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.

The five manga launched on Kadokawa‘s KadoComi website on Sunday in Japan.

The new manga include:

Title: Iron Man: I Am Iron Man The Manga
Author(s): TERU
Summary (translated): Tony Stark, both a scientist and the president of a military weapons company. While in Afghanistan for an experiment for his company’s weapons, a terrorist attack occurs.

The first part of the first chapter is available here.

Title: Spider-Man: Shibuya Cross Line
Author(s): tokitokoro
Summary (translated): A serial murder case is happening on the outskirts of Tokyo. Haruto Hachidori is a high school student who was bitten by a spider at a small shrine, and becomes Spider-Man. As he investigates the case, he encounters Daredevil, a lawyer-hero who fights evil that cannot be punished by the law. The two are attacked by a certain person who is cruel and bent on revenge.

The first part of the first chapter is available here.

Title: Deadpool: Millionaire With a Mouth The Manga
Author(s): Hōsuke Momoi
Summary (translated): Wade Wilson (Deadpool) was once a mercenary who lived in obscurity. After joining the Avengers, he gets a complete makeover as a popular superstar beloved around the world. His merchandise is extremely popular, his bank account is overflowing, and he has become “the millionaire who always has a comeback.” In order to deal with the huge amount of commissions coming in from all over the world, he forms “Deadpool Heroes For Hire.”

The first part of the first chapter is available here.

Title: Spider-Gwen: Her Big Debut The Manga
Author(s): Ryūsei Yamada
Summary (translated): Gwen Stacy is a female high school student who was bitten by a radioactive spider and received special powers. She wears a mask as the hero Ghost Spider and protects her town every day. However, she struggles with her police officer father, and she has worries about her band activities and her high school life. She performs her acrobatic midair dance to protect her beloved town and the people in it.

The first part of the first chapter is available here.

Title: Venom: Lethal Protector The Manga
Author(s): Peperon
Summary (translated): Eddie Brock is a newspaper reporter who lost both his job and his reputation, and has hit rock bottom. He encounters a symbiote, the extraterrestrial parasite that hates Spider-Man, and they resonate so they can have their revenge against the same target. They fuse together, becoming the terrifying nemesis Venom. The door opens on this tragic revenge of a nightmarish monster.

The first part of the first chapter is available here.

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.

Marvel had announced on July 16 that Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski would move on from the EiC role and become the editor of “Asia Originals” for Marvel. Veteran editor Stephen Wacker is the new Editor-in-Chief.

Marvel and WEBTOON Entertainment are partnering to launch a new “Marvel Comics” app on November 16, offering digital access to Marvel’s library of current and classic comics. Marvel has additionally announced that its Marvel Unlimited service, which launched in November 2007, will end service in December.

Sources: Kadocomi, The Beat (D. Morris)