The Weeknd made an appearance at New York Comic-Con on Saturday (October 7) for the unveiling of Starboy, his comic book collaboration with industry giant Marvel.
The Canadian R&B singer gave fans a sneak peek at the cover art on Twitter last week, but dropped the whole cover at New York’s Javits Center over the weekend.
Evidently it’s an idea that’s been brewing for a while. In a 2016 interview, The Weeknd told Zane Lowe of Beats 1 Radio it was part of his plans to further explore the Starboy character.
“Starboy is the next chapter in this chronicle, this saga,” the Canadian singer said. “I guess this is the fourth chapter. He’s a character that we created. It’s so funny, we want to create a comic out of him as well.”
The comic book title obviously comes from The Weeknd song and album of the same name, but The Weeknd explained to Lowe that Starboy is more than just an abstract concept.
“He’s a cool, dope character that makes appearances a lot on the album,” he said. “He’s definitely made his appearance in different records in the past as well. He’s a more braggadocious character that we all have inside of us.”
No release date for the comic book has been set as of now, but judging from the cover art above, it won’t be released any time this year. Volume I Issue 1 is clearly labelled 2018.
So he is a Comic Book Fan??
I hope Gil gets this comic book
Thought this site for was for rap? Smh…Auto-skip when Weeknd come on.
“Old Head” ok do we even gotta say something now?
On the real, he’s just a drug induced MJ wannabe. But he does have catchy music. Plus, I just want to add that nerds/Geek’s styles are being jocked in this corporate society. Comics suck now with all these excess shows and movies. I appreciated it in the beginning, but now it’s just lame. All those individuals that used to make fun of comic nerds during their high school era are now huge fans as parents. Hate hate hate
Idiot. Weeknd is the most vocally gifted artist in the world currently.Best of all time. He had more talent in his index finger tip than the rest of the trash rappers you listen to.
Have you actually listened to the lyrics on Starboy? It is just the same old I got money and coke rap record wrapped up in a nice singing boy package.
STFU. You just a hater. RnB is not rap. This is not about Bars. Anyways if you wanna talk about Bars Weeknd has more Bars than any singer. He actually killed a couple rappers on they own tracks. Singing us about the talent you possess,the quality of your vocals and what emotion you convey to the audience. Singers like Luther Vandross , Sinatra, Whitney or Turna are remembered for their vocal talent not their Bars you idiot. And Weeknd is the most vocally gifted artist in the world of this generation
@Tjfi. STFU. You just a hater. RnB is not rap. This is not about Bars. Anyways if you wanna talk about Bars Weeknd has more Bars than any singer. He actually killed a couple rappers on they own tracks. Singing us about the talent you possess,the quality of your vocals and what emotion you convey to the audience. Singers like Luther Vandross , Sinatra, Whitney or Turna are remembered for their vocal talent not their Bars you idiot. And Weeknd is the most vocally gifted artist in the world of this generation
The Best Singer right now. One of the Greats. Congrats Weeknd