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Jim Lee
Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
Born: Aug 11, 1964
Comics Superman Think Time Work You
Related authors: Andy Warhol Claude Monet Edvard Munch Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali Vincent Van Gogh
The downside to becoming a doctor, I think, is it's a very long process; four years of medical school, three years of internship, two years of residency, umpteen years of specialization, and then finally you get to be what you have trained almost all your life for. Jim Lee
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The first time I drew a Superman story was 'For Tomorrow' with Brian Azzarello in 2004. It didn't really hit me how important it was until I drew a scene early-on in the book that featured Superman crossing paths with a giant, intergalactic space armada. Jim Lee
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So much of comics are dictated by characters talking to one another - or in focused spaces where 'the camera' has to stay in pretty close on what's going on. Jim Lee
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Any time you change something classic or iconic, you're going to have some part of the fan base up in arms. Jim Lee
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Once I started down the path of co-founding Image Comics, and even co-publisher, it just seems a lot more like a career path that isn't that atypical for someone with a college degree. Whereas, someone who draws comic books as a freelancer and lives from job to job is a more unusual story. Jim Lee
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I think there's a responsibility of the publisher, of the company, to make sure the staple books that have been around for decades come out in a timely manner. Jim Lee
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There is the intent of the writer and the interpretation by the artist. What the writer intended and what the artist interprets is not a 1-to-1 translation. It's a crossing of ideas that generates the stories that you see in print. Jim Lee
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I played a little bit of 'City of Heroes' - they have a really great character generation system. I was pretty impressed with that. I played 'World of Warcraft' with my kids. That's a lot of fun. Jim Lee
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As an artist, as I design and lay out a page, the less-important things, things I want you to spend less time looking at, I draw them very small, maybe even silhouette them. The more-important pivotal scenes, I draw them larger, maybe even a double-page spread. Jim Lee
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Outside of my work as a comic book creator and co-publisher, I'm an avid gamer. Jim Lee
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Not everyone reads comics, although most people know the major superheroes, but the majority of people play video games. Jim Lee
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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. Jim Lee
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Many in the creative professions were nerds in their pasts because they spent so long reading comics and using their imaginations when they were growing up. Jim Lee
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Back in the '30s, '40s and '50s, you had clear-cut heroes, clear-cut supervillains. Today, you have more of a blend, more of a gray area between the two. You have the rise of the sympathetic villain and the rise of the antihero. Jim Lee
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Bob Harras' personal and creative integrity is respected and renowned throughout the comic book industry. As an editor, he provides invaluable insight into storytelling and character. Jim Lee
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The great thing about having digital comics is that it is like having a comic-book shop on your digital device. It has turned comics from a destination buy to an impulse buy. Jim Lee
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Prior to 'Action' and 'Justice League 1,' there was no label 'superhero' for a superpowered being. It's really the emergence of Superman and the Justice League that gets the public comfortable with the idea of people amongst us who have extraordinary power and that they've agreed to be our champions. Jim Lee
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When a character has as wide an audience and as rich a history as Batman, it's truly exciting to see him introduced into an all-new storytelling medium. BATMAN LIVE will bring a completely new experience to fans of the character - it's great to be able to give them something they haven't seen before. Jim Lee
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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. Jim Lee
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'Watchmen' is a cornerstone of both DC Comics' publishing history and its future. Jim Lee
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Wonder Woman isn't even American; she's an Amazon princess. Jim Lee
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Superheroes are modern mythological characters, so you're going to make them look impossible. Even my Krypto The Superdog is the idealisation of the canine form. Jim Lee
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I like having pairs of characters to play off each other. I love drawing Batman, but he's more fun with Robin. Batman charges ahead, Robin jumps off the walls. It's fun showing that contrast. Jim Lee
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As a kid, I loved the whimsical Superman and Batman stuff, and as a teenager, Marvel was more angsty, and that appealed to me. Marvel dealt with more stuff I could relate to as a teenager. Jim Lee
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'The Dark Knight,' 'The Rocketeer' and definitely the first 'Superman' movie by Richard Donner are the best. I tend to be softer in my judgment about what's a bad movie - I don't think anyone intends to make a bad movie, and sometimes it just doesn't click for some reason. Jim Lee
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The video game market is huge, and the ability to tell stories, and tell different kinds of stories in the gaming space is quickly evolving and changing for the better. Jim Lee
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