Matt Wagner Chronicles The Death Of Margo Lane

Legendary comic creator Matt Wagner (Grendel, Batman: Faces) writes and draws the ultimate adventure of the Shadow for Dynamite Entertainment with The Shadow: The Death of Margo Lane TP (OCT171505)!

"I’ve been a longtime Shadow fan for many, many years," Wagner says. "Over the course of my career, I’ve not only enjoyed distinction for my own characters and storylines but I’ve also been lucky enough to work on so very many of the titles that inspired me as a youngster. Of those many pop culture icons, the last one on my bucket list was to someday get a crack at The Shadow. I first got that opportunity by writing and providing cover art for Year One. Then, I followed that up by both writing and drawing Grendel Vs. The Shadow. And I found that I really loved drawing The Shadow and the 1930s setting that frames his adventures. When I came up with the idea for this series, I knew I wanted to draw it as well!”

For years, Margo Lane has served as The Shadow's faithful "friend and companion", the closest and most intimate of all his many agents. But when will that proximity to The Shadow's dark and violent world take its ultimate toll on her? And what effect will his lover's loss have on the driven and brooding Master of Darkness? This series presents a powerful and resonant tale in the sort of pulse-pounding pulp style that only Matt Wagner could deliver.

"Working with Matt remains a high water mark in my career and with each and every project we work on together, my respect and admiration for his skills as a storyteller grows beyond bounds I thought possible," says Senior Editor Joseph Rybandt. "Working in pure pulp mode, with the definitive pulp character, Matt is a force of nature."

"We've worked with Matt as a writer on quite a few great series at Dynamite, and he's graced series with covers," says Dynamite CEO/Publisher Nick Barrucci. "This is the first time we have been fortunate enough to have Matt both write AND draw a series at Dynamite, making this one of the most important books that we will have published to date."

The Shadow: The Death of Margo Lane TP (OCT171505) is in comic shops December 6.