Grendel Black White and Red Author:Matt Wagner, various Acclaimed Grendel creator Matt Wagner crafts a series of tales that spotlights those the Devil has influenced and intimidated, a grim grimoire of punishment and revenge illustrated in stark black, white, and blood-red that brings together a virtual who`s who of talented artists, including John Paul Leon (Earth X), Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Hall... more »oween), Duncan Fegredo (Jay & Silent Bob), D`Israeli (Lazarus Churchyard), Ho Che Anderson (Young Hoods in Love), C. Scott Morse (Soulwind), Bernie Mireault (Dr. Robot), Paul Chadwick (Concrete), Tim Bradstreet (Maximum Black), David Mack (Kabuki), Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre), the Pander Brothers (Secret Broadcast), Stan Shaw (Sunglasses After Dark), Jay Geldhof (The Lost), Teddy Kristiansen (House of Secrets), Jason Pearson (Body Bags), Woodrow Phoenix (Sugar Buzz), Troy Nixey (Trout), and Chris Sprouse (Supreme). This trade edition also collects the very first black-white-and-red Grendel story, the long out-of-print Devil`s Vagary, written by Wagner and illustrated by Dean (Mister X) Motter. When dealing with the Devil, the least he`ll take is your soul! The first edition of this trade paperback will feature a full-color painted cover by Matt Wagner, with a matte and spot gloss finish, and interior cover flaps.« less
This would be a perfectly good book if you didn't hold it up to Matt Wagner's work in the series. Once you do that, the artwork by the collected artists just falls a little flat, and I wouldn't say it's Matt's best writing either.