The Shadow Hero

The Shadow Hero

<p>In the comics boom of the 1940s, 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.</p><p>The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but the acclaimed author of <i>American Born Chinese</i>, Gene Luen Yang, has finally revived this character in <i>Shadow Hero</i>, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle.<br />With artwork by Sonny Liew, this gorgeous, funny comics adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore.</p>