![]() Joan of Arc, becomes a Catholic and adopts the name Vibiana. ![]() “Saints,” by contrast, is the tale of Four-Girl, a young woman who has visions of St. “Boxers,” the first volume in the set, tells the story of Bao, a young man who becomes a leader in the uprising. Yang’s subject is the Boxer Rebellion, the anti-foreign, anti-Christian movement that roiled China from 1898 to1900. No surprise, then, that “Boxers & Saints” has just been awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. ![]() It’s a subtle and colorful work that keeps the faith while acknowledging that sometimes there are no easy answers in life. ![]() But “Boxers & Saints” is more than simple cartoon evangelization. NEW YORK (CNS) - “Boxers & Saints” (First Second Books), a two-volume graphic novel written and drawn by Gene Luen Yang, is an example of comic art at its best.Īuthor Yang is a practicing Catholic who teaches computer science at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California. ![]()
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