Webtoons, the vertical-scrolling iteration of digital comics that emerged some twenty years ago in Korea, along with the smartphone, are now a global medium. But they are only at the beginning of ...

Webtoons, the digital comics that have been the source material for scores of Korean films and TV series, are to receive a major boost from the South Korean government. Yu In-chon, minister for ...

Korean online comics have existed since the early days of the internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The industry saw ...

(Naver Webtoon Top 5 Korean Titles Overseas) (Taiwanese 1st, Thai 3rd, Indonesian 3rd "True Beauty") (English 2nd, Spanish 1st, French 1st "True Beauty") Following Disney, HBO MAX and Apple TV are ...

The Korean webtoon industry continues to evolve and is at the forefront of a digital storytelling revolution that has expanded its reach both domestically and internationally. And at the 2024 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. For decades, Asian comics, particularly Japanese manga, have ...

South Korea strengthens its spot as the world’s webtoon capital as creators are now using artificial intelligence (AI). AI technologies help improve production efficiency and augment intellectual ...

Manta, one of the leading platforms for subscription-based digital comics, has unveiled plans to launch more than ten original cartoon series through the third quarter of 2023. The company, which is ...

An activist investor is attempting to lure support from younger Korean investors for its campaign against management of KT&G Corp. by using one of the country’s most popular forms of entertainment: ...

What do “Cheese In The Trap,” “My ID Is Gangnam Beauty,” and “Incomplete Life” have in common? They’re all adaptations of Korean webtoons! Nowadays, it’s hardly a surprise to see a webtoon be adapted ...