Gin’s interrogation at the hands of Argent proves … problematic. Argent isn’t in a position to be aggressive, even though he truly believes Gin is hiding information about Christine. Argent chooses a different tactic: he […]
I write things
Author: grendelguy
Some years ago I made the mistake of deciding to become an author. I literally chose to dedicate hours per day to writing stories no one will read, editing stories no one will read, and sending out stories no one will read to publishers who most often reject me offhand.
Grendel #5: Devil in Despair
Grendel and Tujiro fight on the rooftop across from Brian Li Sung’s apartment, trading blows. Rather, Christine tries to hurt Tujiro without any luck, while Tujiro easily lands a couple painful blows. Christine’s ingenuity allows […]
Grendel #4: Touch Not the Devil
OK, don’t freak out … but Tujiro is a vampire. Deep breaths … deep breaths … good. Now. Where do we go from here? It’s a fun question to pose whenever a protagonist is confronted […]
Grendel #3: Devil’s Lash
Issue 3 is the first issue where I think you could make a very strong case for mature readership. OK, yes, in the last issue Christine discovered a box full of eyeballs in little vials–but […]
Grendel #2: Devil Head Raises
So Christine Spar decides to go after Tujiro the Kabuki dancer/child abductor. To do it, she follows the Kabuki show to San Francisco. The timing feels a little weird, given that the police in New […]
Grendel #1: Devil In Response
Grendel #1 marked a new beginning in Wagner’s Grendel series. Where the Comico original focused on Hunter Rose and ended after 3 issues (including one shorter story in Premier), this new series would run for […]
Batman vs. Grendel
“Hunter Rose goes to Gotham.” The Batman/Grendel 2-part collection takes place three years after Grendel’s ascendancy in the criminal underworld. I remember reading this comic with a friend without any understanding of who Grendel was […]
