Conan



Conan is published by Dark Horse Comics. The cover price is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Conan #37: 21 Feb 2007

Current Issue

 * Conan #38: 21 Mar 2007

Next Issue

 * Conan #39: 18 Apr 2007

Status
Monthly on-going

Main Characters

 * Conan of Cimmeria - Conan is a wild man, expert fighter, and all around tough guy with a bowl haircut and a horned helmet.

Conan #38
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Conan #20
"The Tower of the Elephant" - The first part of a classic Conan tale. Conan hears about the Tower of the Elephant from a Kothian slave-trader, and decides to check it out. To his surprise, entering the grounds is simple, but when he finds a dead guard he finds out that he's not the only thief trying for the legendary Jewel of Yara... also making the attempt is Taurus of Nemedia, the Prince of Thieves.

Hardcovers

 * Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories - Collects #0-6 & part of #7. "Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea!" - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593073240


 * Conan Volume 2: The God in the Bowl and Other Stories - Collects #7, 9-14. "Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits--Janissa the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan." - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593074409


 * Conan Volume 3: The Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories - Collects #0, 16-17, 19-22. "Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he's undertaken-one that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men." - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593075766


 * Conan Volume 4: The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories - Collects ???. "Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . ." - WorldCat - ISBN 1593077963 - (forthcoming, May 2007)

Trade Paperbacks

 * Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories - Collects #0-6 & part of #7. "Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea!" - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593073011


 * Conan Volume 2: The God in the Bowl and Other Stories - Collects #7, 9-14. "Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits--Janissa the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan." - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593074034


 * Conan Volume 3: the Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories - Collects #0, 16-17, 19-22. "Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he's undertaken-one that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men." - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593075472


 * Conan Volume 4: The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories - Collects ???. "Know, O Prince, that in an age undreamed of, shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. Hither came Conan the Cimmerian; black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet . . ." - WorldCat - ISBN 1593077750 - (forthcoming, June 2007)

Creative Team
Writer: Kurt Busiek from stories by Robert E. Howard Art: Cary Nord Colors: Dave Stewart Letters: Richard Starkings and Comicraft

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution.


 * JAN05 0052	CONAN #14	$2.99
 * FEB05 0063	CONAN #15	$2.99
 * MAR05 0041	CONAN #16	$2.99
 * APR05 0021	CONAN #17	$2.99
 * MAY05 0016	CONAN #18	$2.99
 * JUN05 0022	CONAN #19	$2.99
 * JUL05 0034	CONAN #20	$2.99
 * AUG05 0016	CONAN #21	$2.99
 * SEP05 0028	CONAN #22	$2.99
 * OCT05 0014	CONAN #23 (MR)	$2.99

Related Minis

 * FEB05 0064	CONAN & THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1 (Of 3)	$2.99
 * MAR05 0042	CONAN & THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #2 (Of 3)	$2.99
 * APR05 0022	CONAN & THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #3 (Of 3)	$2.99
 * AUG05 0015	CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #1	$2.99
 * SEP05 0029	CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #2 (Of 4)	$2.99
 * OCT05 0015	CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #3 (Of 4)	$2.99

Collections

 * AUG05 0145	CONAN VOL 1 FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER & STORIES TP (DEC040016)	$15.95
 * JUN05 0023	CONAN VOL 2 THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES HC	$24.95
 * JUL05 0035	CONAN VOL 2 THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES TP	$15.95
 * SEP05 0030	CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR HC	$13.95

Future Publication Dates

 * Conan #39: 18 Apr 2007
 * Conan: The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories HC: 09 May 2007
 * Conan #40: 16 May 2007
 * Conan: The Hall of the Dead and Other Stories TP: 20 Jun 2007
 * Conan #41: 20 Jun 2007
 * Conan #42: 18 Jul 2007

News & Features

 * 02 Apr 2007 - Bringing Conan to Life: Rafael Kayanan
 * 07 Mar 2007 - Kayanan Takes On Conan
 * 24 Feb 2007 - NYCC, Day 2: Dark Horse's Conan The Barbarian Panel

Links

 * Dark Horse Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Conan the Barbarian