CONAN THE SLAYER VOLUME 1 TPB 
Arriving in comic shops April 26!

by Cullen Bunn (Author), Sergio Dávila (Illustrator), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Lee Bermejo (Cover)

Alone, on the brink of death, and with nothing but his sword, Conan the Cimmerian stumbles into a camp of Kozaki raiders. With a band of determined Turanian hunters at his heels, the Kozaki chief hesitantly offers the barbarian refuge. As Conan's grievous wounds heal, he gains acceptance into the clan and becomes a mentor to one of the chief's two sons . . . only to discover that mortal danger is closer than ever.

Penned by superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Deadpool, The Sixth Gun, Harrow County) and with art by Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja), this volume collects issues #1-#6 of the pulse-pounding series, Conan the Slayer!

Trade paperback, 7x10, 152 pages, Full Color, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics
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CONAN THE SLAYER #8
Arriving in comic shops April 26!

Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Sergio Dávila
Cover: Admira Wijaya
Color: Michael Atiyeh

Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) continue their adaptation of “The Devil in Iron!” In his new position as chief of the Kozaks, Conan must parley with a fierce enemy lord, Jehungir Agha. But Agha wants the Cimmerian dead, so he’s planning a lethal trap that begins with a beautiful woman . . .

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics
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Robert E. Howard Days 
Registration forms are now available!

You may use the form below and at the link below to register for Howard Days in June.
Please note that the registration taking place is primarily for the Friday Celebration Banquet. 

ALL the activities at Howard Days: admission to the Howard Museum and grounds, the Bus Tour, all panels, swap meet, readings and other activities are presented FREE of charge!

The $15.00 fee gets you a seat at the Banquet plus helps defray the cost of drinks, donuts, and a hot dog lunch.

You won't find a better deal all summer.
Plus you get to hang out with a great group of people!
Hope to see you in June - it's never too late to come on down to Howard Days.
It's in Texas - there's plenty of room!

http://www.howarddays.com/2017/04/registration-forms-now-available.html

New at Howard Works

Editura Fantasia (Romanian)
Conan
Featuring:
"The Hyborian Age" (Part 1)
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hall of the Dead"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Hand of Nergal"
http://howardworks.com/Conan-Editura_Fantasia.html

Fantaasia (Estonian)
Aed täis hirmu 
Featuring:
"Sea Curse"
"The Valley of the Worm"
"The Garden of Fear"
"The Horror from the Mound"
"Spear and Fang"
http://howardworks.com/Aed_tais_hirmu-Fantaasia.html

Ozymandias Press
The Solomon Kane Mythos
Featuring:
"Red Shadows"
"Skulls in the Stars"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Footfalls Within"
"Wings in the Night"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem)
http://howardworks.com/SolomonKaneMythos-OzymandiasPress.html

Jovian Press
Solomon Kane
Featuring:
"Red Shadows"
"Skulls in the Stars"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Footfalls Within"
"Wings in the Night"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem)
http://howardworks.com/SolomonKane-JovianPress.html

The Atomic Age Narrative: 
Broadswords and Cardboard Barbarians
By Morgan Holmes

New post at the Castalia House blog.
http://www.castaliahouse.com/the-atomic-age-narrative-broadswords-and-cardboard-barbarians/

Rick Stump on the Dawn of Sword & Sorcery

I want to look a bit more closely at the actual stories of Conan to see why they are some of the most influential and popular works of the last 80+ years.

New post at the Castalia House  blog.

http://www.castaliahouse.com/guest-post-rick-stump-takes-a-look-at-the-birth-of-sword-sorcery/

A New Discovery: Herbert Klatt's Personal Photo Album 
by Todd B. Vick

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
http://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-new-discovery-herbert-klatts-personal.html

New at Howard Works

Elmatar (Estonian)
Conan ja Musta ranniku kuninganna
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Rogues in the House"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_ja_Musta_Ranniku_kuninganna-Elmatar.html

Elmatar  (Estonian)
Conan ja värelev vari
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_ja_varelev_vari-Elmatar.html

Updated with new information and cover scan.

