Interviews

Interview: Webtoon’s Yongsoo Kim dives into expanded creator programs

Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Webtoon, Yongsoo Kim, explores the platform's upcoming Creator program updates and expansions.

K-Comics Beat - December 19, 2025

Interview: LOVE IN RUINS creator Flannce talks Polynesian inspiration, Manta deal, and tips for aspiring webcomic creators

In an exclusive interview with K-Comics Beat, "Love in Ruins" creator Flannce talks about their inspiration, working with Manta, and crafting a BL adventure set in Polynesia.

K-Comics Beat - September 20, 2025

OTAKON ’25 Interview: Lim Duckyoung talks comics and toys

At Otakon 2025, Lim Duckyoung discusses his comics background, his Toontoy line of figurines, and just how much he loves "The Simpsons."

August 29, 2025

Interview: TOWER OF GOD creator SIU discuss the Urek Mazino spinoff & manwha’s popularity

TOWER OF GOD creator SIU discusses his popular WEBTOON series, the "Urek Mazino" spinoff series, and why WEBTOON has exploded in recent years.

August 27, 2025

Interview: YAN’s Chang Sheng on Peking opera superheroes

Chang Sheng, the creator of "YAN," discussed how Peking opera inspired him to come up with the manga's premise.

June 24, 2025

Interview: Memoh. on printing DOMINION, an independent vertical scroll comic

Masha Zhdanova - May 5, 2025

Dominion, a vertical scroll comic about a city guard and an arsonist who join forces to foil an apocalyptic plot, is seeing print for...

Interview: Purpah on SUITOR ARMOR, fantasy and creating stories

Justin Guerrero - December 4, 2024

New York Comic Con '24 has come and gone, but among the many highlights, K-Comics Beat was given an amazing opportunity to meet and...

Interview: Kakao Entertainment’s Jayden Kang on bringing webcomics to the world

Deb Aoki - November 13, 2024

Jayden Kang, VP at the Kakao Entertainment Group, explains how the webcomics business has grown in Korea....and how it is expanding globally

Interview: Choi Gyu-Seok, creator of The Awl

Deb Aoki - October 4, 2024

Nowadays, full-color vertical scrolling webcomics or webtoons are the primary format for comics publishing in S. Korea. But much like manga from Japan, before...

INTERVIEW: SHEN of BLUE CHAIR talks Try Guys

Justin Guerrero - September 13, 2024

Shen talks about tumblr, the old days of WEBTOON, The Try Guys, what it's like to make webcomics and so much more.

Otakon ’24 Interview: Moon Inho and educational manhwa

Adam Wescott - August 16, 2024

Learn more about Korean educational manhwa from working artist Moon Inho in this in-depth interview!