created & written by MATT WAGNER

illustrated by PAT McEOWN

Back in print after most of a decade, Matt Wagner's Eisner Award-winningtale of the post-holocaust Grendel-ruled planet in ruins remains vital andentertaining. The Grendel-Khan, Orion Assante, is dead, leaving his only son asheir, a political pawn for the Khan's widow. The passing of the Khan, themilitary ruler of the earth, left the world warrior society in fragments, theonce-controlled planet shattered into rival clans and apocalyptic zombies. Butthe Khan left a paladin behind to protect his only son from political ping-pong,a half-man, half-machine weapon of ultimate destruction: Grendel-Prime! Uponkidnapping the rightful heir from his mother's "protection," Prime begins ahigh-speed chase, ending the lives of many and ultimately deciding the fate ofthe tattered world. As it did when first printed, Grendel: War Child featuresdynamic pencils by Patrick McEown and dynamic colors by Bernie Mireault.Additionally, this new printing will feature a brand new painted cover byGrendel creator Wagner himself. Vivat Grendel!

RETAILER ADVISORY: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. On sale December ?. FC, 304pg.