The Fade #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe Fade #1 marks the print comics debut of Aabria Iyengar — a prominent figure in the tabletop RPG streaming world through Critical Role, Dimension 20, and Worlds Beyond Number — as a comic book writer, representing a meaningful crossover between the TTRPG and sequential-art communities. The series arrives under BOOM! Studios' BOOM! Box imprint, a line with a track record of creator-driven, youth-oriented fantasy titles (Lumberjanes, Mamo, Giant Days), situating it within a distinguished lineage of LGBTQ-inclusive, coming-of-age genre storytelling. Its central conceit — mirror-realm mythology propagated as a viral internet phenomenon — grounds ancient fae-world tropes in distinctly contemporary anxieties about identity and belonging, making it one of the imprint's more culturally pointed debut issues. The first printing sold through quickly enough to prompt a second printing in December 2024, demonstrating immediate reader response.
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The series was announced by BOOM! Studios on August 21, 2024, pairing Iyengar — best known as a game master and performer on Dimension 20, Exandria Unlimited, and Critical Role — with webcomic cartoonist Mari Costa, whose prior work includes Life of Melody, Peritale, and The Demon of Beausoleil. Costa has stated in promotional materials that the fae-world pitch and its character designs were an irresistible creative fit for her sensibility, while Iyengar has described the series as her 'love letter' to anyone who uses fantastical imagination to work out their real-world identity. The full creative team also includes colorist Angel De Santiago and letterer Jim Campbell.
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- First appearance of protagonist Jeannie Warner and her best friend Arno, the two central characters of the five-issue limited series.
- Written by Aabria Iyengar (Critical Role, Dimension 20, Exandria Unlimited) — her debut as a print comic book series writer.
- Art and main cover by Mari Costa (Life of Melody, Peritale), with colors by Angel De Santiago and letters by Jim Campbell.
- Published under BOOM! Studios' BOOM! Box imprint on November 6, 2024, as issue #1 of a five-issue limited series.
- Variant covers for the first issue were provided by Stephanie Hans (DIE) and Veronica Fish (SLAM!, Archie), plus retailer incentive tiers.
- The story blends mirror-myth folklore with a viral-internet framing: characters enter a magical realm called 'The Fade' through a dream-based online ritual.
- A second printing was published in December 2024, indicating strong initial sell-through at the direct market level.
- The series was positioned by BOOM! Box alongside landmark imprint titles such as Lumberjanes, Mamo, Giant Days, and Fence as part of the imprint's ongoing catalog of original fantasy series.
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