Boxers (Boxers & Saints)
colored by Lark Pien published by First Second Books recommended for High School and Up available… [more]
Saints (Boxers & Saints)
colored by Lark Pien published by First Second Books recommended for High School and Up available… [more]
Level Up
illustrated by Thien Pham published by First Second Books recommended for Middle School… [more]
The Eternal Smile
illustrated by Derek Kirk Kim published by First Second Books recommended for High School and Up available… [more]
Prime Baby
colored by Derek Kirk Kim published by First Second Books recommended for Middle School… [more]
American Born Chinese
colored by Lark Pien published by First Second Books recommended for High School and Up, or Middle… [more]
Gene's Blog
Lego Asians: Emperor Chang Wu
It’s that time again… Lego Asians Time! This week’s minifig is definitely the most, um, controversial one in my collection. I present to you the inscrutable Emperor Chang Wu! Now, when we consider Emperor Chang Wu, it’s important that we not fall into presentism – the tendency to interpret the past through today’s moral lens. Emperor Chang Wu was released by Lego in 1923. Things were different back... [Read more...]
Chinese Opera Iron Man
In September 2013, First Second Books will release Boxers & Saints, my graphic novels about the Boxer Rebellion. In previous posts, I’ve argued that the Boxers were a lot like today’s pop culture geeks and thatthe Chinese opera they watched was a lot like today’s comic books. I’ve done some artwork inspired by that idea. Here’s this week’s: Chinese Opera Iron Man! Read More →
ABOUT GENE
Hi! I’m Gene Luen Yang. Thanks for visiting my site! I began publishing comic books under the name Humble Comics in 1996. Since then, my comics have been published by First Second Books, Dark Horse Comics, SLG Publishing, Pauline Books & Media, and the New York Times.
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