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Tag: Gene Luen Yang

January 27, 2023 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Monkey Prince Vol. 1: Enter the Monkey | Review

Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang introduce a brand-new hero into the DC Universe, although it's one based on a very old hero—The Monkey King of Chinese myth.

January 20, 2022 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 2 | Review

In the second volume of their Shang-Chi ongoing series, Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan have Marvel's martial arts hero teaming up with and often battling against much of the rest of the Marvel Universe.

May 4, 2021 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Shang-Chi Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters | Review

Marvel's Shang-Chi finally gets the spotlight in a new series by an ideal writer, although the art leaves something to be desired in Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters

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Review: Superman Smashes the Klan

October 22, 2020 by Esther Keller

Superman Smashes the Klan is a mix of old and new, a modern comic with a classic feel about a topic that is, unfortunately, timeless, writes Esther Keller.

Review: Dragon Hoops

March 24, 2020 by Esther Keller

Gene Yuen Lang's 'Dragon Hoops' was getting a lot of buzz even before it was published, and Esther tells us why!

Review: ‘Superman Smashes The Klan Part One’

December 18, 2019 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang joins forces with the art team Gurihiru to adapt the most famous Superman radio serial into a new story in the character's home medium.

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Review: ‘New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China’

July 11, 2017 by J. Caleb Mozzocco

New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China Writer: Gene Luen Yang Artists: Viktor Bogdanovic and Richard Friend DC Comics; $16.99 Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang, a long-time library and bookstore favorite for works like American Born Chinese, Boxers & Saints, and The Shadow Hero, started writing for DC Comics’ Superman back in 2015, but it wasn’t […]

Gene Luen Yang Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

January 6, 2016 by Esther Keller

On Monday, the Children’s Book Council in conjunction with the Every Child a Reader, and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress announced that graphic novel creator Gene Luen Yang will be the next National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Yang is no stranger to breaking barriers in the children’s and YA […]

Review: ‘Secret Coders’

November 18, 2015 by Esther Keller

Can a good story really be told while trying to teach kids how to code? With the push for more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning and higher STEM standards in our country’s public schools, it’s no surprise that someone out there is trying to incorporate good storytelling and science. But a story about […]

Roundtable: Boxers & Saints

November 11, 2013 by Brigid Alverson

Gene Luen Yang’s two-volume set Boxers & Saints is one of the most talked-about books of the year—the internet is dotted with reviews of the book and interviews with Yang—and when we started talking among ourselves, we quickly realized that we all had plenty to say—and we didn’t always agree. So we decided to put […]

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