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Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

Superman Smashes the Klan

Paperback – Illustrated, May 12, 2020

Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru

DC Comics · Paperback · May 12, 2020

Harvey Award winner for Best Children or Young Adult Book!

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Who it’s for
A Superman comic with YA and historical lanes, pitched for immersion and display.
Genres
YA Superhero Comics, YA Historical Comics, YA Coming-of-Age Comics
Published
DC Comics, May 12, 2020

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About this book

Harvey Award winner for Best Children or Young Adult Book! The year is 1946. Teenagers Roberta and Tommy Lee just moved with their parents from Chinatown to the center of Metropolis, home to the famous hero, Superman. Tommy makes friends quickly, while Roberta pines for home. Then one night, the family awakens to find their house surrounded by the Klan of the Fiery Kross! Superman leaps into action, but his exposure to a mysterious green rock has left him weak.

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Can Roberta and Tommy help him smash the Klan? Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial "Clan of the Fiery Cross," New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) and artist Gurihiru (Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Unstoppable Wasp) bring us a personal retelling of two different immigrants finding ways to belong.

Why This Clicks

A Superman comic with YA and historical lanes, pitched for immersion and display.

Come here for

  • Superman in genre-bending YA form
  • Comics-forward energy, built for rereads

Expect

  • Illustrated paperback format
  • Category-crossing shelf appeal

Where it sits

YA Historical Comics86%
YA Superhero Comics66%
YA Coming-of-Age Comics39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Graphic Novels
  • YA Superhero Comics
  • YA Historical Comics
Authors
Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru
Publisher
DC Comics
Published
May 12, 2020
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Graphic Novels