Conan (Dark Horse Comics)
Conan | |
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A double panel from issue #0 - The Legend | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Sword and sorcery |
Publication date | November 2003 onwards |
Number of issues | 212 (including one-shots and mini-series) |
Conan, the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E. Howard, is the protagonist of five major comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. The first series, titled simply Conan, ran for 50 issues from 2004 to 2008; the second, titled Conan the Cimmerian, began publication in 2008 and lasted 25 issues until 2010; the third series, titled Conan: Road of Kings, started publishing in December 2010 and ended in January 2012 after 12 issues; a fourth series, titled King Conan and which takes place during Conan's time as king, launched in February 2011 and concluded in 2016 with 24 issues; a fifth series, titled Conan the Barbarian, continuing from Road of Kings, lasted 25 issues from February 2012 to March 2014; a sixth series, titled Conan the Avenger, started publishing in April 2014 and is scheduled to end in April 2016 after 25 issues; a seventh series, titled Conan the Slayer is scheduled to start in July 2016. Dark Horse has also published several one-shots and half a dozen mini-series.
Dark Horse is also publishing ongoing series of collections of the original Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian, The Savage Sword of Conan [the Barbarian] and King Conan series in graphic novel format.
Overview
Dark Horse Comics began their take on Conan in 2003 with a one-shot prologue, Conan #0: Conan the Legend.[1]
The Conan, Conan the Cimmerian, Conan: Road of Kings and Conan the Barbarian series present a fresh interpretation, incorporating both new material and adaptations of stories by Robert E. Howard, with no other connection to many Marvel Comics series or other post-Howard material. An ongoing dialogue between two characters, the Prince and the Wazir, living in an age centuries in Conan's future, is often used as a framing device for the stories.
Each issue also contains "The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob (True Stories from the Life of Robert E. Howard)" by Jim & Ruth Keegan.
Core appearances
- Conan #0: The Legend (2003), 1 issue.
- Conan (2004–2008), 50 issues.
- Conan And the Daughters of Midora (2004), 1 issue.
- Conan And the Jewels of Gwahlur (2005), 3 issues.
- Conan And the Demons of Khitai (2005–2006), 4 issues.
- Conan: Book of Thoth (2006), 4 issues.
- Conan: Free Comic Book Day Edition (2006), 1 issue.
- Conan And the Songs of the Dead (2006), 5 issues.
- Hyborian Adventures: SDCC Free Giveaway (2006), 1 issue.
- Conan And the Midnight God (2007), 5 issues.
- Conan: Trophy (2007), 1 online eight-page issue.
- Conan the Cimmerian (2008–2010), 26 issues.
- Conan And the Mad King of Gaul (2009), 2 online eight-page issues.
- Conan: The Weight of the Crown (2010), 1 issue.
- Conan: Kiss of the Undead (2010), 1 online eight-page issue.
- Conan: Road of Kings (2010–2012), 12 issues.
- King Conan (2011–2016), 24 issues.
- Conan: Island of No Return (2011), 2 issues.
- Conan the Barbarian (2012–2014), 25 issues.
- Conan: Children of the Sun (2012), 1 eight-page issue.
- Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast (2012–2013), 5 issues.
- Conan and the People of the Black Circle (2013–2014), 4 issues.
- Conan the Avenger (2014–2016), 25 issues.
- Conan/Red Sonja (2015), 4 issues.
- Red Sonja/Conan (2015), 4 issues.
Conan (ongoing series)
The five main Dark Horse Conan series, Conan, Conan the Cimmerian, Conan: Road of Kings, Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Avenger make up a larger ongoing series. This is indicated by numbering on the inner cover of these books with the text, "Number [#] in a series".
Conan
Conan was Dark Horse Comics' first series about Conan the Cimmerian. The comic's art consists of only color and pencilwork, with no inkwork, providing a painterly aesthetic. The series follows Dale Rippke's "Darkstorm" chronology. The story "Helm" in Conan #18 addresses one of the major "faults" in that chronology.
