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In the early 1990s Kim traveled to China, where he came to believe that six thousand years earlier, ancient
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was set in Asia, which perfectly suited Kim's background and style. Kim had been slated to design and illustrate the original series, which he had titled
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newspaper. Inspired to become a cartoonist himself, Kim studied fine arts (including
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