Grendel vs. The Shadow #1 Review Roundup

09/03/2014 10:49am
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 this three-issue prestige-format series written and drawn by legendary Grendel creator Matt Wagner.

"This is also a really long issue. It's more than a double-sized issue, but don't worry you'll be glad you have so much to read. It's an immersive read and you'll quickly forget about page length and anything else because the story will hook you. The pages are definitely worth the price so don't miss out on this issue even if it's your first story with either of these great characters.” - Comic Bastards 
"Matt Wagner weaves a masterful story introducing two comic book character legends to new and old readers alike as they pit themselves against each other in 1930s New York. The artwork and coloring is good although Matt struggles with females. This battle is being set up to don the title of epic.” - Adventures In Poor Taste 
"Matt Wagner revels in the pulp roots of Grendel vs. The Shadow #1. With Grendel and the Shadow, Wagner gets to have a field day playing with gangsters, villains and antiheroes. Over his long career, those seem to be his storytelling passions as he continually returns to characters like Grendel. This comic gives him room to play around in the moral darkness that allows Grendel and the Shadow to exist. In Wagner’s stories, Grendel is the “hero” but in Wagner’s dark context, the word means little. The Shadow is a “good buy” but when you look at his thoughts and methods, the extremeness of them border (if not fully tip) into the realms of fascism. Neither of these characters are good guys but each are our protagonist. Wagner creates a story where it’s easy easy to get lost in their seductive ideologies and root for both characters.” - Newsarama 
"Greedy criminals. Flamboyant villains and stalwart heroes. Wisecracking dames in great dresses.  And, the nightlife of New York City as it hasn’t been seen on 80 years.  There’s something to be said about when a storyteller is at his peak, firing on all cylinders, and this is only the first issue.” - Fanboy Comics 
"This is also a really long issue. It's more than a double-sized issue, but don't worry you'll be glad you have so much to read. It's an immersive read and you'll quickly forget about page length and anything else because the story will hook you. The pages are definitely worth the price so don't miss out on this issue even if it's your first story with either of these great characters.” - Comic Bastards

"Matt Wagner weaves a masterful story introducing two comic book character legends to new and old readers alike as they pit themselves against each other in 1930s New York. The artwork and coloring is good although Matt struggles with females. This battle is being set up to don the title of epic.” - Adventures In Poor Taste 

"Matt Wagner revels in the pulp roots of Grendel vs. The Shadow #1. With Grendel and the Shadow, Wagner gets to have a field day playing with gangsters, villains and antiheroes. Over his long career, those seem to be his storytelling passions as he continually returns to characters like Grendel. This comic gives him room to play around in the moral darkness that allows Grendel and the Shadow to exist. In Wagner’s stories, Grendel is the “hero” but in Wagner’s dark context, the word means little. The Shadow is a “good buy” but when you look at his thoughts and methods, the extremeness of them border (if not fully tip) into the realms of fascism. Neither of these characters are good guys but each are our protagonist. Wagner creates a story where it’s easy easy to get lost in their seductive ideologies and root for both characters.” - Newsarama 

"Greedy criminals. Flamboyant villains and stalwart heroes. Wisecracking dames in great dresses.  And, the nightlife of New York City as it hasn’t been seen on 80 years.  There’s something to be said about when a storyteller is at his peak, firing on all cylinders, and this is only the first issue.” - Fanboy Comics 

"I love the Shadow, so I love getting to have my say on the character a bit, and pitting him against Grendel feels right."
- Matt Wagner sits down with Newsarama to talk Grendel vs. The Shadow

Grendel vs. The Shadow #1 is in stores now! See free preview pages here!

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