Interviews

Interview: Purpah teases SUITOR ARMOR Season 4 & reflects on the series so far

Suitor Armor creator Purpah teases what's to come for the WEBTOON romantasy series in Season 4 and reflects on the importance of rest.

Ollie Kaplan - February 6, 2026

Interview: GRAVEWEAVER maintains the fourth wall with I’M THE GRIM REAPER fans

GRAVEWEAVER talks about the speed of producing a WEBTOON Original, adapting I'm the Grim Reaper for print, and more.

Ollie Kaplan - February 5, 2026

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.

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.

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

Ollie Kaplan - August 27, 2025

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

Interview: YAN’s Chang Sheng on Peking opera superheroes

Hilary Leung - June 24, 2025

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

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...