{"product_id":"critical-role-the-mighty-nein-origins-omnibus-volume-1-isbn-9781506753768","title":"Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Omnibus Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the creators of the hit show \u003ci\u003eCritical Role\u003c\/i\u003e comes Jester, Caleb, Yasha, and Nott the Brave’s origin stories, now available in a softcover \u003ci\u003eMighty Nein Origins\u003c\/i\u003e omnibus graphic novel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperience the whimsical, tragic, and sometimes haunting backstories of a mishmash party of misfits—now in softcover!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJester Lavorre’s unconventional upbringing full of mischief with the Traveler, Caleb’s troubled survival alongside Eadwulf and Astrid at the Soltryce Academy, Nott’s journey to escape her goblin captors and return to her family and herself, and Yasha’s emotional trauma after a loved one’s unfair death are all chronicled in this omnibus edition of \u003ci\u003eCritical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins\u003c\/i\u003e. Delve deep into each character’s past and witness what led these unlikely friends to form the party known as the Mighty Nein.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eCritical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Jester Lavorre, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Caleb Widogast, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Yasha Nydoorin,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCritical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Nott the Brave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first of two softcover collections featuring \u003ci\u003eMighty Nein Origins\u003c\/i\u003e stories by Critter creators in direct consultation with the cast of \u003ci\u003eCritical Role\u003c\/i\u003e. This edition is great for fans and new readers alike!“This collection is a delight, with four distinct and different stories to help get a glimpse into the history of the Mighty Nein. For those who miss these lovable lunatics, it’s a great chance to revisit them, and for those just learning, it’s an interesting and engrossing introduction to characters that have so much depth and life that it’ll be hard not to pick up the show and follow them on the long journey they go on once they meet the rest of the cast, and each other.”—Russ Pirozek (Fanbase Press)\u003cb\u003eJody Houser\u003c\/b\u003e decided she wanted to be a writer at eight years old and never looked back. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College, where she completed her master's thesis in screenwriting and was a winner of the Rod Parker Fellowship for Playwriting. Now a New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated writer, Jody has penned stories for DC Comics (\u003ci\u003eMother Panic, Harley Quinn \u0026amp; Poison Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e), Marvel Comics (\u003ci\u003eStar Wars, Web of Black Widow\u003c\/i\u003e), Dark Horse Comics (\u003ci\u003eStranger Things, Critical Role\u003c\/i\u003e), Titan Comics (\u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e), IDW Publishing (\u003ci\u003eOrphan Black, Star Trek\u003c\/i\u003e), and Valiant Entertainment (\u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e), among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Maggs\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York Times Best Selling author of books, comics, and video games. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eStar Wars Jedi: Battle Scars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unstoppable Wasp: Built on Hope\u003c\/i\u003e; she’s written for games like \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty: Vanguard, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and Marvel’s Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e; and her comics and graphic novels include \u003ci\u003eMarvel Action: Captain Marvel, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also an on-air host for networks like \u003ci\u003eNerdist\u003c\/i\u003e. A Canadian in Los Angeles, she misses Coffee Crisp and bagged milk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecil Castellucci\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults including \u003ci\u003eBoy Proof\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Janes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Day on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStone in the Sky \u003c\/i\u003eand the Eisner nominated \u003ci\u003eOdd Duck\u003c\/i\u003e. Her picture book, \u003ci\u003eGrandma's Gloves\u003c\/i\u003e, won the California Book Award Gold Medal. Her short stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYARN,\u003c\/i\u003e Tor.com, and various anthologies including, \u003ci\u003eTeeth, After,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterfictions 2\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the Children's Correspondence Coordinator for \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, a two time Macdowell Fellow and the founding YA Editor at \u003ci\u003eThe LA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to writing books, she writes plays, makes movies, does performance pieces, and still occasionally rocks out. Born in New York City to French Canadian parents, she is a citizen of both America and Canada. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelina “Sirius” Espiritu\u003c\/b\u003e is a Philippines-based comic illustrator with more dogs than sense. She gets real enthusiastic about medicine and fishing, and requires direct sunlight at least once a day. You can follow her on Twitter @siriusdraws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana Sousa\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Portugal, where she works as a comic book colorist, and as a freelance graphic designer doing layout for TTRPG books. In 2023 she was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Coloring for her work in several Critical Role projects with Dark Horse Comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAriana Maher\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her) is a Brazilian-American letterer who has worked on quite a number of Critical Role comics, including \u003ci\u003eVox Machina Origins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMighty Nein Origins\u003c\/i\u003e and of course \u003ci\u003eTales of Exandria\u003c\/i\u003e. Her greatest lettering challenge is telling the difference between Vex and Vax when reading comic book scripts, but she's getting better at it. Her beloved cat is Ames--named after the Ames Lettering Guide. 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