When the covers for Method Man, Ghostface and Raekwon’s Wu Massacre project began leaking online, bloggers and fans alike were just as open about the artwork as the idea of collaborative album. The illustrated cover—as well as the three collector’s edition variants and single art—are the handy work of comic book kingpin Chris Bachalo, whose drawings have been seen on the pages of Captain America, Incredible Hulk and Uncanny X-Men, and on the hit TV series, Heroes.
Coming from the fantasy world of comic books, Bachalo was initially nervous about tackling a hip-hop project, but under the art direction of Alex Haldi, he drew up some marvelous shit. Now, appreciated by the wider rap community, the talented artist is on his way to becoming the go-to guy for some of your favorite rappers’ album packaging. XXLMag.com caught up with Bachalo to break down his artistic process and to see if his pen is mightier than a Shaolin sword.
Read the interview here.
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