Jim Lee
Jim Lee
Jim Leeis a Korean American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He entered the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and The Punisher War Journal, before gaining popularity on The Uncanny X-Men. X-Men No. 1, the 1991 spin-off series premiere that Lee penciled and co-wrote with Chris Claremont, remains the best-selling comic book of all time, according to Guinness World Records...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth11 August 1964
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'Watchmen' is a cornerstone of both DC Comics' publishing history and its future.
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When I was a kid, I never felt that what I was drawing really represented me; it was just something I enjoyed.
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Tom's financial expertise was extremely important in our business. He got us through some tough times and I selfishly wanted him to come back to us.
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I don't remember seeing both a front-page feature and editorial on the same company in the magazine in 23 years. We were ecstatic.
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I don't think you can be a comic book fan and not hate change.
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I don't think you can measure your love or your passion for whatever you're working on.
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From 'The Sandman' and 'Black Orchid' to 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?,' Neil Gaiman has provided some of the most memorable stories of the comic book industry.
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He's going to have a tough road. Well, I would have, too, but they know how to go against him now. I believe he's going to have to change the way he does things.
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What I love about WonderCon is that, while the focus is on the comics, it's also a celebration of games and movies and all the ancillary media.
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If we keep doing the same things, we're going to get the same results. We cannot allow that to happen ... Someone has to stick up for agriculture, and I'm going to do that.
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I'd like to see some of the things that ordinary folks have. Our local folks, with their tradition of joining the Coast Guard, and the Life-Saving Service before that, traveled all over the world. So they'll have some souvenirs from Lord knows where.
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I don't buy comics anymore, for the most part. I eat my lunch off of them.
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I always figured Metropolis was north of New York, actually. Between New York and Boston, in my mind.
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From an artist's point of view, I always want to work with the writers I admire.