Matt Wagner

For the baseball player, see Matt Wagner (baseball).

Matt Wagner
Wagner at WonderCon 2009
Born	October 9, 1961 (1961-10-09) (age 50) Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Colorist
Notable works	Mage Grendel

Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel.

Early life

Wagner was born in Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]}

Career

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 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 numerous comics covers, including painted ones for Green Arrow.

He is currently writing a Green Hornet spin-off (one of several) for Dynamite Entertainment.

Personal life

Wagner currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Barbara Schutz (Diana Schutz's sister) and their two children.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

Mage: The Hero Defined, cover by Matt Wagner.

Comics work includes:

• Grendel (Comico/Dark Horse, 1983-)
• Mage (Comico/Image Comics, 1984-)
• The Demon (DC, 1987)
• The Terminator: One Shot (graphic novel, with writer James Robinson, Dark Horse Comics, 1991)
• 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 artist Amy Reeder Hadley, Vertigo, 2008–2010)

Awards

• 1988: Nominated for "Best Writer" Eisner Award, for Grendel

• 1993:
  • Won "Best Finite Series/Limited Series" Eisner Award, for Grendel: War Child
  • Nominated for "Best Writer/Artist" Eisner Award, for Legends of the Dark Knight: "Faces"
  • Nominated for "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award, for Legends of the Dark Knight: "Faces"
  • Nominated for "Best Inker" Eisner Award, for Grendel: War Child

• 1995: Nominated for "Best Writer" Eisner Award, for Sandman Mystery Theatre

• 1999:
  • Won "Best Anthology" Eisner Award, for Grendel: Black, White, and Red
  • Won "Best Short Story" Eisner Award, for "Devil's Advocate" in Grendel: Black, White, and Red #1
  • Nominated for "Best Writer" Eisner Award, for Grendel: Black, White, and Red

Notes

1. ^ Wagner Saws Madame Xanadu in Half with Vertigo, Comic Book Resources, April 11, 2008

References

• Matt Wagner at the Grand Comics Database
• Matt Wagner at the Comic Book DB
• Matt Wagner at Lambiek's Comiclopedia
• Matt Wagner on Marvel.com

External links

• Official website
• The Matt Wagner Gallery
• Matt Wagner Batman Gallery

Interviews

• Podcast interview with Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley on 2008's Madame Xanadu
• Podcast with Matt Wagner on Grendel's 25th Anniversary at Ccomixology
• 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

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Date of birth	October 9, 1961
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