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Grendel Tales: The Devil May Care

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Grendel Tales and Grendel are Matt Wagner's trademark. Tales are written in Grendel future universe and everyone's favorite TPB is 'Devils and Deaths' by Darko Macanovic and Edvin Biukovic (which is best in my opinion). Other tales are writer and illustrator dependant. Someone loved 'War Child', someone loved 'Four Devils, One Hell'

This TPB is good to get if you already know a bit about Grendel universe and if you have already read some stuff. Its forte is originality, since it explores more gentle relationships between people in future where might and brute force are worshiped.

Artwork is great and colors are too. Get it if you are Grendel Tales fan, OR Judge Dredd fan for instance.

This trade paperback is a Grendel Tale, which means it doesn't focus on Grendel or any of the main characters. The story is set in the time of Jupiter Asante and Grendel Prime, and shows how the Grendel "might makes right" philosophy would affect government structures.

In particular the book follows the story of Hack, leader of the Indianapolis Grendel clan, and his relationship with Dana, head physician at a local hospital, and her delinquent son, Albert. Hack and Dana like each other, and Albert isn't happy about it. Internal Grendel politics and a serial killer targeting Grendels are a few of the things that Hack, Dana, and Albert have to deal with, all set against the backdrop of the annual Indianapolis race.

The book is interesting in that it shows the actual day to day life of the residents of the Asante's world, but it's not a story focused on the "big names" of the Grendel mythos. Overall it's OK, but you should probably purchase Homecoming or one of the other TPB's first.