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Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang began making comic books in the fifth grade. He has since written and drawn a number of titles. His 2006 book, American Born Chinese, was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic AlbumNew. His 2013 two-volume graphic novel, Boxers & Saints, was nominated for both the National Book Award and the LA Times Book Award. Gene currently writes the graphic novel continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Shadow Hero, his comic book series with Sonny Liew, revived the Green Turtle, an obscure 1940s character who is arguably the first Asian-American superhero. The Shadow Hero is now available as individual digital issues via Amazon Kindle.

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Official Trailer Released for Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender

Netflix dropped the official trailer for their live-action series adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The series will stream on February 22nd!   The original animated series currently streams on Netflix. And if you’re looking for more ATLA content, check out our list below! Dark Horse Comics publishes graphic novels, an art book, and a

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