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Exclusive Excerpt: BUFF SOUL by Moa Romanova


How do you prevent history from repeating itself, and is it possible to protect the one you love from themselves? When the Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Moa Romanova (Goblin Girl) joins her rock star bestie on a U.S. tour, life quickly turns chaotic, as adolescent trauma begins to haunt her.

Buff Soul tackles addiction, friendship, and loss in a rollicking road trip adventure involving selling speed, breaking bones, massive hangovers, drug withdrawal, and shooting guns in the desert. What begins as an insanely comical, hedonistic road trip takes a dark turn when her best friend disappears. This event triggers memories of an adolescent trauma she had yet to reckon with, leading Romanova to confront the reality of how far she’s let her self-destruction go.



Moa Romanova is a Swedish painter and cartoonist living in Stockholm. Her debut graphic novel, Goblin Girl, garnered the prestigious Eisner Award in 2021 for Best U.S. Edition of International Material, as well as a National Book Critics Circle Award and John Leonard Prize nomination. She has collaborated with brands like Adidas, Vivienne Westwood, and VOLT.


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