Pornsak Pichetshote on U.S. history, noir, and writing ‘The Good Asian’

NEWSFormer DC comic book artist fetches $1.85M auctioning Wonder Woman NFTsAlso https://twitter.com/slitheryss/status/1370476985001119750?s=21DC launches ‘Batman Black & White’ NFT statues — Marsha Cooke, Gary Frank respond: https://www.gamesradar.com/darwyn-cookes-widow-asks-dc-not-to-use-her-husbands-work-in-batman-nft-crypto-art/BOOM! reveals ‘BRZRKR’ #1 sells out and goes back to printMarvel reveals Spider-Man story arc ‘The Chameleon Conspiracy’ for June 2021Marvel announces ‘Planet-Size X-Men’ #1 for June 16thMarvel Comics to wrap up ‘Heroes Reborn’ with ‘Heroes Return’ #1 in JuneMarvel Comics reveals Pride Month special 'Marvel's Voices: Pride' #1DC news:DC Comics announces ‘DC Pride’ anthology comic for June 8DC Comics announces ‘Crush & Lobo’ comic miniseries launching June 1DC Comics announces ‘Batman: The Adventures Continue - Season 2’ launching in MayDC Comics sets June 22nd for ‘Wonder Woman Black & Gold’ #1DC Comics reveals more ‘Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point’ coversDC Black Label to release creator owned horror comic ‘The Nice House on the Lake’DC Black Label series Batman: ReptilianGreen Arrow’s 80th anniversary spectacularOur Top Books of the WeekDave:Non-Stop Spider-Man (2021) #1 (W: Joe Kelly, A: Chris Bachalo)Home Sick Pilots #4 (W: Dan Watters, A: Caspar Wijngaard)Nathan:Batman: Urban Legends #1 (various)Home Sick Pilots #4 (W: Dan Watters, A: Caspar Wijngaard)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: Orphan And The Five Beasts #1 (W/A: James Stokoe)Nathan: Ultramega #1 (W/A: James Harren)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: King in Black: Spider-Man #1 (Carlos E. Gomez)Nathan: Ultramega #1 (1:10 incentive variant cover)Segment: Pornsak Pichetshote Interview - The Good Asian #1 - May 5th artist Alexandre TefenkgiThanks for coming on the AIPT Comics podcast! The Good Asian is out this May and Nathan and I can’t be any more excited, in part because we adore Film Noir. Can you talk about your relationship to noir and why the genre speaks to you?What was the onus on kicking off this project, was it the genre, the Chinese Exclusion Act and how it fit into the story, something else?Was there anything you were surprised by or that Alexandre Tefenkgi went above and beyond with?How do you approach staying creative while quarantined? Do you have a set routine?The Good Asian is rooted deep in American history, but it also reads like a classic noir. What led you to combining the two? - i think we covered this.From hard-boiled dialogue to shadowy street corners, what do you think is the key to creating the right atmosphere for noir? Color artist lee loughridgeIt’s clear that a lot of research went into telling this story. Did you discover anything in your research that genuinely surprised you?Something that made reading the first issue of The Good Asian so strong for me, was how it captures a lo tof the hidden American history we don’t talk about. If readers wanted to explore more about this kind of history, do you have any resources fans might pick up?There are so many great indie publishers today, more than ever, what made Image Comics the right fit for this project?Are there any other books you’d like to discuss today?Off-Topic Top Shelf - Pichetshote - Rewatching first two seasons of Fargo, Inside Chinatown