Sina Grace (Author of Ghosted in L.A., Vol. 1)

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Sina Grace

Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author

Born

in Santa Monica, CA, The United States

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Children's Books

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Michael Chabon, Glen David Gold, David B., Craig Thompson, Arthur Rack ...more

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Sina Graceâ€™s parents had big plans for their son: Ivy League schooling, professional credentials, a 6-figure income as a doctorâ€� the works! Fortunately for us, he found the wonderful world of comics instead. It was in this world of contradictions that he â€œmatured,â€� one foot teetering on the edge of academia, the other drawn to the inescapable grasp of an ink-bound fantasy underworld.

At 14, Grace seemingly appeased his parents by interning at Top Cow Productions, under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Renae Geerlings (his single mother figured at least he was collecting college credit). However the only thing he was collecting (other than comics), was the compulsive habit of drawing unrealistically proportioned, scantily clad women.

At 16, he Sina Graceâ€™s parents had big plans for their son: Ivy League schooling, professional credentials, a 6-figure income as a doctorâ€� the works! Fortunately for us, he found the wonderful world of comics instead. It was in this world of contradictions that he â€œmatured,â€� one foot teetering on the edge of academia, the other drawn to the inescapable grasp of an ink-bound fantasy underworld.

At 14, Grace seemingly appeased his parents by interning at Top Cow Productions, under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Renae Geerlings (his single mother figured at least he was collecting college credit). However the only thing he was collecting (other than comics), was the compulsive habit of drawing unrealistically proportioned, scantily clad women.

At 16, he got a perpetual summer-time job at the Santa Monica landmark: Hi De Ho Comics, where he would be inspired to create Books with Pictures. By 17 he wrote, drew, and self-published his first comic, The Roller-Derby Robo-Dykes versus the Cannibals. His knowledge of disproportionate harlots with weapons came in handy when depicting a story about Robo-Dykes bent on taking over the world. His mother was happy that he was taking interest in girls. The book went into a second printing, and received the praise of Lying in the Gutters critic, Rich Johnston.

Weeks after graduating high school, he was asked by Rilo Kiley front-woman Jenny Lewis to illustrate a limited edition comic book adaptation of their 2004 record, More Adventurous. In the spring of 2006 he was asked to apprentice under comics genius, Howard Chaykin (even though it may not be apparent in Books with Pictures, Grace did learn the function of a ruler and the meaning of a vanishing point).

Between the summers of 2005 and 06, Graceâ€™s partially-biographical indie dramedy, Books with Pictures, went from hand-xeroxed zines to full-fledged, full-sized comic books. Shortly after its debut at San Diego Comic-Con, Diamond Distributors accepted the series into their ordering catalogue, Previews. Graceâ€™s work on the series was met with admiration from bloggers and reviewers alike, and has since taken on several projects for multiple anthologies due in late 2008.

To his parentsâ€� delight, he graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, receiving an undergraduate degree in Literature, with an emphasis on Creative Writing.

Sina Grace recently self-published an illustrated novel about a sorcerer sleuth in Orange County, aptly named Cedric Hollows in Dial M for Magic, his next project will be providing illustrations for Amber Bensonâ€™s novel, Among the Ghosts, through Aladdin Books. ...more

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Celebrating the new issue of LDB - my @donaldglover Childish Gambino sketches!Today marks the release of our collaborating with Donald Gloverâ€™s rap alter-ego, Childish Gambino. Itâ€™s a special issue, with some of mine and Strubleâ€™s finest work to date. Iâ€™m sharing a few doodles I did in preparation of working with Donald & Co, to warm up, and see if I could even pull off drawing such a

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Average rating: 3.78 · 22,963 ratings · 3,494 reviews · 217 distinct works â€� Similar authors

	Ghosted in L.A., Vol. 1 by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Siobhan Keenan (Illustrations), Cathy Le (Colorist) 3.54 avg rating — 1,751 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iceman, Vol. 1: Thawing Out by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Alessandro Vitti (Illustrator), Edgar Salazar (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 957 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosted in L.A., Vol. 2 by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Siobhan Keenan (Illustrations) 3.64 avg rating — 754 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iceman, Vol. 2: Absolute Zero by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Various (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 569 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosted in L.A., Vol. 3 by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Siobhan Keenan (Illustrations) 3.62 avg rating — 551 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Superman: The Harvests of Youth by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author) (Writer/Illustrator), Cris Peter (Colorist), D.C. Hopkins (Letterer) 3.84 avg rating — 428 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosted in L.A. #1 by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Siobhan Keenan (Cover Art), Cathy Le (Colorist) 3.41 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iceman, Vol. 3: Amazing Friends by Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Nathan Stockman (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not My Bag 3.20 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Lasts Forever 3.42 avg rating — 227 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Sina Grace

Ghosted in L.A. (12 books)
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Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author),

Siobhan Keenan (Cover Art),

Cathy Le (Colorist)

3.63 avg rating — 4,604 ratings

Iceman (2017) (11 books)
by

Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author),

Kevin Wada (Cover Art),

Robert Gill (Artist)

3.81 avg rating — 2,349 ratings

Iceman by Sina Grace (3 books)
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Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author),

Nathan Stockman (Illustrator)

3.77 avg rating — 1,833 ratings

Iceman (2018) (5 books)
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Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author),

W. Scott Forbes (Cover Art),

Nate Stockman (Artist)

3.84 avg rating — 536 ratings

Jughead Time Police (6 books)
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Sina Grace (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author),

Derek Charm (Artist),

Matt Herms (Artist),

Jack Morelli (Artist)

3.90 avg rating — 178 ratings

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Which ghostly story should we read for October 2021?

This poll will open at 12:01 am Eastern time on Monday, September 13,
and will close at 11:59 pm Eastern time on Monday, September 27.

Ghosted in L.A., Vol. 1 by Sina Grace

3 votes, 50.0%

Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain

1 vote, 16.7%

The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown

1 vote, 16.7%

Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky

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