On Wednesday, August 20th, Dark Horse Comics is releasing CRITICAL ROLE: Vox Machina Origins I #3 (of 6)! The original Vox Machina digital series, in print for the first time, just in time for the 10th Anniversary of Critical Role!
Take a look at the preview, then pick up your copy on New Comic Book Day at your LCS or online retailers!
Here’s a look at the cover, storyline, and preview pages for this week’s
new release from Dark Horse Comics on New Comic Book Day…
CRITICAL ROLE: Vox Machina Origins I #3 (of 6)
Story by Matthew Mercer
Script by Matthew Colville
Art by Olivia Samson
Colors by Chris Northrop
Color Assists by Travis Ames
Letters by Chris Northrop
Cover Art by Francesco Francavilla
Genre: Media Tie-In, Fantasy
Format: Full-Color, 32 pages; Miniseries
Age range: 16+
SRP: $4.99
Release Date: August 20, 2025
Keyleth and Tiberius find themselves in unsavory company, but that’s the only kind of company to be found in Stilben. Paid by the Clasp to stop the attack on the peasants, our heroes follow their noses and uncover an alchemical laboratory hidden in the city’s sewer. They arrive to find a pair of half-elves fighting a gnome and a half-giant. With all the people tracking her in one place, the architect of the swamp curse springs her trap . . .
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