{"id":324900,"date":"2025-12-04T13:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/324900\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:39:11","slug":"this-artist-developed-a-world-of-violence-and-dark-humour-inspired-by-black-and-white-cartoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/324900\/","title":{"rendered":"This artist developed a world of violence and dark humour inspired by black-and-white cartoons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South Korean illustrator Minjung Kang uses bold shapes and expressive line work, influenced by black-and-white cartoons and graphic novels. This approach has been perfect for her personal work, which blends violence, dark humour and irony.<\/p>\n

Minjung mainly works digitally in Photoshop<\/a> (see our guide to digital art software<\/a> and the best drawing tablets<\/a>), although she also uses traditional materials for some pieces. Below she talks us through four examples of her work, including illustrations from her graphic novels Devil Planet and Heart Out.<\/p>\n

Lucifer and her dogs<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Minjung Kang)<\/p>\n

\u201cLucifer, commander of the Sally clone army, is flanked by her vicious dogs. Each breed was carefully studied, and the composition was inspired by the tone of Norman Rockwell paintings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Crow Gang<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Minjung Kang)<\/p>\n

\u201cThese crow-headed mobsters appear in my graphic novel, Devil Planet. Inspired by classic mafia silhouettes from films, the exaggerated forms reflect their underworld roles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eat Them All, Sally<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Minjung Kang)<\/p>\n

\u201cA clone army of girls with no souls \u2013 hence no pupils. This large gouache piece draws inspiration from the aesthetics of old black and-white cartoons and wartime posters.<\/p>\n

Heart Out<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Minjung Kang)<\/p>\n

\u201cCover art for my graphic novel Heart Out, created with writer Bartosz Sztybor. Set on my world Devil Planet, it follows Winter and Devil Dog hunting a heart for a crazed cyborg.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can see more of Minjung’s work on her ArtStation profile.<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more inspiration, see our recent features on the state of manga identity <\/a>and how to publish your first manga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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