The digital platform gets an infusion of cash, technology and new leadership to compete in the multibillion dollar digital comics market.

Disney is getting more serious about digital comics: The Mouse House entered into an agreement with webcomics specialist Webtoon Entertainment to create an all-new digital comics platform — stocked ...

GlobalComix has raised $13M co-led by SBI and Point72, appointed a new CEO, and acquired AI localisation startup INKR.

Walt Disney has also agreed to acquire a 2 percent stake in the media company behind the mainstream embrace of webcomics. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Webtoon Entertainment saw its stock price ...

EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming Black Mirror graphic novels will take their brand of digital dystopia to comic and manga platform InkyPen. Ahead of the launch of USS Callister, the first of Twisted Comics’ ...

Disney, Marvel, and Webtoon have partnered up to launch a new global digital comics app and platform in 2026. Disney and WEBTOON have finalized their previously announced strategic partnerships, which ...

On Tuesday, DC announced a new deal with GlobalComix, a digital platform that aims to optimize digital comics for mobile devices. Through use of vertical scroll, a format that makes comics feel more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. Webtoon (WBTN) shares were up sharply on the news, reaching a ...

Last month, Webtoon announced a major new deal with Disney to bring a litany of original licensed stories and past comics from across a whole host of past Disney-branded comics, including the Marvel ...

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) said on Monday that it has partnered with Webtoon Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) to develop a digital platform featuring its iconic comics. Disney has also agreed to acquire a 2% ...

Twenty anime projects. Partnerships with the studios behind “Dragon Ball” and “Demon Slayer.” An international digital platform claiming the top revenue spot in Japan’s competitive app market. Webtoon ...

BURBANK, Calif. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ: WBTN) today announced that Disney and WEBTOON have entered into a non-binding ...