Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration

Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration (MARVEL × 少年ジャンプ＋ SUPER COLLABORATION!!) is a Japanese manga series produced by the digital distribution platform Shōnen Jump+ in collaboration with the American comic book company Marvel Comics. The series is composed of seven one-shots written by various Weekly Shōnen Jump manga artists that feature Marvel Comics characters. Within the Marvel Comics multiverse, its reality is designated as Earth-346.[1][2]

Synopsis

Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration is composed of seven one-shots, each of which is written and illustrated by a different manga artist. The series is composed of the following titles:

• Interview with Marvel's Chief Editor for the Upcoming Marvel x Shōnen Jump Collaboration! by Sakurai Takeshi
• An interview between the editors of Shōnen Jump+ and Marvel Comics editor-in-chief C. B. Cebulski, depicted as a manga.

• Secret Reverse by Kazuki Takahashi
• Tony Stark (Iron Man) and Peter Parker (Spider-Man) repel an attack by a villainous CEO at a video game convention in Japan.

• Avengers: Gag Reel by Hachi Mizuno
• A series of four-panel comics depicting the Avengers in various comedic and slice of life scenarios.

• Interview with Heroes by Ken Ogino
• Stark, Steve Rogers (Captain America), Thor, and Bruce Banner (The Hulk) are interviewed by a journalist.

• Deadpool: Samurai by Sanshirō Kasama and Hikaru Uesugi
• Deadpool uses a time machine to travel to feudal Japan, where he fights in a samurai cinema-style action scene.

• Halloween Avengers by Mato
• To combat an enemy that only appears on Halloween, the Avengers go on patrol while disguised in Halloween costumes.

• Ant-Man+ by Toyotaka Haneda
• A worried Scott Lang (Ant-Man) follows his daughter to Japan, where she is on a student exchange.

Development

Development of Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration began in March 2019, in the lead-up to the release of the Marvel Studios film Avengers: Endgame Cebulski noted that Shōnen Jump's focus on "action centered on characters, along with top-class creators that are supported by readers of all ages," as in series such as My Hero Academia and Dragon Ball. He further stated that the collaboration was based on "mutual affection," with the editors of Shōnen Jump+ being fans of Marvel and Cebulski being a long-time fan of manga.

Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration is Marvel Comics' third collaboration with a Japanese manga publisher. In the 1970s, Marvel partnered with Kodansha to produce manga versions of its franchises, resulting in Spider-Man: The Manga, Hulk: The Manga, and X-Men: The Manga. In 2017 and 2018, the company again partnered with Kodansha on a storyboard art contest, the winner of which received a cash prize and an ongoing serialization in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Releases

On March 3, 2019, Shōnen Jump publisher Shueisha announced that it would partner with Marvel Comics to produce Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration, a manga series featuring Marvel characters. The series, which was written and illustrated by Shōnen Jump-associated writers and artists, was released exclusively on the magazine's digital distribution platform Shōnen Jump+. The series launched on September 3, 2019, with a manga by Sakurai Takeshi illustrating an interview between Shōnen Jump+ editors and Marvel Comics editor-in-chief C. B. Cebulski.

Publications

See also

• Marvel Mangaverse
• Marvel Anime
• Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
• Marvel Future Avengers
• End of the Spider-Verse
• Spider-Man: Octo-Girl

External links

• Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
• Viz Media page