![]() ![]() ![]() Hansi Lo Wang at NPR reports that there were rumors that when Hing originally created the Green Turtle, he intended the character to be Chinese-American. We hope stories like ours will encourage young readers to embrace their own originality and never give up on themselves, no matter what the odds may be.” “A hero can be anyone who inspires us to never give up. Together, we created 'Shadow Hero Comics #1' to celebrate not just Asian Pacific American heroes, but all of the heroes in our lives,” Yang says in the press release. “Sonny and I are so excited to work with Panda Express. ![]() Now, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Green Turtle has returned and is starring in his own comic book, reports Charles Pulliam-Moore at i09.Īccording to a press release, the comic is being distributed at Panda Express restaurants along with the kid’s meals, or it can be read online here. So in 2014, cartoonist Gene Luen Yang and illustrator Sonny Liew resurrected The Green Turtle, definitively establishing his Chinese-American backstory in a graphic novel called The Shadow Hero. There were rumors that Hing intended The Green Turtle to be the first Asian-American superhero, but was prevented by his publisher. Back in 1944, Chinese-American comic book artist Chu Hing created a superhero named the Green Turtle, who appeared in five issues of Blazing Comics before disappearing into the night. ![]()
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