Conan HC (2005-2016 Dark Horse) comic books

Volume 0 - 1st printing. "Born on the Battlefield!" Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #8, 15, 23, 32, and 45-46.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Greg Ruth.

Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth team up to give you the story of Conan's early life, from his birth on a Cimmerian battlefield to his coming-of-age as a warrior in the pivotal Battle of Venarium.

Sewing the seeds of the Barbarian's momentous career, this chronicle of Conan's youthful conquests - both martial and carnal - also showcases master storytellers Busiek and Ruth's work at its finest. "[Ruth's art] is gorgeous to look at, conveying a different but equally lush vision of Cimmeria and the rest of Hyborea." - The Fourth Rail "Ruth captures both the beauty of the unspoiled land and the ugliness of such a rugged life in perfect measure." - The Fourth Rail

Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 -1st printing. "Frost Giant's Daughter & Other Stories!" Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #1-6 and fourteen pages from issue #7.

Written by KURT BUSIEK. Art by CARY NORD and THOMAS YEATES.

When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand.

Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 176-page collection. 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!

This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation.

Hardcover, 176 pages, full color.

NOTE:

o "Writer Kurt Busiek treats him with the dignified respect due one of the towering figures in fantasy literature ... it feels like historians unearthed a vibrant, bloody tapestry. These are, once again, the days of high adventure." - Entertainment Weekly
o "It's the delicate dance of writer Kurt Busiek's poetic narrative set against artist Cary Nord's breathtaking and bloody art that make this as classic as the Cimmerian himself. Bravo." - Wizard Magazine

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "God in the Bowl & Other Stories!" Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #7 & 9-14.

Written by KURT BUSIEK. Art by CARY NORD and THOMAS YEATES. Cover by DAVE STEWART.

The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway-hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's best-known tales.

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.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Fine $18.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Tower of the Elephant & Other Stories!" Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #0, 16-17 & 19-22.

Written by Kurt Busiek (Eisner award-winner). Art by Cary Nord (Eisner award-nominated) and Dave Stewart (Eisner award-winning color artist).

Their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series continues with an adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan tales, 'The Tower of the Elephant'!

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.

Hardcover, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Hall of the Dead and Other Stories!"

Written by Kurt Busiek, Mike Mignola, and Tim Truman. Art by Cary Nord.

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 . . .

Conan: The Hall of the Dead concludes writer Kurt Busiek's (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) critically acclaimed run, paving the way for new writer Tim Truman (Conan and the Songs of the Dead) and featuring a story by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! Eisner award-nominated artist Cary Nord (Daredevil), and Eisner award-winning color artist Dave Stewart (Ultimate Fantastic Four, DC: The New Frontier) continue their groundbreaking run on Dark Horse's best-selling Conan series with three of the best writers in comics today.

Hardcover, 200 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Rogues in the House and Other Stories!" Collects Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #37-38 and 41-44.

Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Cary Nord and Tomàs Giorello. Cover by Cary Nord.

The Cimmerian finds himself ensnared in the dark intrigues of a city-state where the powerful will stoop to any depths to keep what they have stolen. When a young, idealistic noble offers Conan a ticket to freedom in exchange for a favor, Conan leaps at the opportunity--and into a labyrinth where he must fight to keep not only his word, but his very life. A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story "Rogues in the House" first appeared in Weird Tales.

Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you've never seen it before.

Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "The Hand of Nergal!" Collects Collects Conan (2004-2008 Dark Horse) #45-50.

Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Cary Nord and Tomàs Giorello.

A mysterious curse lingers, following Conan as he attempts to return to his homeland, and a great darkness looms ahead in the doomed city of Yaralet. This latest collection in Dark Horse's smart, innovative Conan series finds the cunning Cimmerian chased by both unfinished business from his past and a strange novice magician who seeks to deliver a dire warning to the wandering barbarian. A great evil from Conan's past moves ever closer while unfathomable terrors awaken and come into view. Conan is, of course, eager to meet both head on!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

NOTE: "[Truman] knows Conan. He knows how the barbarian speaks. He knows how he acts. He knows how he swings his blade and thinks at the same time. Conan has been written as little more than mindless eye candy . . . [but] never by Truman. He has love and respect for the character and this comes through in every issue he scribes." - Broken Frontier

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Cimmeria!" Collects Conan the Cimmerian (2008 Dark Horse) #0-7.

Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Tomás Giorello and Richard Corben.

