| Matt Wagner | |
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| Born | October 9, 1961 |
| Area | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Colourist |
Notable works | Mage Grendel |
| Awards | Inkpot Award, 1988 |
Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) [1] is an American comics artist and writer who is best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel .
Matt Wagner's childhood was spent in central Pennsylvania [2] (near State College, Pennsylvania) [3] and in Front Royal, Virginia. [4] His mother was an English teacher, and his father, a World War II veteran, worked for a "synthetic fibers corporation". [3]
Even during his grade school years, Wagner knew he wanted to create comic books. [3] He was in the Class of 1979 [5] at Warren County High School in Front Royal, Virginia. [4] For two years he attended college in Virginia at James Madison University, but he transferred to art school [2] at Philadelphia College of Art. [3] [4]
Matt Wagner's first published comic book work was Comico Primer #2 (1982), which was the first appearance of Grendel. [6] In addition to his creator-owned series Mage and Grendel, [7] he has worked on comics featuring the Demon and Batman [8] as well as such titles as Sandman Mystery Theatre . [9] In 1991, he illustrated part of the "Season of Mists" story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series. [10] [11] He wrote and drew Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity a limited series featuring DC's three major heroes in 2003. [12] He followed it with Batman and the Monster Men [13] and Batman and the Mad Monk [14] in 2006. [15]
His other projects include Madame Xanadu for Vertigo, with artist Amy Reeder Hadley. [16] [17] He has produced numerous comics covers, including painted ones for Green Arrow [8] and has written several Green Hornet limited series for Dynamite Entertainment. [18]
Outside comics, Wagner provided art for the 1984 Villains & Vigilantes adventure Battle Above the Earth written by Steven Crow.
In April 2022, Wagner contributed to Operation USA's benefit anthology book, Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a project spearheaded by IDW Publishing Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier. Its profits were donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [19] [20] Wagner produced a new Grendel story featuring Hunter Rose for the anthology. [20]
Wagner prefers to use Faber-Castell's Pitt Artist Pens. [3]
Wagner is married to Barbara Schutz, the sister of his editor, Diana Schutz. [3] They have resided in the Portland, Oregon metro area, [2] including in West Linn, Oregon. [4] Barbara Wagner has worked as an English teacher, like Matt Wagner's mother was. [3] He has mentioned that he has a son. [3]
Studied at Philadelphia College of Art. Went to Warren County High School. Lives in West Linn, Oregon. From Front Royal, Virginia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)Matt Wagner headed to DC Comics to write and illustrate this three-issue prestige-format series that retold the original meeting between Batman and Superman and heroine Wonder Woman.
Madame Xanadu was a relatively minor player in the DC Universe, but [Matt] Wagner, assisted by stunning art by Amy Hadley, crafted a first-class tale.
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