Lee Hyun-se

Lee Hyun-se (; Hanja: 李賢世; born June 13, 1956) is a South Korean cartoonist, and the former president of the Korea Cartoonist Association. He is currently the chairman of KOMACON and a professor at the Department of Comic Animation at Sejong University.

Lee is Korea's leading comic ("manhwa") artist. His works have commented on current events and embraced public frustrations.

Early life and education Lee was born in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He grew up in Gyeongju, South Korea, graduating from graduated from Wulseung Elementary School , Gyeongju Middle School , and Gyeongju High School .

Career Lee debuted in 1978 with The River Knows that covers the Vietnam War. His major works include A Daunting Team , Mythology of the Heavens , Ring of Hell , Nambul: War Stories, Armageddon , Police , Birdie , and others. Actor Joe Sang-gu is an old friend of Lee Hyun-se, and he is the real model for Oh Hyae-sung / (Kkachi), the main character of A Daunting Team.

Filmography 1978,The River Knows 1979, Kkachi in Shimonoseki 1980, The Wind that Blows the Ground 1981, The Last Light of Shimonoseki ; Kkachi's Fifth Season 1982, Kkachi's Blue Crab Apple , A Jackdow of the Border , A Dauntless Team ; Made the cover of the first issue of monthly publication, Treasure Island 1983, Ring of the Wild ; Kkachi's Glass Jaw ; Ring of Hell 1984, Wanderer Kkachi ; Kkachi's Sunny Spot ; The Firebird's Fighting Spirit 1985, The High School Baseball Team ; Thawing (; Hanja: 解氷) 1986, Bow (; Japanese Ver.); Run! ; Emperor (; Hanja: 帝王) 1987, Sing a Dawn, Lions ; Fury of Kkachi's Head ; The Kosmos that Blooms in Winter ; Childish Kkachi ; Roughly Unfortunate Fellows 1988, Report on the Daughter-in-Law's Rice Paste ; Boss ; Armageddon serialized in IQ Jump; Blue Angel ; Karon's Dawn ; Made the cover of the first issue of a monthly publication, IQ Jump 1989, Dancing Larva 1990, Chick Rhapsody 1993, Nambul: War Stories; Police 1994, Steep Cliff (; Hanja:峭崖) 1995, Armageddon (; Animation); Golden Flower ; Love Collection serialized in the newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun (; Hanja: 京鄕新聞) 1997, Mythology of Heaven 1999, Dark Dragon serialized in The Seoul Daily Sports ; Made the National Police Agency character, Podori 2001, Serializing Mythology of Heaven 2004, Animal Drawing 2005, Serializing Wolf's Blood , Made Korean History 2007, Serializing Birdie 2009, Serializing Bijeongsigong ; Changcheonsuhoui 2010, Serializing Red Fatale

Awards 1994, Awarded The Fourth Korean Comic Achievement Award 1999, Awarded The Third Asia Comic Contest (Hong Kong, ) Achievement Award 2002, Awarded The Second Gobow Comic Award 2006, Awarded The Metropolis of Seoul Culture Award 2007, Awarded Korea Content Awards President's Award in the Field of Comics