Acclaimed comic book creator Sina Grace (Self-Obsessed, The Lil' Depressed Boy) is teaming up with Omar Spahi (Ben 10) and Jenny D. Fine for the new Image Comics miniseries Getting It Together this October and CBR has an exclusive extended preview of the opening issue.
Following a group of twenty-something young professionals navigating love and heartbreak in the Bay Area, the four-issue miniseries opens with Sam getting dumped by his longtime girlfriend Lauren, sending shockwaves through their friend group, with Lauren's brother and Sam's best friend Jack caught in the middle. Channeling the lovelorn comedy of popular sitcoms like Friends, Getting It Together is written by Grace and Spahi and illustrated by Grace and Fine, bringing the emotional rollercoaster that comes with romantic love to the forefront for the social media age.
Getting It Together #1
- WRITER: Omar Spahi, Sina Grace
- ARTIST: Sina Grace, Jenny D. Fine
- COLORIST: Mx. Struble
- COVER A: Jenny D. Fine
- OCTOBER 07 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $4.99
- Pitched toward the audience for relationship drama/comedies that made last year’s Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me into a hit""! —The Hollywood ReporterEach extra-juicy, extra-length issue of this must-read miniseries is guaranteed to satiate even the thirstiest drama-hound! Newcomer artist JENNY D. FINE shines alongside Marvel Comics’ Iceman writer SINA GRACE and co-creator OMAR SPAHI in the all-new modern dramedy you didn’t know you needed! Sam and Jack are best friends, and Sam is dating Lauren, Jack’s indie rocker sister and roommate. Tensions skyrocket when Sam and Lauren decide to open up their long-term relationship, sending social shockwaves through their friend group and the entire Bay Area, leaving poor Jack caught in the middle! Life gets pretty messy when you’re in your 20s and your friends are your family.
"I wanted to tell a human coming-of-age story because that’s the stuff I’ve always been drawn to," Spahi told CBR. "I feel this was a deep, honest look into personal relationships for the modern age. I wanted to craft this story because it was in my heart and I felt like the world will enjoy it."
For Grace, the miniseries was something a creative homecoming for the creator after working on licensed comic books for the past several years.
"Image Comics is one of the only places where you can find an audience for telling a story that is grounded in slice-of-life but has total mainstream appeal," Grace observed. "I really wanted to capture a specific chapter in my life in a super visceral, tangible manner, and I think we all pulled it off."
Written by Sina Grace and Omar Spahi and illustrated by Grace and Jenny D. Fine, Getting It Together #1 goes on sale Oct. 7 from Image Comics.