Kang Full
Kang Full (or Kang Pool, ) is the pen name of Kang Do-young (born December 7, 1974), a South Korean webtoon artist. Though he had no formal training in art or writing, Kang launched a website in 2002 to display his comics. Kang's webtoons quickly drew attention, resulting in several film adaption based on his works. Career. Regarded as a "first generation" webtoon artist, Kang had no formal teaching in either writing or drawing comics. His interest stemmed from painting wall posters for the student body at Sangji University, turning them into eye-catching comics in order  to attract attention. As a student, he earned the nickname Kang Full by often wearing green clothes, 'full'(풀) meaning 'grass'(풀) in Korean. Kang decided to become a comic artist prior to his graduation, but initially received little interest from publishers. In April 2002, he launched a personal website and began posting his work online, to great success. By 2008, his comics had reached in excess of 300 million page views. Kang has also drawn attention from the Korean film industry, and several films, including "APT", "BA:BO", "Hello, Schoolgirl", "Pained", "The Neighbor", and "26 Years", have been based on his  work. He has also been hired as the screenwriter for a prequel to the 2006 film "The Host". Besides webtoons, Kang has also created several comic books oriented to kids. His picture book "Hi, Friend" has been nominated as a 14th popular book for a very short time.