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The Great Successor

Kim Jong-Un | A North Korea Graphic Novel

Written by: Ha Tae Keung · Illustrated by: Choi Byeong-Seon

A graphic account of Kim Jong-un’s rise, mixing political history, biography and visual satire. These pages demonstrate the book’s documentary-comic approach.

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Between the covers

About the book.

The Great Successor is a graphic work: the story of Kim Jong-un’s rise is drawn, not summarized. It was written by Ha Tae Keung, founder of Open Radio for North Korea, and illustrated by Choi Byeong-Seon, a Pyongyang-born cartoonist whose work includes Cartoon Korean History and Cartoon World History. Korean sound effects and labels remain in the panels, with translations in footnotes.

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Comic panels show the televised announcement that Kim Jong-un has been promoted to general.
Comic panels show the televised announcement that Kim Jong-un has been promoted to general.
Graphic biography pages contrast Kim Jong-nam’s early prospects with the forces that displaced him.
Graphic biography pages contrast Kim Jong-nam’s early prospects with the forces that displaced him.
Comic panels depict stories from Kim Jong-un’s childhood and his father’s growing preference for him.
Comic panels depict stories from Kim Jong-un’s childhood and his father’s growing preference for him.
Graphic pages examine the state-created legends surrounding the Kim family’s births.
Graphic pages examine the state-created legends surrounding the Kim family’s births.

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