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Instead of a FAQ I decided to document everything that is Grendel, originally based on the listing found in the Grendel Collection Kit, and reprinted in the Grendel Cycle Trade. Most of this stuff is in my personal Grendel collection, so I know it exists. If you see errors that need correction or have information that I don't, please e-mail me at wmnoe@yahoo.com.
BTW - I have no connection with Dark Horse, Comico, Matt Wagner or anyone else, I just love Grendel. All contents are copyright Matt Wagner or Dark Horse Comics. Don't sue me.
Original Stories
G1 - Comico Primer #2 8 Page Story.
G2 - Grendel #1-3 (Black and White)
G3 - Grendel Devil by the Deed GN
G4 - Grendel #1-40
G5 - Grendel Devil's Vagary One Shot
G6 - Silverback Miniseries #1-3
G7 - Batman/Grendel#1, 2
G8 - Grendel War Child #1-10
G9 - Batman/Grendel II #1,2
G10 - Grendel Tales:Four Devils One Hell #1-6
G11 - Grendel Tales:The Devil's Hammer #1-3
G12 - Grendel Tales:The Devil in Our Midst #1-5
G13 - Grendel Tales:Devils and Deaths #1, 2
G14 - Grendel Tales:Homecoming #1-3
G15 - Grendel Tales:Devil's Choices #1-4
G16 - Grendel Tales:The Devil May Care #1-6
G17 - Grendel Tales:The Devil's Apprentice #1-3
G18 - Grendel: Black White and Red:Portraits of Evil #1-4
G19 - Grendel: Devil Child #1,2
G20 - Grendel: Past Prime Novel
G21 - Grendel: Red, White and Black #1-4
G22 - Grendel: Behold the Devil #0-8
Short Stories:
SS1 - A1 #4 Short Story
SS2 - San Diego Comic Con Comics
#2
SS3 - A Decade of Dark Horse #1
SS4 - Dark Horse Maverick Annual 2001
Non-Fiction
Grendel Cycle One Shot
Grendel: The Art of Matt Wagner HC
Comico Primer #2 - January 1982 Art by MW Contains short Grendel Story in B&W. Not that hard to find, but it's expensive.
Grendel #1 March 1983 Art by MW. Black and White.
(Indica says that it's actually Skrog #1 whatever the heck that is.)
Grendel #2 1983 Art by MW
Grendel #3 February 1984 Art by MW.
For the true Grendel collector, these issues represent the hardest to find, and the ultimate collectibles. Personally, I only own #1 of the BW series, and I have read it. You know what, Devil by the Deed is better, by far. This series has recently been reprinted by Dark Horse in hardcover format (see below).
Mage The Hero Discovered #6-14 March 1985 to 1986: 4 Page Backup
stories contain art and text (not a comic). These backups re-worked
the stories originally published in the Black and White #1-3. Highly
stylized and looking a bit art-deco, they were reprinted by Comico in a
large Graphic Novel format, as "Devil by the Deed".
Synopsis: This is the story of Hunter Rose, though that’s not his real name. His birth name is given as Eddie, but he never went by that. Upon entering puberty the young genius hooked up with a fencing master named Jocasta Rose. We’ve never been privy to any more of their relationship other than a few sentences in the first couple of pages. Hunter would later become a best selling author (the most noteworthy title of his being “My Little Chickadee”) and playboy very much in the Bruce Wayne mode. He also would become Grendel, at first a mob assassin, then later mafia boss. Grendel’s underworld empire became vast, and virtually unstoppable. At some point in his early career Hunter became infatuated with one Stacy Palumbo, the neice of one of his associates. Stacy would also come under the watchful eye of Argent, a wolf-like creature who worked with the Police Department task force on Grendel. After arranging for Stacey’s uncle to be killed, Hunter became the legal guardian for Stacy.
Argent and Grendel staged an adversarial relationship with far-reaching ramifications. Stacey would discover her guardian’s secret identity, and actually arranged for Argent and Grendel to meet on that famous rooftop. An encounter that left Argent crippled and Grendel unmasked and dead. Stacy would spend the rest of her life in mental institutions. Most of this story takes place in the early 80’s and is a benchmark for all other Grendel stories to come.
