SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

CHICAGO IS
ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Six volumes. Six cities.
One story to experience through images.
VOLUME I — CHICAGO
COMING SOON
DISCOVER VOLUME I
SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

CHICAGO IS
ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Six volumes. Six cities.
One story to experience
through your eyes.
VOLUME I — CHICAGO
COMING SOON
DISCOVER VOLUME I
Cassie Grant - Chicago 1922
THE PROJECT

ONE STORY. ANOTHER WAY TO EXPERIENCE IT.

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is born from the pages of the novel, transforming its places, characters and atmospheres into a visual experience.

Not simply an adaptation, but a complementary journey through the same story: six volumes, six cities and one single narrative.

The novel tells the story. The Graphic Novel takes you inside the scene.
Cassie Grant - Chicago 1922
THE PROJECT

ONE STORY. ANOTHER WAY TO EXPERIENCE IT.

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is born from the pages of the novel, transforming its places, characters and atmospheres into a visual experience.

Not simply an adaptation, but a complementary journey through the same story: six volumes, six cities and one single narrative.

The novel tells the story. The Graphic Novel takes you inside the scene.
VOLUME I

CHICAGO

1905 - 1924
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS.

From the impoverished streets of Washington Street to the lights of the South Side clubs.

The first volume follows Cassie through the years that transform a young girl full of dreams into a young woman ready to leave Chicago and shape her own future.

COMING SOON
ENTER THE STORY
VOLUME I

CHICAGO

1905 - 1924
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS.

From the impoverished streets of Washington Street to the lights of the South Side clubs.

The first volume follows Cassie through the years that transform a young girl full of dreams into a young woman ready to leave Chicago and shape her own future.

COMING SOON
ENTER THE STORY

ENTER THE STORY

A first glimpse inside

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

This is only part of the story.

VOLUME I - CHICAGO · COMING SOON

FROM WORDS TO IMAGES

A scene is first born on the page.

Then it takes shape, light and a face.

01
Williamson Restaurant
1908
Estratto dal romanzo SPEAKEASY 01
Tavola Graphic Novel 01
02
Volkova Academy
1919
Estratto dal romanzo SPEAKEASY 02
Tavola Graphic Novel 02
03
silver moon
1921
Estratto dal romanzo SPEAKEASY 03
Tavola Graphic Novel 03

Volume I - Chicago is only the beginning.

ENTER THE STORY

A first glimpse inside

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

This is only part of the story.

VOLUME I - CHICAGO · COMING SOON

FROM WORDS TO IMAGES

A scene is first born on the page.

Then it takes shape, light and a face.

01
Williamson Restaurant
1908
Estratto dal romanzo SPEAKEASY 01
Tavola Graphic Novel 01
02
Volkova Academy
1919
Estratto dal romanzo SPEAKEASY 02
Tavola Graphic Novel 02
03
Silver Moon
1921
Estratto dal romanzo SPEAKEASY 03
Tavola Graphic Novel 03

Volume I - Chicago is only the beginning.

THE VISUAL STYLE

Cinematic ILLUSTRATION

Painting, light and cinematic composition.

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL does not aim for photorealism.

Each page begins as a painterly illustration and is shaped through the language of cinema: framing, light, depth, colour and atmosphere.

Visible brushstrokes, expressive faces, soft shadows and Art Deco details transform every scene into an image suspended between an illustrated novel and the silver screen.

The aim is not to reproduce reality.
It is to make you feel it.

Click the image to immerse yourself in the details of Cinematic Illustration.

SPEAKEASY - Cinematic Illustration
THE VISUAL STYLE

Cinematic ILLUSTRATION

Painting, light and cinematic composition.

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL does not aim for photorealism.

Each page begins as a painterly illustration and is shaped through the language of cinema: framing, light, depth, colour and atmosphere.

Visible brushstrokes, expressive faces, soft shadows and Art Deco details transform every scene into an image suspended between an illustrated novel and the silver screen.

The aim is not to reproduce reality.
It is to make you feel it.

Click the image to immerse yourself in the details of Cinematic Illustration.

SPEAKEASY - Cinematic Illustration
THE SERIES

Six volumes. Six cities.

One story spans places, years and destinies.

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL unfolds across six volumes, each linked to a city and a new chapter of the story.

From Chicago onward, characters, eras and atmospheres change as the story continues its journey across the world.

SPEAKEASY - The Graphic Novel - Sei volumi, sei città: Chicago, New York, Paris, Madrid, Shanghai e Berlin

Every city opens a new chapter. Every volume takes the story further.

THE SERIES

Six volumes. Six cities.

One story spans places, years and destinies.

SPEAKEASY - THE GRAPHIC NOVEL unfolds across six volumes, each linked to a city and a new chapter of the story.

From Chicago onward, characters, eras and atmospheres change as the story continues its journey across the world.

SPEAKEASY - The Graphic Novel - Sei volumi, sei città: Chicago, New York, Paris, Madrid, Shanghai e Berlin

Every city opens a new chapter. Every volume takes the story further.

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THE NOVEL

Where it all begins.

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