Hissing (manhwa)
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| Hissing | |
|---|---|
 ICEkunion edition of Hissing | |
| 히싱 | |
| Genre | |
| Author | Kang Eun-young |
| Publisher |  Seoul Cultural Publishers, Inc. |
| English publisher |    Yen Press ICEkunion (former) |
| Magazine | Wink |
| Collected volumes | 6 |
Hissing (히싱 Hi-sing) is a Korean manhwa series written and illustrated by Kang Eun-young. Originally serialized in the magazine Wink, Hissing was later released in 6 volumes between January 2004 and August 2005 by Seoul Cultural Publishers, Inc. ICEkunion licensed the series for an English release and published 3 volumes, but was absorbed into the Hachette Book Group USA's graphic novel imprint Yen Press. Yen Press continued to release Hissing, and the final volume was made available in March 2009. Western critics gave the series mixed reviews, with its art and storytelling both criticized and applauded.
Volume list
Hissing, written and illustrated by Kang Eun-young, was published in Korea by Seoul Cultural Publishers, Inc.[1] The manhwa was serialized in the magazine Wink and collected into 6 volumes.[1][2] Hissing's serialization in Wink ended in the magazine's August 2005 issue, published on July 15, 2005.[3] Seoul Cultural released the first volume on January 15, 2004 and the final volume on August 11, 2005.[4][5] Publisher ICEkunion acquired the rights to publish the series in North America and proceeded to release the first three volumes between June 2006 and February 2007.[6][7] ICEkunion was later absorbed by Yen Press, a graphic novel imprint of Hachette Book Group USA. Yen Press inherited ICEkunion's entire catalog and subsequently resumed publishing Hissing under their label.[8][9] Their distribution rights for the series extended to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[10] Yen Press released the remaining volumes of Hissing between July 2008 and March 2009.[1]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North America release date | North America ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 15, 2004[4] | 8953248639 | June 2006[1] | 978-89-527-4463-0 |
| 2 | May 17, 2004[11] | 8953252024 | September 2006[1] | 978-89-527-4495-1 |
| 3 | August 28, 2004[12] | 8953255465 | February 2007[1] | 978-89-527-4700-6 |
| 4 | January 1, 2005[13] | 8953258596 | July 2008[1] | 978-0-7595-2883-3 |
| 5 | April 25, 2005[14] | 8953261325 | November 2008[1] | 978-0-7595-2884-0 |
| 6 | August 11, 2005[5] | 8953264693 | March 2009[1] | 978-0-7595-2885-7 |