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Grommets #1 lands the trick and gets a second printing

Writer Rick Remender and comedian and writer Brian Posehn alongside artistic powerhouse Brett Parson and colorist extraordinaire Moreno Dinisio have a kickflip hit on their hands with last week’s buzzy debut of Grommets #1. This seven issue miniseries from Image Comics has instantly charmed readers with its slice-of-life, coming-of-age story and is being rushed back to print this week in order to keep up with escalating demand.

Like some of the best John Hughes movies, Grommets takes readers on an ’80s-infused journey of a young Rick starts a new school and tries desperately to find his place amongst the cliques of foul-mouthed high schoolers of the Sacramento suburbs. Skateboarding provides him with an opportunity to make some ‘cool’ new friends—but he soon finds out that they may not be as ‘cool’ as he (or they!) first thought.

Grommets is at once an authentic look at punk rock and skater culture and a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. It’s a heartfelt story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared.

Grommets #1, second printing (Lunar Code 0524IM810) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 3.

Grommets #2 Cover A by Parson (Lunar Code 0424IM280) and Grommets #2 by Alex Riegel, 1:10 copy incentive (Lunar Code 0424IM281) will both be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 26.

Grommets #1, second printing

Rick Remender, Brian Posehn, Brett Parson, and Moreno Dinisio have you shred with Grommets in April 2024

Writer Rick Remender teams with co-writer and Emmy Award winning comedian Brian Posehn, artist Brett Parson, and colorist Moreno Dinisio, for an all-new, ongoing comic book series titled, Grommets. This ’80s-infused coming-of-age story is set to launch in April 2024 from Remender’s Giant Generator line at Image Comics.

Grommets will feature a slew of variant covers by such artists as: David Lapham, Andrew Robinson, Alex Riegel, Chuck BB, and Jon Wayshak.

In Grommets, two outcast best friends navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. Grommets is both an authentic look at ’80s skate culture—a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon—as well as a heartfelt coming-of-age story following two friends from troubled homes navigating their damage in an era when no one cared.

The series’ title sprints from skater slang, a “grommet” is a commonly used term for a young up-and-coming skater or surfer. Since the ’60s it’s been used to describe the next generation of kids who, with youthful exuberance, love the sport but want to put their spin on it.

Grommets #1 will be available at comic book shops in April 2024.

Ninja Funk #1 from Whatnot and Massive Publishing sees over 100,000 pre-orders

Whatnot and Massive Publishing have announced that the creator-owned series, Ninja Funk #1, by writing duo JPG Paras and Steve Schuitt with artist Alex Riegel has reached an astonishing 105,000 orders between Diamond Comics Distributors and retailer exclusive covers after FOC. 

Ninja Funk is a genre-bending story described as “Guardians of the Galaxy meets Borderlands as a motley crew of electronic musicians fights to restore their dying planet… It features variant covers from talents like David Mack, Kevin Eastman, Tyler Kirkham, and BossLogic

Ninja Funk #1 is planned to release on November 2nd and will be followed by Quested #1 and Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled #1 in December and January respectively. This will complete Whatnot Publishing’s first quarter of releases.

Ninja Funk #1