Would the art stand up to what ive come to expect from the comicbook industry. Indeed, attitudes toward the great naval commander verge on worshipful in south korea, and yi appears in several television dramas, including the eponymous. Stripped of his rank and now reduced to a common enlisted man, yi nevertheless served korea with distinction. Historical drama centered on the famous korean admiral yi soonshin 15451598, who saved korea and china from conquest by japan in a string of brilliant naval victories. Yi soon shin is a historical fiction fantasy graphic novel comic book by onrie kompan, selfpublished since 2009. In 20, yi soon shin sold over 11,000 books in a single year and sold out consecutively at 14 conventions across the us and canada. As the lord high admiral of the korean fleet under the joseon dynasty, yi led the fight against the japanese during their first invasion of korea during april 1592 in the sevenyear war. Historiography of yi sun sin and artificial embodiment. Yi sunsin was shot by an enemy bullet in the battle of noryang against retreating japanese forces on november 19, 1598. In order to not discourage his soldiers, he said the famous phrase to his oldest son hoe and his nephew wan who were at his side. Admiral yi sun shin of joseon korea is revered today in both north korea and south korea. The war diary is without equal in world history as a commanders battlefield accounts. Historic people yi sunshin 15451598 yi sunshin was a korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the japanese navy during the imjin war in the joseon dynasty, and is wellrespected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by koreans, but by japanese admirals as well.
Each coin comes with a limited edition copy, signed and numbered by onrie kompan, of the very first issue of the series, yi soon shin. I always made it a point to stop at the statue of him in seoul when i went to the kyobo book store. The picture above is a scene from onrie kompans yi soon shin warrior and defender unfortunately, in the midst of these moments of triumph. Written for the purpose of introducing the roots of korean culture to westerners and secondgeneration koreans living in the west, the new history of korean civilization is a. A historical account of admiral yisunsins uninterrupted victories, brilliant tactics.
Yi shin was born on november 6, 1980 in taegu, south korea as seungheui jang. Checking out book doesnt imply to bring the published yi soon shin. The renmants of the japanese invasion force are desperate to go home, but are also driven by personal motivation to beat their greatest adversary, admiral yi sunshin, once and for all. An account of the military genius admiral yi sunsins campaign a. Yi sun shin is also famous for his invention of the koboksons turtle ships that were the first ironclad boat of its time. Yi sun shins most famous battle was the battle of myeongnyang. It is late 1598, shortly before the battle of noryang, the final confrontation of the imjin war. Yi sunsins father will pass away and his military career will be put on hold while he spends the customary three years in his hometown mourning his loss.
Simply attach to the internet to obtain this book yi soon shin. The life of admiral yi sun shin modified from the chronological carreer note section of the yonsei university press translation of nanjung ilgi, the war diary of admiral yi sunshin, published 1977 and from the biography of yi sun shin by yi pun, admiral yis nephew, in imjin changcho, admiral yi sun shins memorials to the court, published 1981 both are now available from hanbooks. However, his knowledge of the subject is excellent and its a fantastic story. Come say hi and tell dak how much you love his work on defenders, shehulk, and man wolf. Warrior and defender with a certain amount of trepidation. Admiral yi sunsin was a korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against. Buy admiral yi sunsin soonshin books online at best prices in india by kwangsu yi from. Buy admiral yi sunsin soonshin online of indias largest online book store, only genuine products. War diary of admiral yi sunsin republic of korea unesco. Koreans have very few cultural heroes everyone can agree upon, and yi soon shin is one of the exceedingly rare people who qualify. Yi soon shin warrior and defender 2009 onrie comic books. W onrie kompan a giovanni paolo timpano this is a limited series based on the true story of admiral yi soon shin, a korean naval commander who saved his people from japanese invasion forces during the imjin war 15921598.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The legendary admiral, sunshin yi, volume 1 by icube. However, popular belief that yi sunsin had difficult childhood because of his familys connection with jo as depicted in kbs tv series immortal admiral yi sunsin is not true. Yi was no longer a hero of the joseon dynasty, but a hero of the entire korean history. During his illustrious career in koreas 16th century chosun dynasty, he saved korea by successfully defending it against japanese. When king sunjo ordered admiral sunshin yi to withdraw from the maritime battle against outnumbered japanese marines, admiral yi refused the order and fought against 3 warships with only 12 of his own. Its a rare feat for any story to pull off, but this comic book does so with great skill. Combining a love for history and art, yi soon shin is a comic book that tells the reallife story of the titular character. The 2014 convention season is now officially over and thanks to all of our wonderful readers, we had a spectacular year.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Set in korea in the late 1500s, the story focuses on the conflict between japan and korea. Due to the poverty of his family, he moved to and grew up in his mothers hometown, asan, in the chungcheongnamdo province. Koreanname noimage yi sunsin april 28, 1545 december 16, 1598, was a famous korean naval leader.