Elmatar  (Estonian)
Conan ja punane kants 
Featuring:
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
http://howardworks.com/Conan-ja_Punane_Kants.html

Ozymandias Press
Strange Detective Stories
Featuring:
"Skull-Face"
"Black Talons"
"The Grisly Horror"
"Black Wind Blowing"
"The Tomb's Secret"
"Black Hound of Death"
http://howardworks.com/StrangeDetectiveStories-OzymandiasPress.html

Jovian Press
Strange Detective Stories
Featuring:
"Skull-Face"
"Black Talons"
"The Grisly Horror"
"Black Wind Blowing"
"The Tomb's Secret"
"Black Hound of Death"
http://howardworks.com/StrangeDetectiveStories-JovianPress.html

Robert E. Howard Days 
Registration forms are now available!

Here are the registration pages going out now to folks on the Project Pride mailing list. Never fear! You may use the form here to register for Howard Days in June.

Please note that the registration taking place is primarily for the Friday Celebration Banquet. ALL the activities at Howard Days: admission to the Howard Museum and grounds, the Bus Tour, all panels, swap meet, readings and other activities are presented FREE of charge! The $15.00 fee gets you a seat at the Banquet plus helps defray the cost of drinks, donuts, and a hot dog lunch.

You won't find a better deal all summer.
Plus you get to hang out with a great group of people!
Hope to see you in June - it's never too late to come on down to Howard Days.
It's in Texas - there's plenty of room!

http://www.howarddays.com/2017/04/registration-forms-now-available.html

Storming the Gates of Geekdom: 
Conan the Warrior by Robert E. Howard
Written by Alan Brown


New post at the TOR.com blog.
http://www.tor.com/2017/04/03/storming-the-gates-of-geekdom-conan-the-warrior-by-robert-e-howard/

Upcoming REH related publications.
Estimated ship dates as of 04/03/2017
All dates are subject to change.


Now available!
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 2 (Robert E. Howard Foundation Press)
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Dark Horse)
CONAN THE SLAYER #7 (Dark Horse)

04/26/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #8 (Dark Horse)
CONAN THE SLAYER VOLUME 1 TPB (Dark Horse)
SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS (Prime Books)(Features "The Tower of the Elephant")

05/10/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #9 (Dark Horse)

05/24/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 2: CITY OF THIEVES TPB (Dark Horse)

05/31/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #10 (Dark Horse)

06/14/2017
KULL ETERNAL #1 (IDW)

06/28/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #11 (Dark Horse)

08/02/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 3: ANCIENT GODS AND SORCERERS TPB (Dark Horse)

08/23/2017
THE DARK HORSE BOOK OF HORROR (Features "Old Garfield's Heart")

New at Howard Works

Pleiades (Bulgarian)
Alenata citadela
Featuring: "The Scarlet Citadel"
http://howardworks.com/Alenata_citadela-Pleiades.html

Pleiades  (Bulgarian)
I se rodi vešhica
Featuring: "A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/I_se_rodi_veshica-Pleiades.html

I have information that indicates there is a third Pleides REH title
as listed below. I have been unable to confirm this or locate a cover
scan. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated.

Pleiades  (Bulgarian)
Kralicata na Cernoto krajbrežie
Featuring:  "Queen of the Black Coast"


Jovian Press
Tales of Cthulhu
Featuring:
"The Children of the Night"
"The Black Stone"
"The Thing on the Roof"
"The Challenge from Beyond"
"The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1)
http://howardworks.com/TalesofCthulhu-JovianPress.html

The REH Foundation Press
The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2
Featuring:
"A Gent from Bear Creek" (novel)
"A Elston to the Rescue"
"Knife-River Prodigal"
"A Man-Eating Jeopard"
"A Ringtailed Tornado"
"A Gent from the Pecos"
"Gents on the Lynch"
"The Riot at Bucksnort"
"While the Smoke Rolled"
"West Is West"
"Mayhem and Taxes"
"The Peaceful Pilgrim"
Untitled Synopsis ("Ring-Tailed Tornado")
To Jack Byrne, April 21, 1936, draft, "My agent, O. A. Kline . . ."
"The Diablos Trail"
Untitled Synopsis ("A Gent from the Pecos")
Untitled Synopsis ("Gents on the Lynch")
Untitled Synopsis ("While the Smoke Rolled")
http://howardworks.com/AdventuresofBreckinridgeElkins2.html

