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A new side of the Upside Down

he Stranger Things universe has expanded with a new Webtoon adaptation of Stranger T hings: T he Other Side, released in eight chapters.

Based on the 2018 Dark Horse comic by Jody Houser, the story retells the show’s first season from Will Byers’ perspective, followinghis struggle to survive in the terrifying Upside Down while his friends search for him in Hawkins. The series also revisitskeymomentsfromSeason1throughWill’seyesand fills in events that were not shown on screen.

Following its strong debut, the Webtoon topped the platform’s horror charts, with more Stranger Things comic adaptations expected to follow.•