The heroes of Dungeons & Dragons are going on a new quest in an ongoing comic series presented by Dark Horse and Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast division. The high-fantasy epic across the Forgotten follows Mad Mage Mordenkainen as he puts together a team of Faerûn heroes like Volo, Tasha, and others.

The book is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Star Trek: The Last Starship), penciled by Ibraim Roberson (Star Wars), inked by newcomer Arabson Oliveira, and colored by Dan Brown (X-Men). Each issue contains exclusive backmatter like essays from well known RPG personalities and game assets for D&D campaigns. Erika Ishii, a voice actor and Dimension 20 live play talent, is writing an essay for the first issue.

“This book is the very definition of a passion project for us,” Kelly said. “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.”

“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,” Lanzing said. “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.”

Dungeons & Dragons #1 features 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). The book debuts on November 4, 2026.