Explore iconic locations and fan-favorite characters from across the multiverse with these thrilling stories from the history of IDW’s Dungeons & Dragons comics!
First, journey into Eberron’s seedy back alleys with Abraxis Wren in Infestation and the 2012 Annual. Eberron is a world of swashbuckling action and dark fantasy, a world ruled by great dynasties and tempered by war. It holds many wonders, from dragonmarks to war-forged, deadly dungeons to elemental airships. Abraxis Wren is the most notorious Inquisitive in the city of Sharn. Along with his assistant and close friend, Torin, Abraxis solves cases in this metropolis known as the City of Towers...and occasionally finds himself in need of a vacation. Written by Paul Crilley with art by Valerio Schiti.
Then, delve into the fabled port city of Waterdeep in Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms. An unlikely band of heroes stumble into their usual troublemaking ways, but soon discover the dark corners of the wider Realms…the hard way! Legendary world builder and writer Ed Greenwood and artists Lee Ferguson and Sal Buscema, kick off a deadly tale with a kidnapping that is more—and less—than it seems.
Lastly, no D&D adventure would be complete without a trip to the Feywild. The 2022 Annual will transport readers into the whimsical Witchlight Carnival, a traveling circus filled with wild wonders aplenty. But its sensory splendors bring deep danger as well… The Wild Beyond the Witchlight adventure sourcebook that inspires this issue has been a sales smash hit. Featuring stories from writers Jim Zub and Ryan Cady with art by Eduardo Mello, Kyler Clodfelter, and Vincenzo Riccardi.
Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms fantasy world, which became the setting for his home D&D game in 1975. Play still continues in this long-running campaign, and Ed also keeps busy producing Realmslore for various TSR publications. Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon magazine and Polyhedron newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Association (RPGA) network, has written over 30 books and modules for TSR, and has been GenCon Game Fair guest of honor several times. In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk and has edited over a dozen small press magazines. He invented the character Elminster from the popular Forgotten Realms RPG series and currently resides in an old farmhouse in the countryside of Ontario, Canada.
Paul Crilley (who also writes thrillers under the pseudonym Paul Herron) has been writing professionally for the past 20 years. In that time, he has worked on over 27 television shows—one of which was nominated for an iEmmy—as a head writer, writer, script editor, and storyliner. Over the years, Paul has worked with Marvel, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC Universal, Anonymous Content, Krysten Ritter’s production company Silent Machine, Disney, the SyFy Channel, and IDW. He has written 12 novels, worked on five computer games, and also novelized Frank Miller’s seminal graphic novel Daredevil: The Man Without Fear for Marvel.
Explore iconic locations and fan-favorite characters from across the multiverse with these thrilling stories from the history of IDW’s Dungeons & Dragons comics!
First, journey into Eberron’s seedy back alleys with Abraxis Wren in Infestation and the 2012 Annual. Eberron is a world of swashbuckling action and dark fantasy, a world ruled by great dynasties and tempered by war. It holds many wonders, from dragonmarks to war-forged, deadly dungeons to elemental airships. Abraxis Wren is the most notorious Inquisitive in the city of Sharn. Along with his assistant and close friend, Torin, Abraxis solves cases in this metropolis known as the City of Towers...and occasionally finds himself in need of a vacation. Written by Paul Crilley with art by Valerio Schiti.
Then, delve into the fabled port city of Waterdeep in Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms. An unlikely band of heroes stumble into their usual troublemaking ways, but soon discover the dark corners of the wider Realms…the hard way! Legendary world builder and writer Ed Greenwood and artists Lee Ferguson and Sal Buscema, kick off a deadly tale with a kidnapping that is more—and less—than it seems.
Lastly, no D&D adventure would be complete without a trip to the Feywild. The 2022 Annual will transport readers into the whimsical Witchlight Carnival, a traveling circus filled with wild wonders aplenty. But its sensory splendors bring deep danger as well… The Wild Beyond the Witchlight adventure sourcebook that inspires this issue has been a sales smash hit. Featuring stories from writers Jim Zub and Ryan Cady with art by Eduardo Mello, Kyler Clodfelter, and Vincenzo Riccardi.
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Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms fantasy world, which became the setting for his home D&D game in 1975. Play still continues in this long-running campaign, and Ed also keeps busy producing Realmslore for various TSR publications. Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon magazine and Polyhedron newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Association (RPGA) network, has written over 30 books and modules for TSR, and has been GenCon Game Fair guest of honor several times. In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk and has edited over a dozen small press magazines. He invented the character Elminster from the popular Forgotten Realms RPG series and currently resides in an old farmhouse in the countryside of Ontario, Canada.
Paul Crilley (who also writes thrillers under the pseudonym Paul Herron) has been writing professionally for the past 20 years. In that time, he has worked on over 27 television shows—one of which was nominated for an iEmmy—as a head writer, writer, script editor, and storyliner. Over the years, Paul has worked with Marvel, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC Universal, Anonymous Content, Krysten Ritter’s production company Silent Machine, Disney, the SyFy Channel, and IDW. He has written 12 novels, worked on five computer games, and also novelized Frank Miller’s seminal graphic novel Daredevil: The Man Without Fear for Marvel.
