2011/01/29

D&D comics history part 9 - DragonStrike (Marvel)

In D&D comics history, Dragon Strike "Before the Strike !" is an interesting piece.
First, it s been released in february 1994 by Marvel, when the previous D&D licensed comics series ended in 1991 and when the next ones will only be published in 1996.
So, this was the only D&D related comic during a 5 years period.

Now, Dragon Strike (the board game) being a simplified version of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, it is still not officially licensed under D&D...
(I long hesitated to include this title within the collection for this reason...)

Second interesting point is the return (very short in the end...) of Marvel in D&D comics.
(reminder : D&D cartoon ads were published in Marvel comics and magazines...)


Now, concerning the comic itself, this is far from being a masterpiece.
It contains 32 pages (including 8 ad pages).
Story by Jeff Grubb, art by Mike Harris and Frank Percy (inker).

This is just an introduction to something, characters meeting along the story to form some party to fight against some bad guy.
We have the blond barbarian-typed warrior with his long sword (bastard one ?) and his friend the ranger (?) elf with his Green Lantern-like costum and his bow... who will meet later the female thief with her whip and her short (on front cover) or long...(p.29) sword and finally the blue-dressed wizard who wears some weird wolf-headed helmet..

Most amazing thing, imo, is that only the villains and the good king have names in this story... the good guys being called, even when shouting at eachothers, by their class and not their names (which are still unknown at the end of this issue...)...well except the elf...who is designated by his race...

If the scenario is just about the grouping of a party to start some quest (really like if some D&D's DM wanted to make it really really short...), the lack of depth in story and the proficience of mistakes concerning D&D rules are just huge...
Try to beat up some skeleton warriors with a bow... o_O

Oooh ! He-Man & Green Lantern !   :P

Art itself is just acceptable for the time it was issued.
Some nice things here and there...
We can believe the plot would have lead somewhere as Jeff Grubb is well known within the D&D novels readers.
(reminder : he was also in charge of scenari on the Forgotten Realms serie)
But this first issue will also be the last : Fail ! o_O

2011/01/13

DDO Memories - The Night Masks in action !


Dungeons & Dragons Online's adventure illustrated with D&D Miniatures

Prey on the Hunter

Featuring, from left to right :
Klin Stegen (Kuro's reserved Hireling)
Kuronons (Hopeless Slayer Addict)
Heystack Ironhorse (Thor's weak Hireling)
Thorspawn (The Zergmeister)
Hezrou (Klin's far-too-huge-Summon)
Frost Giant Hunter (Unnamed Monster)
Wyoh aka "The Blonde" (Dhed's useless Hireling)
Kaljarne (Bad Bad Boss)
Aussircaex (Dragon in Distress)
Dhedly (The Lost Paladin)

2011/01/05

Dungeons & Dragons vintage treasures - part 5

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen... tududududu (drums beats... XD)... back from the 90's (or before... well in the end of the XXth century ! :P), here it is... tududududu (...XD²)... the legendary, the unique...

...Al Qadim Campaign cloth patch !!

Ouch... isn t it.

I am missing words to describe this sooo unique item...

    As for the baseball cap... I d never had the idea to get this "masterpiece" into my collection if I hadn t been mesmerised by this damn ebay XD... But you know the drill... it s always the same... you were looking for something in particular and... tadaaaam... the thing was there in the search list, just in front of your exhausted eyes... and curiosity is a powerful vice... so (?!) you click on details... and the thing is getting huge on your screen... shiny... attractive... almost whispering :

"just a few bucks dude... so few... I ll be your precious... hurry ! they re all after me !" o____O

   And you clicked that damn "BUY NOW" button before ya even had the idea to resist the call...  T____T
...and some days after...a bubble-wrapped letter arrives at yours... you open it... Et voila... a cloth patch in your hand, 2 in fact, I got a TSR logo one too... O_oV
Totally useless, not so shiny... and of course quickly dumped on some shelf...

