Kara Bodegón-Hikino
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Kara Bodegón-Hikino
@karabodegon.bsky.social
visual artist | author-illustrator of SQUALO & MAGE (HarperCollins, 2026) | rep: sara crowe
Sharing the cover of my upcoming debut graphic novel SQUALO & MAGE VS. THE RAGE OF THE BAKUNAWA 🦈🧙‍♀️🐉🌙✨

The adventure begins May 26, 2026 via HarperCollins 💕
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
SQUALO & MAGE VS. THE RAGE OF THE BAKUNAWA is coming May 26, 2026 through HarperCollins. Preorders are open now!
🦈🧙‍♀️🐉🌙✨
Here’s a little sneak peek of my upcoming debut graphic novel 👀 Are they headed towards a place called Kamote Town?? Yes, yes they are. More soon! Hihihi!
October 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
made a bunch of stickers this week!
March 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
new post on the substack! wrote about my new direction as an artist, postpartum depressies, and how reaching out to other creatives helped me get my groove back

read: open.substack.com/pub/karabode...
March 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Was commissioned by Randy Blythe of Lamb of God to illustrate a portrait & logos for his new Substack newsletter, Randonesia. If you followed his tumblr or picked up his book Dark Days, you’d know Randy’s long form writing is a crazy fun read! Give it a follow here: randonesia.substack.com
October 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
attended my first work event since i got back to bandwagon. bts x james jean’s collab SEVEN PHASES is absolutely stunning!
October 29, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Crowley and Aziraphale as sharks hehe @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
September 17, 2023 at 12:07 PM
BIGGER THAN ME, my debut picture book with author erica simone turnipseed, hits stores today! hope y’all could check it out! ✨✨
September 12, 2023 at 3:13 PM