The Witcher: Fox Children

The Witcher: Fox Children

Publication information
Original	1st issue: April, 15th 2015^[1]
Type	Comic Miniseries
Published	Dark Horse Comics, CD Projekt RED
Preceded by	The Witcher: House of Glass
Followed by	The Witcher: Killing Monsters
Translations

The Witcher: Fox Children is a comic book series written by Paul Tobin and illustrated by Joe Querio, published by Dark Horse Comics in 2015. While it follows on from The Witcher: House of Glass, which was an original story, Fox Children is instead based on one of chapters of Andrzej Sapkowski's Season of Storms novel.^[2]

It was followed by the special edition The Witcher: Killing Monsters in May 2015.

Summary[ | ]

Geralt aboard a ship of fools, renegades, and criminals. Geralt soon learns that some passengers are more dangerous than others, and one holds a hideous secret.

Publication information[ | ]

Comic miniseries[ | ]

Dark Horse Comics offers a printed and a digital version, both in English or Polish language. Due to licensing restrictions, the polish edition is only available in Poland! Also, note that unfortunately digital versions are not available DRM-free.

Genre: Action/Adventure, Horror
Age range: 14

Issue 1:

1 April 2015 - exclusive Preview at CBR
The Witcher: Fox Children, No. 1/2015, 32 pages, price: $3.99, UPC: UPC: 7 61568 25914 8 00111
Creators: Paul Tobin (writer), Joe Querio (artist, cover artist), Carlos Badilla (colorist)

Contents: Geralt’s journey leads him aboard a ship of fools, renegades, and criminals—but some passengers are more dangerous than others, and one hides a hideous secret!

Issue 2:

6 May 2015
The Witcher: Fox Children, No. 2/2015, 32 pages, price: $3.99, UPC: 7 61568 25914 8 00211
Creators: Paul Tobin (writer), Joe Querio (artist, cover artist), Carlos Badilla (colorist)

Contents: While the crew of the Prophet ponders what terrible fate will befall them as recompense for their wickedness, a supernatural storm strikes the cursed vessel! When the tempest forces the ship up a strange and deadly river, Geralt must use all of his witcher cunning if he hopes to survive!

Issue 3:

3 June 2015
The Witcher: Fox Children, No. 3/2015, 32 pages, price: $3.99, UPC: 7 61568 25914 8 00311
Creators: Paul Tobin (writer), Joe Querio (artist, cover artist), Carlos Badilla (colorist)

Contents: As Geralt and the stranded crew of the Prophet explore their swampy surroundings, the Fox Mother uses her animal guile and magical prowess to tempt the sinners to their doom! But in her rage, does the Fox Mother care if an innocent should fall in her trap as well?

Issue 4:

1 July 2015
The Witcher: Fox Children, No. 4/2015, 32 pages, price: $3.99, UPC: 7 61568 25914 8 00411
Creators: Paul Tobin (writer), Joe Querio (artist, cover artist), Carlos Badilla (colorist)

Contents: The crew of the Prophet begin to turn on each other as the Fox Mother’s mystical illusions lead them to their fate. Now even Geralt is forced to question what is reality and what is just the fantastic projection of the scorned she-beast!

Issue 5:

5 August 2015
The Witcher: Fox Children, No. 5/2015, 32 pages, price: $3.99, UPC: 7 61568 25914 8 00511
Creators: Paul Tobin (writer), Joe Querio (artist, cover artist), Carlos Badilla (colorist)

Contents: Chaos erupts aboard the Prophet as the madness sown by the Fox Mother runs red across the deck boards. Geralt seizes upon his last opportunity to assuage the vixen’s maternal rage, but in doing so, he may seal his own fate!

Trade paperback edition[ | ]

The 5 issues of the comic edition are collected in one trade paperback volume.
Genre: Action/Adventure, Horror
Age range: not yet rated

The Witcher Volume 2 TPB:

1 January 2016 (amazon.com, state: 13th July 2015)
ISBN-10: 1-61655-793-1, ISBN-13: 978-1-61655-793-5
Creators: Paul Tobin (writer), Joe Querio (artist)

Contents: Geralt's journey leads him aboard a ship of fools, renegades, and criminals--but some passengers are more dangerous than others, and one hides a heinous secret that could lead crew and passengers to a bitter and hideous fate at the hand of a vengeful fox mother!

Translations:

German: The Witcher: Fuchskinder, Bd. 2 (Panini, 12/2015)
Polish: Wiedźmin: Dzieci lisicy, tom 2 (Egmont, 12/2015)

Characters[ | ]

Geralt of Rivia
Addario Bach
Rockstride
Boxcray
Javil Fysh
Parlaghy
Janessa

Creatures[ | ]

Aguara (Vixen, Vulpess, Fox demon)
Alligator
Troll

Locations[ | ]

Prophet Lebioda (ship)

Notes[ | ]

The cover of the first issue and the drawings inside show a three masted ship, although the story tells about a classic single masted sloop - "but CD Projekt Red", as the artist says, "had me change it to a three-masted ship." They "changed the design to fit the look of the game".^[3]