Issue | Date | Title | Story | Art | Color | Cover |
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#0 | November 12, 2003 | Conan the Legend[2] | Kurt Busiek | Cary Nord | Dave Stewart | Cary Nord |
#1 | February, 2004 | Out of the Darksome Hills | Original cover by Joseph Michael Linsner, Variant covers by Cary Nord; J. Scott Campbell | |||
#2 | March 24, 2004 | The Frost Giant's Daughter | Kurt Busiek, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Frost Giant's Daughter" |
Joseph Michael Linsner | ||
#3 | April 28, 2004 | At the Back of the North Wind | Kurt Busiek | |||
#4 | May 26, 2004 | The Gates of Paradise | ||||
#5 | June 23, 2004 | Ashes and Dust | ||||
#6 | July 28, 2004 | Day of Farewell | ||||
#7 | August 25, 2004 | Blood for Blood | ||||
#8 | September 22, 2004 | Born on the Battlefield (Born on the Battlefield — Part 1) |
Greg Ruth | |||
#9 | October 20, 2004 | Two Nemedians Walk into a Bar | Cary Nord Thomas Yeates |
Dave Stewart | Leinil Francis Yu | |
#10 | November 17, 2004 | The Temple of Kallian Publico | Kurt Busiek, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The God in the Bowl" | |||
#11 | December 22, 2004 | The God in the Bowl | ||||
#12 | January 26, 2005 | The Hanumar Road | Kurt Busiek | |||
#13 | February 23, 2005 | The Devil Within | ||||
#14 | March 23, 2005 | The Ibis and the Serpent | Cary Nord Tom Mandrake Thomas Yeates | |||
#15 | April 20, 2005 | Wolves in the Woods (Born on the Battlefield — Part 2) |
Greg Ruth | |||
#16 | May 18, 2005 | Horror on Uskuth Hill | Cary Nord | Dave Stewart | Cary Nord Dave Stewart | |
#17 | June 22, 2005 | The City of Thieves | ||||
#18 | July 20, 2005 | Helm[3] | Kurt Busiek Fabian Nicieza |
John Severin | Michelle Madsen | |
Conan's Favorite Joke[4] | Kurt Busiek | Bruce Timm | ||||
#19 | August 24, 2005 | The Thing in the Temple | Cary Nord | Dave Stewart | ||
#20 | September 21, 2005 | The Tower of the Elephant | Kurt Busiek, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Tower of the Elephant" |
Ladrönn | ||
#21 | October 19, 2005 | The Prince of Thieves | ||||
#22 | November 23, 2005 | The Heart of Yag-Kosha | ||||
#23 | December 21, 2005 | The Battle of Brita's Vale (Born on the Battlefield — Part 3) |
Kurt Busiek | Greg Ruth | ||
#24 | January 18, 2006 | The Magistrate's Wife | Cary Nord | Dave Stewart | Cary Nord Dave Stewart | |
#25 | February 15, 2006 | The Hand of the Might | Tony Harris | |||
#26 | March 22, 2006 | Seeds of Empire (A Tale of Princes - and, perhaps, of Kings!)[2][4] |
Timothy Truman | |||
#27 | April 19, 2006 | The Blood-Stained Crown (A tale of those who tread The Path of Kings!) | ||||
#28 | May 17, 2006 | Storyteller[4] | Eric Powell | |||
#29 | June 21, 2006 | The Toad | Mike Mignola, adapting Robert E. Howard's synopsis "The Hall of the Dead" |
Cary Nord | ||
#30 | July 19, 2006 | The Serpent | ||||
#31 | August 16, 2006 | The Hall of the Dead | ||||
#32 | September 20, 2006 | Wild Cimmerian Bull (Born on the Battlefield — Part 4) |
Kurt Busiek | Greg Ruth | ||
#33 | October 18, 2006 | Dogs of the Hills | Timothy Truman | Cary Nord | Dave Stewart | Tony Harris |
#34 | November 22, 2006 | The Sons of Bel | ||||
#35 | December 20, 2006 | They Shall Be Lords Again[4] | Timothy Truman | Paul Lee | ||
#36 | January 17, 2007 | Silent to the Sea | ||||
#37 | February 21, 2007 | Rat's Den | Paul Lee | Cary Nord | Richard Isanove | Richard Isanove Cary Nord |
#38 | March 21, 2007 | The Maze | ||||
#39 | April 18, 2007 | In the Tower of Tara-Teth[4] | Kurt Busiek | Rafael Kayanan | Cary Nord | |
#40 | May 16, 2007 | The Tale of the Head | Timothy Truman | Paul Lee | Dave Stewart | Paul Lee |
#41 | June 20, 2007 | Rogues at the Door | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "Rogues In the House" |
Cary Nord | Richard Isanove | Cary Nord |
#42 | July 18, 2007 | Red House, Red Priest | ||||
#43 | August 29, 2007 | The Pits of Refuge | Tomas Giorello | |||
#44 | October 3, 2007 | Man vs. Beast | Cary Nord | |||
#45 | October 17, 2007 | Venarium (Born on the Battlefield — Part 5) |
Kurt Busiek | Greg Ruth | ||
#46 | November 21, 2007 | Over the Walls (Born on the Battlefield — Part 6) | ||||
#47 | December 19, 2007 | The Spawn of Nergal (Cover title "The Hand of Nergal") |
Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Hand of Nergal" |
Tomàs Giorello | J.D. Mettler Tony Shasteen |
Tomàs Giorello |
#48 | January 23, 2008 | Darkness Over Yaralet (Cover title "Darkness Rising") |
J.D. Mettler | |||
#49 | February 20, 2008 | Flesh for the Gods of the Night | José Villarrúbia | |||
#50 | May 7, 2008 | The Hand of Nergal |
Controversy
Starting at issue #24, Tony Harris became the permanent cover artist. One of the first pieces of art Harris submitted to Conan editor Scott Allie was a fully nude version of the cover of #24. Allie inserted the artwork in a blurb at the back of Conan and the Demons of Khitai #3. This displeased some comic store owners, and Conan and the Demons of Khitai #3 was reprinted with a censored cover in the blurb. Even so, 4,000 copies of Conan #24 were printed with the nude cover, and distributed through the Diamond Dateline retail newsletter shrink-wrapped in black plastic.[5]
Awards
- 4 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
- Best Single Issue or One-Shot: Conan #0: "The Legend "
- 4 Eagle Awards
- Favourite new comicbook: Conan
Conan the Cimmerian
Conan the Cimmerian was Dark Horse Comics' second series about Conan. A 99¢ issue #0 was published June 2008, followed by the first issue of the series in July (with the usual cover price of $2.99). The series ended with issue #25 in November 2010.
