A fresh, updated spin on twenty-something, found-family dramedies like Friends, Getting It Together follows best friends Sam and Jack. Sam is dating Lauren—Jack’s indie rocker sister and roommate—and when Sam and Lauren open up their long-term relationship, skyrocketing tensions send social shockwaves through their friend group and the entire Bay Area. And Jack, just trying to find the bear of his dreams and caught in the middle of it all, may be forced to take sides in a conflict he never wanted to be a part of. Life gets pretty messy when you’re in your 20s and your friends are your family.
Created by a group of IRL friends, Grace and Spahi have known each other since high school, while series artist Jenny D. Fine and Grace met through the local comedy/illustrator scene. Rounding out the team with colors, Mx. Struble and Grace spent the best part of their 20s collaborating on the fan-favorite series The Li’l Depressed Boy. “The only way that Omar and I could truly capture the everything-ness that your found family represents in a comic book was by enlisting our nearest and dearest to bring Getting It Together to life,” says co-creator Sina Grace of the creative camaraderie. “The love we have for each other, and our cast, shows on every page.”
On top of providing readers with a hilarious and unflinching look at modern, LGBTQIA+ relationships, co-creator Sina Grace collaborated with Feels front woman Lana Myers-Ionita to produce songs for Lauren’s band in the book, Nipslip! The Lauren’s Demos EP can be enjoyed here.
The perfect new series for fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me and Tales of the City, Getting It Together is available at comic book shops and with all major booksellers today.
