Thank you to NetGalley and DC Comics for providing me an advanced reader copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

This is a heavy story, but an important one. I love that Superman has been utilized in both the past and present-day as a champion for justice against evil individuals and organizations that threaten innocent people in real life. While this story is intense and often upsetting, I do think it is appropriate for children to read and learn from. 

I hope the story will empower immigrant children and children of color as they watch one of the world's most iconic heroes fight for and stand alongside them. Although this is a Superman story, the Lee children can be labeled heroes in their own right. They are not written as helpless victims, but as capable and intelligent individuals who need support from a more powerful entity to do what they already know is right. I also appreciated that the narrative did not shy away from labeling the racist Klan members as evil, even though the nephew of one of the leaders struggles to accept that originally. White children should never be encouraged to view racist ideologies and behaviors as anything but evil, even when they're expressed by people they trusted. 

The Gurihiru team did an excellent job of creating colorful and expressive art that charged the story with emotion and developed an appealing atmosphere at the same time. The advanced reader copy I was provided with only included the penciled art from the third portion of the book, but it was done skillfully enough that I had no trouble becoming lost in the story again. I'm sure the finished pages are even better. 

The book ends with several pages detailing the history and context around this story, in addition to Yang's own experiences of racism he dealt with as a child. Yang's retelling of Klan history and why the Adventures of Superman radio program originally created this story is straightforward enough for readers of any age, though younger readers may require additional guided discussion to further understand racism's historical and current influences. I think this book could easily be utilized in an educational sense by competent teachers. In totality, I believe Yang and the Gurihiru team made full use of their experience telling stories for younger readers and have successfully adapted the original radio program into a thought-provoking and affirmative narrative relevant to its time, and to the modern-day,