Netcomics

{{Short description|American publishing company}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}

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| founded = 2005

| founder = Heewoon Chung

| defunct = December 29, 2024

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| country = United States

| headquarters = Los Angeles, California

| distribution = Diamond Book Distributors

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| publications = manga, manhwa

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| genre = Boy's Love, Romance, Action

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| owner = Heewoon Chung

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| website = {{URL|www.netcomics.com}}

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Netcomics was a publisher of manhwa, webtoons, manga, and comics in the United States, based in Los Angeles, CA, which contributed to the Korean Wave.{{cite book |last1=Yadao |first1=Jason S. |title=The Rough Guide to Manga |date=October 2009 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-1-4053-8423-0 |page=231 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WcYex0sGmQ0C&dq=Netcomics+manga&pg=PA231 |access-date=March 10, 2021 |language=en}} South Korean publisher Ecomix Media Company created Netcomics, with the first titles appearing in the first quarter of 2006 and they were considered one of the pioneers in digital publication of manhwa.{{cite news |last1=McKinney |first1=D. W. |title=Riding the Wave: The Steady Rise of Korean Manhwa |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/riding-the-wave-the-steady-rise-of-korean-manhwa/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Review of Books |date=October 24, 2020}}Cha, Kai-Ming. "[http://www.netcomics.com/news/press_release.htm?uid=7 The Koreans Are Coming: NETCOMICS Brings Manhwa to U.S.: PW]." Netcomics. December 6, 2005. Retrieved on December 9, 2011.

They offered a variety of English titles that could be either rented or purchased on their homepage or app.{{cite web |last1=Vergara |first1=Vernieda |title=9 of the Best Manga Sites and Apps to Feed Your Need |url=https://bookriot.com/2018/10/25/best-manga-reader-sites-and-apps/ |website=BookRiot |publisher=Riot New Media Group |access-date=April 3, 2020 |date=October 25, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Grizz/lists/official-english-translations-by-netcomi-133066|title=Official English Translations by Netcomics|website=Anime-Planet|language=en|access-date=April 4, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=February 21, 2020|title=10 Best Romance Manhwa For Fans Of Manga|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-romance-manhwa-fans-manga/|access-date=June 7, 2020|website=CBR|language=en-US}}

Netcomics served as a distributor for some titles by manga publisher Aurora Publishing until Aurora's closure in April 2010.{{cite news |title=NetComics to Remove Aurora Manga on April 14 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-09/netcomics-to-remove-aurora-manga-on-april-14 |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=Anime News Network |date=April 9, 2009 |language=en}}

Netcomics ended service on December 29, 2024.{{cite web|title=Manhwa Publisher Netcomics Ends Service|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-04/manhwa-publisher-netcomics-ends-service/.217506|website=Anime News Network|last=Tai|first=Anita|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=January 6, 2025}}