*sigh*


   After some searches on the net it appears other D&D licensed logos have been adapted into cloth patches. Also exist the TSR, D&D, AD&D 2nd, Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Spelljammer, Ravenloft, DarkSun and Dragonlance ones. (cf Tome of Treasures database)


And within all these, imo, for sure Al Qadim logo is the worst... I mean why did they add this "CAMPAIGN" under the logo ?!?

Young collector, of your own compulsive click, distrust you have to... :P

EDIT (Nov.2018) : Of course (gah! XD), in the past decade, I did found some other ones to add to my collection. I then managed to get the Forgotten Realms, SpellJammer, AD&D 2nd Ed. and Dragonlance ones (this last one remaining unlisted at Tome of Treasure btw).


2011/01/01

Dungeons & Dragons vintage treasures - part 4

   In 2001, 10 years after the AD&D trivia game, WOTC via Hasbro (creation and distribution by USAopoly) adapts another family game with the release of :

D&D clue game

   The first noticeable thing is the dimensions of the box (around 51 x 26 cm)... ya know, it's that kind of boardgame that fits nowhere in your shelves... XD


Now, the contents... well it's a Clue game heh, text on back of the box says :

WHO KILLED THE ARCHMAGE ?
Was it Tordek in the Dragon's Lair with the Flaming Battle Axe ?
Or Mialee in the Dungeon with the Staff of Power ?

A group of heroic adventurers has been called to the Archmage's castle.
But one of those heroes isn't who he or she appears to be. One of the heroes is a doppelganger, a monster that can look like anyone ! In the darkest part of the night, the doppelganger kills the Archmage, triggering a spell that seals the castle until the monster is caught.

Now, in the grand tradition of Clue, the six suspects must determine which one of them is the doppelganger : Redgar the Human fighter, Tordek the Dwarf Fighter, Lidda the Halfling Rogue, Mialee the Elf Wizard, Ember the Human Monk or Nebin the Gnome Wizard. The heroes try to figure out who killed the Archmage, where the crime occured, and what magical weapon was used.

All is said...well almost...

Game includes :
Game board
6 Pewter Suspect Tokens
6 Pewter Weapons
Confidential Scroll Case
Deck of Suspect, Weapon, Location and Monster Scrolls
Detective Scroll Pad
Die


   But there is a plus coming with this Clue, the optional rule : 

THE MONSTER CHALLENGE
   There are 6 claw marks on the board. Moving your character to one of those will end in a battle with a wandering monster (Goblin, Skeleton, Bugbear, Gelatinous Cube, Displacer Beast or even Beholder !)
Winning the battle will give you bonuses (roll more dice, extra turn, etc) and losing it will send you to the Maze, where you'll be stuck until rolling a 5 or 6.

Amazing, isn't it...

Now.....when the D&D monopoly ? (cf Wizards of the Coast's 2007 april fool's - not sure actually if there is still a record of it on the web tho, page was still up in 2012 if I recall well...) :P

Offical WotC review here.

2010/05/31

D&D jigsaw puzzles definitive list

LAST UPDATED : 2022/01/23


Links redirect to stocked pictures of the puzzles  (via Pinterest)

  • 200 PIECE PUZZLE CASSE-TÊTE (11"x17") :
Dungeon of Dread (Larry Elmore)
TSR1605-1 - 1982 / 1983 (3 existing versions)

Return to Brookmere
(Larry Elmore)
TSR1605-2 - 1982 / 1983 (at least 2 existing versions)

Pillars of Pentegarn
(Larry Elmore)
TSR1605-3 - 1982 / 1983 (3 existing versions)

Revolt of the dwarves
(Larry Elmore)
TSR1605-4 - 1983


Mountain of Mirrors
(Larry Elmore)
TSR1605-4 - 1982 / 1983

Untitled (D&DC - Venger vs Tiamat)
TSR1608-1 - 1984

Untitled (D&DC - Party & Venger posing in front of castle)

