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Grendel Devil By The Deed Master’s Edition Grendel Illustration Number 1 By Matt Wagner

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Title:	Grendel Devil By The Deed Master’s Edition Grendel Illustration Number 1 By Matt Wagner
Artist:	Matt Wagner (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	347
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	12/28/2023
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Grendel Devil By The Deed Master’s Edition Grendel Illustration Number 1
By Matt Wagner
Colors Brennan Wagner

“The Prince of Darkness is a Gentleman.” - William Shakespeare, King Lear

With Grendel: Devil By the Deed, Master’s Edition, Matt Wagner returns to Hunter Rose (AKA Grendel), the masked crime lord who captivated and terrified all of New York City, from high society to the criminal underworld.

While the original version of Devil by the Deed was 37 pages, the Master’s Edition has expanded to 120 pages. All 120 pages have been completely redrawn by Wagner, with colors by his son Brennan.

When the Master’s Edition was announced earlier this year, I made every effort—and through good luck was able—to acquire one of the 12 copies that came with an original illustration by Matt Wagner. As an original art collector and dedicated fan, I’m thrilled. This is a stunning rendition of Grendel.

With the expanded retelling, the sophistication of Wagner’s storytelling is apparent as he seamlessly integrates elements from later tales like, Grendel: Behold the Devil, Grendel: Black, White, and Red, and Grendel: Red, White, and Black to enrich and reinforce the Grendel lore he has been building since the character’s debut in 1982’s Comico Primer #2.

I remember reading the original Dark Horse printing of Devil By the Deed for the first time as a kid, probably when I was way too young to fully comprehend or appreciate the depth and darkness of Wagner’s elegant storytelling.
It was unsettling. It made me uncomfortable. And I could not stop coming back to it.

Every time I revisit it, I get something new out of it. Hunter Rose was the first antagonist to truly captivate my attention. Attention that would be further captured by other storytelling featuring complicated leads that would typically be antagonists, such as The Godfather, Breaking Bad, and Succession,

Thank you to Matt Wagner and Brennan Wagner for this incredible story and mythology that continues to captivate my imagination with its alluring darkness.

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Billy Hynes
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 1/25/2024

Lucky you. That version was always out of my league. But I was really impressed with the book. While my heart belongs to an earlier style from Wagner, I never don't love it. Enjoy.

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