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The Good Asian, Vol. 1 by Dave Johnson, Pornsak Pichetshote, Lee Loughridge, Alexandre Tefenkgi
rosereads19's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
daumari's review against another edition
5.0
My friend Melissa recommended this to me a while ago, and I finally got around to it since the library has volume one. I'll definitely be picking up volume two!
The Good Asian is a noir set in 1930s San Francisco Chinatown, following Honolulu cop Edison Hark who's come to the mainland at the request of an old family friend. As the last decade before the Chinese Exclusion Act dropped, tensions run high, and an American-born generation struggles with xenophobia from the country of their birth. A lot of the historical background is in my wheel house, but I love setting this in the 1930s (as I feel like a lot of historical fiction about Chinese Americans skews towards late 1800s or post-1965). My own great-grandmother came in the 1920s, so it's startling to consider that Yeh-yeh would've been the age of one of the kids Edison talks to.
The creators definitely did their homework, and I'll be seeking out more of their work.
The Good Asian is a noir set in 1930s San Francisco Chinatown, following Honolulu cop Edison Hark who's come to the mainland at the request of an old family friend. As the last decade before the Chinese Exclusion Act dropped, tensions run high, and an American-born generation struggles with xenophobia from the country of their birth. A lot of the historical background is in my wheel house, but I love setting this in the 1930s (as I feel like a lot of historical fiction about Chinese Americans skews towards late 1800s or post-1965). My own great-grandmother came in the 1920s, so it's startling to consider that Yeh-yeh would've been the age of one of the kids Edison talks to.
The creators definitely did their homework, and I'll be seeking out more of their work.
krakow54's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ddillon154's review against another edition
5.0
I'm digging what the creators are calling their "Chinatown noir" style, and excited to see a comic tackle some of the history behind early Asian migration to the US.
Be warned, there is heavy use of racial slurs by several characters.
Be warned, there is heavy use of racial slurs by several characters.
albertico66's review against another edition
3.0
love the artwork... i think the plot if fantastic, but i find the panel and scene transitions to be choppily-written.
aches's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
brandonadaniels's review against another edition
2.0
Didn’t quite live up to my expectations unfortunately. I loved the art and the history and time period are interesting, but I found the story convoluted and confusing.
arkham's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5