Vox Machina | |
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Group publication information | |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
First appearance | Critical Role: Vox Machina – Origins vol. 1 #1 (September 2017) |
Created by | Matthew Mercer Cast of Critical Role |
In-story information | |
Type of organization | Adventuring party |
Agent(s) | Vax'ildan "Vax" Vessar Vex'ahlia "Vex" Vessar Keyleth of the Air Ashari Scanlan Shorthalt Grog Strongjaw Tiberius Stormwind Pike Trickfoot Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III |
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins | |
Series publication information | |
Schedule | Irregular |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | Fantasy Dungeons & Dragons |
Publication date | September 2017 – present |
Number of issues | 18 |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Matthew Colville (vol. 1) Jody Houser (vol. 2–4) |
Artist(s) | Olivia Samson (vol. 1–3) Noah Hayes (vol. 4) |
Letterer(s) | Chris Northrop (vol. 1) Ariana Maher (vol. 2–4) |
Colorist(s) | Chris Northrop (vol. 1) MSASSYK (vol. 2–3) Diana Sousa (vol. 3–4) |
Creator(s) | Matthew Mercer Cast of Critical Role |
Editor(s) | F. Avedon-Arcadio Barrera II (vol. 1) Rachel Roberts (vol. 1–2) Jenny Blenk (vol. 1–2) |
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins is a comic series, published by Dark Horse Comics, based on the American Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role. The comics act as a prequel story and covers how the characters became the adventuring party known as Vox Machina before the events of the web series. Matthew Colville was the writer on the first volume with Jody Houser becoming the writer on the subsequent three volumes. Olivia Samson was the artist on the first three volumes with Noah Hayes becoming the artist on the fourth volume.
The first six issues were published digitally, starting in September 2017, followed by print collections of the issues released in May 2018 and October 2019. A second set of six issues followed in 2019, both digitally and in print, and was also collected into a printed volume in August 2020. A third volume, with six issues released both digitally and in print, was published in 2021 with its print collection following in November 2022. A fourth volume has been announced for release in 2024.