Grendel: Red, White, & Black (Grendel (Graphic Novels)) (v. 8) [Paperback]

Matt Wagner (Author), Jill Thompson (Illustrator), Phil Noto (Illustrator), Michael Avon Oeming (Illustrator), Darick Robertson (Illustrator), Phil Hester (Illustrator), Ande Parks (Illustrator), Michael Zulli (Illustrator), Dan Brereton (Illustrator), Stan Sakai (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Grendel (Graphic Novels) | Publication Date: September 13, 2005

Dark Horse is proud to present this second Grendel anthology. Each story is a vignette of the devious misdeeds of Hunter Rose, the first incarnation of Grendel. The Grendel tales are illustrated in stark black, white, and blood red by some of the top talents in comics, including Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother), Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan), Kelley Jones (Sandman), Andi Watson (Geisha), Dan Brereton (The Nocturnals), Phil Noto (Birds of Prey), Zander Cannon (Top Ten), Andy Kuhn (Firebreather), Ashley Wood (popbot), Jim Mahfood (Grrl Scouts), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), Tom Fowler (Caper), Mike Huddleston (Harley Quinn), Cliff Chiang (Detective Comics), John K. Snyder (Grendel: God and the Devil), Michael Zulli (Creatures of the Night), and Phil Hester & Ande Parks (Green Arrow), and more, including a seldom seen Grendel story drawn by Matt Wagner himself! Rivals to Grendel's mob employer, the Ciccone family, never expected to deal with the Devil himself!

Editorial Reviews

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Some 20 years ago, Wagner published his first stories featuring Hunter Rose, a young socialite who was secretly a criminal mastermind and fearsome costumed assassin known as Grendel. In the initial series, Rose died at the hands of Argent, a werewolf fighting on the side of the law. Wagner has continued to produce Grendel, however, mostly by depicting future versions of the character, who comes, over the centuries, to be recognized as the incarnation of sheer evil. Others episodes revisit Rose's stint as the first to wear the mask. This book gathers 23 interconnected stories that retell Rose's life and death, all written by Wagner and illustrated by various artists in black-and-white with occasional blood-red accents. Wagner's collaborators include Kelley Jones, Jill Thompson, and Michael Zulli, all known for their work on Sandman. Grendel fans may best appreciate this alternative view of the story that started it all, but the collection affords new readers opportunity to experience the Hunter Rose saga in a single volume, rendered by an enjoyable diversity of talented illustrators. Gordon Flagg
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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (September 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593072015
• ISBN-13: 978-1593072018
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you like Hunter Rose...., August 1, 2007

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McClain (Allston Rock City, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grendel: Red, White, & Black (Grendel (Graphic Novels)) (v. 8) (Paperback)

This book continues the collaborations between Wagner and guest illustrators depicting episodes from the life of grandiose assassin Hunter Rose, the first and most entertaining character to sport the Grendel costume. Despite all the obvious criticisms one could direct against the sadistic anti-hero and the adolescently pretentious tone of the writing, the character and stories remain compelling, with the vividly imagined quality of true, if nightmarish, inspiration.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same, May 10, 2006

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M. Vasiljevic "Marko V." (Belgrade, Serbia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grendel: Red, White, & Black (Grendel (Graphic Novels)) (v. 8) (Paperback)

This book is collection of short stories about Hunter Rose, like Grendel: Black, White and Red. Sometimes script reminds me of Road Runner cartoon because it is so repetitive.

I think that, if you like Hunter, you should read these two books AND "Devil by Deed". After it, continue with "Devils child" and you will read the best of the best considering pre-nuclear Grendel tales...uh stories

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, September 18, 2011

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J. Maceachern (dallas, tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grendel: Red, White, & Black (Grendel (Graphic Novels)) (v. 8) (Paperback)

This is the first work featuring Wagner's Grendel that I've come across, so I can't compare it to any of the other Grendel stuff out there. I can say that Wagner here demonstrates an exceptional writing talent, and that the art accompanying his stories in this volume strikes me as innovative, interesting, and occasionally even beautiful. The combination of eloquent nihilism and brutal violence that appears to be Grendel's trademark is both compelling and moving. The stories, which are short and simply plotted, are not intimidating to the Grendel novice, e.g. me, and the quick pace keeps the pages turning.

I was pleasantly surprised by this collection, and would recommend it (but not lend it) to any fan of the medium.