In 1999, Wizards of the Coast was itself purchased by Hasbro, Inc. Production was then transferred from Wisconsin to Washington state. Wizards of the Coast purchased TSR and its intellectual properties, including Dragon Magazine, in 1997. The magazine appeared on the cover as simply Dragon from July 1980, later changing its name to Dragon Magazine starting November 1987. It subsequently went on to become one of the primary campaign "worlds" for official Dungeons and Dragons products, starting in 1987.
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A prime example is the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, which first became known through a series of Dragon articles in the 1980s by its creator Ed Greenwood. At no time did I ever contemplate so great a success or so long a lifespan." ĭragon is the launching point for a number of rules, spells, monsters, magic items, and other ideas that were incorporated into later official products of the Dungeons & Dragons game. TSR co-founder Gary Gygax commented years later: "When I decided that The Strategic Review was not the right vehicle, hired Tim Kask as a magazine editor for Tactical Studies Rules, and named the new publication he was to produce The Dragon, I thought we would eventually have a great periodical to serve gaming enthusiasts worldwide. The magazine debuted as The Dragon in June 1976. After twelve issues, Little Wars ceased independent publication and issue 13 was published as part of Dragon issue 22. TSR canceled The Strategic Review after only seven issues the following year, and replaced it with two magazines, Little Wars, which covered miniature wargaming, and The Dragon, which covered role playing games. In short order, however, the popularity and growth of Dungeons & Dragons made it clear that the game had not only separated itself from its wargaming origins, but had launched an entirely new industry unto itself. At the time, roleplaying games were still seen as a subgenre of the wargaming industry, and the magazine was designed not only to support Dungeons & Dragons and TSR's other games, but also to cover wargaming in general. It is created by Dialect in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, and its numbering system for issues started at No. A digital publication called Dragon+, which replaces the Dragon magazine, launched in 2015. Shortly after the last print issue shipped in mid-August 2007, Wizards of the Coast (part of Hasbro, Inc.), the publication's current copyright holder, relaunched Dragon as an online magazine, continuing on the numbering of the print edition.
The final printed issue was #359 in September 2007. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.September 2007 (print), December 2013 (digital)ĭragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, along with Dungeon. This article relating to a magazine connected with the visual arts is a stub. Chrono Crusade manga, by Daisuke Moriyama.伝説の勇者の伝説 ( Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu) The magazine became bi-monthly on March 19, 2008. The magazine also features one or two manga series at a time. Many popular light novels which were later animated were originally serialized in it. Dragon Magazine ( ドラゴンマガジン Doragon Magajin ?), frequently abbreviated as "Doramaga" or "DM", is a bimonthly Japanese seinen light novel magazine, first published in 1988.
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