The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast is the second issue of Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins, written by Jody Houser with direction from Matthew Mercer and Liam O'Brien, with art by Selina Espiritu. It is scheduled for publication by Dark Horse Comics on February 2, 2022. The comic explores the backstory of O'Brien's player-character Caleb Widogast.

Returning

 * Caleb Widogast, as Bren Aldric Ermendrud
 * Astrid Becke
 * Eadwulf Grieve
 * Trent Ikithon

New

 * Una Ermendrud
 * Leofric Ermendrud

Development
The comic was originally scheduled for publication by Dark Horse Comics on July 14, 2021. Due to the 2021–2022 global supply chain crisis and unidentified circumstances with creative teams, all Critical Role titles were delayed multiple times. The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast was delayed initially to January 26, 2022, then postponed to a February 2, 2022 release for comic shops and February 8, 2022 for book retailers and in digital format.