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"Webtoon’s Road to NYCC follows an impressive number of Ringo Awards at last weekend’s 2018 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards at Baltimore Comic-Con with a total of seven including Favorite Hero: Mags (Assassin Roommate), Favorite Villain: Arlo (unOrdinary), Favorite New Series: I Love Yoo, Favorite New Talent: Quimchee, Favorite Publisher: Line Webtoon, Best Comic Strip or Panel: Sarah&#39;s Scribbles, and Best Webcomic: 1000, Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene! Webtoon featured creator Katie Cook (Nothing Special) – returning October 9! – gave the keynote address celebrating the success of this digital frontier. Click to watch the Ringo Awards.\n \nhursday, October 4\n \nWEBTOON PRESENTS &quot;CASTER&quot; FEATURING COMMON\nTime: 12:30pm – 1:30pm\nLocation: Room 1A10 – Javits Center\nDescription: Please join us for the launch of Caster, an all-new original digital comic series premiering on Webtoon from Noble Transmission and Freedom Road Productions and featuring original music and score by Common and Robert Glasper. Join Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and 3x Grammy Award winner Common, Freedom Road Productions Managing Partner Derek Dudley, co-creator Austin Harrison, artist Jason Masters, writer Mike Raicht, and Webtoon Head of Content Tom Akel for a special look at the series and discussion of this unique series. \n\n \nFriday, October 5\nSPOTLIGHT ON MONGIE (LET&#39;S PLAY)\nTime: 3:15pm – 4:15pm\nLocation:  Anime Fest - Mirai Stage – Pier 94 – NOTE: TIX STILL AVAILABLE\nDescription: Fans will get a one-on-one experience with the popular creator of Webtoon&#39;s Let&#39;s Play (1.7million subscribers, more than 88 million views, with more than 3 million views per week–and it’s her debut comic!), Leanne &quot;Mongie&quot; Krecic.  Her artwork can be seen on IGN, AdultSwim, YouTube, Freeblades, and ImagineFX Magazine.\nSpeakers: David Lee, Leeanne &quot;Mongie&quot; Krecic \n\n \nWOMEN INCORPORATED: WEBTOON EMPOWERS CREATORS\nTime: 6:45pm – 7:45pm\nLocation: Room 1A21 – Javits Center\nDescription: Webtoon has one of the most diverse rosters of creators, with more than 65% female creators and 75% female readership – astonishing figures in the entertainment community! Our female creators cover multiple genres including Fantasy, Slice of Life, Horror, Romance, and more. Hear from some of Webtoon’s top creators on how they broke into the business, found their voice, and some of the challenges they met along the way.\nSpeakers: Tom Akel, Yen Ee aka Fishball (My Giant Nerd Boyfriend), Monica Gallagher (Assassin Roommate), Leeanne Krecic aka Mongie (Let’s Play), Katie Cook (Nothing Special), and Chelsey Han aka uru-chan (unOrdinary)\n \nSaturday, October 6\nWELCOME TO THE DIGITAL AGE OF COMICS\nTime: 1:30pm – 2:30pm\nLocation: 1B03 – Javits Center\nDescription: Panel discussion from the big three on the success of digital comics.  No longer does a creator have to wait for print and ship, you can go live when you are ready and get immediate feedback from fans. For creators what it takes to join a platform. For readers, the diversity of content is endless.\nSpeakers: Heidi  MacDonald (Moderator, Editor The Beat), Tom Akel (Head of Content, Webtoon; co-writer Backchannel), Dean Haspiel (creator The Red Hook, War Cry), Michael  Son (Editor in Chief, Tapas), Michi (creator Born Sexy Tomorrow, The God in the Field), Ben Wolstenholme (CEO/co-founder Madefire; creator MO​NO)\n\n \n            Webtoon Creators - Interview SyFy Live stage\nTime: 5:30pm\n            Location: Show Floor, Level 3, Booth 174\n            Details: Fabian Nicieza, Reilly Brown, Monica Gallagher, M. Victoria      Robado, Tom Akel\n \nBREAKING IN AND MONETIZING YOUR COMICS WITH WEBTOON\nLocation: Room 1A02 – Javits Center\nTime: 7:45pm – 8:45pm\nDescription: Looking to break into creator-owned comics with the world’s largest comics publisher? Hear from creators including Shen (Blue Chair), Fabian Nicieza (Outrage),M. Victoria Robado (#Blessed), Sanford Greene (1000), and Jin Kim (Webtoon Community Manager/Creator Care) on what it takes to break into the industry, how they’ve built their fanbases through Webtoon, and how to survive once you’re a full-time creator. Webtoon Head of Content Tom Akel will walk you through how to publish and promote your own IP on the Discover platform, provide details on Webtoon’s new ad sharing program, their partnership with Patreon, and the eight finalists will be introduced.\n "
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