Lowbright - Comics To Make Love To

I've been a big fan of this graphic novelist. I was just reminded of him via Boing Boing's recent article. I am very excited that he is starting a new book that will be published by First Second Books, and I can't wait to read it. I have his first self published book Same Difference and Other Stories, which is the cover you see on the right, and that you can read online here. I hadn't known that it had won awards until I came across this radio interview at NPR:

At the age of 30, Kim has already won the "triple crown" of comic honors: the 2003 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent, the 2004 Eisner Award for Name Deserving of Wider Recognition, and a 2004 Harvey Award for Best New Talent. Last year, graphic novel publisher Top Shelf re-issued a new edition of Same Difference after the first printing sold out.

I love his style of drawing, but I really love the story. Its the hits close to home with my own experiences growin up as an Asian American.

Tags: lowbright, Derek Kirk Kim, Webcomics, Graphic-Novels, First Second Books, Asian American