Hodo FOC August 17, 2026

PRE ORDER FOC DATE August 17, 2026 / ON SALE DATE September 15, 2026 HODO by Yeong-Shin Ma, author of the Harvey Award-winning Moms, is a 296-page graphic novel from Drawn and Quarterly, translated by Janet Hong. Based on a true story, it portrays a painter's life in two parts readable in either order: Lake shows Hodo at five years old, haunted by family, classmates, and literal ghosts amid pervasive violence, while Island follows her as an adult reckoning with a friend's suicide, a sister's betrayal, and the shadow of her past. Through it all she builds her artistic practice, making this a story of hope as much as pain. Rated Mature.