Gene Luen Yang's first book with First Second, American Born Chinese, is now in print in over ten languages and was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Printz Award. Yang's other works include the popular comics adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the New York Times Best-Selling graphic novel diptych Boxers&Saints. The Shadow Hero, the story of the first Asian-American superhero is his most recent graphic novel.
Sonny Liew is a Malaysian-born comic artist and illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for his work on Vertigo's My Faith in Frankie together with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel, and Marvel's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. The Shadow Hero, a graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang, is his most recent work.
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, and advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel
American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into an original series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel
Boxers&Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel,
Dragon Hoops, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includes
Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes),
The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), and
Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
Sonny Liew is a Malaysian-born comic artist and illustrator based in Singapore. He is best known for his work on Vertigo's
My Faith in Frankie together with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel, Marvel's adaptation of
Sense and Sensibility and
The Shadow Hero, a graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang.
