Gene Luen Yang Publishes a New Comic in The New York Times

By Maryann Yin 

Gene Luen Yang 200 (GalleyCat)Gene Luen Yang has written and drawn a new comic that was published by The New York Times.

The comic, entitled “Glare of Disdain,” has been posted on the publication’s website. The autobiographical story follows Yang (pictured, via) in the third grade and the difficult relationship he shared with a classmate.

“Glare of Disdain” features a reference to Rudine Sims Bishop’s essay, “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors.” Click here to read Bishop’s piece. (via School Library Journal)