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Cover to “Grendel: Black, White, And Red” #2, Matt Wagner, 2020
Dark Horse Comics.
Cover to “Batman/Grendel: Devil’s Riddle,” Matt Wagner, 1993
DC Comics, Comico.
Cover to “Grendel Tales: Devil’s Hammer” #3, Matt Wagner, 1994
Dark Horse Comics.
Cover to “Grendel: War Child” Paperback, Matt Wagner, 2001
Dark Horse Comics.
This is an honor.
I discovered something incredibly cool this afternoon — it turns out that the good people over at Dark Horse Comics quoted me in their 2019 promotion of Matt Wagner’s superb Grendel: Devil’s Odyssey. The eight-issue limited series marked the return of the iconic Grendel Prime, who I last followed as a zealous young fan in the pages Grendel Tales (1993-1997), Batman/Grendel II (1996) and Grendel: Past Prime (2000).
Dark Horse quoted a review I wrote of Wagner’s Grendel: Omnibus Volume 1 (2012), which was a compilation of the writer-artist’s brilliant early work on the title.
I’m thrilled. Wagner’s a genius — and while Grendel’s dark, violent content is not for everyone, it’s always been a seminal title for the medium of comics. I remember greedily snapping up back issues when I was a college student in 1992 — I never thought the day would arrive when a review of mine would be referenced to attract new fans.
Cover to Comico’s “Primer” #2, 1982
Various artists — bottom right is Matt Wagner’s first portrayal of “Grendel.” with character of Argent in background.
Cover to “The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide” #42, Matt Wagner, 2012
Hero Initiative Limited Edition. Gemstone Publishing.
Cover to “Batman and the Mad Monk” #1, Matt Wagner, 2006
DC Comics.
Cover to “Detective Comics” #647, Matt Wagner, 1992
DC Comics.