Synopses & Reviews
The comic strip,
Girls and Sports, currently appears in over 150 mainstream newspapers and 75 college newspapers nationwide, including the
New York Daily News, the
Denver Post, the
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and many more.
Girls and Sports has even become a hit in
Stars and Stripes, the newspaper distributed to the United States military worldwide. The comic strip now reaches over six million readers daily through the prominent Creators Syndicate.
For their first full color, book-length work, creators Justin Borus and Andrew Feinstein chose to fearlessly tackle the issues most important to single people, including dating, sports, relationships, the bar scene, working out, parties, vacations, and much more.
Opening Lines, Pinky Probes and L-Bombs: The Girls and Sports Dating and
Relationship Playbook treats readers to an honest and humorous look at dating and relationships. This smorgasbord of advice features charts, graphs, pithy observations, not-so-obvious truisms, and sports-influenced strategies.
The book covers the whole cycle of a relationship, from Getting the Night Started” and Scouting the Prospects” to First Dates” and Going All the Way” to The Serious Relationship” and Getting Out of the Game” (i.e. getting married). Fans of the strip and new readers alike will love this irreverent guide to all that is girls . . . and sports.
Synopsis
This hilarious look at every stage of relationships runs the gamut from early dating frustrations such as knowing your odds and rehearsing voicemail, all the way to "getting out of the game" (i.e., getting married). Derived from the nationally syndicated comic strip Girls & Sports, this illustrated debut treats readers to an honest, humorous, and in-depth look at the events and circumstances that confront singles in their everyday lives, including dating, "the bar scene," sports, working out, parties, and vacations. A wealth of advice is offered via charts, graphs, and pithy text boxes containing bylaws, truisms, and strategies.
About the Author
Justin Boruss extensive research” for the
Girls and Sports comic strip is done on location in fertile environments for new material, including dingy bars, exotic nightclubs, blind dates and serious relationships. Borus currently lives in Denver and will continue to spend his time investigating the intricacies of dating, relationships and sports until these great cosmic mysteries are solved.
Andrew Feinstein currently resides in Los Angeles where he previously worked in the animation department for Warner Bros. Feinstein has also worked for Turner Sports, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon. When hes not sitting at his drawing table penciling the next Girls and Sports comic strip, Feinstein spends his time lining up a date for Friday night, watching lots of sporting events and tirelessly practicing his jump shot, which, like his dating skills, still needs much improvement.