12 Canadian comics we're excited to read this fall
CBC | CBC Books | August 20, 2026
My Friend Kim Jong Un featured in CBC’s list of the 12 most exciting comics this fall!
"If you love comics, graphic novels and cartoons, CBC Books has you covered with a list of exciting titles coming out in the second half of 2026.
From introspective memoirs to supernatural horror stories, there's a range of exciting illustrated books to get lost in this fall.
My Friend Kim Jong Un by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong
My Friend Kim Jong Un looks at the life of the North Korean dictator. Gendry-Kim uses her own experiences and interviews with journalists, researchers, North Korean defectors and former South Korean president Moon Jae-in to unpack the anxiety of one culture fractured into two separate societies.
My Friend Kim Jong Un is out Oct. 16.
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim is a Harvey Award-winning South Korean comic artist and translator. Her books include Grass, The Waiting, La saison des pluies, Jiseul, Jun, The Naked Tree among others.
Janet Hong is an award-winning writer and translator based in Vancouver. She has translated numerous works of fiction, essays, and graphic novels, including Gendry-Kim's Grass."
From introspective memoirs to supernatural horror stories, there's a range of exciting illustrated books to get lost in this fall.
My Friend Kim Jong Un by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong
My Friend Kim Jong Un looks at the life of the North Korean dictator. Gendry-Kim uses her own experiences and interviews with journalists, researchers, North Korean defectors and former South Korean president Moon Jae-in to unpack the anxiety of one culture fractured into two separate societies.
My Friend Kim Jong Un is out Oct. 16.
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim is a Harvey Award-winning South Korean comic artist and translator. Her books include Grass, The Waiting, La saison des pluies, Jiseul, Jun, The Naked Tree among others.
Janet Hong is an award-winning writer and translator based in Vancouver. She has translated numerous works of fiction, essays, and graphic novels, including Gendry-Kim's Grass."