Jae Lee

For the Lost character, see Jae Lee (Lost).

Jae Lee
File:2.7.07JaeLeeByLuigiNovi.jpg Jae Lee at the February 7, 2007 signing of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born No. 1 at Midtown Comics in Times Square, New York City.
Born	1972
Nationality	Korean
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Before Watchmen: Ozymandias The Dark Tower Inhumans The Sentry
Awards	1999 Eisner Award for Best New Series for Inhumans

Jae Lee (born 1972) is a Korean American comic book artist known for his work for various publishers, including Marvel and DC Comics. He first rose to prominence in 1992 on Namor the Sub-Mariner. From 1993 to 1994 he produced artwork through Image Comics on titles such as Youngblood Strikefile, WildC.A.T.s Trilogy, and his creator-owned book, Hellshock, a story about a fallen angel that Lee wrote and illustrated. He later returned to Marvel, where he and writer Paul Jenkins produced Inhumans, which garnered the duo the 1999 Eisner Award for Best New Series. Lee later illustrated several of the titles in Marvel's The Dark Tower series of comics that were adapted from the novels of the same name by Stephen King. His subsequent work for DC Comics includes Before Watchmen: Ozymandias and Batman/Superman.

Career

Jae Lee's first work for Marvel Comics was a Beast serial in Marvel Comics Presents #85-92 (1991). He first rose to prominence in the industry in 1992 for his work on Marvel's Namor the Sub-Mariner, taking over the art duties from John Byrne, who continued on the series as writer. Lee continued when Bob Harras became the writer, drawing issues #26-38 from 1992 to 1993, as well as Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #3 in 1993. As penciller of X-Factor, Lee was one of the artists of the "X-Cutioner's Song" storyline which ran throughout the X-Men titles in 1992

In 1993 Lee drew the three issue Youngblood Strikefile for Rob Liefeld's studio at Image Comics. That same year, Lee drew for WildStorm, another founding Image studio, the three issue WildC.A.T.s Trilogy and a story in the 1993 anthology one-shot WildC.A.T.s Sourcebook. The following year Lee would produce his creator-owned book through Image Comics, Hellshock, a story about a fallen angel that Lee wrote and illustrated.

In 1998 Lee and writer Paul Jenkins produced Inhumans, for which they won the 1999 Eisner Award for Best New Series. They later reteamed on The Sentry.

Beginning in 2007, Lee worked with artist Richard Isanove and writers Robin Furth and Peter David on Marvel Comics' The Dark Tower comic series, based on Stephen King's The Dark Tower novels. Lee illustrated the first three miniseries in that series, The Gunslinger Born, The Long Road Home and Treachery. He returned for the fifth book in the series, Battle of Jericho Hill, and the 2013 one-shot, Sheemie's Tale. He also provided cover and interior illustrations for the Donald M. Grant edition of King's eighth Dark Tower novel, The Wind Through the Keyhole, which was released February 21, 2012.

In 2012-2013, Lee worked on the Before Watchmen project, drawing the mini-series Ozymandias written by Len Wein. He illustrated the second volume of Superman/Batman for DC Comics in 2013-2014 with writer Greg Pak.

Cover from Inhumans trade paperback (2001).

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Cover art from Manhunter vol. 3, #4 (Jan. 2005).

Awards

• 1999 Eisner Award for Best New Series, for Inhumans vol. 2, with Paul Jenkins
• Nominated: 2002 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist, for Our Worlds at War and Fantastic Four: 1234

Bibliography

DC

• Batman: Jekyll & Hyde miniseries, #1–3 (of 6) (2005)
• Before Watchmen: Ozymandias miniseries, #1-6 (2012-2013)
• Batman/Superman #1-4, 8-9, 13-15 Annual #1 (2013-2014)

Image

• Darkness: Prelude (2003)
• Darkness and Tomb Raider (2005)
• Hellshock #1–4 (1994)
• Hellshock, vol. 2, #1–3 (1997–98)
• Hellshock, vol. 2, The Definitive Edition (2007)
• WildC.A.T.s: Trilogy, miniseries, #1–3 (1993)
• Witchblade: Demon (2003)
• Witchblade and Tomb Raider (2005)
• Youngblood: Strikefile, miniseries, #1–3 (1993)

Marvel

• Captain America vol. 4 #10–16 (2003)
• Daredevil vol. 2 #65 (among other artists) (2004)
• Dark Tower:
  • The Gunslinger Born miniseries #1–7 (2007)
  • The Long Road Home miniseries #1–5 (2008)
  • Treachery miniseries #1–6 (2008–09)
  • The Battle of Jericho Hill miniseries #1–5 (2010)
• Excalibur vs. X-Men: XX Crossing Special (among other artists) (1992)
• Fantastic Four: 1234 #1–4 (2001-02)
• Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks miniseries #1–4 (2004-5)
• The Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #82 (2005)
• Inhumans vol. 2 #1–12 (1998–99)
• Marvel Comics Presents #85–92 (1991)
• Namor the Sub-Mariner #26–38 (1992–93)
• The Sentry miniseries #1–5 (2000–01)
• Sentry vs. The Void (2001)
• Spider-Man #41–43 (1993-94)
• Ultimate Fantastic Four #19–20, Annual #1 (2005)
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #16 (1992)
• X-Factor #84–86 (1992–93)
• Young Avengers Special #1 (among other artists) (2006)

Other publishers

• Transformers/G.I. Joe #1–6 (Dreamwave)
• Verotika #3 (Verotik, 1995)

Books

• The Illustrated Dracula by Bram Stoker (Viking Studio)
• The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King (Donald M. Grant limited edition)

External links

• Jae Lee at the Comic Book DB
• Jae Lee at Marvel.com
• Jae Lee at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
• Jae Lee at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators