Frank Cho

Frank Cho ( born December 2, 1971 in Seoul, South Korea Cho Duk -hyun ) is a writer and illustrator of comics.

In 1977 his parents emigrated with him to the United States. During his education at Prince George's Community College, he published the early 90s in the local student newspaper his first comic strip titled Everything but the Kitchen Sink. Cho's character art quickly became popular. When he 1994 University of Maryland moved, where he trained as a nurse, he was (later renamed University freaks ) for the student sheet " Diamondback " serial University Square. This was the forerunner of the series Liberty Meadows with the pretty psychologist Brandy, the shy vet Frank and all kinds of crazy animals. Three semester-long daily appeared a short strip of the signatory. Cho is oriented in his work like in the comic series of the 50s.

1994 won Cho among 157 competitors the " Best College Cartoonist Award" from the United Media Syndicate. Now it was clear to Cho that he wanted to earn his living as a comic artist and not as a nurse in the future. Nevertheless, he completed his studies successfully. He sent samples of his draftsmanship to all the major newspapers. Most of the leaves he received rejections, his stories were too aggressive and not family-friendly. The Creators Syndicate offered him in 1996 a 15 -year contract at the Cho assumed. From 1997, he delivered daily from a strip of the new series Liberty Meadows. Soon his comics appeared in many major newspapers in the U.S. and Cho quickly became known internationally. In 1999 he was awarded for his work the Ignatz Award.

Cho's desire was that his works were published not only as short strips in newspapers. When Publishing Insight Studios Group 1999 he published the first issue of Liberty Meadows reprints and new stories. In 2002, Cho announced his contract with the Creators Syndicate. He switched to the major label image, where bi-monthly published a paperback collection of Liberty Meadows. He also published several books with illustrations and oil paintings. With Mark Wheatley Cho illustrated the novel Jimgrim and the Devil at Ludd by Talbot Mundy.

Since 2002, the comic strips also appeared in German translation. Salleck - Publications printed by the American comic series. Since 2003, Cho is also dedicated to other book series such as Shanna the She- Devil, Marvel Knights: Spider -Man and Zombie King. For Marvel Cho made ​​numerous magazine covers.