Grendel (comics): Difference between revisions

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This is only one of the few series where the story can continue after the main character's death. There are stories set in the near future, with Stacy Palumbo's daughter, Christine Spar, who wrote a book about Grendel, and even stories in the far, far future, where Grendel has become something of a religion.

Has nothing to do with [[~~Beowulf (Literature)|~~Beowulf]].

Has nothing to do with [[Beowulf]].

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** Most later Grendels also qualify, though Grendel Prime is a [[Badass Abnormal]], and Brian Li Sung is an [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]].

* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: Argent the Wolf

* [[Blade On a Stick]]: Hunter Rose's 'fork', a weapon also favored by Christine Spar and Eppy Thatcher

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Hunter Rose's 'fork', a weapon also favored by Christine Spar and Eppy Thatcher

* [[Break the Cutie]]: What happens to Stacy, beginning with Hunter's death and ending with her husband/therapist raping her and killing himself.

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Orion Assante, [[Twincest|with twins]], even.

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* [[Flanderization]]: In ''Devil by the Deed'', Matt Wagner takes great pains to balance out Hunter Rose's criminal activities with his compassion towards Stacy; later works revisiting this particular character turns him into an unrepentant killer and implies that Hunter believes Stacy is the reincarnation of his dead lover Jocasta. Wagner has admitted he is less fond of Hunter Rose today.

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Hunter Rose will die on the roof of the Broadway Masonic Temple following a battle with Argent. The very first page of the very first issue, back in 1983, starts with both characters there.

* [[Fun ~~With~~ Acronyms]]: The '''C'''onfederacy '''O'''f '''P'''olice in the Eppy Thatcher/Orion Assante arc.

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: The '''C'''onfederacy '''O'''f '''P'''olice in the Eppy Thatcher/Orion Assante arc.

* [[Gentleman Thief]]: Grendel seems like this ''until he stabs you in the eyes.''

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Argent the Wolf, an [[Anti-Hero]] example who's determined to take down Hunter Rose.

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* [[Samurai]]: Orion Assante's Grendel army in later series has major overtones of this, right down to the [[Seppuku|ritual suicides]] and the [[Katanas Are Just Better|standard-issue katanas.]]

** Grendel Tales back covers feature a motif of the symbols of individual Grendel clans. One of them is clearly based on [[Iconic Logo|Japanese mon]].

* [[Screwed By the Network]]: The title saw a delay of several years due to the bankruptcy of its original publisher (Comico). During the interim, Comico's owners tried to claim Grendel as a company asset and prevent Wagner from taking the character elsewhere. This also held up Dark Horse reprints of the Comico issues, which eventually went through without further complications.

* [[Screwed by the Network]]: The title saw a delay of several years due to the bankruptcy of its original publisher (Comico). During the interim, Comico's owners tried to claim Grendel as a company asset and prevent Wagner from taking the character elsewhere. This also held up Dark Horse reprints of the Comico issues, which eventually went through without further complications.

* [[Shared Universe]]: The "Grendel Tales" spinoffs, taking place after the Grendel ideal's ascent to world domination, and involving characters who aren't actual avatars of Grendel.

* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: a huge chunk of ''Behold the Devil'' was about Lucas Ottoman interviewing people about Grendel and eventually coming to realize that he was Hunter Rose. Of course, the readers know nobody knew who Grendel was until ''after'' his death, but it's still shocking when {{spoiler|Grendel nonchalantly slits his throat and sets him on fire}}. More than that, Lucas's girlfriend, Detective Liz Sparks {{spoiler|loses an eye, six fingers, and is burned over forty percent of her body}}. Wagner really doesn't want you to like Grendel.

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** Given that cybernetics and similar leaps in technology are available, [[Zeerust|the 80s fashion is still overwhelming.]] Despite coming later, The Devil Inside fits this trope better, as only Wiggins' cybernetic eye gets much showcase.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]

* [[Villain ~~With~~ Good Publicity]]: Hunter Rose is an uppercrust bestselling author, as is Christine Spar. Tujiro is a respected Kabuki performer and {{spoiler|centuries later, Pope.}}

* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Hunter Rose is an uppercrust bestselling author, as is Christine Spar. Tujiro is a respected Kabuki performer and {{spoiler|centuries later, Pope.}}

** To say nothing of the Khans themselves.

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Lots, including Captain Wiggins, Brian Li Sung, Laurel Kennedy and Abner Heath.