Issue | Date | Title | Writer | Penciller | Color | Cover |
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#0 | June 25, 2008 | Cimmeria[6] | Timothy Truman | Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | Tomás Giorello |
#1 | July 16, 2008 | Hunter's Moon | Tomás Giorello Richard Corben[7] |
Original cover by Frank Cho, Variant cover by Joe Kubert | ||
#2 | August 13, 2008 | Mark of the Wolf | Frank Cho | |||
#3 | September 17, 2008 | Path of Mist | ||||
#4 | October 15, 2008 | The Skrae | ||||
#5 | November 19, 2008 | The Wolf's Promise | ||||
#6 | December 17, 2008 | Homecoming | ||||
#7 | January 21, 2009 | Darkness and the Night | ||||
#8 | February 25, 2009 | The Scorpion | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "Black Colossus" |
Tomás Giorello | Joseph Michael Linsner | |
#9 | March 25, 2009 | The Mercenary | ||||
#10 | April 29, 2009 | The Commander | ||||
#11 | June 3, 2009 | The Face on the Coin | ||||
#12 | July 22, 2009 | The Battle of Shamla Pass | ||||
#13 | August 19, 2009 | Black Altar | ||||
#14 | September 23, 2009 | Home For the Hunt | Timothy Truman | Joe Kubert Timothy Truman | ||
#15 | November 4, 2009 | The Sorrow of Akivasha | Paul Lee | |||
#16 | November 18, 2009 | Free Companions | Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | ||
#17 | January 6, 2010 | |||||
#18 | February 3, 2010 | |||||
#19 | March 3, 2010 | Kozaki | ||||
#20 | April 28, 2010 | Cary Nord Dave Stewart | ||||
#21 | June 2, 2010 | |||||
#22 | July 7, 2010 | Iron Shadows in the Moon | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "Shadows in the Moonlight" |
Tomás Giorello Paul Lee | ||
#23 | August 25, 2010 | Tomás Giorello | Tomás Giorello | |||
#24 | October 20, 2010 | |||||
#25 | November 24, 2010 | |||||
Conan: Road of Kings
Conan: Road of Kings was Dark Horse Comics' third series about Conan. It featured Roy Thomas as the writer and Mike Hawthorne as the primary artist on the series.
Issue | Date | Title | Story | Art | Color | Cover |
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#1 | December 15, 2010 | Untitled | Roy Thomas | Mike Hawthorne | Dave Stewart | Original cover by Doug Wheatley, Variant cover by Dale Keown |
#2 | January 26, 2011 | Shadizar the Wicked | Doug Wheatley | |||
#3 | March 2, 2011 | Untitled | ||||
#4 | April 27, 2011 | Untitled | Dan Jackson | |||
#5 | May 25, 2011 | Untitled | ||||
#6 | June 22, 2011 | Untitled | ||||
#7 | August 17, 2011 | Of Princes and Plotters | Aleksi Briclot | |||
#8 | September 21, 2011 | The Horrors Beneath the Stones | ||||
#9 | October 19, 2011 | When Death Takes Wing... | Dan Panosian | |||
#10 | November 16, 2011 | Is Tarantia Burning? | ||||
#11 | December 21, 2011 | A Cimmerian in Argos | Mike Hawthorne | |||
#12 | January 18, 2012 | Conan's Day in Court |
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian was Dark Horse Comics' fourth series about Conan. Brian Wood's run on the series was twenty-five issues and expanded on Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast."
Issue | Date | Title | Story | Art | Color | Cover |
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#1 | February 8, 2012 | Queen of the Black Coast | Brian Wood, adapting Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast", chapter 1 |
Becky Cloonan | Dave Stewart | Original cover by Massimo Carnevale, Variant cover by Becky Cloonan |
#2 | March 14, 2012 | Original cover by Massimo Carnevale, Variant cover by Leandro Fernandez with Dave Stewart | ||||
#3 | April 11, 2012 | Original cover by Massimo Carnevale, Variant cover by John Paul Leon with Dave Stewart | ||||
#4 | May 16, 2012 | The Argos Deception | Brian Wood | James Harren | Massimo Carnevale | |
#5 | June 13, 2012 | |||||
#6 | July 11, 2012 | |||||
#7 | August 8, 2012 | Border Fury | Becky Cloonan | |||
#8 | September 12, 2012 | Vasilis Lolos | ||||
#9 | October 10, 2012 | |||||
#10 | November 14, 2012 | The Death | Declan Shalvey | |||
#11 | December 12, 2012 | |||||
#12 | January 16, 2013 | |||||
#13 | February 20, 2013 | The Woman on the Wall | Mirko Colak | |||
#14 | March 20, 2013 | |||||
#15 | April 17, 2013 | Andrea Mutti | ||||
#16 | May 15, 2013 | The Nightmare of the Shallows | Davide Gianfelice | |||
#17 | June 19, 2013 | |||||
#18 | July 17, 2013 | |||||
#19 | August 21, 2013 | Black Stones | Paul Azaceta | |||
#20 | September 18, 2013 | |||||
#21 | October 16, 2013 | |||||
#22 | November 20, 2013 | The Song of Bêlit | Brian Wood, adapting Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast", chapters 2–5 |
Riccardo Burchielli | ||
#23 | December 18, 2013 | |||||
#24 | January 22, 2014 | |||||
#25 | February 19, 2014 |
Conan the Avenger
Conan the Avenger is Dark Horse Comics' fifth ongoing series about Conan, with Fred Van Lente as the writer.[8]
Issue | Date | Title | Story | Art | Color | Cover |
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#1 | April 23, 2014 | Shadows Over Kush | Fred Van Lente, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Snout in the Dark" |
