Comic books are popular around the world, and sometimes, comics from other countries make their way to the United States thanks to the wonders of translation. An imperfect yet incredible and necessary art, translation allows us to enjoy stories that would otherwise be closed to us.
Chances are that if you’re a big-time comics fan, you have already read at least one comic in translation. Manga and manhwa — or comics from Japan and Korea, respectively — are both extremely popular here in the U.S., and classics like Persepolis and
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