Comic Champ
Comic Champ (Korean: 코믹챔프 Komik Chaempeu, lit. "Comic Champ") 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.
 Cover, Comic Champ 2008.07.15 issue with Jjang on the cover | |
| Categories | Manhwa, Manga |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| Publisher | Daewon C.I. |
| First issue | December 5, 1991 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
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.[1] It had early success with its serialization of the Japanese basketball series Slam Dunk. In September 2002, the magazine changed its name to Comic Champ,[2] and in 2006 changed to a biweekly publication schedule.[3] Today it is published on the first and fifteenth days of each month.[4]
Serializations
The following is a list of series currently running in Comic Champ.
| Title | Began | Ended | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebirth (Korean: 리버스 (REBIRTH) Libis, lit. "Rebirth (REBIRTH)") | 1998 | Present | Lee Kang-woo (이 |
| Bastard - Amheunguipaegoesin | 2000 | Present | Kazushi Hagiwara |
| Western Shotgun (웨스턴 샷건) | 2000 | Present | Park Min-seo (박민서) |
| Chronicles of the Cursed Sword (Korean: 파검기 PaGumKi, lit. "Wave Sword") | 2006 | Present | Art: Yeo Beop-ryong (여법룡), Story: Park Hui-jin (박희진) |
| Cross Game (크로스 게임) | 2006 | Present | Mitsuru Adachi |
| Eyeshield 21 (아이실드21) | 2003 | Present | story:Riichiro Inagaki, art:Yusuke Murata |
| 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 | 2007 | Present | Sakae Esuno |
| Naruto (나루토) | 2000 | Present | Masashi Kishimoto |
| One Piece | 1999 | Present | Eiichiro Oda |
| Maseuteo Seukur Ollimpeuseu | 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 (천상천하 - 天上天下) | 2000 | Present | Oh! great |
| 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 | 2008 | Present | Art: Takeshi Obata, Story: Tsugumi Ohba |
References
- Kim, Byeong-su (2007-06-10). 짝퉁' <시사저널>의 엉터리 기사들 (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- 코믹챔프 (in Korean). Daiwon C.I. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- 챔프 내년 격주간, 주간잡지시대 '끝' (in Korean). ComicBang. 2005-11-18. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- "2007 만화창작연재지원 매체 소개" (in Korean). The Korea Cartoonists Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2008-07-11.