Green Lantern: Legacy marks the first time the character has been depicted as an Asian-American. The original comic introduced readers to a Caucasian New Yorker named Alan Scott, but in recent years the Green Lantern has diversified. Illustrated by Singaporean artist Andie Tong, Green Lantern: Legacy explores the story of Tai Pham, a schoolboy who lives in an apartment above the store his grandmother runs. One day when he puts on his grandmother's ring he realises that he is the Green Lantern. "When you go to the bookstore or library growing up, there's this huge section on Vietnam, but it's all about the Vietnam War.

Source: New Strait Times January 23, 2020 06:00 UTC