The Beowulf story retold from the monster's point of view reveals the darker side of human nature and values
Grendel: War Child
Then the scenery did begin to change—however slightly—as the sun rose and set, rose and set, then rose once again in a span of minutes. The leader stood up and looked at his own men—twelve of them—in silence.
This is the novel William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."
GRENDEL is John Gardner's masterpiece; it vividly reinvents the world of Beowulf. In Grendel himself, a creature of grotesque comedy, pain and disillusioned intelligence, Gardner has created the most unforgettable monster in fantasy.
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the Old English epic poem Beowulf, tells his own side of the story. The novel deals with finding meaning in...
Collects Grendel: Devil's Odyssey comics #1-#8.
À partir d'un antique poème anglais, ##Beowulf##, s'élabore un avatar mythologique aux résonances curieuses. Étrange interprétation d'une légende primitive par un écrivain américain humaniste. Pour lecteurs cultivés. [SDM].
A collection of comic strips about the mysterious masked assassin named Grendel.
GRENDEL is John Gardner's masterpiece; it vividly reinvents the world of Beowulf. In Grendel himself, a creature of grotesque comedy, pain and disillusioned intelligence, Gardner has created the most unforgettable monster in fantasy.
The Limited Edition run of Grendel: Devil by the Deed—Master’s Edition includes a signed and numbered tip-in sheet featuring stunning never-before-seen art by Matt Wagner and a unique slipcase!
Grendel: Devil by the Deed—Master’s Edition is Matt Wagner at the height of his artistic and story-telling prowess, featuring 120 all-new story pages that will dazzle first time and longtime readers alike.
The spirit of Grendel seethes in the mind of everyone it encounters. A touch of death, of fear, of anger infects all, gripping at the soul, and wreaking havoc on...
Matt Wagner's award-winning comics series takes on new life as an illustrated prose novel, written by acclaimed wordsmith Greg Rucka, renowned for his popular crime novels featuring detective Atticus Kodiak...
"The child Jupiter Assante, heir to the throne of the Grendel-Khan, is kidnapped from the retreat in which his rapacious stepmother has hidden him away from his rightful power.
Matt Wagner's diabolical, Eisner nominated series, starring one of the most popular and controversial characters in modern comics history.