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Summary
- Dark Horse Comics announced another The Witcher comic book series, subtitled The Bear and the Butterfly.
- The first issue of The Bear and the Butterfly is scheduled to debut on April 23, 2025, and can already be pre-ordered for $4.99.
- The series will get three more issues, which are still waiting for release dates.
Game Rant can exclusively reveal The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly, a new release by Dark Horse Comics. The upcoming title will expand Dark Horse’s ever-growing library of comics based on CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher games.
While CDPR’s franchise is itself based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher books, Dark Horse’s comic series mostly consists of original stories that draw from the games rather than directly from the famed Polish author’s works. The only exception is the second volume, Fox Children, which is a partial adaptation of Sapkowski’s sixth The Witcher novel, Season of Storms.
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Dark Horse has now announced yet another The Witcher comic book series, The Bear and the Butterfly, which Game Rant can exclusively reveal. The series features a story—penned by Simon Spurrier—about a remote town that’s rumored to have a problem with a bloodthirsty vampire, who is allegedly killing local townsfolk. The bounty on the vampire eventually grows large enough to attract a wide variety of monster hunters, including Geralt of Rivia. There’s another witcher in the mix as well, one hailing from the School of the Bear, who rivals Geralt in his pursuit of the bounty.
The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly Issue #1 Covers
- Main cover by Stephen Green
- Variant cover by Mattia De Iulis
- Variant cover by Aaron Campbell
- Variant cover by Tim Von Rueden
The Bear and the Butterfly will be released in four issues, the first of which is scheduled to debut on April 23, 2025. The debut issue can already be pre-ordered for $4.99 via local comic shops. Dark Horse hasn’t yet specified concrete release dates for the next three comics, but its track record suggests that they’ll most likely be released around a month apart from one another.
The first issue of The Bear and the Butterfly will have four covers, with the main one being authored by Stephen Green, known for his work on the Hellboy comics and sci-fi series Sea of Stars, among other projects. The three variant covers will feature art by Aaron Campbell, Mattia De Iulis, and Tim Von Rueden. José Villarrubia was in charge of the upcoming comic’s coloring, while Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is credited with the lettering.
The Bear and the Butterfly will be the 10th series of The Witcher comics published by Dark Horse. The most recent addition to the ongoing franchise was Corvo Bianco, a five-issue series released between May and November 2024. The Bear and the Butterfly is expected to arrive hot on the heels of Raven’s Crossing, Sapkowski’s latest The Witcher book following a teenage Geralt. While Raven’s Crossing was already released in Poland on December 1, its official English translation is currently slated to debut in early 2025.
The Witcher
The Witcher is a 3D action RPG series developed by CD Projekt Red featuring the exploits of Geralt of Rivia. Steeped in fantasy, The Witcher series is based on the books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.