Matt Wagner has enjoyed a career in comics for over twenty
years. Born and educated in Pennsylvania, his
first published work was a short story that would introduce one of
comicdom's most respected creator-owned characters--the mastermind
assassin, Grendel.
Best known for this epic creation and his other, more personal
allegory, Mage, Matt has also worked on a variety of
established characters. These include his
ground-breaking work on the character of Batman villain, Two-Face, in the
graphic novel, Faces, as well as a five-year stint both
developing and generating the stories for the fan-favorite Vertigo title,
Sandman Mystery Theatre.
His more recent efforts in this vein have included writing the Dr. Mid-Nite mini-series for DC Comics and serving as the
regular cover artist on the Kevin Smith-penned relaunch of Green Arrow.
Known for his character-driven stories and his obvious love of the
world's mythologies, Matt has also enjoyed the distinction of being one of
the only writer/artists allowed to team his own creation with one of DC's
flagship characters in two successive Batman/Grendel
crossovers.
In the past few years, Matt has also written and drawn several high
profile projects for DC; a three-issue prestige series starring Superman,
Batman, and Wonder Woman; titled Trinity and a year-long,
project which comprised two mini-series that chronicled some of the
earliest aspects of Batman’s career, collectively titled Dark Moon Rising.
This year sees the 25th anniversary of Grendel and Matt is hard at work on a variety of projects to
commemorate this significant milestone.
