Buuza!! Launch Party With Shazleen Khan

Buuza!! - the acclaimed webcomic from Shazleen Khan is getting an official publication from Abrams and it couldn't be more deserved! We've been fans of Buuza!! and its artist Shazleen for a long time here at Gosh! and can't wait to get our hands on this gorgeous new edition. We're happy to announce a launch party for the first volume here at the shop on Thursday 25th June 2026, from 7-9pm. Here's what the publisher say about it:

Cartoonist Shazleen Khan brings their Ignatz Award–winning young adult web series, BUUZA!! to print in Good Morning, Salwa, the first of three volumes collecting the original webtoon.

On New Year's Eve 1997, in the bustling city of Salwa, Zach, a down-on-his-luck phone operator, receives a misdialed call from a distressed man named Zhen which sparks an undeniable connection. Zach is thrown into a search for his mystery man that stretches across multiple cities and a tangled web of exes, missed connections, and frenemies.

Set in the vibrant, low-fantasy realm of Dawlat Al-Harir—an eclectic melting pot inspired by Silk Road history and rich Asian and African Islamic cultures—BUUZA!! is a queer YA romance that features a uniquely dynamic blend of magical realism and political drama, with a richly diverse cast and an intricate plot that explores themes of identity, family, and transformation. This story will take readers on a captivating journey through a world where the divine and mundane collide in the most unexpected ways.

Meet Shazleen and get a signed copy of Buuza!! on Thursday 25th June, from 7pm. Shazleen has drawn us some sketchcards to accompany the book too which you can pre-order by clicking the link here.

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