On Tuesday, the seventh and final volume of The Adventure Zone graphic novel series, Story and Song, will hit shelves, bringing the adaptation of the ‘Balance’ arc from the beloved actual-play TTRPG podcast to a close. Today, The Beat can reveal a preview of the highly anticipated book.
Written by Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy, and Travis McElroy, and illustrated by Carey Pietsch, The Adventure Zone: Story and Song follows Merle the dwarf cleric, Taako (from TV) the elf wizard, and Magnus human warrior to the incredible end of their epic journey with the Bureau of Balance. Here’s the synopsis:
After six beloved and bestselling installments, The Adventure Zone series returns one final time for a grand finale: Story and Song. Our heroes—Taako, Magnus, and Merle—are about to discover the long-lost truths about themselves, their shared history, and the nature of the threat they’ve been facing since they first agreed to join the Bureau of Balance. But just as their eyes are opened to the truth—mere moments after being reunited with long-lost loved ones—the forces that have hunted them for all these years catch up in a spectacularly horrifying fashion.
Check out interior and cover art below.
The Adventure Zone: Story and Song (Book 7) will be available wherever books are sold on July 14 in hardcover (ISBN 9781250861757) and paperback (ISBN 9781250861740). Books 1-6 are available now.
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