Iron Man's First Love and a Korean X-Man to Appear... Marvel Launches New Webtoon Series

To Be Released on North American Webtoon App

A new story based on the Marvel universe will be created as a webtoon.

Marvel Studios and Webtoon Entertainment announced at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), a pop culture festival held at the San Diego Convention Center in California, USA, that they will produce a new Marvel original series in the form of a webtoon. Screenshot from X (formerly Twitter)

On July 24 (local time), Marvel Studios and Webtoon Entertainment announced at "San Diego Comic-Con" (SDCC), held at the San Diego Convention Center in California, that they will be producing a new Marvel original series in webtoon format.

The new series are all based on the Marvel universe and will be spin-offs of popular existing characters such as Iron Man and Deadpool. The lineup includes stories about Tony Stark's first love during his teenage years, Deadpool falling into the world of webtoons, and an X-Men series set in Korea.

The webtoon "Tony's Girl" depicts the childhood of Iron Man, one of the most beloved characters in the Marvel series. It will follow 17-year-old Tony Stark as he falls in love with Meredith McCall, whom he meets in an etiquette class.

"X-Men Korea" unfolds the X-Men universe with Korean backgrounds and characters. It tells the story of an ordinary high school student, Go Youngseo, who discovers one day that he is a mutant and enters the academy. This series is produced by Studio Lico, a subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment.

"That Time Deadpool Fell Into WEBTOON...and Found The Longest Title of All Time!!!" aims to capture the unique charm of webtoons. The story follows Deadpool as he is sucked into the webtoon world and experiences common webtoon settings such as historical dramas, apocalyptic scenarios, and fighting tournaments. This series is a collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and Webtoon Entertainment.

Whereas previous adaptations from 20th Century Studios focused on developing popular titles into vertically scrolling webtoons, this time the distinctive feature is the creation of brand-new original webtoons set in the Marvel universe.

The new series will be available in the Disney section of the North American webtoon app. Details about release dates for each series will be announced in the future.

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