122 Quotes by Gene Luen Yang

'The Green Turtle' wasn't all that popular. He lasted only five issues of Blazing Comics before disappearing into obscurity.

Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build.

'The Green Turtle' was created in the 1940s by a cartoonist named Chu Hing, one of the first Asian Americans to work in the American comic book industry.

Dwayne McDuffie was one of my favorite writers. When I was growing up, he was one of the few African Americans working in American comics.

Eventually, I just couldn't imagine myself being in a cubicle for my entire career.

Every superhero has this superhero identity and a civilian identity. A lot of their lives are about code switching.

Figuring out a way to balance the Boxer story with the Chinese Christians was difficult.

Going from idea to production is a huge hurdle. It took me a while to overcome it. It's basically all about self discipline, right?

I finished 'American Born Chinese' in 2005, so after that, I started actively researching the Boxer Rebellion.