This is a fantastic story, and is the one of the few truly graphic novels (it’s all words with pictures, there’s not a single word balloon) that have any deeper meanings to them. I highly recommend any newbie to Grendel start with this story.
Grendel Volume 2. See Table
Below
All issues have a wrap-around cover.
In 1985 Comico asked MW for more Grendel, which he was reluctant to do, since he killed off the character. Check out this interview for more information:Interview
Synopsis: After several years of working on Mage and other various projects, Matt returned to Grendel in 1986 at the behest of Comico and editor Diana Schutz. The only problem was that Matt killed off Grendel (not once but twice, although it’s the same story). So Matt created a second Grendel, Christine Spar. Christine is the daughter of Stacy Palumbo, the result of a one night marriage that left her father dead and her mother even more catatonic. When her mother finally passes away Christine inherits the journals of Hunter Rose. She publishes a best-selling non-fiction book about the fiend and lives the good life as a reporter. That is until her only son, Anson, is kidnapped by a famous Kabuki actor named Tujiro XIV. Tujiro it turns out, is a vampire, and Christine does what any good mother would do, she becomes Grendel in order to seek justice for her son.
This new Grendel soon catches the attention of Argent and his cronies (including a detective named Wiggins) and the final showdown between Grendel and Argent ensues. This all happens in issues #1 through 12 of volume 2, and is reprinted in the graphic novel entitled “Devil’s Legacy”. After “Devil by the Deed” this is my favorite Grendel story. It has fantastic art by Arnold and Jacob Pander, and the original issues have some of the nicest covers I’ve ever seen. The Dark Horse comics Reprints (see below) also have some nice painted covers.
After the first twelve issues where could Matt go? Well into the future it seems. The second story arc (#13-15) involved Chrstine’s would-be boyfriend Brian Li Sung as Grendel. These aren’t my favorite Grendel stories, but they do have some nice covers and interior artwork by Bernie Miereault. Two self-contained Hunter Rose stories comprise #16-19, and each issue had a bonus four page Mage interlude. These issues have also been reprinted by Dark Horse, and the Mage Interludes were included with the Starblaze trade paperbacks of the first Mage series.
Issues 20-23 represented a huge leap in the narrative. Matt jumped ahead HUNDREDS of years in these issues, ultimately turning Grendel into an iconic figure, and also laying the groundwork for his next major story arc. These issues have NOT been reprinted (with the exception of #23), and Matt isn’t sure they’re going to be (so you might want to find those originals on Ebay sometime soon, if you don’t already have them.
Starting with issue 24 Matt began a narrative that would continue for several years. The next Grendel would be a lunatic named Eppy Thatcher, who, for whatever his actual reasons are, takes up the mantel in order to overthrow the government, now run by the corrupt Pope of the Holy Catholic Church. The pope turns out to be Tujiro XIV, and Eppy ends up succeeding with the help of Orion Assante, a government employee. By the end of the 10 issue story line, Orion has declared himself Grendel-Khan, and is in charge of almost the entire world.
And that’s when it got weird. Tujiro had started a new race of Vampires, who would continue thriving in the world. The Grendel-Khan storyline would run to the end of the series in #40, each issue being split between the Grendel-Khan story and the Vampire story, finally culminating in a last showdown that set the stage for Grendel: Warchild.
I did this synopsis from memory, so if I missed something, I’ll get to it later on.
Here’s a cool table listing each and every issue of the 40 issue series.
