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For International Women's Day, LINE Webtoon Launches An All-Female Creator Slate

Published Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:30:57 -0600

Last updated Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:54:52 -0600

LINE Webtoon, the popular Korean webcomic distributor has kicked off 2017's monthly comic launch weeks with an all-female slate in celebration of Women's History Month, and International Women's Day.

LINE Webtoon are having a designated week each month designed to introduce readers to emerging fresh voices and unique comic creations. And the March Launch Week has comic strips created by female comic creators and illustrators in celebration of Women's History Month.

The featured launch week titles highlight a range of genres and comic book points of views, namely My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Rise from Ashes, Shard and My Dear Cold Blooded King.

My Giant Nerd Boyfriend by Malaysian cartoonist Fishball is a comedic take on relationships that centers around Fishball and her colossal boyfriend. The comic explores the day-to-day struggles of having an extremely tall and nerdy significant other as well as the silly nuances of the relationships women have not only with others but with themselves and their bodies.

In Rise from Ashes, by Tasmanian artist Madeleine Rosca, in which the living and the dead have coexisted for a millennia, overseen by Red Crows, a conclave of mediums who have power over the spirit world. However, in the early 20th Century, a fast approaching world war threatens the balance between mortals and ghosts. In the midst of the upheaval, a reluctant ghost is called upon to fulfill her destiny and save the world. Rise from Ashes premiered on March 8.

Shard, which will launch on March 10, tells the story of a witch who is told she needs a virgin to complete a spell, and sets out in search of the ideal candidate. She meets a geologist, with all the makings of the perfect sacrifice, only to discover there may be more to him than meets the eye.

In My Dear Cold Blooded King, Kihara Mei is a simple peasant woman with a knack for getting herself into trouble. She enjoys her quaint life until one day, her path lands her in a deadly challenge against dangerous royal assassins. Now, with the eyes of the dreaded Blood King upon her, her life of simplicity becomes a tangled web of secrecy, deceit and desire. My Dear Cold Blooded King will be the final launch week title, premiering on March 12.

You can read the first new title, My Giant Nerd Boyfriend here , In Rise from Ashes here, and check out the other featured titles every other day this week.

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