I think, pretty much like everyone around my age, I grew up playing those classic video games. I wouldn't say I was addicted to them, but I definitely liked them. Gene Luen Yang addictageclassic Change image and share on social
My experience of Chinese culture is indirect, through echoes. When I approach the cashier at my local Chinese supermarket, they switch to English before I've even said a word. They somehow know that I'm not quite Chinese enough. Gene Luen Yang approachcashierchinese share on social
'The Green Turtle' wasn't all that popular. He lasted only five issues of Blazing Comics before disappearing into obscurity. Gene Luen Yang blazecomicdisappear Change image and share on social
When you work on a pre-existing character, when you end up getting invited to be part of a legacy character like Superman, I don't feel like it would be true to the character if all I did was go in looking to express my own voice. Gene Luen Yang characterendexist share on social
Both my mother and my father grew up in Asia, in a time of political instability. They'd earned college degrees before setting foot in the States but had to work menial jobs early on in order to make ends meet. Gene Luen Yang asiacollegedegree share on social
When I was growing up, I did go to the arcade. We had a neighborhood arcade, and my friends and I would go fairly regularly. Gene Luen Yang arcadefairlyfriend Change image and share on social
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
I've tried to write from my own understanding of identity in all my comics, whether it's about superheroes or historical conflicts or monkey gods. Gene Luen Yang comicconflictgod Change image and share on social
When you work with somebody else, you automatically get a mixed voice. You hope it will benefit the story. But you don't know what the result will be. Gene Luen Yang automaticallybenefithope Change image and share on social
'Avatar: The Last Airbender' is, to my mind, the greatest American animated series ever produced. The characters lived and breathed. Gene Luen Yang airbenderamericananimate Change image and share on social