Issue # | Date | Artist(s) and Inker | Arc Title | Issue Title | Comments |
1 | October 1986 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Devil's Legacy | Devil in Response | First app. Tujiro XIV |
2 | November 1986 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Devil Head Raises | ||
3 | December 1986 | Pander Bros. & Rich Rankin | Devil's Lash | ||
4 | January 1987 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Touch Not the Devil | Cover by Pander Bros. and Dave Stevens | |
5 | February 1987 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Devil in Despair | ||
6 | March 1987 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Challenge the Devil | ||
7 | April 1987 | Pander Bros. | Devil's Dance | ||
8 | May 1987 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | After the Devil | ||
9 | June 1987 | Pander Bros. | Devil's Revenge | Silent Issue | |
10 | July 1987 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Devil on Edge | ||
11 | August 1987 | Pander Bros. & Jay Geldhof | Devil's Rampage | ||
12 | September 1987 | Pander Bros. | Devil's Ends | Deaths of Argent & Christine Spar | |
13 | October 1987 | Bernie Mireault | The Devil Inside | Bedeviled | |
14 | November 1987 | Bernie Mireault | Be the Devil | ||
15 | December 1987 | Bernie Mireault | Beat the Devil | ||
16 | January 1988 | Matt Wagner | Devil's Tracks | Mage Interlude 1 | |
17 | February 1988 | Matt Wagner | Mage Interlude 2 | ||
18 | April 1988 | Matt Wagner | Devil's Eyes | Mage Interlude 3 | |
19 | May 1988 | Matt Wagner | Mage Interlude 4 | ||
20 | June 1988 | Hannibal King & Tim Sale | The Incubation Years | The Devil is Paranoiac | |
21 | July 1988 | Hannibal King & Tim Sale | The Devil is Conspiratorial | ||
22 | August 1988 | Hannibal King & Tim Sale | The Devil is Hormonal | ||
23 | September 1988 | Tim Sale | The Devil is Ecclesiastical | ||
24 | October 1988 | John K. Snyder III & Jay Geldhof | God and the Devil | Devil Reborn | First app. Orion Assante |
25 | November 1988 | John K. Snyder III & Jay Geldhof | Devil at Large | ||
26 | December 1988 | Jay Geldhof and John K. Snyder III | Devil's Tracks | ||
27 | January 1989 | John K. Snyder III & Jay Geldhof | Devils, Devils Everywhere | ||
28 | February 1989 | John K. Snyder III & Bernie Miereault | Devils Driven | ||
29 | March 1989 | Jay Geldhof and John K. Snyder III | Devil's Delusions | ||
30 | April 1989 | John K. Snyder III & Bernie Miereault | Devil Unveiled | ||
31 | May 1989 | John K. Snyder III & Bernie Miereault | Devil's Holiday | ||
32 | June 1989 | Jay Geldhof | Devil's Disclosure | ||
33 | July 1989 | John K. Snyder III & Jay Geldhof | Devil's Demise | Death of Tujiro XIV | |
34 | August 1989 | Tim Sale | Devil's Reign | Devil in Name | |
35 | September 1989 | Tim Sale | Devil in Image | ||
36 | October 1989 | Tim Sale | Devil in Intent | ||
37 | November 1989 | Tim Sale | Devil in Deed | ||
38 | December 1989 | Tim Sale | Devil in Drive | ||
39 | January 1990 | Tim Sale | Devil in Mirror | ||
40 - Regular Story | February 1990 | Tim Sale | Devil Redeemed | ||
40 - Flip Story | Steve Seagle Writer
Ho Che Anderson Artist |
Grendel Tales | None Given |
At the end of the 40 issue run published by Comico, Matt intended to do another 10 issues and be finally finished with Grendel...however, Comico was, at that point, mired in bankruptcy, and all "creator owned" characters were included in the litigation. It seemed that "creator owned" didn't mean a whole lot, and some of Comico's creditors tried to gain ownership of their characters. Anyway, it all worked out in court, and Matt was again given ownership of his character. He took Grendel to Dark Horse, and published those 10 remaining issues as Grendel War Child. The story continued from there.
Silverback Miniseries.
Plotted by Matt Wagner with additional plot by William Messner-Loebs
who also did the art and script. Additional art by John Peck.
#1 October 1989 "The Dreamer"
#2 November 1989 "Cold Memories"
#3 December 1989 "The Beast in the City"
An additional feature was a text page in each issue that collectively reprinted the first chapter of the Grendel novel that Matt wrote. This novel has never been printed elsewhere, and Matt has said that he has abandoned the project.
