![]() ![]() But this was the big leagues and to take the Superman gig, Yang would have to give up teaching. He was already an acclaimed graphic novelist by this point, having created the award-winning and groundbreaking 2006 book American Born Chinese, which became the first graphic novel to be a finalist for the National Book Awards. That was also the year that Yang, a life-long comic book aficionado, was offered the chance to work for DC Comics and write for a new Superman series. The decision to include more autobiographical elements came later but it was always going to be at least partially focused on the boys team at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, where Yang taught computer science until 2015. It was basketball that inspired Yang to create Dragon Hoops, specifically, the triumphant 2015 season enjoyed by one high school team in California. Over the five-year process of writing Dragon Hoops, Yang’s own views on the game softened and he is now a fan. ![]() ![]() The character in Dragon Hoops, who is based on Yang, proclaims quite plainly at the beginning of the book that he hates sports and basketball in particular. ![]() The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
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