The Shadow Hero - Softcover

Yang, Gene Luen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596436972 ISBN 13: 9781596436978

Publisher: First Second, 2014

Synopsis

In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity...The Green Turtle was the first Asian American superhero. The original Green Turtle comic only had a short run, but now Gene Luen Yang has revived the character, creating an origin story for a forgotten hero. Hank just wants to enjoy his quiet life running the family grocery store with his father, but his mother wants him to become a superhero, and to clean up their Chinatown neighbourhood! With artwork by Sonny Liew, this dazzling, funny comic's adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore.

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Review:

Praise for The Shadow Hero A golden-age comic superhero returns with a brand new Asian-American origin story . . . An entertaining and intelligent response to classic superhero stories. Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW: Racism, romance, humor, and identity all play important roles in Yang and Liew's evocation of Hank's life in pre-WWII San Francisco as they create an origin story that blends classic comics conventions with a distinctly Chinese perspective. - Publishers Weekly Praise for Boxers & Saints: Read this, and come away shaking.--Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Schmidt Masterful. --Dave Eggers Remarkable.--The New York Times At once humorous and heartbreaking. --The LA Times Epic. --The Washington Post

About the Author:

Gene Luen Yang's first book with First Second, American Born Chinese, is now in print in over ten languages and was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Printz Award. Yang's other works include the popular comics adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the New York Times Best-Selling graphic novel diptych Boxers & Saints. The Shadow Hero, the story of the first Asian-American superhero is his most recent graphic novel. Sonny Liew is a Malaysian-born comic artist and illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for his work on Vertigo's My Faith in Frankie together with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel, and Marvel's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.The Shadow Hero, a graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang, is his most recent work.

About this edition

• Publisher: First Second
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1596436972
• ISBN 13: 9781596436978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176