Modern Asian Family: Calgarification
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Following the success of Straight Outta Busan & Grande Prairie with an E, Stefano returns with more cartoons from his hit web comic series Modern Asian Family, chronicling Sefano’s experiences as a Korean immigrant in Western Canada. In this third collection, Stefano moves to Calgary to take up a job as an engineer in the City’s Water Treatment department. The water main break that threatened the City’s drinking water for several days during Stefano’s first week on the job was purely coincidental. Stefano encounters culture shock, family love, friendship, and ultimately finding a place for himself in the vast country he has called home for more than 20 years.
Praise for the series:
‘Told through slice-of-life stories, this book offers a mix of humour, emotion and sharp observations about growing up in a new and unfamiliar world.’ – CBC Books
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ISBN: 9781834560007
Dimensions: 7"x 7"
Page Count: 104
Release Date: April 14 2027
Genre: Humour
Description
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
Following the success of Straight Outta Busan & Grande Prairie with an E, Stefano returns with more cartoons from his hit web comic series Modern Asian Family, chronicling Sefano’s experiences as a Korean immigrant in Western Canada. In this third collection, Stefano moves to Calgary to take up a job as an engineer in the City’s Water Treatment department. The water main break that threatened the City’s drinking water for several days during Stefano’s first week on the job was purely coincidental. Stefano encounters culture shock, family love, friendship, and ultimately finding a place for himself in the vast country he has called home for more than 20 years.
Praise for the series:
‘Told through slice-of-life stories, this book offers a mix of humour, emotion and sharp observations about growing up in a new and unfamiliar world.’ – CBC Books
Author Bio:
Stefano is a civil engineer and cartoonist based in Calgary, Alberta. He has been drawing comics about his life as a Korean immigrant, having moved to Canada at the age of 8, for local newspapers and web platforms for more than 20 years.
Nominated as Best Newcomer at the Canadian Doug Wright Awards in 2026, and for Best Illustration at the Alberta Book Publishing Awards in 2026.
One fateful day, Stefano grew tired of his friends constantly asking him to draw them, so he began by recording their embarrassing moments as funny comics. Soon enough, these comics became popular – much to the annoyance of his now former friends – and Stefano realized he had a talent for creating relatable stories, including about his own experiences. Stefano’s Korean heritage and Canadian life provides a unique insight into the search for self-identity and acceptance.
Stefano will someday realize that the real money is in his engineering career instead of artistic passion, but that day is not today. Needless to say, his Asian parents are yet to be proud of his life decisions.
This is his third book with Renegade.
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Description
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
Following the success of Straight Outta Busan & Grande Prairie with an E, Stefano returns with more cartoons from his hit web comic series Modern Asian Family, chronicling Sefano’s experiences as a Korean immigrant in Western Canada. In this third collection, Stefano moves to Calgary to take up a job as an engineer in the City’s Water Treatment department. The water main break that threatened the City’s drinking water for several days during Stefano’s first week on the job was purely coincidental. Stefano encounters culture shock, family love, friendship, and ultimately finding a place for himself in the vast country he has called home for more than 20 years.
Praise for the series:
‘Told through slice-of-life stories, this book offers a mix of humour, emotion and sharp observations about growing up in a new and unfamiliar world.’ – CBC Books
Author Bio:
Stefano is a civil engineer and cartoonist based in Calgary, Alberta. He has been drawing comics about his life as a Korean immigrant, having moved to Canada at the age of 8, for local newspapers and web platforms for more than 20 years.
Nominated as Best Newcomer at the Canadian Doug Wright Awards in 2026, and for Best Illustration at the Alberta Book Publishing Awards in 2026.
One fateful day, Stefano grew tired of his friends constantly asking him to draw them, so he began by recording their embarrassing moments as funny comics. Soon enough, these comics became popular – much to the annoyance of his now former friends – and Stefano realized he had a talent for creating relatable stories, including about his own experiences. Stefano’s Korean heritage and Canadian life provides a unique insight into the search for self-identity and acceptance.
Stefano will someday realize that the real money is in his engineering career instead of artistic passion, but that day is not today. Needless to say, his Asian parents are yet to be proud of his life decisions.
This is his third book with Renegade.
Additional information
| Options | Softcover, Digital download, Bundle |
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