Published Mar 10, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
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Fans of The Witcher have less than a week to wait before the next chapter of the franchise's latest epic story arrives.
There are only days left to wait before the next issue of Dark Horse Comics' The Witcher: Blood Stone arrives to leave the small town of Plinth in ruins. The Witcher: Blood Stone #2 is set to go on sale on Wednesday, March 11. Readers can check out the main cover art for the issue for themselves down below.
The Witcher: Blood Stone #2
Image via Dark Horse Comics- Written by DANIEL FREEDMAN
- Art by PIUS BAK
- Colors by ROMAN TITOV
- Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU
- Main cover art by PIUS BAK
The official solicit synopsis for The Witcher: Blood Stone #2 from Dark Horse Comics reads, "After an unprecedented act of rage, the town of Plinth is stained with blood. The panic and dread persist into the hills as Geralt investigates another mysterious attack. Yet the odds are seemingly stacked in the townsfolk's favor when a discovery is made that will lead them to fortune... and to their fate."
The Witcher: Blood Stone is the latest in a long line of The Witcher comic book series from Dark Horse Comics, each of which has been driven by a different all-star creative team. The first issue of The Witcher: Blood Stone arrived in stores on Jan. 28, and followed Geralt as he made the trek into ancient, haunted mines full of dark, closely held secrets.
The Witcher's Prominence In Pop Culture, Explained
Image via NetflixThe Witcher franchise began with the novel series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, the first of which was released back in 1990. Since then, the franchise has exploded in popularity, largely thanks to CD Projekt Red's hit video game series, which premiered in 2007 before going on to sell over 75 million copies across three mainline The Witcher titles.
In 2019, Netflix's hit streaming series premiered, introducing audiences to Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia. While The Witcher as a whole has been well-received by critics and audiences alike, the series has still garnered plenty of controversy in the past seven years. Much of this controversy came about due to the recent introduction of Liam Hemsworth in the role of Geralt of Rivia in Season 4 following Cavill's exit from the series.
During an interview with CBR back in 2025, The Witcher streaming series creator and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich opened up about how the series' development and production were altered for its latest season, knowing that the upcoming Season 5 will be the end of the show. "As cliché as it sounds, it's one of the greatest honors and privileges to be able to write yourself to an ending that feels earned," Hissrich explained.
"We absolutely knew we were picked up for Seasons 4 and 5, and we had 16 episodes to tell the story, so we absolutely had our end point and plotted backwards from there. It's such an honor to get to do that. I don't think a lot of television shows get to write towards that in a way that we got to."
The Witcher: Blood Stone #2 from Dark Horse Comics goes on sale on March 11.
Created by Andrzej Sapkowski
First Film The Hexer (Wiedźmin)
Upcoming Films The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
First TV Show The Hexer (Wiedźmin)
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