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  • Bibliography:
    95 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1988
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Grendel

Black, White, and Red ()
War Child ()
Grendel: God and the Devil (Aug-2008)

Sandman Mystery Theatre

7 - The Mist & the Phantom of the Fair (Mar-2009)
The Tarantula (May-1995)
The Vamp (Aug-2005)

Multi-Author Series List

DC Comics: Batman

Batman: Riddler (Jan-1999)
Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (Jun-2004)
Batman and the Monster Men (Aug-2006)
Batman and the Mad Monk (Apr-2007)
Batman: Faces (Aug-2008)
Trinity: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (Jan-2016)

DC Comics: Superman

Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (Jun-2004)
Trinity: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (Jan-2016)

DC Comics: Wonder Woman

Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (Jun-2004)
Trinity: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (Jan-2016)

Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (Jun-2004)
Trinity: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (Jan-2016)

Famous Characters: Batman

Batman: Riddler (Jan-1999)
Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (Jun-2004)
Batman and the Monster Men (Aug-2006)
Batman and the Mad Monk (Apr-2007)
Batman/Grendel (Apr-2008)
Batman: Faces (Aug-2008)
Trinity: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (Jan-2016)

Famous Characters: Superman

Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (Jun-2004)
Trinity: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (Jan-2016)

Book List in Order: 95 titles



  • When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Ro...



  • The mind of a vigilante murderer is complex, wrought with anger and blood; it echoes through time in ancestral screams for revenge. And the cycle of death that comes from such a spirit is often endless and tragic. Such is the story of Christine Spar,...



  • In this noir detective tale of intrigue, bigotry and incest, millionaire Wesley Dodds takes on the costumed persona of the Sandman to catch a sadistic killer in 1930s New York. Donning a gas mask, fedora, business suit and cape, Dodds goes after the ...



  • Grand. Operatic. Powerful. Matt Wagner s Grendel a mainstay in the comics arena for over ten years has always been a touchstone of eclecticism and excitement. Unfortunately many of the original stories have been long out of print and are conspicuousl...












  • One of DCs classic heroes, Doctor Mid-Nite, is reinvented for the 1990s in this colourful, painted graphic novel. When a dangerous, super-powerful steroid hits the streets of Portsmouth, Dr. Pieter Cross fights back, resulting in a tragic accident th...









  • It's race time in Indianapolis, and the only thing hotter than the action on the track is the passion boiling outside of the stadium walls. Local Grendel chief Hack has his hands full. Between the volatile visiting Grendel clans tearing up the town, ...




  • BATMAN/SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY tells the remarkable tale of the turbulent first encounter of the world's most iconic heroes. When Batman's greatest nemesis, Ra's al Ghul, recruits Bizarro and an Amazon warrior to aid him in his plan to create ...



  • Three Terminator tales: encounter the first Terminator going after Sarah Conner, a female Terminator; a bounty hunter gets drawn into the fight as two Terminators come for John Conner; life-like Terminators are created in the wreckage of the Soviet U...






  • NONE CAN ESCAPE THE SANDMAN’S DARK DREAMS The year is 1938, and the world is holding its breath-mesmerized by the onrushing storm that will soon engulf it in fire and steel. In New York City, one man’s sleep is filled with tormenting visions of t...



    • Kevin Matchstick was a lonely, disaffected everyman until events beyond his control conspired to prod him into becoming the hero he never wanted to be. Accompanied by a mysterious wizard and a crew of loyal friends, the reluctant hero must d...



    • In the eagerly awaited sequel to the sold out Mage, Vol. 1: The Hero Discovered HC, Kevin Matchstick's path brings him into the company of other legendary heroes, reborn in the modern world under everyday guises. Trouble arises when their pu...



  • SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE: THE VAMP continues the story of Wesley Dodds, the Sandman, and his soon-to-be paramour, Dian Belmont, as they become entangled in the mystery of THE VAMP. When a group of young Ivy League graduates begin dying in a series of ...



