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Biukovic - Grendel: Devils & Deaths, issue 1, page 17 (Oct 1994)

Artist: Edvin Biukovic (Penciller)

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Biukovic - Grendel: Devils & Deaths, issue 1, page 17 (Oct 1994) Comic Art

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Title:	Biukovic - Grendel: Devils & Deaths, issue 1, page 17 (Oct 1994)
Artist:	Edvin Biukovic (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,429
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/24/2008
Comic Art Archive:	Grendel Tales: Devils and Deaths Issue: 1 Page: 17 View

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Grendel is the long-running series of comic stories originally created by author-artist Matt Wagner. First published by Comico (the character�s first appearance was in Comico Primer #2 in January 1983), the story has evolved from the original tale of an assassin to a long-running study of the nature of aggression.

Grendel was originally the masked identity of Hunter Rose, a successful author by day. As Grendel by night, he worked as an assassin before taking control of New York City's organized crime. The original series was cancelled due to Comico�s financial troubles, but Wagner retained ownership of the character.

Following the appearance in Mage, Grendel had it�s own series that lasted for 40 issues (October 1986 - February 1990). It was written by Wagner and drawn by a variety of artists, including the Pander Brothers, Bernie Mireault, Tim Sale, John K. Snyder III and others. It began with a story set in the near future, with Christine Spar, Hunter's posthumous biographer, taking on the identity of Grendel to pursue a mission of revenge. The identity passed briefly, and tragically, to her deluded boyfriend Brian Li Sung. After a brief return to stories of Hunter Rose, Wagner then spun the series further into the future, with the Grendel identity affecting a variety of people. The name �Grendel� took on several meanings as the stories portrayed a dystopian future and Grendel became a synonym for The Devil; the title held by the emperor of the world (a.k.a., the Grendel-Khan) and members of a warrior society similar to samurai. Following Comico�s bankruptcy, the publishing rights were tied up for several years, but Grendel eventually resurfaced at Dark Horse Comics with the ten-part series, Grendel: War Child (August 1992 � June 1993). Written by Wagner, the series was originally intended to be Grendel #41-50.

Following this, in 1993 Dark Horse launched Grendel Tales, stories set in the world established by Wagner, but created by other writers and artists. One of these stories was by Darko Macan and Edvin Biukovic. Their collaboration was in Grendel: Devils & Deaths (October 1994 � November 1994). In that story, Grendel Drago is preparing for an honorable death against a mysterious monster on the outskirts of town. When the creature turns out to be a kindred spirit (another victim, like him, of radiation poisoning who has paid the terrible price of war), Drago devises a plan that will allow them both to leave this post-holocaust world with dignity. Ten years after Drago's death, the Agram clan is embroiled in war, and Drago's younger brother Goran has matured into the finest warrior in his clan. Unfortunately, he's also the most insubordinate, and his company gets banished to the front lines. The battlefield holds many lessons of fear, love, leadership, and loss for Goran.

Edvin Biuković (June 22, 1969 � December 5, 1999) was a Croatian comics artist. He made his debut in 1987 with the strip Dokaz, published in Croatian magazine Patku. He spent several more years working on comic projects in Croatia. Biuković earlier collaborated with fellow Croatian Darko Macan on the pages of German magazine Gespenster Geschichten. Most of those stories were later translated to Croatian (and published under the title Citati), as well as English (published in various issues of Caliber's Negative Burn). His big break came in 1993 when Dark Horse published Devils and Deaths. He was awarded the Russ Manning Best Newcomer Award in 1995.

Prior to his death, he illustrated Peter Milligan's 1999 revival of Len Wein's creation, Human Target. In December 1999, he died suddenly of a brain tumor in his hometown Zagreb, two weeks after it was initially diagnosed. He was thirty years old.

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Mario B.
Member Since 2004

Posted on 12/16/2008

WE LOST A GREAT ONE !!!

Simon M.
Member Since 2003

Posted on 1/29/2010

I love the 2 stories that Edvin drew. The pages I have are some of my most treasured in my collection. It's such a shame we only got a glimpse of what could have been with Edvin.

Christian richeloiseau
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/28/2011

These pages have a kind of hypnotic property. Sometimes i think they are the equal of Jean Giraud, at least. Have a look on some earlier INCAL pages.

Simon M.
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 12/23/2024

In a collection of gems this is a small diamond. I re-read it every few years and it still hits raw and pure.

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