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Tapas Unveils an Exclusive Solo Leveling: Ragnarok Webcomic Series Ahead of the Anime’s Second Season

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Tapas Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, an exclusive webcomic series launching on November 11, 2024, only on Tapas. Set in the beloved Solo Leveling universe, this highly anticipated series arrives just as the global phenomenon prepares for the second season of its hit anime adaptation, premiering on Crunchyroll this December. As fans worldwide eagerly await the anime’s return, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok offers an exhilarating continuation of the saga, introducing fresh depth and new challenges for readers to explore.

This is the first new Solo Leveling comic release since the passing of DUBU, the original series artist whose brilliant work brought Solo Leveling to life and earned him admiration from fans worldwide.

The storyline follows Sung Suho, son of the legendary Sung Jinwoo, as he faces a new and terrifying threat in the aftermath of the death of one of the creators of the multiverse, the Absolute Ones. With a dangerous power vacuum now destabilizing reality, gates once again open to release fearsome monsters into Earth’s dimension. Suho, now tasked with saving the world, must conquer the perilous shadow dungeon and confront his father’s powerful legacy in this action-packed continuation.

The original story is written by acclaimed author Daul, known for thrilling action-fantasy tales such as Dungeon Reset and Infinite Reset. With Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, Daul delivers the same heart-pounding excitement, emotional depth, and epic adventure that fans of the Solo Leveling series have come to love. Daul’s Dungeon Reset has been recognized as one of the most successful series on Kakao Page, and Solo Leveling: Ragnarok is set to further solidify Daul’s international acclaim.

Bringing this story to life is the renowned Redice Studio, whose stunning artistry has become synonymous with the Solo Leveling franchise. Known for their intricate detail and dynamic action sequences, Redice Studio continues to raise the bar, ensuring every scene is visually immersive and emotionally gripping.

As the Solo Leveling anime prepares for its blockbuster second season, Tapas is beyond excited to expand the universe with this exclusive new webcomic. With Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, fans are in for an unparalleled, pulse-pounding journey that further cements the series as a towering force in modern fantasy storytelling. Prepare for an epic adventure like no other—mark November 11, 2024, as Solo Leveling: Ragnarok takes the world by storm with new episodes released weekly, exclusively on Tapas!

Solo Leveling: Ragnarok

DC Announces DC GO! — a new collection of webcomics designed for mobile devices

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DC has announced DC GO!, a new frontier of webcomics publishing exclusively on DC Universe Infinite (DCUI). The DC GO! collection of webcomics is designed for mobile devices, and a sneak peek of two new series will be free to read as a DC GO! preview starting today. The DC GO! collection will include a mix of original webcomic content plus vertically reformatted DC and MAD Magazine classics, launching November 20, 2024. Check out a preview of the DC GO! collection below and click through to dcuniverseinfinite.com/go for more information.

The DC GO! original launch titles include Harley Quinn in Paradise by CRC Payne, Siobhan Chiffon, and Cathy Le; Nothing Butt Nightwing by Patrick R. Young and Moy R. Marco; and Renaissance of Raven by Sina Grace, Nico Bascuñan, Katherine Lobo, and Carola Borelli, with more to come.

In Harley Quinn in Paradise by writer CRC Payne and artists Siobhan Chiffon and Cathy Le, Harley Quinn is rarely lucky in love—and after her recent breakup with The Joker, has been feeling particularly chaotic. Ivy advises Harley to lay low for a while—maybe a little R&R (recklessness and robbery) would be good for her! Good advice, right? True to character, Harley decides the best way to lay low is to plaster her face across every television in America and find true love on TV’s hottest reality dating show. Harley heads for the show’s island setting, ready to be the best contestant the program has ever seen…because she’s playing to win by any means necessary! And can she help it if she accidentally falls in love along the way?

Harley Quinn in Paradise

In Nothing Butt Nightwing by writer Patrick R. Young and artist Moy R. Marco, Dick Grayson, the first Robin, has made a name for himself as the hero Nightwing. But after several failed civilian-identity career attempts (a bar, a gym, etc.), he lands his biggest deep-cover operation yet—as an international supermodel! He’s got the eyes of the audience, the other models, and even a few agents. But he only has eyes for one thing…the Poison Ivy protégé on the hunt to steal the expensive (and environmentally harmful) jewels around the models’ necks…and perhaps the models themselves! But can he serve justice, and serve lewks, while traveling the globe? The spotlight is on Dick Grayson in Nothing Butt Nightwing…because his first gig is an underwear print campaign!

Nothing Butt Nightwing

In Renaissance of Raven by writer Sina Grace and artists Nico Bascuñan, Katherine Lobo, and Carola Borelli, Raven needs an escape. Her fellow Titans won’t leave her alone, she just had a fight with Beast Boy, and to top it off, it’s the anniversary of her mom’s death. We find her trying to live life beyond the curse of her father. She’s over it! Raven is more than her trauma! When a strange girl in a graveyard proclaims that Raven is some kind of destined hero, she’s ready to walk away…until suddenly, she’s pulled through an enchanted portal…to the kingdom of Galonia. Raven is sent hundreds of years into the past, where she must contend with a cabal of witches and the difficult choice of helping those in need or returning home!

