David Wenzel had finished his illustrated adaptation of The Hobbit and was looking for something to do until everyone was ready for him to the the same for the Lord of the Rings (which never happened). The editor matched him up with Kurt Busiek, who had a wonderful fantasy story. And so, Wizard’s Tale was born. Busiek has a wonderful mind for taking well-work stories and turning them on their head so they are fresh and exciting. This is exactly what he has done here. So, let’s go visit the wizard.