Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	October 1995
Cover Price	5.95 USD; 8.35 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	Diana Schutz; Jamie S. Rich (assistant)
Notes	"Matt Wagner's Grendel Cycle" on front cover, spine, and title page. Per indicia: Printed in Canada. Copyright 1995 Matt Wagner ("Grendel cycle text and illustrations"), Dark Horse Comics ("All other material, unless otherwise specified").

Cover Details - "Front Cover"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Matt Wagner (painting)
Inks	Matt Wagner (painting)
Colors	Matt Wagner (painting)
Letters	? (logo); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design)

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Letters	? (logo); typeset; Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design)
Notes	The inside front cover has logo, list of contents, credits, and indicia with reproduction of cover's Grendel icon that continues on inside back cover.

8 page Grendel story "A Grendel Primer"

Characters	Grendel (concept); Hunter Rose; Argent; Stacy Palumbo; Christine Spar; Eppy Thatcher; Larry Stohler; Tujiro XIV; Jocasta Rose; Orion Assante; Brian Li Sung; Pope Innocent LXII; Laurel Kennedy; Pellon Cross; unknown; Jupiter Assante; Grendel Prime
Synopsis	Wagner uses each letter of the alphabet to describe various Grendel characters in rhyme.
Genre	superhero
Script	Matt Wagner (painting)
Pencils	Matt Wagner (painting)
Inks	Matt Wagner (painting)
Colors	Matt Wagner (painting)
Letters	Sean Konot

1 page Grendel credits "The Long and Twisted History of Grendel"

Synopsis	Inside front cover gives this sequence's title as umbrella title for next 40 pages, but the credits listing on this page and the sequences themselves also provide individual titles more conducive to indexing.
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset

1 page Grendel illustration "Hunter Rose"

Characters	Grendel [Hunter Rose]
Genre	superhero; crime
Pencils	Matt Wagner (painting)
Inks	Matt Wagner (painting)
Colors	Matt Wagner (painting)

5 page Grendel text story "Devil by the Deed"

Characters	Grendel [Eddie (no last name); Hunter Rose]; Jocasta Rose; Argent; Stacy Palumbo; Christine Spar
Genre	superhero; crime
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Matt Wagner
Inks	Matt Wagner
Colors	Matt Wagner
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Mage (Comico, 1984 series) #6-14, with excerpted art, in sections titled "The Prodigy", "The Assassin", "The Child and the Wolf", and "The Legacy".

1 page Grendel illustration "Christine Spar"

Characters	Grendel [Christine Spar]; Tujiro XIV
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Arnold Pander [as The Pander Brothers]; Jacob Pander [as The Pander Brothers] (painting; signed)
Inks	Arnold Pander [as The Pander Brothers]; Jacob Pander [as The Pander Brothers] (painting; signed)
Colors	Arnold Pander [as The Pander Brothers]; Jacob Pander [as The Pander Brothers] (painting; signed)

5 page Grendel text story "Devil's Legacy"

Characters	Grendel [Christine Spar]; Tujiro XIV; Brian Li Sung; Argent
Genre	superhero
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Arnold Pander [as The Pander Brothers]; Jacob Pander [as The Pander Brothers]
Inks	Arnold Pander [as The Pander Brothers]; Jacob Pander [as The Pander Brothers]; Jay Geldhof
Colors	Tom Vincent
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Grendel (Comico, 1986 series) #1-12, with excerpted art, in sections titled "A Mother in Pain", "A Nightmare in Disguise", and "A Monster in Hiding".

1 page Grendel illustration "Brian Li Sung"

Characters	Brian Li Sung
Genre	superhero; psychodrama
Pencils	Bernie Mireault (painting; signed)
Inks	Bernie Mireault (painting; signed)
Colors	Bernie Mireault (painting; signed)

5 page Grendel text story "The Devil Inside"

Characters	Grendel (concept); Grendel [Brian Li Sung]; Capt. Albert Wiggins
Genre	superhero; psychodrama
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Bernie Mireault
Inks	Bernie Mireault
Colors	Matt Wagner; Joe Matt
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Bernie Mireault ? (excerpts); Bob Pinaha ? (excerpts); typeset
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Grendel (Comico, 1986 series) #13-15, with excerpted art, in sections titled "Innocence Adrift", "Subsistent Rage", and "Terminal Conviction".

1 page Grendel illustration "The Spectre of Grendel"

Characters	Grendel (eyes)
Genre	science fiction; dystopia
Pencils	Ron Turner (collage / multimedia art)
Inks	Ron Turner (collage / multimedia art)
Colors	Ron Turner (collage / multimedia art)

3 page Grendel text story "The Incubation Years"

Characters	Grendel (concept); Albert Wiggins; Charles Doré; Harold White
Genre	science fiction; dystopia
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Ron Turner (collage / multimedia art)
Inks	Ron Turner (collage / multimedia art)
Colors	Ron Turner (collage / multimedia art)
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Grendel (Comico, 1986 series) #20-23, with excerpted cover art, in sections titled "A Personal Nightmare", "A Corporate Rage", and "A Societal Archetype".

