Dragonlance (comics) explained

Dragonlance
Schedule:Monthly
Format:Ongoing series
Ongoing:y
Publisher:DC Comics
Date:August 1988 – September 1991
Issues:34 issues
Creators:Dan Mishkin, Ron Randall
Subcat:DC Comics
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Dragonlance is a comic book that was produced by DC Comics under license from TSR. It featured new characters and stories in the world of Krynn, with appearances by some of the original characters from the Dragonlance books. The stories take place prior to the events of Dragons of Autumn Twilight.

Publication history

From 1988 - 1991, DC Comics published several licensed D&D comics, including Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and Spelljammer.[1] Dragonlance was first to be licensed and published with its first issue hitting the stands in August 1988.

Dan Mishkin was the primary writer for the Dragonlance (1988-1991) comic.[2] Mishkin wrote issues #1-20, 22–25, and 28 (1988–1991), and Jack C. Harris also worked on issue #28 (1991).

Ron Randall illustrated issues #1-13, 16–19, 22–27, 30-32 (1988-1991); other artists on the series include Dave Hoover on issue #20 (1990), Alan Kupperberg, and Dave Simons. In 1989, Tony DeZuniga illustrated The DragonLance Saga Book Three, written by Roy Thomas.[3]

Elliot S. Maggin served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles, including Dragonlance. Kim Yale served as an editor for DC from 1991 to 1993 and oversaw their licensed titles.[4]

The comic ran for 34 issues, ending in September 1991.

Characters

Main characters

Sturm Brightblade
  • Human Knight of Solamnia
    Vandar Brightblade
  • Human Knight, and uncle of Sturm
    Riva Silvercrown
  • Human Knight
    Raistlin Majere
  • Human Magic User
    Kalthanan
  • Dark Elf
    Gnatch
  • Gnome

    Minor characters

    Kitiara uth Matar
  • Human warrior
    Tanis Half-Elven
  • Half-elf warrior

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Dungeons & Dragons FAQ . 2008-10-03 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002132129/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp . dead . 2008-10-02.
    2. Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7. 21.
    3. Book: Clute. John. The encyclopedia of fantasy. 1999. St. Martin's Griffin. New York. 0312198698. 1st . Westfahl, John Grant . etal.
    4. http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=issue&method=icontains&logic=True&order1=series&order2=date&order3=&start_date=&end_date=&title=&feature=&job_number=&pages=&script=&pencils=&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=Kim+Yale&genre=&characters=&synopsis=&reprint_notes=&notes=&pub_name=DC&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&issue_count=&issues=&volume=&issue_title=&variant_name=&issue_date=&indicia_frequency=&price=&issue_pages=&format=&issue_editing=Kim+Yale&isbn=&barcode=&issue_notes=&is_indexed=None Kim Yale (editor, DC Comics)

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