Lights announces new album, comic book series the weeknd isnt the first artist to dabble into the world of comic books. It suggests the first issue will be released some time next year. He teased the comic in a series of instagram and twitter posts earlier this week. Hes previously teased the comic in a series of instagram and twitter posts earlier in. Named after his hit album and its title track, the 27yearold toronto singer will be releasing the first issue of starboy.
The weeknd unveiled the cover and several pages from his upcoming marvel comic book, the weeknd presents. Starboy comic book coming soon, the singer wrote on twitter. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 2 duration. The weeknd, whose real name is abel tesfaye, also shared the news in an instagram post and showed off the cover art. The weeknds clandestine venture with marvel comics has finally come to light during an appearance at new york comic con on saturday, october 7, 2017, the singer, whose real name is abel tesfaye, transformed his starboy persona into a comic book character for. Ew investigates why musicians keep popping up in comic books, from. And instead of celebrating, the singer will be busy with litigation as he has filed a motion to stop his. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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The weeknd x marvel starboy comic book debuts in 2018. The weeknds starboy marvel comic book gets an online version. The weeknd announces partnership with marvel for comic. In 2010, he anonymously uploaded several songs to youtube under the name the weeknd and released the mixtapes house of balloons, thursday, and echoes of silence in 2011 which quickly gained him a following and recognition from several. Starboy, set to release next year, is a comic book series based on tesfayes 2016 album of the same name. Marvels black widow production start date reportedly. Starboy is the next chapter in this chronicle, this saga. Oct 07, 2017 comic con has taken over new york city this weekend, with the weeknd himself having his own set of fun. Mar 23, 2018 the weeknd has shared more details about his upcoming collaboration with marvel comics. The weeknd shared the cover art for starboy on his instagram, and signed physical copies at the comic con after making his announcement of his latest project. The singer, whose real name is abel tesfaye, transformed his starboy persona. Canadian pop singer the weeknd is the definition of a superstar, selling out arenas all over the world. He captioned the snap, the weeknd and marvel presents. Nov 01, 2019 the weeknd s tweet simply consisted of a few clown emojis and four photos of himself dressed as joker, each one more accurate than the last.
Oct 08, 2017 the weeknd surprised marvel fans at new york comic con this weekend by showing up during the legendary comic imprints saturday panel to announce his debut comic series. The singer, whose real name is abel tesfaye, transformed his starboy persona into a comic book character for a new starboy comic series, dropping in 2018. On this monumental team up, the weeknd says, marvel is the pinnacle of success in their field and ive been a lifelong fan of their work. Dec 12, 2017 ew investigates why musicians keep popping up in comic books, from common to rae sremmurd. Ew investigates why musicians keep popping up in comic books, from common to rae sremmurd. The weeknds starboy comic book with marvel will drop tomorrow. Mar 26, 2018 after unveiling the project at new york comic con last summer, the weeknd finally shared more details about starboy, his forthcoming collaboration with marvel comics ahead of the issue one release, details around the comic book plot have surfaced and it revolves around abel tesfayes war against cannibalistic criminal mastermind jack the chef smiley to save the city of alphatron. The weeknd made an appearance at new york comiccon on saturday october 7 for the unveiling of starboy, his comic book collaboration with industry giant marvel. The weeknds tweet simply consisted of a few clown emojis and four photos of himself dressed as joker, each one more accurate than the last. May 05, 2018 the weeknd my dear melancholy, cd unboxing duration. The weeknd has shared more details about his upcoming collaboration with marvel comics. The weeknd gets his own marvel comic book, starboy.
He has yet another cool accomplishment under his belt. Mar 24, 2018 after five months of anticipation building, the details behind the weeknds comic book debut starboy have finally been revealed on march 23, marvel comics announced via press release that the forthcoming series will be set in the fictional city of alphatron and will chronicle the conflict between mob kingpin and cannibal jack the chef smiley and superhero starboy. And now singer the weeknd is joining in that proud tradition, as hes announced at nycc that a comic book based on his hit album starboy is coming soon from marvel comics. News of the weeknd x marvel comic book surfaced after the musician posted a teaser on his twitter page on october 7. The singer has actually been teasing this for a while, but no one knew how serious he was. First issue of marvel collaboration arrives in june. Details for the weeknds marvel comics series announced axs.
Based on the cover, issue 1 of the new comic arrives. The weeknd announces partnership with marvel for comic book. The city of alphatron is in the grip of a crime wave, as the terrifying jack the chef smiley has unified all criminal organizations with his ruthlessness and strategic genius. The weeknd announces starboy comic book with marvel. The series art will be provided by acclaimed marvel and dc comics. Starboy comic book coming soon, the weeknd wrote alongside a pic of the comic book, which will be released in 2018. Named after his hit album and its title track, the 27yearold toronto singer will be releasing the first issue of starboy next yearbut that didnt stop him from treating fans. Marvel and the weeknd team up to create a starboy comic book. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Starboy, a new comic series starring the singer, is coming soon.
The start of production on marvels black widow may have been pushed back to midyear, according to a report at production weekly. Oct 08, 2017 ahead of his appearance at new york comic con on saturday oct. Apr 18, 2018 fans of comic books and hiphop, rejoice. This weekend, no pun intended during the annual new york comic convention, the weeknd, revealed details for his own marvel comic book. Oct 07, 2017 the weeknds starboy made into a comic book. Apr 19, 2018 after breaking down the plot for his upcoming marvelpublished starboy comic, we now have a closer look at the weeknds latest venture. Oct 07, 2017 the weeknd has announced a new collaboration with marvel comics. The trade publication lists the movies start date as june, where. The weeknd reveals covert art for marvel comic book starboy. The weeknds clandestine venture with marvel comics has finally come to light during an appearance at new york comic con on saturday, october 7, 2017, the singer, whose real name is abel tesfaye, transformed his starboy persona into a comic book character for a new starboy comic series, due in 2018. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. For two art forms that dont seem all that similar at first glance, pop music and comic books are crossing over a lot lately.
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The weeknds already had a massive 2018 and were not even five months deep into it. Abel makkonen tesfaye born february 16, 1990, better known by his stage name the weeknd, is a canadian singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Oct 09, 2017 the weeknd has teamed up with marvel to create a starboy comic book. Jun 17, 2018 like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video. The weeknd and marvel announce starboy comic book complex. This weekend at new york comic con, the weeknd and marvel unveiled their new joint project that the singer has been hinting at in recent weeks. Its the grammy awardwinning hiphop artists first solo music since his 2018 collaboration with kanye west, kids see ghosts, which debuted at. Not content with brutally murdering his victims, smiley also feasts upon their flesh. Marvel and the weeknd team up to create a new starboy comic book.
The weeknd has teamed up with marvel comics for a graphic novel called starboy, and now we have our first look at the project and an online version on the. Ahead of his appearance at new york comic con on saturday oct. The canadian singer unveiled the cover art at new yorks comiccon. Get ready to enter a world created by the weeknd in the weeknd presents. Based on the charttopping song from the doubleplatinum album starboy by the weeknd. The weeknd announces starboy comic book with marvel revolt. The weeknd is getting his own comic book from marvel the av club.