An artist from Kansas went above and beyond to share the love for Stranger Things' Eddie Munson by recreating his face in a crop circle.
Following the conclusion of Stranger Things 4: Volume 2, it'd be tough to find anyone who doesn't absolutely adore the leader of the Hellfire Club, Eddie, played by Joseph Quinn.
He gave his all to help his new gang defeat Vecna and stop the show's villain from unleashing a curse on Hawkins, including putting on an incredible music show in honour of Chrissy and sacrificing himself to the deadly bats to try and grant his friends just a bit more time.
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His story is one that will go down in Stranger Things history, and Kansas crop artist Stan Herd decided to honour that in a field in Indiana, which is now home to a tribute showing Eddie pulling a face.
A post on Netflix's Tudum website explains that Herd, a 'professional earthwork artist', chose to memorialise Eddie in Indiana as that's where Stranger Things is set.
His incredible artwork is inspired by Eddie’s introductory scene in the opening episode of the show's most recent series, when the character jumps onto a table in the school cafeteria and shares his thoughts about 'forced conformity' while defending his love for Dungeons and Dragons.
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When observed from above, the artwork shows Eddie wearing his Hellfire Club t-shirt, sticking his fingers up as makeshift devil horns and sticking his tongue out, with a caption underneath reading 'Eddie Munson 4 Ever'.
Speaking to Tudum about the creation, Herd said that his process begins with choosing the image he's going to mimic using the land.
He explained: "Before realising the dynamics of the chosen shot’s relevance to the fans, I pursued an image that I thought [Quinn] might like, in perpetuity, as he progresses as an actor — what might be attractive to him.
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“At that point, I asked Kyra [Rosele, Herd's art director] to begin to manipulate the image through posterisation techniques that break down an image into colour and shadow layers to define the final look. The image we chose had about 11 different layers of colour — dark shadow to highlight.”
Netflix celebrated Herd's work by sharing it on Twitter, where it had been posted by the official Stranger Things account with the caption: "Eddie, this one’s for you."
The crop circle has been described by fans as 'awesome' and the 'best part of Indiana right now'. Though we might not see much more of Eddie in the show, the artwork shows he's not going to be forgotten any time soon.
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Topics: Stranger Things, Netflix, Celebrity, Viral, Film and TV
Emily Brown