Brian Ching | Michael Atiyeh | Iain McCaig |
#2 | May 28, 2014 | Kilian Plunkett | ||||
#3 | June 25, 2014 | Philip Tan and Romulo Fajardo Jr. | ||||
#4 | July 23, 2014 | Eduardo Francisco | Fiona Staples | |||
#5 | August 27, 2014 | Dan Scott | ||||
#6 | September 24, 2014 | Daryl Mandryk | ||||
#7 | October 29, 2014 | The Damned Horde | Fred Van Lente | Brian Ching | ||
#8 | November 26, 2014 | John Picacio | ||||
#9 | December 24, 2014 | Steve Ellis | ||||
#10 | January 28, 2015 | Anthony Palumbo | ||||
#11 | February 25, 2015 | Jason Felix | ||||
#12 | March 25, 2015 | Dan Scott | ||||
#13 | April 29, 2015 | Xuthal of the Dusk | Guiu Vilanova | Eric Powell | ||
#14 | May 27, 2015 | |||||
#15 | June 24, 2015 | |||||
#16 | July 29, 2015 | Blood Oasis | Brian Ching | Jason Felix | ||
#17 | August 26, 2015 | |||||
#18 | September 30, 2015 | |||||
#19 | October 28, 2015 | |||||
#20 | November 25, 2015 | A Witch Shall Be Born | Paul Renaud | |||
#21 | December 30, 2015 | Jose Luis/Andy Owens | ||||
#22 | January 27, 2016 | Brian Ching | ||||
#23 | February 24, 2016 | |||||
#24 | March 30, 2016 | |||||
#25 | April 27, 2016 | Simon Bisley |
Conan the Slayer
Conan the Slayer is Dark Horse Comics' sixth ongoing series about Conan, with Cullen Bunn as the writer, is scheduled to start publishing in July 2016.[9]
Conan (mini-series and one-shots)
In addition to the ongoing series, there are also several miniseries and one shots.
Title | Date | Story | Art | Color | Cover |
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Conan: and the Daughters of Midora[10] | October 6, 2004 | Jimmy Palmiotti | Mark Texeira | ||
Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur | #1 April 13, 2005 | P. Craig Russell, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Jewels of Gwahlur" |
P. Craig Russell | Lovern Kindzierski | P. Craig Russell |
#2 May 11, 2005 | |||||
#3 June 15, 2005 | |||||
Conan and the Demons of Khitai | #1 October 5, 2005 | Akira Yoshida | Paul Lee | Pat Lee | |
#2 November 2, 2005 | |||||
#3 December 7, 2005 | |||||
#4 January 25, 2006 | |||||
Conan: Book of Thoth | #1 March 15, 2006 | Kurt Busiek & Len Wein |
Kelley Jones | Michelle Madsen | Kelley Jones |
#2 April 19, 2006 | |||||
#3 May 24, 2006 | |||||
#4 June 21, 2006 | |||||
Star Wars/Conan FCBD 2006 "Conan: The Spear" |
May 6, 2006 | Timothy Truman | Paul Lee | Dave Stewart | Paul Lee |
Conan and the Songs of the Dead | #1 July 5, 2006 | Joe R. Lansdale | Timothy Truman | Dave Stewart | Timothy Truman |
#2 August 9, 2006 | |||||
#3 September 20, 2006 | |||||
#4 October 18, 2006 | |||||
#5 November 29, 2006 | |||||
Conan Funcom Special "Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures" |
July 2006 | The Age of Conan Joshua Dysart |
The Age of Conan Tone Rodriguez (pencils) Sean P. Parsons (inks) |
The Age of Conan Michelle Madsen |
Cary Nord |
The Road of Kings Timothy Truman |
The Road of Kings Cary Nord |
The Road of Kings Dave Stewart | |||
Conan and the Midnight God | #1 January 17, 2007 | Joshua Dysart | Will Conrad | Juan Ferreyra | Jason Shawn Alexander |
#2 February 28, 2007 | |||||
#3 April 4, 2007 | |||||
#4 June 6, 2007 | |||||
#5 July 25, 2007 | |||||
MySpace Dark Horse Presents #11 "Conan: Trophy" |
June 2008 | Benjamin Truman & Timothy Truman |
Marian Churchland | N/A | |
MySpace Dark Horse Presents #28-29 "Conan and the Mad King of Gaul" |
Part 1 November 2009 | Darick Robertson | Tony Avina | N/A | |
Part 2 December 2009 | |||||
Conan: The Weight of the Crown | January 13, 2010 | Darick Robertson | Tony Avina | Darick Robertson | |
USA Today "Conan: Kiss of the Undead"[11] |
November 23, 2010 | Ron Marz | Bart Sears (pencils) Randy Elliot (inks) |
Mark Roberts | N/A |
Conan: Island of No Return | #1 June 15, 2011 | Ron Marz | Bart Sears (pencils) Randy Elliot (inks) |
Mark Roberts | Michael Kutsche |
#2 July 20, 2011 | |||||
Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast | 5 issues from October 2012 |
Victor Gischler | Attila Futaki | Jok | Attila Futaki |
Conan and the People of the Black Circle | #1 October 23, 2013 | Fred Van Lente, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The People of the Black Circle" |
Ariel Olivetti | ||
#2 November 27, 2013 | |||||
#3 December 11, 2013 | |||||
#4 January 29, 2014 | |||||
Conan/Red Sonja | #1 January 14, 2015 | Gail Simone, Jim Zub | Dan Panosian | Dave Stewart | Dan Panosian |
#2 February 11, 2015 | |||||
#3 March 25, 2015 | Randy Green, Rick Ketcham | ||||
#4 April 29, 2015 | |||||
Red Sonja/Conan | #1 August 5, 2015 | Victor Gischler | Roberto Castro | Alex Guimaraes | Alex Ross, Ed Benes, Roberto Castro |
#2 September 9, 2015 | Ed Benes | ||||
#3 October 14, 2015 | |||||
#4 November 11, 2015 | Ed Benes, Roberto Castro |
Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast was originally published as an ePlate™ exclusive miniseries.[12] The back-ups in these issues were reprinted from Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword, and were later collected in the trade paperbacks for that series.