This series is WELL worth seeking out, as it's the only time we get to see Argent's origin story, and why he's such a tragic character. A couple of years ago a set of the 3 issues sold for $25 on Ebay, and separately issue #2 sold for $8.50 and #3 for $10.50. Seems a bit high to me, but they did have tiny, tiny print runs. As of 2003 complete runs have been selling for much less, and even some online stores have copies in stock.
Grendel Devil's Vagary
Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Dean Motter
October 1987.
This small (16 pages) black, white and red comic was included in the
Comico Collection slipcase set.
Devil's Vagary is a Hunter Rose story set at some point during Devil by
the Deed. It is quite interesting indeed and well worth finding.
A1 #4
Atomeka Press (UK)
1990
Contains short story by James Robinson and D'Isreali focusing on Detective Wiggins who puts on Brian Li Sung's mask and becomes the "fourth" Grendel. Used to be extremely difficult to find at a reasonable price mainly because it's a comic that was published in the UK only, it can now be had for between $3 and $15 from several eBay stores. Chronologically it takes place sometime after #15 of the regular series.
Batman/Grendel
by Matt Wagner
1993 Co-Published by DC Comics
#1 Devil's Riddle
#2 Devil's Masque
Two issue series that was delayed for over two years due to Comico's
bankruptcy. It was finally published by DC, with an EXTREMELY limited
(I think there's 100 copies) edition done by Comico (but Matt said don't
buy it because he doesn't get any money from it, plus it was like $50.)
There was also a black and white preview edition published by DC Comics
and distributed to retailers (I know because I own one). A sequel
from DC/Dark Horse was also published. (Batman/Grendel II)
Grendel Devil by the Deed October
1986 Comico. Introduction by Alan Moore. Reprints the backups
in Mage #6-14 with new pinups by Steve Bissette, Steve Rude, John Totleben
and Arnold Pander and Jay Geldhof. First printing cover is pink,
second the cover is blue. Graphitti designs also released this in a signed and numbered hardcover.
Grendel Devil's Legacy
TPB1988. Reprints in one
volume Issues #1-12 of the regular series by MW and the Pander Brothers,
with a brand new cover by the Panders. No covers are reprinted. Graphitti designs also released this in a signed and numbered hardcover. The last time I saw the TPB for sale, it sold for $15.00. The hardcover generally goes for $75-$100.
Grendel The Devil Inside TPB.
TPB. June 1989. Reprintsin one volume Issues #13-15 of the regular series by MW and Bernie Miereault, with a new cover by Bernie Miereault. Graphitti designs also released this in a signed and numbered hardcover.
The Comico Black Book
Issued with the Comico Collection. Includes a page on Grendel
(page 4) with original art by Matt Wagner, Bernie Miereault and the Pander
Brothers. The back cover is a really nice painting by MW. An
interesting feature is the Comico timeline which states that in June 1986
Grendel was optioned for a feature film. Don't be fooled, every copy of the Comico Collection has this in it, so don't buy this separately, buy the whole collection, and get the nice slipcase and Devil's Vagary also.
The original cover art featuring Hunter Rose
Comico Checklist #4
Free promotional flyer with a Pander Brothers/Jay Geldhof Christine
Spar piece on the cover.
Comico Checklist #12 (or 13 I'm not sure)
Free promotional flyer with a Bernie Miereault Brian Li Sung piece
on the back cover.
Comico Checklist #14
Free promotional flyer with Eppy Thatcher on the cover.
Batman/Grendel Hero Preview
This was included with Hero Magazine #2. Features a color cover
with red foil. Interiors are in B&W and feature an interview
with MW and sketches. Also produced in a gold foil version, which came in a sealed folder.