Renaissance of Raven

In addition to the three original webcomics debuting with the DC GO! collection launch, with more to come, a DCUI subscription will also allow readers to enjoy newly formatted DC and MAD Magazine classics on the go. Batman: Hush,a thrilling mystery of action, intrigue, and deception by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, is the first DC classic to join the DC GO! collection and can be previewed for free beginning October 17. All-Star Superman, a science fiction/fantasy epic by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, a science fiction adventure by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, and more, will be joining the DC GO! collection of reformatted genre classics on DCUI in the coming months.

In Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, and Richard Starkings, a crime epidemic is sweeping Gotham, and Batman’s enemies have emerged to wreak havoc on the Caped Crusader’s life. But little do they know they’re all just pawns in a grand scheme concocted by the enigmatic Hush with one endgame in mind: destroy Bruce Wayne!

Batman: Hush 

Webtoon’s Nasdaq debut sees a 14.3% jump on the first day

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Webtoon Entertainment made its debut on Nasdaq yesterday and saw its shares rise 14.3% from its initial price.

The stock opened at $21.30 which gave the company a valuation of $2.71 billion. It traded as high as $24 but ended a last trade at $23 for the day.

Webtoon operates a digital comic platform with a user base in 150 countries. Founded in 2005, it has 170 million monthly active users (individuals who visit the platform at least once a month on average). It features 24 million creators. Its net income was $6.2 million for the first three months of the year. It announced the IPO earlier in the month.

Tapas Entertainment Hires Jacq Cohen

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Tapas Entertainment has announced the appointment of Jacq Cohen as the new Director of PR & Marketing. With this strategic addition to their team, Tapas aims to bolster its growth in the U.S. market for Korean Comics, also known as KComics.

Jacq Cohen brings over 18 years of experience in the comics publishing industry, having worked with prestigious organizations such as Fantagraphics Books, Dark Horse Comics, and Top Shelf Productions. Her extensive background in communications, media relations, event strategy, and social media, particularly in the comics publishing industry, makes her an invaluable asset to Tapas.

Tapas Entertainment was founded in 2012 and partnered with Kakao Entertainment in 2021. The Tapas app hosts a vast array of both Korean and U.S. web comics and web novels. The platform has been instrumental in introducing and popularizing KComics in the United States, and with Jacq Cohen’s leadership in Public Relations and Marketing, Tapas is poised to further cement its position in the industry.

With a deep passion for comics and a commitment to promoting rich and compelling storytelling, Jacq Cohen’s vision aligns perfectly with Tapas’ mission. The company is excited to leverage her expertise to enhance its presence and impact in the dynamic and ever-evolving world of digital comics.

Webtoon goes the IPO route as it reveals details

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Webtoon Entertainment delivered a profitable first quarter growing its revenue by 5%. The comics platform disclosed the information in its filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. Webtoon is owned by Naver Corp and features web-novels and comics available in over 150 countries.

Founded in 2005, Webtoon has 170 million monthly active users. That’s defined as individuals who visit the platform at least once a month on average. It also features 24 million creators.

Webtoon’s net income was $6.2 million or about $1.73 per share for the first three months of the year. It lost $18.3 million or $4.80 a share last year. Revenue for the period was $326.7 million, versus $310.3 million a year earlier.

The offering is being led by financial heavyweights Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and Evercore. Webtoon is seeking to be listed on Nasdaq with the symbol “WBTN.”

The number of shares that will be offered and the price range for the proposed offering hasn’t yet been announced or determined.

Exclusive Preview: S.E. Case’s Acclaimed Webcomic Hit Series Rigsby WI Heads To Iron Circus Books

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Spike Trotman’s Iron Circus Comics has launched a BackerKit campaign to publish the first ever, highly anticipated print edition of the cartoonist S.E. Case’s webcomic hit series Rigsby WI. The funny, naturalistic graphic novel series chronicles the lives of a group of average teenagers in a small city in Northern Wisconsin. It’s a series about growing up and the things that shape us, including relationships, poverty, race and sexuality, and how we choose to present ourselves to our friends, family, and the rest of the world. The BackerKit for the first book, a 120 page graphic novel titled Rigsby WI: Foothold is now live.

Sometimes as a teen in a small town, you can feel trapped — trapped enough to want to gnaw off your own leg to escape. Bethany has gotten some much needed stability in Rigsby, WI — she’s away from her oppressively disapproving mother, and the other local teens Jeordie, Erik, and Anna have welcomed her in — and together the four of them know how to escape from the world that is closing in on them. While Case’s vibrant art and naturalistic writing doesn’t shy away from the rougher experiences and feelings of teens, it also covers the truly important topics like, “is Phish a good band?”, “is the neck the dong of the torso?” and “Ernest Hemingway: Was he a piece of shit?” Nostalgic, sweet, bitter and funny all at once, Rigsby WI feels like a teenage afternoon spent with friends, with all the pathos, boredom and absurdity inherent therein. 

