In her intimate debut into comics, Jeong-in Mun tells the story of her family’s past through the eyes of three generations of women. In the center of the narrative stands her grandmother Chunja. As a single parent, she supported her children working as a Haenyeo diver, harvesting seafood off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. With delicate black and white drawings, Jeong-in Mun recounts her grandmother’s life with the ocean and her mother’s upbringing.

“Long Breath” shows the effects of the family history on her own life as a young woman split between cultures and continents in a skillful interweaving of different times & perspectives. The result is a touching story about life’s hardships, the beauty & perils of the ocean, and the female bonds that echo through generations.

Haenyeo (literally “women of the sea”) are female scuba divers who develop impressive habilities to swim underwater without oxygen tanks. In South Korea, the roots of this profession date back centuries. A moving family story that combines south-korean traditions & cultural identity.

Translated from Korean by Sera Kuk.
Release date: April 2026