Thursday, October 11, 2018

CONAN CHRONICLES EPIC COLLECTION: 
OUT OF THE DARKSOME HILLS 
Coming in February!

by Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Greg Ruth, Tom Mandrake

The legend returns! Conan the Barbarian stars in epic tales by comic book veteran Kurt Busiek - including classics adapted from the works of original author Robert E. Howard! Whether he's warring with the violent Vanir or meeting a Frost Giant's daughter, Conan's savage sword is always close at hand and ready for battle! The story of "The God in the Bowl" is presented in all its terrifying detail - introducing Conan's notorious adversary, Thoth-Amon! But who is Janissa the Widowmaker, and what role will she play in the Cimmerian warrior's life? Beware the Horror on Uskuth Hill - and the Thing in the Temple! And when two Nemedians walk into a bar, it's no joking matter. Prepare for swords and sorcery of the highest order with the greatest barbarian of them all!

COLLECTING: VOL. 1: CONAN: THE LEGEND 0, CONAN (2004) 1-19

Trade paperback, 496 pages, $39.99



Wednesday, October 10, 2018

THE COLOSSAL CONAN THE CIMMERIAN HC 
Arriving in comic shops October 17!

Timothy Truman (Writer), Tomas Giorello (Art/Cover), Richard Corben (Art), Joe Kubert (Art), Joseph Michael Linsner (Art), Paul Lee (Art), and Jose Villarrubia (Color)

Conan returns to his homeland to explore his roots and find renewed purpose as a young mercenary.

This complete collection of Dark Horse's Conan the Cimmerian run gathers issues #0 to #25 of that celebrated series together, including all variant cover work!

The award-winning creative team of Truman, Giorello, and Villarrubia adapt several of Robert E. Howard's original Conan stories and tell new tales that tie everything together chronologically.

Hardcover, Full Color, 7x10, 648 pages, $99.99



Sunday, October 7, 2018

Conan's Women: How to Win their Lust
By Jared Trueheart

New post at the Legends of Men blog.
http://legendsofmen.com/2018/05/conans-women-how-to-find-them-and-win-their-lust/



New at Howard Works

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Italian)
Kull. Esule di Atlantide
Featuring:
"Exile of Atlantis"
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
untitled "'Thus,' said Tu, chief councillor, ..."
"The Cat and the Skull"
"The Screaming Skull of Silence"
"The Striking of the Gong"
"The Altar and the Scorpion"
"The Curse of the Golden Skull"
"The Black City"
untitled "Three men sat at a . . ."
"By This Axe I Rule!"
"Swords of the Purple Kingdom"
"The King and the Oak" (poem)
"Kings of the Night"
"Summer Morn" (poem)
"Am-ra the Ta-an" (poem)
"The Tale of Am-ra"
untitled "A land of wild, fantastic beauty . . . "
untitled "determined. So I set out up the hill . . ."
"The Shadow Kingdom" (draft)
"Delcardes' Cat" (draft)
"The King and the Oak" (draft) (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Kull-Esule_di_Atlantide-Arnoldo_Mondadori_Editore.html


Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Italian)
L'ora di Conan
Featuring:  "The Hour of the Dragon"
http://howardworks.com/Lora_di_Conan-Arnoldo_Mondadori_Editore.html


Multicom Entertainment Group
The Whole Wide World (Blu-ray)
http://howardworks.com/TheWholeWideWorld-Blu-ray-MulticomEntertainment.html


Marvel Comics
Marvel Preview #19
Featuring:   "The Footfalls Within" & "Riders Beyond the Sunrise"
http://howardworks.com/MarvelPreview19-Marvel.html




Glenn Lord
Candles
Featuring:  "Candles" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Candles-GlennLord.html

Thanks to Wilhelm Weinrauch (http://weinrauchbooks.com/)
for the scans and information.



Updated at Howard Works
Added images of all four pages.

John Melville
Candles
Featuring:   "Candles" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Candles-JohnMelville-1979.html





Saturday, October 6, 2018

Perilous Worlds
New Conan titles in the works!

CONAN AND THE EMERALD LOTUS by John C. Hocking (Reprint)
Lured into the addictive thrall of the Emerald Lotus, the lovely sorceress Zalandra turns to Conan for aid. They must contend with bandits, undead revenants, monsters, and the desert deeps to defeat the lotus’s Stygian master in his lair, never guessing the Emerald Lotus itself may be the greater threat.

ISBN : 978-1-7328301-1-0
5.2 x 7.9 inches
$16

CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE by John C. Hocking (New)
Sent to recover treasure from a plague-wracked city, not only must Conan avoid its deranged survivors, but battle a deadly disease given humanoid shape. To save himself – and perhaps the world — he allies with a scheming sorcerer to traverse a demon-haunted abyss in a desperate bid to destroy the Living Plague.

ISBN : 978-1-7328301-0-3
5.2 x 7.9 inches
$16

THE SONG OF BÊLIT by Michael A. Stackpole (New)
The novel is a prequel to Robert E. Howard’s story Queen of the Black Coast. It introduces Bêlit, the woman who is the love of Conan’s life, and chronicles her turbulent early life which set her on the path to becoming the pirate queen who ensorcels Conan. The exciting adventure dives deep into the world Howard created, weaving threads of history into the backstory of the most intriguing woman Howard ever wrote.

ISBN : 978-1-7328301-2-7
5.2 x 7.9 inches
$16




Marvel Comics
Conan novellas announced!

At the New York ComicCon, Marvel announced a series of Conan novellas to be printed as three-page serialized back-ups in all of Marvel's Conan comic books.





Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan #1
Coming February 2019!

Marvel Comics has announced the creative team for Savage Sword of Conan will be writer Gerry Duggan and artist Ron Garney. The cover for the first issue is painted by Alex Ross over a design by Ron Garney. Garney will be doing the first 5-issue story arc. Presumably other creative teams will follow for subsequent story arcs. The cover and a sample of Ron Garney's art are below.

Richard Isanove was announced as the color artist, so this will be a color comic.

In addition, Marvel has announced a series of Conan novellas to be printed as three-page serialized back-ups in all of Marvel's Conan comic books.