Grommets - Paperback

by Rick Remender (Author), Brian Posehn (Author), Brett Parson (Illustrator)

2025 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMICS FOR ADULTS

"This throwback gem offers rewards for readers well beyond the Thrasher set." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Grommets captures the raw feeling of being an outcast kid in the 1980s, and why skateboarding became such a sacred salvation to a lucky few." --Tony Hawk

Two outcast best friends navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. Perfect for fans of John Hughes' Brat Pack teen movies, Freaks & Geeks, and Dazed & Confused.

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 springs 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.

Collects the complete story, Grommets #1-7.

Author Biography

Rick Remender is the writer and co-creator of comics such as Fear Agent, Low, Deadly Class, Tokyo Ghost, Death or Glory, The Last Days of American Crime, Black Science, Crawl Space, A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, Night Mary, The Sacrificers, The Scumbag, Seven to Eternity, Last Christmas, The Holy Roller, Napalm Lullaby, Grommets, and more. For Marvel he has written titles such as Uncanny Avengers, Captain America, Uncanny X-Force, and Venom. He's written video games such as Bulletstorm and Dead Space, and worked on films such as The Iron Giant, Anastasia, and Titan A.E. He and his wife reside in Los Angeles raising two beautiful human monkeys.

Brian Posehn has been busy for a while. As a writer/actor/stand-up comic, he doesn't have a ton of down time. He's currently co-creating and starring in an upcoming cartoon for Nickelodeon. Brian most recently was an NSA intern on TruTV's Top Secret Videos. You can also catch Brian on the popular Disney Plus show The Mandalorian, the acclaimed Netflixshow Lady Dynamite, FX's You're The Worst and in his recurring roles on The Big Bang Theory and New Girl. He was one of the stars of Comedy Central's popular show, The Sarah Silverman Program. He has also appeared on such seminal sitcoms as Seinfeld, NewsRadio, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends, The Neighborhood and a recurring role on Just Shoot Me.

In the sketch comedy world he's known as one of the writers and performers on HBO's acclaimed Mr. Show, in 2015 he co-produced Odenkirk and Cross's return to sketch with the Netflix hit, With Bob and David.

He was featured in the films, Devil's Rejects and The Five Year Engagement. In 2015 he had his first starring role in the dark, indie comedy, Uncle Nick.

In stand-up comedy he's known as one of the original members of the Comedians of Comedy. He's recorded two half hour specials for Comedy Central, four comedy albums and three hour long specials, The Fartist, Criminally Posehn and 25 X 2.

In voice-acting he's done everything from Scooby Doo to a recent role on The Simpsons. He starred on the animated shows, Mission Hill and 3 South and has turned up in Adventure Time, American Dad, Bob's Burgers and Steven Universe, to name a few. His voice was featured in the 2017 Dreamworks Animated comedy, Captain Underpants.

In the last several years he's also been able to produce and host a popular D&D comedy podcast, Nerd Poker and co-write 45 issues of the best-selling Marvel comic book series Deadpool. In 2018 he released his first book, Forever Nerdy. In 2019, he completed a comedy metal album Grandpa Metal, featuring metal legends from Anthrax, Dethklok, Slayer and Soundgarden.

Grandpa Metal was released to rave reviews in the metal world in February of 2020. In May, he was featured on Celebrity Worst Cooks on Food Network. He hosted a weekly two hour show spinning his favorite meta songs on GimmeMetal.com. In 2021, he plans to compete on American Ninja Warrior, Top Chef and So You Think You Can Dance. After he breaks TMZ and the Internet, when footage of him beating up a narwhal surfaces, he plans to quit showbiz.

Brett "BlitzCadet" Parson is a Massachusetts based cartoonist. He is best known for his work on multiple Tank Girl titles with original writer/creator Alan Martin. He has also worked with DC/Vertigo, Image, Boom!, 2000 AD, Albatross Funny Books, Sports Illustrated Kids, BBC, Warner Bros. Animation, Dream Works TV, Sony Music and more. When not drawing comics, Brett is hanging out with his girls, eating pizza and working on their old house.