Darren McCarty

The explosive life story of four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty is told in this action-packed biographical graphic novel!

Darren McCarty: Life's a Grind, Enjoy My Truth is a full color graphic novel that spans the entire life story of four-time Stanley Cup winner Darren McCarty. This book covers all the major moments of Darren's life, including the fight with Claude Lemieux, all the Stanley Cup wins, and many behind-the-scenes stories from his personal life and even adventures with his band, Grinder! Several of these stories have never been told before publicly and are being relived and revealed here for the first time!

Darren McCarty's life story is a perilous roller coaster ride through the world of alcohol and substance abuse, rock star lifestlye and humorous predicaments. Darren always comes through the other side of these issues somehow better off than he started. While meeting the challenges head on, Darren inspires the reader to take on a hockey player attitude while not being afraid to improve as a person, no matter what your situation.

Dominic Riggio is a professional writer, the owner of Mess Bucket Comics in Detroit, MI, and the Chief Creative Officer at Rocket Ink Studios. He's also the Producer, Director, and Writer for the Detroit Winter Classic yearly TV program on Fox Sports Detroit and CW, as well as the host of the Motown Mojo Live Podcast and owner of the Echo Network in Royal Oak, MI. In addition to being the writer of The Arcane Awakening graphic novel series and the Donnybrook comic series, Dominic is well-known for working with some of the biggest names in sports entertainment, having written Rowdy Roddy Piper: The Kilted Avenger about the legendary wrestler, a comic series about the life of Olympic athlete and professional snowboarder Jake Vedder, and the graphic novel life story of Detroit Red Wings player and four-time Stanley Cup Winner Darren McCarty.