Virginie Greiner

Virginie Greiner (born 3 September 1969) is a French comic book scriptwriter who lives in Montélimar, She studied law then worked for a time in bookshops and collaborated with , a monthly magazine devoted to comics. In 2004, she wrote a short story in the collection . Greiner frequently features heroines "whose merits are often overlooked or understated". A committed feminist, she is part of the collective of female comics creators against sexism and campaigns for gender equality in the world of bande dessinée.

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. Both are also writers of the second volume of the Destins series (2010), with drawings by Daphné Collignon. The same year, in tandem with , Hypathie appeared as the second part of a diptych entitled Sorcières, which relates to the eponymous character.

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). 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. The two authors published a biography in 2016: Tamara de Lempicka. After this work, Greiner was the guest of honor at the 28th Causons comic book festival in Cousance. In 2019, Greiner wrote the script for Mata Hari, which offers the biography of the famous character, with drawings by Olivier Roman.

Selected works Unless otherwise stated, Greiner is the scriptwriter: Cadavres exquis, with Crisse, éd. Clair de Lune, 2004 Willow Place : Réincarnations, designed by Annabel, éd. Clair de Lune, coll. "Fantasmagorie", March 2005 En mâle de nus (text), collective illustrations, éd Attakus, 2006, Secrets, vol. 1 : Pâques avant les Rameaux, co-written with Frank Giroud, designed by Marianne Duvivier, Dupuis coll. Empreinte(s), February 2009 Destins, vol. 2 : Le Fils, co-written with Frank Giroud, design and colouring by Daphné Collignon, Glénat Editions, coll. Grafica, January 2010 Sorcières, vol. 2 : Hypathie, designed by Christelle Pécout, Dupuis, March 2010 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 Les Reines de sang : Frédégonde la sanguinaire, design by Alessia De Vincenzi, Delcourt, coll. "Histoire & Histoires" Volume 1, October 2014 Volume 2, October 2016 Avant l'heure du Tigre, design and colouring by Daphné Collignon, Glénat, April 2015 Tamara de Lempicka, design and colouring by Daphné Collignon, Glénat, coll. 1000 Feuilles, November 2017 Isabelle Eberhardt, design by Annabel, Glénat, coll. Explora, October 2018 Rendez-vous avec X, vol. 3 : Mata Hari, design and colouring by Olivier Roman, Comix Buro, coll. Hors Collection, October 2019