Grendel War Child
Written by MW, Art by Patrick McEown
Covers of #1-4 painted by Simon Bisley
Covers of #5-10 by MW
Issue # | Date | Title | Comments |
1 | August 1992 | Devil in the Desert | |
2 | September 1992 | Devil in the City | |
3 | October 1992 | Devil in the Bayou | |
4 | November 1992 | Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | |
5 | December 1992 | Devil on the Veldt | |
6 | January 1993 | Devil in Hell | |
7 | February 1993 | Devil in Chains | |
8 | March 1993 | Devil in Pursuit | |
9 | April 1993 | Devil to the Rescue | Back cover is a better printing of the cover of #6 |
10 | June 1993 | Devil in the House | 48 Pages, Wraparound cover |
So after War Child, Matt didn't seem like he wanted to write Grendel anymore, and he opened the Grendelverse to EVERYONE. The results were pretty hit and miss actually. I like most of them, with the exception of Devil's Apprentice, which I thought was really bad, and it's too bad, since that was the last one for awhile.
Interesting to note, that starting with the first issue of the second series, Matt began to write the Devil Quest back up stories, which were all reprinted in a one shot. These stories are a prelude to Batman Grendel II.
Note all issues have a arc specific version of the Grendel Eyes on the back cover.
Also note that Dark Horse sent out preview copies in Black and White for at least Four Devils #1 and Devil's Apprentice #1. If there are other preview copies, please let me know.
Story Name | Issue # | Date | Writer | Artist(s) | Issue Title | Comments |
Four Devils One Hell | 1 | August 1993 | James Robinson | Teddy H. Kristiansen | Four Beginnings, One Case | |
2 | September 1993 | Three Searchers, One Lucky Streak | ||||
3 | October 1993 | Four Questions, Three Answers | ||||
4 | October 1993 | One Rite, Three Wrongs | ||||
5 | December 1993 | One Carnival, Three Captives | ||||
6 | January 1994 | Four Fates, One Finale | ||||
Devil's Hammer | 1 | February 1994 | Rob Walton | Rob Walton | Black Blood | Devil Quest 1-Imitation of Life Pt 1 |
2 | March 1994 | Dark Arrows | Devil Quest 2-Imitation of Life Pt. 2 | |||
3 | April 1994 | The Truth | Devil Quest 3-The Glistening Pt. 1 | |||
The Devil in our Midst | 1 | May 1994 | Steve Seagle | Paul Grist | Devil Quest 4-The Glistening Pt. 2 | |
2 | June 1994 | Devil Quest 5-Incisionary Tactics Pt. 1 | ||||
3 | July 1994 | Devil Quest 6-Incisionary Tactics Pt. 2 | ||||
4 | August 1994 | Devil Quest 7-Pigsville Pt. 1 | ||||
5 | September 1994 | Devil Quest 8-Pigsville Pt. 2 | ||||
Devils and Deaths | 1 | October 1994 | Darko Macan | Edvin Biukovic | Devil's Lot | Devil Quest 9-Meat Machine Pt. 1 |
2 | November 1994 | Devil's Ways | Devil Quest 10-Meat Machine Pt. 2 | |||
Homecoming | 1 | December 1994 | Pat McEown | Pat McEown & Dave Cooper | Devil Quest 11-Babylon Crash Pt. 1 | |
2 | January 1995 | Devil Quest 12-Babylon Crash Pt. 2 | ||||
3 | February 1995 | Devil Quest 13-Too Dead to Die Pt. 1 | ||||
Devil's Choices | 1 | March 1995 | Darko Macan | Edvin Biukovic | Young Devils | Devil Quest 14-Too Dead to Die Pt. 2 |
2 | April 1995 | Devil Drives | ||||
3 | May 1995 | Devils at War | ||||
4 | June 1995 | Devil by Devil Condemned | ||||
The Devil May Care | 1 | December 1995 | Terry LaBan | Peter Doherty | ||
2 | January 1996 | |||||
3 | February 1996 | |||||
4 | March 1996 | |||||
5 | April 1996 | |||||
6 | May 1996 | My Letter is in this one! | ||||
The Devil's Apprentice | 1 | September 1997 | Jeffrey Lang | Steve Lieber | ||
2 | October 1997 | |||||
3 | November 1997 |
Batman/Grendel II
Co-Published by DC Comics
#1 "Devil's Bones" June 1996, #2 "Devil's Dance" July 1996
The sequel to Batman/Grendel features Grendel Prime,
who has time-travelled to present-day Gotham in search of Hunter Rose's
skull. Explains why the skull has a hole in it in Grendel
Tales:Four Devils One Hell.
