Dragonlance (comics)

Dragonlance
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	August 1988 – September 1991
No. of issues	34 issues
Creative team
Created by	Dan Mishkin, Ron Randall

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

References

1. "Dungeons & Dragons FAQ". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
2. Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
3. Clute, John; Westfahl, John Grant; et al., eds. (1999). The encyclopedia of fantasy (1st ed.). New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0312198698.
4. Kim Yale (editor, DC Comics) at the Grand Comics Database