Back in May, I posed a question to the manwha-reading community: just what the heck was going on with ICE Kunion? I’m pleased to report that Yen Press has acquired the entire ICE Kunion catalog, which means that we might just find out how Bring It On!, Goong, and You’re So Cool actually end. Kai-Ming Cha of Publisher’s Weekly has the scoop:
Remember ICE Kunion, the copublishing venture between Korean publishers Sigonsa, Seoul Cultural and Haksen, aimed at bringing Korean manhwa to the American market? The ICE Kunion list is being completely absorbed by Hachette’s new graphic novel imprint Yen Press with plans to begin publishing all the ICE Kunion licenses beginning in spring of 2008.
Yen Press expects to release 30-40 volumes of Korean manhwa next year. “We plan to pick up all the existing [ICE Kunion] titles,” said Yen Press co-director of publishing Kurt Hassler. “We’re going to continue everything, so fans shouldn’t worry. None of these series are going to fall into a void.”
Current inventory on the market bears the ICE Kunion imprint, but Yen Press plans to phase out that brand, and subsequent volumes will display the Yen Press label. The company also plans to continue licensing new manhwa titles.
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