Kadokawa Shares New Art and Plot Details for Marvel Manga Lineup
Five titles are set to debut on Kadokawa’s KadoComi service before the end of the year.
Kadokawa revealed more concept art and story details for its upcoming Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen manga on Wednesday, along with concept art for Daredevil and Punisher.
Kadokawa shared new concept art and story details for its upcoming Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen manga on Wednesday. The announcement offered more information about its partnership with Marvel Comics.
The manga will launch on Kadokawa’s KadoComi service before the end of the year. Bleeding Cool reported in July that the collaboration would feature five original manga volumes. Kadokawa clarified on Wednesday that the lineup comprises five separate titles.
tokitokoro, whose credits include Jeff the Land Shark, is creating the Spider-Man manga. Bleeding Cool reported its title as Spider-Man of Shibuya in July, but Kadokawa said Wednesday that the Japanese title remains undecided.
The story follows Haruto Hachidori, a high school student in Shibuya who unexpectedly develops spider powers. He swings freely across Shibuya’s skyline, unaware of a dark presence beneath the city.
Ryūsei Yamada is creating Spider-Gwen, which also has no confirmed Japanese title. Yamada’s credits include the Revenger manga adaptation and Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga—Anthology.
The manga follows Gwen Stacy, an ordinary high school student who plays drums in the band “Mary Janes.” A radioactive spider bites her one day, granting her superhuman abilities.
Gwen adopts the identity Spider-Woman and decides to use her powers to protect the city. Difficult decisions and conflicts lie ahead.
Kadokawa also unveiled concept art for Daredevil and Punisher.
Shueisha announced on July 1 that its agreement with Walt Disney Japan to publish manga adaptations of Marvel Comics characters would expire on September 30.
From September 28 through 30, Shueisha gradually removed five manga titles from digital stores. It is also ending sales of their physical volumes. All five have concluded serialization:
- Marvel x Shonen Jump+ Super Collaboration
- Secret Reverse
- Spider-Man: Octo-Girl
- Spider-Man: Kizuna
- Deadpool: Samurai
Sho-Pro Books’ (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions) agreement to publish Marvel Comics titles in Japanese expired on March 31 this year.
Marvel Comics announced on July 16 that Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski would leave that position to edit Marvel’s “Asia Originals.” Veteran editor Stephen Wacker is the new Editor-in-Chief.
Sources: Press release via ANN
