Harpy

by EPHK

Be careful who you hunt down-you might find them.

2064, Cape Town. Clouds roll down table mountain into the city bowl, letting the neon signs and burning lights take over for the evening. The Seawall keeps the tides at bay, the ramparts keep the townships out, but nothing keeps the bodies from dropping into the night.

One cussing, cursed SAPS Detective, Gung "Gunnie" Yan Fung, is on the case. But this murder's not like others. It seems to expand everywhere, and even reaches into Gunnie's own past. Getting to the bottom of this one is going to cost her. And Gunnie has nothing left to offer.

From the Cape of Good Hope to the streets of Hong Kong, comes Harpy, a moody, retro futuristic detective mystery. A tale of belonging, of purpose and above all, of consequences.

From the brush and pen of internationally-renowned science fiction pinup artist EPHK.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Crime

308 pages, Paperback

Published September 23, 2025

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I quite liked this. It's set about 40 years in the future. It's about a lesbian Chinese cop in South Africa who catches a murder case of a series of Chinese people who have been murdered over 3 decades. Gunnie is a very interesting character. The art is really good. Somewhat stylized but very detailed. My one complaint if I had one is that the ending is abrupt. But overall this was a cool but long read.

[Blaine McGaffigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I expected. It's a detective police procedural. I started to fall into its rhythms, got confused by where we were headed in act 3, and then the end really surprised me in a fantastic way.

EPHK is always an excellent artist but this story cemented them as a great storyteller as well.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the surest hands in comics offers up sequential art that will likely be among my favorites for a very long time.

[Sid · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5
Ending felt rushed but damn what fantastic writing and art