  • Dark Horse is proud to present this second Grendel anthology. Each story is a vignette of the devious misdeeds of Hunter Rose, the first incarnation of Grendel. The Grendel tales are illustrated in stark black, white, and blood red by some of the top...




  • After learning that there are more twisted faces of evil than those worn by the street criminals and mobsters of Gotham City, the young Dark Knight must counter sinister machinations and new dimensions of wickedness as he confronts the hooded Mad Mon...



  • Wesley Dodds, who searches for justice in the guise of the Sandman at night, struggles to keep his dual nature hidden from Dian, the woman he loves, but he soon realizes how destructive his secrets are to their relationship....



  • A successful novelist by day, Hunter Rose becomes the unstoppable assassin Grendel by night, the leader of a vast criminal empire opposed by the mysterious wolf Argent. Containing the black-and-white interiors and full-color covers of Primer #2 and G...



  • Over two and a half decades, what began as the story of Hunter Rose, the talented young author who became the city's most feared assassin and criminal overlord, evolved into a prolonged examination of authority, society, and that dark mechanism of na...






  • Written by Matt WagnerCover by Gavin Wilson & Richard Bruning Art by Guy Davis & Warren Pleece This volume follows Wesley Dodds on two chilling new cases. In The Hourman, the Sandman meets an unusual private detective who leaves felons hospitalized. ...



  • Complete in one volume for the first time, the acclaimed stories that pit Gotham's dark detective against the embodiment of evil, written and drawn by Grendel creator Matt Wagner! Sleepless protector of his troubled but beloved city, Batman uncovers ...



  • Most often, the master painter's hand of Grendel-creator Matt Wagner graces only book covers, but here, with the uncensored account of Grendel-Prime's quest to contact the spirit of the original Grendel, Hunter Rose, Wagner brings his astonishing bru...




  • In the centuries since the mask of Grendel was last seen, humanity's survived a third World War, the fall of Western Civilization, and the rise of an all-powerful church state. But when the depraved Pope Innocent XLII begins construction of a new chu...



  • In this series of noir detective tales of intrigue, bigotry and incest, millionaire Wesley Dodds takes on the costumed persona of the Sandman in 1930s New York donning a gas mask, fedora, suit and cloak to fight the forces of evil.

    In this vol...



  • Legendary creator Matt Wagner (MAGE, GRENDEL, SUPERMAN/BATMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY) and rising star artist Amy Reeder Hadley, present Vertigo's newest ongoing fantasy epic MADAM XANADU.

    Centuries long and around the far reaches of the globe, ...



    • The Year One Origin of Zorro by Matt Wagner and Francesco Francavilla is now collected in a massive trade paperback! Inspired by all of the best Zorro has been (as well as the bestselling novel by Isabel Allende), Matt Wagner has crafted an ...



  • For years, the life of the original Grendel, Hunter Rose, has been accessible only through his private journal, but there is a secret too terrible for even its pages, and a section of the journal is missing. Behold the Devil follows Rose through this...



  • Legendary creator Matt Wagner (MAGE, GRENDEL, SUPERMAN/BATMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY) is joined
    by master illustrator Michael Wm. Kaluta, for a 5-issue story with the seductive sorceress he first brought to life 30 years ago.

    Weaving a myste...






  • In this series of noir detective tales of intrigue, bigotry and incest, millionaire Wesley Dodds takes on the costumed persona of the Sandman in 1930s New York donning a gas mask, fedora, business suit and cape to fight the forces of evil.

    In ...



    • Spinning out of the novel by Isabel Allende! Following the opening origin arc, Matt Wagner continues to explore the early adventures of el Zorro! A new love interest, the lovely Lolita, is introduced as Zorro continues to be hounded by the m...



