by Gene Luen Yang, artwork by Sonny Liew
Hennepin County Library, paperback 152 pages plus extras
genre: YA graphic novel, superhero
What an intriguing book! I wish I had read it before TeenLitCon. Yang is a fascinating man and his work is stunning. A little bit of history (both about Chinese Americans and about the Golden Age of comic books), this is the story of four ancient spirits and the fall of imperial rule in China. More than that, it's the story of a boy named Hank who aspires to nothing more than to be a grocer like his father. His mother, however, wants him to become a superhero. This is a delightful story on many levels. I will definitely buy it for my collection. The extras include a full-color reproduction of the first issue of The Green Turtle, published by Blazing Comics in 1944.
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