Drawing Fire

By Koren Shadmi August 13, 2018

Koren Shadmi is an American-Israeli cartoonist who lives and works in Brooklyn. His latest book, a collaboration with author David Kushner, is Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D.

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