About the Author

Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels over fifteen years ago. In 2006, his book American Born Chinese was published by First Second Books. It became the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association's Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album - New. In 2013, First Second Books released Boxers & Saints, his two-volume graphic novel about the Boxer Rebellion. Boxers & Saints was nominated for a National Book Award and won the L.A. Times Book Prize.

His other works include the comics continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar- The Last Airbender. Currently, he writes SUPERMAN for DC Comics.

Reviews

"SUPERMAN as a comic should engage the reader's imagination and harness the power of stories, and that's exactly what we're getting here." -- Comic Book Resources "Yang is able to inject a more grounded, socially conscious sensibility into Superman's world without ignoring the excitement and spectacle a good Superman tale needs." -- IGN "As an Asian American, American Born Chinese is the book I've been waiting for all my life."--Derek Kirk Kim Review in 6/12/06 Publisher's Weekly "A well-crafted work that aptly explores issues of self-image, cultural identity, transformation, and self-acceptance."--Booklist "This is one of the best graphic novels I've read this year. It is highly recommended for all graphic novel collections."--New York Times Book Review