Every superhero has this superhero identity and a civilian identity. A lot of their lives are about code switching. Gene Luen Yang civiliancodeidentity Change image and share on social
There's bleeding between age groups in terms of reading material, and there's bleeding between media. So there are books that are clearly comics and books that are prose, and then there are these books that are kind of in-between. Gene Luen Yang agebleedbook share on social
I started 'American Born Chinese' as a mini-comic. I would write and draw a chapter, photocopy a hundred or so copies at the corner photocopy store, and then try to sell them on consignment through local comics shops. If I could sell maybe half a dozen, I'd be doing okay. Gene Luen Yang americanbearchapter share on social
I grew up with an Apple 2E - I had a deep, emotional attachment to that machine - and I loved doodling. Gene Luen Yang appleattachmentdeep Change image and share on social
I finished 'American Born Chinese' in 2005, so after that, I started actively researching the Boxer Rebellion. Gene Luen Yang activelyamericanbear Change image and share on social
This is a profession for me, but I started off as a self-publisher working on my own schedule and my own stuff before moving on to graphic novels with First Second Books, where there was definitely a schedule, but it was very different from monthly comics. Gene Luen Yang bookcomicgraphic share on social
I was really worried that sitting at home by myself in front of a computer was going to make me crazy. Gene Luen Yang computercrazyfront Change image and share on social
'Avatar: The Last Airbender' creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have, along with their team, painstakingly planned out the Avatarverse. Gene Luen Yang airbenderavataravatarverse Change image and share on social
It's just nerve-wracking in general to write 'Superman,' right? I'm a life-long superhero fan, and he is the character that kicked off the entire genre. Gene Luen Yang characterentirefan Change image and share on social
'Avatar: The Last Airbender' is, to my mind, the greatest American animated series ever produced. The characters lived and breathed. Gene Luen Yang airbenderamericananimate Change image and share on social
