Tommy Yune is a South Korean-born American comic book author who became known for his manga-style work on ''

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'', which was followed by a comic industry revival of classic anime shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. His video game credits include ''

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'', '' Robotech: Battlecry'', and the award-winning ''

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'' series. Yune first began in comics with the 1992 cult anthropomorphic series ''

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'' and joined

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Productions after a number of years as a video game designer. After writing and illustrating ''

'' in 1999, he followed up with two more manga-style miniseries, ''Racer X'' and ''

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: Kamikaze''. His original ''

'' 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 ''

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''. In 2001, he left Wildstorm to become creative director at

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for the relaunch of ''

''. He joined Steve Yun, the "webmaster" of the official Robotech webpage who also happens to be his brother. He is one of the writers behind the story of '' Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' and its canceled sequel '' Robotech: The Shadow Rising''. In 2011, he was promoted to President of Animation at

. Two years later, he helped write and produce '' Robotech: Love Live Alive'' while

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directed. In 2014, he was involved in the failed Kickstarter TV pilot project '' Robotech: Academy''. Tommy's was very close to his father, the late John S. Yun, and often sought his approval for his work. His father was specially credited in The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime and Robotech: Love Live Alive''.

AnimeExpo 2007 pie incident

On July 2, 2007, at the

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, the late Adam Schiller (who went by the username "Khyron Prime" on Robotech.com's forums), hit Yune in the face with a plate full of

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. Schiller's intended attacker was Harmony Gold employee and Robotech.com "webmaster" Steve Yun, with Yune as his secondary target. After being pied, Yune picked up the plate and returned the favor to Schiller before they both posed for a picture, which was ironically taken by Steve Yun.Anime News Network - Robotech's Tommy Yune Pied
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Filmography

* '' Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' (2006) - Director * '' Robotech: Love Live Alive'' (2013) - Writer * ''Robotech: Remastered Extended Edition'' (2003) - Opening and episode titles * ''

'' (2000) - Opening title animation

Published video game works

* '' Robotech: Invasion'' (2004) - Producer * '' Robotech: Battlecry'' (2002) - Producer, Character design * '' The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time'' (1998) - Creative Director, Conceptual design * '' The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime'' (1997) - Conceptual design, Special effects * ''

'' (1995) - Character design * ''

'' (1992) - Conceptual design

Bibliography

* '' Robotech/Voltron'' (2013) - Story, Cover art * '' The Art of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' (2007) * '' Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles'' (2005–06) - Story * '' Robotech: Invasion'' (2004) - Story, Cover Art * ''

/Robotech: From the Stars'' (2002–03) - Story, Cover Art * '' Danger Girl: Kamikaze'' (2001) - Story, Art * '' Racer X'' (2000) - Story, Cover art * '' Superman Y2K'' (2000) - CG Art * ''

''/''Speed Racer: Born to Race'' (1999–2000) - Story, Art * ''

'' (1992–1995) - Story, Art

Awards

* Book of the Month - August 1999

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(''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

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( Orange County Register) * 1st place: best graphics - 1990

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(

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'' Daily Bruin'') * 2nd place: best graphics - 1989 California Newspaper Publishers Association (UCLA ''Daily Bruin'')

References

External links

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PopImage interview

Robotech.com profile
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