The Art of Matt Wagner's Grendel

Illustrated by Matt Wagner
Ebook
On sale May 27, 2015 | 200 Pages | 9781630084691

Over two and a half decades, what began as the story of Hunter Rose, the talented young author who became the city's most feared assassin and criminal overlord, evolved into a prolonged examination of authority, society, and that dark mechanism of nature — violence. Now, take a step inside one of the most daring comic book projects ever created as Matt Wagner guides you through the artwork that changed contemporary comics forever. As beautiful and graceful as it is thrilling and surprising, each piece — many seen for the first time or previously long out of print — brings you deeper into the seductive mystery that is Grendel.
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. View titles by Matt Wagner

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Over two and a half decades, what began as the story of Hunter Rose, the talented young author who became the city's most feared assassin and criminal overlord, evolved into a prolonged examination of authority, society, and that dark mechanism of nature — violence. Now, take a step inside one of the most daring comic book projects ever created as Matt Wagner guides you through the artwork that changed contemporary comics forever. As beautiful and graceful as it is thrilling and surprising, each piece — many seen for the first time or previously long out of print — brings you deeper into the seductive mystery that is Grendel.

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. View titles by Matt Wagner

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