    • The Green Hornet expansion continues as Dynamite presents the original tales of comics most iconic hero! And Matt Wagner, one of the most creative creators in comics, takes the reins, bringing the characters to their basic roots. Joining Wag...



  • First, when a 1950s Manhattan socialite’s life takes a turn for the grotesque, only Madame Xanadu can resolve her problems, in a story with a Mad Men-like setting.

    Then, take a look at Madame Xanadu’s early days, set in ancient, pastoral Englan...



  • Writer Matt Wagner redefines the way we think about the five senses in “Extra Sensory,” a 6-issue storyline featuring different interior art each issue by some of today’s most talented female comics artists and covers by Mark Buckingham (FABLES...



  • This fourth and final volume finds Madame Xanadu in 1963 New York City, where she encounters a young woman from Harlem who sees horrific metamorphoses right in front of her eyes. It all leads to a mind-reading ad executive, a woman who gets visions o...



  • Artist Francesco Francavilla returns to the pages of Zorro! Under the skillful hand of Eisner-nominated writer and cover artist Matt Wagner, Dynamite's Zorro series continues with issue #15 and the beginning of their third story arc. This time, El Zo...



    • Artist Francesco Francavilla returns to the pages of Zorro! Under the skillful hand of Eisner-nominated writer and cover artist Matt Wagner, Dynamite's Zorro series continues with issue #15 and the beginning of their third story arc. This ti...



    • Act two of the first year of the original team of crime-fighters! Writer Matt Wagner weaves a tale of action and adventure unlike anything else seen on the comic racks. Add in the exquisite art of Aaron Campbell and Francesco Francavilla, an...



  • Collects issues #7-12 of the hit series. Act two of the first year of the original team of crime-fighters! Writer Matt Wagner weaves a tale of action and adventure unlike anything else seen on the comic racks. Add in the exquisite art of Aaron Campbe...






  • Alta-California is a land under the iron rule of a military dictatorship, yet freedom and justice have a champion with a flashing blade-the masked rogue known only as El Zorro! Yet even this fearless nocturnal avenger is only human...and tragedy can'...



  • Reprinting issues #1-6, along with a complete cover gallery. Dynamite presents the original tales of comics most iconic hero! And Matt Wagner, one of the most creative creators in comics, takes the reins, bringing the characters to their basic roots....



  • Matt Wagner's masterpiece celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with the firstever comprehensive collection of the complete Grendelsaga! The first of four volumes presenting the entire series and following the chronology of the stories, this edition i...



  • Matt Wagner's masterpiece celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with the first ever comprehensive collection of the complete Grendelsaga! The first of four volumes presenting the entire series and following the chronology of the stories, this edition...



  • "A Hunter Haunted in Two Worlds! Written by Matt Wagner, award-winning creator of Grendel and Mage, and created by Thomas Tull, executive producer of 300 and The Dark Knight, this is the next compelling chapter in the tale of John Tower, a supernatur...



  • Ships with two covers! A Direct Market Previews Exclusive Cover and a Mass Market cover! Written by Eisner Award-Winning writer/artist Matt Wagner! With art by Francesco Francavilla and covers by Matt Wagner and Mike Mayhew! The Year One Origin of Zo...



  • The legacy of Hunter Rose lives on through the tortured life of Rose's adopted daughter Stacy, and once again finds full bloom in Stacy's own daughter Christine Spar. Reviving Grendel's reign of terror, Spar leads the way for its murderous identity t...



  • The legacy of Hunter Rose lives on through the tortured life of Rose's adopted daughter Stacy, and once again finds full bloom in Stacy's own daughter Christine Spar. Reviving Grendel's reign of terror, Spar leads the way for its murderous identity t...



  • Now, as our hero travels back home from his last mission in Europe, Tower finds himself stalked by a sultry vixen who wants more from him than just a good time - her desire: his very life! Meanwhile, his unofficial partner, FBI agent Alicia Hardw...



