In 2008, Graphic Universe published Beowulf: Monster Slayer, with the story adapted by Paul D. Storrie and artist Ron Randall. According to the introduction, the creative team was consulted by Andrew Scheil of the University of Minnesota and a number of sources are noted at the end, including the Burton Raffel, E. Talbot Donaldson, and Ian Serraillier translations of the poem. From all appearances, great pains were taken to enable the writer and artist to present the poem as accurately as possible, at least for the portions of the poem that are represented.
This adaptation begins with Beowulf and his men arriving in Denmark, and the background information about Grendel’s attacks is told through Beowulf relating what he has heard about them to the sentry. The key elements seem to be represented, including Beowulf’s statement that he will use no weapons because Grendel uses none, Unferth offering his sword in the fight with Grendel’s mother, the four warriors carrying Grendel’s head back to Heorot, etc. Much like the Bingham version, there is a good flow between text and graphics, with this particular version relying on prose and, like Bingham’s, this also focuses only on the battles, avoiding the digressions. Beowulf is characterized as being roughly the same stature as his fellow warriors, while the creatures he fights are shown to be roughly twice his size or larger.
This adaptation begins with Beowulf and his men arriving in Denmark, and the background information about Grendel’s attacks is told through Beowulf relating what he has heard about them to the sentry. The key elements seem to be represented, including Beowulf’s statement that he will use no weapons because Grendel uses none, Unferth offering his sword in the fight with Grendel’s mother, the four warriors carrying Grendel’s head back to Heorot, etc. Much like the Bingham version, there is a good flow between text and graphics, with this particular version relying on prose and, like Bingham’s, this also focuses only on the battles, avoiding the digressions. Beowulf is characterized as being roughly the same stature as his fellow warriors, while the creatures he fights are shown to be roughly twice his size or larger.