  • 500 PIECE ROUND (20"x20" - 52cm x 52cm) :
Wizard's Revenge (Jeff Easley)
TSR6045 - 1984

  • 551 PIECE PUZZLE (18"x24") :
Red Dragon (Larry Elmore)
TSR6016 - 1983

  • 1000 PIECE PUZZLE (23"x29") :
D&D Air Attack (Larry Elmore)
TSR6230 - 1983

Dragon Attack (Jeff Easley)
TSR6239 - 1984

  • SLIDING PUZZLE - Super Brain Teaser (4x4) :
Barbarian (inspired from Larry Elmore's Red Dragon)
1983

Red Dragon (inspired from Larry Elmore's Red Dragon)
1983

Charging Knight (inspired from
Larry Elmore's Revolt of the Dwarves)
1983



COLORFORMS

  • PUZZLEFORMS (30 Piece Puzzle) :
Dungeons & Dragons
1983



ILLCO

  • 3D PUZZLE - 11 PIECE PLASTIC PUZZLE :
Uni (from D&DC)
1984

Bobby (from D&DC)
1984

Dungeon Master (from D&DC)
Ref 84/9 - 1984



WADDINGTONS

  • 90 PUZZLE :
Dragons of Hope (Keith Parkinson)
1986

Dragonlance (Larry Elmore)
1986

  • 100 PUZZLE (117/8"x 83/4" - 30x22cm) :
Untitled ? (D&DC - Bobby, Sheila, Hank, Eric & Diana vs Lloth & Venger)
Ref # 00841 - 1984

Untitled ? (D&DC - Party & Grandmaster vs Lolth & Venger)
Ref # 00842 - 1984

Untitled ? (D&DC - Diana, Eric, Bobby & Uni vs Venger)*
Ref # 00843 - 1984

Untitled ? (D&DC - Presto, Hank & Sheila vs Tiamat)
Ref # 00844 - 1984

  • DELUXE 500 PUZZLE (19"x14") :
Dragons of Triumph (Clyde Caldwell)
Ref # 00851 - 1984

Dragons of Hope (Keith Parkinson)
Ref # 00852 - 1984

The Epic Quest (Jeff Easley)
Ref # 00853 - 1984

Dragonlance (Larry Elmore)
Ref # 00854 - 1984




FSV (Fantasy-Spiele-Verlag)
  • ORIGINAL D&D FANTASY PUZZLE 750 (42,0 x 60,0 cm)
Der Rote Drache (Red Dragon) (Larry Elmore)
Ref #8548/3 - 1985-88

Der Goldene Drache (D&D Air Attack) (Larry Elmore)
Ref #8549/2 - 1985-88

Der Regenbogen-Drache (Revenge of the Rainbow Dragons) (Jeff Easley)
Ref #8561/6 - 1985-88

Drachen der Hoffnung (Dragons of Hope) (Keith Parkinson)
Ref #? - 1985-88



DALMAU CARLES PLA
  • DUNGEONS & DRAGONS - 2 PUZZLES DE 100 PIEZAS
    (2 x 100 pieces puzzle)
Untitled (D&DC - Party vs Tiamat / Bobby, Eric, Diana & Uni vs Venger)
Ref. 1233 -198?

  • DUNGEONS & DRAGONS - Dragones y Mazmorras
    ROMPECABEZAS DE CUBOS EN PLASTICO
    (Plastic Cubes Puzzle - 6x12)
Untitled (6 different D&DC scenes)
ref. 801 - 1985 




SCHMIDT
  • DONJONS & DRAGONS 500 PUZZLE (46 x 31 cm)
Unknown title (D&DC - Party vs Gargoyles)
1986?
 

Unknow title (D&DC - Party except Bobby vs Venger at Amusement Park)
1986?