  • No longer content to inhabit one host at a time, the Grendel entity goes viral, in a new phase of Wagner's epic spanning centuries and culminating with the rise of a new kind of host -- the Grendel-Khan! This volume collects the never-before-reprinte...



  • ABOUT THIS BOOK... HE LIVES TO KILL THE DEAD. He is known as John Tower, a supernatural bounty hunter whose services are available only to the truly needy or well financed. Embarking on perilous adventures that lead him from one treachero...



  • Matt Wagner, creator of indy comics favorites GRENDEL and MAGE and the writer and artist of SUPERMAN/BATMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY, creates a new vision of a classic DC hero. When Dr. Pieter Cross lost his sight during a terrible accident, he thou...



  • The world belongs to Grendel-Khan Orion Assante and his elite warrior caste of Grendels, but when Orion dies, the world is thrown back into chaos. To protect young Jupiter Assante, rightful heir to the throne, those still loyal to the Grendel-Khan mu...



  • The world belongs to Grendel-Khan Orion Assante and his elite warrior caste of Grendels, but when Orion dies, the world is thrown back into chaos. To protect young Jupiter Assante, rightful heir to the throne, those still loyal to the Grendel-Khan mu...



  • In this story, Jason Blood travels to Cornwall, U.K., to find the spirit of Merlin and lift the curse that binds him to Etrigan the Demon. But a clue leads Blood to the British Museum, where a mystic book may hold the key to his freedom. But unraveli...



  • Zorro Rides Again Vol. 2: Wrath of Lady Zorro Justice, justice for all! With this rallying cry, the daring adventurer Zorro fights to unseat the brutal Spanish regime that holds authority over Alta California. Striking by night astride his magnificen...



  • ABOUT THIS BOOK... HE LIVES TO KILL THE DEAD Supernatural bounty hunter John Tower returns in this thrilling new saga from writer Matt Wagner (Mage, Grendel) and artist Simon Bisley (Lobo). For untold ages, Tower has spent his life eradi...



  • The Shadow has enjoyed nearly a century of enduring popularity as the first and greatest hero from the golden age of pulp magazines. Here, for the first time, is unveiled the origin story of how the Master of Men returned to America following his man...



    • The Shadow has enjoyed nearly a century of enduring popularity as the first and greatest hero from the golden age of pulp magazines. Here, for the first time, is unveiled the origin story of how the Master of Men returned to America followin...



  • Over two and a half decades, what began as the story of Hunter Rose, the talented young author who became the city's most feared assassin and criminal overlord, evolved into a prolonged examination of authority, society, and that dark mechanism of na...



  • Sparks fly and bullets blaze when the original Grendel, Hunter Rose, is transported to 1930s New York and faces off with the original dark-night avenger, the Shadow! Two pulp-noir icons go head to head in a thrilling story written and drawn by legend...



  • ABOUT THIS BOOK... The supernatural bounty hunter John Tower returns in this thrilling new collection from writer Matt Wagner (Mage, Grendel) and artist Simon Bisley (Lobo).   Supernatural bounty hunter John Tower has long been a man shroud...



  • Eisner Award-winning storyteller Matt Wagner’s spin on the first team-up of the most powerful heroes on Earth-Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. When Batman’s enemy Ra’s al Ghul enlists the help of the botched Superman clone Bizarro and a rogu...



  • Written by comics legend Matt Wagner and illustrated by acclaimed artists Guy Davis, John Watkiss and R.G. Taylor, this first volume of the complete SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE collects issues #1-12 of the classic Vertigo series and features an insightfu...



  • "To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Will Eisner''s most iconic character, Dynamite Entertainment proudly assembled the creative dream team of Eisner Award-winning author Matt Wagner, artist Dan Schkade, and colorist Brennan Wagner to honor the lege...



  • "Legendary creator Matt Wagner returns to both write and draw an all-newtale for the first and most famous of all pulp heroes, The Shadow! Following hiscritically-acclaimed work on The Shadow: Year One and Grendel vs. The Shadow,Wagner once again len...



