Joo Dong-geun, creator of “All of Us Are Dead,” will join audiences for a special program on Sept. 11. (photo courtesy of IMDb, Netflix)

The Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in partnership with the Korea Creative Content Agency, presents “2026 K-Comics Origin Los Angeles: Korean Webtoon Experience Exhibition” from Sept. 11 through Oct. 17.

The exhibition explores the evolution of K-Comics, from Korea’s 100-year history of comics to webtoon, a distinctive storytelling format that has emerged in the digital and mobile era. Visitors will encounter iconic characters and scenes from popular Korean webtoons and experience their worlds through interactive kiosks, offering an immersive, offline experience of the diverse appeal and unique characteristics of Korean webtoons.

The exhibition will feature three globally popular Korean webtoons: “All of Us Are Dead,” “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint” and “Solo Leveling.” Through immersive spatial installations featuring characters and key scenes from each work, visitors will feel as though they have stepped directly into the worlds of webtoons. The exhibition also provides an opportunity to experience webtoons in a physical setting, offering a new way to engage with stories that audiences have traditionally encountered primarily through digital screens.

The exhibition will also highlight examples of Korean webtoons expanding into dramas, animation, games and other forms of content. Visitors will gain an overview of the One Source Multi-Use ecosystem, a defining characteristic of the K-Content industry in which a single story and its characters evolve across different media and genres to create new forms of content and intellectual property.

On Sept. 11, the opening day of the exhibition, Joo Dong-geun, creator of “All of Us Are Dead,” will join audiences for a special program. Joo will discuss his creative process and the journey of his work from webtoon to global content, sharing his experience as a creator and the story behind the original webtoon’s adaptation into the Netflix series, which went on to rank No. 1 globally among TV shows.

“Korean webtoons are a unique cultural content genre developed by Korean creators for the digital and mobile environment, building upon the country’s long history and tradition of comics,” KCCLA Director Haedon Lee said. “Today, webtoons have become an important source of original intellectual property for a wide range of K-Content, including films and dramas. This exhibition will provide L.A. audiences with an opportunity to experience Korean webtoons – now a global cultural phenomenon – in a more immediate, physical setting and enjoy some of Korea’s most representative works in a variety of ways.”

“2026 K-Comics Origin Los Angeles: Korean Webtoon Experience Exhibition” will be on view in the KCCLA art gallery 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Admission is free. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, visit kccla.org.