#125 - Robin Ha, "The Fox Maidens" Graphic Novelist
The Witch Wave
Pam Grossman
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Robin Ha is an award-winning author and illustrator of several graphic novels including the best-selling comic recipe book Cook Korean!: A Comic Book With Recipes and the illustrated memoir Almost American Girl which is about her move from South Korea to America when she was 14. Robin’s new graphic novel, The Fox Maidens is her first foray into fiction, and is based on the Korean folklore of her ancestors.
Robin’s comics and illustrations have appeared in various publications, such as the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, as well as in anthologies highlighting Asian American culture, including Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now, New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei, and Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology. She is also a highly gifted fine artist, and she has a Seven Ladies of Tarot coloring book that you can download from her site.
On this episode Robin discusses fox maiden mythology, Korean folk magic, and the intergenerational shapeshifting power of women.
Pam also talks about fox magic, and answers a listener question about a Witch Wave book club.
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