Royals

by Derek Kirk Kim, Jacob Perez (illustrator)

You are invited to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other!Twin brothers Paul and Castor have crafted the perfect poker hustle using their uncanny telepathic connection. Perfect until they’re caught red-handed by the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Seoul. To pay them back, the brothers must pull off a daring heist and use their gift for something bigger than themselves for the first time in their lives…if they don’t kill each other first!From Eisner Award-winning writer DEREK KIRK KIM (THE LAST MERMAID, Same Difference) and rising-star artist JACOB PEREZ (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).

216 pages, Paperback

Expected publication December 8, 2026

About the author

Derek Kirk Kim is an award-winning Korean-American cartoonist. He won both major industry awards in 2004, the Eisner and the Harvey, for his debut graphic novel Same Difference and Other Stories, which was originally serialized on his website Lowbright (formerly known as "Small Stories"). He also won the Ignatz Award for promising new talent, in 2003, for the same graphic novel (which was originally published with the help of a 2002 Xeric Award).

Kim came to the United States when he was eight. He considers himself fortunate to have received formal training in the visual arts and in the craft of writing. Much of his early highly acclaimed work was done while living with his parents in Pacifica, California. He now lives in Portland, Oregon.