Conan's principal chroniclers in comics have been, writerRoy Thomasand artistsBarry Windsor-SmithandJohn Buscemaduring the Marvel run; and writerKurt Busiekand artistCary Nordduring the Dark Horse run. Since 2008,Tim Truman, one of the backup artists on the title, has taken overwritingthe comic....
Even in 1968, when I read Conan the Adventurer at the age of ten, I noticed that all the best Conan stories were by Howard, but it took me into my early teens to realize just how bad the non-Howard ones were. Yes, De Camp was a much better writer than Carter, but his work lack...
Conan the Barbarian, fictional hero of pulp novels, comic books, and films whose fantasy adventures take place in a prehistoric past. Conan is an adventurer-warrior from Cimmeria who lives in the Hyborian age, an era that supposedly follows the disappear
starting with the volumeConan the Adventurer. Featuring cover art byFrank Frazetta,Conan the Conquerorwas originally the third volume in the series. Originally serialized byWeird Talesin 1935 – 36 as “The Hour of the Dragon,”Conan the Conquerorwas later shifted to the ninth book in the serie...
“From Barry Windsor-Smith to John Buscema to Neal Adams, a legendary line-up of amazing artists brought Conan to life in the pages of Marvel comics,” said C.B. Cebulski, editor-in-chief of Marvel. “It’s a legacy we’re now going to live up to with the talent we have lined up...
s cover art for the October 1970 issue of Marvel Comics’Conan the Barbarian, the first issue of the long-running comic book. Windsor-Smith’s art was inked by John Verpoorten. The first of 275 issues,Conan the Barbarian #1features “The Coming of Conan,” scripted byRoy Thomas, with ...