Ethan Young was born and raised in NYC to Chinese immigrant parents. Young is best known for NANJING: The Burning City, winner of the 2016 Reuben Award for Best Graphic Novel, which was also nominated for both the Eisner and Harvey awards. His other works include The Battles of Bridget Lee, Space Bear, and Life Between Panels. In addition to his comic book work, Young is also a prolific freelance illustrator, and worked as a character designer on the FXX animated TV show, Major Lazer.
Praise for The Dragon Path: An American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Children Fantasy fans will dive right into this world and clamor for more. -- School Library Journal A fantastic and engaging story ideal for fantasy-adventure fans that is hopefully one of many. -- Booklist Themes of betrayal and true identities, with magic woven throughout, create an action-packed adventure. This eclectic world of Chinese culture, fantasy, and nonstop action is worth exploring. -- Kirkus The art and action in The Dragon Path is absolutely stellar. Young's art shines with lush landscapes and dynamic action scenes. -- POC Culture.com If you want adventure, humor, magic, and family in one spot, you probably want to read this. -- Cannonballread.com Young is simply an incredible artist, whose expressive and dynamic work is filled with so many lines of details that it seems like it was etched and carved out of woodwork. -- Multiversity Comics If I grew up with a graphic novel full of dragons, mystical magic orbs, and a giant-sized cat with a unicorn horn shooting blasts of energy, I would have gotten totally lost in this world. I would have voraciously read and re-read the pages of The Dragon Path over and over again. -- Ernie Estrella, SyFy.com