– Launched on Naver Webtoon today (1st ) to coincide with the release of the movie ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ’
– Planning to exclusively serialize webtoons through the ‘Marvel Webtoon Project’ such as ‘ Eternals’ and ‘Spider-Man’ in the second half of the year
Marvel’s first Asian hero ‘Shang-Chi’ is now available on Naver Webtoon . Naver Webtoon announced that it will exclusively serialize the webtoon ‘Shang-Chi’ starting on the 1st as the second series of the ‘Marvel Webtoon Project’ .
The webtoon ‘Shang-Chi’ is a hero origin story based on the Marvel Comics of the same name published in 2020 . The main character, Shang-Chi, is designated as the new successor to the ‘League of Five Fighters’, a legendary organization led by his father. As a result, he returns to the secret group as if by fate, and shows the heroic aspects he shows within the organization . The webtoon will be released over a total of 8 episodes , and can be viewed exclusively on Naver Webtoon and Naver Series every Wednesday and Sunday .
In addition, with the release of Marvel Studios ‘ movie ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ on the 1st , you can enjoy the diverse charms of ‘Shang-Chi’, Marvel’s best fighting hero, through webtoons and movies at the same time . The fun of discovering the similarities and differences in the stories between the two genres is also expected to be a point of appreciation .
Meanwhile , Naver Webtoon has been presenting the ‘Marvel Webtoon Project’ starting this year in collaboration with Marvel Comics and Sigongsa, Korea’s official Marvel publisher . The ‘Marvel Webtoon Project’ is the world’s first title that recreates Marvel Comics’ print comics into a vertically scrolling webtoon tailored to the mobile environment . The webtoon ‘Black Widow’ was released as the first series last July , and the original comics for the movies > and : No Way Home, which are scheduled to be released in November and December, will also be released as webtoons .
Webtoon ‘Shang-Chi’ can be enjoyed exclusively through Naver Webtoon, Naver Series website , mobile web , app , and PC .
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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