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Caroline Elizabeth Pietsch (born November 11, 1988 [1] [2] ), known professionally as Carey Pietsch, is an American cartoonist, illustrator and artist. She is best known for her work on several webcomics and on The Adventure Zone series of graphic novels. Her father, Michael Pietsch, is the CEO of Hachette Book Group.

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Early life and career

Pietsch grew up in Ossining, New York, and graduated from Swarthmore College in 2010. [3] She worked on several webcomics like the Mages of Mystralia Webcomic, [4] Lumberjanes Issues 29–32, [5] Adventure Time: Marceline Gone Adrift, [6] as well as original, self published work. [7]

The Adventure Zone graphic novels

In 2015, Carey started drawing fan art of the popular Dungeons & Dragons Podcast The Adventure Zone by Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy, and their father Clint McElroy. When the idea came up of turning the successful story into a graphic novel, the McElroy family approached Pietsch for the artwork. She had previously collaborated with them to design a poster for their live shows of The Adventure Zone as well as My Brother, My Brother and Me . [8] "We were spending so much time sending each other links to her stuff we figured it would be easier to just collaborate with her. We realized she "gets it"..." [9]

The first part of the graphic novel series, The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins, written by the McElroys and illustrated by Pietsch, was released in July 2018 and published by First Second Books. It quickly topped the New York Times' Paperback Trade Fiction Best-Sellers list, and came third overall in the Combined Print and E-Book Fiction list, the highest placement for a graphic novel on the fiction list to date. [10] [11]

The second part, The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! was released in July 2019. [12] It also reached the number 1 spot on the New York Times' Paperback Trade Fiction Best-Seller list, [13] and number 4 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. [14]

The third part, The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal, was released in July 2020. [15] It reached number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. [16]

The fourth installment, The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom, was released July 13, 2021. [17] Carey was involved in a New York Comic Con panel in September 2020 to discuss Crystal Kingdom along with adapting The Adventure Zone into a graphic novel series. [18]

The fifth graphic novel, The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour, was released in February 2023, followed by The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game in July 2024. [19] [20]

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