In 2000, Nobuhiko Horie, former editor-in-chief of
Weekly Shōnen Jump, along with former
Jump authors who worked under Horie such as
Tetsuo Hara and
Tsukasa Hojo, founded the manga editing company
Coamix, with
Shinchōsha acting as their business partner. The premiere issue of Coamix's
Comic Bunch was published on May 15, 2001 (but dated May 29 on the cover). Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring illustrations and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published on Tuesday, but was changed to Friday from 2002 and onward. In 2010, Shinchosha ceased publication of
Weekly Comic Bunch with its September 10 issue (published on August 27). On the day of the final issue's publication, Shinchosha relaunched the official
Comic Bunch website, announcing their plans to revive the magazine as a monthly publication titled
Monthly Comic Bunch which later began publication on January 21, 2011. Coamix began publishing an unrelated manga anthology titled
Monthly Comic Zenon, which debuted on October 25, 2010. In March 2024,
Monthly Comic Bunch ceased physical publication and was rebranded into the newly formed
Comic Bunch Kai web magazine which will launch on April 26. ==List of works==