Toronto, Canada – May 3, 2005 – Fresh off their appearance this past weekend at the Toronto Comicon, Speakeasy Comics, Hawke Studios and Grafiksismik announced today their collaborative titles scheduled for shipping to specialty shops in July, 2005.
Art and information can be found at the links provided for each title. Look for them in July!
THE GRIMOIRE #5 by writer Sebastien Caisse and artist Djief (along with color artist Kness).
The magical and mystical journey of The Grimoire continues from Speakeasy Comics and Hawke Studios. Join writer Sebastien Caisse and artist Djief (both of the Grafiksismik art collective), as they create new heroes, new villains, and new worlds!
In the fifth issue, Amandine’s plan to confront her mother is set in motion. Rounding up her allies, she uses the Grimoire to make her way back to Faucon Manor. Medea proves to be a foe mightier than anyone thought, with dire consequences for all involved.
Will the Grimoire be lost to Medea?
Will Amandine survive her quest to free her father?
Look for the The Grimoire #5 (MAY052938) in July at a suggested retail price of $2.99; For art and more information please visit:
http://www.speakeasycomics.com/grimoire_july.html
BEOWULF #4 by writer Brian Augustyn and artist Dub (along with color artist Pierre-Andre Dery.
The continuing adventure’s of history’s greatest warrior from Speakeasy Comics, creator Brian Augustyn and artist Dub (of the Grafiksismik art collective)!
In the fourth issue, the mysterious Knights of the Blood step up their campaign against the emerging super-human population, as a major fire-fight between the supers and the Knight forces is caught on prime-time television–making the supers look very, very frightening.
Meanwhile, Beowulf has his hands full trying to protect someone who might be the most powerful being on earth…and the most vital to the planet’s survival in the coming apocalyptic conflict!
Also, a crime-fighting champion from the past reappears to check out the new kids and what they can do.
Look for the Beowulf #4 (MAY052935) in July at a suggested retail price of $2.99; For art and more information please visit:
http://www.speakeasycomics.com/beowulf_july.html
Look for more information on Speakeasy‘s July releases next week!
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Formed in 2004 by Adam Fortier, Speakeasy Comics offers a new option for creators to publish their projects and is the new premier publishing house for all graphic literature.
ABOUT ADAM FORTIER
Adam Fortier started his comics career working in retail at the young age of 15. After attending University, he spent time as a programmer for Xerox, starting a multimedia company with some friends, and moving from Multimedia to computer animation. From there, he met Dreamwave Productions, where he helped the company launch Transformers as a new comics project. Early in 2003 he stopped working with Dreamwave, and started working with such diverse publishers as Devil’s Due, UDON, and IDW Publishing.
