風靡韓國的“網絡漫畫”

看漫畫好像是不少人的愛好。近幾年，漫威系列漫畫改編的影視劇也受到追捧。大概是看到了漫畫作品的大好前途，這幾年韓國興起了網絡漫畫的熱潮，大家拿著手機就能看。這算不算是與時俱進呢？

Webtoons, also known as webcomics, are Internet-based comic strips available through cellphones. The genre is a growing cultural force in South Korea, supported by an ultrafast Internet and smartphone-crazy populace, and fueled by a small army of young, creative, tech-savvy graphic artists.
網絡漫畫（webtoon或者webcomics）指在互聯網上發表、能夠通過手機閱讀的漫畫作品。這類作品正在韓國形成一股逐漸崛起的文化力量，有超快速的網絡和智能手機癡迷族做后盾，再有一小群年輕、有創意、懂技術的插畫作家搞創作。

Most webtoon serials are published on major Internet portals free of charge and once or twice a week. They cover a wide range of genres, as diverse as romantic comedies and horror.
大部分網絡漫畫系列都在大型門戶網站免費發布，每周更新一到兩次，涵蓋的題材也很廣泛，浪漫喜劇和恐怖故事等，都涵蓋其中。

Their popularity has drawn the attention of the wider entertainment industry, and top-rated webtoons have been successfully adapted into TV dramas, films, online games - even musicals.
網絡漫畫的風靡已經引起了整個娛樂界的關注，評價很高的一些網絡漫畫已經被成功改編成了電視劇、電影、網游，甚至音樂劇。

The hit movie, “Secretly Greatly”, about three young and handsome North Korean spies living in South Korea is adapted from a popular spy webtoon of the same title.?
熱門影片《隱秘而偉大》（Secretly Greatly）就是改編自同名諜戰類網絡漫畫，講述的是三名年輕帥氣的朝鮮間諜在韓國的故事。

The popular TV drama, “Misaeng” (Incomplete Life), about the lives and struggles of office workers is also adapted from a popular webtoon of the same title.
大熱韓劇《未生》（Misaeng/Incomplete Life）也是改編自同名網絡漫畫，描繪了辦公室職員的生活和奮斗。

（中國日報網英語點津?Helen）