One of the most famous (and maybe infamous, depending on who you talk to) Spider-Man stories saw his arch enemy Doctor Octopus cleverly switch minds with Peter Parker and take over his life. But what if, instead of trying to prove he was the “Superior” Spider-Man, he actually ended up in the body of a middle schooler in Japan?
That’s kind of the premise of Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 1, announced last week by Marvel and Viz Media. Created by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes fame, it will join a remastered version of the 1990s X-Men Manga on store shelves this fall.
Here are more details on both, along with a Deadpool: Samurai coloring book:
SPIDER-MAN: OCTO-GIRL, VOL. 1
Story by Hideyuki Furuhashi
Art by Betten Court
Release Date: October 8, 2024
ISBN: 978-1-9747-4991-1
Format: Paperback
Originally published by Shueisha in Japan, Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, Vol. 1 is a brand-new Spider-Man manga from the creators of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes!
Spider-Man rogue Doctor Octopus faces his biggest challenge yet—living life as a middle school girl in Japan!
After a battle with Spider-Man, the evil genius scientist Doctor Octopus falls into a coma. When he wakes up, his consciousness is in the body of Otoha Okutamiya, a middle school girl in Tokyo! Thus begins the strange school life of Spider-Man’s biggest rival…as a normal Japanese girl!
Available for the first time in English, Spider-Man: Octo-Girl, with a story by Hideyuki Furuhashi and art by Betten Court, releases Fall 2024.
X-MEN MANGA, VOLUME 1
Story and Art by Hiroshi Higuchi
Release Date: November 12, 2024
ISBN: 978-1-9747-4993-5
Format: Paperback
A deluxe manga take on your favorite X-Men stories! The English edition manga adaptation of the beloved X-Men: The Animated Series is newly remastered and presented in a deluxe edition for the first time.
X-Men: The Animated Series was a global sensation and the perfect introduction to Marvel’s mutants! Hiroshi Higuchi’s manga, unavailable for years, now finally returns to print! Newly translated and presented in a deluxe edition, this is the ultimate X-Men collector’s item!
In X-Men, Vol. 1, Jubilation Lee is a teenager with a secret: she’s a mutant, the next level of human evolution, and has fantastic powers. All she wants is a normal life with trips to the mall to get away from her parents, but when the mutant-hunting robots known as Sentinels come after her, that normal life is pushed out of her reach! Discover the X-Men—mutant heroes hated and feared by a world they’re sworn to protect—alongside Jubilee in this classic manga series releasing Fall 2024.
DEADPOOL: SAMURAI—THE OFFICIAL COLORING BOOK
Art by Hikaru Uesugi
Release Date: August 13, 2024
ISBN: 978-1974747115
Format: Paperback
If you loved Deadpool: Samurai, now you can color your own version in Deadpool: Samurai—The Official Coloring Book, a brand-coloring book based on the best-selling manga series. Featuring 80 pages of manga art by Hikaru Uesugi, this coloring book is packed with illustrations featuring Marvel characters such as Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Loki, and more for fans of the Merc with a Mouth to color!