Lucas, Dustin, and Mike embark on a high-fantasy adventure with classmate Eddie Munson and his Hellfire Club in this new four-issue mini-series, collected here as a graphic novel! Spell slinging, sword swinging, and the luck of the dice have shaped the lives of the At first, the Mirkwood gang is hesitant to join a new campaign without Will and El, but Eddie conjures up his charm and does his best to inspire them to answer his call to adventure. Reflecting on the legendary campaign that;got him hooked, Eddie remembers how;the;original Hellfire crew;navigated the weird social dynamics of Hawkins High, seeking new party members to help;take;on a vicious manticore;that nearly wiped out their party,;proving time and time again that the party is always stronger than the individual adventurer. ; Rumors;about Eddie’s bad reputation make Lucas worry that joining his club might hurt his chances of making the;basketball;team. But;when;the dice are;cruel,;Eddie’s true character shines through, earning all of the boys’ respect. Eddie Munson ushers in a new age for Hawkins High Hellfire Club with an exciting conclusion to Mike, Dustin, and Will’s first big Hellfire Club victory. An action-packed fantasy love letter to the nerds of the eighties who dared to roll dice before it was cool, written by Jody Houser ( Collects <Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire< #1–#4....

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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.