Founded in 2003, Dala is a subsidiary of Locus Publishing Company, with comics being one of its core publications. Apart from publishing its self-initiated featured comics and works by Taiwanese comics artists, the company also introduces creations by European comics masters in order to broaden the reading horizon of the pan-Chinese community. With its unique taste in book selection and belief in high-quality packaging, the company has won the hearts of Taiwanese readers.

Dala Publishing Company has been devoted to promoting local comic artists, both veteran and new, to readers in Taiwan and abroad. The company has published a lot of works by Taiwanese comics artists including CHEN Uen, Richard Metson, Loïc HSIAO, CHEN Wen-Sheng, Sean CHUANG, BO2, 61Chi and Crystal KUNG. In addition, it provides channels for Chinese readers to get in touch with European comics by introducing such artists as Moebius, Enki Bilal, Milo Manara, Nicolas de Crécy, and so forth. Dala also published the graphic novel of the classic Remembrance of Things Past, comics anthologies of international comics artists Japon and Comic on Travel, and coordinated the creation of cross-regional illustrated projects, including Hong Kong Springrolllll, Taipei Café , Island to Island: a graphic exchange between Taiwan & New Zealand and Sept rêves du Louvre.

As a bridge between readers and comic art, Dala has held comic art exhibitions for many times. From the year 2012 to 2018, the company was in charge of coordinating and executing the Taiwan Pavilion of Angoulême International Comics Festival and In 2013 cooperated with Hong Kong Art Center in holding the comic exhibition A Parallel Tale: Taipei in 80s x Hong Kong in 90s. To bring comic art into daily lives of the masses, Dala combines book promotions with various performances of art including movies or concerts. To create multiple fun and sensational experiences for readers is the company’s ultimate purpose.