• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.16
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• pp.1-20
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• 2009

This paper explores the research trends in the area of the comics studies in Korea. In this article, the 664 academic articles are examined in terms of the characteristics of the researchers, the field of comics studies, the research theme and the research methodology. This study is on the basis of the recognition that there have been no consensus on what the core essence of comics studies is. As a result, there are a few articles on the academic identity of the comics studies. The comics studies have not consider the distinctive characteristics of the Korean comics significantly. In Korea, over 50% of the academic articles on the comics have been published by comics scholarships in the field of pedagogy and human sciences. Since the 1990's, comics studies have started to consider the value of the comics positively. The comics text studies also have increased since the 1990's in Korea. The comics studies on the comics policy and comics industries have been increased since 2000. The rise of comics studies is concomitant with the increased awareness of comics in Korea. The article concludes that the comics studies need to become an independent academic discipline in the future. The interdisciplinary studies on the comics is necessary to study the diverse aspects of the comics. In addition, the infrastructure for the comics studies should be established in order to improve the comics studies.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.9
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• pp.80-93
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• 2005

This study analyzes current situation of Korean comics market, emphasizes the necessity of studying comics audience. Presenting the differentiated methodology for comics study, the alternative solution for Korean comics market is given. The theoretical foundation is based on the cultural approach for audience studies. This study aims to find out the changing environment of taking comics contents and using behavior of it. Most audience of comics make use of them in various ways and try to use them in new experimental method. To analyze the tastes and using behavior of comics audience is necessary for preplanning of comics production.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.24
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• pp.83-105
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• 2011

The term "ya-o-ii" which is referred as a homosexual comics in Korea came from Japan and it became one of popular genres in both Japan and Korea's comics market. People create yo-o-ii with their own idea or borrow male characters from the pre-existed comics or animation and create a whole new story. Homosexual comics which is based on teenage readers deals with sex and focuses on homosexuality. For that reason it reflects social phenomenon than general material for comics. Before we focus on influence of homosexual comics on teenagers and social phenomenon, this study is for fundamental understanding on homosexual comics itself. In order to look into current state of homosexual comics, the survey was conducted at "Comic World" which is well known as the biggest offline comic event in Korea. This study analyzes range of age and awareness of readers of homosexual comics on the basis of the survey. Hopefully, this study helps better understand an influence of homosexual comics on teenage readers with problem of sex identity and contribute to the study of market segmentations of homosexual comics.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.12
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• pp.13-26
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• 2007

The wordless comics means comics without word and only the image. The study treats the research and the analysis on the wordless comics as the transition. The degree of study are the wordless comics is used as transition with material and scene, with subject and narrative and so on. These practical use of the wordless comics influence how much dramatic effect with comics rather than text comics.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.123-139
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• 2011

This study focuses on how the characteristics of the comics make the medium a useful reading material. To highlight how the characteristics of comics enhance the media's capacity for reading, this study analyzed several patterns of adaptation from a comic to other media. The usefulness of comics as a reading text can be summarized as follows: First, comics have alternate phases of immersion and concentration. Second, comics provide the whole view as well as speed. These two factors make the comics as an interesting reading material.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.156-164
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• 2011

The world history of modern comics is not too long. So is the domestic history of modern comics. Besides, there is a tendency that the domestic history of comics has developed with introduction of foreign materials. Even though a few argue that the domestic history of modern comics had a sheer background with our tradition, this argument is considered as a kind of minority. Obviously, it is not easy to argue something with valid grounds in the field of comics history. It is needed to provide valid grounds of comics history from our history. Several symbols of comics were found in 'Three Bonds and the Morals in Human Relations' and 'The Sequel to Three Bonds and the Morals in Human Relations', Joseon. Particularly, comics frames were used to explain the contents in two books. This supports the fact that Korean comics history has its own base in the tradition. This study is on the analysis of 'comics frames' among symbols of comics in 'The Sequel to Three Bonds and the morals in Human Relations.' It is said that another objective of this study helps get a real idea of comics history of Joseon by studying the symbolic meaning of comics frames used in this period. On top of that, the result of the study that focuses on the symbolic meaning of comics frames in Joseon is expected to be used as a kind of comics history for the people who have a passion for comics.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.32
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• pp.91-119
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• 2013

In recent years, the reader of comics get a chance to contact as well as korean comics, and foreign comics has increased to visibly. There was a relatively important progress also on international scale for mutual exchanges, but a variety of ways for the exposure of foreign comics can't help the reader to read easily the foreign comics. Socio-cultural differences also affects the choice of material, but it affects the format more fundamental. Format differences appear most, can be seen in the difference in narrative approach and medium (the book or the digital screen). This Article deals with two different comics, French and Korean comics. French comic is understood as other forms of literature, but the Korean is considered as a multi-media medium. This difference begins with cultural differences dealing with comics. It is also because the nature of the comics called hinge between the multi-media culture and culture of the books. This study will focus on the differences between the French comics which defend the value of the book and Korean Webtoons which suggest a new way in the digital environment. Through their differences, we can recognize the power of comics and can also predict its development in different medium.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.32
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• pp.141-158
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• 2013

Comics are a genre that convey meaning through compositional arrangements of dialogue and images as well as through the flow of panels across a page. Communicating that meaning to readers through a combination of language and visual lexicons is the essential process of drawing comics, a process that in itself is significant. The semiotics of comics is a field of scholarship grounded in the broader discipline of semiotic theory in which all the components of comics, both visual and verbal, are the subject of study and research. By adopting a semiotic approach we are able to objectively analyze and understand the symbolic, social and ideological meanings embedded in the signs and sign processes expressed in comics. The fundamental pedagogical mission of teaching comics is to cultivate human nature through the study of theory as well as through the production and completion of original works that explore new modes of expression. To go further, interpreting those embedded meanings in the context of comics fosters effective and creative skills of expression that go beyond a mere fascination for the genre itself. In short, because the semiotic approach to understanding visual communication is the essence teaching comics, we can expect that the act of reading and creating comics plays a significant role in understanding visual communication.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.16
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• pp.67-78
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• 2009

To celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of korean comics, the various and meaningful programs are organized. But then, it is apprehended that these programs don't deal with the present and urgent problems. In particular, in the fast-changing media environment, in the changing of promotion-organizations, it's very important that the recherche on relevant laws and institutes around comics to defend and to explore an ecosystem of the comics culture and the comics industry. This study insist to point out the limits of Cultural industry-related laws and Cultural promotion-organizations at present for the concrete policy of comics culture and comics industry. Treating and analysing specially 'Culture Industry Promotion Basic Law', 'Publication Promotion Law' and 'Legal Deposit', this article suggest to enact Comics Promotional Law to aide the filed of korea comics.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.657-660
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• 2007

The growth of Web comics is very noticeable in Korean comic market as the 21st century is entered. In amongst these1 trends, the scroll comics had established it self as one of the main stream form for expression, outside the form of the traditional published comics, so it is providing a new visual experience for the readers. The scroll method uses the large vertical space that is uncomparable to the column compartment of the printed comics, and its uses of animation-like techniques, innovative partitioning, flob styles and narration partition positioning, the limitless canvas and the scroll bar of the web page, is leading the digital comic age. However, it is still very uncertain whether the 'scroll comics' will still be valid in the age of Web2.0. It is concerning that even though there are limitless potential in the realms of digital and web, the web comics seem to be bound to one particular medium, 'scroll'. In this report, the form of expression in the scroll centered web comics will be analyzed, and based on this, the future evolution of digital comics shall be investigated.