Message: “Gene Yang’s Superman”

Gene Luen Yang returns to the StoryMen to tell us about his groundbreaking run on Superman! How do you go about telling a new story about an 80-year old character? And how is Superman an immigration story? Plus: Gene explains his amazing new role as the Ambassador of Young People’s Literature for the Library of Congress.

Story Men - November 8, 2013

Boxers and Saints and Gene Luen Yang

Boxers and Saints and Gene Luen Yang

The StoryMen welcome graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. We discuss Gene's previous work, the award-winning American Born Chinese, and his newest work, Boxers & Saints. In This Episode: 0:00 – Clay and JR.'s real-life horror film 07:30 – Gene Luen Yang 12:30 – American Born Chinese 24:30 – Boxers & Saints 29:30 – It's More Complicated than That... 44:00 – Negotiating American Identity 50:00 – Favorite Saints

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