Ize Press, the Korean-content imprint of manga publisher Yen Press, announced print editions for four beloved webcomics at Sakura-Con 2026 on Saturday. Slated for publication in late 2026 and early 2027, titles include Special Civil Servant; On the Way to Meet Mom; Reunion; and Merry Marbling.
Without further ado, here are the details on each book.
Special Civil Servant
Art by ch
Original story by Sora Kwon and Jaewon Seo
Originally published on Webtoon
Currently published on Webtoon as an ongoing mystery series with updates every Thursday, Special Civil Servant combines workplace drama with supernatural influence for a fantasy comedy that centers a struggling job seeker, Maru Han, who’s recruited to a secret government division that fights monsters.
Maru Han is your typical twenty-nine-year-old guy—socially anxious, broke, and desperate for a stable job. Things aren’t looking up, though, considering he just failed the civil service exam for the fifth time! But fate has a funny way of giving us what we want… When a trip to the mountains turns into an encounter with some strange, human-eating creature, Maru finds himself recruited into the “Special Civil Service.” His lucky break, right? Wrong! So, so, wrong! Everything is a mess—this secret task force is threatening the very safety he longed for, the monsters they fight are weirdly drawn to him, and the people on his team are total nutjobs! Will Maru be able to adjust to his new life as a public defender, or will he crash and burn alongside the earth itself?
On the Way to Meet Mom
By GOMYANG
Originally published on Webtoon
Fantasy-adventure series On the Way to Meet Mom was originally published on Webtoon from 2025-2026, chronicling the journey of a child named Mori as he both creates a found family and goes on an epic, dangerous quest to find his biological mom.
The series boasts 31 episodes and three epilogues in its vertical-scrolling format and will be published in two English-language volumes by Ize Press.
On the Way to Meet Mom is a found-family fantasy adventure about a young boy on a journey to find his mother, encountering new friends, dangers, and life-changing revelations along the way. Originally released on Webtoon, On the Way to Meet Mom has resonated with readers for its imaginative worldbuilding, adorable protagonist, and heartfelt exploration of family, identity, and belonging.
This touching series has garnered millions of views and a dedicated global fanbase since its English-language debut in 2025. The English print edition will be complete in two volumes.
Reunion
Art by Deulsum
Original story by 2coin
Originally published on Manta
Originally published on Manta from 2023-2025, Reunion is a complex Boys’ Love romance about a con gone sideways, with two characters whose reunion years later is marred by memory loss and regret.
Reunion has 75 episodes in its vertical-scrolling format and will be published in five English-language volumes by Ize Press. Reunion, Vol. 1 is slated for release in October 2026.
Seven years ago, Hakyung Lee accepted an offer to impersonate a dead girl. The plan was simple—he would pose as his childhood friend, Jiyoung Han, and convince a rich grandpa on his deathbed he wasn’t a fraud. It’d only be for one summer, and once it was over, Hakyung would walk away with the funds to pay for his mother’s hospital care and medication. And everything seemed to be smooth sailing—until Yoonsung Jang rushed to his grandfather’s side, determined to expose Hakyung as a fake. Except he doesn’t…and as the two spend more time together, the carefully placed walls between them begin to crumble. Now, in the present day, Yoonsung steps into the very bar where Hakyung works.
Merry Marbling
By PENGKI
Originally published on Lezhin
Originally published on Lezhin from 2023-2025, Merry Marbling is a sweet Boys’ Love series that follows high school students Ian Ha and Yugun Baek as they work through trauma, public perception, and personal limitations to see each other fully.
Merry Marbling has 129 episodes in its vertical-scrolling format and will be published in six English-language volumes by Ize Press.
Ian Ha has been in the spotlight since he was a child, heralded as an angel after an act of kindness makes local headlines. He’s perfected his public persona as the ever-popular impeccable model student, and high school seems to be no different—that is, until the arrival of a boy unlike anybody he’s ever met before. Not only is Yugun Baek unmoved by Ian’s kind and friendly gestures, but his prickly and brash nature seems to draw out all the worst sides of him! The two are like oil and water…so why do they keep getting mixed up with each other?!
Fore more information about these and other Ize Press titles, visit the publisher’s website.
