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Rachel Smythe’s WEBTOON Sensation Lore Olympus Continues Awards Sweep with Third Consecutive Harvey Award Win for Digital Book of the Year

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Saturday, October 14, 2023
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WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, is celebrating Rachel Smythe’s third consecutive Harvey Award win for her global hit webcomic Lore Olympus .

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  • WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, is celebrating Rachel Smythe’s third consecutive Harvey Award win for her global hit webcomic Lore Olympus .
  • Lore Olympus is a modern retelling of Persephone and Hades’ mythological love story, which has accumulated more than 1.5 billion views on WEBTOON.
  • This is the third consecutive Harvey Award win for Smythe and WEBTOON, continuing the series’ 2023 sweep across some of the most prestigious awards in comics.
  • Lore Olympus is the first series to win three consecutive Harvey Awards for Digital Book of the Year, along with back-to-back Eisner and Ringo Awards for Best Webcomic in 2023.

WEBTOON Announces Massive Lineup of Activities at New York Comic Con 2023

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919333479/en/
    Ahead of New York Comic Con, WEBTOON, ReedPop and Ubisoft have teamed up to give fans a chance to pick up an exclusive WEBTOON x NYCC pin set.
  • Creators and executives from WEBTOON, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and WEBTOON Unscrolled will appear on a variety of panels at this year’s event, including Lore Olympus creator and New York Comic Con featured special guest Rachel Smythe.
  • WEBTOON will also appear alongside major brand collaborators Ubisoft, Crunchyroll, Archie Comics, and VIZ.
  • For print fans, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will have a booth (#3426) celebrating the hottest titles from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group.

WEBTOON Announces Treasure Hunt, a New Way for Brands to Reach Gen Z

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Friday, July 14, 2023
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WEBTOON’s new Treasure Hunt ad product enables brand partners to reach the platform’s massive Gen Z audience in an engaging new way.

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  • WEBTOON’s new Treasure Hunt ad product enables brand partners to reach the platform’s massive Gen Z audience in an engaging new way.
  • Coins earned from Treasure Hunt quests can be used towards paid content purchases that directly support creators.
  • With Treasure Hunt, brand partners can tap into that incredible engagement with sponsored quests that reward fans and support creators.
  • WEBTOON helps some of the world’s biggest entertainment, music, gaming, and pop-culture brands connect with Gen Z.

WEBTOON and Atlantic Records’ Hayley Kiyoko, Ava Max, and MAY-A Partner for “Love Stories,” a New Webcomic Anthology Miniseries Celebrating LGBTQ+ Stories

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, and Atlantic Records today announced “Love Stories,” a webcomic miniseries celebrating LGBTQ+ stories for Pride Month.

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  • WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, and Atlantic Records today announced “Love Stories,” a webcomic miniseries celebrating LGBTQ+ stories for Pride Month.
  • Available exclusively on WEBTOON, the three-episode anthology will explore deeply personal love stories inspired by songs from trailblazing pop star Hayley Kiyoko, global pop sensation Ava Max, and acclaimed pop singer-songwriter MAY-A.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230601005367/en/
    WEBTOON and Atlantic Records today announced “Love Stories,” a webcomic miniseries celebrating LGBTQ+ stories for Pride Month.
  • Johnny Rain),” her episode from WEBTOON creators Color_LES and Galatea, will be available June 12 on WEBTOON, with Ava Max’s episode, “Sleepwalker”, from WEBTOON artist Hannah Pattern launching on June 19.

WEBTOON and Ubisoft Announce Original Webcomic Collaboration for “Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple”

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform, and Ubisoft today announced their first-ever global content collaboration with the original webcomic “Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple.” Published by the prolific REDICE STUDIO, the series will bring a new chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise to WEBTOON’s global fanbase.

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  • WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform, and Ubisoft today announced their first-ever global content collaboration with the original webcomic “Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple.” Published by the prolific REDICE STUDIO, the series will bring a new chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise to WEBTOON’s global fanbase.
  • Three seasons and a total of 150 episodes are planned for the immersive new webcomic series.
  • “We are thrilled to expand the Assassin’s Creed series to WEBTOON thanks to this amazing collaboration with WEBTOON and REDICE STUDIO.
  • A global WEBTOON exclusive, “Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple” will be localized and available to WEBTOON readers and Assassin’s Creed fans in the US, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and France.

