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A Lady, the last Airbender and the best Earthbender ever go to a picnic

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #3) by Gene Luen Yang

March 15, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #3) is a collection of three previously released individual books collected into one book. Gene Luen Yang and others, (such as Gurihiru and Michael Heisler) created a book that has a few surface purposes and a few deeper ones, like all Avatar stories tend to have. I feel that the first purpose of the book was to have a “next season” after Team Avatar stopped the Fire Nation. As the books came out solo, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: avatar: the last airbender, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru, Media Tie-In, Michael Heisler

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:114 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: avatar: the last airbender, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru, Media Tie-In, Michael Heisler ·
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A charming Superman tale.

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

February 28, 2021 by bonnie Leave a Comment

I adore Gene Luen Yang. His graphic novels are always interesting and engaging, even those geared towards younger readers. When I saw Superman Smashes the Klan at my local bookstore, I had to take it home. Historical alternate fiction? Graphic novel? Superheroes? Gene Luen Yang? Yes. Roberta and Tommy have moved to Metropolis from Chinatown, because their scientist father has been hired to take on a new project. Tommy quickly makes new friends, but Roberta has difficulty adjusting to their new life, particularly the many […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: Anti-Racism, bonnie, Gene Luen Yang, Superman

bonnie's CBR13 Review No:19 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: Anti-Racism, bonnie, Gene Luen Yang, Superman ·
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When the Bully is the Hero, the Girl is in love with a God and there are spaceships up your nose.

Animal Crackers by Gene Luen Yang

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven 12 Comments

Gene Luen Yang can write the instructions to how to make a sandwich and I would read it. That does not mean I will love it, but I will always appreciate it. And Animal Crackers is in that category. I was not jumping up and down about it, and even with a second reading (although a bit of a quick one) and being able to put together a few more pieces I missed the first time, I still did not love this graphic novel. This […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: bullies, emotions, Feelings, Gene Luen Yang, Gods/Devils, heroes, life, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:52 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: bullies, emotions, Feelings, Gene Luen Yang, Gods/Devils, heroes, life, Social Themes ·
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If you want to know what happened after the last season of Avatar: The Lat Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise by Gene Luen Yang

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Search by Gene Luen Yang

November 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you have not seen the Avatar: The Last Airbender television series, these books might not be something you want to start with. However, I recommend watching it even though I know it was aimed at kids. There are sophisticated themes that at the time were coming to light, and we’re still dealing with today, that will engage the adult viewer. I admit I was a skeptic at first, but the humor and depth of the story pulled me in. And seriously who wouldn’t fall […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: avatar: the last airbender, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:365 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: avatar: the last airbender, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru ·
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Does what it says on the tin!

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

October 15, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was good and I liked it, but I didn’t expect it to be so young-skewing. It’s definitely a middle grade book. Older teenagers and adults can read and enjoy it, but it’s not really an all-ages read. Aside from that, it was really well done. I went into this with no background, and it was a fun read that way, but I wish I would have read the historical context/afterword from Yang at the back of the book first. Better yet, I wish they […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: adapted from radio, DC Comics, Gene Luen Yang, graphic novels, Gurihuru, historical fiction, Immigrants, middle grade, Superman, superman smashes the klan

narfna's CBR12 Review No:145 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: adapted from radio, DC Comics, Gene Luen Yang, graphic novels, Gurihuru, historical fiction, Immigrants, middle grade, Superman, superman smashes the klan ·
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Old vs New, Tradition vs Progress, Stagnation vs Movement

Avatar The Last Airbender: The Rift by Gene Luen Yang

July 30, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

Avatar Aang, in the midst of a celebration of the first jointly governed colony, is beset by visions of one of his former lives, Avatar Yangchen, the last air bender avatar before Aang. The visions remind Aang that it is time for Yangchen’s festival, so everyone’s favorite friend group sets off: Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and the Air Acolytes fly to a pristine to cliff to honor a giant statue of an unknown woman. Tensions rise almost immediately between Aang and Toph. Aang encourages valuing […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: animation, atla, avatar, cbr12bingo, Gene Luen Yang

Mobius_Walker's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: animation, atla, avatar, cbr12bingo, Gene Luen Yang ·
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