Dark Horse’s new flagship Dungeons & Dragons comic series opens with #1 on November 4, 2026, dropping readers into the Forgotten Realms as a draconic apocalypse approaches — and putting legendary wizard Mordenkainen at the center with a major status-quo break: he has been stripped of his magic. ScreenRant shared an early look / preview of the issue on September 17.
Creatives
Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly write; interiors by Ibraim Roberson with Arabson Oliveira; main cover by Esad Ribic. Variant covers called out in the early look include work by Antonio José Manzanedo, Mateus Manhanini, and Tyler Jacobson. The issue runs about 26 pages per ScreenRant’s early look.
De-powered Mordenkainen — typically associated with Greyhawk — must lean on Faerûn’s legendary heroes to restore balance and stop the coming doom. Lanzing and Kelly frame the book as a dream project rooted in their long-running Forgotten Realms table play, aiming for an epic original story that still respects franchise lore and works as a jumping-on point for newcomers.
First look, not a grade
ScreenRant’s early look is enthusiastic. For this package, the news is the first look, creatives, November 4 street, and Mordenkainen status break — not a review scorebeat.
As-of: 2026-09-18 morning ~8:50 AM CT (America/Chicago). Nov 4 street, Lanzing/Kelly / Roberson / Ribic creatives, de-powered Mordenkainen hook, and ~26-page length verified against ScreenRant early look.
