Comics
Official ‘Meg’ Comic Books Up for Pre-Order With Special Edition Variants
We’re still waiting on a trailer for this August’s The Meg, an adaptation of the same-named Steve Alten novel from 1997. The story centers on a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon, and it’s also getting a comic series this year!
As we recently told you, Dabel Brothers Publishing will be releasing Issue #1 of Meg in April, the beginning of a series that will be an adaptation of the novel, rather than a tie-in with director Jon Turteltaub’s film. The six-issue series just went up for pre-order, with monthly subscriptions for either the regular editions ($4) or special editions ($15).
- Standard: Comic book issues 1 – 6, with issue #1 shipping out this April.
- Special Edition: This edition of the comics will ship with special covers, posters, enamel pins, mini coloring books, stickers and much more.
“The comic will feature Navy deep sea submersible pilot, Jonas Taylor as he finds himself face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but still can’t prove exists – Carcharodon megalodon, the massive mother of the great white shark.”
Check out the regular and special edition covers below, and pre-order through Dabel!
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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