Derek Kirk Kim
Kim in 2004
Born1974/1975 (age 49–50)
South Korea
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Notable works
  • Same Difference (2003)
  • The Eternal Smile (2009)
CollaboratorsGene Luen Yang
Awards
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Derek Kirk Kim (born 1974/1975) is a Korean-American comics artist.

Personal life

Derek Kirk Kim was born in South Korea in 1974 or 1975, and moved to the United States at age eight. From Pacifica, California, by 2005, he was living in San Francisco.[1]

Career

Works

  • "Dave's Blind Date", Narbonic, July 7, 2001, archived from the original on March 26, 2023[2]
  • With Yang, Gene Luen (w). Duncan's Kingdom, no. 1 (1999).[3]
  • With Yang, Gene Luen (w). Duncan's Kingdom, no. 2 (1999).[3]
  • Same Difference and Other Stories. Top Shelf Productions. 2003.[1]
  • With Yang, Gene Luen (2009). The Eternal Smile. First Second Books.[3]

Reception

For his publication of Same Difference,[4] Kim received a 2003 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent, a 2004 Eisner Award for Name Deserving of Wider Recognition, and a 2004 Harvey Award for Best New Talent.[1] In September 2004, Shaenon K. Garrity reviewed his body of work for The Webcomics Examiner, and heaped praise on the artist, explicitly calling out his "technical precision and emotional expressiveness."[2] The third story in 2009's The Eternal Smile, "Urgent Request", earned Kim a 2010 Eisner Award for Best Short Story.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lyden, Jacki (January 8, 2005). "Graphic Novelist with a Comic Sensibility". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Garrity, Shaenon (September 13, 2004). Zabel, Joe (ed.). "Two Skills in Tandem-The Work of Derek Kirk Kim". The Webcomics Examiner. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Butcher, Christopher (January 13, 2009). "A little bit about Mainstream Publishing". Comics212. The Beguiling. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Licad, Abigail (October 20, 2010). "Story from Graphic Novel 'The Eternal Smile' Wins Eisner Prize". Hyphen. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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