WARNING! Spoilers for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Land of the Giants #1-3
TheBorderlandsuniverse isn’t limited to its main games, as it’s introduced various spin-offs, including the hitTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. However, though a follow-up game has been teased in the past, one has yet to be officially confirmed. The fate ofBorderlands' sequel to Tiny Tina’s solo venture may be uncertain, but the game has a fun spin-off to hold fans over in the meantime.
Tiny Tina has led a video game, and now she’s starring in her own comic from Dark Horse Comics.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Land of the Giantsis a three-part series that serves as a successor to the game, as Tina conducts a newBunkers & Badassescampaign alongside a familiar cast of characters from theBorderlandsseries.
Written by Paul Tobin with art by Luisa Russo, Heather Breckel, and Deron Bennett, this exciting comic is the perfect way forBorderlandsfans to get their fill of Tiny Tina-focused mayhem while the games shift their priorities elsewhere.
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Bunkers & Badassesis the Borderlands universe’s equivalent ofDungeons and Dragons, and it’s become a staple of Tiny Tina’s character over the years. Here, she takes on the role of “Bunker Master” - a play on D&D’s Dungeon Master, of course - and conducts a campaign for a group of friends that includes franchise favorites Sir Hammerlock and Claptrap, as well as Captain Valentine and Frette fromTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. At every turn, Tina pulls her players away from the main story she’s curated to send them on various ridiculous side quests, emulating a real-life DM.
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Tiny Tina’s penchant for playing the role of “Bunker Master” inBunkers & Badassesgames originated in theBorderlands2 DLCentitled “Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep”. Since that story’s release, she’s been given her own spin-off, and now that adventure is branching out into comics. Tina has been known to use her favorite roleplaying game as an outlet for her struggles, as seen when she navigated her grief over Roland’s death through her initial campaign, andthis latest comic continues that trend of Tina’sBunkers & Badassesgames unveiling her inner conflicts.
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Despite Her Explosive Demeanor, There’s More to Tina Than Meets the Eye
Despite her unassuming exterior, thirteen-year-old Tina is a demolitions expert who possesses an explosive personality that lends itself to the literal explosions she regularly creates. However, beneath her outgoing and unstable personality, she isn’t as happy as she appears. Valentine and Frette uncover the tragedy behind Tina in the comic’s first issue, when Valentine finds her journal and realizes that she’s been searching for other children across the wastelands ofPandora.TinyTina stands out as one of the only younger characters among theBorderlandscast, which fuels her loneliness.
Tiny Tina first appeared inBorderlands2, which released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012.
Valentine reads more of Tina’s journal and discovers another secret. One of her drawings features a height chart that compares her small stature to her grown-up friends, and she then modifies herself to be taller by doodling herself atop a giant missile. Upon seeing these pages, Valentine says,“Tina’s obsession with bombs is how she ‘competes’ with us adults.“A long-time mystery in the series gets addressed at last, as this comic explains Tina’s fixation on explosions. Being a child creates a rift between her and the people around her, so she bridges that gap in her own destructive way to feel as big and powerful as them.
Tiny Tina may act like she doesn’t have a care in the world as she blows up enemies left and right, but she’s more pained than she lets on. After all, she originally discovered explosives by using a bomb to escape Hyperion imprisonment after her parents were captured, so her lore has already been tragic. Luckily,Tina now has friends to ward off her sorrow - even if they aren’t the child playmates she seeks. Her smile as Valentine and Frette assure her they enjoy herB&Bgames will warm any reader’s heart, and moments like that demonstrate why Tiny Tina is considered one of thebestBorderlandscharacters.
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As one of the games' most endearing figures, Tiny Tina deserves the spotlight in more stories, andTiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Land of the Giantsgives her the narrative exploration she needs. Moreover, in addition to her character motivations being fleshed out, she gets to conduct a wackyBunkers & Badassescampaign that will leave any reader in stitches thanks to theseries' signature hilarity.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsmay not be receiving a sequel just yet, but theBorderlandscomics have given fans a surprise sequel that carries on Tina’s story in a compelling way that no one saw coming.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Land of the Giants#1-3are available now from Dark Horse Comics, and all three issues will be collected in paperback format on February 25th, 2025!
