After becoming the #1 player in "New World," Ark has lost his drive to play and simply fixes things in the game. One day, the government asks him to help defeat Lucifer, an AI from the game who has escaped to the real world and occupied nuclear generators. Lucifer states that he won't detonate them if Ark joins the new game "Galaxian" and defeats him. Excited to play and take down an old foe, Ark joins the game, but this "legend" can't figure out how to get out of the tutorial stage! (Source: Tapas)
In the game Aether World, Baek Yuseol is considered the most useless character because he can't use magic like everyone else. His only skill, Blink, is a short-range teleportation ability most players consider worthless. But when he’s tasked with reaching the game's true ending, Baek Yuseol decides to use his unconventional skill to achieve this impossible goal. Can this so-called "trash" character outsmart his powerful peers, form unlikely alliances, and ultimately master the game? (Source: Tapas)
Adelaide Sergio never knew luxury until she was reborn as a wealthy count’s daughter. She was set to inherit the family estate, but her scheming sister’s sudden engagement has thrown everything off. With just two weeks to find a husband, Adele turns to the temple in search of a holy knight, only to find that their commander is the perfect man! He’s handsome, respectable… and completely uninterested. Can Adele win over the cold commander in time, or will the silver spoon be yanked from her mouth? (Source: Tapas)
Behind every great man is a great woman, but that is only half true when it comes to Lancaster's famed painter, Count Ryan Bryerton. In fact, his wife, Ennis, is the talented one, but submits her paintings under his name to give him the honor and status he desires. However, Ennis makes the shocking discovery that Ryan's been cheating on her with her best friend, and is almost sent to a mental institution by the traitorous pair! Once an accident sends her back to the past, Ennis is determined to expose Ryan as the talentless sham he is... (Source: Tappytoon)
Hyun-Woo is a struggling part-timer who can barely make ends meet, let alone prepare for a proper job. The only thing he excels in is online games, which contributes nothing when it comes to his search at finding a cushy job at a big-name company. One day, he learns that “Global Exus,” one of the biggest gaming companies, is using their newly developed virtual reality game, "New World," to recruit new hires. With an empty bank account, an absent father, and a sick mother to care for, the game seems like Hyun-Woo’s only chance to turn his life around. Gone are the days of living paycheck-to-paycheck as a failed athlete, in this “New World,” Hyun-Woo becomes the warrior “Ark.” Will he be able to find his way to outrank the others and secure the job of his dreams? (Source: Lezhin US)
Wi Mokhwa was given another chance at life. Her first life had been worse than hell, therefore, at her untimely death, life came flowing back into her. At fifteen, she fell in love easily and believed Lee Gajun to be her destiny. There wouldn’t have been anything more perfect for eternity. However, facing death, Wi Mokhwa had to accept her cruel end. Her life at fifteen had been futile and was where her misery started. Regretting her life, she was given another chance. This time she has Lee Jejun's sincere feelings to protect her and stand by her side. He was willing to be her light even inside a dark world. This life was not doomed to fail. Revenge, salvation, and a miracle.This is her true life, the second life where it all begins again.
Kang Yo-Han rises to fame as the first judge to preside a nationally broadcasted trial. With his decisive judgement and good looks, he is lauded a hero to bring much-needed change in the Korean justice system. However, his junior judge, Kim Ga-On, finds something amiss about Yo-Han... Whose sociopathic tendencies suggest he may be not entirely what he seems... Is Kang Yo-Han a truly heroic judge as the people think? Or is he just a devil in disguise? (Source: Pocket Comics)
In the real world, Taehyun Kim has a boring low-effort life, but as a virtual reality gamer, he lives for a harsh challenge. Why become the best player in the world’s hottest online game if you’re going to do it the easy way? Warrior? Nope. Rogue? Nah. Taehyun wants to reach #1 as a blacksmith or, even better yet, unemployed. Unfortunately for him, his natural skills keep interfering, and this game likes him way too much! Seriously, how the hell did he end up as the god of luck?! (Source: Tapas)
Repent, or face hell on Earth! In Seoul, apparitions have started appearing before those who have done wrong to notify them of when they will die. A new religious group explains these happenings as God condemning people to make them live more righteously. Detective Jin is assigned to investigate the latest incident, just as his wife’s murderer is scheduled to be released from prison. (Source: WEBTOON) *Notes: \- Includes four extra chapters. \- Source of the Netflix drama of the same name released in November 2021.*
The Awl is a story of ordinary folks struggling to be treated as humans. Set in the latter half of the 2000s, against the backdrop of “Pureumi”, a fictional superstore chain in South Korea, the work unfolds with a focus on two protagonists: Yi Su-in, who has been instructed by the corporation to dismiss workers unjustly; and Gu Go-sin, a labor activist. A man of principles, Su-in is someone who cannot restrain outspoken criticism and is constantly at odds with the world. Though he has quit a career in the armed forces to live quietly and chosen an ordinary job, he once again clashes against the world because the company has ordered him to drive out employees by force. Aiding Su-in is Go-sin, a cool-headed and deft labor activist who runs a labor counseling center near the Pureumi chain. Unlike Su-in, who has difficulty getting along with people and sternly sticks to rules, he approaches others without hesitation and even resorts to extreme measures at times to accomplish goals. Together, Su-in and Go-sin will oppose the manipulation and moral harassment to which the employees are cynically subjected. The process through which these two figures remind ordinary, diligent workers of their rights and bring change together will fire up readers. Remarkable in mastery and brilliance, author Choi Gyu-seok (The Hellbound) depicts with finesse all the adventures of this shock of two worlds, and at the same time offers an amazing portrait of a complex Korean society, crossed by multiple tensions. Proof that popular works can also be created based on social topics, The Awl has left an indelible mark on South Korean comics. Entertaining and moving at the same time, The Awl remains a monumental work in the nation’s comics, consummate in its artistry, while conveying an important social message. (Source: Ablaze)
Five years have passed since a blameless infant was spared from a demonstration, saved by her parents' self-sacrifice. Yet what should have ended the religious hysteria has instead fueled a new wave of feverish cult practices by the ever-growing Arrowhead. As society teeters on the brink of further chaos and long-dead sinners inexplicably begin returning to life, the government steps in behind the scenes to tip the scales. (Source: WEBTOON)
This project was formed as part of the celebrations of the 120th anniversary of Franco-Korean diplomatic relations with the support of the French Embassy in Seoul. In the very heart of Seoul, close to the Central Station and a stone's throw from the hotel where the French authors of this collection stayed, a huge billboard illustrates a visionary picture. The French high-speed TGV train route (KTX in Korean) links Seoul to Paris and Paris to Seoul with just a single line. For the Koreans it is not a joke, nor wild imagination, it is a project! So while you are waiting to travel to Seoul by land, here is the magic of the graphic novel with twelve Korean and French stories: escape to Korea for a while.
