Dragon Hoops #[nn]
In "Prologue: Mr. Yang," Gene Luen Yang reflects on his time teaching at a high school where he mentors Austin, a talented but uninterested basketball player. As Yang grapples with the fallout from a campus scandal involving coach Mike Phelps, he makes the pivotal decision to leave teaching behind and dedicate himself fully to creating comics. The story, written and illustrated by Yang with colors by Lark Pien, is framed by a cover by Kirk Benshoff that captures the quiet intensity of this turning point.
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Yang interviews Austin and is impressed that while he's a strong player for the Dragons he has no intention of playing basketball after high school. Yang finally brings up the scandal surrounding Mike Phelps and decides to give up teaching to become a full-time comic book creator.
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