You’ve already heard about Spider-Boy, but what about Kid Venom? In January 2024, Marvel Comics Kid Venom moves from the pages of the Death of the Venomverse to a new one-shot by Taigami.
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?
Kid Venom: Origins #1 will collect all of the Kid Venom stories from Death of the Venomverse as well as behind-the-scenes content which lead to the inclusion of the character in the Marvel Universe.
“Kid Venom was based on a one shot that I sent for a manga contest Shonen Magazine and Marvel held in 201,” said Taigami in a press release. “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.
“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 to 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 and lived with his mother in Mount Ashigara. He later was hired by Minamoto Yorimitsu, a very high-ranked samurai who 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.
“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 did 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.”
Kid Venom: Origins #1 arrives on January 3, 2024.
