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Clover & Pixiv Profile The Finest Comics Artists in Korea And Taiwan

Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists launched in 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri.

Published Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:27:10 -0500

Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists launched in 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. The site consists of over 50 million members and aims to provide a place for artists to exhibit their illustrations and get feedback. Clover Press, a new independent publisher founded by Ted Adams (cofounder and former CEO of IDW) and Robbie Robbins (cofounder, executive vice president, and art director at IDW), is to publish a new series of books with Pixiv, highlighting comic book artists from around the world, first focusing on artists in Korea and in Taiwan with the first two books, in their June 2023 solicits but scheduled for August on the 8th and 23rd.

PIXIV: ARTISTS IN KOREA
HARD COVER
WRITER | N/A
ARTIST | VARIOUS
COVER ARTIST | TIV
0423CP250
FULL COLOR | 200 PAGES | $49.99
IN-STORE DATE | 8/23/2023
FOC DATE | 5/7/2023
Pixiv has built the world's largest creation platform,
with over 80 million users and over 3 billion page views
monthly. Their mission is to build an exciting space for
everyone to enjoy and learn various creative activities.
Artists in Korea represents a small fraction of the talented
artists actively engaged on pixiv. Clover Press and pixiv are proud to bring these artists to the
English reading audience, and to deliver their art beyond the boundaries of region and language.
The art of manhwa and manga creation continues to become mainstream on a worldwide basis. We
hope these books introduce you to more international artists and inspire you to enjoy and create
your own new artwork. Artists in Korea features 78 of the best artists in Korea, with a cover by Tiv,
an illustrator well known for poetic and transparent expression and capturing emotional moments,
especially of women. This volume also includes art by modare, Anmi, zipcy, Gearous, DSmile and
many more!

PIXIV: ARTISTS IN TAIWAN
HARD COVER
WRITER | N/A
ARTIST | VARIOUS
COVER ARTIST | VOFAN
0423CP251
FULL COLOR | 200 PAGES | $49.99
IN-STORE DATE | 8/9/2023
FOC DATE | 5/7/2023
Pixiv has built the world's largest creation platform,
with over 80 million users and over 3 billion page views
monthly. Their mission is to build an exciting space for
everyone to enjoy and learn various creative activities.
Artists in Taiwan represents a small fraction of the talented
artists actively engaged on Pixiv. Clover Press and Pixiv are proud to bring these artists to the
English reading audience, and to deliver their art beyond the boundaries of region and language.
The art of manhwa and manga creation continues to become mainstream on a worldwide basis. We
hope these books introduce you to more international artists and inspire you to enjoy and create
your own new artwork. Artists in Taiwan features 83 of the fifinest artists in Taiwan, with a cover by
VOFAN, an illustrator with an impressive mastery of the use of intense light and shadow. Additionally,
this volume includes a conversation between VOFAN and Say HANa, discussing their work. Other
artist featured include I READING, LOIZA, B.c.N.y., Canking and many more!