As if Level Up LIVE 2008 wasn’t big enough, here’s another major news bit that will definitely take the gaming community by storm! Ragnarok Creator Lee Myung Jin will be at Level Up Live 2008! Yes, you read that right guys. The guy who created the game that we’ve been playing for years will be in the country for the biggest online gaming event of the year! He will be signing autographs at LIVE for October 18 (3PM-5PM) and 19 (1:30PM-3:30PM). If you have Ragnarok merchandise like posters, the OST, t-shirts, or even CDs, bring them over and have him sign it! Hey, you might be able to sell it on E-bay. Lol. I’ve met this guy only once when I was in last year’s Ragnarok World Championships. It will be interesting to see how the Philippine gaming community will react to him come LIVE. More information after the jump.

Here’s the official announcement on the Ragnarok Website:

“Ragnarok” by Lee Myung-Jin should be familiar to fans of the online game. It was this body of work that spurred the creation of Ragnarok Online. His comic was also distributed locally and to this day continues to inspire young artists and fans of the series!

This October 18 and 19, get to meet him in person! Lee Myung-Jin will be visiting the country as a special guest for the Level Up! Live 2008: Rise of The Gaming Gods and Ragnarok World Championships events!

Autograph Signing Schedule
October 18, 2008 (Saturday) – LU Live – 3:00pm – 5:00pm
October 19, 2008 (Sunday) – LU Live – 1:30pm – 3:30pm

A page in Ragnarok history:
Lee Myung-Jin, a popular comic artist in Korea, began his career as an artist in 1992;. By the late 90’s, he was already an accomplished manhwa (Korean print cartoon-comics) artist. And after having established his studio, “Drive to Dream Sea”, he began his work on the Legendary Ragnarok comics.

His body of work with the series was so great, that he became involved in the conception of “Ragnarok Online”, at the time a game that would integrate role-playing elements into the world that he created. A MMORPG like no other, Ragnarok would be the realization of his work into gaming form!

Lee Myung-Jin Live!
Because Ragnarok has such a following here in the country, and with the Ragnarok World Championships happening on our very doorstep, there’s no venue more suitable for a meet and greet with the fans! See him at Level Up! Live 2008: Rise of The Gaming Gods this October 18 and 19, and get to see a legend live!

Mr. Lee Myung-Jin will be signing autographs and meeting fans, so grab whatever Ragnarok memorabilia you want and head on over to Level Up! Live 2008 this coming October 18 and 19 at the World Trade Center, Roxas Blvd. Pasay city!

Grabe, andami mangyayari sa LIVE! Don’t forget that we still have the highly anticipated Cosplay Event on Sunday as well. This is definitely an event you’d never want to miss!

See you guys at LIVE!