DC Comics was mocked by some for licensing their titles to Webtoon, just for them to do rather well and now DC Comics will get to place these strips into print.
DC Comics was mocked by some for licensing their titles to Webtoon for web-only strips, just for them to do rather well and Batman: Wayne Family Adventures grabbing an Eisner. Now DC Comics will get to carry it again residence, by placing these strips in print, with Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Vol. 1 and Vixen: NYC Vol. 1 going to print in August, and Zatanna & The Ripper Vol. 1 in October.
“Fans can’t get enough of our DC and WEBTOON content,” mentioned Anne DePies, DC’s senior vice chairman and common supervisor, “and expanding DC’s creative partnership with WEBTOON into print with books like Batman: Wayne Family Adventures reflects this demand. Each page of these new volumes is meticulously reproduced to be read seamlessly in book narrative format. DC’s continuing partnership with WEBTOON combines legendary franchises with new technologies and global fandoms, and we can’t wait to get these new print editions into your hands.”
“We’re immensely proud of the stories we’ve been able to tell with DC and thrilled to bring these narratives to bookshelves,” mentioned David Lee, VP of content material at WEBTOON. “The creative teams behind these series have given fans fresh takes on legendary DC characters, and we’re excited to give WEBTOON and DC fans a new way to enjoy these titles.”
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures started in September 2021, exploring Batman’s adventures as a father to a dynamic group of adopted, fostered, and organic superhero youngsters, is at the moment in its second season, with new digital episodes rolling out weekly. Vixen: NYC launched in May 2022 to inform the story of school freshman Mari Jiwe discovering she will channel the facility of the animal kingdom, and a time-displaced Zatanna story launched proper after as Zatanna & the Ripper, a magical serial-killer homicide thriller set in London within the 1800s.
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Vol. 1 (9781779523273, $14.99 US) publishes on August 1 and collects episodes 1 via 25; Vixen: NYC Vol. 1 (9781779523280, $14.99 US) publishes on August 15 and collects episodes 1 via 9; and Zatanna & the Ripper Vol. 1 (9781779523389, $14.99 US) publishes on October 3 and collects episodes 1 via 11.
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