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The declining awareness among youth about local historical figures such as Raden Sawunggaling inspired the creation of this web comic. Aimed at teenagers aged 17–21, this project seeks to reintroduce local history through a visually engaging and interactive medium. The comic features a flowing narrative, semi-realistic illustrations, and strong elements of East Javanese culture. Its design was informed by qualitative and quantitative research to align with the preferences of the target audience. The web comic format was chosen for its accessibility, cost-efficiency, and relevance to the digital habits of today’s youth. This medium is expected to reignite interest in local history while serving as a creative and educational approach to cultural preservation.

This article aims to produce a webtoon-based online comic that can increase students' understanding of religious moderation implemented at SMA 17 Batam. The type of research used is development research with the ADDIE design (Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate). The research instruments used in this research were validation sheets, teacher assessment sheets, student assessment sheets, and tests of students' understanding of religious moderation abilities. The techniques used were questionnaires, observations and interviews using descriptive and inferential analysis with the help of IBM SPSS Statistics 23. The results of the research show that the use of webtoon-based online comics can increase high school students' understanding of religious moderation. In this research, the author uses a development approach which includes several stages, such as preliminary study, planning, development and evaluation. The evaluation results show that webtoon-based online comics can increase the understanding of religious moderation of SMA 17 Batam students.