Matt Wagner

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Matt Wagner
Born	1961 Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker, Writer
Notable works	Mage; Grendel

Matt Wagner (born 1961) is an American comic book writer and artist best known as the creator of two irregular series, Mage and Grendel.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Interviews

[edit] Biography

Wagner was born on October 9, 1961 in Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Barbara Schutz (Diana Schutz's sister), their two children, (Brennan and Amanda), and three cats.

In addition to his creator-owned series' Mage and Grendel, he has also worked on comics featuring The Demon and Batman as well as such titles as Sandman Mystery Theatre and most recently Trinity, a DC Comics limited series featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

Recent projects include Madame Xanadu for Vertigo, with artist Amy Reeder Hadley.^[1]

He has also produced many comics covers, including painted ones for Green Arrow.

[edit] Bibliography

Comics work incldues:

• Grendel (Comico/Dark Horse, 1983)
• Mage (Comico/Image Comics, 1984-)
• Doctor Mid-Nite (DC, 1999)
• Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (art and script, DC, 2003)
• Batman: Faces serialised in Legends of the Dark Knight (DC)
• Batman/Riddler: The Riddle Factory (DC)
• Sandman Mystery Theatre (DC)
• Batman and the Monster Men (DC, 2006)
• Batman and the Mad Monk (DC, 2006-2007)
• Madame Xanadu (with Amy Reeder Hadley, Vertigo, June 2008)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Matt Wagner Batman Gallery

[edit] Interviews

• Podcast with Matt Wagner on Grendel's 25th Anniversary
• Interview with Matt Wagner (September 2006)

• Wagner Interview @ Legions of Gotham
• Matt Wagner on comics and the creative process, an interview with about-creativity.com August 26, 2007