worked for publishers Charlton Comics, Warren Publishing, Iron Horse Publishing, Skywald Publications, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics. According to journalist Paul Gravett, in 1987 Eastern Comics published the first original in the United States. Due to the explosion of manga's popularity in the Americas, many of the licensed titles acquired for the American market seek to emulate the popular elements of other successful series. Recently, long-running webtoons serialized via Internet portal sites (e.g. by Daum Media), like Lezhin Comics and personal homepages have become both the creative and popular destination among the younger generation in Korea. With manga proving to be both popular and commercially successful in Europe and the United States, a number of publishers imported and translated titles in the hope of reaching the same audience. The readability and left-to-right orientation of contributed to its growing popularity, as did the realism of the characters and the combination of Eastern and Western styles and mythologies. Media franchise Animations based on Korean comics are still relatively rare (though there were several major hits in the late 1980s and early 90s with titles such as Dooly the Little Dinosaur and Fly! Superboard). However, live-action drama series and movie adaptations of have occurred more frequently in recent years. Full House in 2004 and Goong ("Palace" or "Princess Hours") in 2006 are prominent examples. Below is a list of manhwa titles adapted into television series, web series, and films. Not to be confused to another adapted works of adapted from Webtoons. Korean publishers Note: select publishers only Daewon C.I. Haksan Culture Company Seoul Culture Corporation Shinwon Agency Corporation North American imprints ADV Manga Dark Horse Manhwa DramaQueen DrMaster Publications Media Blasters Netcomics NBM ComicsLit Seven Seas Entertainment SuperAni Manta UDON's Korean Manhwa Yen Press See also List of manhwa Myeongnang manhwa Manhwabang Culture of South Korea Korean Wave Korean animation Webtoon Video gaming in South Korea Citations Sources "Korean Comics in the U.S., Part 1, Comic-Con International 2004," Jade Magazine.com, Sep. 2004 "Korean Comics in the U.S., Part 2, Manhwa Sampler," Jade Magazine.com, Sep. 2004 "Sang-Sun Park, Les Bijoux Comic Artist," Sequential Tart.com, Aug. 2004 Manhwa site for "Demon Diary" (마왕일기) "Infinity Studios and Manhwa," Anime Tourist.com, 16 June 2004 Our Toys, Our Selves: Robot Taekwon V and South Korean Identity Cain, Geoffrey. "Will the Internet Kill the Manhwa Star?" The Far Eastern Economic Review, 6 November 2009 Comics formats