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Quests Aside Vol. 1
Adventurers Anonymous
Colorist Rebecca Nalty / Designed by Tim Daniel / Edited by Adrian F. Wassel / Illustrated by Elena Gogou / Letterer Andworld Design
Published by Vault Comics
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
Table of Contents
About The Book
A humorous, high fantasy CHEERS, Quests Aside is a rollicking adventure where Dungeons & Dragons meets It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia!
WELCOME to QUESTS ASIDE
Known to all, both far and wide!
A skeleton, an apprentice mage, and an exiled princess walk into a bar… for another shift at Quests Aside, the local watering hole run by once legendary, now retired, adventurer Barrow.
When the King privately explains that he plans to shut the place down, Barrow must find a way to hold onto his business, the friendships, and the family he's built around it.
It’s always sunny in the realms!
Collects the entire, best-selling 5-issue series!
A NYPL Best Books of 2023 - Best New Comics of 2023 for Adults title!
“…it’s like Cheers set in the world of Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 Lord of the Rings adaptation.” -- Publishers Weekly
"Quests Aside … has a made-for-TV vibe." -- AIPT
“A fine mix of humor and drama.” – Major Spoilers
“Magic, situational comedy, and camaraderie blend into a whimsical fantasy…” -- Publishers Weekly
"Beautiful looking, voiced with riotous confidence, Quests Aside boasts one of the best core concepts I've seen in recent high fantasy. I'm furious that I didn't think of it." -- Si Spurrier (The RUSH, Hellblazer, The Dreaming, X-Men)
For fans of Giant Days, Rolled & Told, Rat Queens, Nimona, and Adventure Zone
WELCOME to QUESTS ASIDE
Known to all, both far and wide!
A skeleton, an apprentice mage, and an exiled princess walk into a bar… for another shift at Quests Aside, the local watering hole run by once legendary, now retired, adventurer Barrow.
When the King privately explains that he plans to shut the place down, Barrow must find a way to hold onto his business, the friendships, and the family he's built around it.
It’s always sunny in the realms!
Collects the entire, best-selling 5-issue series!
A NYPL Best Books of 2023 - Best New Comics of 2023 for Adults title!
“…it’s like Cheers set in the world of Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 Lord of the Rings adaptation.” -- Publishers Weekly
"Quests Aside … has a made-for-TV vibe." -- AIPT
“A fine mix of humor and drama.” – Major Spoilers
“Magic, situational comedy, and camaraderie blend into a whimsical fantasy…” -- Publishers Weekly
"Beautiful looking, voiced with riotous confidence, Quests Aside boasts one of the best core concepts I've seen in recent high fantasy. I'm furious that I didn't think of it." -- Si Spurrier (The RUSH, Hellblazer, The Dreaming, X-Men)
For fans of Giant Days, Rolled & Told, Rat Queens, Nimona, and Adventure Zone
About The Author
BRIAN SCHIRMER is a California-based screenwriter and critically acclaimed comic book creator, known for the Vault Comics series QUESTS ASIDE, the Image Comics series FAIRLADY and BLACK JACK KETCHUM, and the self-published ULTRASYLVANIA series of graphic novels.
About The Illustrator
Product Details
- Publisher: Vault Comics (March 21, 2023)
- Length: 160 pages
- ISBN13: 9781638491576
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“…it’s like Cheers set in the world of Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 Lord of the Rings adaptation.”
– Publishers Weekly
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“Magic, situational comedy, and camaraderie blend into a whimsical fantasy…”
– Publishers Weekly
“More questing and fortune-seeking are promised ahead, and readers will want to adventure on into future volumes.”
– Publishers Weekly
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