Critical Role's Caleb Widogast Gets New Origin Story in Original Graphic Novel
The latest official graphic novel in Dark Horse's Mighty Nein Origins line just came out, and fans of Critical Role will get a chance to explore the troubled past of Caleb Widogast.
Critical Role began in 2015 as a web series recording the Dungeons & Dragons sessions of DM Matt Mercer and a cast made by his voice actor friends and colleagues. Critical Role was so successful that it changed the way D&D is perceived today: streamed or recorded live games became more and more popular, leading to a wider recognition of the game inside the entertainment industry. 2020 was Dungeons and Dragons' best year ever, with sales going up 33 percent and an estimated 50 million players worldwide, according to publisher Wizards of the Coast. Meanwhile, the original idea of Critical Role has spawned a franchise comprising official D&D books, novels, comic books, and even an Amazon Studios original animated series based on Critical Role's first campaign, The Legend of Vox Machina.
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Critical Role comic books are published by Dark Horse. They include the series Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins and Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria, and a graphic novel line, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins that started being published in November 2021. After a first book dedicated to the character of Jester Lavorre, a second one was distributed in February 2022, featuring Caleb Widogast, played on the show by Liam O'Brien. The Mighty Nein is the second Critical Role campaign, focusing on the eponymous group of seven adventurers: Caleb the human wizard, Beauregard the human monk, Fjord the half-orc warlock, Caduceus the firbolg cleric, Nott the goblin rogue,
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