What was Dragon magazine?
Dragon magazine was one of the two official magazines for Dungeons & Dragons source material, alongside Dungeon. TSR, Inc. launched it in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review.
Questions about Dragon (magazine)
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When did Dragon magazine stop being printed?
The final printed issue of Dragon magazine, number 359, appeared in September 2007, with the last print copies shipping in mid-August 2007. Wizards of the Coast then relaunched Dragon as an online magazine, continuing the same issue numbering.
Who created Dragon magazine?
TSR, Inc. created Dragon magazine, debuting it as The Dragon in June 1976 after TSR co-founder Gary Gygax decided The Strategic Review was not the right vehicle for the company's games. Tim Kask served as its first editor.
Why did Wizards of the Coast stop letting Paizo publish Dragon magazine?
On the 18th of April 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced it would not renew Paizo Publishing's license for Dragon and Dungeon, choosing instead to move both magazines online. Paizo had published Dragon since September 2002.
What replaced Dragon magazine after it went offline in 2013?
Dragon+ replaced Dragon magazine after the online edition's last issue, number 430, appeared in December 2013. Dragon+ launched on the 30th of April 2015, created by the advertising agency Dialect in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, and it restarted its issue numbering at No. 1.
How many issues of Dragon+ were published before it was cancelled?
Dragon+ ran for 41 issues, with the last one published in April 2022. Wizards of the Coast confirmed its cancellation in a July 2022 update and announced on the 15th of November 2022 that the app and dragonmag.com would be taken offline.