Conan (2004 Dark Horse) comic books 2005

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), and THOMAS YEATES (P) On sale January 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Conan meets Janissa the Widowmaker, deadliest bladeswoman of the Hyborian Age. Down and out in Ophir, Conan is befriended by Kalanthes, Priest of Ibis, the man Thoth- Amon has sworn to kill. But even if Conan is willing to stand between Thoth and his intended victim, he may not get the chance?not if Janissa has her way. Featuring the origin of Janissa, and Conan in over his head in manipulation, murder, and a war of wizardry. ? 2004 Eisner Award-Winning for Best Single Issue?Conan the Legend ? "From the point we're at now, if it gets any better, we'll have to be like Spinal Tap and add an 11 to our scale." ?411mania.com Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), THOMAS YEATES (P), and DAVE STEWART (C) On sale February 16, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Thoth-amon launches a terrible magical attack on Conan as the High Priest Kalanthes calls upon the power of an ancient holy site. The natural world explodes in a monstrous outpouring of beetles and weeds, and an acolyte of Kalanthes succumbs to the power of the evil god Set. ? 2004 Eisner Award-Winning for Best Single Issue?Conan the Legend ? "From the point we're at now, if it gets any better, we'll have to be like Spinal Tap and add an 11 to our scale." ?411mania.com ? Fanboyplanet.com says "Busiek's expansion on the works of Robert E. Howard captures the same sense of wild adventure and Cary Nord's rough pencils still charge the work with that raw energy we felt way back in issue #0." Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), THOMAS YEATES (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and LEINIL FRANCIS YU (Cover) On sale March 23, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Thoth-amon, the legendary sorceror who will plague Conan throughout his life, launches his first attack, as the second story arc of this award-winning, critically lauded series concludes. A magical battle explodes, tearing up a forgotten temple as Conan and his assassin cohort take on the most evil man of the ancient world. ? "From the point we're at now, if it gets any better, we'll have to be like Spinal Tap and add an 11 to our scale." ?411mania.com ? Fanboyplanet.com says "Busiek's expansion on the works of Robert E. Howard captures the same sense of wild adventure and Cary Nord's rough pencils still charge the work with that raw energy we felt way back in issue #0." Cover price $2.99.

