Grendel #23

In "The Devil is Ecclesiastical: Chapter 23," Matt Wagner and Tim Sale deliver a sharp, unsettling dive into a world where faith, spectacle, and pharmaceuticals blur into one. As the pope’s death triggers a high-stakes election between Fairbanks and Robertson, a shadowy company named Laserus pushes a dangerous new drug called Primacin, all while the public remains entranced by Grendel’s violent spectacle and the promise of salvation. The cover by Ron Turner captures the era’s gritty tension, a 1.75 USD snapshot of a culture on the edge.