La Forêt (D&DC - Party & DM vs Venger in Burning Forest)
Ref. 06039 - 1986



NATHAN

  • 200 PUZZLE (31,5cm x41,5cm) :
Le Cavalier Noir (D&DC - Party vs Venger)
555376 - 1987

L'Attaque de la Pyramide (D&DC - Party & "cloudy" Venger & aircraft)
1987 




DIDACTA
  • 30 PIECE PUZZLE
Untitled (D&DC - Quest for the DungeonMaster cover art)
198?


Untitled (D&DC - Eric, Sheila, Presto & Diana vs Venger & Tiamat)
198?


Untitled (D&DC - Hank, Bobby, Diana & Uni vs Tiamat & Venger)
198?




BV LEISURE - TSR FANTASY ART
  • 750 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE (18"x24") :
Dragons of Desolation (Keith Parkinson)

Wizard & Dragon (Jeff Easley)

Dragon Attack (Jeff Easley)

  • 1000 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE (23"x29") :
Siege of Lord Eyrie's Crag (Jeff Easley)



SUNSOUT - THE ART OF TSR

  • 500 PIECE PUZZLE (151/2"x18") :
Legends (Clyde Caldwell)
TS05001 - 1995

Raid on Nightmare Castle (Jeff Easley)
TS05002 - 1995

  • 550 PIECE PUZZLE (151/2"x18") :
Dragons of Desolation (Keith Parkinson)
TS71060 - 1995

The Dargonesti (Larry Elmore)
TS71061 - 1995

Dragon attack (Jeff Easley)
TS75561 - 1995

Dragons of Krynn (Paul Jaquays)
TO75562 - 1995

  • 1000 PIECE PUZZLE (211/2"x271/2") :
Epic Quest (Jeff Easley)
TS10003 - 1995

Book of Lairs (Bruce Eagle)
TS10004 - 1995 (2 versions : squared & rectangled)

Dragons of Summer Flame (Larry Elmore)
TS71062 - 1995

The Battle of Sorrow's Field (Tony Szscudlo)
TO71065 - 1996

Kingdom of Adventure (Paul Jacquays)
TO71502 - 1996

  • 1500 PIECE PUZZLE (27"x33") :
Worlds of TSR - part 1 (Jeff Easley)
TS15005 - 1995

Worlds of TSR - part 2 (Jeff Easley)
TS15006 - 1995

Lord Soth's Charge (Keith Parkinson)
TS15010 - 1995



CEACO - "3-D"

  • 550 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE / CASSE-TETE (18"x24" - 46cm x 61cm) :
Wizard & Dragon (Jeff Easley)
no.2370-2 - 1996

Menzoberranzan (Jeff Easley)
no.2370-3 - 1996 




WOTC / HASBRO - FANTASY SERIES
  • 1000 PIECE PUZZLE (201/8"x263/16" - 51.12 cm x 66.52 cm) :
Wizard & Dragon (Jeff Easley)
49477-1 - 2003


Dragon Duel (Jeff Easley)
49477-2 - 2003 

What do you mean, we're lost ? (Keith Parkinson)
49477-3 - 2003

Dragons of Deceit (Larry Elmore)
49477-4 - 2003

Horseman near Lake (Keith Parkinson)
49477-5 - 2003

The Last Spell (Jeff Easley)
49477-6 - 2003

Dragons of Light (Dragons of Desolation - Keith Parkinson)

49477-A07 - 2004

Crown of Ancient Glory (Keith Parkinson)

49477-A09 - 2004

Hammer and Axe (Tim Hildebrandt)
49477-A11 - 2004


The Swordsheath Scroll (Tim Hildebrandt)
2004 

Flint the King (Clyde Caldwell)
2004 

Blade of the Young Samurai (Clyde Caldwell)
2004

 

MB (Milton Bradley)

  • 300 PIECE PUZZLE (18"x24" - 45.72 cm x 60.96 cm) :
Xanathar (Jason Rainville)
70601AJG - 2017


  • 300 PUZZLE PIECES (18"x24" - 47.7 cm x 60.9 cm) :
The Inn of the Yawning Portal (Jason Thompson)
80629AJU - 2018 (Gen Con Exclusive)


