China at war with itself in 1900, tradition versus new beliefs, cultural identity versus change. We may have heard of the Boxer Rebellion or Uprising because of its unusual name (and inevitable juvenile snickers about the word ‘boxer’), but didn’t realize that Western countries were eyeing China for conquest and colonialism in the late 1800s. … Continue reading Boxers & Saints, by Gene Luen Yang (book reviews) – two views of war, graphic novel style