In October, Marvel announced that aStarboycomicbased on the chart-topper will arrive in 2018.
“We’re able to bring the emotions of music into the visual medium more robustly than film.”
Each song on the album corresponds to a different part of the comics and explores its themes.
Credit: Marvel; Warner Bros. Records/Lights
For him, thinking about how his music could exist in another medium helps sharpen his message.
What is your power as an MC?
Are you a dope freestyler?
Lights
Do you write incredible stories?
Or are you clever with your metaphors?
That’s where you find the synergy."
It’s just plain fun to be in a comic.
That was the main draw for Rae Sremmurd.
“He really liked our books and approached us about doing something cool.
They were incredibly open during the whole process.
Says Common: “It opens up a world to do really cool things.
Anytime you think of yourself as a graphic-novel character, you feel good.
