Disney Announces ‘Cursed Love’ Romantasy Webtoon Initiative – News

Disney Publishing announced Disney Cursed Love, a new romantasy initiative inspired by Disney’s classic love stories, at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2026 on August 14.

The initiative will launch with The Curse of a Forsaken Heart, a new webtoon by New York Times bestselling author Emily McIntire and artist Samairu. The series will debut on WEBTOON before expanding into print formats in 2027.

The story of the webtoon reads:

Belle and the Beast (in its human form) get sucked into a magical world through an enchanted stained-glass window. Once trapped, they quickly realize the fate of the realm is tied to the kingdom’s princess, Emberlynne: a woman who didn’t yield to the marriage proposal of an evil sorcerer. As a result of her refusal, the entire kingdom is cursed to live without love and anyone who steps foot inside it is also cursed. Belle and the Beast will have to not only find their way back to their own love, but also help the princess find hers in order to lift the curse from the kingdom and return home.

Disney also announced seven additional titles that will join more than 20 existing Disney and Marvel series on WEBTOON, including Star Wars: Visions The Followers of Ankok, Star Wars: Visions The Ronin and the Droid, Disney Villains Hades, Disney Villains Maleficent, Disney Villains Ursula, Gravity Falls: Lost Legends, and The Ultimates. Release dates for the new titles have not yet been announced.

WEBTOON and Disney announced in August 2025 a multi-year collaboration to adapt and distribute around 100 comics from Disney, Marvel, 20th Century Studios, and Star Wars in WEBTOON’s mobile vertical-scroll format. The collaboration launched with a dedicated section on the English-language WEBTOON app, offering both reformatted comics and brand-new original webcomic series based on Disney’s most popular properties.

The two companies then announced in September 2025 they have signed a non-binding term sheet to develop a new digital comics platform. The service will include more than 35,000 comics from across Disney’s portfolio, including Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and 20th Century Studios, along with WEBTOON Original titles. The platform will feature both vertical-scroll and traditional formats and WEBTOON Entertainment will build and operate the platform. The platform will also expand on Marvel Unlimited, with current subscribers gaining access to the new catalog.

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