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Derek Kirk Kim was born in 1974 in Kumi, South Korea , and came to the United States when he was 8. He considers himself fortunate to have received formal training in the visual arts and in the craft of writing. Much of his early highly acclaimed work was done while living with his parents in Pacifica, California .

All of his stories reflect, to a greater or lesser degree, his personal experiences. He offers poignant tales with an ever present dash of humor. His drawing style is realistic and clean, based on the ".

Recently, Kim had begun serializing his latest work, ''Healing Hands'' on his website Lowbright, until he decided to abort the project on July 16, 2006. ''Healing Hands'' was to be published as a print graphic novel by First Second Books . ''Same Difference and Other Stories'' has been translated in French and is published in France and distributed in that country and Belgium, Switzerland and Canada by the publisher 6 pieds sous terre.

Kim illustrated a story in the original Fables graphic novel 1001 Nights Of Snowfall .

Kim has worked for Nickelodeon magazine, contributing during the Christmas season.

His graphic novel with Jesse Hamm, ''Good as Lily'', is scheduled to be published by Minx in 2007.


REFERENCES

  • Bengal, et alia. ''Flight: Volume One''. Image Comics, 2004. (ISBN 1-58240-381-3)

  • Brownstein, Charles. "Tape This to Your Cubicle Wall". ''The Comics Journal'' No. 240. January 2002 ("The year in review")

  • Garrity, Shaenon. " Two Skills in Tandem ", The Webcomics Examiner, September 2004

  • George, William, et al. " Derek Kirk Kim: A Critics Roundtable ", The Webcomics Examiner, September 2004

  • Kim, Derek Kirk. ''Same Difference & Other Stories''. Top Shelf Productions, 2004 (ISBN 1-891830-57-0)

  • Lyden, Jacki. ''Graphic Novelist with a Comic Sensibilty''. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4271874



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