The Korea Cartoonist Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced the five winners of the 2026 "Today's Korean Comics" awards on October 20. The winning works are A Ghost Story in Wartime by Tae-jin Kang, Osaka Loop Line by Hyeona Hyeon, Low Orbit Human by Eun-young Cho, The Journey of Ice and Steel by Uolon, and Tyranno Noh Kyung-Soo by Hiphop Sinsun.
All five titles are serialized on Naver WEBTOON. A selection committee made up of industry professionals, creators and reader representatives chose the winners from 15 nominated works. The committee was established in May.
Low Orbit Human, drawn by Eun-young Cho, additionally received the Korea Cartoonist Association President's Award, which was selected from among the 15 finalists.
Each of the five winners receives the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award along with a cash prize of 7 million won, approximately US$5,000. The awards ceremony is scheduled for November 3 during the annual Comics Day celebration.
First established in 1999, Today's Korean Comics is described as one of South Korea's three major comic awards, alongside the Bucheon Manhwa Awards and the Korea Content Awards.
Four of the winning works are not available in English, but readers can find The Journey of Ice and Steel on WEBTOON, where it has been serialized in English since June. The announcement was reported by YNA, credited to Jin-ri Jang.
Sources: Anime News Network.