The webtoon format is one of the most digestible ways to read comics online, with thousands of stories across several major platforms. Whether you’re looking for a murder mystery, a romance, a thriller, or something action-packed, the medium of vertical scrolling comics is full of unforgettable stories, in varying degrees of length.
Some of the most popular and well-received stories have already reached their end, meaning readers can immediately jump into the entire story! Here are some of the best, finished webtoon comics that have reached their conclusion, so you can check them out right now!
Kill The Hero
By D-Dart, Cartoon Life
Action Fantasy
156 episodes
Kill The Hero is a manhwa series showing a world suddenly overcome by monsters and dungeons, where those brave enough and equipped to fight to survive and save the planet. However, after meeting Sejoon Lee, Woojin goes on a path from a jaded pessimist to finally becoming a hero himself. However, unbeknownst to Woojin, he is used as a pawn for his fellow fighter’s attempts at world domination. Those he initially believed in and trusted ultimately kill him as they approach a final boss — with plans to control the game themselves.
Upon getting a second chance to play in the game-like world, Woojin makes it his personal mission to take down those who betrayed him. Kill The Hero is a fantasy story with violence, magical settings, and a captivating protagonist focused on leveling up and getting his sweet revenge.
Solo Leveling
By Chugong, Dubu (REDICE STUDIO, and h-goon)
Action Fantasy
202 episodes
Anime on Crunchyroll from A-1 Pictures
Published physically by Yen Press
Solo Leveling features a gore-filled RPG-like world and follows the E-Rank hunter Sung Jinwoo who is known as the weakest hunter in all of humankind. Wanting to pay his mother’s hospital bills, he embarks on a mission in a deadly dungeon that leads to his bloody death. When he wakes up, he gains an extraordinary ability to see a quest board, sending him on a mission to quickly become an S-Rank Hunter. With a seemingly unlimited path to rank up, Sung finds himself intertwined in a war filled with political intrigue and tough decisions – becoming a fighter against those trying to wipe out humanity.
Solo Leveling is currently an anime series available on Crunchy Roll, has been collected physically, currently has an ongoing spin-off called Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, and has an RPG based on its world. So, even if the main series is done, plenty of Solo Leveling content is still coming!
Sweet Home
Horror/Mystery
By Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan
140 episodes
Available on WEBTOON
Adapted into a live-action series on Netflix
Published physically by KIOON and Wisdom House
Sweet Home is a mystery and horror-filled slow burn for more mature audiences. The story follows 18-year-old Cha Hyun-soo, who struggles with losing his family and his subsequent dark thoughts. But, before he can make a decision on what he wants to do next in life, monsters start appearing. Despite not wanting to be around people, Hyun-soo is forced to go into hero mode and work alongside his fellow residents as he fights not to become afflicted by the sinister force transforming those in the apocalypse.
Sweet Home comes from the team behind the popular webtoon series Bastard. A prequel spinoff from Carnby and Hongpil showcases a different perspective of the apocalypse. The success of the original series led to a three-season live-action series on Netflix starring Song Kang as Hyun Soo.
Bone’s Tarot
Romance
By Sera Swati
Available on Tapas and WEBTOON
321 episodes
In a somewhat realistic world that also has magic, U.S. Marshal Markus Bone is one of a handful of mages. While some revere his work and powers, others hate him for being different. Still, Markus does his job without worrying about his detractors. However, when his enchanted tarot card weapon is stolen, he is forced to work with an old friend named the Phelix King jumps into potentially dangerous battles without much thinking and is in love with Markus. The pair are forced to deal with their broken friendship while uncovering the truth about what happened to Markus’ tarot deck.
Bone’s Tarot features an exciting story that jumps across several different genres; it presents itself as a drama, thriller, romance, and even elements from fantasy. With more than 300 episodes available on Tapas right now with nearly 12 million views across each chapter, the series’ popularity is well-earned as it feels like a refreshing, queer romance that offers something unique in the webtoon space.
The Killing Vote
Thriller
By Eom Seyun and Jung Ipum
Available on Tapas in English
64 episodes.
Live-action series on Amazon Prime
The Killing Vote is a webtoon that deals with the concepts of justice and right and wrong through the lens of a literal killing vote. In the series, a man wearing a dog mask named Gaetal gives regular people a chance to vote on their phones on whether killers who have evaded the justice system deserve to die. Putting life and death in the hands of the public leads detective Joo Hyuk on a mission to figure out who Gaetal is behind the mask, how he is killing the killers, and what his true intentions really are.
The comic asks what justice means to different people and how it should be applied. Is it fair to kill those who have killed themselves by public votes? The wild concept has been adapted in live-action in South Korea on the Seoul Broadcasting System Television and can be streamed on Amazon Prime. If you’re not too squeamish, you’ll want to check out the captivating series in its original form and on the small screen.