King Conan (series of mini-series)
King Conan is an ongoing series of miniseries about Conan during his time as king of Aquilonia.[13] The first issue was released in February 2011.
Issue | Date | Title | Story | Art | Color | Cover |
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#1 | February 23, 2011 | The Scarlet Citadel | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Scarlet Citadel" |
Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | Gerald Parel |
#2 | March 30, 2011 | Darick Robertson | ||||
#3 | April 27, 2011 | |||||
#4 | May 25, 2011 | |||||
#5 | January 25, 2012 | The Phoenix on the Sword | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Phoenix on the Sword" |
Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | Andrew Robinson |
#6 | February 29, 2012 | |||||
#7 | March 28, 2012 | |||||
#8 | April 25, 2012 | |||||
#9 | May 29, 2013 | Hour of the Dragon | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "The Hour of the Dragon" |
Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | Sanjulian |
#10 | June 26, 2013 | Gerald Parel | ||||
#11 | July 31, 2013 | |||||
#12 | August 28, 2013 | |||||
#13 | September 25, 2013 | |||||
#14 | October 30, 2013 | |||||
#15 | February 26, 2014 | The Conqueror[14] | Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | Tomás Giorello | |
#16 | March 26, 2014 | |||||
#17 | April 30, 2014 | |||||
#18 | May 28, 2014 | |||||
#19 | June 25, 2014 | |||||
#20 | July 30, 2014 | |||||
#21 | December 23, 2015 | Wolves Beyond the Border | Timothy Truman, adapting Robert E. Howard's "Wolves Beyond the Border" |
Tomás Giorello | José Villarrubia | Tomas Giorello |
#22 | January 27, 2016 | |||||
#23 | February 24, 2016 | |||||
#24 | March 30, 2016 |
Collections
Conan (ongoing series)
Volume | Series | Title | Collects | Cover | Published | ISBN |
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0 | Conan | Born on the Battlefield |
|
Greg Ruth | May 21, 2008 (HC) June 18, 2008 (TPB) |
978-1-59307-980-2 (HC) 978-1-59307-981-9 (TPB) |
1 | The Frost Giant's Daughter and other stories |
|
Cary Nord | March 30, 2005 (HC) March 30, 2005 (TPB) |
978-1-59307-324-4 (HC) 978-1-59307-301-5 (TPB) | |
2 | The God in the Bowl and other stories |
|
September 28, 2005 (HC) October 05, 2005 (TPB) |
978-1-59307-440-1 (HC) 978-1-59307-403-6 (TPB) | ||
3 | The Tower of the Elephant and other stories |
|
May 17, 2006 (HC) June 21, 2006 (TPB) |
978-1-59307-576-7 (HC) 978-1-59307-547-7 (TPB) | ||
4 | The Hall of the Dead and other stories |
|
May 30, 2007 (HC) June 13, 2007 (TPB) |
978-1-59307-796-9 (HC) 978-1-59307-775-4 (TPB) | ||
5 | Rogues in the House and other stories |
|
March 26, 2008 (HC) March 26, 2008 (TPB) |
978-1-59307-941-3 (HC) 978-1-59307-903-1 (TPB) | ||
6 | The Hand of Nergal |
|
Tomàs Giorello | September 17, 2008 (HC) September 17, 2008 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-179-9 (HC) 978-1-59582-178-2 (TPB) | |
7 | Conan the Cimmerian |
Cimmeria |
|
Tomàs Giorello | May 27, 2009 (HC) May 20, 2009 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-341-0 (HC) 978-1-59582-283-3 (TPB) |
8 | Black Colossus |
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April 28, 2010 (HC) June 02, 2010 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-507-0 (HC) 978-1-59582-533-9 (TPB) | ||
9 | Free Companions |
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November 10, 2010 (HC) March 09, 2011 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-623-7 (HC) 978-1-59582-592-6 (TPB) | ||
10 | Iron Shadows in the Moon and other stories |
|
Cary Nord | April 6, 2011 (HC) May 4, 2011 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-712-8 (HC) 978-1-59582-713-5 (TPB) | |
11 | Conan: Road of Kings |
Road of Kings |
|
Doug Wheatley | February 1, 2012 (HC) June 27, 2012 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-817-0 (HC) 978-1-59582-824-8 (TPB) |
12 | Throne of Aquilonia |
|
Aleksi Briclot | July 25, 2012 (HC) January 16, 2013 (TPB) |
978-1-59582-904-7 (HC) 978-1-59582-905-4 (TPB) | |
13 | Conan the Barbarian |
Queen of the Black Coast |
|
Massimo Carnevale | January 9, 2013 (HC) June 19, 2013 (TPB) |
978-1-61655-042-4 (HC) 978-1-61655-043-1 (TPB) |
14 | The Death |
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July 17, 2013 (HC) December 18, 2013 (TPB) |
978-1-61655-122-3 (HC) 978-1-61655-123-0 (TPB) | ||
15 | The Nightmare of the Shallows |
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January 22, 2014 (HC) July 16, 2014 (TPB) |
978-1-61655-233-6 (HC) 978-1-61655-385-2 (TPB) | ||
16 | The Song of Bêlit |
