HIP HOP ICON THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. PLAYS PEACEMAKER TO MARVEL’S DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE ON EXCLUSIVE VARIANT COVER CELEBRATING

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #3 COMIC BOOK RELEASE 

 

hustl. Introduces its eighth exclusive variant cover in their line of rare collectibles that has featured world class athletes and entertainers alongside iconic Marvel characters on official Marvel Comics releases.      

 

HUNTINGTON, N.Y.,- August 6, 2024- hustl. announced today that legendary rapper and hip hop icon, The Notorious B.I.G. will once again be featured on an official Marvel limited edition variant cover, this time with Marvel’s Deadpool and Wolverine to celebrate the release of DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #3.

 

This special variant comic cover from hustl., features art from Salvador Larroca and is available for purchase NOW in very limited quantities at hustl.agency. The release is limited to 3,000 books, with an additional spotlight virgin variant of 1,000 books.

 

The Notorious B.I.G. returns to Marvel Comics as the undisputed mayoral figure of Brooklyn. On his streets, he plays the diplomatic peacemaker, living out his iconic lyrics, “Spread Love, It’s the Brooklyn Way.” In Biggie’s second variant cover appearance, he comes back to break up the animosity between Deadpool and Wolverine on the very streets he helped build. Although Biggie is not in the story or series, the special variant cover is a limited-edition collectible issue.

 

2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the iconic song “Juicy” and Biggie’s legendary debut album, “Ready to Die.” Throughout the influential and iconic career of the four-time Grammy Nominated rapper, Biggie won three Billboard Music Awards including Rap Artist of the Year in 1995, four The Source Hip Hop Music Awards, and one MTV Video Music Award. Wallace’s lyrical genius was recognized by both Rolling Stone and Billboard with both publications labeling him as “the greatest rapper that ever lived” and “the greatest rapper of all time” respectively. Wallace was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, and in 2024, the Library of Congress inducted his album, “Ready To Die” into the National Recording Registry.

 

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #3 concludes the three-part series by writer Joe Kelly (Deadpool, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Adam Kubert (Wolverine, Uncanny X-Men). In the finale, Wade and Logan’s all-out war concludes! WWIII has emerged. Wolverine is tested beyond his limits. Deadpool is…no more? Discover how this drastic showdown figures into the DELTA’s plans. And with THOSE WHO WATCH counting on unending bloodshed, whose will be the last blood to spill? The epic finale to the Deadpool and Wolverine doubleheader that will be the talk of the summer! While The Notorious B.I.G. is not in the story or series, he will appear on this special variant cover as a limited-edition collectible.

 

Elliot Osagie, Chief Strategy Officer, The Notorious B.I.G. Estate, and CEO of Benin City, said, “Comic book culture and the storytelling of Biggie go hand in hand. The characters fit, the cultural intersection works and fans love seeing the two worlds together. That’s why we came back with another cover.”

About Author