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The Legend Of Maian
''The Legend of Maian'' () is an ongoing Korean manhwa created by Lim Dall-young and illustrated by Soo-Cheol Jeong based on a Korean web novel. The plot revolves around the story of Felix Maian, a weak and naive young man who unknowingly releases the powerful sorceress Felicia Rand Philistine. The manhwa was first published in 1998. The prequel was first published by Haksan in 2007. Currently this manhwa has been serialized in fourteen tankōbon volumes with none so far being published outside Asia. ''The Legend of Maian'' was also licensed in Russian by Comics Factory Comics Factory (russian: Фабрика комиксов, ''Fabrika komiksov'') is a comics imprint of major Russian book publisher AST. It serves as a translator and the licensor of European graphic novels, Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, Taiwan .... Setting ''The Legend of Maian'' takes place in the fictional world of Shuria. In ''The Legend of Maian'' world, countries bid for power by using regular mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Dall-young
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1999. Works Manhwa * '' Zero: The Gate of Beginning'' (with Park Sung-woo) (2001–2004) * ''Unbalance ×2'' (with Soo-Hyun Lee) (2005–2011) * '' Zero: Circle of Flow'' (Version 1) (with Sang-Young Roh) (2005–on hiatus) * ''Zero: Circle of Flow'' (Version 2) (with Sang-Young Roh) (2006–on hiatus) * ''Aflame Inferno'' (with Kwang-Hyun Kim) (2006–on hiatus) * ''The Legend of Maian'' (with Soo-Cheol Jeong) (2007–on hiatus) * ''The Phantom King'' (with Jae-Ho Yoon) (2009–2013) * ''Unbalance ×3'' (with Soo-Hyun Lee) (2015–on hiatus) * ''Unbalance x2: After Story'' (with Soo-Hyun Lee) Manga * '' Black God'' (with Park Sung-woo) (2004–2012) * ''Onihime VS'' (with Soo-Hyun Lee) (2007–2012) * ''Freezing Freezing is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics Factory
Comics Factory (russian: Фабрика комиксов, ''Fabrika komiksov'') is a comics imprint of major Russian book publisher AST. It serves as a translator and the licensor of European graphic novels, Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, Taiwan and Hong Kong manhua, Original English-language manga. It also released Russian-language manga of Russian and Ukrainian authors, i.e. ''Almanac of Russian Manga'' (''MNG''). Comics Factory is a part of Publishers Association of Russia (ASKI). It was founded in 2006 by publisher Feodor Yeremeev, translator Igor Bogdanov and film director Pavel Braila. Its headquarters are located in Yekaterinburg, Moscow and Vladivostok. Comics Factory is known for publishing horror comics and highly controversial titles, such as Suehiro Maruo's ero guro manga ''Shōjo Tsubaki'' (aka ''Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show'') and ''Lunatic Lover’s''. Licenses Manga Manhwa Manhua * ''Divine Melody ''Divine Melody'' ( zh, t=仙曲, p=Xiān qǔ) is a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Comics Debuts
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1998 Comics Debuts
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhwa Titles
(; ) is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons. Outside Korea, the term usually refers to South Korean comics. is greatly influenced by Japanese Manga comics. Modern Manhwa has extended its reach to many other countries. These comics have branched outside of Korea by access of Webtoons and have created an impact that has resulted in many movie and television show adaptations. Characteristics The author or artist of a is called a (). They take on the task of creating a comic that fits a certain format. is read in the same direction as English books, horizontally and from left to right, because Korean is normally written and read horizontally. It can also be written and read vertically from right to left, top to bottom. Webtoons tend to be structured differently in the way they are meant for scrolling where manga is meant to be looked at page by page. , unlike their manga counterpart, is often in color when posted on the internet, but in black & white wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Comics
Romance comics is a comics genre depicting strong and close romantic love and its attendant complications such as jealousy, marriage, divorce, betrayal, and heartache. The term is generally associated with an American comic books genre published through the first three decades of the Cold War (1947–1977). Romance comics of the period typically featured dramatic scripts about the love lives of older high school teens and young adults, with accompanying artwork depicting an urban or rural America contemporaneous with publication. The origins of romance comics lie in the years immediately following World War II when adult comics readership increased and superheroes were dismissed as ''passé''. Influenced by the pulp magazine, pulps, radio soap operas, newspaper comic strips such as ''Mary Worth'', and adult confession magazines, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created the flagship romance comic book ''Young Romance'' and launched it in 1947 to resounding success. By the early 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Comics
Fantasy comics have been around as long as Comic book, comics. The classification "fantasy comics" broadly encompasses illustrated books set in an other-worldly universe or involving elements or actors outside our reality. Fantasy has been a mainstay of fiction for centuries, but burgeoned in the late 1930s and early 1940s, spurred by authors such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. They inspired comic book producers. Fantasy-themed books—driven by superhero comics gaining popularity through the 1960s—grew to dominate the field. In the 1990s, authors such as Neil Gaiman helped expand the genre with his critically acclaimed ''The Sandman (Vertigo), Sandman'' series. History In the American market, fantasy comics began in the Golden Age of Comic Books, which was populated with notable works such as All-American Publications (and later DC Comics). Greek myth inspired super heros including Wonder Woman and Dell's Tarzan (comics), Tarzan. Starting in the late 1940s, horror-themed fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action-adventure Comics
