''Mnemovore'' () is a six-issue

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published under the

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of American comic book publisher

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. The comics were in the

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genre, and ran monthly from June

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. The series was co-written by Ray Fawkes and Hans Rodionoff, and illustrated (with painted covers) by

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Plot summary

The story focuses on Kaley Markowic, a young snowboarder who suffers a career-ending head injury during a competition, and loses part of her memory. While trying to recuperate from her head trauma, she discovers that the memories of others are being consumed by an ancient monster known as the Mnemovore. Kaley's amnesia leaves her immune to the monster's attacks, and the only one who can stop it.

Film

In October 2007, at th
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
in

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, ''Mnemovore'' co-creator Hans Rodionoff screened a 10-minute sample reel for a proposed feature film based on the comic book. The sample reel featured

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as Kaley Markowic, and

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as her therapist. Rodionoff said that the film would have been executive produced by

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, and produced by

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and

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. Rodionoff has written the script, and was set to direct as well, but the film was never completed.

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