The Savage Sword of Conan Series by Roy Thomas, Bob McLeod, Bruce Jones, Michael Fleisher, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcalá, Chris Claremont, Val Mayerik, Joe Chiodo, Ricardo Villamonte, Christopher J. Priest, Alan Zelenetz, Gerry Conway, Chuck Dixon, Don Kraar, Pablo Marcos, Alan Rowlands, Bill Mantlo, Jim Neal, Larry Yakata, Mike Docherty, Vincent Waller, Various, Gary Kwapisz

In the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E... moreIn the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E. Howard's most popular character, are available in this, the first in a series of massive trade paperbacks, collecting all Savage Sword Conan stories beginning with issue one.Included in this volume are tales by Roy Thomas, featuring the breathtaking art of such legends as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson and more.But that's not all. Also included in this tome are Conan's few appearances in the title Savage Tales - for the complete Conan collection! less

In the mid 1970s a comics magazine was published containing some of the most exciting epic fantasy tales the world has ever known - The Savage Sword of Conan. Based on the work of renowned author Robert E. Howard, each issue offered multiple thrilling of tales of the legendary barbarian. The magazine was also a showcase of comics talent, headed up by Conan aficionado Roy Thomas... moreIn the mid 1970s a comics magazine was published containing some of the most exciting epic fantasy tales the world has ever known - The Savage Sword of Conan. Based on the work of renowned author Robert E. Howard, each issue offered multiple thrilling of tales of the legendary barbarian. The magazine was also a showcase of comics talent, headed up by Conan aficionado Roy Thomas. Now for the first time ever, these stories are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books, with over 500 pages of classic sword and sorcery - for the complete Conan collector! Included in this volume are tales featuring the stunning art of such comics luminaries as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson, and many more. less

Conan's phenomenal popularity in the early comics series Conan the Barbarian would soon reach new heights thanks to a supplementary publication whose very name would come to represent quality in epic-fantasy storytelling - The Savage Sword of Conan! These pulp tomes would become an inspiration to generations of Conan fans, containing some of the best adaptations and pastiches of Robert E. Howard's work ever to be seen in sequential form.

Editing and charting Conan's course in the influential Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Roy Thomas led a phenomenal assemblage of talented illustrators boldly through the end of the seventies and into the eighties, unfettered by page counts and the limiting thumb of the Comics Code. Thomas scripted the continuing adventures of Conan, drawing from Robert E... moreEditing and charting Conan's course in the influential Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Roy Thomas led a phenomenal assemblage of talented illustrators boldly through the end of the seventies and into the eighties, unfettered by page counts and the limiting thumb of the Comics Code. Thomas scripted the continuing adventures of Conan, drawing from Robert E. Howard's original tales - along with other Conan adventures - and working with such esteemed artists as John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ernie Colon, Klaus Janson, and the amazing Gil Kane! The Savage Sword of Conan brought the world thrilling adaptations of "Sons of the White Wolf," "The Legions of the Dead," and "The Treasure of Tranicos." less

This volume contains some of the most ambitious adaptations of Conan material to date, reprinting the epic battle that leads to Conan becoming the king of Aquilonia in "Conan the Liberator," the sword and sorcery classic "Sword of Skelos," and the exhilarating "Conan and the Sorcerer... moreThis volume contains some of the most ambitious adaptations of Conan material to date, reprinting the epic battle that leads to Conan becoming the king of Aquilonia in "Conan the Liberator," the sword and sorcery classic "Sword of Skelos," and the exhilarating "Conan and the Sorcerer." Collecting selections from The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues 49 through 60, this volume also includes the frontispieces and pinups from each issue, drawn by such amazing talent as Ernie Chan, Carl Potts, and Neal Adams! As a special bonus, you'll find a companion piece to Savage Sword Volume 1's "A Witch Shall Be Born" story, which hasn't seen print since its original publication in 1980! less

With writers Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher, and Bruce Jones contributing to The Savage Sword of Conan in the early 1980s, the action-filled comics magazine continued its long, successful run exploring the lush and dangerous world of Conan's Hyboria... moreWith writers Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher, and Bruce Jones contributing to The Savage Sword of Conan in the early 1980s, the action-filled comics magazine continued its long, successful run exploring the lush and dangerous world of Conan's Hyboria. This volume reprints most of the black-and-white Conan tales from 1981, with the artistic talents of John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, Ernie Colon, Alfredo Alcala, and others adding to the uncensored excitement! The Savage Sword creative teams presented in this latest tome deliver timeless adventures featuring Robert E. Howard's beloved barbarian, and such classics as the "Temple of the Tiger," "Dwellers in the Depths," and "Moat of Blood" are reprinted here for the first time ever! Collecting selections from The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues #61 through #71, this volume also includes the frontispieces and pinups from each issue, drawn by Alex Toth, Joe Chiodo, Ernie Chan, Carl Potts, Tony de Zuniga, and others! less

