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Conan the Adventurer collected for the first time ever and given the now classic Omnibus collection treatment! Featuring unseen bonus material and an all-new introduction!A year after the demise of the legendary Conan the Barbarian comic, which had run for 275 issues, Conan the Cimmerian returned in Conan the Adventurer, an all-new comic written by Conan stalwart Roy Thomas and illustrated by Rafael Kayanan and John Watkiss.BEFORE HE WAS KING, HE WAS CONAN THE ADVENTURER!Aimed at a younger audience the new series chronicled the exploits of a young Conan the Barbarian as he leaves the Cimmerian Snowhawk Tribe for the first time to explore the world beyond.The series was conceived as a companion to the animated Conan the Adventurer TV show, although it was not an adaptation.This collection features all 14 issues of the comic run as well as rarely seen bonus material.With all the classic Conan elements you've come to expect, witchcraft, savage battles, seemingly insurmountable odds, and fantastically detailed and rendered action scenes.Given the unique Omnibus treatment this is a must for any hard-core Conan fan.Written by Roy Thomas with artwork by Rafael Kayanan and John Watkiss.

The immortal legacy of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, continues with this latest compendium of Howard’s fiction and poetry. These adventures, set in medieval-era Europe and the Near East, are among the most gripping Howard ever wrote, full of pageantry, romance, and battle scenes worthy of Tolstoy himself. Most of all, they feature some of Howard’s most unusual and memorable characters, including Cormac FitzGeoffrey, a half-Irish, half-Norman man of war who follows Richard the Lion-hearted to twelfth-century Palestine—or, as it was known to the Crusaders, Outremer; Diego de Guzman, a Spaniard who visits Cairo in the guise of a Muslim on a mission of revenge; and the legendary sword woman Dark Agnès, who, faced with an arranged marriage to a brutal husband in sixteenth-century France, cuts the ceremony short with a dagger thrust and flees to forge a new identity on the battlefield.Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Watkiss and featuring miscellanea, informative essays, and a fascinating introduction by acclaimed historical author Scott Oden, Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers.

The greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history! This epic omnibus brings to a close the incredible 275 issues and 12 Annuals run of the Conan The Barbarian comic, which ran for 23 years from 1970 to 1993. Roy Thomas, the original writer of the series returns to conclude the saga and features artwork from such legends as Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Alfredo Alcala and Ernie Chan. This volume collects over 940 pages of comic strip and features digitally remastered artwork and a bonus section of rarely seen artwork.This final volume of the original Conan run sees the return of Roy Thomas, who first launched the comic book Conan onto the world return to bring a close this epic chapter in the Conan saga. Starting off with the fan-favourite three-parter The Sorcerer and the She-Devil, which reunites Conan with Red Sonja for a spectacular 10-issue run. This collection also includes the giant-sized issue #250. Returning artists to the title include Ernie Chan whose work came to define Conan the Barbarian's sister title, The Savage Sword of Conan. Other artists who returned to create some of the best covers of the series include Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Sandy Plunkett with many famous inkers including Alfredo Alcala, P. Craig Russell. This volume also includes a selection of rarely seen bonus material that makes this omnibus a must-have for Conan fans.This volume also contains #12 of What The--?! Written and drawn by two legends of the comic book world, John Byrne and John SeverinThis 10th volume collects issue #241-275 of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, and #12 of WHAT THE--?

The immortal legacy of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, continues with this latest compendium of Howard’s fiction and poetry. These adventures, set in medieval-era Europe and the Near East, are among the most gripping Howard ever wrote, full of pageantry, romance, and battle scenes worthy of Tolstoy himself. Most of all, they feature some of Howard’s most unusual and memorable characters, including Cormac FitzGeoffrey, a half-Irish, half-Norman man of war who follows Richard the Lion-hearted to twelfth-century Palestine—or, as it was known to the Crusaders, Outremer; Diego de Guzman, a Spaniard who visits Cairo in the guise of a Muslim on a mission of revenge; and the legendary sword woman Dark Agnès, who, faced with an arranged marriage to a brutal husband in sixteenth-century France, cuts the ceremony short with a dagger thrust and flees to forge a new identity on the battlefield.Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Watkiss and featuring miscellanea, informative essays, and a fascinating introduction by acclaimed historical author Scott Oden, Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures is a must-have for every fan of Robert E. Howard, who, in a career spanning just twelve years, won a place in the pantheon of great American writers.From the Trade Paperback edition.