{"id":1934341,"date":"2026-05-14T04:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1934341"},"modified":"2026-05-14T04:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:18:22","slug":"dungeon-crawler-carl-author-matt-dinniman-explains-how-one-character-could-influence-his-next-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1934341","title":{"rendered":"Dungeon Crawler Carl Author Matt Dinniman Explains How One Character Could Influence His Next Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There&#8217;s a <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dungeon-crawler-carl-books-in-order\">new Dungeon Crawler Carl book out this week<\/a>, which means there&#8217;s also a new audiobook for the series as well. To promote the new book, A Parade of Horribles, author Matt Dinniman and narrator Jeff Hays narrator got together to officially rank the character voices for the series. You can watch the full video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GiGJ-ySE1DY\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audible&#8217;s YouTube page,<\/a> where Hays performs the voices as they discuss rankings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">During this video, Dinniman took a moment to talk a bit about Quasar and how he&#8217;s his overall &#8220;favorite character in the series.&#8221; For those not familiar with all of the many characters, Quasar is the fast-talking alien lawyer that gets appointed to Carl in the fifth book in the series, The Butcher&#8217;s Masquerade.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So my goal in life after I&#8217;m done with the Carl series is to one day write some sort of legal drama; something that involves aliens,&#8221; explains Dinniman. &#8220;When I added him to the story I told Jeff, &#8216;Do, like, the quintessential Better Call Saul, but with like maybe a New York-sort of accent&#8217; and he nailed it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That seems like a pretty clear sign about what he&#8217;s thinking for his next book after he wraps up Dungeon Crawler Carl, but he clearly hasn&#8217;t fully fleshed out that idea. We also don&#8217;t know just how big DCC is going to be just yet, as there&#8217;s still the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-dungeon-crawler-tv-series-is-officially-confirmed-for-peacock\">TV adaptation coming to Peacock<\/a> on the horizon. Dinniman has stated that he plans on wrapping up the series at 10 books total, but if the TV show ends up being really popular it could extend his involvement even further.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217 poll-content-block\" data-cy=\"poll-content-block\">\n<fieldset class=\"answers jsx-332304107\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-labelledby=\"poll-question\">\n<legend class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4192417768\"><span class=\"stack jsx-3547261442\"><\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"poll-question\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-1377259516 headline\" id=\"poll-question\">Are you excited for a Dungeon Crawler Carl TV series?<\/h2>\n<p><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-3010959690 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/legend>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer highlight\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId65985\" id=\"answerId65985-label\"><span class=\"label\">Yes!<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1945348876\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId65986\" id=\"answerId65986-label\"><span class=\"label\">No!<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId65987\" id=\"answerId65987-label\"><span class=\"label\">I haven&#8217;t read the books yet!<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4255654680 poll-controls\"><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-2267841559 contained disabled full-width large\" disabled type=\"submit\" data-cy=\"poll-answer-btn\">Answer<\/button><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-1624977611 nav next-button small\" title=\"See Results\" aria-label=\"See Results\" data-cy=\"see-results-btn\"><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-align:right\">See Results<\/span><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" aria-label=\"See Results\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for what his alien &#8220;legal drama&#8221; could look like, there are two clear paths Dinniman could take. He could start fresh with a new character, or he could do a Better Call Saul-style spinoff about Quasar. There&#8217;s already an upcoming Crocodile graphic novel spin-off expected for March 2027, so continuing to build on this universe he&#8217;s already created certainly makes sense. However, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dungeon-crawler-carl-matt-dinniman-interview-parade-of-horribles-excerpt\">IGN asked him during an interview earlier this month<\/a> if he was planning any other DCC spinoffs and he said: &#8220;As of right now, no. We\u2019ll see how Crocodile does&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">What happens <em>after<\/em> Dungeon Crawler Carl is clearly still a long way away but, in the meantime there are plenty of ways to enjoy the series. A Parade of Horribles released on May 12 on Kindle, Audible, and a hardcover edition. There&#8217;s also an <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-dungeon-crawler-rpg-crowdfunding-campaign-just-launched-and-has-already-decimated-its-goals\">upcoming DCC tabletop RPG<\/a> that has already raised an enormous amount of money.<\/p>\n<div id=\"234299\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\"><span data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"234299\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-722342313 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QW6NLn?object_uuid=4b89a9c7-c78d-46e7-9dea-88d98eb4d538&amp;t=article\" title=\"A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)\" class=\"jsx-3288811812 product-image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/03\/02\/81lscmmtvql-sl1500-1-1772468893407.jpg?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"product-badge jsx-3056253127 jsx-1233459104\">\n<div data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-957202555 small\">Releases May 12, 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"solo-product-name\" class=\"name SoloProduct_name__s0XeA\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" disabled type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">11<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider SoloProduct_divider__dWiDk jsx-71571950\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vendor SoloProduct_vendor__Znmjy\" data-cy=\"vendor\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QW6NLn?object_uuid=4b89a9c7-c78d-46e7-9dea-88d98eb4d538&amp;t=article\" class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 button--vendor jsx-1792814278 jsx-4198390806 contained full-width small\" data-cy=\"vendor-link-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 vendor-text small\" data-cy=\"vendor-text-full-price\">See it<!-- --> at <!