Metro Boomin continues to broaden his superhero universe with the launch of his new comedian e book collection, The Metroverse, which was introduced on Tuesday (June 11).
His literary endeavor comes nearly two years after the rap super-producer launched his Billboard 200 No. 1 album Heroes & Villains and govt produced the blockbuster, chart-topping soundtrack for Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse final June.
The Metroverse superhero saga serves as a visible interpretation of Metro’s musical journey portrayed in an immersive comedian universe, which he labored on with Joshua Frankel, founding father of Zero Zero, and his associate Patrick Stephens. Whereas paying homage to Metro’s love of comics, every difficulty might be illustrated by Greek comedian e book artist Vasilis Lolos, who beforehand labored on visuals for My Chemical Romance‘s 2010 album Hazard Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
“It’s a dream come true to have my very own comedian e book The Metroverse on cabinets,” Metro mentioned in a press launch. “Josh and Patrick helped convey my superhero imaginative and prescient to life on these pages with the gifted Vasilis Lolos making it pop with unbelievable visuals. I can’t wait to share what we’ve created with my followers.”
Metro Boomin The Rise #1 might be obtainable right here on Friday, June 14 at 8:00 a.m. PT, with 4,000 models of the usual version and 300 models of the signed version. Within the first difficulty, Metro “faces off in opposition to The Swimsuit, a villainous media mogul with darkish powers and even darker intentions,” based on an outline on the official web site. “The Swimsuit, a grasp of media manipulation and company corruption, seeks to regulate town by way of worry and deception. However standing in his manner is Metro Boomin, armed with unmatched creativity and his magic amulet, he fights again with the ability of his beats and his resolve.”
To rejoice the discharge of the primary difficulty of The Metroverse, Metro and Zero Zero, in partnership with Advanced, will launch an immersive pop-up, which can emulate the Metroverse world displayed within the comedian’s first difficulty, and permit followers to purchase limited-edition Metroverse merchandise and copies of the primary difficulty. The Metroverse pop-up will happen on Thursday, June 13 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT at Advanced LA, positioned at 433 N Fairfax Ave. The primary difficulty might be drop solely on ComplexShop at 9:00 a.m. the identical day earlier than formally launching at Metroverse.Media at 9:00 p.m. PT.
“The Metroverse, a brainchild of Metro’s, has been exhilarating to work on from starting to finish,” added Frankel. “With Zero Zero’s mission to transcend boundaries, we actually honed in on essentially the most genuine storyline and visuals in every difficulty that complemented Metro’s uncooked superhero imaginative and prescient. I do know his followers are going to go wild for this collection!”
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