For 'Boxers & Saints,' I started by reading a couple of articles on the Internet, then writing a really rough outline, then getting more hardcore into the research. I went to a university library once a week for a year, year and a half. Gene Luen Yang articleboxercouple share on social
Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me. Gene Luen Yang culturefindhuman Change image and share on social
The most labor-intensive part of putting together a comic is the drawing. Gene Luen Yang comicdrawintensive Change image and share on social
I think there is always romantic tension between Lois Lane and Clark Kent. Gene Luen Yang clarkkentlane Change image and share on social
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
My first job was as a programmer. So I feel like I'm familiar with the information technology sector and the information technology culture. Gene Luen Yang culturefamiliarfeel Change image and share on social
We have to allow ourselves the freedom to make mistakes, including cultural mistakes, in our first drafts. I believe it's okay to get cultural details wrong in your first draft. It's okay if stereotypes emerge. It just means that your experience is limited, that you're human. Gene Luen Yang culturaldetaildraft share on social
Superman has been around for so long; he's been around for, what, eight decades now? And he goes through these different eras where different aspects of who he is get emphasized. Gene Luen Yang aspectdecadeemphasize Change image and share on social
Like all of us, I don't think Facebook is 100% evil, but there are aspects of it that move towards evilness. It's true of all the major Silicon Valley companies, that there are aspects to all of them that move towards evilness, but I don't believe they're 100% evil. Gene Luen Yang aspectcompanyevil share on social
I was a superhero fan in the '90s, so I'm definitely familiar with John Romita, Jr. In fact, when I was in high school, I would go to local conventions and line up and get his signature. Gene Luen Yang 90sconventionfact Change image and share on social
