Column by Rob Salkowitz
June 24, 2025
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at some predictions about the future of webtoons from Yongsoo Kim, CSO and Head of Global WEBTOON, the largest player in the industry.
From Webtoon to Print with Dark Horse Books, Stephen McCranie's Sci-Fi Opera is Still Going Strong
June 24, 2025
Stephen McCranie's coming-of-age sci-fi opera, Space Boy, has been running on Webtoon since 2015. Still going strong, the webcomic has been collected by Dark Horse into 21 print volumes and counting.
According to Circana BookScan
June 24, 2025
Here are the top selling webtoon-based graphic novels of 2024, according to Circana BookScan.
Synthetic Humans on a Dying Earth
June 23, 2025
As Earth nears an apocalyptic end, synthetic humans could be the saviors or destroyers of humankind.
The Big Two Shun Popular Platforms in Favor of Their Own Digital Services
June 23, 2025
Marvel Comics and DC Comics are releasing their newest vertical-scroll comics on their own platforms rather than Webtoon or Tapas.
Serialized on Bilibili, Lehzin
June 23, 2025
The comic was serialized in English on the Chinese platform Bilibili and later moved to Lehzin.
Showbiz Round-Up
June 23, 2025
Summer is officially here, and the Hollywood news is hot! Time for a round-up!
Pre-Order 'Chasing Red' from WEBTOON Unscrolled; Available this Fall
June 23, 2025
For fans of sexy modern romance and contemporary coming-of-age stories, this WEBTOON comic adaptation follows two opposites who form an unlikely bond after a memorable encounter involving a red dress.
The Two-Way Content Flow Transforming the Industry
June 23, 2025
Where this content flow takes the comics medium in all its formats has the potential to fundamentally change what comics are, how they're created, and how they're sold.
Wide Range of Genres, Age Categories, and Webtoon Platforms
June 23, 2025
The top webtoon properties in comic stores span a wide range of genres, age groups, and even platforms.
'Immediately and for the Foreseeable Future'
June 20, 2025
The change is immediate and will continue for the "foreseeable future."
At Heritage's June Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction; Also, Two Frazetta Works Hit the Block
June 20, 2025
The cover wrap for Action Comics #1 has pre-bid up to just under $200,000 at Heritage Auctions' June 26-29, 2025 Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction.
