The rise and rise of roleplaying games over the last few years has been a joy to see - particularly to those of us who were keeping the faith when the genre fell out of fashion for a while. Today, the likes of Dungeons & Dragons are bigger than ever before, being regularly referenced on TV shows like Stranger Things, inspiring podcasts like Critical Role, and spawning hit blockbuster movies.
The history of the RPG is documented in a new graphic novel from writer Fred Van Lente, artist Tom Fowler, and colorist Bill Crabtree that will be published by Clover Press. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D&D, Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games takes us on a journey from the earliest pen and paper RPGs to our present moment. So good is the new book, DIE creator Kieron Gillen has said that it made him "envious," calling the new book "absolutely the most accessible and certainly the funniest" history of the genre. Here's Fowler's cover for the book.
