Forgotten Realms Comic Book #19

DC's beloved TSR-licensed series reaches issue #19 with a quietly compelling desert scene: beneath a weathered tent awning, a small group of travelers huddles around a small conjured flame under a vivid red sunset sky, while a ghostly panther silhouette prowls the dunes in the distance. Two figures rest or tend to the wounded on one side as an elderly, white-bearded man reads calmly on the other — suggesting a weary company pausing to regroup, perfectly in tune with the story title "Picking Up the Pieces." Writer Jeff Grubb and cover artist Rags Morales capture the quieter, human side of Faerûn, a welcome reminder that adventure in the Forgotten Realms isn't always about swords blazing.