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Introducinganewcomingoutcomicmagazine:“Comix”
Youngandnewwaveincomics
T
he industry on publishing comics is in
comics that they like, and to access
deep decline these days. Last year,
exceptional materials or stories that they
LoveforHUFSandmovies
many comic magazines ceased to publish,
rarelycouldseeinothercomics.
suchas“BigJump”,“Heat”,etc.Inaddition,
For the continuous growth of
still other magazines were discontinued in
this year. Such happenings made us
“Comix”
W
surprised,becausethesemagazineshadbeen
As it is not widespread to public yet, the
hatiftherewerea
believed to have a steadly fixed circle of
magazines have not been sold much. Most
place that can
readers.Suchdifficultyofpublishingcomic
people even do not know the existence of
erase people’s painful
books is caused from absence of popular
“Comix”.Eventhoughthemagazinehasnot
memories?Thereexistsa
comicbooks.
beensoldthatmuch,theresponsesofreaders
city, Seoul, in the movie
As cartoonists are lack of talents can
were good. They said, “It is memorable
“Nabi”,that does such a
producemoremarvelousworksandtheyare
among the Indie comics that have been
thing. “Nabi” has
short of story-line. Moreover, the taste of
issued,”“Itiscomparabletoothercountries’
become more famous
readers is very flat, consuming only similar
Indie comic books,” and “Comix seems to
because it was rewarded
stories, and therefore cartoonists tend to
be able to compete with other industrial
inLocarnoFilmFestival.
produce those kinds of comics. As a result,
comicmagazines.”Thereaderspraiseditin
The Argus met the
the variety is in need in that artists should
thepositiveway.
director this of movie,
produce more abundant, fresh and creative
“Iwillbesatisfiedwhenmanypeoplegot
Moon Seung-wook (IC-
materialsforcomics.
to know the value of Indie comics,” said
87),inthecitythatcould
In an effort to solve those problems, the
Shin Il-sub, the editor of “Comix”, “ and if
eraseourmemoriesinthe
ThefirstIndiecomicmagazine,“comix”wasissuedinSeptember.Itisinthepursuit
first Indie comic magazine “Comix” was
we can be one of the ways to solve the
movie and talked about
ofcreativityincomicsindustry.
published in September. With more
problems that Korean comic industry is too
hisunforgetfulmemories
abundant and creative stories than in comic
one-sided and same-looking, our trial is
inHUFSandlife.
books,themonthlymagazinewasissued.It
publishers and challenged the uniform
unique. Stories and drawing styles are
already a success,” he added. “Comix” is
“I have wanted to
recieved attention as it is the first legally
system. The artists who published
sometimes shocking or at least, very
meaningful when they are in pursuit of
become a film director
publishedIndiecomicmagazine.
“Nemorami” and “Comic Experiment
different.“Comix”,ofcourse,isalsounique
creativity and originality. Also it has to be
when I was at middle
MoonSeung-wook(IC-87)
Spring”andmanyotherartistscontinuedto
and exceptional. But the existing Indie
marvelous work which is hardly seen in
school.Iwantedtoattend
IndiecomicsinKorea
KamEun-jin/TheArgus
issue other Indie comic magazines but they
comics had dark and weird stories and so
othercomicmagazines.
a department of drama
The meaning of Indie comic is a kind of
discontinued the publications. After that, in
readers found it difficult to access to them.
“Comix” is at the very beginning now.
andfilmbutmyfamilyobjectedtomywish.AtthattimeIlikedtheimageofHUFS
comicgenrethatisindependentfromcapital,
1999,webzine“Comix”wasontheInternet.
“Comix”, on the other hand, is bright and
Readers should pay attention to the road it
andalsotherewereamovieproducingclub,Cinema-Echo,whichwasveryfamousfor
inthepursuitoffreedomofexpression.The
The webzine “Comix” has been popular
fun.
willtakewhetheritgoestherightorwrong
itsfame.IthoughtDepartmentofCommunicationandInformationwasverycloseto
first appearance of Indie comics is same as
amongIndiecomicmanias.Finally,apaper-
In the magazine, about 10 comics are
way.Thecartoonistsandreadersneedtosee
makingfilms.SoIgottoenterthedepartmentinHUFS.”
otherIndieartsthatisagainstforcapitalistic
mademagazine“Comix”wasissued.
