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Grendel: Devil by the Deed - Master's Edition

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Matt Wagner revisits the iconic "Devil by the Deed" saga, the foundational tale of Hunter Rose that launched the epic Grendel series. This all-new Master's Edition reimagines the original story with 120 pages of fresh narrative, blending Wagner's seasoned artistry and storytelling mastery to create a dramatic and visually stunning graphic novel experience.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for graphic novel enthusiasts, fans of sophisticated comic art, and readers interested in dark, complex anti-heroes and epic long-form storytelling.

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"The original Hunter Rose arc of Grendel rewritten and redrawn. See where it all started like you've never seen it before"--

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Matt Wagner returns to the seminal Devil by the Deed Hunter Rose story that started the epic, centuries-spanning Grendel saga.

In this all-new reimagining of Devil by the Deed, Wagner brings his decades of experience and artistry back to the famous narrative that first began his lengthy and illustrious career as a comic-book author.

The original tale of the dashing and diabolical Hunter Rose was deceptively brief, considering its cultural impact. Over the years, Wagner has expanded on the story of Hunter Rose and now he weaves the most dramatic of those elements into a brand-new graphic novel.

Grendel: Devil by the Deed - Master's Edition is Matt Wagner at the height of his artistic and storytelling prowess, featuring 120 all-new story pages that will dazzle first-time and longtime readers alike.

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“Wagner experiments with the form of comics by turning each page into an elegant Art Deco design,” praises Publishers Weekly. Acclaimed writer Alan Moore (Watchmen) calls Grendel “a brave and possibly even reckless experiment that has succeeded admirably.”

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781506737256

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 November 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Illustration: 136 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 136

About the Author

Matt Wagner has enjoyed a career in comics for over twenty years. Born and educated in Pennsylvania, his first published work was a short story that would introduce one of comicdom's most respected creator-owned characters--the mastermind assassin, GRENDEL. Best known for this epic creation and his other, more personal, allegory, MAGE, Matt has also worked on a variety of established characters. These include his ground-breaking work on the character of Batman villain, Two-Face, in the graphic novel, FACES, as well as a five-year stint both developing and generating the stories for the fan-favorite Vertigo title, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE. His more recent efforts in this vein have included writing the DR. MID-NITE mini-series for DC Comics and serving as the regular cover artist on the Kevin Smith-penned relaunch of GREEN ARROW. Known for his character-driven stories and his obvious love of the world's mythologies, Matt has also enjoyed the distinction of being one of the only writer/artists allowed to team his own creation with one of DC's flagship characters in two successive BATMAN/GRENDEL cross-overs. In the past few years, Matt has also written and drawn several high profile projects for DC; a three-issue prestige series starring Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman; titled TRINITY and a year-long, project which comprised two mini-series that chronicled some of the earliest aspects of Batman's career, collectively titled DARK MOON RISING.

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