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Ink Pop Reveals 3 More Titles as Part of Publishing Deal With Webtoon Ent.
posted on by Wonhee Cho
Ink Pop, the manga/manhwa/webcomics imprint for kids and teens from Penguin Random House, announced at Anime Expo on Sunday its plans to bring three webtoon series to print from WEBTOON Entertainment starting in 2026. Ink Pop and its sister imprint Inklore had revealed earlier at Anime Expo their five-year plan to publish 14 titles from WEBTOON's global library.
School Bus Graveyard, serialized by Red since 2021, will ship as a print volume in summer 2026. Ink Pop presents the story of the series, which amassed 258 million views on the WEBTOON platform:
Ashlyn is a loner in high school with no friends. But when a fateful visit to a haunted house causes her and her classmates to see monsters at night, she'll be forced to forge bonds to survive.
Slated for next fall is Brass & Sass by antlerella. The series, serialized between 2019 and 2023, gathered more than 73 million views on the WEBTOON platform. The story reads:
It may have been the music that attracted her to band class, but it was love that made her stay…even if she doesn't have any musical talent whatsoever. But what high schooler Camilla lacks in ability, she makes up for in passion – especially when it comes to Victor, the handsome musician who's caught her eye. Will love rule the day, even when your crush-of-choice is a real brass-hole? Read on to find out!
Ink Pop will release Yongchan's Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid series in print in 2027. WEBTOON describes the romance title:
Choa is a mermaid who can't swim! Discouraged, she trades the ocean for a pair of human legs. But when the star of the high school swim team finds out her secret, he offers her the chance to prove her family wrong: free swimming lessons for a mermaid!
Separately from the WEBTOON Entertainment deal, Ink Pop announced it will release I Shall Master This Family, drawn by Mon, in print starting in fall 2026. Based on the web novel of same name by Roah Kim, the series has been serialized since 2019. The story reads:
Ever since she was born, Firentia was spurned by the Lombardi family for being an illegitimate child. No one cared for her after her father died, yet she still looked after the household out of her love for the Lombardi name. But despite her hard work, she was driven out of the estate by her greedy uncles, who brought the family to ruin just two years later. When Firentia herself got into a carriage accident, she thought that was the end of her miserable existence. Little did she know that it would send her 20 years into the past instead! Now armed with knowledge about the future, Firentia sets out on a mission to become the head of the family while saving her loved ones, gathering powerful allies, and thwarting her evil uncles and cousins in the process. The task may be daunting, but if anyone can become the new matriarch of the Lombardis, it's her!
Ink Pop will also release Marionetta, created by Miriam Bonastre Tur, in fall 2026. Serialized since 2022, the story reads:
A mysterious circus. A missing friend. A dangerous deal. Julia Lazarrett is happy with her honest, predictable life. But when her best friend Kamille convinces her to visit a travelling circus, they both get more than for which they bargained. Thrust into a world full of secrets, magic, and death, Julia finds herself presented with the most horrific of deals in order to survive.
Fans can read School Bus Graveyard, Brass & Sass, Marionetta, and Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid on WEBTOON.
Fans can read I Shall Master This Family on Tapas, Tappytoon, Manta, and Pocket Comics.
Inklore had announced earlier at Anime Expo that it will release Jeho Son and ZHENA's ELECEED webtoon in print in fall 2026, and will release Quimchee's I LOVE YOO and Lilydusk's Midnight Poppy Land series in 2027. These are also part of the extended partnership with WEBTOON Entertainment.
Ink Pop also announced at Anime Expo that it will release Koumori's Our Aimless Nights (Yoru no Manimani) manga in paperback and hardcover print editions in summer 2026. Azuki previously released the manga digitally in English in 2024. The new print edition will feature the company's English translation and lettering.
Sources: Press release, Ink Pop panel at Anime Expo (Wonhee Cho)
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