Title: Beowulf Comicon PromoDate: July, 2007
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writer: Chris Ryall
Art: Gabriel Rodriguez
Colorist: Jay Folos
Letterer: Robbie Robbins
Based On The Screenplay By: Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary
"Monster Grendel's tastes are plainish/For breakfast, just a couple Danish." - Maurice Sagoff.
IDW's preview of their comic based on the movie based on the ancient Anglo-Saxon epic. We get started with Grendel attacking Hrothgar's hall and tearing apart some of the Geatish warriors. Interestingly, Grendel refuses to fight Hrothgar himself, the first of several hints of a connection between the two that the Gaiman/Avary script adds in an attempt to "improve" a story that has endured for well over 1000 years. The fight scene is pretty standard comic fare, but the introduction of Grendel's mother gets is a bit more interesting, and the arrival of Beowulf in the land of the Geats is handled quite nicely. Visually, the combination of Gabriel Rodriguez's artwork and Jay Folos' coloring is stunning. While there is some wandering from the source material, there is also some obvious effort made to stay faithful to the original wherever possible.
Rating: 6/10
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