Full House, Vol. 2
By Sooyeon Won
Published by NETCOMICS
In the aftermath of their engagement party, Ellie and Ryder progress from passing angry notes to bickering openly in the privacy of their newly shared home. Despite their mutual show of antipathy, they are unmistakably drawn to each other—Ryder to Ellie’s fearlessness and self-confidence, and Ellie to Ryder’s surprisingly considerate nature. Any hint of potential romance is nipped quickly in the bud, however, by the reappearance of Ellie’s ex-boyfriend, Felix, who turns up on their doorstep begging for forgiveness. Determined not to play the fool, Ryder uses his next film shoot as an excuse to stay away from Ellie and her resuscitated relationship, but when an opportunity arises for him to uncover her true intentions regarding Full House, he finds himself pursuing her in an unexpected fashion.
“They always come sliming back.” This wise statement regarding the nature of ex-boyfriends was uttered by an old friend of mine back in the day, and it works surprisingly well as the theme of this installment of Full House. Though Felix makes a fine show of his contrition and heartfelt affection for Ellie, it’s hard to forget that he was the guy who so brutally dumped her for not being eager enough to jump into the sack. Though it seems obvious that Ellie will eventually throw him over for Ryder (who at least gets her excited, if not quite in the way she’d like) execution is the key to this series’ charm, not result, so it would be a terrible shame to rush.
Though this series is, frankly, stunningly predictable, to leave it at that would be a grave oversimplification. Manhwa-ga Sooyeon Won has an extraordinary talent for turning romantic cliché into storytelling gold, a skill she would later refine to perfection in her outrageously poetic boys’ love epic, Let Dai. Her secret to this is brazen excess, which in this case applies to the series’ endless stream of classic screwball comedy banter—precisely the thing that makes the story so much fun in the first place. Will Ellie and Ryder get together? Of course. Will they face numerous rivals, career obstacles, and ridiculous misunderstandings along the way? Sure! Frankly, none of it matters as long as they keep talking … and talking and talking.
While the narrative trajectory of Full House may not leave much to question, the real mystery here is why, with recent acquisitions such as Full House, Please, Please Me, and Small-Minded Schoolgirls, NETCOMICS has not already become the prime online destination for grown-up women who read comics. For fun, sexy comedy with a fantastic vintage feel, check out Full House.
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Johanna says
January 22, 2010 at 10:46 amI suspect women who read comics may, like me, prefer to read print, which is easier to transport, read in bed or bath, or otherwise better suited to their lifestyle. I really wish Netcomics would put more of these works in print, because I would love to try them out. Online, though, when I’ve sampled, I find myself reading faster than the page reloads, which quickly becomes too annoying and throws me out of the story.
Melinda Beasi says
January 22, 2010 at 11:43 amYeah I prefer print too, a lot, so I can understand (though I haven’t had trouble with page load speed at Netcomics for a long time—that’s sad to hear). I suspect they would release more of these in print if they thought they could sell them. Hopefully we’ll see that happen down the line.
I’m always hearing people complain that there isn’t enough josei manga being released here & while obviously these are all manhwa, I’d like to think they would speak to the same audience.
zionee says
January 28, 2010 at 3:06 amOoohhh!!! I so love this manhwa… but unfortunately i can’t find a site that has a complete scanlated volumes… Do you know some???? I already tried mangafox and onemanga. Mangafox has it but it stopped at Vol 4….
Melinda Beasi says
January 28, 2010 at 12:23 pmHi Zionee. I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place. I’m not going to direct you to pirated versions of a comic that is legally (and easily) available from its English-language publisher.
I will, however, happily point you to NETCOMICS.com, where you can read chapters of Full House online for only 25 cents apiece! Chapters are released one at a time, and eventually the entire series will be available.
zionee says
January 29, 2010 at 12:21 amah okay thank you very much!!! hehehe really big help ^___^
Ann says
April 6, 2010 at 2:01 amWhere can I read this manga for free? I really3x love to continue reading this but unfortunately, its not available online. I mean, the chapter is incomplete.
If I’ll have a book of this kind of manga, I’ll really post it online to let other Full House manga addict read it.
Melinda Beasi says
April 6, 2010 at 7:03 amAnn, Full House is currently being released online, one chapter at a time, here at NETCOMICS. They release a new chapter approximately each week. It is not free. You are not actually entitled to read Full House (or any manga or manhwa) for free online. Only the author has the right to determine how her work will be sold and distributed, on or offline, and she has chosen her Korean publisher and (through them), NETCOMICS. They charge 25 cents a chapter for online reading, which is affordable for nearly anyone. I suggest you take a look at that.
Ann says
April 6, 2010 at 2:05 amor is there’s a way where I can watch an anime version of this? (if there is an anime version)
Melinda Beasi says
April 6, 2010 at 7:04 amThere actually is an anime version in the works, which is pretty rare since this is a Korean property, not Japanese. It has not yet been released. There is currently a Korean live-action version of this manhwa.