Way back on Wednesday (July 22), we brought you the surprise news that Dark Horse is launching a new, ongoing Dungeons & Dragons comic book series. Well, now it’s officially official, and we’ve got covers and quotes galore.
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with pencils by Ibraim Roberson, inks by Arabson Oliveira, colors by Dan Brown, and letters by Haley Rose-Lyon, the comic will also feature, per PR, “essays from RPG personalities or Dungeon & Dragons campaign assets that will be exclusive to the single issues.”
“This book is the very definition of a passion project for us,” said Kelly via press release. “We’ve been roleplaying together for as long as we’ve been a writing team, which is only slightly less than we’ve been friends. Playing D&D is how we started to fuse our individual storytelling instincts into the incredible blade of our partnership; if a table wants to tell imaginative, emotional stories, then it needs to work off of a core of collaboration, creativity and trust. It’s one of the reasons that we think D&D is one of the greatest games ever made. Yes, the mechanics and game design are tip-top – yes, its magic system is incredible and we will be using it to its ABSOLUTE FULLEST – but MOST IMPORTANTLY…D&D is a game that can never be ‘won’, but which can make you a better person through playing. Of course, player catharsis only comes from character pain…and sadly for our characters, we’re about to end the world.”
Added Lanzing in a rare non-joint statement, “Dungeons & Dragons is a distillation of everything we love about story – a collision of arcane prophesy, ever-growing characters, and wild spectacle, wrapped in a mystery that reaches to the very beginnings of D&D itself. Ibraim, Esad, and our entire artistic team are laboring to push this story as hard as we possibly can – this is the new ongoing, flagship D&D story and every issue, we’re going to fulfill that promise. This is the fantasy comic we’ve been desperate to bring into the world – not another deconstruction, but a timeless tale made with everything modern comics has to offer. Whether you’re new to the Forgotten Realms or a level 20 paladin looking for the next ground shaking fantasy epic, Dungeons & Dragons is for you.”
Dungeon & Dragons #1 hits stores on November 4, 2026 with covers by “Esad Ribić, D&D 5e Key Art Artist Tyler Jacobson, Antonio José Manzanedo (foil variant), Karen Darboe, Mateus Manhanini, and Eric Canete (1:25 ratio variant). Erika Ishii, voice actor and live play talent on Dimension 20, will write an essay for the backmatter.”
Check out the official synopsis and covers below:
A draconic apocalypse approaches the Forgotten Realms, and it has one name on its lips: MORDENKAINEN. Now, stripped of his magic but never out of the fight, the most powerful wizard in all reality will need the help of Faerûn’s most legendary heroes to restore the balance.
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