THE AWL VOL. 2

송곳 #2

by 최규석, Choi Gyu-Seok

In the face of corporate greed and reprehensible actions, a bond of respect has formed between young executive Yi Su-in and union activist Gu Go-sin. Seeing what his employers are capable of, Yi joins Gu in trying to establish a union for the company’s employees. But despite the unacceptable working conditions, the workers are reluctant to go through with it…until they witness a shocking situation involving one of their fellow employees.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Manga, Manhwa

224 pages, Paperback

Published March 13, 2024

About the author

See also: Choi Gyu-Seok and Choi Kyu-sok.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

The comic about trying to start a union in a grocery store in South Korea continues. It's not a bad idea, but having this as a comic is SO boring. It's also difficult to follow all of the characters. I think it would work a lot better as a TV show or even prose than it does as a comic.

[Mee Too · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are highly informative… I like data.
The story is also somewhat interesting, I didn’t know Korea had such poor work environments. Meanwhile Americans are bitching about everything. It’s a crazy comparison.


3.6

[Michael Daines · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The Awl” volume 2 continues this excellent manhwa series as the workers at the grocery store put in the work to build a union and fight back against corporate greed. It does an excellent job of showing the difficulties involved.

I’ll be picking this up as new volumes get translated into English, and I will probably buy the originals when I’m in Korea, even if I cannot read them.