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Description Cover for HK 1.3 Redux. [link]

Like I said to some people around here, HK has a complicated story:
It's my main project and I trust in it very much.
In France, Germany, Spain and Holland, there was 3 books (140 pages each) published between 1996 and 1998...
... But because of an editorial decision, I had to change format...
Going from comics-like size to large european one... I did one book (68 pages) this size in 2000.

... Relationship with my editor was pretty bad: he had no confidence in HK and I wasn't earning money enough on this to live peacefully. So I had to do part-time jobs and other commissions ... that was some kind of waste of time in my mind... but I didn't had no choice.
My editor left 2 years after and I had a new partner to work with: he wanted to make HK a hit, and we decide to start its life afresh.

Since then to the present time, I'm working on the 3 first books to split each in 2 parts of 74 pages and enhance/densify them for the new size. We called this new edition "Redux" because the two of us really love "Apocalypse Now".

I have to rewrite partly the script, do new sequences, correct old craps, remix the "staging" and redo the colors. First book was released in 2003.
It's a pretty hard work, I have to say, but it's almost finished...
Here are some exemples with old(small)/new(large) versions of some pages:

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One year more to begin real work on the all-new book: 2.2
... there are 4 books of the new version available:
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Comments: 46

hassasin91 [2012-01-30 06:10:58 +0000 UTC]

here is a newb question wat is HK i got into mecha do to anime not comics

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lunarfiend [2010-07-13 08:38:17 +0000 UTC]

The HK Comic-Series are one of the greatest Comic-Arts ever! I miss them a lot!

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lunarfiend [2010-07-13 08:37:32 +0000 UTC]

The HK Comic-Series are one of the greatest Comic-Art ever! I miss them a lot!

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secv [2010-07-10 03:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Maaan I want to get those eventually. Hopefully by then I'll know more French.

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kinderiegel [2009-10-10 19:47:35 +0000 UTC]

the links donΒ΄t work
actualize please...

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Sno2 [2009-08-11 12:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Tout devient clair maintenant... Je regardais ta galerie en me disant "Γ§a me rappelle quelque chose" et je tombe sur celui-lΓ .
Bonne chance pour la suite

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envoytv [2009-07-27 18:16:44 +0000 UTC]

Is there perhaps a link to an English version? Your artwork is stunning and I'd love to add your work to my (unfortunately small) graphic novel collection.

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kiwine In reply to envoytv [2009-07-31 22:47:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry but no: Only french and Spanish versions are available for the moment:
[link]

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SHAKALone [2009-07-20 16:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Eucharistie is the hotest! Luv her...

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Marrekie [2008-05-29 05:00:55 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic perspective in this image. Very impressive work.

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BranDunn [2008-05-15 16:37:58 +0000 UTC]

When are the new books coming out? iΒ΄m a big fan of the series, and i was very disappointed when it was stranded

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BrenGun [2008-01-31 22:20:04 +0000 UTC]

wow very cool!!!!!!

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BrenGun [2007-11-04 21:18:50 +0000 UTC]

wow amayzing!!!!!! your good!!!!

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AgHz [2007-10-04 00:20:22 +0000 UTC]

jj'espere que tout s'est arrangΓ© ou s'arrangera pour toi rapidement...ca m'grouille qu'un artiste comme toi soit dans la merde, j'concois pas Oo
bref, du mieux pour toi...pendant ce temps, en tant que grand fan, et leche-couilles ^^ (j'attends pas de merci hein...j'suis fan j'le rappelle!!!) j'viens d'acquerir les redux (en plus des precedents ca va de soi)...m'a fallut l'temps mais voila...et j'kiff!!
aller 34...f*** 'em all & reviens en forme et force!!

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fst1979 [2007-09-19 12:20:57 +0000 UTC]

I just ordered 10 minutes a go 1.3 Caldera, 1.4 Paradiso and 1.2 ElysΓ©e, from amazon.fr after finding out that they were out! Thank you Kevin and keep up the great work.

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jasinmartin [2007-08-03 05:53:39 +0000 UTC]

Your work is just amazing...
wish we could get these in the states (in English )...

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shinlyver [2007-08-01 18:45:32 +0000 UTC]

Details. colors. lines...All is Great!

