whatever I think about being a comic artist I feel worse for animators, oddly in a time where video dominates. Animation requires a certain kind of person and much more work, it is an even higher gamble with an even lower chance of winning.

last month my health was starting to get to a seriously dangerous place. I've been dedicating more time to cardio, walking and running. I actually feel like i'm in a better spot than I was at this same point last year.

there are a lot of things about korea people would find kind of crazy or unreasonable. beneath it lies a somewhat sordid, rebellious current now masked in glamor and ignored but not forgotten and I find this to be pretty special. I don't expect anyone to understand, even koreans.

manga piracy has a jaded history. Not many people know korea participated in a massive bootlegging scheme in the 60's, manga was popular but it was not allowed. People were copying and changing the pages by hands by the hundreds daily.