Sweet Home (webtoon)

For the 2020 South Korean Netflix series, see Sweet Home (TV series).

Sweet Home
Cover art of the first volume of Sweet Home (Wisdom House print edition) showing its protagonist Cha Hyun-soo
Cover art of the Wisdom House comic book edition (volume 1)
스위트 홈
Seuwiteu Hom
Genre
AuthorKim Carnby
IllustratorHwang Young-chan
Publisher
English publisherNaver
MagazineNaver Webtoon (original Korean)
WEBTOON (official English translation)
Original runOctober 12, 2017 – July 2, 2020
Collected
volumes		12
Television adaptation(s)
Sweet Home (2020)

Sweet Home (Korean: 스위트 홈; RR: Seuwiteu Hom) is a South Korean webtoon written by Kim Carnby and illustrated by Hwang Young-chan.[1] First published in Naver Webtoon, the webtoon ran for a total of 140 chapters plus 1 prologue from October 12, 2017, to July 2, 2020.[4] It centers on a suicidal high school boy who, along with a group of fellow apartment residents, tries to survive a "monsterization" apocalypse (goemulhwa)[a] where people turn into monsters that reflect their innermost, most desperate desires.[5]

The webtoon is the second collaborative work by Kim and Hwang, the first being Bastard (2014–2016).[5] As of January 2021, its official English version garnered 2.4 million subscribers and 15.2 million likes.[6][7] A print version of Sweet Home was released since February 28, 2020 by Wisdom House.[2][8][9][1][3] It has also been adapted into a Netflix series of the same name released on December 18, 2020.[10] A prequel titled Shotgun Boy,[b] written by Kim and illustrated by Hongpil with Hwang providing editorial supervision, was released in Naver Webtoon starting February 22, 2021.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ a b c "[도서] 스위트 홈 (서지정보)" [[Books] Sweet Home (bibliographic information)]. National Library of Korea (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b 스위트 홈 1 [Sweet Home 1]. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "스위트 홈 (Sweet Home) 1". Goodreads. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Kim, Carnby; Hwang, Young-chan. "[드라마원작] 스위트홈" [Drama Original Work: SWEET HOME]. Naver Webtoon (in Korean).
  5. ^ a b Kim, Jung-yoo (December 7, 2019). "[김정유의 웹툰파헤치기] '생각'만으로 괴물이 된다?… 네이버웹툰 '스위트 홈'" [Kim Jung-yoo's Uncovering Webtoons — Naver Webtoon "Sweet Home": Turning into a monster only through the mind?]. 이데일리 (E-Daily) (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Kim, Carnby; Hwang, Young-chan. "Sweet Home". WEBTOON. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Originals". WEBTOON. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  8. ^ 스위트 홈 1-3권 세트(전3권) [Sweet Home Vols. 1-3 Set (All 3 Volumes)]. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. ^ 스위트 홈 4-6 세트 [Sweet Home Vols. 4-6 Set]. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (December 16, 2020). "New Netflix series hopes for same success as its webtoon namesake". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "엽총소년" [Shotgun Boy]. Naver Webtoon (in Korean). February 22, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Im, Jong-myung (February 25, 2021). "'스위트홈' 속편 '엽총소년', 네이버웹툰 연재 시작" ['Sweet Home' follow-up 'Shotgun Boy' starts serialization in Naver Webtoon]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  13. ^ Kwon, Hyuk-joo (February 25, 2021). "네이버웹툰, 스위트홈 프리퀄 '엽총소년' 신규 연재" [Naver Webtoon's new serialization with 'Sweet Home' prequel 'Shotgun Boy']. Media SR (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.


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