Cover of the book Who Smashed Hollywood Barriers with Gung Fu? Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee lives!

September 03, 20251 min read

Well, not literally...only in the minds and memories of many people. And I happen to be one of them since writing the graphical biography WHO SMASHED HOLLYWOOD BARRIERS WITH GUNG FU? BRUCE LEE (illustrated by Ryan Inzana; published by Penguin Workshop).

Cover of the middle grade book WHO SMASHED HOLLYWOOD BARRIERS WITH GUNG FU? BRUCE LEE

He also lives in the mind of my Kids Comics Unite pal, Patrick Lugo (owner of The Most Beautiful Dog in the World), because Patrick happens to create beautiful martial arts graphic novels and run the very cool Kung Fu Forest site.

Because of Patrick's deep connection to this world of martial arts, he kindly interviewed me to talk about the book. I'm a little rambly, but I think you'll enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at how the book came to be. Here's part 1 and part 2.

Author and artist Teresa Robeson

Teresa Robeson

Author and artist Teresa Robeson

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