[1] He is currently the chairman of KOMACON and a professor at the Department of Comic Animation at Sejong University.

[3] Lee was born in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Lee debuted in 1978 with The River Knows (저 강은 알고있다) that covers the Vietnam War.

His major works include A Daunting Team (공포의 외인구단), Mythology of the Heavens (천국의 신화), Ring of Hell (지옥의 링), Nambul: War Stories, Armageddon (아마게돈), Police (폴리스), Birdie (버디), and others.

Actor Joe Sang-gu is an old friend of Lee Hyun-se, and he is the real model for Oh Hyae-sung / (Kkachi), the main character of A Daunting Team.