Overall: 3.75 stars
This review is specifically related to Volume 1 of the printed manhwa, not the webtoon series overall.
I really enjoyed the story and characters of this book. It feels like a 90s vampire movie but with a female protagonist (I'm thinking Blade specifically, but heck, The Crow works as a comparison, as do many others). The worldbuilding and vampire lore we're given in this volume is a little cheesy - but in the best way. The setting feels nostalgic and familiar, even if I've never been to South Korea. You've got crime-fighting Catholic priests; scrappy college kids who tackle the mysteries on their own; that one obnoxious punk kid who dies first; rogue detectives with a devil-may-care charm; Russian gangsters whose primary purpose is to be vampire fodder....the gang's all here!
Also, the evil vampires hang out in a nightclub, which is so perfectly on-genre. I love it.
But a graphic novel is more than just its nostalgic framework, so let me quickly say that I enjoyed both the art and story beats - some moments were truly emotional and intense.
My only real complaint with this volume is that the pacing is a bit off. We jump around from timeline to timeline, from place to place, without any indication that we're now in a flashback or across town or whatever. Some kind of simple "5 years ago" or "the past" or "5 days later" or *something* would help the story from feeling so jumpy and sporadic.
Overall, I really enjoyed this volume and am adding #2 to my TBR.