Jim Lee

Jim Lee is a comics artist and publisher whose career has helped shape the visual language and business of mainstream American comics. Born in Seoul and raised in the United States, he studied psychology at Princeton before pursuing comics. He became widely known through his work on Marvel’s X-Men.

In 1992 Lee helped found Image Comics and established WildStorm, which DC acquired in 1998. His later drawing credits include Batman: Hush, Superman: For Tomorrow and All-Star Batman and Robin. He also helped develop character designs for DC’s 2011 New 52 relaunch, combining an active drawing practice with editorial and publishing responsibilities.