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katepult · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: Korean Comic Books

I'm looking to send a few Korean comic books to a friend.
Is anyone familiar with which comic books are especially popular and which are well designed? Do you know of any especially quirky Korean comics?

Underwaterbob · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito

"KwangSoo's Thoughts" are older, very popular comics. There are English translations available. They don't translate well and come across as seriously demented.

Here's one sans images:

Spiky · Joined: 29 Apr 2003

I like Apple Comics--it's a book with awesome artwork that has a collection of many diffrent Korean artists--a new one comes out every few months.

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Catsby

katepult · Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:

The musical version of The Great Catsby was playing last summer at the university in Ulsan. I remember seeing posters for it around the area while Iwas living there.

I'll look for these. I didn't expect English versions to be available, and that's pretty convenient that they are.

excitinghead · Joined: 18 Jul 2005

I like "PopToon," a now monthly comic book with about 10-12 comics of various styles and genres, and with some definitely adult themes in some:

http://thegrandnarrative.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/korean-comics-for-adults/

katepult · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

Thanks. I might pick up an edition of Poptoons for myself - I'll only need the dictionary about 70% of the time. Smile

bcbenjammin · Joined: 07 Jan 2008

i know it's not really korean, but i'm pretty sure every korean male who was born in the last 25 years has read Slam Dunk, haha
also, there is Derek Kirk Kim, he's a korean-american graphic novel artist, i know it's not quite the same, but i'm a big fan so i thought i'd give him a push Razz