Conan the Barbarian 1-3 Slipcase Set - by Jim Zub (Mixed Media Product)

Book Synopsis

The first three action-packed volumes of Conan the Barbarian's new era of comics collected for the first time - a must have for avid fans!

CONAN THE BARBARIAN - THE GREATEST WARRIOR OF ALL TIME - is back for a whole new epic saga in search of high adventure and battle.

CROM!

This illustrious box set contains the first three volumes of Conan the Barbarian comics. A new era of Conan begins, perfectly collected for the first time for fans to enjoy again and again!

Volume 1:
Pirate! Thief! Mercenary and warrior, the legendary Conan the Barbarian is back! Armed with just his wits and his sword, Conan sets out for the first time from his beloved Cimmeria in search of glory and adventure.

Often copied, but never bettered, this is the welcome return of the first and mightiest hero ever to stride the world.

On the eve of his first major battle, young Conan of Cimmeria pictures a life beyond the borders of his homeland and yearns for a life of adventure undreamt of in his small village. Visions of future allies and unspeakable evils he will eventually encounter throughout his fabled career fill his mind, as he makes the choice to take his first fateful step into the Hyborian Age.

Volume 2:
After adventures on the high seas, CONAN returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of BELIT, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him?

Volume 3:
Sent back in time to the Thurian Age, Conan battles terrifying creatures and meets Kull the Conqueror, a barbarian-king as strong as himself. Although these two legends begin at odds, they quickly realize they must quest together to stop the dark machinations of Thulsa Doom, an ancient necromancer who has contacted a mysterious evil beyond time and space to strengthen his already impressive mystic power.

A must-have collection for fans of the Conan comics and Robert E. Howard stories, plus all those who love heroic blood-soaked action-adventure and ancient arcane wizardry!

Includes 3 exclusive art cards!

Review Quotes

"Even down to the paper they print on, these things just look amazing!" Comics Are Dope

"Every page is a battleground for your senses, a storm of motion and menace where steel sings and blood glistens under the glare of an unforgiving sun. [...] Grim yet magnificent, brutal yet beautiful." Sandbox World

About the Author

Jim Zub
Best known, apart from Conan, for Skullkickers which launched in 2010 and ran for 33 issues. He is a writer, artist, and editor who got his break in 2001 with his first comic Makeshit Miracle. He went on to write for IDW, Marvel and Cartoon Network and has written for Street Fighter, Samurai Jack, Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Dungeons and Dragons, Wolverine and created Wayward. In 2019 Zub wrote Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape which was nominated for the 2022 Eisner 'Best Graphic Album'. Over his career he has won and been nominated for numerous awards including the Web Cartoonists' Choice Award, Yalsa, Animex, and the Jos Shuster Canadian Comic Award for Outstanding Writer.

Roberto de la Torre is a Spanish artist who drawn over 235 issues and has worked exclusively for Marvel, working on a variety of titles including Age of Apocalypse, Ms. Marvel, Iron Man and Thunderbolts and now, CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

Doug Braithwaite, hailing from the United Kingdom, Doug is wildy considered to be one of the true great comic book artists of the modern era. He started his career drawing Transformers for Marvel UK, before going on to work on Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, then on to draw Doom Patrol, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, and The Brave and the Bold for DC, before moving over to Marvel to draw The Punisher, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Secret Invasion. In 2011, Doug was one of 62 comic book creators to set two Guinness Book of Records - The Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and the Most Contributors to a Comic Book.