Marvel Comics Teases Plans For KID VENOM Series But It's Definitely Not What You Expected

Marvel Comics Teases Plans For KID VENOM Series But It's Definitely Not What You Expected

On the surface, Kid Venom: Origins probably sounds like a shameless cash grab but the series - from acclaimed manga creator Taigami - actually has the potential to be one of Marvel's most unique tales...

By JoshWilding - Oct 02, 2023 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

Last week, we witnessed the epic finale of Cullen Bunn and Gerardo Sandoval's Death of the Venomverse limited series as well as the final chapter of acclaimed manga creator Taigami's Kid Venom story.

Told across backup stories throughout the series, Kid Venom's introductory saga was a hit with fans and we've learned that the Marvel Universe's newest symbiote superstar will headline his own comic book this January: Kid Venom: Origins #1. The one-shot will collect all four chapters of Kid Venom's story from Death of the Venomverse, along with behind-the-scenes content including the original work that led to Taigami's exciting journey with Marvel Comics.

That doesn't sound overly exciting, right? Well, in addition, the comic is going to reveal Taigami's future plans for the character as both Kintaro and his symbiote Clinter "prepare to make the leap to bigger things later next year."

We're hearing the plan is for Kid Venom to headline his own series and hope to bring you official news on that front soon. 

Hailing from 10th-century Japan, Kintaro will do anything to protect his village from mysterious symbiote attacks, even if it means bonding to a symbiote of his own! As he attaches himself to a new symbiote entity dubbed Clinter, Kintaro embraces his wild new abilities as Kid Venom! But is he in way over his head when Carnage's fury swings his way?

Talking about introducing this character to the Marvel Universe, Taigami said, "It is an honor. I was a big fan of the Marvel Universe since I was in school, so this feels unreal that the characters and the stories that I came up with are in that Universe, and I still can’t believe it!"

"Kid Venom was based on a one-shot that I sent for a manga contest Shonen Magazine and Marvel held in 2018," he adds. "One of the rules for the contest 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 chose was symbiote...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."

As for what the future holds in store for Kid Venom, he teased, "The story that I had the chance to work on this time is just a small part of Kintaro and the symbiote in the Heian Era. How Kintaro come to be and what will happen to him? And how will that world and the modern world will be connected?"

"I hope I can have fun working on those stories deeply. And I hope that my story will become a starting point for the people to know and have interest in the Japanese legends and cultures for the people around the world."

We'll see what happens, but for now, you can check out the cover for January's Kid Venom: Origins below.

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Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 11:37 AM
Did they have to give him emo hair? WITH THE SYMBIOTE ON?!
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 10/2/2023, 11:52 AM
@Origame - You got a problem with that?
abd00bie
abd00bie - 10/2/2023, 12:19 PM
@Origame - More of your hot takes, he is from 10th-Century Japan
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 10/2/2023, 12:38 PM
@Origame - they gave him ears too. That’s the first time I’ve ever seen that on a symbiote
Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 1:41 PM
@EgoEgor - no one can take that from bully Mcguire
Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 1:41 PM
@abd00bie -...so that makes goth hair on his symbiote not stupid?
Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 1:42 PM
@WruceBayne - reminds me of the time marvel nemesis gave the thing ears.
EmeritusII
EmeritusII - 10/2/2023, 11:46 AM
That reminds me. Whatever happened to Mania?
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 10/2/2023, 12:37 PM
Does any version of Venom still shoot webs?
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/2/2023, 1:12 PM
Yay! More token characters!
MuadDib
MuadDib - 10/2/2023, 1:20 PM
Lame! So many off shoots and spin offs.

Def feels like scrapping the bottom of the barrel
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 10/2/2023, 1:20 PM
Super man titles have been solid lately. this was a great read.

zeon00
zeon00 - 10/2/2023, 10:45 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - i haven’t read superman comic for 8 years because what they did to Jon Kent
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 10/3/2023, 12:47 PM
@zeon00 - That rape scene was pretty unnecessary. I don't blame you.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 10/2/2023, 1:27 PM
This title too has been really good.
grif
grif - 10/2/2023, 2:01 PM
waiting for venom dog
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 10/2/2023, 3:10 PM
@grif - give it 12 weeks.
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/2/2023, 6:13 PM
@WruceBayne - 3 weeks in dog time
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