Punk'n Heads Is One of the First Must-Read Graphic Novels of 2026

Between the premise and the originative squad involved, the caller Top Shelf graphic caller Punk'n Heads is instantly connected our radar arsenic 1 of the archetypal must-read graphic novels of 2026. This caller publication astir punk stone and the pitfalls and joys of being young is the latest task from Mary Tyler MooreHawk's Dave Baker, again reuniting him with Forest Hills Bootleg Society and Everyone is Tulip collaborator Nicole Goux.

Check retired the screen creation to Punk'n Heads below:

Art by Nicole Goux. (Image Credit: Top Shelf Productions)

Here's Top Shelf's authoritative logline for Punk'n Heads:

In PUNK’N HEADS, Hannah Lipsky isn’t definite what’s happening. She dreamed of becoming a good creation painter, but aft breaking up with her girlfriend, she’s abruptly dropped retired of creation school, moved into a flophouse, and gotten roped into singing successful a campy horror-punk band. With costumes. To marque things adjacent much complicated, she mightiness beryllium hooking up with her housemate/bandmate/high schoolhouse crush, Jerry. Whatever, I’m definite it’s fine… Now enactment connected your punk’n disguise and let’s rock!

"Punk'n Heads is simply a publication for each the breached hearted losers retired there,” said Baker successful a statement. “The kids who wanted to execute large things and past ended up playing shitty back-room punk shows. If you've ever breached up with idiosyncratic successful the backmost of a van, close earlier six idiots successful Doc Martens are astir to heap in, this is the publication for you."

"For anyone whose travel hasn't been a consecutive path, Punk'n Heads mightiness conscionable bring you a small solace,” said Goux. “Join Hannah, Jerry, Morgan, and Birdie successful their quest to marque thing cool, marque it big, oregon possibly conscionable beryllium a small little sad."

Punk'n Heads volition beryllium released connected April 7, 2026. You tin preorder a transcript connected Amazon.

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