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Off Panel #241: He's on Fire with Gene Luen Yang

Off Panel #241: He's on Fire with Gene Luen Yang

FromOff Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast


Off Panel #241: He's on Fire with Gene Luen Yang

FromOff Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast

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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang joins Off Panel to chat about his work and his upcoming graphic novel, Dragon Hoops. Yang discusses what made him fall in love with comics, his love of telling stories, the development of Dragon Hoops, whether he resisted making a basketball book considering his (previous) distaste of the sport, telling a story set in the real world, the secret identities of athletes, figuring out the structure of the book, the inclusion of basketball history, handling real people in real time, how his relationship with basketball changed, what he learned about himself and storytelling over the experience, and more.
Released:
Feb 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Off Panel is a weekly interview show where host David Harper welcomes guests from comics and beyond to talk the stories behind what they do.