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2017/01/13 11:55:06
Subject: new Gary Gygax biography
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Et In Arcadia Ego
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http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/36502/new-graphic-biography-d-d-creator-gary-gygax
Hachette’s Nation Books imprint will release a new graphic novel biography, Rise of the Dungeon Master - Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D, on May 9.
From journalist and writer David Kushner (Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto, Jonny Magic & the Card Shark Kids: How a gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas, Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture) and illustrator Koren Shadmi (Love Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater, Abaddon, In the Flesh: Stories) comes a new biographical tale of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons. Like a proper roleplaying game, the narrative casts the reader into a first-person adventure, where they portray different characters in Gygax’s life. The text is based on Kushner’s 2008 profile of Gygax for Wired magazine, and extensive interviews with both Gygax and D&D co-creator Dave Armeson, before they died.
The 144-page trade paperback will have an MSRP of $16.99.
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2017/01/13 15:08:07
Subject: new Gary Gygax biography
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Dark Angels Librarian with Book of Secrets
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Sounds pretty cool. Not sure about the graphic novel idea, hopefully they pull it off.
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2017/01/13 19:35:31
Subject: new Gary Gygax biography
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Solahma
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The profile in question: https://archive.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2008/03/ff_gygax I'm wary of this kind of approach to Gygax and the origins of D&D; feels a little too self-congratulatory/pandering (also thinking of last year's Empire of Imagination). I hope Jon Peterson has something a bit more grounded in the works - for those who don't know Peterson do yourself a favor and look into this masterpiece: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-at-World-Jon-Peterson/dp/0615642047/
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2017/01/13 20:19:26
Subject: new Gary Gygax biography
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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar
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I would have thought a choose your own adventure would have been a better format then a graphic novel.
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