Even though I'm still kinda mad that Anaheim stole WonderCon from San Francisco, WonderCon 2013 was a BLAST. I met many amazing Avatar: The Last Airbender fans there. Here are some pics! Korra and Mako were waiting to get into Dark Horse's A:TLA panel. Good looking couple! Not as good looking as Korra would [...]
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 that the Chinese opera they watched was a lot like today's comic books. I've done some artwork inspired by that idea. Here's the latest: Chinese [...]
What brought you to this blog post? Was it the alignment of the planets and the stars? Was it those strange cloud configurations in the sky? Or did you feel it in the depths of your soul? How did you know that it’s Lego Asians Time? This week’s minifig: Ninja! I got him over a decade [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 that the Chinese opera they watched was a lot like today's comic books. I've done some artwork inspired by that idea. [...]
co-written with Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko illustrated by Gurihiru published by Dark Horse Comics recommended for Middle School and Up Three or so episodes into the Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon series, I was hooked. When it ended, I cried rivers. When I found out Nickelodeon was making a sequel series called The Last Airbender: Legend of [...]
I gotta be honest. If you grew up on American pop music like me, Chinese opera can be hard to take. To Western ears, traditional Chinese singing can sound awfully whiny, like the singer is performing in spite of a mild head cold. While working on Boxers & Saints, however, I developed an appreciation for the [...]
When I tell people that my next project is about The Boxer Rebellion, they get this look in their eyes, the same look people get when they're trying to match a face with a name. Most vaguely remember hearing about it in high school history. Some know it because of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Some think [...]