Acclaimed illustrator Kim Jung Gi died in Paris on Monday after experiencing chest pains as he was about to board a plane.
“After having done so much for us, you can now put down your brushes,” his collaborator Hyun Jin Kim said in a statement. Kim, 47, suffered a heart attack after finishing his last scheduled European appearance, the statement on his Instagram page said. He was at the airport on his way to New York, where he was set to appear at Comic Con, when he began to experience chest pains. He was taken to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery but nothing could be done and he passed away., Comic Con described him as a “master artist”... for his “unique contributions to comics.
The South Korean artist had contributed Marvel and DC Comics and was famous for his ability to draw complex illustrations entirely from memory.
Comic book artist Mark Brooks, famous for his work with Marvel Comics, wrote: “This is such a huge loss to the art world.Marvel’s editor in chief, C.B. Cebulski, posted: “Woke up to the tragic news of Kim Jung Gi’s passing. Still sitting here stunned. There was no one quite like him.”
Too too many fatal suddenly's
As always, the question is 'how many boosters did he take?'
This is how I'd like to go.
Condolences to Family Friends & Associates for their Loss of this Great & Talented Gentleman.
How sad
pfizer
Why now
Sudden chest pains, huh...
Descanse em paz!
Vaccinated? Chinese Flu?
NOOOOOOOO. RIP my favorite artist… fuck