Conan (comics)
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Conan is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard in the 1930s. Conan appeared in the pulp magazines of the time in short stories. Conan has appeared in comics nearly non-stop since 1970. These are arguably, apart from the books, the vehicle that has made the greatest influence on the character.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics introduced a fairly faithful version of Conan in 1970 with Conan the Barbarian, written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith. He was succeeded after several issues by penciller John Buscema, while Thomas continued to write for many years. Later writers included J.M. DeMatteis, Bruce Jones, Michael Fleisher, Doug Moench, Jim Owsley, Alan Zelenetz, Chuck Dixon, and Don Kraar. Although many artists worked on the different Marvel Conan comic-books at one time or the other, only a few apart from Windsor-Smith and Buscema produced more than a handful of stories. The most prolific include Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Gil Kane, Rafael Kayanan, Mike Docherty, Val Semeiks and Gary Kwapisz.John Buscema, in a 1994 interview, spoke of being Marvel's first-choice for Conan artist: "I was approached by Roy Thomas with the project to do Conan. He mailed a couple of the paperbacks to me and I read 'em and I loved 'em. I told Roy, 'THIS is what I want, something that I can really sink my teeth into....' [A]t the time, Marvel was owned by Martin Goodman, and he felt that my rate was too high to take a gamble [with] on some new kind of [project]. It wasn't a superhero or anything that had been done before. The closest thing to that would be Tarzan. Anyway, he had no confidence in spending too much money on the book, and that's where Barry Smith came in — [he was] very cheap. I know what he got paid, and I'd be embarrassed to tell you how much it was, because I'd be embarrassed for Marvel."} Comic World (U.K.) #37, March 1995, reprinted in Comic Book Artist #21. Aug. 2002, p.31b �UNIQab8d76b762a2031-HTMLCommentStrip37691aed241e385700000008 Interview conducted Oct. 2, 1994.
- Awards
- 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards
- Core appearances
- Conan the Barbarian (1970-1993), 275 issues
- Savage Tales (1971-1975), first 5 issues
- The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian (1974-1995), 235 issues
- Conan the Barbarian Annual (1973-1987), 12 issues
- Giant-Size Conan (1974-1975), 5 issues
- The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian Annual (1975), 1 issue
- Newspaper Strip (1978-19??), ?? strips.
- King Conan/Conan the King (1980-1989), 55 issues
- Handbook of the Conan Universe (1985), 1 issue
- Conan the Adventurer (1994-1995), 14 issues
- Conan (1995-1996), 11 issues
- Conan the Savage (1995-1996), 10 issues
- Conan vs Rune (1995) 1 issue
- The Witch Queen of Acheron (Marvel Graphic Novel [MGN] #19, 1985)
- Conan the Reaver (MGN #28, 1987)
- Conan of the Isles (MGN #42, 1988)
- The Skull of Set (MGN #53, 1989)
- The Horn of Azoth (MGN #59, 1990)
- Conan the Rogue (MGN #69, 1991)
- The Ravagers Out of Time (MGN #73, 1992)
- Stalker of the Woods (1997), 3 issues
- The Usurper (1997-1998), 3 issues
- Lord of the Spiders (1998), 3 issues
- River of Blood (1998), 3 issues
- Return of Styrm (1998), 3 issues
- Scarlet Sword (1998-1999), 3 issues
- Death Covered in Gold (1999), 3 issues
- Flame and the Fiend (2000), 3 issues
- Avengers Forever #12 (1998)
- Dr. Strange #11 (volume 3, 19??)
- Dr. Strange #26 (volume 3, 19??)
- Excaliber #47 (19??)
- Fantastic Four #411 (19??)
- Tomb of Dracula #27 (19??)
- Incomplete Death's Head #11 (19??)
- What If...?, issues 13, 39, 43 and 16 (volume 2)
- Conan the Barbarian – Movie Special (1982), 2 issues
- Conan the Destroyer – Movie Special (1985), 2 issues
- Marvel Age, issues 1, 2, 8 and 13
- Conan the Barbarian – Special Edition (1983), Red Nails
- Conan Saga (1987-1995), 97 issues
- Conan Classic (1994-1995), 11 issues
- Marvel Treasury Edition, issues 4, 15, 19 and 23
- Marvel Super Special, issues 2, 9, 21 and 35
- Essential Conan (2000), 1 issue
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics began their take on Conan in 2003. Currently publishing the comic series Conan (Darkhorse Comic Series) , written by Kurt Busiek and pencilled by Cary Nord. This series is a fresh interpretation, based solely on the works of Robert E. Howard, with no connection to the large Marvel run. Dark Horse Comics is also publishing digitally re-coloured compilations of the 1970s Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian series in graphic-novel format. By Roy Thomas (writer), Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Ernie Chan (artists) and others.
- Awards
- 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
- Conan #0: The Legend (2003)
- Conan (2004+), 33+ 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
- The Chronicles of Conan
- * Volume 1: Tower of the Elephant and Other Stories (2003). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 1-8.
- * Volume 2: Rogues in the House and Other Stories (2003). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 9-13,16.
- * Volume 3: The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories (2003). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 14,15,17-21.
- * Volume 4: The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories (2004). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 23-26, and Red Nails, originally published in Savage Tales.
- * Volume 5: The Shadow in the Tomb and Other Stories (2004). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 27-34.
- * Volume 6: The Curse of the Golden Skull and Other Stories (2004). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 35-42.
- * Volume 7: The Dweller in the Pool and Other Stories (2005). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 43-51.
- * Volume 8: The Tower of Blood and Other Stories (2006). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 60 - 63, 65, 69 - 71.
- * Volume 9: Riders of the River-Dragons and Other Stories (2005). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 52-60.
- * Volume 10: When Giants Walk the Earth and Other Stories (2006). Reprints Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian, issues 72 - 77, 79-82.
- Conan
- * Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories (2005). Collects issues 0-6 and fourteen pages from issue 7 of the ongoing series Conan.
- * Volume 2: The God In The Bowl And Other Stories (2005). Collecting issues 7, 9-14 of the Dark Horse series.
- * Volume 3: The Elephant Tower and Other Stories (2006). Collecting issues 16-17, 19-22 of Dark Horse series.
- ''Kurt Busiek (writer-2003-2006) & Cary Nord (artist-2003+)
- ''Tim Truman (writer-2006) & Cary Nord (artist-2003+)
Miscellaneous or parody appearances
- National Lampoon (May 1972)
- Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! (DC, 1982), issue 7. Written by Roy Thomas.
- UHF in a dream sequence titled Conan the Librarian (1989).
External links
- Wikia has a wiki about: [[wikia:conan|]]
- [Conan official website]
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