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Roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, in which players take the roles of heroes in their own story, have solidly moved from the geek fringes to the mainstream, beloved by celebrities and inspiring hit podcasts and massively successful sales in games, comics, and hobby shops. 

The story of the tabletop’s triumph even in our digital age begins in the day of actual sword-wielding warriors, leading right up to the fireball-casting avatars of today. In Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games, New York Times-bestselling and award-winning comics creators Fred Van Lente and Tom Fowler take you on an incredible journey from the mists of the past to the screen-lit present, showing not just how these games work and why we love them, but what they can tell us about ourselves. 

Read what people are saying about Gamemasters:

“When researching DIE, I read the vast majority of the existent histories of the RPG. What Van Lente and Fowler have done here is in the first rank of them, absolutely the most accessible and certainly the funniest. I'm actively envious."— Kieron Gillen, Die,The Wicked + the Divine, Young Avengers

 “A raucous, personal history of tabletop gaming — and especially the personalities who shaped it.”  — Patton Oswalt, Minor Threats

 "Gaming's twisted history has more heads than a hydra and yet Fred and Tom manage to strike them all and slay the beast. Gamemasters is impressively well researched, masterfully illustrated, and thoroughly entertaining." — Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons) 

 “Van Lente and Fowler roll a critical hit! Gorgeous, funny, and informative — perfect for grognards and new gamers alike!” — Matt Forbeck (designer, Marvel Multiverse RPG, Shotguns and Sorcery, Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeonology) 

Hardcover

112 pages

Full color

8.5” x11”