07.18.07
‘Secret Asian Man’ goes public
“Secret Asian Man,” Tak Toyoshima’s cult comic strip, debuted in newspapers across the U.S. on Monday as the first nationally syndicated strip to feature an Asian American lead character.
Toyoshima says on the “Secret Asian Man” Web site, “Why is this a big deal? Maybe it isn’t for some, but for me it’s huge. And as one of those kids who grew up wondering where the Asian faces were in comics, besides the wonderful role model Ming the Merciless … it is an honor to provide one.”
The Nichi Bei Times has an interview with Toyoshima.