Manhwa Artist Seung Nam Ha Dies at Age 68
The Goltong creator became the Japan Cartoonists Association’s first Korean full member in 2007.
The Korea Cartoonist Association announced that martial arts manhwa artist Seung Nam Ha died on November 2 at 68. His works included Goltong's Declaration of Departure, Divine Sword and Evil Sword.
Martial arts manhwa artist Seung Nam Ha died on November 2, the Korea Cartoonist Association announced. He was 68.
Ha served on the association’s board. In 2007, he became the first Korean comic artist admitted to the Japan Cartoonists Association as a full member.
Among his best-known works was Goltong's Declaration of Departure, which started running in the newspaper Sports Today in 2001. It follows Yoo Se-ok, a young man whose master orders him into the martial arts world, where he encounters a string of chaotic adventures.
Ha established Ha Seung-nam Production the next year and continued releasing Goltong works featuring Yoo. His other recognized titles included Divine Sword and Evil Sword.
His work also reached overseas publications:
- In 1994, he serialized comics in Taiwan’s Infinite Boys comics magazine.
- In 2004, he published Sayaka in Japanese manga magazines.
- In 2005, he published Existence in Japanese manga magazines.
Ha also drew the Records of the Three Kingdoms manga.
Born in Busan in 1958, Ha began his comics career as an apprentice to artist Nam-gil Heo. His debut work, The King of Baseball Without a Nationality, appeared in 1980.
Source: YNA
