Superman Smashes The Klan Collected
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| Writer | Gene Luen Yang |
| Artist | Gurihiru |
| Paperback: | May 12, 2020 |
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 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 talk
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Back to Top| Rating | Collected Issues | Reviews |
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| Superman Smashes The Klan #1 | 16 | |
| Superman Smashes The Klan #2 | 7 | |
| Superman Smashes The Klan #3 | 8 |
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9.5
This story is a great example of how comics can be useful in the classroom. It shows a fine example of how cruel the Klan was. In those days they were falsely glorified. I know the story of a reporter who risked his life to reveal the real Klan with the help of the radio show's producers. I'd love to hear the original broadcasts. Are they available anywhere or on CD perhaps? This was cleverly written to be taking place at that time and features a great cast. Roberta's a brave girl who will likely have a career in reporting. And the legendary supporting character, Inspector Henderson returns, portrayed as an African American, who also stands up to the Klan's hate. It's got some Sci-Fi twists reminiscent of comics in the '50s, but the main f more
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9.5
Superman Smashes the Clan (2019) by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC) I thoroughly enjoyed this project. Gene Luen Yang has been on fire and he had read his previous collaboration with Gurihiru on the continuing adventurers of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Superman Smashes the Clan took home multiple awards in including the 2020 Harvey Award for "Best Children or Young Adult Book" and the 2020 "Mike Weiringo Spirit Award". In 2021, it won two Eisner Awards for "Best Publication for Kids (9-12)" and "Best Adaptation from Another Medium". The story utilizes the unfamiliar strange Golden Age version of Superman from the old radio shows. He doesn't have all the same power-set we normally associate with the modern version of the character. more
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This embodies everything that Superman has always been about, and I'm glad Gene Luen Yang understood the assignment. Enough said.
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