A lone Grendel warrior bent on suicide is found on the Antarctic coast by a team of scientists, and within hours, everything goes insane: the team gets cut off from the rest of the world, and one by one, they begin . . . bleeding. Now the Grendel who was so eager to kill himself must decide whether to help the others or end his own suffering. With only each other to rely on, and having no idea who will become infected and die next, the group becomes trapped in a deadly game of survival of the fittest! This fast-paced story of suspense is written by Steven T. Seagle (Uncanny X-Men, House of Secrets) and drawn by Paul Grist (Kane). Check out the tale that made them stars!
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Steven T. Seagle is an American writer who works in the graphic novel/comic book, television, film, live theater, video game, and animation, industries.
He is best known for his acclaimed graphic novel memoir IT'S A BIRD... and, as part of Man of Action Studios (along with Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey and Joe Kelly) as co-creator of the animated Cartoon Network series BEN 10 and GENERATOR REX. Man of Action Studios recently launched its own comic book imprint published through Image Comics. Seagle has contributed to the line with the graphic novel SOUL KISS. Seagle and Rouleau also created the Marvel Comics super-hero team Big Hero 6.
Seagle is also a founding member of Speak Theater Arts, creators of innovative live stage productions. Most recently he co-wrote, co-directed and produced two live stage comedies. N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK (www.NWClive.com) continues to tour nationally after three years generating explosive laughs, a massive fan base, and impressive reviews including full-page features in both The LA Times and the New York Times. ArmeniaMania! (www.armeniamania.com) staged two preview performances as part of the Los Angeles Grand Performances series and will open in LA early next year. Seagle also co-directed one of the national world premiere stagings of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue with a celbrity cast and a full musical compliment.
Seagle's original comic book series HOUSE OF SECRETS was sold as a feature to Marc Canton/Warner Brothers, and Seagle wrote the screenplay (unproduced). The same week he also sold the genre action pilot CARNIVAL(not Carnivale) to FOX in association with Spelling Entertainment (unproduced). In that same week he sold the action/comedy DOT'S BOTS to Mainframe Animation completing an amazing week and an "unproduced" trifecta.
Seagle's comics work has received numerous Eisner Award nominations, including twice for best writer - in 1995 for his work on SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE(DC/Vertigo) and in 1999 for the same title and his story "Drive By" in ONI DOUBLE FEATURE #10 (Oni Press). Seagle's work on AMERICAN VIRGIN has been nominated twice for the GLAAD Meida Award for Best Comic Book. Seagle's run on UNCANNY X-MEN was awarded the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Ongoing Series. His original graphic novel SOLSTICE was named Comic Book Resources 2007 Graphic Novel of the Year.
Seagle is a former college instructor having taught at Ball State University, Pasadena City College and Mt. San Antonio College where he also served as a coach for the Forensics team during many of their national championship seasons.
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3.5 stars - a better than average Grendel Tales arc,
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This review is from: Grendel Tales: Devil in Our Midst (Paperback)
These Grendel Tales stories, which are not written by Grendel creator Matt Wagner, are always hit and miss. Some are exceptional (Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell), others less so (The Devil's Hammer). Grendel Tales: The Devil in Our Midst is somewhere in between.
Steven Seagle (Sandman: Mystery Theater) is the writer for this limited series, which finds a lone Grendel washed up on the shores of Antarctica, where a team of workers is coordinating the disposal of some seriously toxic waste. As soon as the Grendel, who is wracked with guilt and wants to die (but not by his own hand) is taken in, crew members start becoming violently ill (and just plain violent). The story is very reminiscent of The Thing [Blu-ray], and has action and mystery in equal measure, with a surprising amount of character development. Artwork on this arc was by Paul Grist. This was my first exposure to Grist's simple, quirky, and very effective style, and immediately after reading it I sought out his creator-owned detective series Kane, which is also well worth reading. I'd give The Devil in Our Midst an overall rating of 3.5 stars. It's not one of the great Grendel stories, but it's a better than average one, and a fun (in a bloody, no one here gets out alive kind of way), action-oriented story with some very compelling artwork.
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More Grendel action,
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This review is from: Grendel Tales: Devil in Our Midst (Paperback)
If you liked Grendel Warchild or even just GrendelPrime you will most likely find this a good story. It brings a bit more on what a grendels life is like. Some typical comic book stuff but as for the best part of the grendel series the human interactions are what make this series so memorable. Not all good but bringing home the gray of many situations. Personally I have yet to find a grendel story I didn't like but have read it since it first came out in monthly bits and stops. Enjoy.
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