Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories--Elspeth

Paperback
$19.99 US
On sale May 05, 2026 | 112 Pages | 9781506749761

Witness Planeswalker Elspeth Tirel’s escape from the underworld and her battle against her god in this first graphic novel collection of Dark Horse Comic’s tales from Magic the Gathering’s multiverse.

Elspeth is dead. But her story is not yet over.


The sun god Heliod, having grown envious of his champion, struck her down to the underworld. There, she is forced to relive the worst moments of her life for all eternity. But Elspeth does not submit to despair—she emerges from each conflict a greater hero than before. And for a great hero like Elspeth, what is death but another challenge to overcome?

The unpublished story of Theros Beyond Death is finally brought to life by renowned author Dan Watters and talented artist Owen Gieni.

Collects Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories—Elspeth #1–#4.
Dan Watters is a writer from London, England. He is the co-creator of Home Sick Pilots, Coffin Bound, and Limbo for Image Comics, as well as The Seasons Have Teeth for Boom Studios. Currently the writer of Nightwing and Batman: Dark Patterns for DC Comics, he has also written for Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW, and Skybound. Mostly he’s asked to write villains and isn’t sure if that should worry him a bit.

Owen Gieni is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator. He has worked on numerous comic books, including The Walking Dead, Rat Queens, and Manifest Destiny.

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Witness Planeswalker Elspeth Tirel’s escape from the underworld and her battle against her god in this first graphic novel collection of Dark Horse Comic’s tales from Magic the Gathering’s multiverse.

Elspeth is dead. But her story is not yet over.


The sun god Heliod, having grown envious of his champion, struck her down to the underworld. There, she is forced to relive the worst moments of her life for all eternity. But Elspeth does not submit to despair—she emerges from each conflict a greater hero than before. And for a great hero like Elspeth, what is death but another challenge to overcome?

The unpublished story of Theros Beyond Death is finally brought to life by renowned author Dan Watters and talented artist Owen Gieni.

Collects Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories—Elspeth #1–#4.

Author

Dan Watters is a writer from London, England. He is the co-creator of Home Sick Pilots, Coffin Bound, and Limbo for Image Comics, as well as The Seasons Have Teeth for Boom Studios. Currently the writer of Nightwing and Batman: Dark Patterns for DC Comics, he has also written for Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW, and Skybound. Mostly he’s asked to write villains and isn’t sure if that should worry him a bit.

Owen Gieni is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator. He has worked on numerous comic books, including The Walking Dead, Rat Queens, and Manifest Destiny.

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