Hippocampus Press
A Means to Freedom: 
The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft & Robert E. Howard: 1930-1932
Trade paperback, 2nd edition
Featuring:
"Reuben’s Brethren" (poem)
"A Dream"
"The Grim Land" (poem)
"Arkham" (poem)
REH letters to H. P. Lovecraft
http://howardworks.com/ameanstofreedomv1.html

Hippocampus Press
A Means to Freedom: 
The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft & Robert E. Howard: 1933-1936
Trade paperback, 2nd edition
Featuring:
Untitled ("They were there, in the distance dreaming") (poem)
Untitled ("Under the grim San Saba hills") (poem)
"With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles"
"The Beast from the Abyss"

REH letters to H. P. Lovecraft
http://howardworks.com/ameanstofreedomv2.html

Project Pride

Project Pride now has a Facebook page.
You can find it at the following link.
https://www.facebook.com/ProjectPrideCrossCP/

2017 REH Foundation Awards – Preliminary Ballot
Now online!

New post at the REH Foundation website.

The REH Foundation has posted a full list of eligible candidates for the 2017 REH Foundation Awards.

Legacy Circle Members will select the top three nominees in each category from this preliminary ballot.

From those final nominees all REHF members will vote for the winners.

The awards will be given out at a special ceremony at Howard Days in Cross Plains on June 10.

CONAN THE SLAYER #7 
Now available!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Admira Wijaya (Cover)

Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) kick off a brand-new story adaptation in their highly praised Conan run: “The Devil in Iron”!

The barbarian visits the remote island of Xapur and discovers an ancient city in ruins. What deadly secrets does the place hold?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics
Preview

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Volume 2
Now available!

The REH Foundation Press is proud to present The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Vol. 2.

This volume collects the novel, A Gent from Bear Creek, as well as the exploits of Howard’s other funny western heroes–including Pike Bearfield and Buckner J. Grimes–all restored to the original text, where available.

This volume checks in at 414 pages, and is printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered.

Cover art by Richard Bernal
Introduction by James Reasoner
Edited by Paul Herman and Rob Roehm.

http://www.rehfoundation.org/2017/03/02/pre-order-volume-2/

Limited edition of 200 copies!
Get yours before they are gone!

New at Howard Works

This week it was confirmed for me that the recent Goodman Games pulp
replicas are NOT new publications. Goodman Games is merely selling
Girasol Pulp Replicas and Adventure House Pulp Facsimile reprints.
Consequently, Goodman Games has been removed from Howard Works.

Orfija (Bulgarian)
Konan Varvarinat
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
Letter to P.Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936 ("I feel honored . . .")
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Varvarinat-Orfija.html

Rolis  (Bulgarian)
Konan Varvarinat
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hall of the Dead"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Hand of Nergal"
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Varvarinat-Rolis.html

Jovian Press
Kull of Atlantis
Featuring:
"The King and the Oak" (poem)
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
"Kings of the Night"
http://howardworks.com/KullofAtlantis-JovianPress.html

Jovian Press
Tales of El Borak
Featuring:
"The Daughter of Erlik Khan"
"Hawk of the Hills"
"Blood of the Gods"
"The Country of the Knife"
"Son of the White Wolf"
"The Lost Valley of Iskander"
http://howardworks.com/TalesofElBorak-JovianPress.html

KULL ETERNAL #1
Coming in June!

Tom Waltz (writer) • Luca Pizzari (art) • Luca Pizzari (color)

Robert E. Howard’s legendary warrior king returns! The evil Serpent Men have attempted to infiltrate and enslave mankind from the time of the very first humans… only to be defeated at every turn by the Elder Race’s ultimate warrior… Kull of Atlantis! And now they must call on Kull once more, as the Serpent Men make a last-ditch gambit to first conquer America… and then the world. Kull’s long journey has come full circle—once a small boy who fled his home of Atlantis, which was lost to a monstrous cataclysm… now a modern warrior who must save the New Atlantis from monstrous creatures!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

From writer Tom Waltz:
“The classic Howard stories have been re-told to near perfection through comic iterations of the past and there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel — so I felt we could try something a bit different while still staying true to the core elements that have made Kull such a beloved character for so long,” Waltz continued. “‘Kull Eternal’ is that idea — using the Howard-penned tale (and one of my personal favorites) ‘The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune’ as its foundation, IDW will take Kull on a journey through time… a strange journey that will combine modern conspiracies and political intrigue with the supernatural and sword and sorcery underpinnings of the warrior king’s past. This will be Kull as he’s never been seen before… and yet as legendary as ever. A weird tale we hope is worthy of all the fantastically weird tales that have come before.”