In The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 7, Conan faces brigands; magicians; gigantic mutated creatures; nameless, hideous demons; and a tenacious new foe — the disfigured, metal-clad Captain Sharaq. Some of Conan's most unusual and exciting adventures are reprinted here, including "The Colossus of Shem," "Demons of the Firelight-Parts One and Two," "The Cave Dwellers," and others... moreIn The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 7, Conan faces brigands; magicians; gigantic mutated creatures; nameless, hideous demons; and a tenacious new foe — the disfigured, metal-clad Captain Sharaq. Some of Conan's most unusual and exciting adventures are reprinted here, including "The Colossus of Shem," "Demons of the Firelight-Parts One and Two," "The Cave Dwellers," and others. These vicious tales are scripted by Michael Fleisher, Chris Claremont, and Bruce Jones, and drawn by some of The Savage Sword's finest artistic contributors, like John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Val Mayerik, and Joe Chiodo! * This volume, which collects The Savage Sword of Conan #72 to #84, also includes Conan covers, frontispieces, and pinups from each issue!* For the first time, these classic stories are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books, with over five hundred pages of sword-and-sorcery adventure in each volume-for the complete Conan collector! less

The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 features some of the most anxiously awaited Conan stories from the Savage Sword era, including the two—part "Daughter of the God King" story... moreThe Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 features some of the most anxiously awaited Conan stories from the Savage Sword era, including the two—part "Daughter of the God King" story. The skilled Conan mainstay Michael Fleisher writes all of the Savage Sword of Conan feature stories in this volume, while exciting newcomers to the world of Conan-Alan Zelenetz, Jim Owsley, and Jim Neal—pen the backup stories! The art chores are handled by some of the finest artists to ever draw Crom's favored Cimmerian!* This volume, which collects The Savage Sword of Conan #85-#93, also includes Conan covers, frontispieces, and pinups from each issue! less

The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 9 contains over five-hundred, jam-packed pages of adventure, betrayal, and revenge by some of the most respected names in comics Michael Fleisher, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Pablo Marcos, and other familiar talents make sure that Conan has his hands full with a demigod that wields the awesome powers of the leopard, three deadly dwarves, a siren with an army of undead pirates, and the return of the Devourer of Souls This collection also includes the fan-favorite... moreThe Savage Sword of Conan Volume 9 contains over five-hundred, jam-packed pages of adventure, betrayal, and revenge by some of the most respected names in comics Michael Fleisher, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Pablo Marcos, and other familiar talents make sure that Conan has his hands full with a demigod that wields the awesome powers of the leopard, three deadly dwarves, a siren with an army of undead pirates, and the return of the Devourer of Souls This collection also includes the fan-favorite stories "The Blood Ruby of Death," in which a priceless gem turns even the staunchest of allies into enemies, and "When a God Lives," where the theft of a seemingly harmless statue unleashes the ancient, arcane energies of a god whose only goal is to destroy Conan and anyone else foolish enough to get in his way less

Conan may be the most dangerous man alive, but that means nothing to foes that are already deceased The walled City of Life is under siege by an army of the dead and Conan is trapped inside But how do you kill an enemy who has already died? This volume also sees the rebirth of the deadly swordsman Bor'aqh Sharaq, the return of the extradimensional Devourer of Souls, and an unlikely alliance between Conan and his brutal mirror image, King Konar

After many journeys trading his feared sword arm for gold, Conan returns to the land of his birth, Cimmeria, only to find his family murdered and his sister enslaved by a ruthless rival clan. While the mighty slayer cannot bring back the dead, he can still mete out a terrible vengeance, but can even a warrior as skilled and merciless as Conan take on an entire clan whose treacherous hands hold a blade to his sister''s throat?

