REVIEW: “Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender”

(Onrie Kompan Productions, 2009)

Review by Brad Gischia

Writer – Onrie Kompan
Artist – Giovanni Timpano
Colorist – Adrianna De Los Santos
Letterer – Joel Saavedra
Co-Writer/Editor – David Anthony Kraft

I remember the moment I realized that I enjoyed history. I was in high school, probably sophomore or junior year, and Mr. Sundeen was explaining the battle of Midway. How it impacted the course of the battle of the Pacific, what was at stake for the Allies if they failed, and then the bell rang. Continue reading

INTERVIEW: Onrie Kompan of “Freedable Comics”

Interview by Brad Gischia

Onrie Kompan is in the business of making good comics. The Chicago-based author has written a successful graphic novel, Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender, and is now launching a new website, freedablecomics.com, as a way for new comic creators to get their own work viewed by multiple sets of eyes, including those of publishers looking for new creators. Continue reading