 

MONDO

  • 1,000-PIECE PUZZLE (19"x27") :
Dungeons & Dragons [Red Box] (Larry Elmore)
2020


 

CLARKSON POTTER

  • 1000 PIECES (20"x27") :

The Rise of Tiamat (Michael Kormarck)
51999 - 2020

The Beholder (?)
2021

The Lich Lord (?)
Aug. 2022


 
PALADONE

  • 750 PIECE JIGSAW (?x?) :
Dungeons & Dragons D20 (Hydro74)
PP8289DD - 2020

  • 1000 PIECE JIGSAW (24"x30" - 61 cm x 76 cm) :
Dungeons & Dragons Collage (collective)
PP8321DD - 2021

 

2010/05/20

D&D comics history part 3 - AD&D (DC comics)

   In december 1988 the first issue of "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" was published by DC comics. Based on a monthly publication, the serie ended with the 36th issue in dec.91. An annual 1990 issue was also edited.


The story takes place in Waterdeep, the well-known city of splendors in the Forgotten Realms. It relates the adventures of some "almost" typical D&D party.

I have no idea if the main characters have been created especially for the comics or existed already in some D&D module. (I tend to think these guys are newcomers to the Realms...)
We have here Priam Agrivar, lvl 6 human paladin, Vajra Valmeyjar, the lvl 7 fighter, Onyx The Invincible, lvl 4 thief / lvl 4 fighter dwarf, Kyriani the lvl 5 half-elf mage, Conner the lvl 7 human rogue and Timoth Eyesbright, lvl 4 centaur (!) fighter.

The story is sequenced in episodes that last up to 4 issues.
If all the main characters don't always appear in each issue / sequence they all have roles in the latent storyline.

When the first issues are written by Michael Fleisher, the rest, except few issues by novelist Jeff Grubb, will be handled by Dan Mishkin.

So what to say about this serie ?
Considering my tastes, I personaly find that the graphics are of average quality. Even the covers are just ok... if it weren't D&D's, I doubt I'd have ever opened one... (Art by Jan Duursema ; except 3 issues by Tom Mandrake)

Art by Jan Duursema                           Art by Tom Mandrake

Now, concerning the plots, we're really in some PnP module's adventure-like scenario...
...and if that doesn't feed perfectly the needs of a good story, at least we have some concept here.
Like any dungeon quest, ya have specifics monsters, good and bad named dudes (like Xanathar the Beholder and her drow sidekick Shaina ! ["Eye of the Beholder" PC game psychotic fan here... XD]) as well as places and items that are taken from the Forgotten Realms novels or modules.

All this tends to balance the lack of quality in both graphics and stories. Also a special attention has been done on main characters' backgrounds and other particularities.
Like Timoth the Centaur ! A very sensitive horsy dude... we can't deny they used some creativity here heh...
Or even Kyriani the half-elf... mix of both her precedent personalities (Cybrinai a lvl 1 innocent half-elf mage and Kilili the half-drow lvl 9 caster badass...)

More, at the end of each issue, ya can find some characters, monsters or items descriptions sheets as well as maps, etc. All this giving (easy, imo) credits to this RPG-inspired comic experience.


But well we were still in the 80's... and we can't ask much of anything born that time... :P

DC & TSR will persist with the publishing of D&D comics and will produced other series as "Forgotten Realms", "Dragonlance", "Spelljammer" or even the mini-serie "Avatar".

Note that the whole serie will be reissued by IDW in 4 nice TPB compilations in 2011-2013 under the name "Dungeons & Dragons Classics". 

