“CRITICAL ROLE: VOX MACHINA ORIGINS I” SINGLE ISSUES ARRIVE IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME STARTING JUNE 2025

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (February 19, 2025)— Dark Horse Comics and Critical Role celebrate 10 years of the entertainment sensation by bringing the hit comic series Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins I to print for the first time! Written by Matthew Mercer and Matthew Colville, illustrated by Olivia Samson, colored by Chris Northrop and Travis Ames, and lettered by Northrop, Vox Machina Origins I was digitally published in 2019. Now, the single issues will be available in print editions for the first time in comic shops, with issue #1 (of 6) featuring a brand-new cover by Samson.

This series highlights the origins of the characters who make up the adventuring party that became known as Vox Machina, featuring stories and events that occurred during the home game played by Mercer and the cast of Critical Role before it became a streaming sensation, and continuing on from there.

In Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins I, roguish twins Vax’ildan and Vex’ahlia investigate a curse afflicting the impoverished citizens of the port city of Stilben. Things are not what they seem for the adventurous siblings—between fighting shark-riding fish men and black-clad assassins, they meet an antlered half-elven wild mage with her own theory about the curse.

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins I #1 (of 6) will be available in comic shops on June 11, 2025. It is now available to preorder at your local comic shop for $4.99.