Overview

Before there were Planeswalkers, there was one man who built the first multiverse. FAME: Richard Channing Garfield tells the story of the mathematician-turned-designer who created Magic: The Gathering and forever changed how the world plays. From his childhood experiments with homemade games to the spark that ignited a new genre, this biographical comic explores Garfield's balance of logic and imagination, mathematics and myth. Blending fact and artistry, it reveals how one idea reshaped fantasy, community, and modern gaming itself. Whether you have shuffled a deck or simply love stories of creativity and innovation, this is the origin of a game that became a world.

Category: Biography

Available Date: Dec 2026

ISBN: 9781969716270

Print Size: 6.625 x 10.25

Book Format: Comic Book

Variant Cover: No

Pages: 28

Internal Printing: Color

Cover Paper Quality: 80# Gloss Text

Interior Paper Quality: 50# Uncoated Text

Printer: ArtistExpress

Printer Location: 2090 E University Dr Suite 108, Tempe, AZ 85281

Suggested Audience: Teen

Name of Creator: Michael Frizell

Name of Studio: Tidalwave Productions

Production Team Credits: Writer: Michael Frizell; Pencils and Colors: Igor Cicarini; Letters: Benjamin Gilbert; Cover: Yonami

Location: Portland, Oregon, United States

Language: English

Selling Point: The illustrated origin story of Richard Garfield and the revolutionary card game that transformed fantasy, strategy, and modern tabletop gaming.