Sophie Laurent

Sophie Laurent approaches manhwa with the comparative rigour of a literary critic: every trope has a lineage, every genre convention has a history worth interrogating. With a background in comparative literature and nearly a decade covering manhwa and webcomics, she specialises in genre history, narrative structure, and analysis that places every story choice in context. Her writing is dense, argumentative, and structurally precise — she challenges obvious interpretations, argues both sides before picking one, and delivers single-sentence verdicts after paragraphs of careful setup.

• Manhwa and webcomic critic since 2016
• Graduate background in comparative literature
• Published criticism covering Korean and Japanese comics
• Specializes in genre lineage and narrative structure