Late Artist Kim Jung Gi Honored at New York Comic-Con

Earlier within the week, the information broke that South Korean illustrator Kim Jung Gi handed away on the age of 47. Kim, in line with his US agent, had skilled chest pains in France as he was making ready to take a flight to New York, and died after being transported to a hospital.

Kim was anticipated to have an Artist Alley desk at New York Comic-Con this weekend previous to his passing. Over the weekend, the desk has since turn out to be a memorial the place followers have left flowers, drawn illustrations, and signed the desk skirt with well-wishes. io9 took footage of the desk, which you’ll be able to see under.

Born within the Seoul suburb of Goyang on February 7, 1975, Kim’s first revealed work as an illustrator was the story Funny Funny within the pages of Young Jump Magazine. Following that, he taught artwork at personal colleges and universities whereas concurrently working on the artwork studio SuperAni. His first collaboration with one other artist would include author Seung-Jin Park’s Tiger the Long Tail in 2008. Other collaborations would go on to incorporate Belgian artist Jean-David Morvan (2014’s SpyGames comics), Riot Games for League of Legends, and a variant cowl for Marvel Comics’ Civil War II occasion in 2016.

Prior to being an artist, Kim served within the Republic of Korea Army, and attributed that service time to his capability to have a robust visible reminiscence for weapons and autos. He was greatest identified for being ready to attract scenes that includes giant crowds in a handful of hours. He’d typically do that in entrance of a stay viewers, and would narrate his course of.

During his time as a trainer, he would regularly tell students to “imagine the memorable moment of the day,” and to mix psychological pictures with what they noticed whereas out and about. In 2020, he tried the Guinness world file for “longest drawing by an individual for the Fisheye Art.” During that 4 day, 20-hour course of, he created artwork that depicted the “living heritage of Penang.”

In addition to followers, each Marvel and DC Comics’ Jim Lee, together with different business professionals, have given tributes to Kim. Additionally, New York Comic-Con revealed a small assertion that was positioned in an indication at his desk. “[Kim] was a pioneering visual artist, and having him at our events was always an honor,” the group wrote. “You couldn’t watch him live draw without being in complete wonderment, but more inspiring was his appreciation and kindness towards his fans and peers.”

“Our hearts are with his friends and family at this time.”

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