Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher #6

by Andrzej Sapkowski, Marcin Zwierzchowski, Guillermo Fajardo (Illustrator)

The desire for power unleashes chaos and seals a new destiny in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s short story.

Driven by unhealthy curiosity, Dandelion breaks a magic seal and unleashes a djinn whom he hopes will grant his wishes. Instead, the creature attacks him, leaving him with wounds only a mage can heal. Geralt rushes the bard to a nearby town, but in a city where casting spells carries heavy penalties, there is only one sorceress who resides—Yennefer of Vengerberg. Despite her beauty, grace, and zeal, can she be trusted? With the djinn set loose, Geralt is at the mercy of magic. And as a struggle for power and control begins, wishes are made, but whose are being granted?

This graphic novel is the sixth in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection The Last Wish!

Genres: Comics, Fantasy

72 pages, Hardcover

Published August 11, 2026

About the author

Andrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish fantasy and science fiction writer. Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company. His first short story, The Witcher (Wiedźmin), was published in Fantastyka, Poland's leading fantasy literary magazine, in 1986 and was enormously successful both with readers and critics. Sapkowski has created a cycle of tales based on the world of The Witcher, comprising three collections of short stories and five novels. This cycle and his many other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the 1990s.

The main character of The Witcher (alternative translation: The Hexer) is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics. At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology.

Sapkowski has won five Zajdel Awards, including three for short stories "Mniejsze zło" (Lesser Evil) (1990), "Miecz przeznaczenia" (Sword of Destiny) (1992) and "W leju po bombie" (In a Bomb Crater) (1993), and two for the novels "Krew elfów" (Blood of Elves) (1994) and "Narrenturm" (2002). He also won the Spanish Ignotus Award, best anthology, for The Last Wish in 2003, and for "Muzykanci" (The Musicians), best foreign short story, same year.

In 1997, Sapkowski won the prestigious Polityka's Passport award, which is awarded annually to artists who have strong prospects for international success.

In 2001, a Television Series based on the Witcher cycle was released in Poland and internationally, entitled Wiedźmin (The Hexer). A film by the same title was compiled from excerpts of the television series but both have been critical and box office failures.

Sapkowski's books have been translated into Czech, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, and Portuguese. An English translation of The Last Wish short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.

The Polish game publisher, CD Projekt, created a role-playing PC game based on this universe, called The Witcher, which was released in October 2007. There is also a mobile version of the game which has been created by Breakpoint Games and is being published by Hands-On Mobile in Western Europe,Latin America and Asia Pacific.

The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legends Award in 2009.

Reviews

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Some of the original Witcher novellas have an extremely far-reaching impact on the entire Witcher saga. The Last Wish is one of them. If you are a fan of the series you are likely already familiar with the book—either the novella or the Netflix adaptation which devoted an episode to it.

For those few who are not familiar with the plot: while fishing, Dandelion finds a bottle containing a Djinn. When making his wishes, the Djinn attacks and wounds Dandelion, forcing Geralt to seek help. Needing magical healing he meets Yennefer for the first time. She lives in a small town of disapproving locals - and their initial meeting is fiery.

As a standalone story this is a fun one. Yennefer in her first appearance is a self-centered, manipulative witch who just like everyone in this universe hovers firmly in the gray area. Already here she is an interesting addition to the Witcherverse and while I'm not sure if she was always intended to be a recurring character, it's easy to see how she became one. The spark of the relationship she has with Geralt forms here - literally, though I cannot say more without giving away spoilers.

Regarding the adaptation, I would have given the story a 5/5 but this comic doesn't do it justice. First of all, Geralt looks just weird with a massive potato nose, and overall the art style is a mix between a clean, realistic look and a full-on artistic approach. To me it's just messy. Also while it's been a while since I read original novella, I feel that the first half is almost an unabridged version while the second half feels rushed. I'm not sure if it would be easy to follow if you don't know where the story is going.

Still, if you're a fan of the universe and somehow have not read this one, this is almost a must. If you are a long-time fan, you can't go wrong with it - the story is still great. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Lksreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

What else to say but that this was another solid adaptation? Solid is as far as I’ll go though, because I think the tone was a little off and the art a little inconsistent. The Last Wish, despite its eternal consequences, is a bizarre romp. I just think the inflection was a little off. They did use, in most cases, 99% accurate or verbatim dialogue (with a few cuts of course), but the art leaned pretty heavily into the dialogue being more comedic than I remember the story being. Art also jumps back and forth from somewhat surrealist to very stylized so characters will look a little different from one page to another. All in all, still very worth retelling this short story in the graphic format.

[Ben A · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume continues the excellent run of these adaptations of the Witcher short stories. Both story telling and art capture the world perfectly and it’s great to see not only Jennifer brought to life but also the genie that serves as the monster of the story. I will continue to read these enjoyable adaptations as long as they keep doing them.

Special Thanks to Dark Horse Comics and Edelweiss Plus for the digital ARC. This was given to me for an honest review.

[Mee Too · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool art pretty lame story. The humor was not my brand and completely lacking in the haha department.

Not sure of the fan base for these books ive found them all on the mediocre level.

3.2

[A · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read, and one of the most gruesome scenes I’ve ever seen in a comic. A great adaptation!

[GONZA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fajardo’s illustrations make this Witcher particularly unique, partly because it seems he never actually met Yen (these alternate universes of Sapkowski drive me crazy). Anyway, the story is nice and, as is often the case, it rests entirely on Dandelion’s shoulders—for better or worse. Enjoyable.

Le illustrazioni di Fajardo rendono questo Witcher particolarmente diverso, anche perché poi sembra che non abbia mai incontrato Yen (questi universi alternativi di Saprkowsky mi mandano ai matti). Comunque la storia é carina e, come spesso succede, si regge sulle spalle di Ranuncolo, nel bene e nel male. Piacevole.

I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.