Revealed at today’s Conan the Barbarianpanel at SDCC, Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics are thrilled to announce the return of KULL – the fierce and cunning warrior created by Robert E. Howard – to comics in 2027!
Also revealed at the panel were more details, and a first look at artwork for two upcoming landmark and unmissable issues, coming this October – CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25and a stunning new Issue #1 – THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: REFORGED featuring vivid all-new color restorations of classic THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN black-and-white stories!
Firstly, in CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25(in stores October 8th), this spectacular extra-sized one-shot will feature an epic stand alone story written by fan-favorite Conan the Barbarian writer, Jim Zub, brought to vivid life with fully-painted interior illustrations by celebrated and beloved fantasy artist Alex Horley! Alex Horley is behind some of the most iconic sword and sorcery images in the history of Conan, and his gorgeous fully-painted art (a first for Conan the Barbarian comics!) is available for fans to check out now below.
Conan the King welcomes a strange visitor with an even stranger mission. Can the Ruler of Aquilonia prove his mettle or will the mysterious wanderer’s incredible power change the course of history?
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 COVER A: ALEX HORLEY
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| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: REFORGED #1 arrives on October 22nd, and revitalizes the legendary black-and-white magazine with vivid all-new color restorations of two of Conan’s most iconic stories: Tower of the Elephant featuring art from the legendary John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala, and The Frost-Giant’s Daughter from the incomparable Barry Windsor-Smith. These iconic stories are now recolored to fully capture the brutal majesty of Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age. |
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THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: REFORGED #1 COVER A: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
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THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: REFORGED #1 COVER B: BORIS VALEJO
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| Plus, also revealed during the panel was a stunning sneak peek at this year’s unmissable Conan the Barbarian event series – SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT #1!
Spinning out of the pages of this year’s Free Comic Book Day Special, the new Conan epic starts in September.
From writer Jim Zub, with art by Ivan Gil (Conan the Barbarian FCBD, The Battle)!
CONAN OF CIMMERIA has encountered Stygian sorcery and snake-sent creatures many times in his grand adventures, but he has never faced the true unspeakable power of SET… until NOW. |
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CONAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT #1
COVER G: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE “GLOW IN THE DARK” VARIANT
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CONAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT #1 COVER A: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
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| Fans can order CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25, CONAN THE BARBARIAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT #1 and THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: REFORGED #1 from their local comic book shop, or Forbidden Planet for UK & Europe. |
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