Grendel creator Matt Wagner teased a new project is in the works and will synchronize with Netflix's upcoming television adaptation.
Wagner tweeted a photo of a brand-new, massively-sized Grendel project created by him and colorist Brennan Wagner. "We've got something a bit different for today's GRENDEL MONDAY!" he teased in the caption. "Here I am laying down my pen at the completion of an exciting and as-yet-to-be announced GRENDEL project, conceived and created to synchronize with the upcoming GRENDEL tv series from [Netflix]!" He wrote in a follow-up tweet, "This project features 120 pages of all-new story and art by me and colors by [Brennan Wagner]. More info to come from [Dark Horse Comics]!"
Grendel first published in 1982 by Comico before later moving to Dark Horse Comics. The early stories of Grendel introduced Hunter Rose, a criminal who works as both an author and a masked assassin. When Hunter is eventually killed by his nemesis, Argent, he's replaced by a number of others who take on the Grendel mantle, including Christine Spar and Brian Li Sung. Hunter has also remained a prominent figure Wagner has revisited in Grendel throughout the years, including in 1998's Grendel: Black, White and Red and 2007's Grendel: Behold the Devil. The last entry in the series was Grendel: Devil's Odyssey, which concluded in 2021.
Grendel's Live-Action Debut
A live-action Grendel Netflix series was announced in 2021 and will see The Walking Dead: World Beyond's Abubakr Ali star as Hunter. Coming from showrunner, writer and executive producer Andrew Dabb, Grendel will also star Julian Black Antelope, Jaime Ray Newman, Madeline Zima, Kevin Corrigan, Emma Ho, Erik Palladino, Brittany Allen and Andy Mientus as Larry Stohler.
"I couldn’t be more thrilled about the Grendel saga, one of the longest-running independent comics series, finally being translated into live-action for the screen," Wagner previously said of the series. "Under the sharp guidance of showrunner Andrew Dabb, our incredible creative team, sure-to-be stellar cast and Dark Horse Entertainment have teamed with Netflix to produce this provocative adaptation that will bring my characters and concepts to an all new audience and yet still provide excitement and surprises for die-hard fans. I’m especially excited to see Abubakr Ali bring the character of Grendel/Hunter Rose to life — he has the charisma, style and vital edginess that I’ve been envisioning in the role for years."
Source: Twitter