Simon Roy talks about the high fantasy graphic novel ‘Griz Grobus’

Here’s my chat with Simon Roy about the high fantasy graphic novel Griz Grobus and more.

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Wayward son of Vancouver Island, Simon Roy cut his comics teeth in 2009 with Jan’s Atomic Heart, and has been vigorously gnawing ever since. He’s worked with publishers and clients such as Dark Horse, Image Comics, Dreamworks and more. His comics include Habitat, Tiger Lung, Prophet, and The Field. Simon’s latest work is the high fantasy, graphic novel Kickstarter sensation, Griz Grobus, with co-writer Jess Pollard, with colours by Sergey Nazarov, now available in trade paperback format for the first time from Image Comics. 

Griz Grobus tells two parallel, intertwined tales from the far-off colony world. High in a sleepy mountain village, the overzealous academic ambitions of a young scribe lead to the resurrection of the town’s ancient colonial-era priest-bot. This long-defunct pastor finds himself in a world that has passed him by, but refuses to simply accept his obsolescence, much to the chagrin of the scribe and the local townsfolk. The second story, a mise-en-abyme, is Altamira’s most famous novel (being avidly read by the characters of the first story). It is a fantasy tale about a war-god who gets trapped in the body of a goose, and the efforts of one pacifist cook to delay the war-god’s bloody return to the battlefield. 

Discover more about Simon Roy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/simonamroy/

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