Here’s why the award-winning comic artist is saying ‘no’ to this Hollywood film that comes out July 2 (click to enlarge): And it’s not just Yang who’s upset. Michael Le…
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New Chinese Super-Man Story Shows How Far America Has Come Since 1937
…a time before, if you consider, the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.) “[Ching Lung] is a Chinese super genius bent on taking over the Western world,” Gene Luen Yang,…
Throwback: Why ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Is An Essential Element Of Millennial Nostalgia
…they redid the animated series today, it would be a very different discussion,” says Gene Luen Yang, author of the “Avatar” comic books. “As Asian Americans, there was just so…
‘American Born Chinese’ Reunites ‘Everything Everywhere’ Trio for another Multiverse Action Epic
…by Gene Luen Yang, “American Born Chinese” tells the story of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a Chinese – American teenager who faces challenges brought on by American high school, all…
Dating a Tiger Mom's Cub
…flooded in. (I’d refer the reader to Jeff Yang’s balanced reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle. For laughs, there’s cartoonist Gene Luen Yang’s Wall Street Journal comic strip. And for…
‘American Born Chinese’ Gives Growing Up a Magical Twist in New Trailer
The Disney+ Series based of the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang premieres all eight episodes on May 24….
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s 13 Awesome API Superheroes!
…has been given a modern makeover by Asian cartoonists Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew in 2014. The new series features a story that will be more relatable to first-generation…
7 ways New Chinese Super-Man differs from the original
We’re only one issue into the New Super-Man, but writer Gene Luen Yang has definitely delivered in re-envisioning the classic superhero. Here are some of those differences. (Warning: Contains spoilers!)…
Wednesday's Link Attack: Roy Choi, Margaret Cho, Anthony Kim
…Live-Action Web Series [Video] Comics Alliance The Eisner and Harvey-winning cartoonist behind such works as Same Difference and Other Stories, The Eternal Smile (with Gene Luen Yang) and Good As…
The Ultimate List Of Asian American Superheroes
…character hasn’t aged well, the Green Turtle was given a modern makeover by Asian American artists Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew in 2014. The new series, “The Shadow Hero,”…
Q&A: How ‘American Born Chinese’ Brought a Fresh Outlook to Daniel Wu’s Parenting
…is the case for “American Born Chinese,” where even heroes of beloved figures of Chinese folk legend are faced with rebelling teenagers. Based on Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel,…
