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Webtoon Shares Jump More than 25% on Deal to Create Digital Comics Platform for Disney's Marvel and Star Wars

The new subscription service will combine Disney's comic catalog and WEBTOON Originals, offering over 35,000 titles and including a 2% equity stake acquisition by Disney in WEBTOON.

  • On September 15, 2025, The Walt Disney Company and WEBTOON Entertainment signed a non-binding deal to develop a 35K-comic platform and for Disney to buy a 2% stake.
  • Building on a multi-year collaboration last year, WEBTOON Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company expanded their partnership last month to address the fragmented digital comics market after Amazon's Comixology led to a siloed marketplace.
  • Disney+ subscribers will get curated access at no extra cost through the Disney+ Perks program.
  • On Monday, Webtoon shares surged following the announcement, with WBTN gaining 5.06% in regular trading before soaring 58.36% after hours.
  • The deal remains non-binding and requires definitive agreements; localization plans include Korean and Japanese WEBTOON platforms for wide distribution of 35,000 comics.
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Webtoon Shares Soar on Disney Digital Comics Partnership Deal for Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ Content

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Disney to Launch New Digital Comics Platform With Webtoon Entertainment, Acquires 2% Stake in Webtoon

Disney entered into an agreement with Webtoon Entertainment to create an all-new digital comics platform. Disney also will acquire a 2% stake in Webtoon.

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Webtoon shares jump more than 25% on deal to create digital comics platform for Disney's Marvel and Star Wars

Disney and Webtoon on Monday announced plans for a new digital platform that will house brands such as Marvel and Star Wars.

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Naver Webtoon partners with Disney on digital webtoon platform

Webtoon Entertainment, the U.S. parent company of Naver Webtoon, will partner with the Walt Disney Company to create a new digital comics platform....

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WEBTOON Entertainment Stock Pops 58% After-Hours On Disney Partnership Featuring Marvel, Star Wars - Webtoon Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN), Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)

Webtoon Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WBTN) shares surged more than 58% in after-hours trading on Monday after announcing a partnership with The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) to build a digital comics platform that will bring together decades of Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and Disney titles. A First-Of-Its-Kind Comics Hub For the first time, more than 35,000 comics from across Disney's portfolio — including Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and 20th Century Studi…

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Disney and Webtoon's Partnership Is Leading to a Massive New Comics App

Digital comics is getting a major new player as Disney prepares to invest in the webcomics platform.

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Laughing Place broke the news in on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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