Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas – there was Conan the Barbarian!
And before the comic that bears his name gets released today, Conan has seen comic book publication in many different forms, many different titles, and many different publishers. But the one publisher that many readers most remember him by is Marvel Comics.
Stories featuring Conan the Barbarian, created by American author Robert E. Howard, first appeared in pulp magazine Weird Tales in the first half of the twentieth century. By the time of his death in 1936, Howard had completed twenty-one Conan stories, most of which saw publication. Even with the occasional compilation, the character fell into relative fictional obscurity – until comic books took up the mantle in the early 1970’s with publisher Marvel Comics.
Featuring the early writing and drawing talents of now-industry legends, Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith and John Buscema, Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan were born! These are the two titles that readers of high fantasy would most fondly remember.
Conan The Barbarian #1
Written By: Jason Aaron
Illustrated By: Mahmud A. Asrar
Published By: Marvel Comics
This Conan the Barbarian is an all-new monthly publication. Like its predecessors, it will be full of adventure, sorcery, and legendary sword-swaths from the Hyborian Age…for a very twenty-first century readership!
Written by Jason Aaron (The Mighty Thor, Star Wars, Scalped) and illustrated by Mahmud A. Asrar (Uncanny X-Men, All-New, All-Different Avengers), Conan the Barbarian bills itself as a defining addition to the Conan legend that will span ages. Here, the barbarian savage will travel for his birthplace in Cimmaria, to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in-between, courting mythical exploits and death itself!
To help in the celebration of a new first issue featuring Robert E. Howard’s most famous creation, Marvel Comics are publishing over 20 variant covers of Conan the Barbarian #1 for you to choose from, including covers by such famous artists as: Esad Ribic. Adi Granov, Bill Sienkewwicz, John Cassiday, Greg Hildebrandt and many more!
By Crom, it’s truly a spectacular day!
Make the run to your local comic book shop and pick up Conan the Barbarian #1 – let Marvel Comics tell you of the days of high adventure!
