It's a big deal to reveal your friend's deepest truth, your friend's deepest secret. And for all of us, when we do these big things, there's a complexity of motivation that comes behind that decision. Gene Luen Yang bigcomplexitydeal 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
Superheroes were created in America, they're most popular in America, and at their best, they embody American ideals. Gene Luen Yang americaamericancreate Change image and share on social
Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build. Gene Luen Yang buildcreativitygather Change image and share on social
I'm a cartoonist. I write and draw comic books and graphic novels. I'm also a coder. Gene Luen Yang bookcartoonistcoder Change image and share on social
Eventually, I just couldn't imagine myself being in a cubicle for my entire career. Gene Luen Yang careercubicleentire 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
When I work on my own stuff - and I think this is true for anybody - but when you work on something that you just completely own, you are trying to stay as true to your own storytelling voice as you can. Gene Luen Yang completelystaystorytelling share on social
In academia in general, there's this push toward using comics as an educational tool. Gene Luen Yang academiacomiceducational Change image and share on social
When I got the job with 'Superman,' it felt like somebody threw me into the ocean. I was just trying to figure it out, to figure out how to tread water. Lucky for me, I'm part of a great team. Gene Luen Yang feltfiguregreat Change image and share on social
