While the idea of WitcherCon feels like it should have started back in the 90s with the release of the first Witcher saga novel, it’s actually a more recent development within the Witcher franchise. Part of a collaborative effort between Netflix and CD Projekt Red, the video game development company that created The Witcher video game series, the event on July 9th consisted of two virtual panels chock full of Witcher-related news.
Not only was there news on season two of the live-action series, as well as interviews with the show’s cast, fans watching also got news related to the more artistic side of things. First was the announcement of a release date for the anime movie The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, a canonical film detailing the adventures of Geralt’s mentor Vesemir. The film will release on August 23rd on Netflix.
The second was the first look at a manga series called The Witcher: Ronin, which takes Geralt of Rivia from a feudal European setting while slaying monsters and getting zero respect for it, to a feudal Japanese style setting while slaying monsters… and probably still getting zero respect for it. However, this story will have Geralt tracking down the mythical Yuki-Onna, so if he manages to defeat her, we should probably start putting some respect on his name. Judging by this still from the comic’s teaser trailer, he’s got his work cut out for him.
Not to mention that the Yuki-Onna won’t even be Geralt’s only problem, barring Roach getting stuck on someone’s roof again. Plenty of other yokai are waiting to get a piece of Geralt or die trying.
The series will be written by Rafal Jaki, CD Projekt Red’s Business Development Director and co-creator of the in-game card game Gwent. Art on the series will be done by the artist Hataya, whose pen and ink style captivates the viewer and showcases a number of mythical and mundane monsters.
The project’s funding will be obtained through a Kickstarter created by CD Projekt Red, which will set up funding for a collector’s edition hard copy of the series. The Kickstarter is currently awaiting launch with over 3,000 people following at the time of writing this article, so while some may take issue with CD Projekt Red wanting more of people’s hard-earned money, we know that Geralt is one Witcher no one minds tossing a little coin at.
Source: Comicbook
Header image via The Witcher Official Twitter
