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Gene Luen Yang & duo Gurihiru talk SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN!

Hey there everybody! Unfortunately, as the COVID situation continues, we will not be doing any in-person interviews, no matter how badly we want to. But we’re doing the next best thing—live interviews that you can participate in! The live stream will be happening on Sunday, June 28th at 9am PST (super early because the artists are based in Japan!). These interviews will be open to the public, but if you want to support us and keep them happening, consider joining our Kids Graphic Novel Club!

You will need a Youtube account to post in the chat, but if you’d prefer not to, feel free to email us in advance at divisadero@comixexperience.com or tweet us your questions @comixexperience.

The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. While Dr. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the famous superhero Superman! Tommy adjusts quickly to the fast pace of their new neighborhood, befriending Jimmy Olsen and joining the baseball team, while his younger sister Roberta feels out of place when she fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. She's awkward, quiet, and self-conscious of how she looks different from the kids around her, so she sticks to watching people instead of talking to them. While the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan targets the Lee family, beginning a string of terrorist attacks. They kidnap Tommy, attack the Daily Planet, and even threaten the local YMCA. But with the help of Roberta's keen skills of observation, Superman is able to fight the Klan's terror, while exposing those in power who support them-and Roberta and Superman learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart. Multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang and artist Gurihiru tell a bold new story based on a classic Superman radio serial!

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