The other is a graphic novel tentatively titled Lunar New Year Love Story by Caldecott Honoree LeUyen Pham and me. One is DC Comics’ Monkey Prince, a monthly series by superstar artist Bernard Chang and me. Right now, I’m doing a couple of collaborations. Yang: I believe you have to be somewhat in love with your current project in order to have the passion and energy to get to the finish line. Forbes sat down with Gene Luen Yang to talk about his career path and the current adaptation of American Born Chinese.Ĭhan: What has been your favorite project or book that you’ve created?

His most recent books are Dragon Hoops from First Second Books and Superman Smashes the Klan from DC Comics. In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. Yang is an author and cartoonist who writes and draws, comic books and graphic novels.

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