Mage

    (COMICO, 1984-1986, 1998-1999)
™ and ©1986 Matt Wagner

Matt Wagner’s Mage was a complex mix of mythology and action-adventure. Its hero was a man named Kevin, who finds himself reluctantly cast as a hero, then discovers he is unable to part with the power once he has it. On the surface, Mage is about Kevin’s struggle against shapeshifters called the Gracklefinks. But the true story is played out on many levels, as Kevin discovers his true role as a latter-day King Arthur, and that his enemies are agents of a primal evil.

Wagner’s Grendel played a pivotal role in this series (and indeed, was killed in issue #13). Fans of the Grendel series that Wagner later did for Comico would be well advised to check out Mage as well.
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1984
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    1st Appearance of Kevin Matchstick
    13 copies from $29.95
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    Oct 2010
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Image First reprint; Indicia reads title as Image Firsts: Mage-The Hero Discovered #1
    1 copy for $2.50
  • 2
    #2
    Jul 1984
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    13 copies from $0.99
  • 3
    #3
    Sep 1984
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    11 copies from $5.00
  • 4
    #4
    Nov 1984
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    8 copies from $10.00
  • 5
    #5
    Jan 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    8 copies from $2.25
  • 6
    #6
    Mar 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Grendel
    5 copies from $17.00
  • 7
    #7
    May 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    9 copies from $2.00
  • 8
    #8
    Jul 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    12 copies from $2.00
  • 9
    #9
    Sep 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    11 copies from $2.00
  • 10
    #10
    Dec 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    13 copies from $2.00
  • 11
    #11
    Feb 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    12 copies from $0.99
  • 12
    #12
    Apr 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    13 copies from $2.00
  • 13
    #13
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Death of Edsel; Death of Grendel I (Hunter Rose)
    12 copies from $1.95
  • 14
    #14
    Aug 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    12 copies from $2.75
  • 15
    #15
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Final Issue; Giant-size
    18 copies from $1.75
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Jan 1987
    Cover: $12.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #1-5 Starblaze Graphics; Mage One The Hero Discovered Book 1
    3 copies from $27.00
  • Bk 2
    Book #2
    Mar 1987
    Cover: $12.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #3-4 Starblaze Graphics; The Hero Discovered Book 2
    3 copies from $9.50
  • Bk 2-2
    Book #2 - 2nd printing
    Dec 1998
    Cover: $5.95
    Collects issues #3-4; Published by Image; The Hero Discovered Book 2
    1 copy for $16.00
  • Bk 3
    Book #3
    Jan 1999
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #12-15; Published by Starblaze Graphics; The Hero Discovered Book 3
    3 copies from $9.98
  • Bk 3-2
    Book #3 - 2nd printing
    Jan 1999
    Cover: $5.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Image reprint
    2 copies from $8.00
  • Bk 4
    Book #4
    Feb 1999
    Cover: $5.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #7-8; The Hero Discovered Book 4
    4 copies from $4.98
  • Bk 5
    Book #5
    Apr 1999
    Cover: $6.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #9-10; The Hero Discovered Book 5
    4 copies from $7.00
  • Bk 6
    Book #6
    Jun 1999
    Cover: $6.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #11-12; The Hero Discovered Book 6
    3 copies from $5.98
  • Bk 7
    Book #7
    Jul 1999
    Cover: $6.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #13-14; Published by Image; The Hero Discovered Book 7
    5 copies from $5.75
  • Bk 8
    Book #8
    Sep 1999
    Cover: $6.95
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects issues #15-16; Published by Image; The Hero Discovered Book 8
    2 copies from $4.00
  • CS 1
    Collector's Set #1
    Jul 2017
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects Mage #0-8 published by Image Comics; The Hero Discovered Book 1
    1 copy for $14.98
  • Dlx 1
    Deluxe Set #1
    Cover: $29.99
    W: Matt Wagner  ·  A: Matt Wagner
    Collects Mage #1-15; Published by Image; ca. 2006
    1 copy for $24.00