Shadow Hero

Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew brought a fresh, personal vision to the urban landscape with Shadow Hero, a single-issue comic from Urban Comics that debuted in 2016. This story reimagines the classic superhero origin through a Chinese-American lens, centering on a young man in a fictionalized 1930s Chinatown who is inspired to become a masked vigilante. Yang’s thoughtful writing and Liew’s expressive, dynamic art combine to honor the pulp-era spirit while exploring themes of identity and community. It stands as a distinctive, culturally resonant addition to the superhero genre.