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Stigmartyr762 [2007-07-29 17:33:30 +0000 UTC]

This is so freakin cool, I gotta add it to my library of neat stuff.

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Kr41 [2007-07-26 15:51:35 +0000 UTC]

Awesome coolness eye shock, I wish I could draw a comic like that! The editions you are introducing are very well founded is getting much much better

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Beebeefoke [2007-07-26 08:55:09 +0000 UTC]

ma couverture prΓ©fΓ©rΓ©, les mΓ©chas sont superbes o_O

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kiwine In reply to Beebeefoke [2007-07-26 10:53:17 +0000 UTC]

Merci !

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Tazio-Bettin [2007-07-26 02:51:03 +0000 UTC]

I know I'd become completely insane before being able to complete a drawing like this -speaking of the lineart. Beautiful "fish eye" perspective, and as always a very warm use of the colors. Maybe the powersuits are difficult to tell apart from one another, but they're not the center of the picture's attention, are they?

I think I'll search for those books. Is there any chance to have copies autographed by you?

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kiwine In reply to Tazio-Bettin [2007-07-26 10:58:21 +0000 UTC]

You're right: they aren't !

We'll try to find out something about the copies...

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mojette [2007-07-26 00:16:45 +0000 UTC]

Genial! j'ai tout tes albums, celui ci est sur ma liste de noel

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kiwine In reply to mojette [2007-07-26 10:46:36 +0000 UTC]

Merci !
Le suivant est sorti déjà... et le 1.5 sortira tout début 2008, j'espère !

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Beebeefoke In reply to kiwine [2007-07-26 11:26:18 +0000 UTC]

et le 2.2? O_O il est prΓ©vu pour quand ?

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kiwine In reply to Beebeefoke [2007-07-26 11:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Hah...

Il est prΓ©vu pour quand les Redux seront finis. ^__^

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SSOutPhase [2007-07-25 22:57:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow...awesome...cover...^__________________^

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kiwine In reply to SSOutPhase [2007-07-26 10:56:06 +0000 UTC]

thank you !

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Rik-VReal [2007-07-25 17:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Waw ! J'a-dore ! J'ai matΓ© les planches elles sont terribles ! Mais mais mais ...c'est quoi ces decors de fous ????

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kiwine In reply to Rik-VReal [2007-07-26 10:44:00 +0000 UTC]

C'est Hollywoooood ! ^__^

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rublav [2007-07-25 16:21:58 +0000 UTC]

I bought the first ones here in Spain and was thinking to buy the new version of your job.

Its a decission very important to remake all the work, but can be the perfection of it.

Amazing picture.

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kiwine In reply to rublav [2007-07-26 10:43:35 +0000 UTC]

I know these books are a little expensive in Spain... In France too, btw.
So I try to get good value to customer's money with this work.
... thanks dear reader !

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FireconOwner [2007-07-25 14:16:05 +0000 UTC]

Hope everything goes well!

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kiwine In reply to FireconOwner [2007-07-26 10:36:55 +0000 UTC]

Not very well yet but I'm not here to complain !
...thanks for asking, by the way. ^__^

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FireconOwner In reply to kiwine [2007-07-26 10:38:08 +0000 UTC]

:]

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Afrodisium [2007-07-25 14:11:42 +0000 UTC]

Sweet. Talk about an escort. Nice mecha.

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kiwine In reply to Afrodisium [2007-07-26 10:53:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot, man !

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Afrodisium In reply to kiwine [2007-07-26 13:50:48 +0000 UTC]

You betcha.

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salukisan [2007-07-25 14:09:01 +0000 UTC]

the women you draw are so gorgeous and natural looking. I love your work

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kiwine In reply to salukisan [2007-07-26 10:54:22 +0000 UTC]

that's nice of you !

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omnibry [2007-07-25 13:44:13 +0000 UTC]


Awesome work man!

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kiwine In reply to omnibry [2007-07-26 10:55:20 +0000 UTC]

thanx again !

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omnibry In reply to kiwine [2007-07-26 12:40:00 +0000 UTC]

No sweat ^_^

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fall0ut4d2 [2007-07-25 13:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Love the detail

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kiwine In reply to fall0ut4d2 [2007-07-26 10:54:56 +0000 UTC]

thanx !

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