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Preview: Superpunk

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Superpunk

(W) Mirtes Santana (A) Guilherme Petreca

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.

NYCC 2025: Turn Up the Volume and Get Ready to Rock Some Major Monster Menaces in the Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Superpunk!

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Oni Press is pressing play on Superpunk — the story of a thirteen-year-old podcaster/skateboarder named Violeta who possesses the punk music power to fight monsters.

Rolling onto shelves May 2026 from multi-award-winning comic book artist Guilherme Petreca and children’s TV writer Mirtes Santana, Superpunk brings a radical adventure of rebellion, responsibility, self-expression, and friendship to this story of protecting the people and things you love.

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 that this rebellious act would grant her magical powers! Aaaaand . . . unleash monsters. A LOT of them. With the help of her faithful sidekick and fellow podcaster, Alan, Violeta will need to use her newfound superpowers to protect their home of Hollow Hills. 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?

From skateboard to soundboard, Superpunk by Mirtes Santana and Guilherme Petreca promises to be a monster hit among middle-grade readers when it releases May 2026!