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Another One Bites The Dust
Whether or not you read DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE or not, you’ve gotta feel for Rob William; this is his second book that’s been axed this week (Ghost Rider was first). This begs the questions of which of your favourite low-selling series will make the cut? Thus far, Marvel cancelations include PunisherMAX and Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive, Ghost Rider, X-23, Alpha Flight, Victor Von Doom, Destroyers, Iron Man 2.0 and All-Winners Squad. Thats quite the heavy load of nine books! Check some more Marvel speculation after the jump. Read on for the skinny…
Many of you are probably wondering which book is next? It could be X-Factor, it could be DeadpoolMAX, nobody knows for sure, but chances are if it’s a book selling anything under 20k issues a month, it’s not safe. It has not yet been said whether or not they will continue to lay any more books to rest, but judging by the way things are going, there will likely be a couple more that bite the dust. Which books are you scared of losing?
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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