Surge Licensing Signs First Wave of Licensing Partners for WEBTOON Roster
Surge Licensing, in partnership with Genuine Entertainment–collectively the exclusive licensing agent for WEBTOON Entertainment–has secured a slate of new licensing partners for the platform’s top performing WEBTOON Originals. Bioworld, Walter Foster, and FiGPiN, will launch new products based on some of the platform’s most popular titles for the U.S. market, while Event Merchandising has been signed to build-out WEBTOON’s new official webstore. Millions of fans around the globe read, share, and celebrate comics on WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform and home to some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics. Redefining comics for Gen Z and the digital era, WEBTOON hosts a diverse range of comic genres and styles, with over 170 million monthly active readers across its various platforms globally.