The co-author of Dark Horse’s newly released “White Savior” speaks on the creative process and Asian American representation in storytelling.
Tag: comics
Review: Family Rules In Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Space Epic ‘Saga’
I am decidedly not a comic book person — so the fact that I managed to read all 54 issues of “Saga” in just four days should be recommendation […]
With ‘Monstress,’ Marjorie Liu Paves Way for Female Comic Novelists
Asian American novelist Marjorie Liu made her mark on comic book history when she became the first woman ever, with “Monstress,” to win the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award […]
DC Comics Brings ‘Bombshells United’ To Japanese American Internment
Two writers are bringing DC superheroines to the rescue — this time to Japanese American internment camps. “Bombshells United” is the follow-up to the “Bombshells” comic series, written by […]
Marvel’s Asian American Superheroes Assemble
Marvel’s Asian American superheroes will assemble for an arc in “Totally Awesome Hulk”! Amadeus Cho, the new Korean American Hulk first introduced two years ago by writer Greg Pak, […]
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 […]
Koreans Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Panels
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest and most wonderful gathering of comic book and pop culture enthusiasts from around the world, is in […]
LINE Webtoon Taps Stan Lee, Michelle Phan for U.S. Expansion
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Comic book legend Stan Lee and YouTube beauty maven Michelle Phan have formed an unlikely alliance to help publicize LINE Webtoon, the English-language version […]
Meet Andy Park, Marvel’s Lead Character Concept Artist
Story by Paul Nakayama It’s a warm spring day on the Disney Studio lot. I’d made the mistake of wearing a sport coat to the Avengers: Age of Ultron […]
Q&A with the Founder of Tapastic, a Global Webcomics Portal
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As one of the most wired countries in the world, South Korea has constant access to some of the fastest high-speed Internet and niftiest smartphone […]
Newcomer Lana Condor will Play Jubilee in ‘X-Men Apocalypse’
Yesterday, X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer posted a picture of actress Lana Condor on Instagram to announce she will play the character Jubilee in the upcoming film. In the […]
‘Vampire Diaries’ Alum Malese Jow Becomes A Superhero’s Love Interest
If you’re a Vampire Diaries fan like I am, then you probably already know Chinese American actress Malese Jow who played Annabelle, the vampire-turned-ghost who was on a mission to reunite with […]
Ms. Marvel Steps Into the Real World to Combat Anti-Islam Ads
It looks like Marvel superheroes can exist in the real world after all. Citizens of San Francisco can now see Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani American Muslim teen named […]
Indian Comic Book Heroine Speaks Out Against Sexual Violence
In recent years, we’ve seen a rise in Asian females entering the comic book world. Marvel, for instance, has created two Asian superheroines: Ms. Marvel and Silk. Well, it looks […]
Korean Webtoons to Be Published through The Huffington Post
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s top webtoon artists will have their works translated into English and published through the Huffington Post, a major online news outlet […]