The action-adventure genre is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, pure adventure games have situational problems for the player to solve to complete a storyline, involving very little to no action. If there is action, it is generally confined to isolated instances. Pure action games have gameplay based on real-time interactions that challenges the player's reflexes and eye–hand coordination. Action-adventure games combine these genres by engaging both reflexes and eye–hand coordination and problem-solving skills. Definition An action adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements from an action game and an adventure game, especially crucial elements like puzzles. Action-adventures require many of the same physical skills as action games, but also offer a storyline, numerous characters, an inventory system, dialogue, and other features of adventure games. They are faster-pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haksan
Haksan Publishing Co., Ltd. ( ko, 학산문화사, translit=Haksan Munhwasa, lit=Haksan Culture (company)), a subsidiary of Daewon Media, is a South Korean publisher, famous for its large selections of domestic and imported comics (manga/ manhwa) and light novels. It was established in Seoul in 1995. Publishing Magazines * Chance (, Chanseu) – Monthly comics magazine for boys. * Booking – Bi-weekly comics magazine for boys. * Party (, Pa-ti) – Monthly comics magazine for girls. Collected volumes imprints * Chance Comics (, Chanseu Komikseu) Light novels * May Queen Novel (, Meikwin Nobel) – Translated version of Kadokawa Beans Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten) and Cobalt Bunko. * Extreme Novel (, Ikseuteurim Nobel) – Translated version of Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten), Dengeki Bunko, Fujimi Mystery Bunko (Fujimi Shobo), Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain), EX novels (Square Enix). * Carnival Novel (, Kanibal Novel) – Original Korean light novels. Manhwa * ''Rure, a'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haksan Culture Company
Haksan Publishing Co., Ltd. ( ko, 학산문화사, translit=Haksan Munhwasa, lit=Haksan Culture (company)), a subsidiary of Daewon Media, is a South Korean publisher, famous for its large selections of domestic and imported comics (manga/manhwa) and light novels. It was established in Seoul in 1995. Publishing Magazines * Chance (, Chanseu) – Monthly comics magazine for boys. * Booking – Bi-weekly comics magazine for boys. * Party (, Pa-ti) – Monthly comics magazine for girls. Collected volumes imprints * Chance Comics (, Chanseu Komikseu) Light novels * May Queen Novel (, Meikwin Nobel) – Translated version of Kadokawa Beans Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten) and Cobalt Bunko. * Extreme Novel (, Ikseuteurim Nobel) – Translated version of Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten), Dengeki Bunko, Fujimi Mystery Bunko (Fujimi Shobo), Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain), EX novels (Square Enix). * Carnival Novel (, Kanibal Novel) – Original Korean light novels. Manhwa * ''Rure, a'' su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Web Novels In South Korea
Web novels in South Korea () have been growing in popularity in the 21st century. Among e-publishing fields, Web fiction, web novels are the core contents that are leading the e-book market. Just as webtoons (online comics) grew in the early 2000s in South Korea, web novels have been growing rapidly since 2010. The usual definition of a web novel is 'the first novel to be released on the web'. This definition is based on the nature of distinguishing web novels from other content, first of all, the basis for mediating novels with readers, second of which the web releases them for the first time, and lastly has a narrative form. In particular, the Web novel market has begun to receive great attention because the possibility of web novel contents expansion like drama has been confirmed. History The term 'Web novel' was used in South Korea after Naver, a portal site, launcheNaver Web novelin 2013. Before that, it was called various words such as Internet novels and online novels. Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhwa
(; ) is the general Korean language, Korean term for comics and print cartoons. Outside Korea, the term usually refers to South Korea, South Korean comics. is greatly influenced by Japanese Manga comics. Modern Manhwa has extended its reach to many other countries. These comics have branched outside of Korea by access of Webtoon, Webtoons and have created an impact that has resulted in many movie and television show adaptations. Characteristics The author or artist of a is called a (). They take on the task of creating a comic that fits a certain format. is read in the same direction as English books, horizontally and from left to right, because Korean is normally written and read horizontally. It can also be written and read vertically from right to left, top to bottom. Webtoons tend to be structured differently in the way they are meant for scrolling where manga is meant to be looked at page by page. , unlike their manga counterpart, is often in color when posted on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
