The Mark

by Eric Grissom, Claire Connelly

AS DARKNESS FALLS on the forest, a young trapper finds herself too far from the walls of her village to make the journey home. Instead, she decides to brave the cold, dark night alone in the mysterious woods. Unable to find fuel for her fire, she turns to an ancient, hallowed tree. A tree that her people have sworn to never touch. And never, ever, burn. The Mark is the story of what happens when that vow is broken. A dark fairly tale told through comic art and verse by writer Eric Grissom and illustrated and adapted by Claire Connelly.

Genres: Poetry

76 pages, Hardcover

Published March 28, 2017

About the author

Eric Grissom's work includes the middle-grade fantasy graphic novel series GOBLIN with artist Will Perkins, the interactive middle-grade novel ON THE ISLAND OF THE MAD MAGICIAN, the strange mystery graphic novel DEADHORSE with artists Phil Sloan, David Halvorson, and Marissa Louise, and the mature graphic novella ANIMALS with artist Claire Connelly. Additionally, Eric is the author of the tabletop RPG BEWARE THE DARK SISTERHOOD.

Eric lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children, two dogs, and several Halloween animatronics in various states of repair.

Reviews

[Jack Stark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my third Claire Connelly comic I have read, but my first Eric Grissom piece. I really enjoyed this. A folk tale full of darkness, banishment and supernatural elements.

Eric's prose is delightful, reminiscent of the gothic classics. And as always, Claire's artwork has a gritty, yet beautiful, tangible feel to it.

A great little short story/poem. I will most likely add this to my 'regular rereads' list.