In the Picture with Stan Yan

2025-10-23

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In which we dive into Stan’s first picture book, There are Zombies in the Basement and, and why although the main character was based on his son, he drew him as a white ginger-haired kid and how he found his way to writing his first MG graphic novel, The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang, which just came out this past Sept. Serendipity is a word that crops up a lot in our conversation, a reminder of how creative paths can suddenly appear in ways that we didn't plan or envision!To learn more about Stan and his work, go t...

In which we dive into Stan’s first picture book, There are Zombies in the Basement and, and why although the main character was based on his son, he drew him as a white ginger-haired kid and how he found his way to writing his first MG graphic novel, The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang, which just came out this past Sept. Serendipity is a word that crops up a lot in our conversation, a reminder of how creative paths can suddenly appear in ways that we didn't plan or envision!

To learn more about Stan and his work, go to ⁠Stan’s website⁠

To learn more about me and my work, go to my website. You can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky

Books mentioned:

Maus by Art Spiegelman

Dark Night by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso

Resources:

Kids Comic Unite– social media networking group for kidlit and YA graphic novel creators

Mascot Books – the company Stan used to publish his first picture book

Louise Campbell The Booking Tree - Stan's booking agent

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