PRESS RELEASE
Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is set to publish a program of officially licensed How to Draw books and coloring books with WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform, launching in Spring 2024 and continuing through 2024 and beyond.
The How to Draw series will launch in April 2024 with the release of The Art of Boyfriends (from Refrainbow) and The Art of Morgana and Oz (from Miyuli). Created in partnership with WEBTOON writers and illustrators, the official How to Draw books will give readers an inside look into the art, creative process, and character designs from some of the most influential and globally popular WEBTOON series. The series will continue through Spring 2024 with other titles, including The Art of Hooky (from Miriam Bonastre Tur), The Art of True Beauty (from Yaongyi), The Tower of God Coloring Book (from S.I.U), and The Art of Cursed Princess Club (from LambCat). Notable Fall 2024 titles include The Sweet Home Coloring Book, The Art of unOrdinary and more.
Each title will include a QR code on the front cover that will link readers to the webcomic series on WEBTOON. These will be the only officially licensed How to Draw books in the market in partnership with WEBTOON.
“Quarto and Walter Foster Publishing are incredibly excited to be partnering with WEBTOON to publish a wide range of titles across a broad range of genres. These books will provide a great opportunity for readers to find content that resonates with their interests. Perfect for fans of WEBTOON who want to learn more about how these comics are created and for aspiring artists who are looking to improve their drawing skills and learn new techniques. We think of this as supporting budding creators and enabling the dream to become a successful WEBTOON creator,” notes Anne Landa, Group Publisher of Walter Foster.
David Lee, VP of Content at WEBTOON, says: “WEBTOON is home to some of the most influential and creatively innovative comic artists in the world. In addition to being incredible stories, titles like unOrdinary, True Beauty and Tower of God are global sensations because of their captivating illustrations. We’re excited to see WEBTOON creators inspire artists of all skill levels with the techniques featured in their work.”
“I’m excited for readers to get an inside look at the art of unordinary—a webcomic I’ve been working on since 2016. I hope these artbooks can provide useful insight to creators of all levels and help them move forward in their own art journeys!” says unOrdinary Creator, uru-chan.
Walter Foster Publishing has been the leading publisher of instructional art and craft books and kits for adults and children for nearly 100 years, with notable bestselling titles such as How to Draw (the first book published by the imprint with over three million copies sold in 23 languages), Creative Lettering & Beyond, and the ABC for Me series.
With its innovative, mobile vertical scroll format, WEBTOON has transformed the global comic industry, making it possible for anyone to become a creator and share their stories with a global audience of over 85.6 million readers.
WEBTOON’s storytelling community of diverse creators, worlds, and enthusiasts aligns with the work Quarto is publishing in the space—in June 2022, Quarto’s Rockport imprint launched a series of diverse manga-inspired graphic novels in partnership with Saturday AM.
