Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft #1 — Amy Chu and Guillem March Bring the Dread Back Home
The fog is rolling back in. Monster hunter Ez D'Avenir tracks a cryptic undead clue through Lamordia’s frozen wastes, only to find Darklord Viktra Mordenheim hunting her instead. Amy Chu and Ariela Kristantina launch a four-issue mystery that reopens the gates of the Domains of Dread.
There is a specific kind of chill that comes with returning to the Domains of Dread, and it’s the kind that settles into your bones rather than just the page. Dark Horse is opening the gates again with Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft #1, a new four-issue series that promises to reintroduce us to the gothic horror we’ve all missed. It’s not just a return to form; it’s a fresh entry point designed to pull you in before the fog completely swallows the landscape.
The story drops us right into the heart of the mystery with Ez D’Avenir, a monster hunter who knows her way around the worst places in the multiverse. She’s tracking a specific undead creature through the frozen, dead lands of Lamordia, convinced this missing piece holds the key to why Ravenloft itself seems to be unraveling. It’s a high-stakes investigation where every shadow might be hiding a clue—or a trap.
But in Ravenloft, the rules are written by the Darklords, and they rarely play fair. When Darklord Viktra Mordenheim catches wind of Ez’s quest, the dynamic shifts instantly. The hunter becomes the hunted, turning a solitary search into a desperate fight for survival. Amy Chu, whose Bram Stoker Award-winning background brings a literary weight to the prose, sets up a genre-bending mystery that feels both classic and urgently new.
Visually, the series is being brought to life by Ariela Kristantina, whose art style has a knack for capturing that eerie, gothic atmosphere that defines the setting. You can feel the cold of Lamordia and the oppressive weight of the Darklords’ domains in every frame. Pair that with Guillem March’s cover art, which always manages to capture the essence of a character in peril, and you have a book that looks as haunting as it reads.
As you dig into this, keep an eye on the supporting cast. The solicit hints that this mystery will bring together Rudolph van Richten’s proteges from across the horror landscape. If you’re a fan of the monster hunter lineage, this convergence is going to be the real treat. It’s a chance to see how these different styles of hunting intersect when the whole world is on the brink of collapse.