Webtoon Reveals Nycc 2024 Panels And More

With NYCC 2024 in full swing Thursday, Oct 17, 2024, 10:00 AM through Sunday, Oct 20, 2024, WEBTOON has revealed its full panel lineup today. Fans can find WEBTOON at booth (#2835). Panels span Thursday through Sunday, with creator signings Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Check out the full lineup below!

Creator signings at the WEBTOON booth (Booth #2835) include:

• Thursday, Oct. 17 at 3:00pm ET – Purpah (Suitor Armor) and Brandon Chen (Just a Goblin)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11:00am ET – Nuria (Love 4 a Walk) and uru-chan (unOrdinary)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:00pm ET – Snailords (Death: Rescheduled & Freaking Romance) and unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5:00pm ET – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society) and Red (School Bus Graveyard)
• Sunday, Oct. 20, 12:30pm ET – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)
• Sunday, Oct. 20, 3:00pm ET – Shen (Bluechair) and Nuria (Love 4 a Walk)

Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will also host a booth for print and graphic novel lovers, where fans can find top titles from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group. Visitors can purchase the hottest graphic novels, fantasy and romance novels, merch, and pick up free books and swag throughout the weekend (Booth #3524).

Creator signings (with limited FREE copy giveaways) at the Wattpad WEBTOON Studios booth include:

• Thursday, Oct. 17 at 4:30pm ET – uru-chan (unOrdinary)
• Friday, Oct. 18 at 11:00am ET – unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)
• Friday, Oct. 18 at 12:30pm ET – Gina Musa (Boot Camp)
• Friday, Oct. 18 at 3:30pm ET – Snailords (Freaking Romance)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11:30am ET – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1:30pm ET – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:30pm ET – Katarina E. Tonks (Death is My Ride or Die)

WEBTOON Entertainment’s full panel programming details are as follows:

• The Art of Leveling Up: Designing Power Systems in Comics, Manga, and Anime (Thursday, Oct. 17 at 12:30pm ET; Room 409) — Featuring uru-chan, unOrdinary creator; Brandon Chen, Just a Goblin creator; Ethan LeBlanc, WEBTOON Editor; WhytManga, SaturdayAM creator of Apple Bank. Moderator by Popverse Editor-in-Chief Chris Arrant.
• Love’s Revival: A Perfect Storm of Passion in Pop Culture (Friday, Oct. 18 at 2:00pm ET; Room 409) — Featuring Snailords, Freaking Romance creator; Unfins, Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell creator; Gina Musa, author of the recently adapted Wattpad novel Boot Camp; Katherine Zofrea, General Manager of romance bookstore The Ripped Bodice in NYC; Sarvenaz Tash, author, The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love. Moderated by Victoria Male, Temple of Geek.

• Build Your Own Franchise and Fandom in Webcomics (Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1:30pm ET; Room 408) — Featuring Snailords, Freaking Romance creator; Rachel Smythe, Lore Olympus creator; Red, School Bus Graveyard creator; Brandon Chen, Just a Goblin creator; Aron Levitz, President of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. Moderated by Victoria Male, Temple of Geek.

• The Quiet Page: The Art of Fear (Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:15pm ET; Room 409) — Featuring Meredith Moriarty, Third Shift Society creator; Red, School Bus Graveyard creator; Sian Mandrake, Storm King Comics; Sam Freeman, Mad Cave Comics author of HOUND; Patrick Horvath, IDW creator of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. Moderated by Nerdist Editor-in-Chief Rotem Rusak.
• Women in Comics: The Empowerment Era (Sunday, Oct. 20, 11:00am ET, Room 409) — Featuring; Ingrid Ochoa, The Kiss Bet creator; Yishin Li RE: Trailer Trash creator; Bre Boswell, WEBTOON Editor. Moderated by Cosmopolitan Entertainment Editor, Tamara Fuentes.
• David S. Lee, Head of US WEBTOON, will also participate in a comics industry think tank panel hosted by Popverse on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30am ET.

For more on this news read the press release below.

Los Angeles, Calif. (September 19, 2024) — Get ready, New York Comic Con! WEBTOON Entertainment, a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world’s largest storytelling platforms, is headed to New York Comic Con 2024 (Oct. 17- Oct. 20) with its biggest-ever presence at the event. As part of its 10th-anniversary celebration, WEBTOON will host an exciting lineup of panels, can’t-miss creator signings, merch, and more.

