Collects the retro, high-fantasy adventures of Lucas, Dustin, and Mike in a deluxe, hardcover graphic novel library edition! Follow the crew from Hawkins, Indiana, as they discover the legendary monsters and epic adventures of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game together. 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 friendship and find the courage to stand up to the bullies that challenge their everyday. Then, uncover how Eddie Munson and his Hellfire Club take the boys’ tabletop adventures to new heights! After Will and El move away, the Mirkwood gang is hesitant to join a new campaign. But Eddie conjures up his charm and inspires them to adventure. Using his experience as both a dungeon master and a Hawkins High veteran, Eddie helps the boys to navigate the perils of their fantasy world and their real lives.; An action-packed fantasy love letter to the nerds of the eighties who dared to roll dice before it was cool, written by Jim Zub ( Collects <Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons< and <Stranger Things <and< Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire< into one deluxe hardcover.

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Jody Houser decided she wanted to be a writer at eight years old and
never looked back. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson
College, where she completed her master’s thesis in screenwriting and
was a winner of the Rod Parker Fellowship for Playwriting.
In 2006, Jody began experimenting with webcomics. Her first
professional comics writing was published in 2012. She became a full-
time freelance writer in 2016. Now a New York Times bestselling and
Eisner-nominated writer, Jody has penned stories for DC Comics
(Mother Panic, Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy), Marvel Comics (Star
Wars, Web of Black Widow), Dark Horse Comics (Stranger
Things, Critical Role), Titan Comics (Doctor Who), IDW Publishing
(Orphan Black, Star Trek), and Valiant Entertainment (Faith), among
others. You can also find Jody in the online TTRPG space. Jody has
been a cast member in several games, including Eric’s TBD
RPG and VAST on Geek & Sundry, and The Claw Firm on Demiplane.