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September 2, 2014 (HC) February 17, 2015 (TPB) |
978-1-61655-430-9 (HC) 978-1-61655-524-5 (TPB) | ||
17 | Conan the Avenger |
Shadows Over Kush |
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March 4, 2015 (HC) August 18, 2015 (TPB) |
978-1-61655-522-1 (HC) 978-1-616556-59-4 (TPB) | |
18 | The Damned Horde |
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February 16, 2016 (TPB) | 978-1-61655-799-7 (TPB) | ||
19 | Xuthal of the Dusk |
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March 15, 2016 (HC) | 978-1-61655-878-9 (HC) |
Conan super-sized collections
Title | Collects | Cover | Published | Details | ISBN |
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The Colossal Conan[15] |
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Mark Schultz | November 13, 2013 |
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978-1-61655-228-2 (HC) |
Conan (mini-series and one-shots)
Some of these collections also collect issues from the Conan ongoing line of comics, yet they were not collected as part the ongoing collections.
Title | Collects | Cover | Published | ISBN |
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Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur |
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P. Craig Russell | December 28, 2005 | 978-1-59307-491-3 (TPB) |
Conan and the Demons of Khitai |
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Pat Lee | July 12, 2006 | 978-1-59307-543-9 (TPB) |
Conan: Book of Thoth |
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Kelley Jones | December 13, 2006 | 978-1-59307-648-1 (TPB) |
Conan and the Songs of the Dead |
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Timothy Truman | April 11, 2007 | 978-1-59307-718-1 (TPB) |
Conan and the Midnight God |
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Jason Shawn Alexander | November 14, 2007 | 978-1-59307-852-2 (TPB) |
The Blood-Stained Crown and other stories |
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Cary Nord | January 30, 2008 | 978-1-59307-886-7 (TPB) |
The Spear and other stories |
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June 16, 2010 | 978-1-59582-523-0 (TPB) | |
Conan and the Daughters of Midora and other stories |
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Mark Texeira | August 15, 2012 | 978-1-59582-917-7 (TPB) |
Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast |
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Attila Futaki | January 29, 2014 | 978-1-61655-244-2 (TPB) |
Conan and the People of the Black Circle |
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Ariel Olivetti | May 7, 2014 | 978-1-61655-459-0 (HC) |
Conan/Red Sonja |
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Dan Panosian | August 11, 2015 | 978-1-61655-651-8 (HC) |
Red Sonja/Red Sonja: The Blood of a God |
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Alex Ross | February 16, 2016 | 978-1-60690-821-1 (HC) |
King Conan
Volume | Series | Title | Collects | Cover | Published | ISBN |
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1 | King Conan | The Scarlet Citadel |
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Gerald Parel | February 15, 2012 (TPB) | 978-1-59582-838-5 (TPB) |
2 | The Phoenix on the Sword |
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Andrew Robinson | February 13, 2013 (TPB) | 978-1-61655-029-5 (TPB) | |
3 | The Hour of the Dragon King |
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Gerald Parel | April 23, 2014 (TPB) | 978-1-61655-307-4 (TPB) | |
4 | The Conqueror |
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Tomás Giorello | January 21, 2015 (TPB) | 978-1-61655-514-6 (TPB) | |
5 | Wolves Beyond the Border |
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Tomás Giorello | August 9, 2016 (TPB) | 978-1-61655-888-8 (TPB) |
Adaptations of Robert E. Howard's original stories
Conan adapts these stories:
- "The Frost-Giant's Daughter": Issue 2.
- "The God in the Bowl": Issues 10 & 11.
- "The Tower of the Elephant": Issues 20-22.
- "The Hall of the Dead": Issues 29-31.
- "Rogues in the House": Issues 41-44.
- "The Hand of Nergal": Issues 47-50.
Conan the Cimmerian adapts these stories:
- "Black Colossus": Issues 8-13.
- "Shadows in the Moonlight": Issues 22-25.
Conan the Barbarian adapts these stories:
- "Queen of the Black Coast" (Chapter 1): Issues 1-3.
- "Queen of the Black Coast" (Chapters 2-5): Issues 22-25.
Conan the Avenger adapts these stories:
- "The Snout in the Dark": Issues 1-6.
- "The Slithering Shadow" ("Xuthal of the Dusk"): Issues 13-15.
