This first of two volumes collects the whimsical, tragic, and sometimes haunting backstories of Jester Lavorre, Caleb Widogast, Yasha Nydoorin, and Nott the Brave. Delve deep into their pasts and witness what led them to the Mighty Nein. This hardcover collection features stories and art by fan-favorite Critter creators, in direct consultation with the cast of Critical Role! It s a must for any fan's library. Collects: Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins: Jester Lavorre; Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast; Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin; Critical Role: Mighty Nein Origins: Nott the Brave.
Sam Maggs is a bestselling author of books, comics, and video games. She's been a senior games writer, including work on
Marvel's Spider-Man; the author of many YA and middle-grade books like
The Unstoppable Wasp,
Con Quest!,
Tell No Tales, and
The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy; and a comics writer for beloved titles like
Marvel Action: Captain Marvel,
My Little Pony, and
Transformers. She is also an on-air host for networks like Nerdist. A Canadian in Los Angeles, she misses Coffee Crisp and bagged milk.
Jody Houser decided she wanted to be a writer when she was eight years old and never looked back. For better or worse, no one ever suggested that she stop. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College in Boston, where she completed her master's thesis in screenwriting and was a winner of the Rod Parker Fellowship for Playwriting.
Starting in 2006, Jody began experimenting with webcomics. She is the creator behind the webcomic
Cupcake POW!, which launched in 2010 and is currently available on comiXology Submit.
Jody has written
Faith for Valiant Comics,
Max Ride: Ultimate Flight and
Agent May for Marvel, and
Orphan Black for IDW. She has been a contributing writer to numerous comic anthologies including
Avengers: No More Bullying,
Vertigo CMYK: Magenta, and both
Womanthology series.
Cecil Castellucci is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults including
Boy Proof,
The Plain Janes,
First Day on Earth,
The Year of the Beasts,
Tin Star,
Stone in the Sky and the Eisner nominated
Odd Duck. Her picture book,
Grandma's Gloves, won the California Book Award Gold Medal. Her short stories have been published in
Strange Horizons,
YARN, Tor.com, and various anthologies including,
Teeth, After, and
Interfictions 2. She is the Children's Correspondence Coordinator for
The Rumpus, a two time Macdowell Fellow and the founding YA Editor at
The LA Review of Books.
In addition to writing books, she writes plays, makes movies, does performance pieces, and still occasionally rocks out. Born in New York City to French Canadian parents, she is a citizen of both America and Canada. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles.