Grendel: Black White and Red
November 1998 to February 1999
Four Issue series written by MW and art by various. Stories are about Hunter Rose and take place during Devil by the Deed. Each issue contains a brief bio of the different artists featured, and all covers are by MW. This series is a MUST buy for all Grendel collectors.
Grendel: Devil Child - June 1999, August 1999: $2.95 each.
Two Issue series written by Diana Schutz (long time Grendel Editor) and drawn by Tim Sale. VERY VERY Creepy and depressing, but WELL WORTH THE EFFORT to read. This is probably the best Non-MW written Grendel Story ever (and it's probably the only thing our Auntie Dydie will ever write.) Read it, live it, love it.
Grendel:Red, White and Black – September to December 2002.
A new 4 issue series in the same flavor as Black, White and Red .
Again, each issue is self-contained short stories all written by Matt and drawn by either an up-and-coming comic artist, or a super-star.
A new mini-series written AND drawn by Matt who spins the tale of a lost chapter in the annals of Hunter Rose, literally! Christine Spar discovers that there are pages missing from her mother's account of the deeds of Hunter Rose and investigates. Similar format to Black/White/Red & Red/White/Black.
Grendel:Devil's Legacy - March 2000 to February 2001:$2.95 each.
12 Issue Maxi Series reprinting the first 12 issues of the Comico Series with new front cover paintings by MW, and a NEW letters column edited by Diana Schutz. Also includes at least one original letter from the orginal letters column. The Pander's art has NEVER looked this good.
Grendel: The Devil Inside - March 2000 to February 2001:$2.95
3 Issue Mini Series reprinting the issues 13, 14 & 15 of the Comico Series with new front cover paintings by MW, and a NEW letters column edited by Diana Schutz. Also includes at least one original letter from the orginal letters column.
Grendel Classics
#1 - Devil's Tracks - July 1995, #2 - Devil's Eyes - August 1995 $3.95
Single issue reprints of the Comico Series #16 & #17 (Issue #1) and #17 and # 18 (#2) without the Mage Backups. Includes a current letter column with letters from Grendel Tales.
Grendel: God and The Devil - January 2003 – December 2003:$0.99 (#0), $3.50 (#1-9), $4.95 (#10).
FINALLY some of the rest of the 40 issue Comico series is being reprinted by Dark Horse. #0 of this series reprinted #23 of the original series and #10 reprinted #33. Series includes new covers by Matt (thank God!) Also we get new letters columns, again with the sage words of Auntie Dydie!
Grendel: Devil's Reign - May 2004 - January 2005:$3.50 each.
Dark Horse continues to reprint the original 40 issue run by Comico, starting with #33 and ending at #40. When this series finished, all but FOUR issues of the original 40 have been reprinted.
I just found out recently, that the now-classic cover for this edition was not Matt's original intended cover. Elizabeth Bouras actually owns the original piece of art, and she generously allowed me to download the pic and print it here:
Nice piece isn't it? Elizabeth has a ton of nice images on her website. Click there and tell her Will sent you.
Grendel War Child
TPB-First Edition1993: $18.95
.
Collects the ten issue series with a new cover.
TPB-Second Edition2002: $24.95
Contains the 14 part backup stories by MW that appeared in Grendel
Tales.
New edition of the original trade paperback with new cover.
Signed and numbered hard cover editions were produced with a Dust Jacket by MW
and a tipped in plate signed by all the artists. Pin-Up Gallery
features art by Arthur Adams, Tim Bradstreet, Kelley Jones, Cam Kennedy
and others. Signed and numbered edition of 1,000. $99.95.
Grendel Tales:Four Devils One Hell
TPB-November 1994: $17.95
Contains the six issue series with "never-before-seen sketches by Kristiansen."
