![]() His breakthrough work was the graphic novel American Born Chinese, published by First Second Books-an Eisner Award-winning story that synthesized the Chinese mythological character the Monkey King with the struggle of a modern-day immigrants’ son to fit into white American culture. ![]() This week, we talk to Gene Luen Yang, an award-winning cartoonist distinguished for graphic novels including American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, and Dragon Hoops and a writer well-known to DC fans for New Super-Man, Superman Smashes the Klan and his current run on Batman/Superman.Ĭulture and identity have long inspired Gene Luen Yang’s creative output. ![]() ![]() To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re shining the spotlight on a few of the talented AAPI writers and artists working for DC today. ![]()
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