Gene Luen Yang’s comics output has ranged a wide gamut, from intensely personal explorations of Asian-American identity in American Born Chinese to straight-ahead superhero comics like Superman. The skill in his work has garnered him one of the highest accolades that a creator can get, the prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant.
Source: io9 – Superman Writer Gene Luen Yang Receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant