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Comic Shops Get A Kid Venom Surprise One-Per-Store Variant Next Week

Next week, retailers will receive a special unannounced Kid Venom: Origins #1 variant cover by artist Luciano Vecchio, one per store.

Death Of Venomverse saw the first appearance of the character Kid Venom, created 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?" Now those stories will be collected in Kid Venom: Origins #1, to be published by Marvel Comics next week.

Told across backup stories throughout the Death Of Venomverse series, the one-shot will collect all four chapters of Kid Venom's story from Death Of Venomverse – a hit on eBay – along with behind-the-scenes content including the original work that led to Taigami's journey with Marvel Comics. In addition, Kid Venom: Origins #1 will 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 may have had a glimpse of that in Timeless #1 with Kid Venom Vs Venom.

And next week, retailers will receive a special unannounced Kid Venom: Origins #1 variant cover by artist Luciano Vecchio, one per store, similar to September's surprise virgin variant cover of Greg Capullo's Wolverine #37 cover.

KID VENOM ORIGINS #1
MARVEL COMICS
OCT230964
(W) Taigami (A) Taigami
Surprise Variant Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
THIS IS KID VENOM! For the first time collected in one issue, the full four parts of KID VENOM from DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE! Also, behind-the-scenes content never before seen, including the original work that brought Taigami to Marvel! Plus: A glimpse at what the future holds for KID VENOM! Rated T+In Shops: Jan 03, 2024 SRP: $4.99 On Sale 1/3

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 who else has their eye on Kintaro and his symbiote? Witness the world of Kid Venom expand as new characters and dangers are revealed. But is he in way over his head when Carnage's fury swings his way?

On 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. 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 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, lived with his mother in Mount Ashigara. He later was hired by Minamoto Yorimitsu, a very high ranked samurai and 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."

On Kid Venom's future, Taigami shared: "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 story 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."

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