Spider-Gwen is one of five Marvel manga titles that launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi site in Japan on October 12, 2026, following the October 11 announcement at New York Comic Con. The series is handled by Ryusei Yamada and follows Gwen Stacy, a high school student and drummer in the band Mary Janes, who gains powers after a radioactive spider bite.
Spider-Gwen is a Marvel manga written and drawn by Ryusei Yamada, whose earlier Marvel work was Captain Marvel illustrations for MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL. The series stars Gwen Stacy, a high school student and drummer in the band Mary Janes, who gains powers after a radioactive spider bite in a laboratory and protects the city as Spider-Woman. Its Japanese title was undecided as of the October 1 announcement.
The series is part of MARVEL | KADOKAWA, a joint project announced at the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026. The first wave consists of five titles, with Spider-Man drawn by tokitokoro and Spider-Gwen handled by Yamada as the first two confirmed. The project follows the end of Marvel's contracts with Shueisha and Sho-Pro Books, and Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski moves to oversee Asia Originals.
At a New York Comic Con panel on October 11, 2026, Marvel detailed the Kadokawa partnership, and the five manga, including Spider-Gwen, launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi site in Japan the following day. Iron Man and Spider-Man lead the slate, alongside Deadpool, Spider-Gwen, and Venom. The first chapter of each title opened with a free preview. Cebulski and Kadokawa editors Kenta Matsui and Naofumi Mashino attended the panel.
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Marvel detailed its Kadokawa partnership at a New York Comic Con panel on October 11, and the five manga launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi site in Japan the following day. Iron Man and Spider-Man lead the slate, alongside Deadpool, Spider-Gwen, and Venom. Marvel's C.B. Cebulski and Kadokawa editors Kenta Matsui and Naofumi Mashino attended. Each title's first chapter opens with a free preview.
Kadokawa and Marvel Comics have launched a joint project called MARVEL | KADOKAWA, announced at the MARVEL FANFARE panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026. The first wave will consist of five titles, with two confirmed so far. Spider-Man is drawn by tokitokoro, who previously worked on Jeff the Land Shark for Marvel Comics. Its protagonist is Haruto Hachidori, a male high school student living in Shibuya who suddenly gains spider powers and swings through the city while a shadow lurking beneath it begins to move. Spider-Gwen is handled by Ryusei Yamada, who drew Captain Marvel illustrations for MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL. Its story follows Gwen Stacy, a high school student and drummer in the band Mary Janes, who gains powers after a radioactive spider bite in a laboratory and protects the city as Spider-Woman. Both Japanese titles remain undecided. Both works will begin serialization on Kadokawa's KadoComi service within 2026, with collected volumes planned afterward.
Marvel Comics is partnering with Kadokawa for a series of original manga volumes, starting with tokitokoro's "Spider-Man of Shibuya" and a Spider-Gwen series by Ryūsei Yamada. Serialization begins before the end of 2026. The collaboration follows the end of Marvel's contracts with Shueisha and Sho-Pro Books, and comes as Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski moves to oversee Asia Originals.