Dark Horse Comics continues their close collaboration with CD Projekt Red in 2025, bringing The Witcher comics to fans based on the hit video game series. The next installment of these iconic Witcher tales will be The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly, written by Simon Spurrier (Coda, The Spire, 2000AD), with main cover and interior art by Stephen Green (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: 1957 – Forgotten Lives, Sea of Stars), colours by José Villarrubia (The Witcher: A Grain of Truth, DEN), and letters from Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (The Witcher: Corvo Bianco, Kill All Immortals).
In The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly, Geralt travels to a remote town where a vampire is rumored to be killing the townspeople. The bounty has amassed all manner of monster hunters – and among them is another witcher, from the school of the Bear, a fierce competitor for the reward…
Dark Horse Comics has been publishing The Witcher comics since 2014. There’s more details of available releases here n the Dark Horse website.
• The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (of 4) arrives at your local comics retailer on 23rd April 2025. Pre-order from your local comic shop now for $4.99. Visit Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you, or check out our own UK and Irish Comic Shops Map
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• The brilliant Slings And Arrows site reviews the previous five Witcher graphic novels here
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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