ICEkunion() is a company that was created by

Sigongsa Sigongsa. Co., Ltd. ( ko, 시공사) is a South Korean publishing media group (including sub-businesses Sigong Books, Sigong Junior, and Sigong Magazines) that produces magazines, books, and digital content. The group launched in 1990, and publishe ...

, Seoul Munhwasa(two of the four largest media empires in Korea) and Haksan Publishing that published

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

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 rea ...

comic a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...

s in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. The firm's industry experience come from Studio ICE. Titles were licensed from

publishing companies that originally sold them in The Republic of Korea in the Korean language. According to a
interview conducted by ICV2
the original creators themselves were involved in the adaptation process for the English-language markets. In July 2007 it was announced through PW Comic Week that Ice Kunion was going to be completely absorbed by

Yen Press Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published ''Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press ...

, Hatchette's new manga impress. Manga released through ICEkunion is expected to be picked up through the new company, but will not release until spring 2008. Manhwa bearing the ICEkunion logo will remain in stores, but following prints will bear the Yen Press logo. ICEkunion's former editorial director Ju-Youn Lee (now Yen Press' senior editor) is quoted with saying "I asked them, would they like to join Yen Press with all the resources of Hachette behind the titles. They decided it would be a better chance to take risks with Hachette." Lee said that while the ICE Kunion co-venture was a good project, "We didn’t have any staff working in U.S., and we had our limits doing work from Korea." Both of ICEkunion's listed websites no longer have any information listed, with www.icekunion.com now directing to a website that advertises free manhwa. Yen Press has said that the website will eventually redirect to the new Yen Press website.

List of published titles

* '' The 11th Cat'' * ''

Angel Diary ''Angel Diary'' (Korean: 천행기 ''Cheonhaeng'gi''; hanja: 天行記 ''Cheonhaeng'gi''; "Destination Heaven Chronicles") is a ''manhwa'' written by Lee Yoon-hee and drawn by Kara. It is based around the errant Princess of Heaven who is hiding on ...

'' * ''

The Antique Gift Shop ''The Antique Gift Shop'' () is a manhwa created by Lee Eun. In the United States, Yen Press Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', ...

'' * '' Bring It On!'' by Baek hye kyung * '' Chocolat'' by Shin Ji Sang * ''

Comic (manhwa) a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

'' by Ha Si-hyun * '' Cynical Orange'' * '' Forest of Gray City(잿빛 도시 숲을 달리다)'' * '' Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo'' * '' Hissing'' * '' Moon Boy'' * ''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' * ''Real Lies'' by Lee Shi-Young

References

External links

Link to article detailing absorption of company
Manhwa distributors {{Manhwa-stub