After debuting the character within the second problem of Death of the Venomverse, manga creator Taigami might be releasing a 4-issue Kid Venom series set to debut this upcoming April 2024. Taking an analogous method to how Marvel dealt with Peach Momoko’s Momoko-verse storylines with her Demon Days/Wars series, the Kid Venom story will likewise, be additionally set in Feudal Japan. This time, throughout the early tenth century.
The series has come a good distance since its humble origins as a pitch Taigami despatched to a Marvel/Shonen contest simply 5 years in the past. The series guarantees to mix the Marvel universe with Japanese Folklore; particularly, the legend of ‘Golden Boy’.
“There is a story of ‘Kintaro.’ The legend is about a boy who was strong, living with his mother in Mount Ashigara. He later was hired by Minamoto Yorimitsu, a very high-ranked samurai and defeats many yokai. Later he becomes one of the four samurais of Minamoto Yorimitsu,” stated Taigami in a current interview about his inspirations of the Kid Venom. “This story is a mix of folklore and a historical story from the Heian Era of Japan. So when I mixed Symbiote to the legend of Kintaro, ‘Kid Venom’ was born.”
You can learn extra about it in Marvel’s official press launch beneath.
New York, NY— December 21, 2023 — KID VENOM’s future within the Marvel Universe is right here! Following his debut in Death of the Venomverse, acclaimed manga creator Taigami continues his imaginative and prescient of KID VENOM in an a four-issue solo comic e book series this April.
Earlier this yr, readers noticed the delivery of a brand new symbiote legend within the pages of the Death of the Venomverse series. Set in tenth century Japan, the story instructed of a younger hero named Kintaro who protected his village from mysterious symbiote assaults by embracing a symbiote of his very own! As he bonded himself to a brand new symbiote entity dubbed Clinter, Kintaro embraced his wild new talents as Kid Venom! Now, witness Kid Venom’s journey take a dramatic flip deeper into the Marvel mythos when he crosses over into present-day 616 this April!
JAPAN, 977. Kid Venom has made his presence recognized to the evil symbiotes taking individuals and creatures hostage…however who else has their eye on Kintaro and his symbiote? Witness the world of Kid Venom increase as new characters and risks are revealed!
On introducing this character to the Marvel Universe, Taigami stated: “It is an honor. I used to be an enormous fan of the Marvel Universe since I used to be at school, so this feels unreal that the characters and the tales that I got here up with are in that Universe, and I nonetheless can’t imagine it!
“Kid Venom was primarily based on a one shot that I despatched for a manga contest Shonen Magazine and Marvel held in 2018. One of the foundations for the competition was [to use a theme or a character from Marvel and write and draw a first episode for a new series], and the theme that I selected was symbiote.
“The next thing that I thought was who would be the best host for a symbiote. There were already many Venoms and there were enough variations, so I thought it had be something totally new to be recognized. In Japan, there are several famous folklores such as ‘Momotaro’ and ‘Urashimataro.’ Among them, there is a story of ‘Kintaro.’ The legend is about a boy who was strong, living with his mother in Mount Ashigara. He later was hired by Minamoto Yorimitsu, a very high ranked samurai and defeats many yokai. Later he becomes one of the four samurais of Minamoto Yorimitsu. This story is a mix of folklore and a historical story from the Heian Era of Japan. So when I mixed Symbiote to the legend of Kintaro, ‘Kid Venom’ was born.”
Like different main Marvel launches, KID VENOM #1 could have a particular FOIL VARIANT COVER. Check out the piece beneath by artist Gerardo Sandoval’s and see KID VENOM unleash his full symbiote energy this April! If followers missed the beginning of this new symbiote saga, all 4 KID VENOM chapters from Death of the Venomverse might be collected in KID VENOM: ORIGINS #1, on sale January 3!
KID VENOM #1 (OF 4)
Written by TAIGAMI
Art and Cover by TAIGAMI
Foil Variant Cover by GERARDO SANDOVAL
On Sale 4/17
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