serialized. Among them, “Comix girl Y” is
Indiecomicsasanartthatisonthebaseof
The club had been so famous that it was well known to the Korean film industry
culture. The Indie cartoonists pursue their
Every Indie comic book should have
the story of a super-highlighted girl who
free creation and distribution, and trials to
when he was at HUFS. Cinema-Echo still makes films and sometimes holds film
own characters or styles in their works,
stopped publishing long before but efforts
treats the Japanese Prime Minister, who is
makethemofbetterquality.
festivalsbutitwasmoreactivebefore.Studentsintheclubmadeartfilmsinadditionto
oppositetotheclosedandsimilarcharacters
and supports for creation in Indie comics
insisting the extreme right nationalism, and
Indie comics specialize in various
social films and they also held various kinds of film festivals. At that time, the
ofindustrialcomicmarket.
made Indie comics continue up till now.
“SunyoungManagement”showsthelivesin
distributionchannelsandfree-capital.Oneof
universitystudentslackedculturalactivities,andsotheironlywaytoaccessthecultual
ThefirstIndiecomicappearedin1988by
‘Comix’istheresultafterthoseendlesstrials
a girls’ highschool with reality. The former
alternative plans for revival of the Korean
eventswasthoughuniversities.Therefore,theclub’sactivitiesgottobemoreactiveand
“Nemorami”, a comic drawing club, where
and supports from those who love indie
comic is social-critic with fun and its
comic books industry is publishing such
manystudentsparticipatedinthefestivals.“InNovember,1986,the6thpresidential
cartoonists from Art College, Hongik
comics.
drawing style is creative because it belongs
Indie comics. “Comix” is a fruit from the
election,weheldthefilmfestivalontheSlaughterinGwangjoowithYeonseiGeneral
Universityjoined.Then,“ComicExperiment
tothepopartstyle.
movement of non-mainstreamer of comics
StudentCouncil.Butwhilewewereholdingtheevent,thepolicearrestedhalfofthe
TheneedforIndiecomics,“Comix”
Spring”wasissuedin1995.Itcausedimpact
Suchnewanddifferentcomicsarehardly
against the existing publishing comics
club’sstudentsandconfiscatedthefilms,andofcourse,thefestivalhadtobestopped.
because of its new and unfamiliar materials
Indie artists wanted to overcome the
seen in other common magazines. Korean
industry.Itisonthetoughroadwhichthey
Itwasascaryexperience.”Besides,thereweremorememoriesduringhisschooldays.
which were not shown in other common
uniformstyleofKoreancomicsindustryand
comicsareshortofcharactersandoriginality
havechosen.Eventhoughtheirfirststepsare
“Theolderstudents,whoattendedtheclubearlier,forbadeustogooutwithothers.We
industrial books. In 1996, “Flushing” was
to advance the attitudes of readers to Indie
andsothereaders’choicesaresolimitedthat
slow,steadystepswilltakethemtoamore
wereforcedintomakingfilms,sleepingatschool,andevenwehadnomoney.”This
published by Association for Development
comics. This is why they published
theycanchooseonlyone-sidedcomics.But
tranquilandsmmothierroad.
wayhehadbeautifulmemoriesatHUFS.
of Our Comics (ADOC). The magazine
“Comix”.TheyhavedrawnIndiecomicsfor
Indie comics produced by high-minded
Thenwhatmadehimdreamofmovies?“WhenIwasattendingthemiddleschool,I
announced clearly that their identity was
10yearsandthoughtIndiecomicshavebeen
cartoonistshavewidenedtheopportunitiesto
gottoseeaFrenchmoviecalled‘TheNightinAmerica’.Themoviewasastoryabout
ByLeeSo-jung
“low-budget, independent comics”. They
spreadtomanypeople.
more various kinds of cartoons. “Comix”
amoviestudioandthenImadeupmymindtobeadirector.Thedreamhasbeenon
ReporterofCultureSection
fought the enormous capital comic
The character of Indie comic is very
wants the readers to choose more various
and on till these days.” He might have made a difficult choice to realize, but just
carryingthedreamonmighthavebeenmoredifficult.Infact,hedidn’tgraduatefrom
HUFS.“Istudiedhardinthefirsttermasthecourseswererelatedtomovies.Ievengot
the scholarship. In the second term, however, the courses were unrelated to what I
ForbetterInsa-dong,citizenstakeaction
wantedtostudy.SoIonlyconcentratedontheclubactivities.Iwentinthearmyafter
thesecondyear.Iwanderedforahalfoftheyearanddecidedtostudyabroad.”
