The Weeknd’s already had a massive 2018 and we’re not even five months deep into it. The “Call Out My Name” singer released his most recent EP, My Dear Melancholy, with barely any notice and a few weeks later, he took to the Coachella stage with a memorable performance. Over the past few years, he’s expanded his creative outlet. He’s collaborated with H&M for two collections before dropping the company due to the “Coolest Monkey In The Gym” controversy. In addition, he’s also been working on a comic book with Marvel. The physical copies of “Starboy” are due out in June but it looks like fans will be able to get a glance of it before it hits shelves.
The Weeknd revealed that his Marvel collaboration for the “Starboy” comic book will surface this week. The singer hit Twitter to unveil a glimpse of what to expect from the illustrations and said, “special online edition of @Marvel “Starboy” coming out TOMORROW || original comic SET TO HIT STANDS IN JUNE !!”
special online edition of @Marvel “Starboy” coming out TOMORROW || original comic SET TO HIT STANDS IN JUNE !! pic.twitter.com/Lt7RMOb88b
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 18, 2018
The comic book was written by The Weeknd, his creative director, La Mar Taylor and Christos Gage while the graphics were handled by Eric Nguyen and Guru-eFX.
A few weeks ago, Marvel shared the plotline to the story which takes place in a fictional city of Alphatron. As crime rates rise due to the ruthless antagonist Jack “The Chef” Smiley bringing together the criminal organizations which leave Starboy to come to Alphatron’s rescue.
