Montag, 24. September 2018

"Who's Who in DC Entertainment": JIM LEE



c) 2018 DCE



Am Mittwoch (26.09.), von 17:30 - 18:30 Uhr, signiert Jim Lee bei uns in der Torstrasse.  Ganz wichtig: Jim wird nur  signieren, nicht zeichnen (also keine Sketche o.ä.)!

Bitte schaut weiterhin intensiv unsere Streams, Facebook und oder Twitter wegen zusätzlicher Infos (z.B. ganz aktuell  HIER! ) !

...und in der Zwischenzeit (für die wenigen Comic-Leser auf diesem Planeten, die tatsächlich noch immer nicht wissen, wer Jim Lee ist) hier sein  Lebenslauf (von der offiziellen website von DC Entertainment):

 

JIM LEE

Credited as
Penciller, Cover, Inker, Variant Cover, Artist, Writer, Layout, Colorist, Story By, Covers, Designer

Jim Lee, a world-renowned comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher, is now currently the Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment (DCE) alongside Dan DiDio.

Known for his incredibly detailed and dynamic artistic style, Lee is one of the most revered and respected artists in American comics. A veritable legend in the industry, he has received numerous accolades and recognition for his work, including the Harvey Special Award for New Talent in 1990, the Inkpot Award in 1992, and the Wizard Fan Award in 1996, 2002 and 2003.

Prior to his current post at DCE, Lee served as Editorial Director, where he oversaw WildStorm Studios and was also the artist for many of DC Comics' bestselling comic books and graphic novels, including ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, BATMAN: HUSH, and SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW.

He also serves as the Executive Creative Director for the DC Universe Online (DCUO) massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment (SOE).  

Jim Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1964 but moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri when he was young. After graduating cum laude with a BA in Psychology from Princeton University in 1986, he started his professional career at Marvel Comics where his work on the X-Men continues to hold the all-time sales record for single-issue sales at an incredible 8 million copies sold in one month.

In 1992, he started his own production company, WildStorm Productions, and co-founded Image Comics, an independent comics company that quickly grew to become the third largest North American publisher.

Two of his creations, WILDCATS and GEN 13, saw life beyond comics as a CBS Saturday morning cartoon and as a DTV animated movie distributed by Disney, respectively.

 In 1998, DC Comics purchased WildStorm Productions and Lee left Image Comics to join the DC Entertainment creative team. In 2010, Titan Books released the 300-page artbook of Jim Lee’s DC Comics work titled ICONS: THE DC & WILDSTORM ART OF JIM LEE.

In 2011, Lee was integral in the launch of DC Entertainment’s NEW 52 initiative, designing the new, more contemporary costumes for some of the DC universe’s most iconic characters, including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. 

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 JIM LEE in der GCD ("Grand Comic Book Database")

 JIM LEE auf facebook




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DC's hauseigenes web-TV ("DC All Access") hatte Jim Lee verständlicherweise schon desöfteren im Interview (immerhin ist er auch Co-Publisher von DC!).  ...hier ein erhellender, etwas älterer Interview-Clip mit ihm:




eine (wirklich nur) winzig-kleine Jim Lee Art Art Gallery:

Cover-Art (+ Kurz-Geschichte) gestaltet von Jim Lee



Enthält den kompletten Inhalt der Jubiläums-Nummer #1000 sowie alle Dekaden-Varianten (1930er, 40er, 50er etc.) und alle für ausgewählte Comic-Shops angefertigten Exclusive-Variants sowie zusätzliche Story-Reprints  u.v.a. (...und zufällig auch bei uns erhältlich!)

von Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee: HUSH komplett in der Deluxe HC- Version
...ebenso wie dieser inzwischen moderne Comic-Klassiker: "Batman: Hush"
"Multiversity: Mastermen" oneshot / Jim Lee pencil art
...in "Multiversity: Mastermen" ließen Jim Lee (und Autor Grant Morrison) den "Führer" erstmal einen (weiteren) braunen Haufen in die Welt setzen...

"Multiversity: Mastermen" oneshot / Jim Lee pencil art
Da Jim Lee sich (nach eigener Interview-Aussage) bereits in der Schule sehr für Geschichte interessierte, schien es ihm naheliegend, jenen von Autor Grant Morrison getextenen "Multiversity" oneshot zu gestalten, der auf DC's "Earth X" angesiedelt ist; jener DC- Parallel-Welt, auf der die Nationalsozialisten tatsächlich die Weltherrschaft errungen hatten... unter Mithilfe einer Nazi-Version des Stählernen namens "Overman"


Coverart für "Superman, Vol. 2" # 204

Promo-Artwork für den "NEW 52" Reboot des DCU
Batman - Design Art von Jim Lee

Fun With The World's Finest (aus "Jim Lee - Icons")

der "Wildstorm" Jubiläumsband

Jim gemeinsam mit Stan Lee u.v.a.: Neu-Interpretation von "WW"


...ein aktuell auf der diesjährigen "San Diego Comic Con" geführtes Interview mit Jim: