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by **LOLtron** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:38 pm

Shaquille O'Neal is publishing comics now.

Source: CBR

Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Superstar and actor extraordinaire, announced today that he was partnering up with New Kingdom Entertainment to release two new comics. Hoopfighters and Clean Ops would both be released through the newly formed Shaq Comic Company.

Shaq is a major Superman fan and has over 1,000 Superman comics in his collection. He also starred in Steel, which was based off the Superman supporting character.

Here's a video trailer of his two comics, both of which will be written by Alexander Storm.

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by **Victorian Squid** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:39 pm

Ow, my eyeballs!

by **mrorangesoda** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:53 pm

Kazaam and Shaq Fu ongoings should have been the launch titles.

by **GLX** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:58 pm

Someone asked if Michael Jordan might be a possible guest for next year's panel, which led Davis to clarify that Shaq's presence wasn't because he was an NBA star, but because he's a worldwide phenomenon who's making comics. His coming to comics and the audience he'll bring with him, Davis said, "is the biggest thing in African American comics since Milestone."

Really?

by **draco x** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:02 pm

As long as this doesn't turn out like that shitty game in the 90's or some of his movies, then this might be worth checking out.

by **draco x** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:04 pm

GLX wrote:
Really?

Dwayne McDuffie is turning in his grave right about now.

by **draco x** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:05 pm

mrorangesoda wrote:Kazaam and Shaq Fu ongoings should have been the launch titles.

Yeah, and Shaq could also drop another rap album to promote the books.( Note the sarcasm in my statement).

by **draco x** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:06 pm

McDarkseid wrote:Ow, my eyeballs!

Better than your ears if you ever listened to Shaq rap.

by **alaska1125** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:00 am

Shaq Fu... :shock:

by **fieldy snuts** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:01 am

Shaq is a legend....but man, just stay away from the comics. Please. Let me remember your skills on the court and not this.

by **bkthomson** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:25 am

, i tihnk I lost a few brain cells.

by **draco x** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:52 pm

fieldy snuts wrote:Shaq is a legend....but man, just stay away from the comics. Please. Let me remember your skills on the court and not this.

He should also stay away from movies and music as well.

by **Herald** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:59 pm

draco x wrote:
Better than your ears if you ever listened to Shaq rap.

To this day, I still can't believe Michael Jackson let him rap in one of his songs.
But then, Michael was wise enough to take his part out of the music video version.

by **draco x** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:31 pm

Herald wrote:
To this day, I still can't believe Michael Jackson let him rap in one of his songs.
But then, Michael was wise enough to take his part out of the music video version.

I didn't even know that Michael Jackson worked with Shaq music-wise. But then again, it wouldn't be something he would be telling a lot of people in fairness. As I said, Shaq needs to stick to sports and leave the world of entertainment alone.

by **Herald** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:48 pm

draco x wrote:
I didn't even know that Michael Jackson worked with Shaq music-wise.

Yeah, the song was "2Bad", part of Jackson's 1995 "HIStory" album.

The song is pretty good without Shaq's rap:

But if you're curious for some reason, Shaq's rap is the part at the end of this "2Bad" lyric page... and no, it doesn't sound any better when performed.