Conan HC (2005-2016 Dark Horse) comic books 2008-2010

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 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.