CONAN THE SLAYER #7 
Arriving in comic shops March 29!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Admira Wijaya (Cover)

Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) kick off a brand-new story adaptation in their highly praised Conan run: “The Devil in Iron”!

The barbarian visits the remote island of Xapur and discovers an ancient city in ruins. What deadly secrets does the place hold?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics
Preview

SKELOS #2
Now available!

Features an essay on REH:
“The Shadow Kingdom” and the Origins of Gothic Horror in Robert E. Howard’s Heroic Fantasy 
By Charles Hoffman

Order here!

Table of Contents

Short Fiction
The Keeping of Eleanor May – Angeline Hawkes
Slayers at the Gate – Adrian Cole                                                                    
Of Mist, and an Heirloom Sword – Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Medicine For the Dead (excerpt) – Arianna “Tex” Thompson
Bigger Than God – Cynthia Ward
A Binding of Souls – W. H. Pugmire
The Skin Man – Milton Davis (illustrated by Stanley Weaver, Jr.)
The Black Lion – Howard Andrew Jones
Amarante: A Tale of Old Tharduin – Scott Oden

Novelettes
The Eleventh Scarlet Hell – Robert M. Price (A Thongor tale illustrated by Val Mayerik)
Reverse the Charges – Jess Nevins

Poetry
Carmilla – K. A.  Opperman (illustrated by Esteban Maroto)
The Line of Late Retreat – Michael Walton
Xyre – Ashley Dioses
The Night Realm – Chad Hensley
Ride of the Witchfinder – Wade German
The Mockingbird – Pat Calhoun
A Revelation Dream – Kenneth Bykerk
The Wood – Frank Coffman
Shade of a Murdered Child – James McNew

Essays
Clark Ashton Smith in Carmel – Scott Connors
“The Shadow Kingdom” and the Origins of Gothic Horror in Robert E. Howard’s Heroic Fantasy – Charles Hoffman
The Alexander Romance as Weird Fiction – Benjamin Garstad

Special Features
Skull Session – Editorial by Mark Finn
Warrior Women of History – An illustrated gallery by Samuel Dillon (text by Jeffrey Shanks)
Cracking Skulls with Arianna “Tex” Thompson – An interview by Mark Finn
By Crom! – Rachel Kahn

The Bone Yard – Reviews
Dave Brzeski, Bobby Derie, Mike Hunter, Deuce Richardson, Jake Vander Weide, Keith West

Artists
Front cover:  Ernst Fuchs; Back cover; Allen Koszowski; Interior: Hieronymus Bosch, Samuel Dillon, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Mike Hunter, Rachel Kahn, Allen Koszowski, Esteban Maroto, Val Mayerik, Hugh Rankin, Stanley Weaver, Jr.

$14.95 + Shipping and Handling

New at Howard Works

Ofir (Bulgarian)
Konan Unishtozhitelya
Featuring:
"The Hyborian Age"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"Red Nails"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Snout in the Dark"
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Unishtozhitelya-Ofir.html

Neohron  (Bulgarian)
Cernijat mec SF trilar 12
Featuring:  "The Devil in Iron"
http://howardworks.com/Cernijat_mec_SF_trilar_12-Neohron.html

Ozymandias Press
Four Tales of Terror
Featuring:
"The Dream Snake"
"The Hyena"
"The Fearsome Touch of Death"
"The Cairn on the Headland"
http://howardworks.com/FourTalesofTerror-OzymandiasPress.html

Jovian Press
Four Tales of Terror
Featuring:
"The Dream Snake"
"The Hyena"
"The Fearsome Touch of Death"
"The Cairn on the Headland"
http://howardworks.com/FourTalesofTerror-JovianPress.html

CONAN THE SLAYER #11
Coming in June!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Thomas Grindberg (Cover)

Within the mystically resurrected island fortress of Xapur, Conan confronts an ancient demon with skin as hard as iron. Only an ancient dagger can slay the malign spirit, and the blade is there for the taking . . . if Conan can get past the enormous serpent that guards it!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June 28

Dark Horse Comics

THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: 
  BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES
Now available!


by Roy Thomas (Author), Mike Docherty (Illustrator), Ricardo Villagrán (Illustrator), Alfredo Alcala (Illustrator), Ernie Chan (Illustrator)

One step ahead of a vengeful Kothian army, Conan leads a fleeing mercenary band into the dread Dark Valley, a necropolis once throned by a demon slain by Conan himself. But while the demon may be dead, waiting silently in the darkness is an empty suit of armor, waiting only for an unwary host to bring back into the world the armor's owner . . . the malefic Devourer of Souls!

