When I looked into the lives of the Chinese saints, I discovered that many of them had died during the Boxer Rebellion, a war that occurred on Chinese soil in the year 1900. Gene Luen Yang boxerchinesedie Change image and 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
I general don't color my stuff - I'm pretty horrible with color. Usually, I'll get one of my cartoonist friends to help me out. Gene Luen Yang cartoonistcolorfriend Change image and share on social
Carl Barks and Don Rosa are two of my favorite cartoonists ever. Gene Luen Yang barkcarlcartoonist Change image and share on social
My experiences growing up in both a Chinese American household and the Catholic Church define much of who I am. Gene Luen Yang americancatholicchinese Change image and share on social
I love the interplay between words and pictures. I love the fact that in comics, your pictures are acting like words, presenting themselves to be read. Gene Luen Yang actcomicfact Change image and share on social
I grew up on monthly comics. My closet is full of monthly comics. I've always wanted to do a monthly comic, and while I've had a couple of offers, the timing has never worked out. Most superhero comics come into the world as monthly series, so we wanted the same for 'The Shadow Hero.' Gene Luen Yang closetcomiccouple share on social
Dichotomies are an inherent part of comics, aren't they? Comics are both pictures and words. They blend time and space. Many feature characters with dual identities like Bruce Wayne/Batman. Cartoonists also tend to live dichotomous lives because many of us have day jobs. Gene Luen Yang batmanblendbruce share on social
I wanted to make an explicitly educational comic that taught readers the concepts I covered in my introductory programming class. That's what 'Secret Coders' is. It's both a fun story about a group of tweens who discover a secret coding school, and an explanation of some foundational ideas in computer science. Gene Luen Yang classcodecoder share on social