Dustin Gebel
Image Comics and Giant Generator announce Grommets, a new coming of age series from writers Rick Remender and Brian Posehn, artist Brett Parson, and colorist Moreno Dinisio. The book, which is set to launch April 2024, tells the story of two best friends discovering skate culture in the Sacramento suburbs in 1984. A blend of teenage angst and anthological study of the intersection of skate and punk culture for the era.
In the press release, writer Rick Remender commented on the series, stating:
“I spent the first 11 years of my life being humiliated in competition team sports… but that all ended the day I rode skateboard. I spent the summer of 1984 skating from morning to night. Soon all my friends were there with me. Life became more fun than it had ever been before. The fun wasn’t based on winning; the competition was healthy, you were always backed up by a pal giving you support, telling you to keep at it until you nailed the trick. My skateboard was everything: it was how I got around, it was how I identified myself, it was how I spent all my free time before and after school, on every weekend, and most importantly… it was ours. The kids owned this sport.”
Alongside Parson’s interior art, the book will feature variants from creators like David Lapham, Andrew Robinson, Alex Riegel, Chuck BB, and Jon Wayshak.
Co-writer Brian Posehn described working on the book, stating:
“Like my old pal, Rick, I too sucked at mainstream sports and that led to my love of skateboarding, which I also sucked at. But that’s the beauty of the sport, it didn’t matter how good I was. It was the most fun I’d ever had and no one in my crew gave the slightest shit if I couldn’t ollie, it wasn’t about one-upmanship. Skater kids were different, funny, smart and they hated what I hated: Mainstream sports, mainstream music, Camaros, tough guys and misogyny. It was less of a sport and more of a lifestyle. We were misfits before it was cool.”
Alongside the first set of covers for the series, Image also revealed a synopsis for the series, which can be seen below:
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.
