GAMEMASTERS THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF ROLEPLAYING GAMES HC (23 Apr Release)

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.