Marvel, Kadokawa Launch 5 New Manga as Part of Partnership
Oct 11
Manga about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Deadpool, Venom launched on Sunday
Marvel announced at its " Marvel Comics : House of Ideas" panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday more details about the five manga launching as part of its partnership with Kadokawa . Marvel's executive editor of Asia originals C.B. Cebulski , Kadokawa chief editor Kenta Matsui , and Kadokawa comics editor Naofumi Mashino attended the panel and talked about the series.
Shueisha announced on July 1 that its contract with Walt Disney Japan to publish manga adaptations of Marvel Comics characters would end on September 30. Shueisha began removing five manga titles — Marvel x Shonen Jump+ Super Collaboration , Secret Reverse , Spider-Man: Octo-Girl , Spider-Man: Kizuna , and Deadpool: Samurai — from digital storefronts gradually from September 28 to 30, and is ceasing the sales of the same manga titles in physical print volumes. All five of these manga have ended their serializations.
Sho-Pro Books' ( Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions ) contract to publish Marvel Comics titles in Japanese ended this year on March 31.