November 13, 2015 – LINE Webtoon, the popular digital comic service pioneering the distribution and consumption of comics worldwide, has brought a new title, as it unleashes the digital comicseries, Star Wars. This highly-engaging series centered on the original Star Wars trilogy digs into the story from a new perspective – presented from the point-of-view of a young Luke Skywalker as he grows up on Tatooine. The series is sure to appeal to both long time enthusiasts of Star Wars and new fans alike who will enjoy learning more about the epic space opera, designed with beautiful artwork and presented in LINE Webtoon’s unique, easy to read scroll-based storytelling style. Beginning today, fans are able to read Star Wars every Thursday and Sunday on LINE Webtoon for free. To access Star Wars fanscan visit the LINE Webtoon web site or download the official LINE Webtoon app through the Apple App Store and Google Play. “Our fans are in for something special as they now have a chance to dive into the epic Star Wars story in a totally new way, only on LINE Webtoon,” said JunKoo Kim, Founder and Head of LINE Webtoon. “This immersive digital comic experience offers a brand new experience for Star Wars fans and perfectly showcases the appeal of our digital storytelling format.” LINE Malaysia will be holding an exciting quiz contest for Malaysian Webtoon readers from 16th to 18th November 2015. To take part, fans will need to download the official LINE Webtoon app through the App Store and Google Play, add the LINE Fun Official Account on their LINE app (LINE ID: LINEFunMY) and answer quizzes based on the comic. Participants can stand a chance to win 15 Grand Prizes of Star Wars Lego or cool LINE merchandises or RM10 cash vouchers. Star Wars is authored by Hong Jacga, a renowned Korean comic artist who has received huge accolades for such work as Hwa Ja, Dorothy Band, and The Cat Funeral – the latter two works having been adapted into musical and movie form respectively. To effectively deliver the original Star Wars story, Hong Jacga not only reconstructs events from the films but also includes main characters, backgrounds and locations consistent with the Star Wars universe while adding his uniquely realistic and exquisite art style. As a fan of Star Wars himself, Hong Jacga's passion for the original material really shines through in the series and there will be much to look forward to with new interesting content available exclusively through the Star Wars digital comic.