More info for collectors !
Here is the complete list of every titles of the serie, as well as some info on each one as trivia, notes, month of publication, main authors, etc :

  1. The Gathering (DEC 88)
Story : Michael Fleisher / Art : Jan Duursema
   2. The Bounty Seekers of Manshaka (JAN 89)

Story : Michael Fleisher / Art : Jan Duursema
   3. The Secret of Selune's Eye (FEB 89)

Story : Michael Fleisher / Art : Jan Duursema
   4. Sorcerer's Moon (MAR 89)

Story : Michael Fleisher / Art : Jan Duursema
Trivia : D.Mishkin is credited for story on cover when M.Fleischer (with "sc"...) is credited on title page
   5. The Spirit of Myrrth 1/4 (APR 89)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
   6. The Spirit of Myrrth 2/4 (MAY 89)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : Beneath the City of the Dead
   7. The Spirit of Myrrth 3/4 (JUN 89)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Showtime ! or, Revenge of the Living Monologue
   8. The Spirit of Myrrth 4/4 (JUL 89)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Die Laughing
Note : Editor is credited as "Bye-Bye Barbara Kesel"
   9. Catspaw Quartet 1/4 (AUG 89)

Story : Jeff Grubb / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Night of the Moonpenguin
Trivia : entitled on cover : Timoth's Travails 1/4
   10. Catspaw Quartet 2/4 (SEP 89)

Story : Jeff Grubb / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Of Mirt & Mind Flayers
   11. Catspaw Quartet 3/4 (OCT 89)

Story : Jeff Grubb / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : All Hades Breaks Loose !
   12. Catspaw Quartet 4/4 (NOV 89)

Story : Jeff Grubb / Art : Jan Duursema
Subtitle : Down in the Depths
   13. Spell Games 1/4 (DEC 89)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : Shackles of the Past
Trivia : J.Grubb is credited for story on cover when D.Mishkin is on title page
   14. Spell Games 2/4 (JAN 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Shell Game
   15. Spell Games 3/4 (FEB 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : Cat & Mouse
   16. Spell Games 4/4 (MAR 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : The Last Betrayal !
   17. Kyriani's Story : The Ostus Legacy 1/2 (APR 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Note : This issue has a barcode on cover in place of authors credits
   18. Kyriani's Story : The Ostus Legacy 2/2 (MAY 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : Day of the Darkening
   19. Phases of the Moon 1/4 (JUN 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : First Quarter : Selune Rising
   20. Phases of the Moon 2/4 (JUL 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Second Quarter : Dark of the Moon
Note : barcode on cover
   21. Phases of the Moon 3/4 (AUG 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Third Quarter : Lunatics !
   22. Phases of the Moon 4/4 (SEP 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Last Quarter : Total Eclipse
   23. Lawyers ! (NOV 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Tom Mandrake
Note : T.Mandrake is credited as Guest Artist

Trivia : Inker Rick Magyar is credited only on cover
Note : No october issue.
   24. Scavengers 1/3 (DEC 90)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Scavengers !
   25. Scavengers 2/3 (JAN 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : Predators !
   26. Scavengers 3/3 (FEB 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Survivors !
Note : barcode on cover
   27. Death and the Dragon's Eye 1/4 (MAR 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
   28. Death and the Dragon's Eye 2/4 (APR 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Suspicion !
Note : barcode on cover
   29. Death and the Dragon's Eye 3/4 (MAY 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Subheading : Dead of Night
Note : barcode on cover
   30. Death and the Dragon's Eye 4/4 (JUN 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Burning Questions
   31. Pillar of Gold 1/2 (JUL 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Tom Mandrake
   32. Pillar of Gold 2/2 (AUG 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Tom Mandrake 
Subheading : Broken Pillars
Note : This time T.Mandrake is credited as Guest Penciller
   33. Summer in the City (SEP 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema
Note : Entitled on cover : The Wager that saved Waterdeep !!
   34. Rites and Wrongs 1/3 (OCT 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Telling Lies
   35. Rites and Wrongs 2/3 (NOV 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : The Truth
   36. Rites and Wrongs 3/3 (DEC 91)

Story : Dan Mishkin / Art : Jan Duursema 
Subheading : Rights & Wrongs
Trivia : Next Issue : AD&D #37 announced on last page