Rhie Won-bok

In this Korean name, the family name is Rhie.

Rhie Won-bok (born 4 October 1946) is a South Korean cartoonist and professor.

Rhie Won-bok
Born	(1946-10-04) 4 October 1946 Taejon, Southern Korea (now Daejeon, South Korea)
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Seoul National University
Occupation	Cartoonist
Korean name
Hangul	이원복
Hanja	李元馥
Revised Romanization	I Won-bok
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Wonbok

Education

Rhie was born in what is now Daejeon, South Korea. He studied architecture in Seoul National University, after which he studied graphic design in Münster, Germany.

Works

His comics are drawn in a simple, didactic manner, often explaining the inner workings and the psychological makeup of nations like Germany, Japan, or the United States. He does this by taking into account historical, geographic and political factors, drawing in a funny style. An English translation of "Korea Unmasked", dealing with the Korean nations, was published in 2002 by Gimm-Young International. Most of his other works are untranslated and available in Korean only.

Other activities

He received the Noonsol Award in 1993 for contributions to the development of the South Korean cartoon industry.

From 1998 to 2000 he was president of the Korean Society of Cartoon and Animation Studies.

He is professor of graphic design at Duksung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea.

Works

• Rhie, Won-bok: Korea Unmasked. Gimm-Young International, 2002. ISBN 978-89-349-1771-7