The People of the Black Circle (mini-series) adapts:
Conan And the Jewels of Gwahlur (mini-series) adapts:
- "Jewels of Gwahlur" ("The Servants of Bit-Yakin")
King Conan adapts these stories:
- "Wolves Beyond the Border": Issues 1-4.
- "The Scarlet Citadel": Issues 1-4.
- "The Phoenix on the Sword": Issues 5-8.
- "The Hour of the Dragon": Issues 9-20.
Collections of Marvel Comics comics
The Chronicles of Conan
This series collects Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian (unless noted), digitally re-coloured.
By Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith (unless noted):
- Volume 1: Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories (2003) — collects issues 1-8.
- Volume 2: Rogues In the House and Other Stories (2003) — collects issues 9-13, 16.
- Volume 3: The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories (2003) — collects issues 14-15, 17-21 (also by Gil Kane).
- Volume 4: The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories (2004) — collects issues 23-26 and Red Nails, originally published in Savage Tales 2 & 3.
By Roy Thomas and John Buscema (unless noted):
- Volume 5: The Shadow In the Tomb and Other Stories (2004) — collects issues 27-34.
- Volume 6: The Curse of the Golden Skull and Other Stories (2004) — collects issues 35-42 (also by Neal Adams and Rich Buckler).
- Volume 7: The Dweller In the Pool and Other Stories (2005) — collects issues 43-51.
- Volume 8: Brothers of the Blade and Other Stories (2006) — collects issues 52-59 (also by Mike Ploog).
- Volume 9: Riders of the River-Dragons and Other Stories (2005) — collects issues 60-63, 65, 69-71 (also by Val Mayerik).
- Volume 10: When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories (2006) — collects issues 72-77, 79-81 (also by Howard Chaykin).
- Volume 11: The Dance of the Skull and Other Stories (2007) — collects issues 82-86, 88-90 (also by Howard Chaykin).
- Volume 12: The Beast King of Abombi and Other Stories (2007)— collects issues 91, 93-100.
- Volume 13: Whispering Shadows and Other Stories (November 2007) — collects issues 92, 101-107 (also by Sal Buscema).
- Volume 14: Shadow of the Beast and Other Stories (2008) — collects issues 108-115.
- Volume 15: The Corridor of Mullah-Kajar and Other Stories (July 2008) — collects issues 116-121 and Conan Annual #2 (also by J.M. DeMatteis and Larry Hama).
- Volume 16: The Eternity War and Other Stories (December 2008) — collects issues 122-126 and Conan Annual #4-5 (also by J.M. DeMatteis).
By Roy Thomas, J.M. DeMatteis, Bruce Jones and Gil Kane
- Volume 17: The Creation Quest and Other Stories (February 2009) — collects issues 127-134 and Conan Annual #6.
By Bruce Jones and John Buscema and others
- Volume 18: The Isle of the Dead and Other Stories (September 2009) — collects issues 135-142.
- Volume 19: Deathmark and Other Stories (June 2010) — collects issues 143-150.
By Michael Fleisher and John Buscema and others
- Volume 20: Night of the Wolf and Other Stories (December 2010) — collects issues 151-159.
- Volume 21: Blood of the Titan and Other Stories (August 2011) — collects 160-167 and Conan Annual #7.
- Volume 22: Reavers In the Borderland and Other Stories (July 2012)— collects Conan Annuals #8 and #9, and issues 168-173.
By Jim Owsley and John Buscema and others
- Volume 23: Well of Souls and Other Stories (April 2013) — collects issues 174-181 and Conan Annual #10.
- Volume 24: Blood Dawn and Other Stories (July 2013) — collects issues 182-189 and Conan Annual #11.
- Volume 25: Exodus and Other Stories (November 2013) — collects issues 190-198.
- Volume 26: Legion of the Dead and Other Stories (April 2014) — collects issues 199-205 and Conan Annual #12.
- Volume 27: Sands Upon the Earth and Other Stories (July 2014) — collects issues 206-214 and Handbook of the Conan Universe.
- Volume 28: Blood And Ice and Other Stories (December 2014) — collects issues 215-223.
- Volume 29: The Shape In the Shadow and Other Stories (March 2015) — collects issues 224-232.
