Over at Manga Bookshelf, MJ has asked a few manhwa fans, including yours truly, to name their favorite titles of 2009. You can find that post here. It was pretty tough narrowing my picks down to five, but in the end I went with: The Adventures of Young Det (Gyojeong Kwon, NETCOMICS) Goong: The Royal Palace (Park SoHee, Yen Press) Small-Minded Schoolgirls (toma, NETCOMICS) 10, … [Read more...] about Favorite Manhwa of 2009
Yen Press
Moon Boy 7 by Lee YoungYou: C+
Myung-Ee and her childhood friend, Yu-Da, are “earth rabbits,” and must be on guard against the members of the fox tribe who want to eat them. Yu-Da is particularly special—as the rare “black rabbit,” his liver has the potential to restore the foxes’ queen. For that purpose, he was kidnapped by the foxes as a child and magically kept docile while they wait for his liver to … [Read more...] about Moon Boy 7 by Lee YoungYou: C+
Raiders 1 by JinJun Park: B-
From the back cover: Irel Clark is a professor's assistant whose latest find is the "Holy Grail" for members of his profession—literally! But when it turns out that some decidedly unholy individuals are also after the blood of Christ, Irel must drink from the chrism bottle he's recovered to save his own life. Immortality leaves something to be desired, though, when undead … [Read more...] about Raiders 1 by JinJun Park: B-
Angel Diary 10 by Lee YunHee and Kara: C+
It’s been two years since the Princess of Heaven fled an arranged marriage with the King of Hell to live in disguise as a human schoolboy called Dong-Young. In the meantime, four Guardians have assembled themselves around her and Dong-Young has fallen in love with her classmate, Bi-Wal, who, you guessed it, just so happens to be the King of Hell. Volume ten begins with one of … [Read more...] about Angel Diary 10 by Lee YunHee and Kara: C+
Very! Very! Sweet 5 by JiSang Shin and Geo: B+
Be-Ri thought she’d been doing a good job hiding the fact that she is in love with her sister’s boyfriend, San-Ne. After he humiliates her by revealing he’s known all along, she seeks out a relationship where she won’t get hurt and agrees to date her ardent admirer, Mi-Hyuk, for whom she feels nothing. Japanese transplant Tsuyoshi, who has formed a friendship with Be-Ri, is … [Read more...] about Very! Very! Sweet 5 by JiSang Shin and Geo: B+