Molfar Publishing

Molfar Publishing is a Ukrainian publishing house based in Khmelnytskyi, founded in 2017 by Oleksandr Nevskyi and Anton Haiur as an enthusiast initiative for graphic prose under the name Molfar Comics. It officially began operations on 3 March 2018, announcing its first localized edition, Metal Gear Solid. Book 1, on Facebook. Over the following years the company evolved from a small comics localization team into a publisher that brings manga, light novels, artbooks and fantasy literature to Ukrainian readers, and it later rebranded from Molfar Comics to Molfar Publishing. The publisher's core activity is the Ukrainian-language localization of manga and fantasy literature. Its catalogue spans large-scale epic fantasy, atmospheric manga and emotional light novels, and it has also translated comics from international publishers such as IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics and KaBOOM. Molfar Publishing has built a significant line of game-related books, including titles based on Blizzard Entertainment franchises such as World of Warcraft, Diablo and Hearthstone, and for several years it published books from the Warhammer universe until Games Workshop ended the cooperation in July 2025. Molfar Publishing presents its releases and announces new titles at Ukrainian fan and book events, including Comic Con Ukraine in 2018, 2019 and 2021, the Book Country (Книжкова Країна) festival in 2025 and Fancon in 2026. The company states that its mission is to create quality Ukrainian editions that popularize fantasy, manga and modern pop culture in Ukraine, to make iconic world stories accessible in Ukrainian, and to introduce readers to new authors and genres. It operates an online store at molfarpublishing.ua with catalogue sections for books, light novels, artbooks, manga and merchandise, and it maintains a public presence on Facebook and X.

Molfar Publishing was founded in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, in 2017 by Oleksandr Nevskyi and Anton Haiur as an enthusiast initiative for graphic prose called Molfar Comics. The publishing house officially began operations on 3 March 2018, when it announced its first localized edition, Metal Gear Solid. Book 1, on Facebook. In its early years the company translated comics from international publishers including IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics and KaBOOM, and in 2019 it regularly announced and opened pre-orders for a range of editions, including titles connected to Spawn, The Eternals, The Invincible Iron Man and The Dark Crystal. The publisher took part in Comic Con Ukraine in 2018, presenting its plans for developing its localization line, and returned in 2019 to show new releases and announce further titles such as Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Chronicles of Hate and Harrow County, along with reported plans for Peanuts and My Little Pony series. Also in 2019 it was reported to have obtained a license to publish the manga Other, one of its first steps into Ukrainian-language manga localization. In 2020 Molfar Publishing began publishing translated manga in Ukrainian. Among the first editions was Other. Volume 1 by Ayatsuji Yukito with art by Kiyohara Hiro, translated by Anastasiia Skotar. During 2021–2023 the media reported further manga announcements and pre-orders, including titles such as Книга магії з нуля, Блам!, Академія відьмочок. Том 1, Дівчинка з того боку. Том 1 and Наречена чаклуна. Том 1. At Comic Con Ukraine 2021 the publisher announced work on new manga titles, including Blame! as well as announcements for Demi-chan wa Kataritai and Fate/Grand Order. A major direction for the company became book licenses tied to game franchises. At Comic Con Ukraine 2021 it announced Ukrainian editions of books, comics and artbooks based on Blizzard Entertainment game universes, including World of Warcraft, Diablo and Hearthstone. In 2023 PlayUA reported pre-orders for the Ukrainian edition of the Diablo artbook Світ гри Diablo by Jake Gerli, translated by Roman Pavliukevych, and in 2022–2023 pre-orders were reported for World of Warcraft book editions including World of Warcraft — Народження Орди and World of Warcraft — Припливи пітьми. The publisher also built a Warhammer line: in 2022–2023 PlayUA repeatedly reported pre-orders for Warhammer 40,000 books, including Айзенгорн — Ксенос, and at the end of 2022 preparations were reported for Warhammer 40,000 — Ночевісник and Warhammer Age of Sigmar — Упироборець. In June 2023 pre-orders were announced for Warhammer 40,000 — Привиди Ґонта. Перший та Єдиний and Warhammer 40,000 — Воїни Ультрамара, and in September 2023 the publisher opened pre-orders for Warhammer 40,000. Єресь Гора. Сходження Гора by Dan Abnett, seen as the start of the Ukrainian Horus Heresy series. In July 2025 the British company Games Workshop ended its cooperation with Molfar Publishing, after which the publisher would no longer publish books from the Warhammer universe; the reasons for terminating the agreement were not publicly stated. In 2024 Molfar Publishing joined a public protest by a number of Ukrainian publishers against the use of the "Polivanov" system of Japanese transcription in Ukraine. The company continued to present titles at book and fan events, including a presentation of Пороховий Маг. Книга 1. Кривава Обітниця by Brian McClellan at the Книжкова Країна festival in 2025, and at Fancon 2026 it announced work on the manga Noise and ПСИХОПАС: Наглядач Коґамі Шін'я. Having started as Molfar Comics, the company later transformed into Molfar Publishing, describing itself as having gone from a small team of enthusiasts to a publisher uniting thousands of readers across Ukraine.

• 2026

  At Fancon announced work on the manga Noise and ПСИХОПАС: Наглядач Коґамі Шін'я.

• 2025

  Games Workshop ended cooperation with Molfar Publishing in July; the publisher would no longer publish Warhammer universe books.

• 2025

  Presented Пороховий Маг. Книга 1. Кривава Обітниця by Brian McClellan at the Книжкова Країна festival.

• 2024

  Joined a public protest by Ukrainian publishers against the use of the Polivanov system of Japanese transcription in Ukraine.

• 2023

  Pre-orders reported for the Ukrainian edition of the Diablo artbook and for Warhammer 40,000. Єресь Гора. Сходження Гора, starting the Ukrainian Horus Heresy series.

• 2022

  Pre-orders reported for World of Warcraft book editions and Warhammer 40,000 titles.

• 2021

  At Comic Con Ukraine announced Ukrainian editions of books, comics and artbooks based on Blizzard game universes and new manga titles including Blame!.

• 2020

  Began publishing translated manga in Ukrainian, including Other. Volume 1.

• 2019

  Regularly announced and opened pre-orders for editions connected to Spawn, The Eternals, The Invincible Iron Man and The Dark Crystal.

• 2019

  Reported to have obtained a license to publish the manga Other, one of its first steps into Ukrainian-language manga localization.

• 2018

  Officially began operations on 3 March, announcing its first localized edition, Metal Gear Solid. Book 1, on Facebook.

• 2018

  Participated in Comic Con Ukraine and presented its plans for developing its localization line.

• 2017

  Founded in Khmelnytskyi as Molfar Comics by Oleksandr Nevskyi and Anton Haiur.

A Ukrainian-language publisher focused on localizing manga, light novels, artbooks and fantasy and game-related literature for Ukrainian readers.

• Metal Gear Solid. Book 1

• Other. Volume 1

• Blame!

• World of Warcraft – Путівник Азеротом

• World of Warcraft – Артас. Сходження Короля-Ліча

• Світ гри Diablo

• Warhammer 40,000. Єресь Гора. Сходження Гора

• Пороховий Маг. Книга 1. Кривава Обітниця

• Kill la Kill. Том 3

• Вовчиця і прянощі. Том 4

1. 1Видавництво Molfar — книги, манґа, артбукиmolfarpublishing.ua
2. 2Про Видавництво • Видавництво Molfarmolfarpublishing.ua
3. 3Molfar Publishingwikidata.org
4. 4Molfar Publishinguk.wikipedia.org