The Naked Tree

A quiet, intimate historical drama from Drawn & Quarterly, The Naked Tree (2023–present) reimagines the life of acclaimed cartoonist Park Soo-keun through the eyes of a young woman in 1950s Seoul. Written and illustrated by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, this single-issue graphic novel explores artistry, memory, and the fragile connections between a struggling painter and his devoted model. The series matters for its nuanced, female-centered perspective on a canonical Korean artist, rendered in Gendry-Kim’s expressive, ink-washed style.