Dungeons & Dragons Vol. 1, Shadowplague

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1 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®: SHADOWPLAGUE

Beginning a new era in Dungeons & Dragons history! The genredefining roleplaying game gets its first ongoing series in years! Join writer John Rogers (Blue Beetle) and artist Andrea Di Vito (Annihilation) as they bring us a tale of high adventure and deep secrets. Adric Fell leads a band of heroes in a world where civilization has been reduced to a few scattered points of light amid a rising tide of shadows.

Rogers • Di Vito

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Credits Written by

John Rogers

Art by

Andrea Di Vito

Colors by

Aburtov and Graphikslava and Andrew Dalhouse

Lettering by

Chris Mowry and Shawn Lee

Edits by

Denton J. Tipton

Consulting Editor

Andy Schmidt

Collection Edits by

Justin Eisinger

Collection Design by Collection Cover by

Shawn Lee Wayne Reynolds

Special thanks to Hasbro’s Michael Kelly and Val Roca, and Wizards of the Coast’s Jon Schindehette, James Wyatt, Chris Perkins, Liz Schuh, Kierin Chase, Laura Tommervik, Shelly Mazzanoble, Hilary Ross, and Chris Lindsay.

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, VOLUME 1: SHADOWPLAGUE. JUNE 2012. FIRST PRINTING. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the USA and other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All associated characters and character names are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Used with permission. © 2012 Wizards. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

Originally published as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Issues #0–5.

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Art by Wayne Reynolds

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