So the world is upended by nuclear warfare, and solar is the name of the game now. So much so that, in order to continue a comfortable existence, much of humanity has migrated to the […]
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Grendel #21: The Devil is Conspiratorial
For issues 20-23, Matt Wagner experiments. These aren’t comics in a classical sense … they leave a lot to the reader’s imagination, moving from scene to scene with a chaotic, fragmented pace. Their goal is […]
Grendel #20: The Devil Is …
… Paranoiac. You didn’t really think Wiggins was going to get away from the Devil, did you? He made it a long time, which is more than can be said about most people who are […]
Grendel #18-19: Devil Eyes
Wiggins is now a best-selling author, thanks to his first Grendel story. Finally–finally!–someone in the Grendel universe might have slipped away from the Devil’s grasp. Wiggins is still retired, still sipping margaritas on the beach, […]
Grendel #16-17: Devil Tracks
Don’t shed a tear for Captain Wiggins. As Grendel #16 opens, we find that the one-eyed cop who–along with Argent–hounded Christine Spar (and later killed Brian Li Sung) has made it safely to retirement. Set […]
Grendel #13-15: The Devil Inside
The Christine Spar saga is ended, but the story of Grendel is far from finished. Violence branches out like the twisting limbs of a tree in the dead of winter, and it’s in this season […]
Grendel #12: Devil’s Ends
Argent and Grendel face off one final time, in a violent back-and forth that leaves them both bloodied. Christine strikes the first blow, and Argent retaliates by destroying her weapon. Still, she’s hardly defenseless; she […]
Grendel #11: Devil’s Rampage
Despite his crude awakening, despite all the shit he’s had to endure at the hands of the police and Tujiro and Argent and Grendel, Brian Li Sung still believes there’s a peaceful way through it […]
Grendel #10: Devil on Edge
Now it’s Brian’s turn to be dragged to an audience with Argent and Captain Wiggins. Brian’s antipathy toward them could simply mean Christine’s attitude is rubbing off, or it could be because even our Good […]
Grendel #9: Devil’s Revenge
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 […]
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