Cimmeria marks a transitional period in young Conan's life, as he spurns civilization - with its turncoats and legal trappings - and returns to the beloved, brutal country of Cimmeria, where he was born and raised. The dangers found in the snowy mountain passes of his barbaric homeland are a welcome change from the mind games and treachery Conan encountered in the cities of the East, but there are unfortunate lessons in treachery to be learned here, too. When a tentative truce with the Aesir is threatened by the actions of Caollan, the first woman Conan ever loved, Conan again finds himself at the heart of a larger conflict that will test not only his physical strength and cunning mind-but his passionate heart as well.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color.

NOTE: "(Truman) goes back to the same historical and mythical source material Howard must have used and mines it to expand on what Howard already did. Now that's the way to put your stamp on a Howard tale. As a result, this reeks of Robert E. Howard influence. There is blood and there is fire . . . there is death and despair and indomitable will. Basically, everything you could want from a Conan story." - ComicsBulletin.com

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Black Colossus!" Collects Conan the Cimmerian (2008 Dark Horse) #8-13.

Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Tomás Giorello.

Conan, once a wandering thief, tries his luck as a professional warrior, joining Amalric's mercenary forces to live as a rank-and-file soldier. However, something much more than luck will lead Conan on a collision course with the strongest, strangest army he's ever faced! Princess Yasmela-the city of Khoraja's remaining sovereign-has been haunted by terrifying apparitions of the wizard Natohk, and when Natohk threatens to bring his demonic hordes to Khoraja, Yasmela prays to the god Mitra for help. Mitra actually responds and tells her to place the fate of her entire kingdom into the hands of the first man she meets out in the city streets-and that man is a drunk, hesitant barbarian! Conan may turn out to be Khoraja's best hope for survival, but his distrust of the soft upper classes and their disdain for his common station may derail any possibility of working together to halt Natohk's bid for world domination.

Timothy Truman adapts Robert E. Howard's powerful "Black Colossus" short story and sets Conan off on what will be his bloodiest battle yet, when the mercenaries of Amalric clash with the massive powers of Natohk!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

NOTE: "The artists team up to create a pitch-perfect sword and sorcery aesthetic which easily ranks the book amongst the best of comparable books on the stands." - ign.com

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Free Companions!" Collects Conan the Cimmerian (2008 Dark Horse) #14 and 16-21.

Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Tomás Giorello and Joe Kubert. Cover by José Villarrubia.

In his short career as a mercenary, young Conan has impressed both Princess Yasmela and military leader Lord Amalric, but an ambitious, rogue prince arrives in Khoraja and blindsides Conan out of the comfortable, courtly situation he's found himself in. Not only is Conan's love affair with Yasmela going south, but rebel Prince Julion immediately challenges Conan's headstrong impulses and military plans, causing a rift between the battered-but-proud forces of Khoraja and Amalric's army of colorful mercs.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Iron Shadows in the Moon!" Collects Conan the Cimmerian (2008 Dark Horse) #22-25 and Conan the Cimmerian: Weight of the Crown (2009 Dark Horse).

Written by Timothy Truman. Art by Tomás Giorello. Cover by Cary Nord.

On the run from the army of Turan, Conan and fellow fugitive Olivia hide out on a small island in the Vilayet Sea. They soon find themselves stalked by an unseen terror in the jungles and threatened by a group of pirates belonging to the Red Brotherhood, which is led by Conan's sworn enemy-Sergius of Koth! However, those may be the least of Conan's concerns, because when the moon rises on this island, the ruins of a lost civilization stir and an ancient, deadly curse awakens! Conan will be pushed to his limits as he and Olivia fight to survive!

This collection completes the epic Dark Horse series Conan the Cimmerian.

Features a foreword by series writer Timothy Truman and an afterword by Robert E. Howard biographer and genre writer Mark Finn!

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Road to Kings: Part 1!" Collects Conan: Road of Kings (2010 Dark Horse) #1-6.

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Mike Hawthorne, John Lucas, Jason Gorder. Cover by Doug Wheatley.

The journey down the legendary Road of Kings is no walk in the park. Being a skilled fighter will only get you so far; you'll also need plenty of gold to keep you going. Luckily, Conan and his companions are skilled at separating the wealthy from their spare treasure! But they'll have to brave monsters, pursuing guards, and the sword-handed Gamesh if they're to reach their final destination.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Throne of Aquilonia!" Collects Conan: Road of Kings (2010 Dark Horse) #7-12.

Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Mike Hawthorne, John Lucas, Jason Gorder. Cover by Dan Jackson and Aleksi Bidot.

Conan finds himself wrapped up in a plot to unseat the king of Aquilonia as his journey down the Road of Kings concludes. But when everything goes wrong, the Cimmerian and his coconspirators become lost in the catacombs beneath the city, surrounded by zombies and monstrous insects, all while civil war brews above their heads.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Queen of the Black Coast!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (2012 Dark Horse) #1-6.

Written by Brian Wood. Art by Becky Cloonan, and James Harren. Cover by Dave Stewart, and Massimo Carnevale.

Kicking off Dark Horse's sweeping adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast," Conan turns his back on the civilized world and takes to the Western Ocean. Finding first danger and then passion in the arms of the pirate queen Bêlit, the Cimmerian begins a new life of pleasure and pillage along the Black Coast, in this epic of romance and terror!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "The Death!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (2012 Dark Horse) #7-12.

Written by Brian Wood. Art by Becky Cloonan, and James Harren. Cover by Dave Stewart, and Massimo Carnevale.

Conan and Bêlit are the undisputed masters of the Western Ocean, their names whispered in fearful awe all along the Black Coast. But while fellow seafarers know better than to challenge their reign, other threats arrive from unexpected places. Conan returns to Cimmeria to track down an impostor destroying villages in his name, only to discover a tragic connection to his own past!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "The Nightmare of the Shadows!"

Written by Brian Wood. Art by Davide Gianfelice. Cover by Massimo Carnevale and Dave Stewart.

In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, Conan and Bêlit find their bond buckling under an enormous strain. When Bêlit returns to her childhood home, what she discovers in the sands of Shem could separate her from Conan forever. Conan then seeks clarity through the mind-altering power of the yellow lotus, but the visions revealed to him may be more than the Barbarian can bear.

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 16 - 1st printing. "The Song of Belit!" Collects Conan the Barbarian (2012-2014 Dark Horse) #19-25.

Based on the story by Robert E. Howard. Adapted by Brian Wood. Art by Paul Azaceta. Cover by Massimo Carnevale.

Brian Wood's epic and acclaimed adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast" reaches its heart-rending conclusion!

This thrilling volume collects issues of the Dark Horse Comics series Conan the Barbarian. Wood's acclaimed run reaches its earth-shattering conclusion! With the Legend of Conan film set for 2014, Dark Horse's Conan is essential reading!

Don't miss Brian Wood's Star Wars!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Shadows Over Kush!" Collects Conan the Avenger (2014) #1-6.

Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Brian Ching and Eduardo Francisco. Cover by Daryl Mandryk.

Conan drinks himself into a stupor while in the city of Shumballa-until an act of thievery propels him into a witch hunt full of adventure, demons, and rebellion! Fred Van Lente writes the world's most famous barbarian in this collection of issues of Dark Horse Comics' Conan the Avenger.

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

NOTE: "By Crom! Now this is how a Conan story should read! Conan the Avenger has everything you would expect from Robert E. Howard himself." - Geeks of Doom

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "The Damned Horde!" Collects Conan the Avenger (2014) #7-12.

Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Brian Ching. Cover by Dan Scott.

Conan and his allies are thrown into battle against an army of brigands! Conan enters into an uncertain alliance to steal a legendary treasure that leads him on a perilous journey!

Writer Fred Van Lente tackles the world's most famous barbarian!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Xuthal of the Dusk!" Collects Conan the Avenger (2014) #13-19.

Written by Fred Van. Art by Brian Ching and Guiu Vilanova. Cover by Eric Powell.

Conan and the former slave girl Natala dare to enter the city of Xuthal, where a mysterious horror waits in the shadows! Then, Conan fights a deadly duel as Janissa the Widowmaker makes her triumphant return!

Hardcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. "A Witch Shall Be Born!" Collects Conan the Avenger (2014) #20-25.

Written by Fred Van. Art by Brian Ching, José Luis and Andy Owen. Cover by Paul Renaud.

Writer Fred Van Lente's incredible run on Conan reaches its epic conclusion!

This spellbinding volume features an evil witch bent on vengeance against her twin sister, as well as what is perhaps the most famous event in the Conan mythos - Conan's crucifixion!

Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.