Jacksonville Public Library

The shadow hero, story by Gene Luen Yang ; art by Sonny Liew ; lettering by Janice Chiang

eng

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For older teens and adults -- VOYA

fiction

The shadow hero

comics graphic novels

857967535

story by Gene Luen Yang ; art by Sonny Liew ; lettering by Janice Chiang

In the Golden Age of Comics, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. 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 super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle"Set in the Chinatown neighborhoods of the fictional California city San Incendio, The Shadow Hero is the tale of a young man's discovery of his noble and ancient powers. Hank, the 19-year-old son of two Chinese immigrants, is content to work in his father's grocery store and lead a quiet, uncomplicated life. When his mother is saved by the local superhero, she starts scheming to make Hank into a superhero as well. Out of respect for his mother, Hank trains in martial arts, but on his first night as a superhero, he bumbles into a fight with members of the Tongs gang, the Chinese organized crime ring that controls Hank's town. Failing to wear a mask, Hank exposes his identity and puts his whole family at risk. Luckily for him, a kind, ancient spirit has been watching over Hank for years, and it makes him a promise that changes his life." -- Summery from BookPage