The Weeknd Teases Marvel Collaboration at Comic-Con
The Weeknd is up to something.
After posting a series of red squares on Instagram, Abel Tesfaye shared a comic book illustration of his eyes, teasing an apparent collaboration with Marvel for Comic-Con.
“Comic-Con New York October 7th @marvel,” is all that his caption revealed. Marvel posted the same photo with its own cryptic caption, which only revealed the date.
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At press time, it’s unclear what the photo is meant to tease. However, The Weeknd has talked about a possible Starboy comic in the past. In November, he told Beats 1 about those plans.
“Starboy is the next chapter in this chronicle, this saga,” he explained (via Complex). “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.”
During the interview, Abel revealed some of the characteristics that make up the Starboy. “He’s a cool, dope character that makes appearances a lot on the album,” he added. “He’s definitely made his appearance in different records in the past as well. He’s a more braggadocios character that we all have inside of us.”
On top of the comic book illustration, Abel has also recently been teasing a Marvel collaboration through social media, including posting the Marvel intro and wearing a Marvel hat.
The Weeknd has just posted the Marvel intro
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— ɪ ᴀᴍ ɢʀᴏᴏᴛ⚡ (@ItsNaoms) September 29, 2017
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Back in July, he also tweeted: “might go to comic-con.”
might go to comic-con .
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) July 10, 2017