We have an exclusive look and you can support the graphic novel now!

Rigsby WI

Preview: Lackadaisy Vol. 1

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Lackadaisy Vol. 1

(W) Tracy J. Butler (A/CA) Tracy J. Butler
In Shops: Apr 03, 2024
SRP: $25.00

It’s 1927 and Prohibition is in full effect in St. Louis. Organized crime has risen to meet the relentless demand for illicit alcohol. Bootleggers, gangsters, and might-makes-right rule dominate the city’s underworld, fueled by the patrons of speakeasies-speakeasies like Lackadaisy. Hidden under the unassuming Little Daisy Cafe and run by the widowed and strong-willed Mitzi May, Lackadaisy holds its own in a rough-and-ready world, where you’re either holding the gun or taking the bullet. But will tenacity, class, and a little bit of crazy be enough to ensure the survival of Mitzi and her gang? A keepsake collected edition of the cult classic, Eisner Award-nominated webcomic!

Lackadaisy Vol. 1

Crowdfunding Campaign: Radiator Comics announces UM Volume One by buttercup

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UM Vol. 1

UM is a magical girl comic about Eugenée, a Black, nonbinary, aspiring birth-worker who finds themself mixed up in a millennia-old conflict between the powers that be and a faction of cosmic, shamanic midwives.

UM is an ongoing webcomic, updated most Saturdays. buttercup mixes mysticism, superhero tropes, and slice-of-life drama into a compelling narrative. With UM, buttercup seeks to craft a text with the essence of the storied history of resistance within the African Diaspora against global imperialism using imaginative play and science-fantasy as a liberation praxis, and a foundation for realizing Black continuity into the distant future.

UM Vol.1 collects the first six chapters of the webcomic, along with minicomics that support Eugenée’s story. This first volume is edited by Jamila Rowser (Washday Diaries, Ode to Keisha) and Steenz (Heart of the City, Archival Quality).

buttercup (b. 1988) is an Afroindigenous animator, illustrator, and sequential artist whose previous works include Dawn Richard’s Voodoo (Interlude) video clip, various bumpers for Adult Swim, and illustrations for Real Realm, a minicomic written by Jamila Rowser. Their illustration series ARTHROPOD explores the eponymous phylum of animals through the playful imagination of a Black, gender-nonconforming child. buttercup views their work, including and especially UM, as an exploration of the Black Imaginary and Prophetic Tradition as well as a visual excavation of the esoteric through a materialist lens.

The campaign ends April 1st, and uses an all-or-nothing crowdfunding model.

Crowdfunding Corner: The All for One Webcomic is a slice-of-life mixed with a pinch of mischief

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LPAki, the writer behind All for One, as well as the colorist, and HufeArt, the artist behind the All for One panels, haved launched a Kickstarter Campaign to fund The All for One Webcomic.

The All for One Webcomic offers a delightful blend of a slice-of-life with a pinch of mischief and a teaspoon of fun centered around Amy, a bold vampire seeking adventure in the mystical town of Amberville, unaware of the thrilling experiences awaiting her.

Amy’s embrace of life in Amberville introduces her to a diverse array of supernatural characters, fueling her insatiable thirst for adventure in the perfect playground for her immortal escapades.

She confronts the hidden perils of Amberville, facing ancient rivalries and mysterious threats that test her courage. Supported by her diverse group of friends, each with unique abilities, she navigates challenges that stretch the boundaries of her vampire nature.

Through a tale of adventure, friendship, and the supernatural, Amy realizes that the most exhilarating journeys often lie within the shadows, offering a page-turning experience as she embraces the unknown, defying all expectations.

Chandra Free’s The God Machine returns as a webcomic!

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The God Machine Vol. 2 Chapter One

Machina Corpse and Chandra Free welcome readers back into the dark and mysterious world of teenager Guy Salvatore and the quirky Gods, as Volume 2 of comic series The God Machine unfolds starting March 21st, 2024.

Following 2022’s successful relaunch of The God Machine with the Volume 1 re:VISION hardcover graphic novel, the spooky series returns with all-new weekly pages and behind-the-scenes bonus content via Global Comix and Patreon.

New readers will have the opportunity to catch up by reading Volume 1 starting February 15th with a FREE chapter updating every Thursday until the debut of Volume 2 in March. Eager readers will also have the option to buy the physical edition of Volume 1 and its full digital pdf with bonus extras right away.

As an added treat, on March 19th, a charming 4-page recap comic, “Tea Party Theater at the Edge of Forever” will delight while preparing audiences for the new content.

The God Machine is an epic story of loss, love, teen angst, Gods and monsters. It was designed as a large, ongoing series and Machina Corpse is bringing the next phase of the story to readers new and old.

The God Machine “Time’s End” Volume 2 will update on Global Comix every Tuesday and Thursday morning starting March 21st with a traditional styled black and white page with guided view for mobile users.

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