Comic books in 'Grendel HC Dark Horse Series'

Dark Horse Edition - 1st printing. Collects Grendel backup stories from Mage: The Hero Discovered (1985) #6-14. Story and art by Matt Wagner. A seminal work by groundbreaking comics creator Matt Wagner (Batman: The Mad Monk; Sandman Mystery Theatre) returns to print in a new hardcover edition with an introduction by Alan Moore! When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what would become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence. This influential tale has been collected only twice in the past twenty years, quickly selling out each time. Now, for the first time in hardcover, Dark Horse presents the book that brought one of the most popular alternative comics characters to life and marked the auspicious arrival of one of the greatest visionaries of modern comics! Hardcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

Signed and numbered by Matt Wagner and Arnold & Jacob Pander - Comico Edition - 1st printing. Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Arnold & Jacob Pander, and Jay Geldhof. Collecting the immensely popular first story arc from Matt Wagner's ongoing Grendel Series. Christine Spar has followed in her "grandfather's" footsteps by becoming a bestselling author. While Hunter Rose wrote about romance, Christine wrote about his private life in "Grendel: Devil by the Deed." Little did she know that a grotesque Kabuki performer would force her to become that which she most despises. New enemies are met, and old rivals are rekindled when Christine is possessed by the Grendel force! Hardcover, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies.

Signed by Matt Wagner and Bernie Mireault - 1st printing. Collects Grendel: The Devil Inside (2001) 1-3. Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Bernie Mireault. The spirit of Grendel seethes in the mind of everyone it encounters. A touch of death, of fear, of anger infects all, gripping at the soul, and wreaking havoc on the lives of those in its path. In this now-classic chapter of the Grendel saga, we return to Brian Li Sung, a once-successful Broadway stage manager who became Grendel after losing the love of his life-the granddaughter of the original Grendel, Hunter Rose. Now down and out, living in the slums of Brooklyn, Li Sung struggles as an off-off-off-Broadway stage manager by day; by night, he stews in the hatred and violence that is Grendel, and becomes a cold- blooded killer. When old friends can't help him, and the city can no longer cope with this scourge of destruction, it's up to one desperate cop to stop the murderous rampage, or die trying. Hardcover, 88 pages, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: Limited to 2,000 copies Cover price $35.95.

1st printing. Collects Grendel: War Child (1992) #1-10. Written by Matt Wagner. Art by Patrick McEown. The Grendel-Khan, Orion Assante, is dead, leaving his only son as heir, a political pawn for the Khan's widow. The passing of the Khan, the military ruler of the earth, left the world warrior society in fragments, the once-controlled planet shattered into rival clans and apocalyptic zombies. But the Khan left a paladin behind to protect his only son from political ping-pong, a half-man, half-machine weapon of ultimate destruction: Grendel-Prime! Upon kidnapping the rightful heir from his mother's "protection," Prime begins a high-speed chase, ending the lives of many and ultimately deciding the fate of the tattered world. HArdcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $99.95.

Signed by Matt Wagner - 1st printing. Collects Batman/Grendel (1993) #1-2 and Batman/Grendel II (1996) #1-2. Story and art by Matt Wagner. Limited to only 300 copies, each one autographed by the artist and numbered, this hardcover edition of Batman/Grendel is a must-have for all serious fans of master storyteller Matt Wagner! With a handsome cloth binding with inset cover art, and a signing plate featuring an exclusive new painting by Wagner, this is the ultimate collection of the two Batman/Grendel miniseries that have been out of print for over a decade. With the same bonus material as in the trade paperback-including never-before-seen sketches and production notes-this volume has Gotham's Dark Knight confront the original Grendel Hunter Rose, only to come face-to-face years later with that devil's dark legacy, the twisted cyborg Grendel-Prime! Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 220 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. "If you haven't read it, you should. Grendel is worth all the hype. If you have read it, you should read it again-you won't be sorry." -Comic Buyer's Guide Cover price $99.95.

1st printing. In seven chapters, all written and lusciously painted by Wagner, the deadly cyborg Grendel-Prime pursues the past with singular purpose, even while the decadent and decaying world he has forsaken hunts him for reasons of its own. With each chapter a twisted relation to the children's rhyme, "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, lawyer, Indian chief," this tightly crafted work is an essential piece of the Grendel canon, and a tie-in to Wagner's popular Batman/Grendel series. Hardcover, 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Collects Grendel: Devil Child (1999) #1-2. Written by DIANA SCHUTZ. Art by TIM SALE. Cover by MATT WAGNER and TIM SALE. Joining the highly successful Grendel Archives and Grendel: Devil by the Deed as part of Dark Horse's new library of Grendel hardcovers, Grendel: Devil Child features superstar artist Tim Sale as he teams with colorist Teddy Kristiansen and Grendel editor-turned-writer Diana Schutz to tell the story of Stacy Palumbo, adopted daughter of Hunter Rose, and the tragic role she played in passing his legacy onto her daughter Christine Spar-the legacy of Grendel! Collecting an unforgettable part of the Grendel saga unseen for nearly ten years! Tim Sale's art features prominently in the smash-hit TV show Heroes. Hardcover, 56 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Science Fiction Book Club Edition - 1st printing. Written by Greg Rucka. Art and cover by Matt Wagner. Matt Wagner's award-winning comics series takes on new life as an illustrated prose novel, written by acclaimed wordsmith Greg Rucka, renowned for his popular crime novels featuring detective Atticus Kodiak (Keeper, Finder, Smoker). The ranks of Grendel warriors have now disintegrated into leaderless anarchy, but a savior exists, and one lone Grendel seeks the key to restoring the empire--and she won't take no for an answer. Writer Greg Rucka (Whiteout) tells this compelling story of Susan Veraghen's search for Grendel-Prime. With 50 striking pen-and-ink illustrations and a stunning cover painting by Grendel creator Matt Wagner, Grendel: Past Prime is fast-paced, hard-edged adventure laced with thematic depth and visual firepower. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $12.98.

1st printing. Collects Grendel: Behold the Devil (2007) #0-8. Story and art by Matt Wagner. For years, the life of the original Grendel, Hunter Rose, has been accessible only through his private journal, but there is a secret too terrible for even its pages, and a section of the journal is missing. Behold the Devil follows Rose through this lost period early in his criminal career, as he is under scrutiny not only by the police and media, but also by the prying eyes of an unseen-possibly supernatural-pursuer. Unusually shaken and paranoid, the criminal mastermind is forced to take steps that redefine the evil of the entity known as Grendel! Includes additional pages previously only seen on MySpace! Collects the first Grendel series written and drawn by Matt Wagner in over ten years! Matt Wagner is Eisner-nominated as both Best Writer and Best Cover Artist in this year's Eisner Awards. Find out why in Grendel: Behold the Devil! Hardcover, 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.