Tina's Groove
Encyclopedia
Tina's Groove is a comic strip
by Rina Piccolo
which has been distributed by King Features Syndicate
since 2002.
The strip runs in such newspapers as the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Arizona Republic and the Toronto Star, and it is also available through King Features' DailyINK email service.
. In 2006, Andrews & McMeel published Tina’s Groove: A Cartoon Collection. Her other cartoon collections are Rina’s Big Book of Sex Cartoons, Kicking The Habit: Cartoons about the Catholic Church and Stand Back, I Think I’m Gonna Laugh.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
by Rina Piccolo
Rina Piccolo
Rina Piccolo is a Canadian cartoonist, best known for her comic strip Tina's Groove, distributed by King Features Syndicate since 2002. She has been a professional cartoonist for more than two decades and recently gained recognition as an author of short stories.Born and raised in Toronto, Piccolo...
which has been distributed by King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
since 2002.
Characters and story
Single, attractive and self-aware, Tina works as a waitress at Pepper's Restaurant. Tina's best friend is matchmaker Suzanne. Also at Pepper's are dim-bulb hostess Monica, egotistical Chef Carlos, control-freak manager Rob and a variety of curious customers, including truck driver Claud.The strip runs in such newspapers as the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Arizona Republic and the Toronto Star, and it is also available through King Features' DailyINK email service.
Books
Born and raised in Toronto, Rina Piccolo now lives in New York City. Her career as a professional cartoonist began in 1989, and she has created drawings for books, cartoon anthologies, greeting cards and magazines, including Parade and The New YorkerThe New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
. In 2006, Andrews & McMeel published Tina’s Groove: A Cartoon Collection. Her other cartoon collections are Rina’s Big Book of Sex Cartoons, Kicking The Habit: Cartoons about the Catholic Church and Stand Back, I Think I’m Gonna Laugh.