Tommy Yune

Tommy Yune is a Korean American comic book author who became known for his manga-style work on "Speed Racer", which was followed by a comic industry revival of classic anime shows such as "Transformers", "Battle of the Planets" and "Robotech". His video game credits include "FX Fighter", "", and the award-winning "The Journeyman Project" series.

Yune first began in comics with the 1992 cult anthropomorphic series "Buster the Amazing Bear" and joined Jim Lee at Wildstorm Productions after a number of years as a video game designer. After writing and illustrating "Speed Racer" in 1999, he followed up with two more manga-style miniseries, "Racer X" and the shameless cheesecake romp "Danger Girl: Kamikaze". His original "Speed Racer" run was also re-released in 2000 as the graphic novel titled "Born to Race".

Yune's first work in feature animation was creating the computer-generated opening sequence of Kevin Altieri's "Gen¹³". In 2001, he left Wildstorm to become creative director at Harmony Gold USA for the relaunch of "Robotech" [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=792 Tommy Yune Leaves Wildstorm for Robtech - Anime News Network ] ] . He joined Steve Yun, the webmaster of the official Robotech webpage who is also his brother.Fact|date=June 2007 He is one of the persons behind the story of "" and directed the movie [ [http://harmonygold.com/catalog/title.php?id=robotechshadowchronicles Harmony Gold Entertainment Catalog ] ] .

Filmography

* "" (2006) - Director
* (2003) - Opening and Episode Titles
* "Gen¹³" (2000) - Opening Title Animation

Published video game works

* "" (2004) - Producer
* "" (2002) - Producer, Character Design
* "" (1998) - Creative Director, Conceptual Design
* "" (1997) - Conceptual Design, Special Effects
* "FX Fighter" (1995) - Character Design
* "The Journeyman Project" (1992) - Conceptual Design

Bibliography

* "" (2007)
* "" (2005-06) - Story
* "" (2004) - Story, Cover Art
* "Robotech/Robotech: From the Stars" (2002-03) - Story, Cover Art
* "" (2001) - Story, Art
* "Racer X" (2000) - Story, Cover Art
* "Superman Y2K" (2000) - CG Art
* "Speed Racer"/"Speed Racer: Born to Race" (1999-2000) - Story, Art
* "Buster the Amazing Bear" (1992-1995) - Story, Art

Awards

* Book of the Month - August 1999 Wizard Magazine ("Speed Racer")
* Award of excellence: technical & creative excellence - 1997 NewMedia Invision Awards ("Journeyman Project 3")
* Gold medal: best overall design, animation - 1997 NewMedia Invision Awards ("Journeyman Project 3")
* Silver medal: best animation, graphics - 1996 NewMedia Invision Awards ("Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime")
* Finalist: best action/arcade software program - 1996 Codies Awards ("FX Fighter")
* Gold medal: best animation, graphics - 1993 NewMedia Invision Awards ("The Journeyman Project")
* Bronze medal: best production design - 1993 NewMedia Invision Awards ("The Journeyman Project")
* Award of Excellence - 1991 Society for News Design (Orange County Register)
* 1st place: best graphics - 1990 California Newspaper Publishers Association (UCLA Daily Bruin)
* 2nd place: best graphics - 1989 California Newspaper Publishers Association (UCLA Daily Bruin)

References

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* [http://www.popimage.com/dec99/profile/yune.html PopImage interview]
* [http://www.robotech.com/content/aboutTommyYune.php Robotech.com profile]