In the comics boom of the 1940s, The Green Turtle was a masked crusader with a secret: he was the first Asian-American super hero.
This gorgeous, funny comics adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore..
The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang, the acclaimed author of American Born Chinese , and Sonny Liew, the author of the New York Times -bestseller The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye , have finally revived this character in Shadow Hero , a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle.
The Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero.
But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity...
He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters.
A New York Times bestseller In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle.
The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but now the acclaimed author of American Born Chinese revives The Green Turtle in an all-new origin story.
In the comics boom of the 1940s, The Green Turtle was a masked crusader with a secret: he was the first Asian-American super hero
