Grendel Devil's Reign (2004) comic books
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Issue #1
Published May 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
(W) Matt Wagner; (A) Tim Sale; The year is 2530, and the corrupt Church has fallen. Continent-wide social upheaval following the collapse of Vatican Ouest's tower in Colorado is compounded by the spreading infestation of vapires - victims of a savage new plague. Ex-COP leader Pellon Cross is still large, and EPpy Thatcher is nowhere to be found. Orion Assante, in control of North America's most-watched broadcasting frequency, begins his quest to unite the Systems and restore order. While Sherri Caniff works to secure him legitimate power from the BASIC Doard of Directors, Orion develops an entirely different for of power: Orion's Sword. His ambitions beg the question: Does the spirit of the Devil still possess Eppy Thatcher, or has it already moved on? It's a Brave New World...and Grendel wants the helm! Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #2
Published Jun 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
MATT WAGNER (W) and TIM SALE (A) FOR MATURE READERS On sale June 16, FC, 32pg, (2 of 7), $3.50 In the 26th Century A.D., continent-wide social upheaval following the collapse of Vatican Ouest is compounded by a spreading vampire infestation. Orion Assante's ambitious quest to restore order has resulted in Calmerica, a paranoid nation united to triumph against a military threat perched at its southern border?a threat engineered by Orion himself. Named Administrator General by his new lover, Sherri Caniff, Orion has learned that Africa is redeveloping nukes. Another overseas threat and a mysterious new confidant will soon change the rules of this high-stakes power game! Meanwhile, Pellon Cross has staged a secret, bloody coup at a casino in Vegas, and now welcomes vampires to Grendel's Palace. The continued absence of Eppy Thatcher begs the question: where is the Devil in all of this? It's a Brave New World ... and Grendel wants the helm! ? Re-presenting the original Grendel #35, newly remastered by award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #3
Published Aug 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
MATT WAGNER (W) and TIM SALE (A) On sale July 21, FC, 32pg, (3 of 7), $3.50 FOR MATURE READERS With the help of his psychic advisor Manny, Orion remains one step ahead of Japan in his plans for the global stage, while the rest of the world has observed Orion's amassing of power?especially the soaring recruitment in Orion's Sword, the Grendel-Khan's army? with a wary eye. And now Orion must negotiate both a pregnancy and a drug czar in this high-stakes power game! Meanwhile, Pellon Cross's vampire casino, Grendel's Palace, has become an internment center for plague victims. How long will it take for him to tire of this gilded cage, and where is the Devil in all of this? It's a Brave New World ... and Grendel wants the helm! ? Re-presenting the original Grendel #36, newly remastered by award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #4
Published Sep 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
MATT WAGNER (W) and TIM SALE (A) FOR MATURE READERS On sale August 18, FC, 32pg, $3.50 It is the 26th century A.D. Orion Assante has become the Grendel-Khan, emperor of the western world, and a huge political target! In an effort to strike at the Khan, African nationalists kidnap Orion's wife Sherri, who is still recovering from the tragedy of losing a child. Meanwhile, a vampiric revolution is brewing at Grendel's Palace in Vegas ... and hinges somehow on a timid man with a pigeon totem. Regardless, it has become necessary to invade Africa. Grendels, ready yourselves! The time is now, and the difference is you! Re-presenting the original Grendel #37, newly remastered by award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #5
Published Oct 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
MATT WAGNER (W) TIM SALE (A/Cover) FOR MATURE READERS On sale September 15, FC, 32pg, $3.50 After a brash but decisive attack on the kidnappers' compound, Sherri Caniff has been rescued! However, the political fallout includes a declaration of war from Africa ... though an internal UNOW investigation reveals that Japan has financed the kidnappers! As Grendel-Khan Orion Assante, emperor of the Western world, directs his soldiers to the East, nations start taking sides. The big question is: who has nukes now? Meanwhile, Pellon Cross begins distributing a vampiric "communion" that allows feeders to bleed, thus foiling human barriers. ? Re-presenting the original Grendel #38, newly remastered by award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #6
Published Nov 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
MATT WAGNER (W) and TIM SALE (A) FOR MATURE AUDIENCES On sale November 10, FC, 32pg, $3.50 In this penultimate chapter of the saga of the first Grendel-Khan, Orion is nowhere to be found, even as the world heads into total war between East and West! After the loss of his wife, the Khan has disappeared, and now a dangerously unpredictable general has his finger on the nuclear button! And how does Eppy Thatcher, the last incarnation of the Devil, fit into this dire picture? Meanwhile, the increasingly unstable Pellon Cross schemes to free his vampiric brethren from internment?with the bloody help of his now- evangelical following. ? Re-presenting the original Grendel #39, with remastered color by Matt Hollingsworth and Giulia Brusco. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #7
Published Dec 2004 by Dark Horse.$4.00
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On sale December 15, FC, 32pg, $3.50 MATT WAGNER (W), TIM SALE (A), MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (C), and GIULIA BRUSCO (C) With the entire island of Japan annihilated by sun gun technology, Grendel-Khan Orion Assante now commands the entire planet, assisted by his elite and massive guard of Grendels. The world has entered into a grand imperial age, but Orion I has grown old. The only remaining member of his political inner circle, the ruler must somehow produce an heir and safeguard his empire from power-hungry opportunists. Orion I will volunteer his own body for the cause, and has little time to worry about fugitive vampire Pellon Cross or his now-evangelical following. Though the spirit of the Devil must have left the late Eppy Thatcher, a new incarnation may have been in plain sight all along! ? Re-presenting the original Grendel #40, newly remastered by colorists Matt Hollingsworth and Giulia Brusco. Cover price $3.50.
