Naver Webtoon partners with Disney on digital webtoon platform

Webtoon Entertainment, the U.S. parent company of Naver Webtoon, will partner with the Walt Disney Company to create a new digital comics platform. The webtoon company announced Tuesday (local time) that it had signed a nonbinding term sheet with Disney to develop the new platform, which will house comics from Disney’s studios — Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, Pixar and 20th Century Studios. The platform will allow fans to access a library of 35,000 Disney comics, ranging from classics to latest releases, in one place for the first time. Until now, Marvel Unlimited was Disney’s only dedicated comics platform, and it only offered Marvel titles. Webtoon Entertainment will develop and operate the platform, which will provide comics in both vertical scrolling and traditional formats. “This new platform combines our product and technical expertise with Disney’s vast titles, offering fans around the world a new way to discover and enjoy Disney’s legendary characters and stories,” Webtoon Entertainment CEO Kim Jun-koo said. “It is truly an honor to partner with Disney, a company withWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times