Summary
- Dark Horse Comics has announced it will launch fresh comic book versions of
Magic: The Gathering
and
Dungeons & Dragons
, bringing both beloved franchises back into the comic medium. - New stories featuring iconic characters from both universes are set to be released in 2025, as part of the ongoing celebration of
Magic: The Gathering’s
50th anniversary. - Collaborating with Hasbro’s Wizards of the West Coast, Dark Horse Comics aims to honor these franchises by creating new and exciting content that will excite longtime fans, and attract new ones.
Dark Horse Comics is preparing to send a hefty blessing to fans of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons – launching fresh comic book incarnations of both celebrated franchises, with the worlds of the beloved tabletop fantasy games offering an endlessly rich opportunity for fantastic comic stories. This is especially exciting for those who are avid fans of all things related to sorcery and everything these franchises influenced.
Dark Horse Comics announced plans to release both new comics and new graphic novels, containing original stories that will be expanding on the universes of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Both are set to be released in 2025, in honor of celebrating Magic: The Gathering’s 50th anniversary.
With a dedicated, enthusiastic and wholly knowledgeable creative team onboard, Dark Horse Comics hopes to celebrate Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, and their contributions to the fantasy genre, by crafting stories longtime fans can enjoy, while also drawing new fans in by presenting the franchises in a new context.
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“Dungeons & Dragons” And “Magic: The Gathering” Are Returning To Comics
Dark Horse Announces New Series & Graphic Novels
[Dark Horse Senior Editor Spencer] Cushing makes it sound as if he, the Dark Horse Comics brand, and everyone involved is dedicated to doing right by both franchises.
Dark Horse Comics will be collaborating with Hasbro’s Wizards of the West Coast to work on new content for both Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. This will mark the first time since the 1990s that Wizards of the West Coast and Dark Horse worked together to produce a Magic comic, when they produced the graphic novel, Magic: The Gathering: Gerrard’s Quest. Further, it will be the first time since 2010 that a Dungeons & Dragons comic will be published by a company that isn’t IDW, who housed the license for 15 years.
As readers await more information regarding these works and who will be involved in the creative process, Senior Editor Spencer Cushing had this to say:
If you’d told my 12-year-old self I’d get to work with incredible writers and artists to craft comics for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, alongside such thoughtful and creative stewards of these licenses, I wouldn’t have believed you. The opportunity to work with Wizards of the Coast is a dream come true.
Without hinting too heavily at which artists and writers could be involved already, Cushing makes it sound as if he, the Dark Horse Comics brand, and everyone involved is dedicated to doing right by both franchises. As such, fans can rest easy that only the most knowledgeable and passionate creative minds will be attached to each of these projects.
Dark Horse Comics Has A Multiverse Of Magic & Dungeons To Build On
A Highly Anticipated New Era For Both Franchises
The voices representing both franchises suggest they are prioritizing expanding the lore of their respective tales.
Similarly, the Vice President of Creative, Magic: The Gathering, Jackie Jones, had this to say:
We’re so excited to be teaming up with the incredible creatives at Dark Horse to invite fans and newcomers alike into the iconic fantasy world that has defined Magic: The Gathering for the past 30 years, told through a fresh new lens. Each series will feature epic, high-stakes stories across Magic’s visually stunning, diverse multiverse, told through the eyes of our most iconic, complex, and compelling heroes and anti-heroes – giving readers the opportunity to experience what makes Magic so unique and awesome.
In the same vein, Jess Lanzillo, vice president of franchise and product for Dungeons & Dragons had this to say about the D&D brand:
This collaboration is akin to forging a legendary magical item! Dark Horse is just so awesome at bringing fantastical worlds to life on the page. With D&D’s vast, imaginative realms and 50 years of thrilling adventure as their canvas, I’m excited to see what will unfold. This collaboration feels like the start of something truly special.
The voices representing both franchises suggest they are prioritizing expanding the lore of their respective tales. This means they are just as committed to having their comics open the door as a gateway to new fans, as well as rewarding old fans for years of dedication. Anyone following these Dark Horse Comics has a lot to be excited about.
