Park Han-sol reports on Korea's financial regulators, along with fintech and insurance. She previously wrote about the art world, from biennales and exhibitions to fairs and auctions, with a focus on Seoul and the figures shaping the scene. Before joining The Korea Times, she spent a year at ABC News' Seoul bureau, contributing to coverage of major Asia-Pacific events.
Batman's family adventures launched as original webtoon series
The new original webtoon series, “Batman: Wayne Family Adventures” / Courtesy of Naver Webtoon
By Park Han-sol
By Park Han-sol
DC Comics and Naver have released a brand new, original comic series of “Batman” on the popular digital Webtoon platform, Thursday, as part of their partnership to introduce the unique universe and characters from the global entertainment titan's intellectual property in the form of webcomics.
"The new Batman story, “Batman: Wayne Family Adventures,” exists outside of the main DC Batman chronology. It takes a step back from the usual action-packed scenes in the city of Gotham and instead offers family dynamics and adventures within Wayne Manor between the Dark Knight and his “endless supply of adopted, fostered and biological superhero children,” the synopsis reads.
The first three episodes are already live on Naver Webtoon's English and Spanish platforms, targeting American and European audiences, and will be made available in other languages, including Korean, soon. Each new chapter will be published every Thursday (local time).
The slice-of-life narrative revolving around Batman's struggles to become a father figure to a young group of vigilantes is expected to resonate with many DC Comics fans, as the series has already gained more than 350,000 subscribers in the less than two days since its release.
“Unlike the previous method of webtoonizing already published comics, this is our first attempt in the industry to release original webtoon content based on the universe and characters from the intellectual property (of a partner company),” Lee Shin-ok, who is in charge of Naver Webtoon's services in the United States, said in a statement.