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Rap Diva Comic Books

Bluewater Comics Creates an Animated Nicki Minaj Book

— February 20, 2013 — Business
If you can come up with $3.99 you can read all about YMCMB's first lady in the new Nicki Minaj book called Fame. You might be wondering what kind of book sells for less than $4; Fame is actually a comic book chronicling Nicki's rise to rap super stardom.

Undoubtedly one of the biggest commercial artists in hip hop at the moment, Nicki Minaj has extended her brand to include fragrances and clothing in the past. However, now she's followed in the footsteps of 50 Cent and published her own comic book.

The Nicki Minaj book comes from Bluewater Comics and is the first in a series called Fame, which focuses on celebrity lives. Nicki Minaj is the first celebrity to get the comic treatment from writer Michael Troy and artist Jill Lamarina.


Trend Themes
1. Celebrity Comic Books - The rise of celebrity comic books presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for both the entertainment and publishing industries, as it allows for unique storytelling and brand extension through this medium.
2. Cross-industry Brand Extension - The trend of celebrities expanding their brands into new industries, such as comic book publishing, provides disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in diverse sectors looking to collaborate and tap into new fan bases.
3. Personal Branding Through Storytelling - The use of comic books as a platform for personal branding, as seen with Nicki Minaj's Fame series, creates disruptive innovation opportunities for individuals looking to further develop their personal brand through creative storytelling.
Industry Implications
1. Entertainment - The entertainment industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities through the creation of celebrity comic books, tapping into the popularity of both celebrities and the comic book medium.
2. Publishing - The publishing industry can leverage the trend of celebrity comic books as a disruptive innovation opportunity by collaborating with celebrities to create unique storytelling experiences for their fans.
3. Fashion - The fashion industry can capitalize on the cross-industry brand extension trend by partnering with celebrities who have their own comic book series, creating unique and branded fashion merchandise for fans of both the celebrity and the comic book.
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