| Boxers and Saints | |
|---|---|
 The cover of Boxers (left) and the cover of Saints (right), respectively. | |
| Date | 2013 |
| Publisher | First Second Books |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Gene Luen Yang |
| Colorist | Lark Pien |
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Boxers and Saints are two companion graphic novel volumes written and illustrated by Gene Luen Yang, and colored by Lark Pien.[1] The publisher First Second Books released them on September 10, 2013. Together the two volumes have around 500 pages.[2]
Boxers follows the story of Little Bao, a boy from Shan-tung (Shandong) who becomes a leader of the Boxer Rebellion.[3] Saints follows the story of "Four-Girl", a girl from the same village who becomes a Catholic, adopts the name "Vibiana", and hopes to attain the glory of Joan of Arc.
One book cover shows the left half of Bao's face with Qin Shi Huangdi and the other shows the right half of Vibiana's face with Joan of Arc. Together the covers portray a divided China.[4]
- ^ Clark, Noelene (2013-09-10). "'Boxers & Saints': Gene Yang blends Chinese history, magical realism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ Solomon, Dan. "One-Two Punch." Austin Chronicle. Friday September 20, 2013. Retrieved on October 4, 2013.
- ^ Burns, Elizabeth. "Review: Boxers." School Library Journal. September 3, 2013. Retrieved on October 4, 2013.
- ^ Ay-Leen the Peacemaker. "A Divided Nation in Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers & Saints." Tor Books, Macmillan Publishing. Monday August 26, 2013. Retrieved on October 4, 2013.