Wenhe Illusion

Dedicated to those who have become numb in their day-to-day lives

★ Emerging artist Jingzi's debut comic, a GARO-style depiction of a suffocating contemporary small town.
Thick grey smoke, damp air, a dull school, and a hospital reeking of death.

★ A healing journey of self-awakening, where reality and dreams intertwine, and the soul finds liberation.
A numb heart and long-trapped dreams begin to stir, thanks to an old high school friend and two long overnight bus rides.

"This is the eleventh time I've dreamt of this island, and I still can't swim away."
"Nothing is unusual, and nothing is getting better."
"Day after day, my heart, like my mother's body, has turned into a plant."
"What is important and what is not, I no longer know."

Lin Lu, a former researcher in the Arctic, returns to her hometown, an ordinary industrial town, to care for her mother, who has become a

vegetative state. For seven years, she has led a monotonous life as a high school biology teacher, and the daily care has gradually numbed her spirit. One day, Lin Lu

accidentally encounters Yu Chen, a classmate she lost contact with since middle school. Shamelessly, she hitches a ride in Yu Chen's long-haul truck for work, and on the journey, Lin Lu's mindset begins to shift.

Heavily influenced by GARO-style works, Jingzi, a young comic artist who studied comics in Japan, published several short stories on her Instagram since 2022, receiving enthusiastic responses. This book is her first

full-length work and is a must-read for fans of GARO-style comics.