Marius and Tessa are mercenary partners who hunt maleficarum: blood mages who employ blood magic, a school of magic that uses the power inherent in a living being's blood to fuel spellcasting, and also to twist the blood in others for domination or violent corrupting purposes.
Critics praised the writing and artwork but felt that exposition and story set-up were prioritized at the expense of developing the actual narrative, while other sources consider Magekiller one of the best video game based comic books. The series has received an overall mixed reception. The series also tells the origin story and rise of the Venatori faction, and features appearances by several secondary characters from the Dragon Age series.
The timeline of the series run concurrently with the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition and tells the story, in several arcs, of the 'mage-killer' Marius and his loquacious handler Tessa Forsythia. The series was written by Greg Rucka, with artwork by Carmen Carnero and Terry Pallot. Cover art of the first issue by Sachin Tengĭragon Age: Magekiller is a five-issue dark fantasy comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics set in the Dragon Age universe, and released between December 2015 and April 2016.
