Previewed this week, Fangoria Magazine’s summer issue (Issue #16 of the new run) makes history by putting on its cover the collaboration between Oscar-nominated makeup FX artist Mike Marino and multi-million record selling recording artist The Weeknd, making them the first-ever pop star to get a Fangoria cover story!
Fangoria explains, "Though Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" video was featured in Fangoria #34 and heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne’s "Bark at the Moon" werewolf makeup graced the cover of Fango #35, The Weeknd is the first pop star to net a Fango cover story."
"Mike’s ongoing, mind-blowing work with The Weeknd is one of the most exciting talent/artist collabs happening in entertainment right now," said Fango editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr. "Mike told us about watching 'The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller' as a kid and wanting to be Rick Baker when he grew up; to see that childhood wish manifest in the form of the great stuff he and his team are doing in The Weeknd’s music videos made this cover choice a no-brainer for us."
Marino was Oscar-nominated for his work on Coming 2 America (recreating his hero Rick Baker’s work from the original, as well as developing new creations), and his transformation of Colin Farrell as the Penguin in The Batman dropped jaws earlier this year.
"The Weeknd’s nightmarish music videos for 'Gasoline,' 'Save Your Tears' and others echo that iconic collaboration, and The Weeknd's video work is a perfect canvas for Marino’s uncanny talents," Fango says.
Elsewhere in the issue, the horror magazine is sworn to secrecy on its Nope coverage, but promises mind-blowing revelations from writer/director Jordan Peele, as well as an inside look at the "unexpected" collection of minds tapped to bring Nope to life.
The issue also includes coverage of David Cronenberg's recent Crimes of the Future, an exclusive interview with They/Them writer/director John Logan, a first look at horror anthology Scare Package II, and the debut of a new recurring column: "Slasher Nation," from author Stephen Graham Jones (My Heart Is A Chainsaw).
Fangoria's The Weeknd cover is a subscriber exclusive; readers can subscribe and use code THEWEEKND to get 25% off a new subscription.
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