For much of history, with respect to comic books and graphic novels, heroes have been one of two i met onrie kompan at new york comic con in 2017. If your interested in naval history, anyones naval history this book is for you. As well as telling yis story sometimes using yis own war diary and memorials to the throne, the book tries to compare his achievements with. It was famous for yis leadership abilities and miraculous victory. Over the course of the last five years, yi soon shin has made a big impact on the comic book industry by moving 40,000 comics so far and were. Yi sun shin, korean admiral and national hero whose naval victories were instrumental in repelling japanese invasions of korea in the 1590s. That pattern of thinking clearly influenced the historians who did cover yi s life, but while it stands out as unusual to those of us who arent familiar with that tradition, it has a subconscious. Aleph shinsamsons lion was one of the most spellbinding religious thriller books published in the past ten years. Over the next two years three additional comic books in the first story arc were released, and subsequently republished in a hardcover graphic novel of the same name on 6112. The legendary history of admiral yi, soon shin is the timeless classic.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Yi sun shin is the most revered general and admiral in korean history. Master yi i was born in gangneung, gangwon province in 1537. During his illustrious career in koreas 16th century chosun dynasty, he saved korea by successfully defending it against japanese invasion during the 7year long imjin war. Nanjung ilgi, the war diary of yi sun shin, is one of the very few translated korean texts from the imjin war. I received six of these tiny books on korean spirit and culture at an. My creative cohert and mentor, david anthony kraft, is finally joining me on the frontlines on sunday for the first time in recorded history for a very special signing. Originally published in south korea in 2008 and having sold over a million and a half copies, it is now the first of her books to be translated into english and is scheduled to be published in nineteen countries worldwide. I had read a little about him before living in korea, but then learned more when i was living there. Admiral yi sunsin, also transliterated yi sunsin, was born in geoncheondong, seoul, on march 8, 1545. The diary consists of seven books, each covering roughly. The battle of sacheon ensues as admiral yi soon shin unleashes his most powerful weapon against the samurai invaders of japan. International bestselling author kyungsook shin has garnered unprecedented levels of success for her novel, please look after mom. Since aleph shin is out of print, and must be read first, tms publishing has included the entire book in this volume with ten lost for no more than the cost of ten lost alone.
Yi sunsins father yi jeong, was likewise disillusioned with politics and did not enter government service as expected of a yangban noble family. He was the grand nephew of yi gi, prime minister 1549 to 1551. With a second volume of a planned trilogy on the way from writer onrie kompan and artist giovanni timpano, the recentlyreleased hardcover edition of yi soon shin. The new history of korean civilization chaishin yu. Yi soon shins complex morality is no blind ode to nationalism alone.
Yi soon shin is a careful blend of history and fiction. Yi had never commanded a navy before, but went on to win 11 naval battles in the first four months of the war. Nanjung ilgi war diary of admiral yi sunsin is the journal of yi sunsin 15451598, one of. But a traitor threatens to undermine any chance at ultimate victory.
Though admiral yi, considered to be the most venerated hero by koreans in korean history, is not very well. In his book, the journalistturned novelist describes that yi deliberately stood at the front of his ship in his final battle. Yi sunshin, the great korean admiral, is one of my favorite historical warriors. Yi sunsin, told with translated excerpts from his war diaries and other historical documentation. Meanwhile his childhood friend, ryu seongryong, had risen to. In 15921598 japanese attacked korea where japanese got to the capital of korea in 4 days and the king fled, making korea in ruins. Yi sunshin, the great korean admiral your warriors edge.
Though admiral yi, considered to be the most venerated hero by koreans in korean history. After passing the government examinations to become a military officer in 1576, yi served at various army and navy posts. Was historys greatest ever military leader an unknown korean. Immortal yi soonshin project gutenberg selfpublishing. Though admiral yi, considered to be the most venerated hero by koreans in korean history, is not very well known outside of korea and japan, his achievements should not be overlooked. Admiral yi sunsin prepared for the invasion of japanese. Since i currently live in south korea, anything rooted in korean history is an automatic sell for me. Yi soon shin is forced to relinquish control of the korean royal navy. Yi soon shin fallen avenger 2014 okompan comic books. Continuing the incredible true story of undefeated naval general, and korean national hero yi soon shin.
This is clearly shown in the words shin uses in his book. This first volume features singularly predatory villains on the japanese side, but kompans team finds a way to individuate them. Yi used ironclad war ships more than 260 years before the battle of hampton roads in the us civil war the monitor vs. Immortal admiral yi soonshin there are at least three ways of transcribing it into english tells the true story of a korean naval officer who forged the fleet at his disposal into the greatest naval power on earth in the 1590s, far away from the empirebuilding exploits of the spanish, dutch, portuguese, and english and thus far from consideration in western history books. Its the introduction of our main character and the world he inhabits. Yi sunshin, korean admiral and national hero whose naval victories were instrumental in repelling japanese invasions of korea in the 1590s. Yi sunshin is the most revered general and admiral in korean history. Selfserving ming generals and joseon officials also fear yis growing popularity and its impact on their. First of all, this book got me interested in the history of joseon dynasty of korea and the famous admiral who fought against samurais and protected his country during the time of imjin war, yi soon shin. Warrior and defender is the best fictional treatment in the english language of one of the greatest military strategists in world history. Chaishin yu shows how korean culture also played a vital role in the formation of japanese culture. Koren naval admiral yi soon shin leads his people against the invading japanese forces. Yi sunshin yi soonshin, famed naval admiral in the imjin war in the joseon dynasty, a part of korean military history. Even in the last moment of his life he was concerned about the war situation.
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