WEBTOON and LINE Studio Announce March 14 Launch Date for the True Beauty Mobile Puzzle Game

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, and LINE Studio, today announced March 14 as the official launch date for the much-anticipated “True Beauty” mobile game.

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  • WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, and LINE Studio, today announced March 14 as the official launch date for the much-anticipated “True Beauty” mobile game.
  • The game is the first to be developed by LINE Studio based on the global WEBTOON digital comic sensation “ True Beauty .” The “True Beauty” mobile game will be released globally by Studio Lico --a subsidiary of WEBTOON--and LINE Studio , available on Google Play and the Apple App Store .
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    The much-anticipated “True Beauty” mobile game will launch on March 14.
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    Designed to reflect the one-of-a-kind style and vivid designs from Yaongyi’s original WEBTOON series, the “True Beauty” mobile game will offer puzzle-style, color-matching gameplay.

WEBTOON Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

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  • WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
  • In addition to the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, 540 organizations are recognized across 54 sectors and regions.
  • “WEBTOON was founded to make it easier to create and read comics on mobile devices,” said Junkoo Kim, WEBTOON Founder and Global CEO.
  • Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue (March/April 2023) is available online here , as well as in-app form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning March 14.

WEBTOON and Archie Comics Announce Season 2 of Big Ethel Energy

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, and Archie Comics have announced that their hit digital comic collaboration, Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy , returns today with new episodes exclusively on WEBTOON.

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  • WEBTOON , the world’s largest digital comics platform, and Archie Comics have announced that their hit digital comic collaboration, Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy , returns today with new episodes exclusively on WEBTOON.
  • Season 1 of Big Ethel Energy found Ethel writing a history of Riverdale.
  • “Archie Comics is so incredibly excited to return to Ethel’s world with season 2 of Big Ethel Energy and to continue our esteemed partnership with Webtoon,” said Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante.
  • With Season 1 a resounding success, we’re excited to continue our work with Archie Comics to bring these beloved characters to WEBTOON’s global audience.”
    Check out the return of Big Ethel Energy today, with new episodes releasing every Wednesday on WEBTOON .

Rachel Smythe’s Global WEBTOON Phenomenon “Lore Olympus” Wins Ringo Award for Best Webcomic, Marking its Third Major Comic Award of 2022

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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WEBTOON, the worlds largest digital comics platform, is celebrating Rachel Smythes third major comic award of the year with Lore Olympus winning Best Webcomic at the 2022 Ringo Awards.

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  • WEBTOON, the worlds largest digital comics platform, is celebrating Rachel Smythes third major comic award of the year with Lore Olympus winning Best Webcomic at the 2022 Ringo Awards.
  • Together, the awards represent the fourth major industry wins--and 14 nominations--across the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Awards for WEBTOON creators and content in 2022.
  • Inspired by Greek mythology, Lore Olympus is a stylish and contemporary retelling of Greek mythological lore that has accumulated more than 1.2 billion global views on WEBTOON.
  • Lore Olympus is also the first title to win the Harveys Digital Book of the Year Award twice (2021 & 2022).

New App YONDER Reimagines Serialized Fiction with a Curated Catalog from Bestselling Authors and the Most Exciting Voices in Storytelling

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Launching today, YONDER is a new serialized fiction app bringing a premium, curated experience to the hottest category in publishing, serialized storytelling.

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  • Launching today, YONDER is a new serialized fiction app bringing a premium, curated experience to the hottest category in publishing, serialized storytelling.
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    From scary to steamy, mysterious to scintillating, YONDER hosts a diverse array of exciting fiction, with new chapters added daily.
  • With some of the most exciting voices in fiction, and a product that encourages and rewards reading, YONDER is the future of fiction, bringing bookshelf quality stories to a serialized mobile app.
  • YONDER is a new serialized fiction app from the WEBTOON family of brands, combining mobile reading, an engaging serialized experience, and thousands of curated stories in every genre.