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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · 15d

Hey gang...check out the FIRST 10 PAGES of art from DRACULA: BOOK III--THE COUNT thanks to our friends at BleedingCool! The Kickstarter campaign for this next volume in the epic saga by me and Kelley Jones is now live!
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Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com · 15d

Absolute Dracula Comes To London With Matt Wagner And Kelly Jones #dracula

Absolute Dracula Comes To London With Matt Wagner And Kelly Jones

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 25

Hey gang... Kelley Jones and I are thrilled to report that DRACULA: BOOK II--THE BRIDES is out the door to the printers! Thanks again to our many backers in both Kickstarter campaigns and new readers can still place orders here;
dracula-the-brides.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 23

Hey gang...here's a look at some more of the pre-done sketches I'll have available at the upcoming
@phoenixfanfusion.bsky.social in June. Come find me at the
@heroinitiative.bsky.social table for more original art and other cool stuff!

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 21

Hey gang... I'll be signing for the @heroinitiative.bsky.social at the upcoming @phoenixfanfusion.bsky.social in June! We'll also have a select number of copies of GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE, with premium remarque sketches like the one shown here. Find me at the Hero table!

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 20

Hey gang...here's an event-exclusive, signed & number print that we'll have available at the @heroinitiative.bsky.social table, where I'll be sitting at the upcoming Phoenix Fan Fusion convention in June. Hope to see you there!
www.phoenixfanfusion.com

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hey gang...I know I'm a day late but just wanted to add my contribution to Superman Day! Colors by Brennan Wagner.

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hey gang...big announcement! I'll be a guest at the Phoenix Fan Fusion in June! And I'll be sitting with the @heroinitiative! We'll have lots of cool stuff available that I'll be posting about soon. Hope to see you there! www.phoenixfanfusion.com

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 17

Hey gang...here's a recent interview I did with one of the Bandits. Thanks for having me on, gents!
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Matt Wagner

YouTube video by Dollar Bin Bandits

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hey gang...unfortunately, some sad news. Due to our "brilliant leader's" unprovoked trade war with the rest of the world, the entire second wave of LONGBOX HEROES collectible figures has been cancelled due to the newly-levied and crushing tariff rates on goods from China. Fuck.

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Apr 2

RIP--Val Kilmer.

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hey gang...the crowd-funding campaign for Wave 2 of the LONGBOX HEROES figures is now live! Order your; 1) Grendel-Christine Spar, 2) Grendel Prime and 3)Kevin Matchstick today! Hmm...and who could that Mystery Figure be?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fre...

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 24

Hey gang...here's some nice words for my final bow under the sadly-missed Vertigo banner--MADAME XANADU!
bamsmackpow.com/matt-wagner-...

Matt Wagner's Madame Xanadu: Giving a Background Character Her Time in the Spotlight

DC's catalogue is filled to the brim with characters that haven't gotten their due in various forms, even in the comic universe itself. One of those characters

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hey gang...time for another big announcement! Here's the link to the prelaunch page for the upcoming GRENDEL board game from Off the Page Games! Sign up now to be notified as soon as the campaign goes live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/min...

Coming soon: Grendel: The Game of Crime and Mayhem

Asymmetric gameplay with low learning curve!

www.kickstarter.com

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hey gang...here's the next piece of my original art up for bids on Ebay. This one's from GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE #2 published by Dark Horse Comics.
This auction ends Sunday, 3/23, at 4:34pm PST...7:34pm EST.
www.ebay.com/itm/29712154...

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hey gang...announcing the second wave of LONGBOX HEROES indy character figures --with 3 (ahem) of my creations; Christine Spar-Grendel, Grendel Prime and Kevin Matchstick. Available for advance order soon!
toynewsi.com/377-57071

Longbox Heroes Wave 2 Figures

Fresh Monkey Fiction will be launching a new Kickstarter on Monday (3/24) for their second wave of Longbox Heroes 5

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hey gang...here's the latest piece of my original art up for bids on Ebay! This one's from GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE #2. This auction ends Sunday, 3/16, at 4:32pm PST...7:32pm EST. Good luck, bidders!
www.ebay.com/itm/29709902...

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 7

Hey gang...here's a nice review of the new HC collected edition of GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE from @darkhorse.com. Thanks to our friends at @comicsbeat.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/trade-rating...

Trade Rating: Grendel Prime returns with DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE — DEFIANCE

Grendel Prime returns in Devil's Crucible -- Defiance, the latest miniseries by Matt Wagner, which is out in hardcover now.

www.comicsbeat.com

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 5

Hey gang...continuing our look at art from the first chapter of GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE, published by @darkhorse.com, as Prime's intel meet is interrupted by stormtroopers known as Anti-Grendels! Colors by Brennan Wagner.

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 5

Hey gang...in stores today--the hardcover collected edition of GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE, published by @darkhorse.com. Written & drawn by me, colors by Brennan Wagner.

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 5

Hey gang...here's the next piece of my original art up for bids on Ebay. This one's from GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE #2 as Grendel Prime prepares to kick some serious ass. This auction ends this Sunday, 3/9, at 4:59pm PST...7:59pm EST. Good luck, bidders!
www.ebay.com/itm/29707673...

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 2

Hey gang...here's neat throwback, a Retro Review of BATMAN/GRENDEL #1: DEVIL'S RIDDLE from the fine folks at @CBR.
www.cbr.com/batman-grend...

Batman/Grendel: Devil's Riddle #1 Retro Review - The Devil Went Down to Gotham

The first part of a crossover series between DC Comics' greatest detective Batman and the assassin turned New York City mob boss Grendel.

www.cbr.com

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Mar 1

Hey gang...time for a way cool announcement! Click on the link for a special message from the game's producer... @offthepagegames.bsky.social!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hey gang...continuing our look at art from GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE #1 published by
Dark Horse Comics. B&W art by me, colors by Brennan Wagner. Grendel Prime uncovers an illicit deal for forbidden solar tech since he knows that the best intel is often gleaned "from criminals and thieves."

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hey gang... from GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE #1 published by @darkhorse.com . B&W art by me, colors by Brennan Wagner . Searching for intel, Grendel Prime attends a Roach Market, this struggling world's venue for exchanging food, flesh, intoxicants, weapons and gear.

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mattwagnercomics.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social · Feb 25

Hey gang...continuing our look at art from GRENDEL: DEVIL'S CRUCIBLE--DEFIANCE #1 published by
@darkhorse.com. B&W art by me, colors by Brennan Wagner. Isolated in a world reduced to ruins, Grendel Prime must disguise himself to search for information.