On Wednesday, September 16th, Dark Horse Comics is releasing D&D: Ravenloft #1! Return to Ravenloft–Dungeons & Dragons’ premier horror setting–for a genre-bending mystery that spans the Domains of Dread!
Join Bram Stoker Award-winning author Amy Chu and hit illustrator Ariela Kristantina for this genre-bending mystery that will unite Rudolph van Richten’s proteges from across the horrifying world of Ravenloft!
Here’s a look at the covers, storyline, and preview pages for this week’s
new release from Dark Horse Comics on New Comic Book Day…
D&D: Ravenloft #1 (of 4)
Written by Amy Chu
Art by Ariela Kristantina
Colors by Roman Stevens
Letters by Haley Rose-Lyon
Covers & Cover Artists:
Guillem March (Cover A)
Riley Rossmo (Cover B)
Francesco Francavilla (Cover C)
Todor Hristov (Cover D)
Angela Wu (Cover E)
Genre: Fantasy – Horror – Mystery
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Age range: 14+
SRP: $4.99
Publication Date: September 16th, 2026
Ravenloft is falling apart, and nobody knows why!
Fortunately, monster hunter Ez D’Avenir is on the case! She’s searching the frozen wasteland of Lamordia for an undead creature that may hold the key to Ravenloft’s fate. But when Darklord Viktra Mordenheim catches wind of her quest, Ez is suddenly the one being hunted!
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