The Great Catsby


The Great Catsby is a Korean webcomic written by Doha Kang and Kim Seung-jin. Daum published the comic in its original language on the internet. Netcomics, which holds the translation publication rights, published the comic in six volumes and on the internet in English. The title is a play on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby.
The comic starts by introducing Catsby, a university graduate who is depressed for not being able to find a job. His girlfriend, Persu, announces that she will marry another man — one that is significantly older and richer than Catsby.

Characters

Catsby : The main character of the series. He is usually carefree, but is often depressed, and sometimes prone to panicking.
Houndu : Catsby's roommate and good friend. He provides financial sustenance for Catsby, working as a private tutor, sometimes known for philandering with female clients. He often brings Catsby to karaoke bars to help him feel better.
Persu : Catsby's long-running girlfriend who leaves him to marry another man. After becoming disappointed with her marriage, she begins stalking Catbsy after he starts dating Sun, even going so far as to confront him and demand that he come back to her.
Sun : After being rated a "C" by a matchmaking/dating service, Catsby is paired with Sun, who also was rated a C. Both she and Catbsy begin to become extremely attached as the series progresses. Almost constantly shows extreme optimism, even to the most simple things, and playful to an almost childlike extent.
Brudog : A character who makes an appearance in the first volume as Persu's husband. His demeanor is extremely stoic, almost to the point of hostility, but as the story progresses, he is revealed to be a much more gentle, though emotionally plagued, individual.

Adaptations

Publishers Weekly concluded that it "an honest delineation of the anxiety of youth wrapped in the innocent style of anthropomorphic animals." The publication stated that the translation is "sometimes awkward".