The new miniseries marks the first comics appearance of the Fallbacks, a band consisting of Tess, an elf; Anson, a human fighter; Cazrin, a human wizard; Lark, a tiefling bard; Baldric, dwarf cleric; and Uggie, their otyugh companion, all of whom have strong, quirky personalities. In the comic, the group sets out on a quest for fame and treasure but ends up in a feud with a group of very annoying local adventurers.
“When I read the Jaleigh Johnson prose novel where the Fallbacks first appeared, my primary takeaway, which is also my highest praise, was that it felt like an actual D&D campaign I might play with my funniest, most subversive, and biggest-hearted friends,” Pak said in a statement accompanying the announcement.
“The Fallbacks is a fast-paced, character-driven adventure full of heart, humor, and heroic mayhem—the kind of story that reminds you why you fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons in the first place,” added Paul Morrissey, D&D Publishing Lead at Wizards of the Coast.
Dark Horse signed a licensing deal with Wizards of the Coast in 2024 for D&D and Magic: The Gathering comics (see “Dark Horse Nabs ‘Dungeons & Dragons,’ ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Licenses”). They published the crossover miniseries Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire earlier this year. Previously, IDW had been publishing D&D comics since 2010 and BOOM! Studios got the Magic license in 2021.
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