David

David asked Gene Luen Yang:

Is the Shadow Hero really a character from old comic books? And if so, did you have to get permission to use someone else's character?

Gene Luen Yang The Green Turtle is a public domain character. No permission necessary.

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Hi Gene, I noticed that you write comics for avatar the last airbender. I used to love that series. I was a diehard zutara fan and wanted to know. Are you Kataang or zutara? Also how did you get the rites to write for them?

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Brenda asked Gene Luen Yang:

The mom in Green Turtle was hysterically cool. I had tears in my eyes laughing. Who did you model her after?

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