Secret Asian Man
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| Secret Asian Man | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Tak Toyoshima |
| Website | secretasianmancomics |
| Current status/schedule | Current weekly strip |
| Launch date | 1999 |
| Syndicate(s) | United Feature Syndicate (July 16, 2007 – September 19, 2009) |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Satire, Autobiography |
Secret Asian Man is a discontinued weekly
Asian-American issues. Secret Asian Man often centers its discussion on what it means to be Asian American, as well as other race- and ethnic-related issues. Its title is a mondegreen referring to the song "Secret Agent Man
".
Publication history
The strip appeared weekly starting in 1999, and was published in San Jose Mercury News, RedEye, Nichi Bei Times, AsianWeek, Georgia Asian Times, The Everett Herald, and on the internet.[citation needed]
Secret Asian Man was picked up for syndication by United Feature Syndicate (United Media) for its daily run on comics.com, which ran from July 16, 2007, to September 19, 2009.[1][2]
On May 12, 2013, Toyoshima announced that the strip was going on hiatus.[3]
Characters and story
All episodes of Secret Asian Man feature Osamu "SAM (Secret Asian Man)" Takahashi, who is a
White
parents. Along with them, SAM also has a cynical and sarcastic spiky-haired cousin named Simon. SAM's wife Marie is Italian, and they have a son named Shintaro, and a newborn son, Bob.
See also
References
- ^ "United Media to launch Secret Asian Man". The Daily Cartoonist. Jun 12, 2007. Retrieved Aug 20, 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (Jun 13, 2007). "Syndicated Comics". Retrieved Aug 20, 2021.
- ^ Man, Secret Asian (May 12, 2013). "Secret Asian Man: Time for a break". Retrieved Aug 20, 2021.
External links
Interviews with Toyoshima
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