The Chronicles of Conan reaches its final titanic volume, collecting classic Conan the Barbarian tales never-before collected and unavailable for nearly a quarter of a century.

Trade paperback, 7x10,  232 pages, Full Color, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics

PREVIEW

New at Howard Works

ELF (Bulgarian)
Bury Nad Orienta
Featuring:
"The Lion of Tiberias"
"The Sowers of the Thunder"
"Lord of Samarcand"
"The Shadow of the Vulture"
"The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1)
http://howardworks.com/Bury_Nad_Orienta-ELF.html

Gemini (Bulgarian)
Mozacna nošt
Featuring: "The Thing on the Roof"
http://howardworks.com/Mozacna_nost-Gemini.html

Jovian Press
Almuric and Other Fantasies
Featuring:
"Almuric"
"Spear and Fang"
"The Voice of El-Lil"
"People of the Dark"
"Witch from Hell's Kitchen"
"The Lost Race"
http://howardworks.com/AlmuricandOtherFantasies-JovianPress.html

The Dark Horse Book of Horror
Coming in August!

Includes "Old Garfield's Heart" illustrated by Gary Gianni.

Mike Mignola, Hellboy, and a roster of great creators and characters explore the dark corners of the horror genre in 35 stories of witchcraft, ghosts, and the risen dead.

Originally published in four award-winning anthologies, these stories featured the debut of Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden series, and standalone stories by Kelley Jones, Kurt Busiek, and many others.

In addition to the comics, Gary Gianni (Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea) illustrates stories by legendary authors such as Robert E Howard (Conan) and William Hope Hodgson (The House on the Borderland), and Scott Allie interviews experts in the occult fields, including a seance medium, and witch who specializes in love spells.

Collects: Dark Horse Book of Monsters, the Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, and the Dark Horse Book of the Dead

Hardcover, 6” x 9”, Full Color, 368 pages, $19.99, On sale August 23

Conan the Slayer Volume 2
Coming in November!

by Cullen Bunn, Sergio Dávila, Admira Wijaya, and Michael Atiyeh

Softcover, $19.99

Conan Omnibus Volume 3: Ancient Gods and Sorcerers
Coming in August!

by Timothy Truman, Tomas Giorello, and Richard Corben
Dark Horse's critically acclaimed Conan, now available in an affordable, value-priced omnibus!

Showcasing the work of fan favorites Timothy Truman and Tomás Giorello, this action-packed omnibus includes stories such as "The Hand of Nergal," an unfinished fragment by creator Robert E. Howard; the powerful "Black Colossus," in which Conan tries his hand at being a professional warrior; and a series of tales which detail the Cimmerian's return to his homeland and his familial roots. Also featuring guest artist and horror master Richard Corben, this is an essential addition to any Conan fan's library!

Softcover, 464 pages, $24.99

Robert E. Howard Foundation
Join the Robert E. Howard Foundation

http://www.rehfoundation.org/membership-account/membership-levels/

THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: 
  BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES
Arriving in comic shops March 15!


by Roy Thomas (Author), Mike Docherty (Illustrator), Ricardo Villagrán (Illustrator), Alfredo Alcala (Illustrator), Ernie Chan (Illustrator)

One step ahead of a vengeful Kothian army, Conan leads a fleeing mercenary band into the dread Dark Valley, a necropolis once throned by a demon slain by Conan himself. But while the demon may be dead, waiting silently in the darkness is an empty suit of armor, waiting only for an unwary host to bring back into the world the armor's owner . . . the malefic Devourer of Souls!

The Chronicles of Conan reaches its final titanic volume, collecting classic Conan the Barbarian tales never-before collected and unavailable for nearly a quarter of a century.

Trade paperback, 7x10,  232 pages, Full Color, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics

PREVIEW