The Devil's Trill is the fourth volume of NETCOMICS' Manhwa Novella Collection—an anthology of short stories from Korean authors. This particular volume is by Sooyeon Won, creator of Let Dai. Melodramatic in the extreme but entertaining nonetheless, I reviewed it for Comics Should Be Good. … [Read more...] about The Devil’s Trill by Sooyeon Won: B-
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Very! Very! Sweet 3 by JiSang Shin and Geo: B
When volume two left off, Tsuyoshi’s girlfriend from Japan, Erica, had made the trip to Korea to see him. In this volume, it’s made clear that the relocation is permanent and she enrolls in the school that he and Be-Ri attend. She proceeds to be incredibly irritating for the duration of the volume. While I dislike Erica extremely, she is at least useful in prompting some cool … [Read more...] about Very! Very! Sweet 3 by JiSang Shin and Geo: B
The Adventures of Young Det 2 by Gyojeong Kwon: A-
The prologue that began in volume one continues and is concluded in this second volume. It’s the story of Lazarus, an immensely talented human sorcerer, and the Ferat, leader of a race of seers whose prophecies always come true. As the rest of the world begins to react to the prediction that a great dragon will be summoned to lay waste to the world, Lazarus and the Ferat remain … [Read more...] about The Adventures of Young Det 2 by Gyojeong Kwon: A-
U Don’t Know Me by Rakun: A-
Seyun and Yoojin grew up together because their fathers were close friends, and even after Seyun and his family move some distance away their friendship endures. Now in high school, Seyun is doing his best to get Yoojin to notice him in a romantic way, but Yoojin seems oblivious until the day one of his friends tells him, in a case of mistaken identity, that Seyun is “a … [Read more...] about U Don’t Know Me by Rakun: A-
Moon Boy 1-6 by Lee YoungYou: C+
When boy-crazy Myung-Ee Joo was in the fifth grade, she picked a fight with her popular classmate, Yu-Da Lee, after he warned her to stay away from an older boy with a bad reputation. She told him to meet her in the alley behind school after class, intending to apologize, but he never showed up. Even weirder, the next day at school no one but Myung-Ee remembered he had ever … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 1-6 by Lee YoungYou: C+