-- -->Amazon<\/span><span class=\"ign-icon icon-top-right-arrow jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-top-right-arrow\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/Qm81Aq?object_uuid=4b89a9c7-c78d-46e7-9dea-88d98eb4d538&amp;t=article\" class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--secondary jsx-3381835873 button--vendor jsx-1792814278 contained full-width small\" data-cy=\"vendor-link-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 vendor-text small\" data-cy=\"vendor-text-full-price\">See it<!-- --> at <!-- -->Barnes &amp; Noble<\/span><span class=\"ign-icon icon-top-right-arrow jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-top-right-arrow\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>{&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;http:\/\/schema.org\/&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Product&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/03\/02\/81lscmmtvql-sl1500-1-1772468893407.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;offers&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Offer&#8221;,&#8221;priceCurrency&#8221;:&#8221;USD&#8221;,&#8221;price&#8221;:27,&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QW6NLn&#8221;,&#8221;seller&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Organization&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Amazon&#8221;}}}<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has considered the Northwest his home for his entire life. With a bachelor&#8217;s degree in communication and 10 years of professional writing experience, his expertise is spread across a variety of different pop culture topics &#8212; from TV series to <\/em><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/books\"><em>books<\/em><\/a><em> and the latest <\/em><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/all-pokemon-games-on-nintendo-switch\"><em>Pok\u00e9mon games<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There&#8217;s a <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dungeon-crawler-carl-books-in-order\">new Dungeon Crawler Carl book out this week<\/a>, which means there&#8217;s also a new audiobook for the series as well. To promote the new book, A Parade of Horribles, author Matt Dinniman and narrator Jeff Hays narrator got together to officially rank the character voices for the series. You can watch the full video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GiGJ-ySE1DY\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audible&#8217;s YouTube page,<\/a> where Hays performs the voices as they discuss rankings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">During this video, Dinniman took a moment to talk a bit about Quasar and how he&#8217;s his overall &#8220;favorite character in the series.&#8221; For those not familiar with all of the many characters, Quasar is the fast-talking alien lawyer that gets appointed to Carl in the fifth book in the series, The Butcher&#8217;s Masquerade.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So my goal in life after I&#8217;m done with the Carl series is to one day write some sort of legal drama; something that involves aliens,&#8221; explains Dinniman. &#8220;When I added him to the story I told Jeff, &#8216;Do, like, the quintessential Better Call Saul, but with like maybe a New York-sort of accent&#8217; and he nailed it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That seems like a pretty clear sign about what he&#8217;s thinking for his next book after he wraps up Dungeon Crawler Carl, but he clearly hasn&#8217;t fully fleshed out that idea. We also don&#8217;t know just how big DCC is going to be just yet, as there&#8217;s still the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-dungeon-crawler-tv-series-is-officially-confirmed-for-peacock\">TV adaptation coming to Peacock<\/a> on the horizon. Dinniman has stated that he plans on wrapping up the series at 10 books total, but if the TV show ends up being really popular it could extend his involvement even further.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217 poll-content-block\" data-cy=\"poll-content-block\">\n<fieldset class=\"answers jsx-332304107\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-labelledby=\"poll-question\">\n<legend class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4192417768\"><span class=\"stack jsx-3547261442\"><\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"poll-question\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-1377259516 headline\" id=\"poll-question\">Are you excited for a Dungeon Crawler Carl TV series?<\/h2>\n<p><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-3010959690 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/legend>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer highlight\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId65985\" id=\"answerId65985-label\"><span class=\"label\">Yes!<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1945348876\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId65986\" id=\"answerId65986-label\"><span class=\"label\">No!<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"poll-answer\" class=\"jsx-45304670 poll-answer\"><label class=\"interface jsx-326752785 toggle-label jsx-803093603 left-justified radio\" for=\"answerId65987\" id=\"answerId65987-label\"><span class=\"label\">I haven&#8217;t read the books yet!<\/span><span data-cy=\"left-justified\" class=\"left-justified toggle-wrapper\"><span class=\"icon-toggle-indicator\"><\/span><\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2988246289\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2624643483 jsx-4255654680 poll-controls\"><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-2267841559 contained disabled full-width large\" disabled type=\"submit\" data-cy=\"poll-answer-btn\">Answer<\/button><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-1624977611 nav next-button small\" title=\"See Results\" aria-label=\"See Results\" data-cy=\"see-results-btn\"><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-align:right\">See Results<\/span><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" aria-label=\"See Results\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for what his alien &#8220;legal drama&#8221; could look like, there are two clear paths Dinniman could take. He could start fresh with a new character, or he could do a Better Call Saul-style spinoff about Quasar. There&#8217;s already an upcoming Crocodile graphic novel spin-off expected for March 2027, so continuing to build on this universe he&#8217;s already created certainly makes sense. However, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dungeon-crawler-carl-matt-dinniman-interview-parade-of-horribles-excerpt\">IGN asked him during an interview earlier this month<\/a> if he was planning any other DCC spinoffs and he said: &#8220;As of right now, no. We\u2019ll see how Crocodile does&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">What happens <em>after<\/em> Dungeon Crawler Carl is clearly still a long way away but, in the meantime there are plenty of ways to enjoy the series. A Parade of Horribles released on May 12 on Kindle, Audible, and a hardcover edition. 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