Dungeons & Dragons (IDW Publishing)
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Publisher | IDW Publishing |
Schedule | Bi-monthly |
Publication date | August 2010 - present |
Number of issues | 38 |
Dungeons & Dragons is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based on the 4th Edition core setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Role-playing game.[1]
The series has so far included one ongoing series, four mini-series, and an annual.
The Series[edit | edit source]
Dungeons & Dragons[edit | edit source]
The ongoing series of Dungeons & Dragons started in August 2010, with an issue 0 that introduced the major characters. It then continued with issue 1 in November of that year. 16 issues have been released so far. The last issue was released in February 2012. Since then, the comic has been on indefinite hiatus.
Dark Sun[edit | edit source]
Dark Sun is a five-issue limited series that was released, starting in January 2011, based on the Dark Sun campaign setting.[1]
The Legend of Drizzt: Neverwinter Tales[edit | edit source]
The Legend of Drizzt: Neverwinter Tales, also a five-issue mini-series, started in August 2011. It was written by R.A. Salvatore and based on his famous D&D character, Drizzt Do'Urden, from the Forgotten Realms setting.[1]
Eberron[edit | edit source]
A two-issue mini-series that was part of the IDW-wide Infes2ation crossover in February 2012. The series is based on the Eberron campaign setting.[2] Then in April 2012, the 2012 Dungeons & Dragons Annual was published, again set in Eberron.
Forgotten Realms[edit | edit source]
Forgotten Realms is a five-issue mini-series that was released, starting in May 2012, based on original characters in the Forgotten Realms setting.[3]
Forgotten Realms: Cutter[edit | edit source]
Forgotten Realms: Cutter is a five-issue mini-series that started in April 2013.[4]
Collected editions[edit | edit source]
The series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:
Title | Material collected | ISBN |
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Volume 1: Shadowplague | Dungeons & Dragons #0-5 | ISBN 1-60010-922-5 |
Dark Sun: Ianto's Tomb | Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun #1-5 | ISBN 1-60010-996-9 |
Volume 2: First Encounters | Dungeons & Dragons #6-11 | ISBN 1-61377-084-7 |
The Legend of Drizzt: Neverwinter Tales | Dungeons & Dragons: Drizzt #1-5 | ISBN 1-61377-156-8 |
Volume 3: Down | Dungeons & Dragons #12-15 | ISBN 1-61377-178-9 |
Infestation 2 Volume 3 | Infestation 2: Dungeons & Dragons #1-2 and others (non-DnD) | ISBN 1-61377-353-6 |
Reprints[edit | edit source]
IDW began printing trade paperback collections of earlier Dungeons & Dragons series by other publishers starting in March 2011.
A list of reprints:
- Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Classics: (collecting the DC Comics Forgotten Realms series)
- Volume 1 (collects Forgotten Realms #1-8, 204 pages, March 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-863-1)
- Volume 2 (collects Forgotten Realms #9-14 and TSR Worlds Annual, 224 pages, October 2011, ISBN 978-1-61377-014-6)
- Volume 3 (collects Forgotten Realms #15-18 and Annual #1, 164 pages, May 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-201-0)
- Dungeons & Dragons Classics: (collecting the DC Comics Advanced Dungeons & Dragons series)
- Volume 1 (collects Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #1-8, 200 pages, May 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-895-2)
- Volume 2 (collects Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #9-18, 256 pages, November 2011, ISBN 978-1-61377-064-1)
- Volume 3 (collects Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #19-26 and 1990 Annual, 260 pages, June 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-219-5)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms - The Legend of Drizzt Omnibus: (collecting the Devil's Due Publishing Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt series)
- Volume 1 (collects Homeland #1-3, Exile #1-3, and Sojourn #1-3, 424 pages, September 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-997-3)
- Volume 2 (collects The Crystal Shard #1-3, Streams of Silver #1-3, and The Halfling's Gem #1-3, 460 pages, September 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-395-6)