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Jason Chu MARVELS at Reaction to Music Video
Back in October 2014, we did a special Hard NOC Life with rapper Jason Chu about his Kickstarter project to fund the making of a music video for his song MARVELS. The project was successfully funded...
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A Ghost Among Zombies: The Curious Omission of Glenn of The Walking Dead
Years ago, before the TV show existed, a fellow Asian American comic nerd suggested I check out this series called The Walking Dead. I read through the first trade paperbacks and have kept reading,...
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Superman: Truth, Justice, & the Asian American Way
On the eve of June and the post-Convergence DC Universe next week, we are in breathless anticipation to see the new, more diverse DC Universe as promised by the publisher’s “DC You” campaign. Part of...
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Marvel, Please Cast Ryan Potter for Spider-Man
Over the weekend, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Marvel Studios had not yet cast the role of Peter Parker — who is either going to have a cameo or a pivotal role in next summer’s Captain America:...
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These Actresses are Not Asian or Pacific Islanders
Depending on where you stake your claim on the internet, there has been a lot of chatter about a movie that tanked at the box office1 and another one that isn’t due in theaters for at least another...
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James Wan to Direct Jason Momoa in Aquaman
Last night, Warner Brothers made waves across the geek-o-system by finally announcing a director for its solo Aquaman movie, due in theaters on July 27, 2018. James Wan — who took the wheel of the Fast...
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Asians Get #EmmaStoned (Again) in The Martian
Last week, we spent a lot of time on the blog discussing the erasure of people of color — particularly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — in movies like the upcoming Doctor Strange or the recently...
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Talking Advantageous with Jennifer Phang
Last week, one of the most-lauded science fiction films of the year was released digitally, on demand, and in cinemas in New York and the Bay Area. The film, Advantageous, a special jury award-winner...
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Elodie Yung is Elektra in Daredevil Season Two
Last night, the trades broke the news that Marvel Studios had finally cast Elektra for the second season of Daredevil, which is currently in production in New York City. G.I. Joe: Retaliation star...
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How to Comic-Con in Under 48 Hours
If you ever get the chance to attend Comic-Con International in San Diego, you should probably do the complete opposite of what I did. Namely, give yourself some time to travel and eat food. Other than...
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Is AMC Finally Embracing Diversity This Fall?
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week since Comic-Con started, but here we are in that post-Con daze, and I’m still recovering. While I might need some more time before getting back into...
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Racebending’s Super Asian America Comic-Con Panel
A week ago, I recounted my 48-hour adventure in San Diego. The main reason I was able to return to Comic-Con was an invitation to participate in what was, arguably, the hottest panel not in Hall H. Our...
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The N.O.C.’s Most Read Posts of All Time
In this case, “all time” refers to two years. You see, today marks the second anniversary of the official launch of the site. Since that time, we’ve amassed dozens of contributors, hundreds of...
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Hell on Wheels: Chinamen, The Final Frontier
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t watched through Episode 6 this season, there are some character revelations and minor plot twists revealed, but ostensibly nothing that would alter anyone’s viewing of the...
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APAture2015: Interview with Artist Thi Bui
Kearny Street Workshop, one of the oldest and well-known arts organization in the Asian Pacific American community, proudly presents APAture2015: Future Tense, a series of showcases featuring emerging...
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APAture2015: Interview with Jason Bayani
We continue our spotlight on Kearny Street Workshop and its APAture2015: Future Tense, a series of showcases featuring emerging artists from the San Francisco Bay Area. This Saturday, October 10, the...
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Knowing Our Passions: More with Marjorie Liu
Yesterday, we published the first part of my sprawling interview with fantasy novelist and comic book writer Marjorie Liu. She was at New York Comic-Con promoting next month’s release of her first...
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Now or Later: We’ll Need to Deal with That Death on The Walking Dead
This essay contains spoilers for both the television series and the comic book. I don’t have cable. So I usually have to wait until the day after to watch The Walking Dead. As luck would have it, I’m...
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Daniel Wu Goes Into the Badlands
by Timothy Tau | Originally posted on Hyphen Daniel Wu is a Chinese American actor/director/writer/producer that has already had quite an impressive career overseas in Hong Kong, appearing in over 60...
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AMC’s Into the Badlands: The Time is Now
Originally posted at Angry Asian Man As we near the end of 2015, one thing is for sure: it’s a great time to be an Asian American television consumer. For the first time in history, you’ll need two...
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