He entered Polish National Film Academy in Poland. As he was the first Korean
studenttostudyinPoland,hemighthavebeenlonelyandhomesick.“AtfirstIwasa
F
illed to capacity with people,
To participate and enjoy the festival, first
today. I want Insa-dong to recover its
totalstrangerandIcouldnotspeakPolish.However,astimewentby,Icametorather
illuminatedbyneonlights,andrecently
of all, people should explore the alleys of
original feature,” “Insa-dong should not be
likethecountrybecausethepriceswerelowandthePoleswerekindandsincere.Ihad
taken by take-out coffee shop of foreign-
Insa-dongsuchas“Haggojae”,“Toetmaru”
exploitedanymore.”
agreattimethere.Ilovedit.”
brand, Insa-dong, the street in which our
meaning a narrow porch in Korean,
Then the postcards come to be hung on
He had won many prizes and admitted his talent. But he failed in the debut work,
memories and tradition has been kept deep,
“Seonchon”, etc. Walking along big roads
“Sotdae”,apolesignifyingprayerforgood
“TheStranger”.Afterthatthegottoproduce“Nabi”thesedays.
hasbeenchanging.Sadaboutthechangeof
branchingoutintotwoorthreenarrowlanes,
harvest in korea. Besides, these postcards
Healwaystakesgreatpainsonwhatfilmsheshouldmake.“Amoviedirectorhasgot
itsintrinsicvalue,“Citizen’sSolidarityfora
theymayfindthatoneofthembranchesout
will be delivered to Seoul City.” Around
alotofthingstodoandlotsofthingstotakecareof.IfIgetclosertotheaudience’s
Sustainable City” has taken the lead of
into another two or three lanes, too. There
“Sotdae” in the middle of the road,
needs,IcannotjustdothethingsthatIwant.Ontheotherhand,Igetfartherawayfrom
ornamenting Insa-dong. As one of their
are many restaurants and tea-houses that
participantscanpraynotonlytheirwisheson
the audience’s needs, I can do the things that I want. I always think about that.” He
activities,“TheInsa-dongAllyFestival”was
enjoyed the patronage of scholars, literary
Insa-dongbutalsotheirprivatewishes.
travels a lot when he thinks of his work, producing films. “I usually visit Europe. I
heldonthe28thofOctober.
people, artists, and musicians by the
Meanwhile, the street display was
lovedCzechoslovakiamostasthepeoplethereareunsophisticatedandsincereandthe
roadside.
proceeded in front of Daesung Group. On
pricesarelow.ThecapitalisPragueandthecityislikeasmallcafe.”
For participants’ convenience, pieces of
the drawing paper lying long on the road,
“Iwanttomakefilmsthatcanberememberedforalongtime,sothatpeoplecansee
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yellow cloth were laid on the ground along
participants could draw pictures in water
mymoviesrepeatedlyandthinkaboutthem.”Hesometimesmakesdocumentaryfilms
each lanes. “What’s this?” a couple
colors and paints and write down their
ashethinksitishelpfultoproducemovies.AlsoheisnowworkingasanIndieartfilm
wonderedattheyellowclothontheground
wishes for Insa-dong on the paper. This
censor.“IdidnotwanttodothatjobbutI’mdoingtheworkbecauseIwasrequestedto
andsoonfollowsthelinesalongthelaneand
attracted many people, especially children
dosuchthings.IgottomakefilmsagainandagainasIhavetoliveonmakingfilms.”
exploresalleysofInsa-dong.
andtheirparents.
Heplanedtoteachonfilmstohisyoungerstudentsintheclub,Cinema-Echo.The
After exploring every alley, they can
Children enjoyed painting much but not
loveforfilmsmadehimloveHUFS,orthelovefortheschoolhelpedhimtomakehis
receive a postcard on which Insa-dong is
writing their wishes on Insa-dong without
dreamscometrue.Butonethingiscertain-helovesboth,HUFSandmovies.
painted from members of the hosting
fully understanding the meaning of this
organization. Then they write down their
event. When they grow up, however, they
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wishes how Insa-dong should be on the
willbeabletovisitbetterInsa-dongrecalling
postcard. On postcards, participants’
thisonefineday.
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Children and their parents are
opinions were put down like these, “I often
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participatinginthestreetdisplay.
visitherewithmyhusbandandchildrenlike
ByKamEun-jin/TheArgus
Let’sexplorealleysofInsa-dong!
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