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Introduction : Byun's first collected short stories. A provoking hybrid between European drawing style, Japanese compostions and Korean realism-style stories.
Artist : Kihyun Byun
One of the rising stars of young "hybrid realism" artists in Korea, characterized by their strong hybrid graphic styles combined with harsh realism in the stories.
Release Date : 2005. 6. 1
Format : Paperback
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10 short pieces, including the story of a preacher who feels temptation after receiving a winning lotto from a homeless, a butcher in near future who falls in love with a cloned "meat human", and other works.
Awards :
2005 Comtemporary Comics Award
2005 Korean Comics Award, Best short story
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| [Another WWII : Part 1 The Iron Earth] |
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Introduction :
Racing in tanks, pausing war to have a nice Foir Gras lunch. A funny WWII as seen never before, with cute dogs and wolves in uniforms. Artist Moon Hyoseok proudly presents the first volume of his "Another WWII" trilogy.
Artist : Hyoseop Moon
Concept artist in many well known computer games. Cute fantasies from realistic mechanics.
Release Date : 2004. 11. 20.
Format : Paperback / 164 pages
Story : Collection of short stories of the "Another WWII" universe. Wolves in axis tanks and cats in allied tanks are having a race for national pride. Foir-gras loving wolves driven German tanks raid goose transports. And other stories. |
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| [Guest from South] 1-2, completed |
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Introduction : 548 days in North Korea, through the eyes of a ordinary South Korean citizen working for a power plant. This North Korea is not an imaginary axis of evil or some crazy wonderland, but just another place where real humans live their everyday lives. Part hilarious comedy, part heartbreaking humanism.
Artist : Youngjin Oh
Release Date : 2004. 6. 15.
Format : paperback / 2 vols / completed
Story :South Korean worker Mr Oh is sent to North Korea to help building a new plant. This is his observation of how some people try to do less work, how he gets conflicts in ordering menus at the restaurant, how he is prohibited to take a photo of the "Dear comrade leader" statue with the head cut off the frame, and above all how they are just fellow humans like us.
Awards :
2004 SICAF Award, Best Planning
2004 Korean Comic Award, Special Prize
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Introduction : Young artist Kyuseok Choi throws a frank look into the lives of the have-nots in Korean society. A mosaic of short stories, with bitter fun, harsh reality and magical moments.
Artist : Kyuseok Choi
The front runner of the stylish Korean young comic artists. Talks about small hopes in a more-real-than-real harshness of everyday life.
Release Date : 2004. 04. 10
Format : Paperback, 182 pages
Story :
the beloved 80s kids comics hero, Dooly the little dinosaur, today lives a low life as a illegal alien working in a factory. All his old day friends also have a harsh life, which is not a jolly kids comic any more.
Awards :
2004 Contemporary Comics Award
2004 SICAF Award best Short story
2004 Korean Comics Award
2003 Comic Readers Award Best Short/Independent comic
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