1 page Grendel illustration "Vatican Quest"

Characters	Grendel [Eppy Thatcher]; Pope Innocent XLII
Genre	superhero; dystopia
Pencils	John K. Snyder III (painting; signed)
Inks	John K. Snyder III (painting; signed)
Colors	John K. Snyder III (painting; signed)

6 page Grendel story "God and the Devil"

Characters	Grendel [Eppy Thatcher]; Pope Innocent XLII [Tujiro XIV]; Orion Assante; Pellon Cross
Genre	superhero; dystopia
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	John K. Snyder III; Jay Geldhof
Inks	Jay Geldhof; John K. Snyder III; Bernie Mireault
Colors	Joe Matt
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Bob Pinaha (panel reprints); typeset
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Grendel (Comico, 1986 series) #24-33, with excerpted art, in sections titled "The Church of Living Deception", "The Disciple of Historic Madness", and "The Prophet of Total Destruction".

1 page Grendel illustration "Eppy Thatcher"

Characters	Grendel [Eppy Thatcher]
Genre	superhero; dystopia
Pencils	Jay Geldhof (signed)
Inks	Jay Geldhof (signed)
Colors	Jay Geldhof (signed)
Letters	Jay Geldhof (signed)

1 page Grendel illustration "Orion Assante"

Characters	Grendel; Orion Assante; Sherri Wiggins; unknown; Manny McDoon; Eppy Thatcher; Pelion Cross
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Tim Sale (signed)
Inks	Tim Sale (signed)
Colors	Tim Sale (signed)

5 page Grendel text story "Devil's Reign"

Characters	Grendel (concept); Orion Assante [Orion I; Grendel-Khan]; Sherri Caniff; Manny McDoon; Eppy Thatcher; Pellon Cross; Laurel Kennedy; Jupiter Niklos Assante
Genre	science fiction; dystopia
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Tim Sale
Inks	Tim Sale
Colors	Bernie Mireault
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Grendel (Comico, 1986 series) #34-40, with excerpted art, in sections titled "A Racial Plague", "A Societal Icon", and "A Global Empire".

1 page Grendel illustration "Grendel Prime"

Characters	Grendel Prime
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Pat McEown (signed)
Inks	Matt Wagner (signed)
Colors	Matt Wagner (signed)

7 page Grendel text story "War Child"

Characters	Grendel (concept); Grendel Prime; Jupiter Assante [Grendel-Khan]; Laurel Kennedy Assante; Crystal Kennedy; Abner Heath; Susan Veraghen; Azif A Barouk; Pellon Cross [The First One]; Benjamin Martel
Genre	science fiction
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Pat McEown; Ken Henderson (assist)
Inks	Matt Wagner; Monty Sheldon (assist)
Colors	Bernie Mireault; Kathryn Delaney
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset; Kurt Hathaway (panel reprints)
Notes	Wagner summarizes the storyline that first appeared in Grendel: War Child (Comico, 1992 series) #1-10, with excerpted art, in sections titled "The Unknown Paladin", "The Underground Worlds", and "The Final Battle".

1 page Grendel illustration "Grendel Clans"

Characters	Grendel (concept)
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Matt Wagner (painting)
Inks	Matt Wagner (painting)
Colors	Matt Wagner (painting)

3 page Grendel text story "The World of Grendel"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Matt Wagner
Pencils	Pat McEown (panel); Tim Sale (background) ?
Inks	Matt Wagner (panel); Tim Sale (background) ?
Colors	Bernie Mireault ?; Kathryn Delaney ?
Letters	? (logo); Matt Wagner (design); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); typeset
Notes	Wagner provides details of the Grendel clans that arose during the later Grendel storylines, with one panel and background images, in sections titled "A Class of Distinction", "The Clans of Loyalty", and "The Cycle of Rebirth", with a sidebar printing "The Oath of Obedience".

2 page Grendel text article "Grendel Timeline"

Script	Matt Wagner; Alan Wescoat
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Colors	various
Letters	Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design); typeset
Notes	Timeline spans the years 1960 to 2720, noting births, deaths, assumptions of the Grendel mantle, and other significant events, with excerpted art from various Grendel issues.

4 page Grendel cover reprint (on interior page) "Grendel Cover Gallery"

Genre	superhero; crime; science fiction
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Colors	various
Letters	various (logos); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design)
Notes	Cover gallery presents reduced covers, with full trade dress, of Comico Primer (Comico, 1982 series) #2, Grendel (Comico, 1983 series) #1-3, Grendel: Devil by the Deed (Dark Horse, 1993 series) #[nn], Grendel (Comico, 1986 series) #1-40, and Grendel: War Child (Comico, 1992 series) #1-10.

1 page Grendel illustration "Grendel Icon"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Matt Wagner (painting)
Inks	Matt Wagner (painting)
Colors	Matt Wagner (painting)
Letters	Matt Wagner (signature); Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design)
Notes	The last interior page reproduces the cover's Grendel icon above Wagner's signature.

1 page credits "Masthead"

Letters	typeset; Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design)
Notes	The inside back cover has Dark Horse Comics masthead with continuation of cover's Grendel icon from inside front cover.

1 page Grendel illustration "Back Cover"

Characters	Grendel [Hunter Rose]; Grendel [Christine Spar]; Grendel [Brian Li Sung]; Grendel [Eppy Thatcher]; Grendel-Khan [Orion Assante]; Grendel Prime
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Matt Wagner
Inks	Matt Wagner
Colors	Matt Wagner
Letters	Cary Grazzini (design); Scott Tice (design); Steven Birch (design)
Notes	The back cover has images of various Grendels above prices, barcode with iSBN, and Dark Horse Comics icon.