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Born on the Battlefield: Part 2 of 6 - KURT BUSIEK (W) and GREG RUTH (A) On sale April 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Busiek reunites with artist Greg Ruth, whose art "is gorgeous to look at, conveying a different but equally lush vision of Cimmeria" according to The Fourth Rail. This story looks deeper into Conan's earliest adventures. Having crippled a bullying playmate, young Conan's become a solitary figure. Born on the battlefield and destined for greatness, the boy's shown a fierce independence and bravery. The adults don't know what to do with such a formidable child and the other boys are afraid of him. When he discovers an Aquilonian wizard and daughter living in the woods outside his village, Conan is torn between his respect for their rogue existence and his chance to become a real Cimmerian warrior by exposing the foreign spies. The award-winning, critically acclaimed, bestselling series continues, returning Conan to his place of prominence on the heap of comic-book icons. Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), and THOMAS YEATES (P) On sale May 18, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The third major arc in the critically acclaimed, best-selling Conan series begins with Conan once again rejecting civilization, but quickly learning that sorcery reaches out into the wild as well. Cary Nord begins a much-anticipated run on covers of the series that he made a hit, as we lay the groundwork leading up to the adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's most popular stories, "The Tower of the Elephant." ? "A writer as prominent as Kurt Busiek delivers many great works; however, this may very well be his crowning achievement. Cary Nord captures the essence of Howard's vision, with a respectful nod to the legendary Conan art created by Frank Frazetta. Together, Busiek and Nord have truly earned this award." Broken Frontier on awarding Conan their Paper Screen Gem Award in the Fantasy category. Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), THOMAS YEATES (P), and DAVE STEWART (C) On sale June 22, FC, 32pg, $2.99. Conan's travels take him to the most dangerous place in Zamoria?the infamous City of Thieves! Bruised, angry, and fed up with both men and mysticism, Conan's ready to start handing out a few lessons in arse-kicking?and he finds plenty of contenders willing to take him on. And that's only the beginning of an adventure ranging from bloody back- alleys to the secrets of the universe?with a few sultry, seductive dangers in-between. Cary Nord continues his stirring run of covers, showing one and all why Conan has been a smash success for Dark Horse, and one of Wizard magazine's picks for biggest events of 2004. ? "On some larger level I know what to expect from Conan, but on an issue-by-issue basis I never know what I'm going to get next. Busiek and company have succeeded in blending the enduring strengths of Robert E. Howard's pulp creation and some exquisite comic- book storytelling to create a modern day masterpiece of the form." Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), FABIAN NICIEZA (W), JOHN SEVERIN (P), BRUCE TIMM (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and CARY NORD (Cover) FOR MATURE READERS On sale July 20, FC, 32pg, $2.99. Bruce Timm, the innovator whose work has changed the face of American animation as well as American comics, and John Severin, the legendary artist of EC's Two-Fisted Tales, Image's Desperados, and Vertigo's Caper, team up to give fan-favorite Cary Nord a month off. Busiek and Timm join forces on a brief, sadistic little adventure involving a girl, a wizard, a monster, and Conan's very morbid sense of humor. Busiek teams with sometimes writing partner Fabian Nicieza (Avengers/Thunderbolts) and the great John Severin to pick up a loose end from Conan #3, as Conan's destiny is misinterpreted by a series of luckless warriors and shameless opportunists, leading to nothing but misery. Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), and DAVE STEWART (C) On sale August 24, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Conan unleashes an ancient evil of extraordinary power in this story that sets the stage for the adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's most-praised Conan stories, "The Tower of the Elephant," beginning next month. Civilization continues to prove unsavory to the Cimmerian barbarian as he navigates through the teeming villainy of the City of Thieves. Determined to profit from this den of peril, Conan attempts to rob a luxuriant temple only to find himself face-to-face with an unscrupulous power bent upon its own escape. Yet, even that may not be as troubling as a woman from Conan's past who has returned to the scene, unexpectedly. Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and JOSÉ LADRONN (Cover) On sale September 21, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The critically acclaimed, best-selling Conan series begins its highly anticipated adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Tower of the Elephant," one of the most popular Conan tales of all time. A bar fight in the City of Thieves yields far more than expected when Conan learns of the fabled and impregnable Tower of the Elephant. Determined to rob it, Conan sets out on a quest that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men. Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and LADRÖNN (Cover) On sale October 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The award-winning team of Busiek and Nord continue their adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan stories, with the second part of "The Tower of the Elephant." Conan, at the side of Taurus, Prince of Thieves, assaults the dreaded Elephant Tower? but deadly peril awaits at every turn, from hungry lions to giant spiders, and it'll take all his barbarian skill merely to stay alive long enough to make it inside. Yet, once inside, the tower holds secrets far stranger and darker than anything Conan could have prepared for. Cover price $2.99.

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KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (A), DAVE STEWART (C), and LADRÖNN (Cover) On sale November 23, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Robert E. Howard's seminal Conan tale "The Tower of the Elephant" comes to its blood- spattering conclusion in this final chapter of Busiek and Nord's adaptation. Deep in the Elephant Tower, Conan comes face to face with a god-creature from a far-off world, and has his final confrontation with a sorcerer powerful enough and mad enough to imprison a god. Death has come to the Elephant Tower, and none will walk away unchanged. Cover price $2.99.

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Born on the Battlefield: Part 3 of 6 - KURT BUSIEK (W) and GREG RUTH (A) FC, 32pg, $2.99 Kurt Busiek teams up with Greg Ruth for another eye-popping tale spotlighting Conan's earliest years. At the age of ten, Conan already finds boyhood too small to contain his manly strength and ambition. But when disease strikes him and his village, he is left weak and unworthy. Determined to regain his self-respect, he journeys alone to the site of one of Cimmeria's bloodiest battles?but little does Conan know that vile men hide in the shadows of this place, waiting to prey upon those so foolish as to awaken the fallen warriors from their uneasy sleep. Cover price $2.99.