Humanoids has announced Seoul Before Sunrise, a brand new original graphic novel painted in watercolor by critically acclaimed artist Samir Dahmani, about a young woman named Seong-Ji—haunted by a lost friendship—who makes an unlikely connection with a mysterious stranger during nocturnal explorations of Seoul. Available in February 2024.

Longtime friends Seong-ji and Ji-won are excited to begin university in Seoul, swearing to stay close in the big city but from the moment they arrive, they begin to drift apart. Her focus split between her rigorous accounting program and her overnight job at a grocery store, Seong-ji tries to make peace with the loss.

It’s during her overnight shifts that she encounters an enigmatic young woman who spends her nights entering the empty homes of other people to paint and photograph these places.

Now, the normally rational Seong-ji finds herself swept up in a dreamlike otherworld, made up of freedom and creativity. As she explores these quiet places with her newfound acquaintance, she uncovers not only an intimate portrait of strangers, but perhaps even of herself.