Marvel and Shonen Jump have collaborated on an art exchange in celebration of the final volume of My Hero Academia. Two pieces were produced featuring My Hero Academia and Marvel Spider-Man characters together.
The first piece in the art exchange is from My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi. It’s a picture of Spider-Man featuring Izuku Midoriya and All Might standing behind him. The second art piece comes from Marvel artists Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado, this time featuring Black Cat surrounded by heroines from the manga, including Mt Lady, Star and Stripe, Ochaco Uraraka, Tsuyu Asui, Momo Yaoyorozu, Setsuna Tokage and Mirko.
The collaboration came about because of how much of an inspiration Marvel was to Horikoshi. With My Hero Academia coming to end, Marvel chose to honor the occasion with an art exchange. The goal is to celebrate comics around the world and bring fans of both properties together. Horikoshi stated his decision to focus on Spider-Man for his part in the exchange was based on the webslinger being his introduction to superheroes. He remains Horikoshi’s favorite hero to this day.
As part of the reveal, Horikoshi was asked if he had any plans for the future. While he had no major reveals, he did state that he was beginning work on a new project. He will act as writer and illustrator again, although he initially wanted to hand writing duties to someone else. He changed his mind on advice from his editor.
The final chapter of My Hero Academia first appeared on August 5, 2024 and the final collected volume of the series has just been released in Japan.
The final volume of My Hero Academia is available now in Japan. An release date for an English translation has not yet been confirmed.
Published: Dec 4, 2024 12:00 pm