- Volume 30: The Death of Conan and Other Stories (December 2015)
- Volume 31: Empire of the Undead and Other Stories (March 2016)
The Savage Sword of Conan
This 22-volume series collects the complete run of Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
Volume | Collects | Story | Art | Published | ISBN |
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1 | #1-10 | Roy Thomas | Barry Windsor-Smith John Buscema Alfredo Alcala Pablo Marcos and others |
January 2, 2008 | ISBN 9781593078386 |
2 | #11-24 | Roy Thomas | Barry Windsor-Smith John Buscema |
February 27, 2008 | ISBN 9781593078942 |
3 | #25-36 | Roy Thomas | John Buscema Alfredo Alcala Jim Starlin Al Milgrom Pablo Marcos and others |
May 21, 2008 | ISBN 9781593079604 |
4 | #37-48 | Roy Thomas | John Buscema Sal Buscema Ernie Colon Klaus Janson Gil Kane Tony DeZuniga and others |
October 8, 2008 | ISBN 9781595821492 |
5 | #49-60 | Roy Thomas | John Buscema and others |
February 18, 2009 | ISBN 9781595821751 |
6 | #61-71 | Roy Thomas Michael Fleisher Bruce Jones |
John Buscema and others |
August 26, 2009 | ISBN 9781595823755 |
7 | #72-84 | Chris Claremont Michael Fleisher Bruce Jones |
John Buscema Ernie Chan Alfredo Alcala and others |
April 28, 2010 | ISBN 9781595825100 |
8 | #85-93 | Michael Fleisher Alan Zelenetz Jim Owsley Jim Neal |
Gil Kane John Buscema Val Mayerik Bob Camp and others |
September 22, 2010 | ISBN 9781595825827 |
9 | #94-102 | Michael Fleisher | John Buscema Val Mayerik Pablo Marcos Ernie Chan Vince Colletta Rudy Nebres |
February 2, 2011 | ISBN 9781595826480 |
10 | #103-111 | Michael Fleisher Don Kraar Jim Neal Alan Rowlands Jim Owsley Bill Mantlo |
Pablo Marcos Val Mayerik Ernie Chan Gary Kwapisz Bob Camp William Johnson Geof Isherwood Dave Simons Rudy Nebres Tony Salmons Mike Docherty Tim Burgard |
September 7, 2011 | ISBN 9781595827999 |
11 | #112-120 | Larry Yakata Michael Fleisher Don Kraar |
Pablo Marcos Val Mayerik Ernie Chan Gary Kwapisz Dave Simons Rudy Nebres |
May 2, 2012 | ISBN 9781595829030 |
12 | #121-130 | Don Kraar Larry Yakata Jim Owsley |
Mike Docherty Gary Kwapisz Ernie Chan Rudy Nebres Fraja Bator |
November 7, 2012 | ISBN 9781595829405 |
13 | #131-140 | Charles Dixon Larry Yakata Don Kraar |
Gary Kwapisz Dave Simons Dave Simons Andy Kubert Ernie Chan |
April 3, 2013 | ISBN 9781616550608 |
14 | #141-150 | Charles Dixon | Gary Kwapisz Ernie Chan |
August 7, 2013 | ISBN 9781616551919 |
15 | #151-160 | Charles Dixon Don Kraar |
Gary Kwapisz Ernie Chan Andy Kubert |
December 4, 2013 | ISBN 9781616551490 |
16 | #161-170 | Charles Dixon Gerry Conway |
Gary Kwapisz Mike Docherty Jorge Zaffino Ernie Chan Andy Kubert |
May 21, 2014 | ISBN 9781616553678 |
17 | #171-180 | N/A | N/A | September 17, 2014 | ISBN 9781616553685 |
18 | #181-190 | Charles Dixon Doug Murray Larry Yakata |
Michael Docherty Ernie Chan |
January 21, 2015 | ISBN 9781616553692 |
19 | #192-201 | Roy Thomas | John Buscema Ernie Chan Tony DeZuniga |
May 20, 2015 | ISBN 9781616555757 |
20 | #202-212 | Roy Thomas | November 10, 2015 | ISBN 9781616558697 | |
21 | #213-223 | Roy Thomas | February 19, 2016 | ISBN 9781616558703 | |
22 | #224-235 | Roy Thomas | June 7, 2016 | ISBN 9781616558710 |
The Chronicles of King Conan
This series collects Marvel Comics' King Conan:
- Volume 1 - The Witch of the Mists and Other Stories — Collects issues 1-5. Written by Roy Thomas, Art by John Buscema, Ernie Chan and Danny Bulanadi. (ISBN 978-1593074777)
- Volume 2 - Vengeance From the Desert and Other Stories — Collects issues 6-10. Written by Roy Thomas and Doug Moench. Art by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. (ISBN 978-1595826701)
- Volume 3 - The Haunter of the Cenotaph and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1595829399)
- Volume 4 - The Prince Is Dead and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616550622)
- Volume 5 - The Black Dragons and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616550639)
- Volume 6 - A Death In Stygia and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616551957)
- Volume 7 - Day of Wrath and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616553470)
- Volume 8 - The Road To Empire and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616553708)
- Volume 9 - The Blood of the Serpent and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616553715)
- Volume 10 - The Warlord of Koth and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616553722)
- Volume 11 - Nightmare and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1616555764)
References
- ↑
- 1 2 Story is about the Prince and the Wazir reading the stories rather than about Conan, some events in Conan's life may have been altered.
- ↑ This story follows on from Conan's lost helm on the final page of issue 3, and follows its journey.
- 1 2 3 4 5 This story is out of sequence, showing future events in Conan's life.
- ↑ "CONAN #24". Mania Comics. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ↑ Inspired by a poem by Robert E. Howard.
- ↑ Richard Corben's part as substories of the adventures of Connacht, grandfather of Conan.
- ↑ Ching, Albert. "NYCC Exclusive: Fred Van Lente Takes on "Conan the Barbarian"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ Cullen Bunn Launches Conan The Slayer From Dark Horse Comics, Announcing At ComicsPRO
- ↑
- ↑ Geddes, John (November 23, 2010). "Conan the Barbarian rides again in "Kiss of the Undead"". USA Today. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Get Exclusive DH Comics with the Dynamics ePlate™ Credit Card". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ Dark Horse crowns King Conan: Hour of the Dragon in May
- ↑ "Dark Horse Comics gives a first look at "King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon"". Examiner.com.
- ↑ "The Colossal Conan". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
External links
- Tim Truman in a podcast interview on the "reboot" of Conan the Cimmerian at comiXology
- All Conan Dark Horse comic covers
- Covers for books