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Conan, the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E. Howard, is the protagonist of seven major comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. The first series, titled simply Conan, ran for 50 issues from 2004 to 2008; the second, titled Conan the Cimmerian, began publication in 2008 and lasted 25 issues until 2010; the third series, titled Conan: Road of Kings, started publishing in December 2010 and ended in January 2012 after 12 issues; a fourth series, titled Conan the Barbarian, continuing from Road of Kings, lasted 25 issues from February 2012 to March 2014; a fifth series, titled Conan the Avenger, started publishing in April 2014 and ended in April 2016 after 25 issues; a sixth and final series, titled Conan the Slayer lasted 12 issues from July 2016 to August 2017. Another series, titled King Conan, which takes place during Conan's time as king, ran in parallel for 24 issues from February 2011 to March 2016. Dark Horse also published half a dozen one-shots and almost a dozen mini-series. Dark Horse also published collections of the original Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian, The Savage Sword of Conan [the Barbarian] and King Conan series in graphic novel format. The publishing rights for Conan the Barbarian returned to Marvel Comics in 2018. Overview Dark Horse Comics began their take on Conan in 2003 with a one-shot prologue, Conan #0: Conan the Legend. The Conan, Conan the Cimmerian, Conan: Road of Kings, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Avenger and Conan the Slayer series incorporate both new material and adaptations of stories by Robert E. Howard, with no other connection to Marvel Comics series or other post-Howard material. An ongoing dialogue between two characters, the Prince and the Wazir, living in an age centuries in Conan's future, is often used as a framing device for the stories. Each issue also contains "The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob (True Stories from the Life of Robert E. Howard)" by Jim & Ruth Keegan. Core appearances Conan #0: The Legend (2003), 1 issue. Conan (2004–2008), 50 issues. Conan and the Daughters of Midora (2004), 1 issue. Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur (2005), 3 issues. Conan and the Demons of Khitai (2005–2006), 4 issues. Conan: Book of Thoth (2006), 4 issues. Conan: Free Comic Book Day Edition (2006), 1 issue. Conan and the Songs of the Dead (2006), 5 issues. Hyborian Adventures: SDCC Free Giveaway (2006), 1 issue. Conan and the Midnight God (2007), 5 issues. Conan: Trophy (2007), 1 online eight-page issue. Conan the Cimmerian (2008–2010), 26 issues. Conan and the Mad King of Gaul (2009), 2 online eight-page issues. Conan: The Weight of the Crown (2010), 1 issue. Conan: Kiss of the Undead (2010), 1 online eight-page issue. Conan: Road of Kings (2010–2012), 12 issues. Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword (2010–2015), 10 issues. King Conan (2011–2016), 24 issues. Conan: Island of No Return (2011), 2 issues. Conan the Barbarian (2012–2014), 25 issues. Conan: Children of the Sun (2012), 1 online eight-page issue. Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast (2012–2013), 5 issues. Conan and the People of the Black Circle (2013–2014), 4 issues. Conan the Avenger (2014–2016), 25 issues. Conan/Red Sonja (2015), 4 issues. Red Sonja/Conan (2015), 4 issues. Conan the Slayer (2016–2017), 12 issues. Wonder Woman/Conan (2017–2018), 6 issues. Conan The six main Dark Horse Conan series, Conan, Conan the Cimmerian, Conan: Road of Kings, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Avenger and Conan the Slayer make up a larger continuous storyline. This is indicated by numbering on the inner cover of these books with the text, "Number [#] in a series". Conan Conan was Dark Horse Comics' first series about Conan the Cimmerian. The comic's art consists of only color and pencilwork, with no inkwork, providing a painterly aesthetic. The series follows Dale Rippke's "Darkstorm" chronology. The story "Helm" in Conan #18 addresses one of the major "faults" in that chronology. Controversy Starting at issue #24, Tony Harris became the cover artist. One of the first pieces of art Harris submitted to Conan editor Scott Allie was a fully nude version of the cover of #24. Allie inserted the artwork in a blurb at the back of Conan and the Demons of Khitai #3. This displeased some comic store owners, and Conan and the Demons of Khitai #3 was reprinted with a censored cover in the blurb. Even so, 4,000 copies of Conan #24 were printed with the nude cover, and distributed through the Diamond Dateline retail newsletter shrink-wrapped in black plastic. Awards 4 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Best Single Issue or One-Shot: Conan #0: "The Legend " 4 Eagle Awards Favourite new comicbook: Conan Conan the Cimmerian Conan the Cimmerian was Dark Horse Comics' second series about Conan. A 99¢ issue #0 was published June 2008, followed by the first issue of the series in July (with the usual cover price of $2.99). The series ended with issue #25 in November 2010. Conan: Road of Kings Conan: Road of Kings was Dark Horse Comics' third series about Conan. It featured Roy Thomas as the writer and Mike Hawthorne as the primary artist on the series. Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian was Dark Horse Comics' fourth series about Conan. Brian Wood's run on the series was twenty-five issues and expanded on Robert E. Howard's original story "Queen of the Black Coast". Conan the Avenger Conan the Avenger was Dark Horse Comics' fifth series about Conan, with Fred Van Lente as the writer. Conan the Slayer Conan the Slayer was Dark Horse Comics' sixth and final series about Conan, with Cullen Bunn as the writer. Subsequently, the publishing rights reverted to Marvel in 2018. Conan (mini-series and one-shots) In addition to the larger series, there are also several miniseries and one shots. Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast was originally published as an ePlate exclusive miniseries. The back-ups in these issues were reprinted from Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword, and were later collected in the trade paperbacks for that series. King Conan (series of mini-series) King Conan was a miniseries about Conan during his time as king of Aquilonia. Collections Conan Conan super-sized collections Conan Omnibus TPB Conan (mini-series and one-shots) Some of these collections also collect issues from the Conan line of comics, yet they were not collected as part the chronological collections. King Conan Adaptations of Robert E. Howard's original stories Conan adapts these stories: "The Frost-Giant's Daughter": Issue 2. "The God in the Bowl": Issues 10 & 11. "The Tower of the Elephant": Issues 20–22. "The Hall of the Dead": Issues 29–31. "Rogues in the House": Issues 41–44. "The Hand of Nergal": Issues 47–50. Conan the Cimmerian adapts these stories: "Black Colossus": Issues 8–13. "Shadows in the Moonlight": Issues 22–25. Conan the Barbarian adapts these stories: "Queen of the Black Coast": Issues 1–3 and 22–25. Conan the Avenger adapts these stories: "The S.... Discover the Cullen Bunn Sergio Davila Michael Atiyeh popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Cullen Bunn Sergio Davila Michael Atiyeh books.