Grendel Tales:Devils and Deaths
TPB-1996: $16.95
Contains the two issue series Devils and Deaths, and the four issue series
Devil's Choices. BTW, the artist on this series, Edvin Biukovic recently passed away, which is really a shame, since he was a great talent. R.I.P. Edvin.
Grendel Tales:The Devil May Care
TPB-2003. $19.95
Contains the five issue series The Devil May Care
Grendel Tales:Homecoming
TPB-2000.
Contains the three issue series Homecoming. $7.95
Grendel-Devil Quest
TPB-November 1995: $4.95
Brand new reprinting of the above with a new cover.
Grendel:Black, White and Red
TPB-2000.
Contains the four issue series $19.95
Grendel:Red, White and Black - 2005: $19.95
Contains the four issue series
PLarge perfect bound edition that includes a well written history of Grendel (an expanded version of the booklet in the
Grendel Kit), a really excellent Timeline and the Grendel Primer (used in the Grendel Print.)Grendel - Past Prime. June 2000. $14.95
A Novel by Greg Rucka with Illustrations by MW. Interesting story of how Susan Verheigan and Grendel Prime hooked up. Takes place after Grendel Tales:Homecoming, and a long time before Devil Quest, since Susan is dead by Devil Quest. Unfortunately, it talks about stuff that we already knew happened, but it's a really good read anyway, and it's short. I read it in about 2.5 hours.
There was also a Hardcover version of this book available only from the Science Fiction Book Club.
The Grendel Archives2007:104 Pages, $14.95
This book reprints ALL of the original Black and White material that Matt reworked as Devil by the Deed for only $14.95 in HARDCOVER! Buy yours today, I did. The book is pretty nice, and there are a few sequences in the story that were not developed in Devil by the Deed however, the story is actually not finished, and just ends on a cliff-hanger.
The Art of Matt Wagner's Grendel - September 2007: $39.95
WOW, a 200 page compendium of all things Grendel, produced by all the usual suspects. "Celebrating 25 years of HELL." Indeed, this book is a must-have.
Dark Horse Comics
Single Issues with Grendel Stories
A Decade of Dark Horse #1
July 1996. Features "Devil's Week" a black,
white and red story. Nice. This issue also has Sin City and
Predator stories.
Dark Horse Maverick 2001 Annual
July 2001. $4.95. Has yet another re-telling of the final battle between Argent and Hunter, but at least it’s written and drawn by Matt.
San Diego Comic Con Comics #2
1995? There's a nice two page advertisement for Grendel:War Child in this issue.
Advance Comics History of Grendel Booklet.
This is the same booklet as in the Grendel
Kit with a B&W version of the cover Four Devils One Hell #1 for
the front cover and a B&W version of the cover of War Child #10 on
the back. Slightly thinner stock as the Kit version. HARD to
find, this came packaged with an issue of Capital Comics' Advance Comics
magazine.
Amazing Heroes Preview Special
#11 Fall 1990
Batman/Grendel is featured on the cover, and there is an especially
LONG interview with MW by Drew McPherson. This magazine reprints
a lot of MW's art and selections from his sketchbook. Under the preview
section there is a listing for Grendel Tales from Comico. An interesting
tidbit is that the original artist of the first Grendel Tales series (Four
Devils One Hell) was suppossed to be Phillip Bond. The preview also
states that of the next two series the first would be by Eddie Campbell
(Alec, Bacchus, Hermes vs. the Eyeball Kid) and the second would be by
Rob Walton (which it was).
Comics Interview
#51
1987
Cover by the Pander Brothers (Christine and the rest of the Comico
Characters). Inside there is a good interview with the Panders, as
well as an interview with Bob Schreck and Diana Schutz.
#83
1990
Cover by Matt Wagner (Batman/Grendel). Inside there is an interview
with MW and an interview with Bernie Miereault.
#165
1994
Not sure what's on the cover. There is a long interview with
MW inside.
Overstreet's Fan Magazine, Issue #13
1996
Nice article on Batman/Grendel II. Believe it or not, you can still find this at cover price in a lot of comic book stores. Fan always WAY overprinted their mags.
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