Please take good care of me.”Īn emotionally depressed 27-year-old Alex in a future I, Robot society with Batteries Not Included robot elves receives his grandmother’s birthday present – a Tanaka X5, the first human-looking andorid. I am not allowed to handle legal tender or helm a vehicle, so please keep that in mind if you send me out on errands. The Tanaka logo on my wrist is the only physical indication that I am an android and I am required by law to keep it exposed at all times. I will avoid putting myself in danger unless it is to protect you or by your command.

Here are nine (technically 11) of the most amazing comics from AAPI artists and writers.“I will gladly do anything you ask as long as it does not harm humans, animals, or property. They might be working on your favorite comics, and you didn’t even know it. Whether you’re digging into superhero stories from Marvel and DC, science fiction or fantasy tales from smaller publishers, or off-the-wall comics from the darkest nooks and crannies of comicdom, AAPI writers and artists are there. For AAPI Heritage Month, both Marvel and DC have a slew of special covers of comics featuring AAPI creators. This list was only difficult in narrowing down to a reasonable and wide-ranging list.

Today, your local comic book store is stuff with great glossies from AAPI creators. Filipino American artist Whilce Portacio was one of the founders of Image Comics.

He wasn’t the only influential AAPI creator back then. Recently, DC Comics even promoted the legendary Jim Lee, who is Korean American, from Publisher and CCO to President.īack when I started reading comics in the early ’90s, Jim Lee was the bar by which all other artists were measured. From webcomics to the Big Two publishers and everywhere in between, AAPI creators are writing, drawing, coloring, and lettering amazing stories. On sale Tuesday, June 6 at your favorite book retailer.Īsian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is nearly at a close, and I would feel remiss to not mention the incredible contributions of AAPI people in comics. Collects the Eisner and Harvey Award winning hit in one complete volume alongside special bonus content. THE GOOD ASIAN: 1936 DELUXE EDITION HARDCOVER follows Edison Hark-a haunted, self-loathing Chinese-American detective on the trail of a killer in 1936 San Francisco-in a noir mystery exploring the first generation of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban: the Chinese, as they’re besieged by rampant murders, abusive police, and a world that seemingly never changes.

Alex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna