Matt Wagner

Dedicated readers have long known that the medium of comics and graphic novels isn't all about caped superheroes. In fact, the combination of words and pictures can be the perfect vehicle for telling all kinds of stories. This collection of short stories illustrates, quite literally, the effectiveness of the medium for telling the most personal of stories -- the autobiography -- and does so by showcasing some of the first published autobiographical stories from living-legend artists, mainstream greats, and young "indie" up-and-comers.

Cheval Noir presents stories from more time zones than you live in! From Japan comes chapter two of Masashi Tanaka's "In Dreams", the story of a samurai caught by the winds of political change, no longer an official assassin. In the third chapter of Jordan, Helena has a baby... except she wasn't pregnant last night. In Adieu, Brindavoine's second chapter, bombs fall from the sky as Angus and Lucian try to cross the Afghan desert, but they still take time for a cup of tea in this story by Tardi. In Tree-Heart by Comes, Ambre meets the secret heart of the forest and mysterious things happen to those who happen across "The Cafe" by Cossu and Jasmin. All this and David Lynch's "Angriest Dog", Phil Elliot's Post-Apocolypse, and Doug Wheeler's "Classics Desecrated" with David Gatzmer.

The abominable anthology turns unsweet thirteen! Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun) and Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth) celebrate crossroads mishaps, Josh Simmons (The Furry Trap) and Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma) reveal a small town’s twisted secrets, John Habermas and D.W. Frydendall unearth a grizzly bonanza, and Dan Braun and Lukas Ketner (Witch Doctor) ride a subway to hell! Don’t push your luck—read Creepy!

#3 of 4 cards included individualy with issue #28 of Wizard Magazine.

For twenty-five years, the true origin of Matt Wagner's Eisner Award-winning anti-hero, Grendel, has remained largely unseen, available exclusively to collectors able to pay high prices for extremely rare, out-of-print issues. Now, for the first time anywhere, Dark Horse collects the original appearance of Grendel! 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. With new cover art by Wagner, the Grendel Archives is a must-have for Grendel fans and the ultimate starting point for those interested in one of the most influential creator-owned comics of the last quarter century! * Reprints the very first black-and-white appearance of Grendel in celebration of the character's 25th anniversary.

Matt Wagner (Batman: The Mad Monk, Sandman Mystery Theatre) presents a 50-cent primer to his all-new miniseries staring Hunter Rose, the original Grendel, launching this fall. Containing a prologue and unseen preview artwork to the upcoming series, this perfectly priced book provides an exclusive look at Wagner's return to his signature creation. It also includes an extensive interview with Wagner, conducted by Newsarama's Matt Brady, covering both the new series and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Grendel as a whole. A best-selling novelist by day and criminal overlord by night, Hunter Rose was the most feared individual ever to wear the mantle of Grendel. Long known only through journals discovered after his death, the mysterious life of Hunter Rose gives up a few more of its secrets when newly uncovered documents expose a previously unknown chapter in the life of this legendary assassin and underworld power-player. For the first time in many years, Wagner writes and draws his signature Grendel character-the ultimate treat for all who follow this modern master of comics or any fan of the character that began his career twenty-five years ago! Matt Wagner launches an all-new miniseries!

The original Grendel, Hunter Rose, returns in this new miniseries written and drawn by Matt Wagner! This is an untold chapter in the life of the greatest criminal mastermind in history--a thrilling and horrifying glimpse into a time when Rose's novels were at the top of all the bestseller lists and rumors of the assassin Grendel were on the lips of every terrified mobster unfortunate enough to present an obstacle to Rose's utter domination of the city's underworld. For the first time in over a decade, Wagner returns to the character that made him famous to reveal the biggest secret of Rose's illustrious and bloody career as Grendel!

Hunter Rose tightens his grip on the New York underworld through violence and intimidation in this previously untold chapter in the life of the original Grendel! Writer and artist Matt Wagner tells the tale of a brilliant and confident Rose-successful novelist, deadly assassin, and ruthless mastermind-held back from complete success by a single problem. The man who stalks the night as Grendel is being haunted himself. As the feeling of being watched grows, Rose becomes increasingly distracted-a dangerous proposition for a man hated by both cops and robbers alike. Grendel must maintain order within his growing empire, even as the greatest threat to his sovereignty may be the one lurking in shadows.

Hunter Rose and the mysterious wolf Argent clash in bloody combat high above the streets of New York! A previously secret chapter in the life of the original Grendel unfolds courtesy of writer and artist Matt Wagner! Pursued by a presence he cannot pinpoint or define, the usually confident assassin and criminal mastermind Hunter Rose becomes increasingly uncomfortable in his own skin. Even a walk in Central Park with his adopted daughter Stacy does little to calm his frazzled mind. When an unexpected confrontation with his nemesis Argent reveals it isn't the wolf who's troubling him, Grendel must ask-who is haunting Hunter Rose? * Matt Wagner writes and draws Grendel for the first time in twelve years!

The Korean mob move against Grendel's criminal empire in this explosive new chapter in the life of Hunter Rose. A presence is haunting Hunter Rose-ubiquitous, ethereal, maddening. As Grendel becomes increasingly obsessed with his unseen pursuer, his grip on the New York underworld loosens. For the man who assassinates his victims with the same precision that he writes his bestselling novels, this ignorance and weakness is unacceptable. He will uncover what hunts him, and he will show his rivals that the city is his alone! * Matt Wagner writes and draws Grendel for the first time in twelve years!

Writer/artist Matt Wagner reveals another mystery from an untold chapter in the life of the original Grendel! At long last, it appears Hunter Rose has discovered the elusive presence that pursues him, only to find himself unsure of how to proceed! How does the infallible lord of the underworld confront the utter unknown? For once, he must seek assistance, and from an unlikely source-a voodoo master who once served Grendel's enemies. What solution will the dark magics of Santeria provide for the man whom all fear and obey? None that does not involve horror and pain and evil.