Start your engines, friends, as we hit the road again with Taako, Magnus and Merle, the beloved agents of chaos from the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels. Fans of Critical Role and Dimension 20 will love this installment in The Adventure Zone saga, which adapts the trailblazing D&D podcast into a blockbuster series! Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who’s tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff. Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff’s favorite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven’s chosen battlefield. Will the boys and Hurley be able to reclaim the Relic and pull The Raven back from the brink, or will they get lost in the weeds?The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal has it all: blossoming new friendships, pining for outlaw lovers, and a rollicking race you can root for!Praise for The Adventure Zone series:"Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it’s become a cultural phenomenon." —Entertainment Weekly"Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party!" —Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird"The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?” —Adam Savage, MythBusters“My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.” —Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian“Gorgeous art—the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.” —Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet DiariesBooks in The Adventure Zone series:The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1)The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2)The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3)The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4)The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5)The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)
Start your engines, friends, as we hit the road again with Taako, Magnus and Merle, the beloved agents of chaos from the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels. Fans of Critical Role and Dimension 20 will love this installment in The Adventure Zone saga, which adapts the trailblazing D&D podcast into a blockbuster series! Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who’s tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff. Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff’s favorite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven’s chosen battlefield. Will the boys and Hurley be able to reclaim the Relic and pull The Raven back from the brink, or will they get lost in the weeds?The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal has it all: blossoming new friendships, pining for outlaw lovers, and a rollicking race you can root for!Praise for The Adventure Zone series:"Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it’s become a cultural phenomenon." —Entertainment Weekly"Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party!" —Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird"The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?” —Adam Savage, MythBusters“My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.” —Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian“Gorgeous art—the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.” —Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet DiariesBooks in The Adventure Zone series:The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1)The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2)The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3)The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4)The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5)The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)
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Adapting actual-play tabletop roleplaying campaigns into bestselling graphic novels has brought comedic fantasy adventure to a broad new readership. Clint McElroy, a veteran radio broadcaster and comic writer, collaborated with his sons Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy to transform their popular actual-play podcast, The Adventure Zone, into a widely acclaimed fantasy graphic novel series published by First Second Books.
Born in 1955 and raised in Ironton, Ohio, McElroy built a 45-year career in radio broadcasting after taking his first station job at WKEE in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1975. Following a three-year stint in Tampa, Florida, he returned to local radio in the Tri-State area, was inducted into the Greater Huntington Wall of Fame in 2009, and served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre at Marshall University. Long before his podcasting career, he wrote comic books in the 1980s and early 1990s, penning series such as Green Hornet: Dark Tomorrow for NOW Comics, Blood is the Harvest for Eclipse Comics, and official comic adaptations for feature films including Freejack, Universal Soldier, and Three Ninjas Kick Back.
McElroy later transitioned to actual-play audio and graphic storytelling alongside his sons on the Maximum Fun network's podcast The Adventure Zone. In addition to co-creating and scripting the comic book adaptations of their roleplaying campaigns, he has written for major comic publishers, co-authoring Marvel Comics miniseries such as War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery, Marvel Team-Up, and a story for Marvel Comics #1000. He has also authored humor columns for Huntington Quarterly Magazine and written the children's picture book Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding.
McElroy's writing centers on collaborative humor, family dynamics, and energetic multi-genre storytelling that bridges tabletop roleplaying with classic comic traditions. His work frequently features quick-witted dialogue, character-driven improvisation, and affectionate parodies of fantasy and sci-fi tropes. Whether scripting sprawling fantasy quest arcs or lighthearted picture books, McElroy emphasizes accessible humor, multi-generational perspectives, and warm domestic comedy—a sensibility playfully reflected in his personal lore of holding three "Best Dad" and six "Best Grandpa" coffee mugs.
8 books in catalog
Adapting actual-play tabletop roleplaying campaigns into bestselling graphic novels has brought comedic fantasy adventure to a broad new readership. Clint McElroy, a veteran radio broadcaster and comic writer, collaborated with his sons Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy to transform their popular actual-play podcast, The Adventure Zone, into a widely acclaimed fantasy graphic novel series published by First Second Books.
Born in 1955 and raised in Ironton, Ohio, McElroy built a 45-year career in radio broadcasting after taking his first station job at WKEE in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1975. Following a three-year stint in Tampa, Florida, he returned to local radio in the Tri-State area, was inducted into the Greater Huntington Wall of Fame in 2009, and served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre at Marshall University. Long before his podcasting career, he wrote comic books in the 1980s and early 1990s, penning series such as Green Hornet: Dark Tomorrow for NOW Comics, Blood is the Harvest for Eclipse Comics, and official comic adaptations for feature films including Freejack, Universal Soldier, and Three Ninjas Kick Back.
McElroy later transitioned to actual-play audio and graphic storytelling alongside his sons on the Maximum Fun network's podcast The Adventure Zone. In addition to co-creating and scripting the comic book adaptations of their roleplaying campaigns, he has written for major comic publishers, co-authoring Marvel Comics miniseries such as War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery, Marvel Team-Up, and a story for Marvel Comics #1000. He has also authored humor columns for Huntington Quarterly Magazine and written the children's picture book Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding.
McElroy's writing centers on collaborative humor, family dynamics, and energetic multi-genre storytelling that bridges tabletop roleplaying with classic comic traditions. His work frequently features quick-witted dialogue, character-driven improvisation, and affectionate parodies of fantasy and sci-fi tropes. Whether scripting sprawling fantasy quest arcs or lighthearted picture books, McElroy emphasizes accessible humor, multi-generational perspectives, and warm domestic comedy—a sensibility playfully reflected in his personal lore of holding three "Best Dad" and six "Best Grandpa" coffee mugs.
The Adventure Zone
The Adventure Zone
