Grendel Archive Edition

A successful novelist by day, Hunter Rose becomes the unstoppable assassin Grendel by night, the leader of a vast criminal empire opposed by the mysterious wolf Argent. Containing the black-and-white interiors and full-color covers of Primer #2 and Grendel #1-3 originally published by Comico, this handsome hardcover volume is an essential piece of comics history, presenting the earliest work of Matt Wagner, the legendary creator behind such acclaimed projects as Mage, Sandman Mystery Theatre and Batman: The Monster Men among many others.

From Booklist

These days usually working on DC's most popular superheroes, Wagner remains best known for his earliest creation, criminal mastermind and costumed assassin Grendel. The first stories featuring the character see the light of day for the first time in a quarter-century in this volume. The premier episode, published when Wagner was 21, is almost unreadably crude, but by Grendel's second appearance, the sense of design that would become Wagner's most salient artistic trait begins to surface, even if he doesn't possess the craft to realize it. Wagner later revisited Grendel more effectively. These early efforts provide an edifying comparative touchstone. Flagg, Gordon

About the Author

Matt Wagner was born on October 9, 1961. He is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel. He has also worked on comics featuring The Demon and Batman as well as such titles as Sandman Mystery Theatre and Trinity, a DC Comics limited series featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. In 1991, he illustrated part of the "Season of Mists" story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series. Wagner currently resides in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Barbara Schutz. They have two children.

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