Kool Keith Announces New Graphic Novel Uniting All of His Various Rap Personas

“This book ain’t just stories. It’s bars in motion. Flipped like a verse… sharks, gators, chaos—all facts.”
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Kool Keith Announces New Graphic Novel Uniting All of His Various Rap Personas

“This book ain’t just stories. It’s bars in motion. Flipped like a verse… sharks, gators, chaos—all facts.”

Words: Will Schube

May 06, 2025

Kool Keith will be bringing together all of his various rap personas for the first time in an unexpected format: the graphic novel. The underground hip-hop legend has announced that he’ll be dipping into the new medium with an original piece of fiction entitled The Krossover of the Flower Kosmic. According to a press release, the book tells the tale of Keith as he “uses the Flower Kosmic to unite the legendary alternate incarnations of himself to defeat the sole incarnation that threatens the very fabric of reality, GERBIK!”

Written by Seamus “Esoteric” Ryan of Czarface and illustrated by Sean Von Gorman, this book includes Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis, and all the Keiths you both remember and can no longer keep track of. “This book ain’t just stories,” shared Keith. “It’s bars in motion. Flipped like a verse… sharks, gators, chaos—all facts.”

Pre-order you copy of The Krossover of the Flower Kosmic here, and check out the cover below.