Grendel Tales: The Devil in Our Midst

In 1994, Dark Horse expanded Matt Wagner's Grendel mythos with this five-issue miniseries, written by Steve Seagle and illustrated by Paul Grist. The story shifts the focus to a new corner of the Grendel universe, following a journalist investigating a series of brutal murders in a decaying city. Seagle and Grist craft a tense, noir-inflected thriller that explores the legacy of violence and the nature of the Grendel curse without directly featuring the classic Hunter Rose. It stands as a key early expansion of the Grendel saga, showcasing how the franchise’s themes could thrive in different hands.