Byun Byung-joon

(b. 1972, Korea)

Princess Anna, by Byun Byung-joon
Byun Byung-joon made his debut in the Korean comics scene in 1995 with 'This Summer's One Day Comedy'. He won a contest held by an adult magazine for this comics. He then became a commercial artist, creating humorous comics. His 1997 'History of an Island' album was however his breakthrough comic. Byun showed a true scenographic talent who uses peaceful humour with typical Korean characters. With this album, he obtained the encouragment prize of the International Comics Festival of Donga-LG. He kept innovating with his 1999 album 'Princess Anna'.