Jim Lee

Jim Lee born August 11 1964 is a KoreanAmerican worldrenowned comicbook artist writer editor and publisher He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics In recognition of his work Lee has received a Harvey Award Inkpot Award and three Wizard Fan Awards 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 XMen continues to hold the alltime sales record for singleissue sales at an incredible 8 million copies sold in one month In 1992 he started his own production company WildStorm Productions and cofounded 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 300page artbook of Jim Lees DC Comics work titled ICONS THE DC WILDSTORM ART OF JIM LEE In 2011 Lee was integral in the launch of DC Entertainments NEW 52 initiative designing the new more contemporary costumes for some of the DC universes most iconic characters including Batman Superman and Wonder Woman