On Wednesday, October 15th, Dark Horse Comics is releasing D&D: The Fallbacks (Series 1) #1 (of 4) – featuring connecting back cover art by acclaimed fantasy artist Julie Dillon, whose work has been featured in the Magic: The Gathering card game!
Greg Pak, the hit author of Planet Hulk, Darth Vader, and Lawful, shows off his Dungeon Master bonafides in this brand-new D&D adventure with Wilton Santos, illustrator of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Break Out, and Marvel’s Voices!
The Fallbacks, stars of Jaleigh Johnson’s Dungeons and Dragons: The Fallback: Bound for Ruin, make their first appearance in comics! The Fallbacks are Tess, the sly elf rogue, Anson, the loyal human fighter, Cazrin, the inquisitive human wizard, Lark, the bombastic tiefling bard, Baldric, the devil-may-care dwarf cleric, and Uggie, the ever-hungry otyugh companion.
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 covers, storyline, and preview pages for this week’s
new release from Dark Horse Comics on New Comic Book Day…
D&D: The Fallbacks (Series 1) #1 (of 4)
Writing by Greg Pak
Pencils by Wilton Santos
Inks by Edvan Alves
Colors by Raúl Angulo
Letters by Nate Piekos
Covers & Cover Artists:
Marguerite Sauvage (Cover A)
Uzuri (Cover B)
Uzuri (Cover C)
Stephen Segovia w/ Rain Beredo (Cover D)
Dan Panosian (Cover E)
Julie Dillon (Back Cover Art)
Genres: Media Tie-In, Fantasy
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Age range: 14+
SRP: $4.99
Publication Date: October 15, 2025
In a time of fickle gods and feckless governors, the world yearns for heroes! But what it gets are the Fallbacks – a party of daring, dubious, and dysfunctional adventurers who arrive in the city of Loudwater in search of gold and glory. But an encounter with kobold thieves puts the Fallbacks in the crosshairs of a rival team of deeply annoying local heroes. Will the Fallbacks pull off a heist for the ages? Or will they sacrifice it all to put these “heroes” in their place?
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