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Superman smashes the Klan : the graphic novel  Cover Image Book Book

Superman smashes the Klan : the graphic novel / written by Gene Luen Yang ; art by Gurihiru ; lettering by Janice Chiang ; [Marie Javins, editor ; Diego Lopez, Associate Editor].

Yang, Gene Luen, (author.). Chiang, Janice, (letterer.). Gurihiru, (artist.).

Summary:

When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daugher Roberta feels out of place, so when the evil Klan of the Fiery Cross begins a string of terrorist attacks on the city, Superman fights them, and Roberta and Superman soon learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781779504210
  • ISBN: 1779504217
  • ISBN: 9781779509321
  • ISBN: 1779509324
  • Physical Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Burbank : DC Comics, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in single magazine form in Superman Smashes the Klan #1-3"--Title page verso.
"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family"
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 13+ DC Comics.
Grades 10-12 DC Comics.
Subject: Superman (Fictitious character) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Justice > Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Philosophical concept) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Immigrants > Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Superman (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Justice > Fiction.
Identity > Fiction.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes (see also FICTION / Superheroes).
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Historical Fiction.
Superman (Fictitious character)
Justice.
Immigrants.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Young adult works.
Fiction.
Superhero comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Superhero comics.
Comics (Graphic works)

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Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels more than 15 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. It was nominated for a National Book Award and won the L.A. Times Book Prize. He made his mainstream comics debut on Superman, with artists John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson.

His other works include the comics continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Currently he writes New Super-Man for DC Comics.

Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels more than 15 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. It was nominated for a National Book Award and won the L.A. Times Book Prize. He made his mainstream comics debut on Superman, with artists John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson.

His other works include the comics continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Currently he writes New Super-Man for DC Comics.


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