![]() ![]() He joins the fight against the foreign invaders and the Chinese “devils” who have converted to Christianity. The Boxer novel follows Bao, a young boy who learns kung fu from a leader of Chinese rebels. Both novels chronicle the foreign invasion of China, culminating in the war in the city of Peking, each from the point of view of two children who take opposing sides. ![]() ![]() This is certainly the case with Boxers and Saints. I appreciate how Yang uses simple, clean lines with his own expressive style and a fresh bright color palette, and he often infuses his stories with magical realism and mythology. ![]() He is easily one of my favorite comic book creators (as he does both the writing and illustrations), and his debut nobel American Born Chinese deserves every ounce of praise. Gene Luen Yang is an incredible storyteller and his stories never disappoint. And as an American (without any Chinese heritage), that unfortunately makes a lot of sense. Boxers and Saints are companion graphic novels, showing parallel sides of the Boxer Rebellion in China at the end of the 19th century. This was an event I vaguely remembered before reading– something about burning an important library like Alexandria – but I honestly didn’t know who the Boxers were, or much about it at all. ![]()
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