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News Weekend

When I started getting in touch with publishers I knew that one of the results would be adding a weekly news section, as well as a regularly updated news section for RKYV (different name of course). Simple.

As News Weekend launches, and I prepare the first RKYV news section, we are presently receiving news from IDW... and that is that... for now.

OK. Lets dig into the first weekend of News. We start off with news fresh from IDW, our first (and as of this date only) publisher who put us on their press release mailing list.

Dateline February 7th
Publisher : IDW
Location : San Diego, CA
Subject The Salvatores crank out new Dungeons & Dragons Mini, Cutter, coming April 2013.

Looking for something new to bite your Dungeons & Dragons loving teeth into... and you already know about that whole people playing Dungeons & Dragons on podcast thing? Honestly I just found out about it yesterday and started listening to it. Anyway how about a new mini from the people at IDW? Here, take this cut and paste for more info.

"IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce another action-packed entry in their line of Dungeons & Dragons comics! This April, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CUTTER, a five-issue miniseries written by R.A. and Geno Salvatore with art by David Baldeon and covers by Steve Ellis, weaves the tale of a family fiercely divided and at odds with itself, with a legendary sword hanging in the balance!

When the battle-hardened Drow renegade Tos’un must choose an heir to his legacy, his half-Drow son Tierflin and daughter Doum’weille become locked in vicious competition. But what will the prize, the bloodthirsty sword Khazid’hea, have to say on the matter?

“These comic series have become a wonderful tool for me to fill in the blanks and to crystallize my thoughts on the Legend of Drizzt novels going forward,” explains R.A. Salvatore. “The fallout from the twisting events in Neverwinter Tales not only came into play in the last couple of Drizzt books, but allowed me a strong plot line for an upcoming novel I’ve yet to pen. The same is true for Cutter – I see it already. So while these comic stories are self-contained, they open up to the wider stories going forward.”

From the writing team of powerhouse Dungeons & Dragons veterans R.A. and Geno Salvatore comes a tale steeped in action and intrigue, woven into the fantastically imaginative world that can only be found in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons. Rounded out by the vivid art of David Baldeon and Steve Ellis’ striking covers, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CUTTER is sure to be a wildly fun ride for fans of Dungeons & Dragons and comics everywhere, not to mention an unexpected tie-in to this summer's blockbuster R.A. Salvatore novel!

Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter (FC, 32 pages, $3.99). In stores 4/17/13.
Diamond Code: FEB130303"

At present admittedly I only have one R.A. Salvatore item to review, and that is actually from his stint with CrossGen... I wonder if it's appropriate to review that... but we'll crank out a review of that in the near future while I secure myself a D&D graphic novel from IDW to look at. In the meantime look forward to Cutter, coming Mid April for $4 (or less if you buy out of places like Things From Another World, where I do all my online comic shopping)!

Now adopt me, Things From Another World!... I need a sponsor.