Sketchbook 2011

Lucky to get an autograph

Very rare find and at a great selling price.

Thank you for the sketchbook loved it the moment I got it

He's a wonderful artist.

There are literally hundreds of examples of this artist's work online--on his blog, on Twitter, in YouTube flip-throughs of the sketchbooks that eventually become the printed volumes--so you can decide for yourself whether or not his line work is a thing of remarkable genius, or simply doesn't work for you. A previous reviewer mentioned Hal Foster, another comic-art master whose line work is best appreciated in b&w. I'm less impressed by Kim Jung Gi's pieces in colour, which is partly why I opted for this volume over one of the others--it shows a more developed style than the older books; there are fewer colour pieces, as far as I could tell, than the 2016 Sketchbook (or the graphic novel); and I liked what I saw of it in a YouTube flip-through. Two caveats: Some people might find part of the content objectionable, more for nudity than violence. Although the Omphalos volume is meant to be more explicit, the sketchbook collections sometimes hyper-sexualise women's bodies. This is something that turns me away from many comic artists, but, again, this is genius-level work, and a viewpoint very specific to the artist. and often transcends being just sexy body parts. I might compare him, in this aspect, to R. Crumb (whose work I don't like at all) or Brandon Graham (whose art I do find clever and skilled). Kim Jung Gi's ability to draw anything from any angle with absolute ease I would compare to Alitha Martinez. Caveat number two is that you can get a much better price for this through the artist's web site. They're sold out of some volumes, so eventually buying via Amazon might be the best source for this one too.

Best for all the fans of KimJung Gi

Conforme aux attentes. Le livre est magnifique, bien emballé, c’est parfait !

vendeur sérieux et professionnel. Je n'ai pas eu de problèmes! mérite toutes les étoiles! J'ai essayé pendant longtemps de ce artbook. pour le travail que je fais est dans une vraie bible. et j'adore le design! pardon si mon français n'est pas tout à fait raison! :)

Bien que le prix soit un peu élevé, on en a largement pour son argent : ce recueil de dessin est une vraie bible qu'on ne se lasse pas de feuilleter. A noter que l'ouvrage est énorme (700 pages) et d'assez grande taille (A4). J' attendais à quelque chose de beaucoup plus petit (type format sketchbook entre l'A5 et l'A4) et bien moins épais. Du coup le prix est tout à fait justifié.

Nous ne sommes pas encore à l’apogée de l’artiste, mais les dessins restent quand même incroyable