Irene Koh
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Irene Koh is a comics artist from Seoul, South Korea. She has previously worked with large comics publishers like Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics. She was the main artist for Turf Wars trilogy of The Legend of Korra comics.{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/books/2017/08/08/legend-of-korra-comic-team-talks-korrasami-queer-representation/|title='Legend of Korra' comic team talks Korrasami, queer representation|work=EW.com|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}{{cite web|last1=Cornah|first1=Joel|title=Legend of Korra Comics: Irene Koh Interview - Sci-fi and Fantasy Network|url=http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/legend-korra-comics-irene-koh-interview/|website=Sci-fi and Fantasy Network|accessdate=30 November 2017|date=14 July 2017|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805093950/http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/legend-korra-comics-irene-koh-interview/|url-status=dead}}
Biography
Koh was born on September 18, 1990, in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, she has lived in Tokyo, New England and Los Angeles. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she continues to work as a comics artist. She went to school at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration in 2012.{{cite web|last1=Cornah|first1=Joel|title=Legend of Korra Comics: Irene Koh Interview - Sci-fi and Fantasy Network|url=http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/legend-korra-comics-irene-koh-interview/|website=Sci-fi and Fantasy Network|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=14 July 2017|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805093950/http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/legend-korra-comics-irene-koh-interview/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Koh has had her work featured in comics published by Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, and Stela.{{cite web|last1=Cornah|first1=Joel|title=Legend of Korra Comics: Irene Koh Interview - Sci-fi and Fantasy Network|url=http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/legend-korra-comics-irene-koh-interview/|website=Sci-fi and Fantasy Network|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=14 July 2017|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805093950/http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/legend-korra-comics-irene-koh-interview/|url-status=dead}} As of November 2017 she is the main penciller and inker for The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars comics. Koh is also the creator of the comic Afrina and the Glass Coffin.{{cite web|last1=Yount|first1=Ryan|title=REVIEW: Afrina and The Glass Coffin|url=https://stela.com/articles/7e55e43c-4fde-428c-a7ca-eec0f91b3287|website=stela.com|accessdate=2 December 2017|language=en}} She has also worked on comics such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey and April, Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, and Secret Origins #10: Batgirl.{{cite web|last1=Napier|first1=Claire|title=Irene Koh & Mariko Tamaki on IDW's Casey & April|url=http://comicsalliance.com/koh-tamaki-tmnt-casey-april/|website=ComicsAlliance|date=16 June 2015 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Hennum|first1=Shea|title=Sensation Comics reaches greatness by trusting women with Wonder Woman|url=https://www.avclub.com/sensation-comics-reaches-greatness-by-trusting-women-wi-1798284632|website=AUX|date=22 September 2015 |access-date=2 December 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Schenkel|first1=Katie|title=The Bonds of Friendship: Looking Back at the Batgirl of Burnside|url=https://bookriot.com/2016/04/25/bonds-friendship-looking-back-batgirl-burnside/|website=BOOK RIOT|date=25 April 2016}}
Bibliography
- Batgirl (2011) vol. 01: "Batgirl of Burnside", penciller{{cite web|last1=Schenkel|first1=Katie|title=The Bonds of Friendship: Looking Back at the Batgirl of Burnside|url=https://bookriot.com/2016/04/25/bonds-friendship-looking-back-batgirl-burnside/|website=BOOK RIOT|date=25 April 2016}}
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey and April (2015) #1-4, main artist{{cite web|last1=Napier|first1=Claire|title=Irene Koh & Mariko Tamaki on IDW's Casey & April|url=http://comicsalliance.com/koh-tamaki-tmnt-casey-april/|website=ComicsAlliance|date=16 June 2015 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}
- Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman (2014) #45: 'Besties' part 1 of 3, penciller and inker{{cite web|title=Exclusive Preview: SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN Chapter 45 - Freaksugar|url=http://www.freaksugar.com/exclusive-preview-sensation-comics-featuring-wonder-woman-chapter-45/|website=Freaksugar|accessdate=30 November 2017|date=29 July 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Hennum|first1=Shea|title=Sensation Comics reaches greatness by trusting women with Wonder Woman|url=https://www.avclub.com/sensation-comics-reaches-greatness-by-trusting-women-wi-1798284632|website=AUX|date=22 September 2015 |access-date=2 December 2017}}
- Secret Loves of Geek Girls (2015) #1, writer{{cite web|last1=Damore|first1=Meagan|title="The Secret Loves of Geek Girls" Anthology Lands at Dark Horse Comics|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-secret-loves-of-geek-girls-anthology-lands-at-dark-horse-comics/|website=CBR|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=9 December 2015}}
- Another Castle (2016) #1, cover artist{{cite web|last1=Cheng|first1=Jennifer|title=Another Castle #1|url=https://www.cbr.com/another-castle-1/|website=CBR|date=7 March 2016}}
- Fresh Romance: The Only One (2017) One-Shot, penciller and cover artist{{cite web|title=Emet Comics Launces 'Fresh Romance Volume 2' Via Kickstarter|url=http://comicsalliance.com/emet-comics-fresh-romance-vol-2-kickstarter/|website=ComicsAlliance|date=9 March 2017 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}
- The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars (2017—2018) Part One – Part Three, artist{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsarama.com/35295-best-shots-review-the-legend-of-korra-turf-wars-part-1.html|title=Best Shots Review: LEGEND OF KORRA - TURF WARS PART 1 Shows Romance In Full Bloom|work=Newsarama|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}
- Afrina and the Glass Coffin, creator{{cite web|last1=Yount|first1=Ryan|title=REVIEW: Afrina and The Glass Coffin|url=https://stela.com/articles/7e55e43c-4fde-428c-a7ca-eec0f91b3287|website=stela.com|accessdate=2 December 2017|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://koh.money/info/ Official website]
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