diff --git a/comic-book.js b/comic-book.js
index 45416b2..ce911b2 100644
--- a/comic-book.js
+++ b/comic-book.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const makeComicBook = ({ entries, loadBlob, getSize }, file) => {
     }))
     book.toc = files.map(name => ({ label: name, href: name }))
     book.rendition = { layout: 'pre-paginated' }
+    book.format = 'comic'
     book.resolveHref = href => ({ index: book.sections.findIndex(s => s.id === href) })
     book.splitTOCHref = href => [href, null]
     book.getTOCFragment = doc => doc.documentElement
diff --git a/view.js b/view.js
index d37f791..e6ffca5 100644
--- a/view.js
+++ b/view.js
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ export class View extends HTMLElement {
         }
 
         this.isFixedLayout = this.book.rendition?.layout === 'pre-paginated'
-        if (this.isFixedLayout) {
+        if (this.book.format === 'comic' && options?.comic?.flow === 'webtoon') {
+            await import('./webtoon.js')
+            this.renderer = document.createElement('foliate-webtoon')
+        }
+        else if (this.isFixedLayout) {
             await import('./fixed-layout.js')
             this.renderer = document.createElement('foliate-fxl')
         } else {
diff --git a/webtoon.js b/webtoon.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f597e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webtoon.js
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+// Vertical-scroll (webtoon) renderer for comics: all pages stacked in one
+// scrolling column, lazily loaded with an IntersectionObserver and unloaded
+// when far from the reading position (keeping placeholder geometry stable
+// via aspect-ratio so the scrollbar never jumps).
+
+export class Webtoon extends HTMLElement {
+  #root = this.attachShadow({ mode: "closed" });
+  #book;
+  #pages = [];
+  #index = -1;
+  #firstNav = true;
+  #loadIO = null;
+  #scrollRaf = null;
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+
+    const sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
+    this.#root.adoptedStyleSheets = [sheet];
+    sheet.replaceSync(`
+            :host {
+                display: block;
+                width: 100%;
+                height: 100%;
+                overflow-y: auto;
+                overscroll-behavior: contain;
+            }
+            .page {
+                max-width: 900px;
+                margin: 0 auto;
+                position: relative;
+            }
+            .page img {
+                display: block;
+                width: 100%;
+                /* brightness/contrast/invert driven by the host page
+                   (CSS custom properties inherit into shadow DOM) */
+                filter: var(--fx-filter, none);
+            }
+        `);
+
+    this.addEventListener("scroll", () => this.#onScroll(), {
+      passive: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  open(book) {
+    this.#book = book;
+    const sections = book.sections ?? [];
+    // Placeholder height until the image loads and sets the real
+    // aspect-ratio; oversized so early scrolling doesn't skip pages.
+    const minH = Math.round((window.innerHeight || 1000) * 1.4);
+    const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+    this.#pages = sections.map((section, i) => {
+      const el = document.createElement("div");
+      el.className = "page";
+      el.dataset.index = i;
+      el.style.minHeight = `${minH}px`;
+      frag.append(el);
+      return { el, section, loaded: false, img: null };
+    });
+    this.#root.append(frag);
+
+    this.#loadIO = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        for (const entry of entries) {
+          if (!entry.isIntersecting) continue;
+          this.#loadIO.unobserve(entry.target);
+          this.#loadPage(Number(entry.target.dataset.index));
+        }
+      },
+      // generous margin so pages are ready before they scroll into view
+      { root: this, rootMargin: "150% 0%" },
+    );
+    for (const p of this.#pages) this.#loadIO.observe(p.el);
+  }
+
+  async #loadPage(i) {
+    const p = this.#pages[i];
+    if (!p || p.loaded) return;
+    p.loaded = true;
+    try {
+      const url = await p.section.load?.();
+      if (!url) return;
+      const html = await (await fetch(url)).text();
+      const m = html.match(/src="(blob:[^"]+)"/);
+      if (!m) return;
+      const img = new Image();
+      img.decoding = "async";
+      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        img.onload = resolve;
+        img.onerror = reject;
+        img.src = m[1];
+      });
+      // Fix the geometry so later unloading never shifts scroll height.
+      p.el.style.aspectRatio = `${img.naturalWidth} / ${img.naturalHeight}`;
+      p.el.style.minHeight = "0";
+      p.el.append(img);
+      p.img = img;
+    } catch (e) {
+      p.loaded = false;
+      console.warn("webtoon: failed to load page", i + 1, e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Free far-away pages (images + their blob URLs) while keeping the
+  // aspect-ratio placeholder, so the column height stays stable.
+  #unloadFar(current) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.#pages.length; i++) {
+      const p = this.#pages[i];
+      if (!p.loaded || !p.img) continue;
+      if (Math.abs(i - current) > 12) {
+        p.img.remove();
+        p.img = null;
+        p.loaded = false;
+        p.section.unload?.();
+        this.#loadIO.observe(p.el);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  #onScroll() {
+    if (this.#scrollRaf) return;
+    this.#scrollRaf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      this.#scrollRaf = null;
+      this.#updateIndex();
+    });
+  }
+
+  #updateIndex() {
+    if (!this.#pages.length) return;
+    const hostRect = this.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const center = hostRect.top + hostRect.height / 2;
+    let idx = this.#index < 0 ? 0 : this.#index;
+    const n = this.#pages.length;
+    while (idx < n - 1) {
+      const r = this.#pages[idx].el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (center < r.bottom - 1) break;
+      idx++;
+    }
+    while (idx > 0) {
+      const r = this.#pages[idx].el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (center > r.top + 1) break;
+      idx--;
+    }
+    const r = this.#pages[idx].el.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const fraction = Math.min(
+      1,
+      Math.max(0, (center - r.top) / (r.height || 1)),
+    );
+    if (idx !== this.#index) {
+      this.#index = idx;
+      this.#unloadFar(idx);
+    }
+    this.#report(fraction);
+  }
+
+  #report(fraction = 0, reason = "scroll") {
+    this.dispatchEvent(
+      new CustomEvent("relocate", {
+        detail: {
+          reason,
+          range: null,
+          index: Math.max(0, this.#index),
+          fraction,
+          size: 1,
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  get index() {
+    return Math.max(0, this.#index);
+  }
+
+  // Renderer interface (mirrors fixed-layout): goTo receives a thenable
+  // resolving to { index }.
+  async goTo(target) {
+    const resolved = await target;
+    const p = this.#pages[resolved?.index];
+    if (!p) return;
+    this.#firstNav = false;
+    p.el.scrollIntoView({ block: "start" });
+    this.#index = resolved.index;
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => this.#updateIndex());
+  }
+
+  // Screen-height paging, like dedicated webtoon readers. The first call is
+  // view.init()'s fresh-start probe — a no-op that just reports location.
+  async next() {
+    if (this.#firstNav) {
+      this.#firstNav = false;
+      this.scrollTo(0, 0);
+      this.#index = 0;
+      this.#updateIndex();
+      return true;
+    }
+    this.scrollBy({ top: this.clientHeight * 0.88, behavior: "smooth" });
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  async prev() {
+    this.scrollBy({ top: -this.clientHeight * 0.88, behavior: "smooth" });
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  goLeft() {
+    return this.prev();
+  }
+
+  goRight() {
+    return this.next();
+  }
+
+  getContents() {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.#loadIO?.disconnect();
+  }
+}
+
+customElements.define("foliate-webtoon", Webtoon);