The Weeknd has teamed up with with the comic giant
Marvel
to come out with a series titled, '
Starboy
', which borrows its name from the
rapper
's hit 2016 song.
The 27-year-old
musician
, who was present at New York's
Comic-Con
, took to Twitter to announce the news.
"The Weeknd and Marvel presents: STARBOY... comic book coming soon. I'll be signing autographs in the Marvel Booth," he wrote.
The Weeknd also shared a picture from the event, in which he can be seen posing in front of the comic book's cover.
According to a report, the rapper had revealed about his plans to turn his alter-ego (Starboy) into a comic book character.
"'Starboy' is the next chapter in this chronicle, this saga. 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 (...) He's a cool, dope character that makes appearances a lot on the album.
"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," The Weeknd had said.
The first issue of the 'Starboy' comic will release next year.
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