Stan Lee Beats His War Drums, Revives the Fallen Yi Soon Shin

[BC Blog Poster]

Staff Writer Keith Davidsen writes for Bleeding Cool.

Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender was a historical comic book series that chronicled the conflicts of a legendary Korean naval commander who stood outnumbered against a Japanese army of ?samurai and ninja in a violent orgy of blood and heroics.? Self-published by creator Onrie Kompan, the series was distributed by Diamond Comics for two issues, but was dropped before the first storyline could conclude. It was a gorgeous series that never quite made it to the big leagues.

Well, it?s gotten big league attention now.

Stan ?The Man? Lee has lent his support to the graphic novel of Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender by providing a foreword for the collection. To quote the book's introduction, ?The level of commitment of this gifted team is tremendous and they have succeeded in telling a great story, which is the first rule of comics."

?Onrie Kompan?s devotion to the history of Korea, combined with his genuine love of comics, has helped him weave a truly inspiring and epic story while Giovanni Timpano?s sensational artwork brings it to life with his grand, full-scale illustrations.?

Diamond Comics has solicited the graphic novel as part of its upcoming February catalog, giving the book a second lease at life.

Here's a look at some interior pages. We're pretty sure these pages (one taken from each of the four issues compiled into the graphic novel) have never been seen without dialogue and word balloons.

[Dave Elliott]

This has been a great series and I'm definitely going to get the collection. Onrie's dedication to this project has been second to none and I hope the trade collection gives it the lift to prominence it richly deserves.

[KeithDavidsen]

I should add, anyone interested in finding out more about Yi Soon Shin can check out the website: Yi Soon Shin.

[OLKompan]

Thanks so much Dave! And my thanks also goes out to Keith Davidsen! The support you've shown for this project is greatly appreciated!

I would just like to add that retailers can also order the graphic novel (as well as all of the single issues) directly through me by contacting me at OLKompan@aol.com.

As an added incentive, if you order more than 5 copies of anything from me, I will ship it to your store for FREE!