Overview

• Marvel Comics posted the tribute illustration on X on October 3 to mark the start of the anime’s eighth season.
• The artwork shows Bakugo in a pose modeled on Miles Morales’ signature webslinging stance, as stated in Marvel’s post.
• Marvel credited veteran artist Olivier Coipel for the piece, whose résumé includes Thor, New Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and House of M.
• Reports describe Season 8 as the series’ final chapter, aligning the tribute with the anime’s milestone launch.
• The piece is presented as celebratory art rather than a canonical crossover, with some fans voicing a preference for a Miles–Deku pairing.