Comic Champ
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is a biweekly magazine published in South Korea by Daiwon C.I.
. It specializes in serializations of domestic Korean and imported Japanese comics. Titles serialized in Comic Champ are collected into volumes and published under the Champ Comics imprint.
. In September 2002, the magazine changed its name to Comic Champ, and in 2006 changed to a biweekly publication schedule. Today it is published on the first and fifteenth days of each month.
Daiwon C.I.
Daewon C.I. , short for Daewon Culture Industry, is a subsidiary of Daewon Media founded in 1991. This South Korean publisher releases domestic and imported comics, Newtype Korea Magazine, children's books, and light novels. With Haksan Culture Company and Seoul Cultural Publishers, Daewon C.I...
. It specializes in serializations of domestic Korean and imported Japanese comics. Titles serialized in Comic Champ are collected into volumes and published under the Champ Comics imprint.
History
Comic Champ was launched as a weekly magazine on December 5, 1991, under the name Boy Champ (소년챔프). Its purpose was to compete with Seoul Cultural Publisher's IQ Jump (아이큐점프) for the adolescent and teenage boys market. It had early success with its serialization of the Japanese basketball series Slam DunkSlam Dunk (manga)
is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996 and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which had been broadcast worldwide,...
. In September 2002, the magazine changed its name to Comic Champ, and in 2006 changed to a biweekly publication schedule. Today it is published on the first and fifteenth days of each month.
Serializations
The following is a list of series currently running in Comic Champ.Title | Began | Ended | Creator |
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Bastard - Amheunguipaegoesin Bastard!! is a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. It first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump, in 1988, and continues to be published irregularly today in Ultra Jump. Currently, it spans 26 volumes.... |
2000 | Present | Kazushi Hagiwara Kazushi Hagiwara is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the manga Bastard!!. He originally began as an assistant to hentai manga artist Dirty Matsumoto, and then as an assistant to manga artist Izumi Matsumoto in the production of Kimagure Orange Road, creating his own stories in his spare time. He... |
Western Shotgun (웨스턴 샷건) | 2000 | Present | Park Min-seo (박민서) |
Pagumki Chronicles of the Cursed sword is a Tokyopop adapted English version of manhwa by Yeo Beop-ryong and Park Hui-jin .PaGumKi was originally serialized in monthly magazine Junior Champ from 1999 to 2006, and it is now serialized on monthly magazine Comic Champ since 2006... (파검기) |
1999 | 2009 | Art: Yeo Beop-ryong (여법룡), Story: Park Hui-jin (박희진) |
Cross Game Cross Game is a romantic comedy baseball manga series by Mitsuru Adachi that was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday between 11 May 2005 and 17 February 2010 . It is collected in 17 tankōbon volumes, with the final volume published in April 2010, shortly after the end of the anime series... (크로스 게임) |
2006 | Present | Mitsuru Adachi Mitsuru Adachi is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon, based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa... |
Eyeshield 21 Eyeshield 21 is a manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been adapted into an anime movie in 2004 , an anime television series in 2005, several video games and a trading card game from Konami. The manga is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump... (아이실드21) |
2003 | Present | story:Riichiro Inagaki Riichiro Inagaki , born June 20, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese gensaku-sha . He's best known for writing the manga Eyeshield 21, in collaboration with artist Yusuke Murata. Eyeshield 21 was completed in June 2009.... , art:Yusuke Murata Yusuke Murata , is a Japanese manga artist. He's best known for illustrating the American football manga Eyeshield 21, in collaboration with writer Riichiro Inagaki. During the creation of this series, his art style developed dramatically. Eyeshield 21 was completed in June 2009.He was once the assistant and... |
Majeh King of Hell , also known as Demon King in some countries, is a Korean manhwa written by Ra In-soo and illustrated by Kim Jae-hwan. In the United States, King of Hell is published by Tokyopop.-Plot:... (마제) |
2000 | Present | Ran In-soo (나인수), story; Kim Jae-hwan Kim Jae-hwan Kim Jae-hwan is a Korean graphic novel author and artist. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his work on King of Hell and Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy.-Bibliography:* Dew Kai* Rainbow* King of Hell... |
G School (G 스쿨) | 2005 | 2007 | Kim Byeong-chul (김병철), story; Son Hang-cho (손창호) |
Gangho, Paedogi (강호패도기, 江湖覇道記) | 1998 | 2008 | Choe Mi-reu (최미르) |
Mirai Nikki Mirai Nikki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Japanese manga author Sakae Esuno. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Ace on January 26, 2006, and is published by Kadokawa Shoten. As of April 26, 2011, eleven tankōbon volumes have been released in Japan... |
2007 | Present | Sakae Esuno |
Naruto Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of... (나루토) |
2000 | Present | Masashi Kishimoto Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series 666 Satan and Blazer Drive... |
One Piece One Piece is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as... |
1999 | Present | Eiichiro Oda Eiichiro Oda is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of One Piece.-Early life:As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking... |
Maseuteo Seukur Ollimpeuseu PhD: Phantasy Degree , is a manhwa series created by Son Hee-joon. The series is published by in English by Tokyopop. There are currently 10 volumes published, and the series' original publisher, Daiwon C.I. lists it as ongoing, but no new volumes have been published since 2005... |
2001 | Present | Son Hui-jun (손희준) |
Samgukjanggunjeon (삼국장군전) | 1998 | 2008 | Park Su-yeong (박수영) |
Surado (수라도) | 2008 | Present | Kim Jeong-uk (김정욱), story; Choe Bo-ha (최보하) |
Cheonsang Cheonha - Tenjō Tenge Tenjho Tenge is a Japanese manga authored by Ito "Oh! great" Ōgure. The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body of a high school that educates its students in the art of combat... (천상천하 - 天上天下) |
2000 | Present | Oh! great Oh! great Oh! great, whose real name is , is a Japanese manga artist most recognized for the manga series Tenjho Tenge and Air Gear. In 2006, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Air Gear. Oh! great also created the adult series Silky Whip... |
Jjang (짱) | 1999 | Present | Lim Jae-won (임재원) |
The Tyr Cronicles (티르전기, Tireujeongi) | 2008 | Present | Art: Ran In-soo (나인수), Story: Son Chang-ho (손창호) |
Injak (인작) | 2007 | 2008 | Lee Jae-heon (이재헌), story; Hong Ki-u (홍기우) |
Iron Steel (아이언 스틸) | 2008 | Present | Son Byeong-june(손병준) |
Avatar (아바타르) | 2009 | Present | Lee Hye-young(이혜영) |
Checkmate (체크메이트) | 2009 | Present | Kim Sang-yeob(김상엽) |
Bakuman Bakuman Bakuman, stylized as , is a shōnen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for Death Note... |
2008 | Present | Art: Takeshi Obata Takeshi Obata is a Japanese manga artist. He works as the artist in collaboration with a writer. He has also mentored several manga artists, including Kentaro Yabuki of Black Cat fame, Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin and Busou Renkin, and Yusuke Murata of Eyeshield 21.He originally became noticed in 1985... , Story: Tsugumi Ohba Tsugumi Ohba is a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ohba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main... |