Hawaï solitudes #[nn]

A motorboat sitting dry-docked on a trailer in a quiet backyard — hedged in by a wooden fence, a grill tucked to one side — sets a quietly melancholic tone against a sky blazing with orange and deep navy. R. Kikuo Johnson's graphic novel, published by Gallimard Bande Dessinées in 2022, already promises something rich in contrasts: stillness and heat, domesticity and the pull of open water. That stranded vessel, going nowhere and yet vividly present, feels like a perfect visual metaphor for whatever lies within these pages.