Detective Riley is in trouble. Beating Brian Li Sung was a bad idea–was it sanctioned, though? Was it “par for the course” when it comes to intimidating witnesses? One of the fun things to think […]
Grendel #8: After the Devil
Argent knows his nemesis has returned to the city. He and Grendel are so connected that he can feel its presence. Meanwhile, Brian Li Sung is viciously interrogated by the San Fransisco police, enduring just […]
Grendel #7: Devil’s Dance
Here it is: the final battle between Tujiro and Grendel. Tujiro expected Christine, even though he couldn’t sense her. Brian Li Sung is, obviously, terrified. But not Christine. “I’m patient. I’m directed. I’m Grendel.” Christine […]
Grendel #6: Challenge the Devil
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 […]
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 […]
