Attack on Titan is indeed crossing over with Marvel. While details seems scarce as of the moment, fans of both the manga and the franchise have been jumping with joy as soon as the news came out.
This news got viral after Marvel's Senior Vice-President, C.B. Cebulski has tweeted an image of a crossover between Spiderman's world and the japanese manga, which quickly became viral. In his tweet, he said: "Not a joke, folks. Attack on Titan and the@Marvel universe are crossing over! In 2 weeks. In Japan. Want a teaser?"
Guardians of the Galaxy is also set to be included in the plot, according to comicbook.com:
"Through Anime News Network, we now know that the Marvel Universe/Anime mashup will feature The Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers, Female Titan, Colossal Titan, Armored Titan, and more in a New York City-based story. Past artwork has confirmed that Spider-Man will also participate in the story.
Details on the story's creative muscle have also surfaced. Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama will provide the "Scenario" (which we assume is the plot), Marvel's Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development C.B. Cebulski will provide the "Breakdown" (which we assume is the actual scripting), and artist Gerardo Sandoval will provide the art. Marvel's Executive Editor Tom Brevoort edited the series, with fellow Marvel editor Jake Thomas assisting. In an introduction to the comic story, Cebulski teased that a major Titan characters could die in the crossover, saying that 'Nothing is sacred.'"
According to IGN, the published manga will be released via one of Japan's most popular culture magazine, Brutus. This will be out and made available to the public by November 15.
Isayama, creator of the famous Japanese manga Attack on Titan, has neither confirmed nor denied whether or not he will also be doing the artwork for the much-awaited crossover manga. However, it is confirmed that he did the cover art for Brutus magazine's Seven-hundred Ninetieth issue. IGN also wrote that he will be providing commentaries in the said issue.
The idea of the Attack on Titan Marvel crossover stemmed from the question: "What if Spider-Man and the Avengers battled a 46-foot-tall Titan in the streets of New York?", which was taken from Marvel's "What If?" comics. As to whether the protagonists from the AOT manga will be making an appearance in the crossover, we have yet to know, since Spiderman will obviously be the one taking care of defeating the monsters from the japanese manga.
What do you readers think about this Attack on Titan and Marvel crossover news? Think the manga will gain the feedback it wishes to receive after its release? Sound off in the comments section below!
