"I did a 10-issue run on regular 'Superman,' and I was just on a steep learning curve," Yang says. His first major DC project was writing their main "Superman" book. While Yang comes with major comic cred, it's been a bumpy road to learning the form of traditional superhero comics. The story, with art by Victor Bogdanovic, combines western and eastern influences, mixing the story of Clark Kent with the ancient Chinese tale of the Monkey King. His latest - DC Comics' "New Super-Man" - tells the story of the teenage Kenan Kong, who becomes China's Superman, a superhero with a mean streak. He also recently transitioned from longer-form graphic novels to monthly serialized comics. He was named the national ambassador for young people's literature by the Library of Congress and has gone from being a computer science teacher to a comic book writer. Gene Luen Yang is a graphic novelist making a big impact on kids. Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang | 2016 MacArthur Fellow UPDATE : Mike Roe is prescient! Gene Luen Yang just won a $625,000 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant because his "work for young adults demonstrates the potential of comics to broaden our understanding of diverse cultures and people." Here's the video from the foundation's website.
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