WEBTOON and Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will bring together globally popular creators including Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus), uru-chan (unOrdinary), Snailords (Freaking Romance and Death: Rescheduled), Gina Musa (Boot Camp), and Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society). They’ll join executives for industry discussions on the future of entertainment and publishing, women in comics, the art of horror, the surging popularity of romance, and much more!

In addition to WEBTOON’s panel and signing programming, fans will have the chance to visit two WEBTOON booths in the exhibit hall. Making its debut on the NYCC show floor, WEBTOON will host a booth packed with can’t-miss activities all weekend long. Some of the biggest names in webcomics will participate in daily meet-and-greets and signings, while fans can also grab exclusive merchandise from their favorite series. Fans can watch WEBTOON on social media for more details about events and giveaways at WEBTOON’s NYCC booth (Booth #2835).

Creator signings at the WEBTOON booth (Booth #2835) include:

• Thursday, Oct. 17 at 3:00pm ET – Purpah (Suitor Armor) and Brandon Chen (Just a Goblin)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11:00am ET – Nuria (Love 4 a Walk) and uru-chan (unOrdinary)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:00pm ET – Snailords (Death: Rescheduled & Freaking Romance) and unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5:00pm ET – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society) and Red (School Bus Graveyard)
• Sunday, Oct. 20, 12:30pm ET – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)
• Sunday, Oct. 20, 3:00pm ET – Shen (Bluechair) and Nuria (Love 4 a Walk)

Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will also host a booth for print and graphic novel lovers, where fans can find top titles from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group. Visitors can purchase the hottest graphic novels, fantasy and romance novels, merch, and pick up free books and swag throughout the weekend (Booth #3524).

Creator signings (with limited FREE copy giveaways) at the Wattpad WEBTOON Studios booth include:

• Thursday, Oct. 17 at 4:30pm ET – uru-chan (unOrdinary)
• Friday, Oct. 18 at 11:00am ET – unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)
• Friday, Oct. 18 at 12:30pm ET – Gina Musa (Boot Camp)
• Friday, Oct. 18 at 3:30pm ET – Snailords (Freaking Romance)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11:30am ET – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1:30pm ET – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society)
• Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:30pm ET – Katarina E. Tonks (Death is My Ride or Die)

WEBTOON Entertainment’s full panel programming details are as follows:

• The Art of Leveling Up: Designing Power Systems in Comics, Manga, and Anime (Thursday, Oct. 17 at 12:30pm ET; Room 409) — Featuring uru-chan, unOrdinary creator; Brandon Chen, Just a Goblin creator; Ethan LeBlanc, WEBTOON Editor; WhytManga, SaturdayAM creator of Apple Bank. Moderator by Popverse Editor-in-Chief Chris Arrant.
• Love’s Revival: A Perfect Storm of Passion in Pop Culture (Friday, Oct. 18 at 2:00pm ET; Room 409) — Featuring Snailords, Freaking Romance creator; Unfins, Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell creator; Gina Musa, author of the recently adapted Wattpad novel Boot Camp; Katherine Zofrea, General Manager of romance bookstore The Ripped Bodice in NYC; Sarvenaz Tash, author, The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love. Moderated by Victoria Male, Temple of Geek.

• Build Your Own Franchise and Fandom in Webcomics (Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1:30pm ET; Room 408) — Featuring Snailords, Freaking Romance creator; Rachel Smythe, Lore Olympus creator; Red, School Bus Graveyard creator; Brandon Chen, Just a Goblin creator; Aron Levitz, President of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. Moderated by Victoria Male, Temple of Geek.

• The Quiet Page: The Art of Fear (Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:15pm ET; Room 409) — Featuring Meredith Moriarty, Third Shift Society creator; Red, School Bus Graveyard creator; Sian Mandrake, Storm King Comics; Sam Freeman, Mad Cave Comics author of HOUND; Patrick Horvath, IDW creator of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. Moderated by Nerdist Editor-in-Chief Rotem Rusak.
• Women in Comics: The Empowerment Era (Sunday, Oct. 20, 11:00am ET, Room 409) — Featuring; Ingrid Ochoa, The Kiss Bet creator; Yishin Li RE: Trailer Trash creator; Bre Boswell, WEBTOON Editor. Moderated by Cosmopolitan Entertainment Editor, Tamara Fuentes.
• David S. Lee, Head of US WEBTOON, will also participate in a comics industry think tank panel hosted by Popverse on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30am ET.

Final dates, times and locations for all NYCC panels and signings will be available at https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/. Stay up to date on WEBTOON and WEBTOON creators’ event appearances by following us on Twitter and Instagram.