I think a lot of the things in my life that I become most passionate about, and most excited about, are all from comics. Gene Luen Yang comicexcitelife Change image and share on social
Writing for myself and writing for another artist are two very different experiences. When I handle both the story and the art, I have full control. I can endlessly tweak every word and every line. Gene Luen Yang artartistcontrol Change image and share on social
I noticed that when my daughter was born, my son really, really liked her. But then as she started getting older, and as she started crawling around our house and touching different things that were his, sibling rivalry issues started appearing. Gene Luen Yang appearbearcrawl share on social
Immigrant parents dream that their children will find a place in their new home, and they willingly suffer hardships in service to that dream. That was certainly true of my parents. Gene Luen Yang childdreamfind Change image and share on social
I grew up in a religious community, and like everyone, I went through a period of doubt and later made a conscious choice to embrace the faith of my childhood. Gene Luen Yang childhoodchoicecommunity Change image and share on social
I minored in creative writing in college, and I've played with the idea of doing something more hybrid, but comics are my first love. Gene Luen Yang collegecomiccreative Change image and share on social
With my own comics, I try hard to get the vision in my head onto paper, to have one match the other as closely as possible. With the 'Airbender' comics, I'm working with someone else's vision, an already-established vision. I want to stay true to what's come before. Gene Luen Yang airbendercloselycomic share on social
I think every time you work with another collaborator, there's an adjustment process where you figure out the other person's strengths, and that has definitely happened for me. Gene Luen Yang adjustmentcollaboratorfigure Change image and share on social
I have a fairly limited drawing style. I'm not like my friend Derek Kirk Kim, who can pretty much change his style at will. My drawing style can handle some of my stories, but not all of them. Gene Luen Yang changederekdraw Change image and share on social
In the early '90s, I was finishing up my adolescence. I visited my local comic-book store on a weekly basis, and one week I found a book on the stands called 'Xombi,' published by Milestone Media. Gene Luen Yang 90sadolescencebasis Change image and share on social
