Netcomics

NETCOMICS
Founded	2005
Founder	Heewoon Chung
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Los Angeles, California
Distribution	Diamond Book Distributors
Publication types	manga, ; manhwa
Fiction genres	Boy's Love, Romance, Action
Owner(s)	Heewoon Chung
Official website	www.netcomics.com

NETCOMICS is a publisher of manhwa, webtoons, manga, and comics in the United States, based in Los Angeles, CA, contributing to the Korean Wave.^[1] South Korean publisher Media Company created NETCOMICS, with the first titles appearing in the first quarter of 2006, and they were considered one of the pioneers in digital publication of manhwa.^[2]^[3]

They offer a variety of English titles that can be either rented or purchased on their homepage or app.^[4]^[5]^[6]

NETCOMICS served as a distributor for some titles by manga publisher Aurora Publishing until Aurora's closure in April 2010.^[7]

References[]

^ Yadao, Jason S. The Rough Guide to Manga. Penguin. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-4053-8423-0. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ McKinney, D. W. (24 October 2020). "Riding the Wave: The Steady Rise of Korean Manhwa". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ Cha, Kai-Ming. "The Koreans Are Coming: NETCOMICS Brings Manhwa to U.S.: PW." Netcomics. December 6, 2005. Retrieved on December 9, 2011.
^ Vergara, Vernieda (25 October 2018). "9 of the Best Manga Sites and Apps to Feed Your Need". BookRiot. Riot New Media Group. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^ "Official English Translations by Netcomics". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
^ "10 Best Romance Manhwa For Fans Of Manga". CBR. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
^ "NetComics to Remove Aurora Manga on April 14". Anime News Network. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2021.