Showcasing stories from Marvel's Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #121-#130, never before collected and out of print for over a quarter century! "I side with myself." The fierce reputation of the barbarian warrior Conan grows throughout the lands of Hyboria, with kings and conquerors alike willing to pay a fortune for the fearsome Cimmerian's broadsword... moreShowcasing stories from Marvel's Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #121-#130, never before collected and out of print for over a quarter century! "I side with myself." The fierce reputation of the barbarian warrior Conan grows throughout the lands of Hyboria, with kings and conquerors alike willing to pay a fortune for the fearsome Cimmerian's broadsword. But when warring factions are both willing to secure Conan's services, they discover that they can buy a mercenary's blade but never his allegiance. less

"How greed's mad fever sickens me." As the barbarian mercenary Conan roams the lands of Hyboria, selling his sword to the highest bidder, the siren lure of wine, women, and treasure is often more dangerous than any armed adversary. And while Conan's skills and courage are more than a match for nearly any warrior, beast, or unholy monstrosity, avarice is an enemy against which a blade is of little use!

"Give me a sword, I will give you a show." Chained for another man's crime, Conan is sentenced to a Nemedian gladiator arena. While at first the mob howls for Cimmerian blood, the barbarian warrior gives the crowds all the blood they could ever desire. As word of Conan's prowess on the bloody sands spreads, his fame grows...as do the jealousies of his masters, who conspire to accomplish with base treachery what they could never achieve with sinew and steel!

"Crom, count the dead!" The wanderings of the barbarian warrior Conan bring him to the desert kingdom of Stygia, whose mad queen seeks to perform a dark ritual that will bridge universes and draw an ancient, malefic god back into this world — and with it an eternity of death, horror, and chaos! Conan's lust for temple treasure puts him in with a company of acolytes who will risk all to prevent the ritual's completion... more"Crom, count the dead!" The wanderings of the barbarian warrior Conan bring him to the desert kingdom of Stygia, whose mad queen seeks to perform a dark ritual that will bridge universes and draw an ancient, malefic god back into this world — and with it an eternity of death, horror, and chaos! Conan's lust for temple treasure puts him in with a company of acolytes who will risk all to prevent the ritual's completion. A mighty sword arm like that of Conan can be put to good use, but can brawn and blade turn back the end of the world? less

"Crom curses me!" Plagued by the apparition of a lost lover in torment, Conan returns to the Valley of Howling Shadows, a forbidding land of dark magic and suffocating madness. But the visions are the conjurings of a treacherous necromancer who needs Conan's aid to claim a treasure of ultimate sorcerous power!The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years!

"Fighting is not the only strategy of war." Outnumbered many times over, Conan and his mercenary army retreat to a walled city where safety is assured . . . as is starvation within the enemy horde's encircling stranglehold. But the city holds a horrifying secret that makes the slow death of privation or the agonizing death by blade welcome alternatives!The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years!

"My life is my own to live." Taken prisoner in farflung Zamora, Conan is discovered to resemble the land's demi-god of legend, prophesied to return one day to champion Zamora in war. Conan is paid handsomely to lead "his" people but may find that battle against countless enemies is to be preferred to facing the wrath of an angry god!The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years!

"If the devil wants blood to drink, it won't be mine!" While Conan fights to survive in a hostile kingdom, far away a similar dire circumstance is faced by an adventurer whose fate will determine Conan's very existence. But this land is not of the Hyborian Age--it is 1920s Mexico, and the adventurer is writer Robert E. Howard!The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years!

Inheriting the captaincy of a Barachan pirate ship, Conan and his crew are captured and imprisoned in a Kushite dungeon, with no seeming avenue of escape. That is, until Conan makes a pact with a mysterious prisoner--Imhotep, the Ravager of Worlds, one of Conan's deadliest enemies!The Savage Sword of Conan features nearly 600 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years!

Traveling the Road of Kings through Shadizar the Wicked, Conan saves the life of a beautiful noblewoman, who promises to help the barbarian free his soul from a bewitched mirror... moreTraveling the Road of Kings through Shadizar the Wicked, Conan saves the life of a beautiful noblewoman, who promises to help the barbarian free his soul from a bewitched mirror. Plus: Conan meets Solomon Kane, and the reimagining by Eisner Hall of Famers Roy Thomas and John Buscema of Marvel's very first Conan story!The Savage Sword of Conan features over 500 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years! Collects Conan stories from Marvel's The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #213-223Praise for a previous volume of Savage Sword of Conan:"Strongly recommended for fans of heroic fantasy adventure." --Library Journal"This was one of the best comics that Marvel ever produced and we have to thank Dark Horse for making these stories available again to Conan fans." --Mania less

In the steaming jungles of Darfar, Conan crosses paths with Valeria, a former pirate comrade as formidable as she is beautiful. When the mercenary band is fallen upon and captured by seemingly deathless Darfari warriors, there is only one way out for Conan and company- Conan must kill the moon!The final volume of Savage Sword of Conan features nearly 600 pages of Conan tales never-before collected and out of print for over twenty years!