The Shadow Hero is the story about an unlikely hero. In fact, so unlikely, that he initially doesn’t want to be a hero…but his mom does.
It’s a story of Chinese Americans, superheroes, racism, revenge and what it truly means to be a hero. But that all sounds like it’s not fun. It is fun. It’s hilarious and subversive in ways that I wasn’t expecting. For instance… his outfit… no never mind. I’ll let you experience that fun on your own.
In the story, the way that the young boy eventually gets his superpower is by teaming up with a sassy old Chinese spirit turtle. Who critiques the guy as he’s trying to fight. Their interactions are wonderful.
And the art by Sonny Liew is really great for this story. It’s got an old-comics feel to it which really fits and they have fun with.
It’s a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it.