Post by VivatGrendel.com on Jul 3, 2007 6:45:52 GMT -5
name: CHRISTINE SPAR, aka Chrisine Powell
first appearance: Grendel #1 (1984)
status: Deceased, died in battle with Argent
comic appearances: Grendel: Devil's Legacy, Grendel: Behold the Devil
bio:
**A MOTHER IN PAIN**
The daughter of HUNTER ROSE'S adopted daughter STACY, CHRISTINE POWELL spent her entire life trying to shake off the ugly vestiges of a legacy she never really knew. Even the untimely death of her husband, war correspondant Peter Spar, served only to remind her of the bloody heritage thrust upon her not only by the world at large, but indeed, by her very lineage. finally, CHRISTINE decided to exorcise these inner demons by undertaking an in-depth examination of the man whom her mother ahd actually succeeded in killing. This investigation served instead to awaken in her an even deeper fascination for the man known as GRENDEL, and the result was the now-infamous book, Devil by the Deed.
It was shortly after the advent of her newfound notoriety as an author that CHRISTINE and her young son ANSON attended a kabuki theater performance at Radio City Music Hall. At first, CHRISTINE found herself entranced with the star dancer, TUJIRO XIV, but in a subsequent backstage meeting she was soon repulsed by his boldly lascivious manner. As she tucked ANSON into bed later that night, little did CHRISTINE suspect that this would be the last time she would ever see her only son alive.
**A NIGHTMARE IN DISGUISE**
When the police investigations yielded nothing on ANSON'S disappearance, CHRISTINE took up the chase herself and soon made a startling discovery: a trail of disappearances, all of young boys and all coinciding with the nationwide tour schedule of TUJIRO'S kabuki troupe. Grief-stricken, but focused with a cold and unreasoning hatred, CHRISTINE set about the task either of rescuing or of revenging her missing child. Knowing this would take her into the realm outside the law, CHRISTINE resolved to disguise herself behind a persona that literally embodied the contemptuous emotions in which she was slowly drowning. Stealing the original mask and fork of HUNTER ROSE, she set off for the west coast and the spirit of GRENDEL was thus again born.
In San Francisco, she eventually caught up with the traveling sho and began a covert espionage of her suspect, which soon revealed even more shocking facts. TUJIRO was, in fact, a vampire who not only displayed a marked taste for young boys but also doubled as the head of an international slavery ring.
It was here that CHRISTINE SPAR'S trail of vengeance hit an unexpected snag. Throughout her intricate hunt for the monster TUJIRO, she had found herself becoming involved with the stage manager of the kabuki theater's latest venue, BRIAN LI SUNG. When CHRISTINE discovered that TUJIRO intended to kidnap BRIAN to serve as the latest slave in his insidious schemes, her rage finally exploded and the stage was set for the final confrontation.
After a fierce and bloody battle that failed to bag her intended prey but did succeed in breaking the vampire's ring of power, CHRISTINE was forced to flee both the city on the bay and the gentle young man she had come to love.
**A MONSTER IN HIDING**
Although she did her best to leave both the persona and her actions as GRENDEL behind, CHRISTINE soon found herself swept along in the hatred and fear that had marked the life of her predecessor. Back in New York, she was immediately hounded by both the police and GRENDEL'S original nemesis, ARGENT THE WOLF. When BRIAN LI SUNG followed her back to the east coast, he soon fell victim to this police brutality, and CHRISTINE finally gave herself over to the all-consuming anger of GRENDEL. In a battle that seemed written by the cruel hand of destiny, she finally met her end at the hands of the vicious ARGENT, but not before she succeeded in killing the monstrous wolf as well. The legacy of GRENDEL, it seems, had at least seen its end...........or had it?
exerpts taken from Grendel Cycle
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