Marvel Announces New Mangaverse One-Shots With Hell's Paradise Artist Covers
The project brings a major manga artist into Marvel's manga-style imprint for a full cover run, signaling continued crossover between American superhero comics and Japanese manga aesthetics.
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Marvel Comics announced a 25th anniversary project for its Marvel Mangaverse series, releasing five one-shot comics weekly in September. Manga artist Yuji Kaku, known for Hell's Paradise, will provide covers for all issues. The titles include Web of Blood, Iron Knight, Arcane Avengers, Ghostlocke, and Web of Destiny.
Marvel Comics is marking 25 years of its Marvel Mangaverse line with five one-shot comics, each illustrated by Hell's Paradise creator Yuji Kaku on the covers. The series, which reimagines Marvel heroes in a Japanese manga art style, will release one issue per week in September. The announced titles are Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood #1, Marvel Mangaverse: Iron Knight #1, Marvel Mangaverse: Arcane Avengers #1, Marvel Mangaverse: Ghostlocke #1, and Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Destiny #1. Marvel editor Lauren Amaro said she worked with Kaku on "Phases of the Moon Knight" and shared the plots and character settings for each work as he created the covers. The covers released so far show Spider-Man (Miles Morales) alongside talismans and yokai.
- Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood #1
- Marvel Mangaverse: Iron Knight #1
- Marvel Mangaverse: Arcane Avengers #1
- Marvel Mangaverse: Ghostlocke #1
- Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Destiny #1
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