I work at a high school, and we have an anime and manga club. Gene Luen Yang animeclubhigh Change image and share on social
At any comic book convention in America, you'll find aspiring cartoonists with dozens of complex plot ideas and armloads of character sketches. Only a small percentage ever move from those ideas and sketches to a finished book. Gene Luen Yang americaarmloadaspire share on social
'The Green Turtle' was created in the 1940s by a cartoonist named Chu Hing, one of the first Asian Americans to work in the American comic book industry. Gene Luen Yang 1940samericanasian Change image and share on social
During the Cultural Revolution, the communists came in, and what they wanted to do was eradicate all sense of traditional Chinese culture. Gene Luen Yang chinesecommunistcultural Change image and share on social
I was a huge fan of the Bruce Timm animated series and, of course, the live action 'Lois & Clark' series. I watched that when I was in college. Gene Luen Yang actionanimatebruce Change image and share on social
I never worked a job that required research. I'm not really good at it, to be honest. Gene Luen Yang goodhonestjob 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
We're afraid of writing characters different from ourselves because we're afraid of getting it wrong. We're afraid of what the Internet might say. Gene Luen Yang afraidcharacterinternet Change image and share on social
I took a Logo programming class in fifth grade. Logo is a language specifically designed for the classroom environment. It was basically doodling through words. Gene Luen Yang basicallyclassclassroom Change image and share on social
'Boxers' was more time consuming simply because it was longer, but 'Saints' was definitely harder. I think it's just hard to talk about faith in general. Gene Luen Yang boxerconsumefaith Change image and share on social
