THERE’S COMPETITION FOR THE WITCHER’S REWARD IN “THE BEAR AND THE BUTTERFLY”

Main Cover Art by Stephen Green featuring herd animals being chased by wolves as images of the Geralt, another Witcher and a woman are framed below the mysterious outline of a building

The latest comic series from Dark Horse Comics and CD PROJEKT RED sees Geralt competing against a fellow witcher!

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (December 20, 2024)— Dark Horse Comics continues their close collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED, 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, 2000 AD), with main cover and interior art by Stephen Green (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: 1957—Forgotten Lives, Sea of Stars), colors by José Villarrubia (The Witcher: A Grain of Truth, DEN), and letters from Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (The Witcher: Corvo Bianco, Kill All Immortals). The first issue also features a set of variant covers with art by Mattia De Iulis (The Cull), Aaron Campbell (John Constantine: Hellblazer–Dead in America), and iconic pencil artist Tim Von Rueden.

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.

The Witcher: The Bear and the Butterfly #1 (of 4) arrives at your local comics retailer on April 23, 2025. Pre-order from your local comic shop now for $4.99. Visit Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you.

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Mattias De Lulis Cover featuring Geralt angrily punching a beast
Aaron Campbell Variant Cover Featuring Geral poised ready to strike as several creatures encircle him next to an old knotted tree. Geralt is in hughs of red with the monsters shaded in blues
Tim Bon Rueden Variant featuring signature Pencil Art of Geralt's portrait with yellow eyes and completely white hair as butterflies flit across the top of the cover

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