Superman Smashes the Klan #2 – Decemby Gene Luen Yang. Since receiving the book I’ve read through it in some way one hundred times at the least. The book was fascinating, and its unique story and art style kept me mesmerized for weeks. He deals with it in good and bad ways along the way, mirroring but also departing the struggles of the Monkey King in Chinese tradition. It’s main character, Jin, has to deal with a racist and complicated world that doesn’t seem to want him. The book, which combines a reimagining of classic Chinese stories like TheJourney to the West with a modern tale which touched on everything from the Chinese American experience to white washing ad, at least to me, the mixed-race experience. I received the book from my paternal grandmother, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant to Venezuela herself, for my birthday in the late 2000’s. Gene Luen Yang’s work would have a profound impact on me in the form of his first big break, American Born Chinese.

Gene Luen Yang’s work would have a profound impact on me… Dominic Jose Bisogno The book was released in March of 2020 via First Second Books, who published most of his original work prior. The writer and artist’s most recent works include a run in The Terrifics, a DC Comics series, in 2019, along with his newest book, Dragon Hoops. Named an ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, Yang became the third graphic novelist to earn a spot in the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship that same year. Books like American Born Chinese and Boxers and Saints also brought a new level of representation to the limelight for many communities often left out of the graphic novel scene, particularly East Asian communities. Yang’s work would grow in popularity for a few reasons, including its combination of child-friendly content with mature sensibilities. However, Yang’s popularity would reach new heights when he found himself writing graphic novels for Avatar: The Last Airbender and several DC Comics properties, including Superman, New Super-Man, and The Terrifics. 3: Equilibrium Paperback – June 19, 2018īy Gene Luen Yang (Author), Billy Tan (Illustrator).

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