Artist&Writer

Clients include:

First Second
Nickelodeon/Dark Horse
Shortbox
Beyond Anthologies

Kiku Hughes is a Japanese American (Yonsei) cartoonist based in the Seattle area. Her first graphic novel, Displacement, was published by First Second in 2020 and was an APALA Literature Award honor title and an Eisner Award nominee. Her work explores themes of identity, queer romance, soft sci-fi and anti-capitalist futures.