

Saint Louis natives FOOD ONE and DJ Mahf hold down their hometown with quality freestyle art and scratching...

If you've been reading this blog very long, you already know I cuts for GhettoManga Award winning cartoonist, muralist and illustrator Jim Mahfood aka FOOD ONE, but you might not know I also dig the work of his brother DJ Mahf! When the cool kids were still on mySpace, I was known to bump his remixes and blends on my profile regularly... anyways, the Food brothers activate their wondertwin powers on some "shape of... form of..." isht in this bit of youTubery. Get more DJ Mahf's basement scratch action here. You can also click here to read more of my posts featuring the various works of FOOD ONE.

holla!

samax.

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Jim Mahfood's Sketchbook

everybody knows I cuts for indy comicbook rockstar Jim Mahfood aka FOOD ONE, so I'm enjoying these peeks into his sketchbook he's been dropping on his blog...

Food has a mixture of consistency and wildness that I find exciting in any artist, and he also brings the same brand of madness from his sketchbooks to his finished pieces and murals. For more, feel free to click here to visit Food's blog, or cop one of his Mixtape or Stupid Comics volumes.
holla!

-samax.

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Jim Mahfood & Justin Hampton art show this Saturday

 "SubSpace Art is proud to announce an exhibit of works from Justin Hampton and Jim Mahfood - AKA Food One. The exhibit will feature new works from both artists, widely known for their illustrative, poster, graffiti and comic-based art. Their collective images pull from a wide variety of popular and underground elements of music, visual art, comic art, manga and film.
Doors will open Saturday November 13th at 7pm with a free live concert from the supergroup, SWEETHEAD, comprised of Troy Van Leeuwen (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) with Norm Block and Eddie Nappi (Mark Lanegan band) and vocalist Serrina Sims. Also included are performances from Lonie Marshall and The Lil' Big Ups plus local L.A. funkateer, DJ Expo, will be serving up an original mix of 1960s - 70's classic R&B and soul."

 

-samax.

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More SCUM from Mahfood

I included Jim Mahfood's limited-edition joint SCUM in the begBorrowSteal section of the latest issue of GhettoManga Quarterly, even though I knew it was already sold out when the issue went to press. I mean, Food no longer has it, but you should still try to track it down! Anyways, you can actually get a virgin copy of SCUM TOO, the second volume in the limited edition 'zine series, straight from the man himself.

here's the Sales Pitch:
The second issue of Food One's on-going self-published zine is here! 32 pages of all-new art, ideas, comix, filth, and depravity. You know you have to have it! Each cover is custom hand-splattered with paint, and the inside front cover is signed, numbered, and has a little original drawing in it. Tight. Comes with a free button!
$12 (includes shipping)
This just went on sale Wednesday, but don't sleep, 'cause it will definitely sell out soon! Just click here to order from Food's website!

holla!

-samax.

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Jim Mahfood Sketchbook binge...

frequent GhettoManga readers know I straight cuts for St Louis-to-Los Angeles transplant illustrator/painter/deejay/graf writer/ comics rock star Jim Mahfood. So that being the case, you should not be surprised that I'm geeking over the tidal wave of sketchbook pieces he's been dropping on his blog lately.
peep...

there's more on his blog, so if I haven't exceeded your daily Food allowance, click here for more.

holla!

samax.

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new LIMITED EDITION Jim Mahfood book!

Avert the eyes of the young uns and lock down your girlfriend, 'cause it looks like that dude Jim Mahfood is determined to make the world a little grimier with the limited edition debut of his new artbook series, SCUM OF THE EARTH...

SCUM OF THE EARTH is his new 32 page artbook/zine/comic, which comes hand-signed and numbered. Because he personally adds a hand-drawn piece to each one, each of the 100 copies will be totally unique. If that's not enough, the Funk Pack includes the book, a Beat Bee Button, stickers, and Beat Bee Sessions temporary tattoo! peep some more preview art below

To get your very own copy of SCUM OF THE EARTH on Food's website, click here.

holla!

-samax.

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