The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons has inspired many comics since the tabletop gaming renaissance of the 2010s. In addition to the official comics licensed by Wizards of the Coast, D&D has crossed over into other comic franchises, and "actual play" podcasts like The Adventure Zone and Critical Role have started adapting their in-game storylines into graphic novels.

In this guide we walk you through all the comics in our collection inspired by Dungeons and Dragons.

Updated December 10, 2024
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Wellington City Libraries Youth team at Wellington City Libraries
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Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons
Houser, Jody
Paper Book
Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, watch Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood. See the party come together as a team through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about...
Stranger things. Erica the great
Lore, Danny
Paper Book
In this Middle Grade foray into the 80's-nostalgia hit series from Netflix, when Erica's frenemy loses track of her mother's prized Parakeet, the two will have to work together to return the bird safe and sound, or deal with the consequences. They learn that even the toughest and smartest people...
The adventure zone. Here there be gerblins
McElroy, Clint
Paper Book
Welcome to The Adventure Zone! If your heart sings for Critical Role and Dimension 20, you'll want to dive right into this gorgeous graphic novel adaptation of the trailblazing D&D podcast, which illustrates exploits of three lovable dummies on their journey from small...
The adventure zone. 2, Murder on the Rockport Limited!
McElroy, Clint
Paper Book
In this second outing in The Adventure Zone saga, we rejoin hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades-in-arms Taako, Magnus, and Merle on a wild careen through a D&D railroad murder mystery. Before Critical Role and Dimension 20 took the nerd world by storm, the...
Critical Role: the Mighty Nein Origins Library Edition Volume 1
Castellucci, Cecil
Paper Book
This first of two volumes collects the whimsical, tragic, and sometimes haunting backstories of Jester Lavorre, Caleb Widogast, Yasha Nydoorin, and Nott the Brave. Delve deep into their pasts and witness what led them to the Mighty Nein. This hardcover collection features stories and art by fan...
Die. Volume 1, Fantasy heartbreaker
Gillen, Kieron
Paper Book
Tor.com's Best Comics of2018 THE WICKED + THE DIVINE writerKIERON GILLEN teams up with artist supernova STEPHANIE HANS (WicDiv, JourneyInto Mystery) for her first ongoing comic. DIE is a pitch-black fantasy where agroup...
Die. Volume 3, The great game
Gillen, Kieron
Paper Book
In the world of DIE, the players are now real players.Countries are their pieces and the board threatens to run red with blood. Who isthe Queen and who are pawns? Who's playing to win? Who's forgotten what they'replaying for? And what will they do when they're reminded of...
Roll call
Ostertag, Molly Knox
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma comes an all-new Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series! Middle school is a dungeon... At least, that's how Jess sees it. Luckily, she and her best friend Olivia know how to...
D&D dungeon club. 2, Time to party
Ostertag, Molly Knox
Paper Book
The party continues but the problems get bigger in this second installment of this original Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series brought to you by New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma. Olivia loves being the Dungeon...
Rise of the dungeon master : Gary Gygax and the creation of D & D
Kushner, David
Paper Book
Now a scripted-thriller podcast series starring Emmy-nominated actor, Jon Hamm, Rise of the Dungeon Master is a graphic narrative of the life of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the world's most influential role-playing games. ...

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