Virginie Greiner

Virginie Greiner was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.^[2] She studied law then worked for a time in bookshops and collaborated with BoDoï [fr],^[3] a monthly magazine devoted to comics. In 2004, she wrote a short story in the collection Fées, Sorcières et Diablesses.^[3][4] Greiner frequently features heroines "whose merits are often overlooked or understated".^[1] A committed feminist, she is part of the collective of female comics creators against sexism^[5] and campaigns for gender equality in the world of bande dessinée.^[1]

In 2005, joining forces with Annabel [fr], Greiner published her first album with the publisher, Clair de Lune, Willow Place, which was inspired by "the spiritualist writings of Arthur Conan Doyle".^[5] The following year, she wrote the texts for a collection of collective illustrations, En mâle de nus, which received a mixed critical reception.^[6][7]

In collaboration with her husband, Frank Giroud, Greiner co-wrote the script for the first volume of the Secrets series (2009), drawn by Marianne Duvivier, Pâques avant les Rameaux.^[8] Both are also writers of the second volume of the Destins series (2010), with drawings by Daphné Collignon.^[9] The same year, in tandem with Christelle Pécout [fr], Hypathie appeared as the second part of a diptych entitled Sorcières, which relates to the eponymous character.^[10]

She took part in Delcourt's "Reines de sang" collection with the script for the diptych on Fredegund, with drawings by Alessia De Vincenzi (2014-16).^[11] Greiner resumed collaboration with Collignon to trace the youth of André Malraux and his wife Clara Malraux, based on Mrs. Malraux's autobiography: Nos vingt ans; the work is called Avant l'heure du tigre.^[12] The two authors published a biography in 2016: Tamara de Lempicka.^[13] After this work, Greiner was the guest of honor at the 28th Causons comic book festival in Cousance.^[1] Again in collaboration with Annabel, Greiner created the portrait of Isabelle Eberhardt, published in 2018.^[14] In 2019, Greiner wrote the script for Mata Hari, which offers the biography of the famous character, with drawings by Olivier Roman.

Unless otherwise stated, Greiner is the scriptwriter:

• Cadavres exquis, with Crisse, éd. Clair de Lune, 2004 ISBN 2-913714-64-1 BnF 39282758
• Willow Place : Réincarnations, designed by Annabel, éd. Clair de Lune, coll. "Fantasmagorie", March 2005 ISBN 2-913714-59-5 BnF 39946707
• En mâle de nus (text), collective illustrations, éd Attakus, 2006, ISBN 9782916518008 BnF 40152276
• Secrets, vol. 1 : Pâques avant les Rameaux, co-written with Frank Giroud, designed by Marianne Duvivier, Dupuis coll. Empreinte(s), February 2009 ISBN 978-2-8001-4104-6
• Destins, vol. 2 : Le Fils, co-written with Frank Giroud, design and coloring by Daphné Collignon, Glénat Editions, coll. Grafica, January 2010 ISBN 978-2-7234-6748-3 BnF 42195077
• Sorcières, vol. 2 : Hypathie, designed by Christelle Pécout, Dupuis, March 2010 ISBN 978-2-8001-4649-2 BnF 42170276
• En chemin elle rencontre... Les artistes se mobilisent pour l'égalité femme-homme, by Marie Moinard and collective, Vincennes/Paris, Des ronds dans l'O/Amnesty International, February 2013 ISBN 978-2-917237-46-5
• Les Reines de sang : Frédégonde la sanguinaire, design by Alessia De Vincenzi, Delcourt, coll. "Histoire & Histoires"
  • Volume 1, October 2014 ISBN 978-2-7560-3750-9 BnF 43497729
  • Volume 2, October 2016 ISBN 978-2-7560-5414-8 BnF 45132898
• Avant l'heure du Tigre, design and coloring by Daphné Collignon, Glénat, April 2015 ISBN 978-2-7234-9468-7 BnF F44313277
• Tamara de Lempicka, design and coloring by Daphné Collignon, Glénat, coll. 1000 Feuilles, November 2017 ISBN 978-2-344-00826-3 BnF 45395725
• Isabelle Eberhardt, design by Annabel, Glénat, coll. Explora, October 2018 ISBN 978-2-344-01934-4 BnF 45526135
• Rendez-vous avec X, vol. 3 : Mata Hari, design and coloring by Olivier Roman, Comix Buro, coll. Hors Collection, October 2019 ISBN 978-2-344-03262-6