Kim Jung Gi, acclaimed comic book artist, dies at 47

He had been in Europe before he was scheduled to fly to New York Comic Con. At the airport, he experienced chest pains and died at a hospital a short time later

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Kim was born in South Korea and served two years in the Republic of Korea Army before turnig into Cartoonist

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He works on projects for both Marvel and DC Comics.

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Known for his live drawing sessions, Kim covered blank canvases with impossibly detailed scenes that he drew often without a reference image

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Kim Jung used to say "It's miserable when you can't draw what you have in your head,"

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What an incredible loss. Kim Jung Gi was...an artistic genius

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