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Delusion, Volume 1
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Expected 1 Sep 26“Do not finish the portrait.”
It’s 1935 in Seoul, Korea, and struggling artist Yun Iho has been commissioned by the elderly, reclusive Madam Song Jeonghwa to paint an updated portrait of her. When Iho goes to pick up the art supplies from the previous artist’s room, he finds an ominous note tucked between paint “Do not finish the portrait.”
When he actually meets Madam Song, he finds her to be startlingly young and beautiful, yet she asks him to paint her as though she were eighty. What could it all mean? Listening to her seemingly unrelated stories about a spate of unsolved murders in Shanghai that happened long before Iho was born does little to allay his confusion.
In a slowly unfolding revelation, each panel drenched in more dread than the last, Iho learns that no artist has ever left Madam Song’s hotel alive. He starts to suspect the horrifying truth of what she is, and what, exactly, she might be capable of. . . .
Volume 1 collects episodes 1-20 of the Webtoon comic Delusion .
It’s 1935 in Seoul, Korea, and struggling artist Yun Iho has been commissioned by the elderly, reclusive Madam Song Jeonghwa to paint an updated portrait of her. When Iho goes to pick up the art supplies from the previous artist’s room, he finds an ominous note tucked between paint “Do not finish the portrait.”
When he actually meets Madam Song, he finds her to be startlingly young and beautiful, yet she asks him to paint her as though she were eighty. What could it all mean? Listening to her seemingly unrelated stories about a spate of unsolved murders in Shanghai that happened long before Iho was born does little to allay his confusion.
In a slowly unfolding revelation, each panel drenched in more dread than the last, Iho learns that no artist has ever left Madam Song’s hotel alive. He starts to suspect the horrifying truth of what she is, and what, exactly, she might be capable of. . . .
Volume 1 collects episodes 1-20 of the Webtoon comic Delusion .
- GenresHorrorGraphic Novels
320 pages, Paperback
Expected publication September 1, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Title/Author: DELUSION by Hongjacga
Format Read: Physical review copy
Pub date: September 1st, 2026
Publisher: Inklore/New PRH Imprint
Page Count: 315 approx
Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/a/7576/979821709...
Recommended for readers who enjoy:
- Gothic storytelling/Atmosphere/Cursed families/Legacy
- Manga/Graphic novels/Series
- Stories featuring art and artists
- Mysterious beautiful woman in peril
- Vampires and Vampire Hunters
- Historical setting (Korea 1930s)
"Nothing is ever quite as it seems in this deeply sinister slow-build gothic horror comic, already a huge Webtoon hit and soon to be a major Disney+ series."
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Minor complaints:
- Slow burn
Final recommendation: Inklore is a new imprint of PRH and they sent me this arc of DELUSION by Hongjacga to review and I absolutely loved it. I will definitely keep up with this series. Vol. 1 sets the stage in a dark mansion filled with spiders and mysterious staff personnel. Historical setting, Korea 1930s.
The woman in the manor, Madam Song Jeonghwa, invites a young artist, Yun Iho, to paint her portrait in exchange for room and board.
Reminds me a bit of Dracula lore--he is young and naive and in way over his head.
The backstory of Madam Song unfolds slowly as she tells him bits and pieces during his residency (he always seems to be looking to escape-like he knows he's in danger but he just can't leave).
The artwork is stunning--beautiful. Madam Song is so alluring and beguiling--you can't stop looking at her on the page but just wait until you see her Father...(her mother too for that matter)
I love the set up of the Vampire Hunters too--love Qian Jinlin and his partner--I can't wait to see more of their story.
The Gothic storytelling detailing a family curse is haunting and eerie. A bit of a slow burn but sets the story up perfectly, hooking the reader and leaving us wanting more.
Comps: Bram Stoker's Dracula,
Format Read: Physical review copy
Pub date: September 1st, 2026
Publisher: Inklore/New PRH Imprint
Page Count: 315 approx
Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/a/7576/979821709...
Recommended for readers who enjoy:
- Gothic storytelling/Atmosphere/Cursed families/Legacy
- Manga/Graphic novels/Series
- Stories featuring art and artists
- Mysterious beautiful woman in peril
- Vampires and Vampire Hunters
- Historical setting (Korea 1930s)
"Nothing is ever quite as it seems in this deeply sinister slow-build gothic horror comic, already a huge Webtoon hit and soon to be a major Disney+ series."
__
Minor complaints:
- Slow burn
Final recommendation: Inklore is a new imprint of PRH and they sent me this arc of DELUSION by Hongjacga to review and I absolutely loved it. I will definitely keep up with this series. Vol. 1 sets the stage in a dark mansion filled with spiders and mysterious staff personnel. Historical setting, Korea 1930s.
The woman in the manor, Madam Song Jeonghwa, invites a young artist, Yun Iho, to paint her portrait in exchange for room and board.
Reminds me a bit of Dracula lore--he is young and naive and in way over his head.
The backstory of Madam Song unfolds slowly as she tells him bits and pieces during his residency (he always seems to be looking to escape-like he knows he's in danger but he just can't leave).
The artwork is stunning--beautiful. Madam Song is so alluring and beguiling--you can't stop looking at her on the page but just wait until you see her Father...(her mother too for that matter)
I love the set up of the Vampire Hunters too--love Qian Jinlin and his partner--I can't wait to see more of their story.
The Gothic storytelling detailing a family curse is haunting and eerie. A bit of a slow burn but sets the story up perfectly, hooking the reader and leaving us wanting more.
Comps: Bram Stoker's Dracula,
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