Matt Wagner S Grendel Tales Omnibus Volume 1

From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, the world of Grendel returns with two value-priced omnibus volumes collecting all Grendel Tales stories! Featuring some of the best writers and artists in the industry and never-before-collected material, Grendel Tales Omnibus Volume 1 is sure to be a hit with longtime fans of this iconic character or newcomers just discovering Wagner's strange, dystopian future, where the angry spirit of Grendel is part of everyone's lives! With over 400 pages of story and art to enjoy and all cover work reproduced, Dark Horse is proud to present the Grendel Tales Omnibus collections!

This dynamic masterpiece is ready to celebrate its fortieth anniversary with second editions of the complete Grendel saga! Grendel Omnibus Volume 1 begins the entire epic series and chronicles the complete Hunter Rose storyline. This collection features millionaire Hunter Rose and his alter ego, the criminal mastermind Grendel! This collection features the very first Hunter Rose story, a complete Hunter Rose adventure by Matt Wagner, and vignettes and short stories from that key Grendel era by contributing storytellers Tim Sale, Guy Davis, Stan Sakai, Mike Allred, Darick Robertson, Michael Avon Oeming, Jill Thompson, the Pander Brothers, Duncan Fegredo, and many more! This collection reprints Grendel: Devil by the Deed; the short story collections Grendel: Black, White, & Red and Grendel: Red, White, & Black, and Grendel: Behold the Devil.

Featuring some of the best writers and artists in the industry and never-before-collected material, Grendel Tales Omnibus Volume 2 is sure to be a hit with longtime Grendel fans or newcomers just discovering Wagner's weird, violent future. From the imaginative mind of Matt Wagner, the world of Grendel returns in this second of two value-priced volumes collecting all Grendel Tales stories! With over 400 pages of story and art to enjoy and all cover work reproduced, Dark Horse is proud to present some early work by Steve Lieber, Dave Cooper, Peter Doherty and Matt Hollingsworth in this Grendel Tales Omnibus collection!

Grendel Drago has been fatally contaminated with radiation. But a Grendel must die in battle, not in bed, so Drago prepares for his final mission -- he will kill the mysterious monster on the outskirts of town and die in the blaze of combat.

From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology sees several industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel to tell their own tales of anger and vengeance in a strange, dystopian future—where the force of Grendel looms as a part of everyone’s lives! Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner and is reprinted for the first time in the standard comics size. Collects “Devil Worship” the first Grendel Tales short story from Grendel #40, Four Devils, One Hell #1 to #6, Devil’s Hammer #1 to #3, The Devil in Our Midst #1 to #5, and Devils and Deaths #1 to #2.

From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology collects stories from industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel. Rage and revenge bring out the darkest in humanity, especially on a planet overcome by the force of Grendel. Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era, as Grendel becomes a global force. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner with this new edition collecting the work for the first time in the standard comics size. Collects “Homecoming” #1–#3, “Devil’s Choice” #1–#4, “The Devil May Care” #1–#6, and “The Devil’s Apprentice” #1–#3.

Grendel Prime searches the stars for a new home for mankind, and Matt Wagner returns to his darkest creation! As civilization comes to an end on Earth, the final Grendel Khan gives Grendel Prime a new directive: Find a perfect planet to be the new home for the human race. But will the deadly and relentless paladin ultimately save humanity . . . or destroy it? Features a bonus cover gallery with all standard comic-series covers by Matt Wagner and an all-star run of variant covers by guest artists Fabio Moon, Gabriel Bá, Tyler Crook, Dan Schkade, Ben Stenbeck, and others! Collects Grendel: Devil's Odyssey comics #1-#8.

No longer content to inhabit one host at a time, the Grendel entity goes viral, in this new phase of Matt Wagner's epic, which spans centuries and culminates in the rise of a new kind of host: the Grendel-Khan! As the Grendel cycle transitions into the far future, artists Tim Sale, John K. Snyder, Jay Geldhof, and Hannibal King join creator Matt Wagner for the most ambitious phase to date. From the broken world of the “Incubation Years” rise parallel figures: the corruption-fighting Orion Assante and a mysterious new Grendel. Each wages his own war against Pope Innocent XLII, in God and the Devil, and the aftermath establishes the most powerful Grendel yet, in Devil’s Reign, with Matt Wagner rewriting the rules of comics storytelling at every turn in this highly charged political drama. With over five hundred pages of visionary writing and breathtaking art, the Grendel Omnibus series takes readers deeper into Wagner’s timeless classic!