Ed Piskor announced his Eisner Award-nominated comic book series Hip Hop Family Tree is in development to be an animated series.

Piskor announced this new development deal via Facebook and Twitter.

“I've got a secret. I sold the rights a while back for Hip Hop Family Tree to be an animated series. A development deal. Shhhhhhhhhh...”

No additional information on a production company, network, or timeframe were announced.

Fantagraphics released the third volume, Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 3; 1983 -1984, earlier this month.

A year ago, Fantagraphics’ Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds said that the first volume of the series had close to 20,000 copies in print.

The second volume and a gift box set released last fall.

The first issue of the new monthly comic book series, which is also the first monthly title for publisher Fantagraphics, debuts Wednesday.