Monsters, skateboarders, podcasting, and punk — and superheroes? They say the perfect graphic novel doesn’t exist, but then maybe you haven’t read Superpunk from Oni Press, written by Mirtes Santana with art by Guilherme Petreca. Good news: we have an exclusive excerpt for you, right here.
In the new book, Violeta gains superpowers by playing a cassette tape backwards, and needs to use them to protect her town from strange creatures. Along with her sidekick and fellow podcaster, they’ll have to deal with the impending threat, while still finding time to do homework.
Superpunk Preview
Check out three pages and the cover from the May 5, 2026 publishing graphic novel here! Click the thumbnails for a larger version:
Superpunk Official Synopsis:
Meet Violeta! Violeta is a thirteen-year-old skateboarder and podcaster. But most importantly? She’s a PUNK! Oh, and a superhero, too. Superhero + punk = SUPERPUNK. That’s Violeta!
After discovering her grandfather’s old cassette player, Violeta decides to play a cassette tape backward. (Why? It’s pure punk rebellion, duh!) What she didn’t know was this rebellious act would grant her magical powers! Aaaaand . . . unleash monsters. A LOT of them. Violeta will need to use all her new superpowers to protect her home of Hollow Hills from the strange creatures and send them back to wherever they came from. Luckily, she’s joined by Alan, Violeta’s faithful sidekick and fellow podcaster. Together, they’ll have to find a way to put these monsters back in their place. But between homework, podcasting, and skateboarding, Violeta has a tough time managing it all. When a horde of monsters descend on her school, will this superpunk be able to save the day?
Multi-award-winning comic book artist Guilherme Petreca and TV writer Mirtes Santana bring you Superpunk, a radical adventure story about the need to rebel and act out to protect the people and things you love.
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