The Grimoire
The Grimoire is a comic book series published by Speakeasy Comics in 2005. A contemporary fantasy story, The Grimoire was created by writer Sebastien Caisse and art studio Grafiksismik.
Publication history
The Grimoire went through a creative team change right after the completion of its first story-arc, which ended with issue #6. A creative difference between the creators and publisher, along with alleged problems over payments, put the collaboration to a halt during the summer of 2005.Editor Chris Stone took over the writing chores for the series. Of the new team and storyline, only issue #7 was published before the publisher Speakeasy Comics closed in February 2006.
Plot
The Grimoire is passed to Amandine from a mysterious masked stranger. The object's curse it that whoever holds it will find her fate bound to it. What begins as a walk to a friend's house becomes the first steps of an incredible adventure.Characters
- Amandine — the main character, she is a lonely girl surrounded by material wealth
- Medea — a powerful witch, she is Amandine's mother
- Eric Faucon — Amandine's father
- Chai — a magical, intelligent raccoon who speaks Faeric; he is Eric's former familiar
- Louis Bigsky — chieftain of the Western minotaur tribes