Critical Role’s new free comic traps its heroes in the mortification of interactive dinner theater

Dark Horse Comics and Critical Role Productions are teaming for a free Mighty Nein comic to be given away at Free Comic Book Day, featuring heroes Caleb and Beau on their most harrowing adventure yet: Surviving an evening of interactive, musical dinner theater.

You can check out five pages of Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Acquired Taste below, written by Sam Maggs (Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy) and drawn by Leonardo Cino. And you can pick up the whole comic for free at participating comic shops on Free Comic Book Day.

Here’s how Dark Horse sums up the short story:

In Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Acquired Taste, Beau and Caleb get a tip that an individual they are searching for will be at a meeting at the Taste of Tal’Dorei in Bassuras. When they arrive, the pair are surprised to be treated to some dinner theater and decor themed around a legendary band of adventurers from the area. They get entranced by the story, even experiencing it themselves, only to be interrupted by some interesting new faces entering the restaurant . . .

Free Comic Book Day 2025 is on May 3 basically everywhere, but check in with your local shop to make sure they’re participating!