Bøger af Gene Luen Yang

Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.

Prepare to learn the secrets of Shang-Chi's mother! Arrows will fly as the first meeting of Shang-Chi's parents is revealed - and not the Cupid's arrows! Who exactly was the woman who gave birth to the legend? And how could someone so virtuous and heroic possibly fall for an evil warlord like Zheng Zu? All will be revealed! In the present, the tides of fortune begin to turn against Shang-Chi as the mastermind who has been gathering all of his foes steps out of the shadows and stands revealed at last! His objective? To destroy everyone in Shang-Chi's bloodline! Plus: Our hero must face his dark side as he asks himself, "What If?" Collecting SHANG-CHI (2021) #7-12 and material from MARVEL'S VOICES: IDENTITY.

Celebrate the greatest Asian characters and creators from across the Marvel Universe! Some of the best super heroes in comics get the spotlight in action-packed and heartfelt tales - including Shang-Chi, Ms. Marvel, Jubilee, Silk, Wave, Wong and Jimmy Woo! These amazing and legendary heroes star in stories from new and established Asian creators that will surely expand "the world outside your window!" Plus: Thrill to the start of brand-new storytelling eras for both Silk and Shang-Chi, revisit classic tales featuring the brilliant mind of Amadeus Cho, join Kamala Khan in welcoming a new hero to Jersey City and prepare for a very different look at the X-Men! Collecting MARVEL'S VOICES: IDENTITY, MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #13, SHANG-CHI (2020) #1, DEMON DAYS: X-MEN and SILK (2021) #1 - plus material from AMAZING FANTASY (2004) #15, INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #100 and MARVEL #5.

In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches.

Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei arrive in the Southern Water Tribe amid protests of Gilak''s imprisonment. While the leaders hold council to solidify Malina and Hakoda''s unification plans, Gilak breaks free and leads a powerful rebellion! In the face of these two opposing tribes, Katara will have to make peace with her nostalgia and distrust to save the home she loves from being permanently torn apart. Written and drawn by the creative team behind the best-selling The Search, The Rift, and Smoke and Shadow, Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar and the perfect companion to Legend of Korra!

Exploding from the pages of the blockbuster DC Rebirth event, the second volume of New York Times best-selling writer Gene Luen Yang’s bold reimagining of comics’ greatest hero features art from Billy Tan and Viktor Bogdanovic in NEW SUPER-MAN VOL. 2: COMING TO AMERICA.   He’s got the powers of a Kryptonian, the fame of a celebrity and the gratitude of the biggest country on Earth. But high-flying hero Kong Kenan, a.k.a. the new Super-Man of China, is about to have a crash course in what it takes to be a Man of Steel.   With his powers on the fritz and the truth of his mother’s murder still out there, Super-Man turns to the tutelage of the mysterious I-Ching to get back on track. His path will take him from fighting side by side with Bat-Man, Wonder-Woman and the other heroes of the Justice League of China…to battling his rogue predecessor with the fate of the nation at stake…to a meeting in Metropolis with none other than Lex Luthor and the original Superman himself!   Does Kenan have what it takes to go global? He’s about to find out!   New allies. New enemies. New Super-Man. Collects NEW SUPER-MAN #7-12.

All six volumes of the Secret Coders series by New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang are now together in a deluxe boxed set!

Written and drawn by the team behind the best-selling books, Avatar: The Promise and Avatar: The Search, Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, in collaboration with the Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra animated series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of the Avatar animated series and the perfect companion to the currently-running Legend of Korra!

Hank just wants to enjoy his quiet life running the family grocery store with his father, but his mother wants him to become a superhero, and to clean up their Chinatown neighbourhood.

The Boxers & Saints Boxed Set from Gene Luen Yang, one of the greatest comics storytellers alive, brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing work.In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful.But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity.Boxers & Saints is one of the most ambitious graphic novels First Second has ever published. It offers a penetrating insight into not only one of the most controversial episodes of modern Chinese history, but into the very core of our human nature. Gene Luen Yang is rightly called a master of the comics form, and this book will cement that reputation.This boxed set includes the trade paperback Boxers as well as the trade paperback Saints, packaged together in one slipcase. A New York Times bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult LiteratureA New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013

China, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendship - and a name, Vibiana - in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike.

China, 1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils."

Maps the adolescent Chinese-American experience through three separate but interwoven stories. One story centres on Jin Wang, a Chinese-American student at an all-white California high school. Next is a comic update of the legendary story of the Monkey King. Finally, there's the stereotype of Chin-Kee, the ultimate negative Chinese cliche.