Da-Il has a new job working for a famous comic creator. It would be a great opportunity…if Da-Il had any artistic ability. Da-Il fears he’ll never be able to create art, until he meets Mu-Huk, a ghost who takes form based on Da-Il’s creativity. The budding artist soon learns he has the skills of a “Croquer,” someone who has the ability to shape the stories vengeful ghosts by entering the “Dead Zone.” It’s a lot for a young man to absorb, especially when Da-Il learns he’ll be the main character in his boss’s new book — Croquis Pop!
- CROQUIS POP Volume 1 | June 2008
- CROQUIS POP Volume 2 | October 2008
- CROQUIS POP Volume 3 | January 2009
- CROQUIS POP Volume 4 | April 2009
- CROQUIS POP Volume 5 | July 2009
- CROQUIS POP Volume 6 | October 2009
Croquis Pop © KwangHyun Seo, JinHo Ko / Haksan Publishing Co., Ltd.
CROQUIS POP Volume 1
story by KwangHyun Seo, art by JinHo Ko
June 2008 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2905-2 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 208 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Teen
Da-Il has a new job working for a famous comic creator. It would be a great opportunity…if Da-Il had any artistic ability. Da-Il fears he’ll never be able to create art, until he meets Mu-Huk, a ghost who takes form based on Da-Il’s creativity. The budding artist soon learns he has the skills of a “Croquer,” someone who has the ability to shape the stories vengeful ghosts by entering the “Dead Zone.” It’s a lot for a young man to absorb, especially when Da-Il learns he’ll be the main character in his boss’s new book — Croquis Pop!
CROQUIS POP Volume 2
story by KwangHyun Seo, art by JinHo Ko
October 2008 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2962-5 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Teen
As the studio erupts in chaos over Ho Go’s new comic, one of his former students — Ga-In — shows up at the door! Da-Il, who ends up sharing his room with his boss’ former protégé, wakes up in the middle of the night to find his guest in the grip of a huge monster! Under attack himself, Da-Il is thrown into a tragic story from Ga-In’s past, where he will have to learn that Mu-Huk can’t always save him and even the powers of a Croquer have their limits.
CROQUIS POP Volume 3
story by KwangHyun Seo, art by JinHo Ko
January 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2965-6 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Teen
There are dark forces at work that seek to manipulate the young croquer Da-Il for their own ends. When he and his friends are held hostage on the subway in the Dead Zone, Da-Il learns more about the fuel for his croquis from a mysterious croquer with a camera. But not all teachers have benevolent motives…and, as Da-Il discovers, some are downright deadly.
CROQUIS POP Volume 4
story by KwangHyun Seo, art by JinHo Ko
April 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2964-9 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Teen
Just as Da-Il finishes erasing a grudge and helping another spirit pass on, a mysterious Croquer and his Zone Keeper invade Da-Il’s Dead Zone! Stuck in a fight to the death with the invaders, Da-Il is surprised to learn their true identities. Thanks to a little help from outside forces with their own ulterior motives, the tragic pasts of two talented artists combine to create the ultimate Croquer-Zone Keeper combo in these new opponents! Have Da-Il and Mu-Huk finally met their match?!
CROQUIS POP Volume 5
story by KwangHyun Seo, art by JinHo Ko
July 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2966-3 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Teen
On an invitation from the powerful croquer Adonai, Da-Il enters the mysterious man’s croquis world. Along with Chan-Bee, Da-Il undergoes a transformation in this intensely detailed, large-scale world where there exist new powers known as “Masterpieces.” Will Da-Il’s Masterpiece be enough to get him out of trouble when Mu-Huk is nowhere to be found?
CROQUIS POP Volume 6
story by KwangHyun Seo, art by JinHo Ko
Coming October 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2963-2 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Teen
With only three croquers left in Snow White’s tournament, the princess ups the ante by throwing in an invincible giant! And Da-Il must team up with his rivals if any of them want a shot at landing Excalibur. But when an unexpected foe steps out of the shadows to smite contender and bystander alike, will Da-Il give in to the powers of darkness in order to seek revenge for the lives of the innocent?! The exciting, passionate conclusion to Croquis Pop will leave you breathless!
series complete
If you liked Croquis Pop, check out:
Jack Frost by JinHo Ko
B. Ichi by Atsushi Ohkubo
