A down on his luck heavy metal guitarist hasn't gotten very far with his songs about elves and wizards and dark magic. Let's see how he does with the real thing. Dave, a heavy metal guitarist, finds he is actually a latent Barbarian in issue one. His partner, a wizard with less than charming people skills, explains the fate of the world is up to them. Welcome to magic, Dave. Set in 1976 Chicago, Monsters & Midways is a fun take on swords & sorcery with innovative concepts mixing magic, nuclear energy, heavy metal and elves.