  • The first of two volumes reprinting the classic early issues of creator MATT WAGNER’s epic fantasy trilogy. THE HERO DISCOVERED reveals the fledgling adventures of the reluctant everyman hero, Kevin Matchstick. After encountering a shaggy and begui...




  • Legendary creator Matt Wagner returns to both write and draw an all-new tale for the first and most famous of all pulp heroes, The Shadow! Following his critically-acclaimed work on The Shadow: Year One and Grendel vs. The Shadow, Wagner once again l...



  • Featuring some of the best writers and artists in the industry and never-before-collected material, Grendel Tales Omnibus Volume 2 is sure to be a hit with longtime Grendel fans or newcomers just discovering Wagner's weird, violent future.F...



  • The last of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER’s epic, modern-day fantasy trilogy, MAGE―BOOK THREE: THE HERO DENIED is the long-awaited conclusion to the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. After his mystical enemie...



  • The last of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER 's epic, modern-day fantasy trilogy, MAGE BOOK THREE: THE HERO DENIED is the long-awaited conclusion to the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. After his mystical enemies destroy his home and...



  • Matt Wagner! Searching the stars for a new home for mankind, Grendel Prime encounters a strange and primitive alien race. Along with his drone companion, Sigma-Seven, the immortal cyborg must decide if humanity can coexist in a world where the inhabi...



  • Matt Wagner! Grendel Prime lands on a freezing planet and finds a stunning city made of ice, whose caretakers are long-living, intelligent creatures. Could this planet be a good home for the rebirth of humanity? And if it isn't, will Grendel Prime su...



  • With his home planet possibly destroyed, has Grendel Prime discovered a new home for humanitys rebirth—or has he found an icy, permanent tomb for himself and Sigma-7? Far in space, an intelligent alien race holds a startling secret that Prime i...



  • Writer/artist Matt Wagner's noir tales of the Dark Knight are collected in a single volume for the first time! Batman has spent his first year fighting organized crime-but nothing in his early career as the Caped Crusader has prepared him for the new...



  • Several years into their mission to find a new home for humanity, Grendel Prime and Sigma Seven finally discover a planet with signs of advanced technology. Unfortunately, this world is a ghost planet—the massive husk of a civilization long sin...



  • Grendel Prime searches the stars for a new home for mankind, and Matt Wagner returns to his darkest creation!As civilization comes to an end on Earth, the final Grendel Khan gives Grendel Prime a new directive: Find a perfect planet to be the new hom...



  • No longer content to inhabit one host at a time, the Grendel entity goes viral, in this new phase of Matt Wagner's epic, which spans centuries and culminates in the rise of a new kind of host: the Grendel-Khan!As the Grendel cycle transitions into th...



  • In this noir collection, millionaire Wesley Dodds becomes the Sandman to fight injustice in 1930s New York City, going after kidnappers, blackmailers and predators who prey on rich socialites.The year is 1938, and the world is holding its breath&mdas...



  • Matt Wagner returns to the seminal “Devil by the Deed” Hunter Rose story that started the epic, centuries-spanning Grendel saga. In this all-new reimagining of “Devil by the Deed,” Wagner brings his decades of experience and artistry back to ...



  • Comic book veterans Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones join forces on this new graphic novel take on the world’s most famous vampire!The first of four planned volumes, The Impaler explores the legendary count before his debut in the novel—from ...



  • Grendel Prime returns to an Earth that has outlawed all things Grendel and must survive in a hostile, new world order.After spending years searching space for a replacement Earth, Grendel Prime has returned home, but things are not as he left them. T...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Matt Wagner has published 95 books.

The next book by Matt Wagner, Grendel: Devil's Crucible--Defiance, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Matt Wagner, Grendel, was published in February 1988.

Yes. Matt Wagner has 2 series.