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Average rating4.2
The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. While Dr. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the famous superhero Superman! Tommy adjusts quickly to the fast pace of their new neighborhood, befriending Jimmy Olsen and joining the club baseball team, while his younger sister Roberta feels out of place when she fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. She's awkward, quiet, and self-conscious of how she looks different from the kids around her, so she sticks to watching people instead of talking to them. While the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan targets the Lee family, beginning a string of terrorist attacks. They kidnap Tommy, attack the Daily Planet, and even threaten the local YMCA. But with the help of Roberta's keen skills of observation, Superman is able to fight the Klan's terror, while exposing those in power who support them--and Roberta and Superman learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart. From multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang comes an exciting middle grade tale featuring Superman in a beautiful hardcover format.
Series
14 released booksDC Graphic Novels for Young Adults (formerly DC Ink) is a 14-book series first released in 2018 with contributions by Sarah J. Maas, Mariko Tamaki, and Lauren Myracle.
Series
1 primary bookSuperman Smashes the Klan is a 1-book series first released in 2020 with contributions by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru.
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Pretty nuanced for a comic book that by structural nature has to be formulaic. Really appreciated the addendum explaining the creation of Superman and the original Superman vs KKK story, as always intermingled with Yang's own story. Would be a great starter for discussions with 5th grade and up.
I'm surprised that I forgot to mark this. I recall struggling with what I wanted to say about it and guess I just didn't add it at all. I really like Yang and love that he built on the original story from the late 40's. I also appreciate that in his complex portrayal of the klansman's son. I also recall the Chinese mother being well constructed.
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