Conan (Titan Comics)
Titan Comics is publishing Conan comics since 2023, together with entertainment studio Heroic Signatures. They joined forces to co-publish comics, graphic novels, and omnibus collections of the Marvel Conan comics after Marvel lost the license in 2022. Their first series is Conan the Barbarian which started in August 2023.[1]
Publications[edit]
Conan the Barbarian[edit]
The first ongoing series Conan the Barbarian was introduced during Free Comic Book Day 2023 with an in issue that served as a prologue, followed by an ongoing series that started in August 2023. The series is written by Jim Zub, with Rob De La Torre and Doug Braithwaite as artists alternating between story arcs.[2]
The Savage Sword of Conan[edit]
The Savage Sword of Conan was announced in July 2023 as a limited series, to be published in black-and-white and magazine-sized format. The first issue was released in February 2024 with further issues following every two months. Each issue features comics, prose stories, poems, and art pages, starring Conan as well as other characters by Robert E. Howard.[3] Titan Comics committed to six issues, but the series might get extended if sufficient numbers are sold.[4]
Battle of the Black Stone[edit]
Battle of the Black Stone will be a cross-over event with other Robert E. Howard characters, starting with a Free Comic Book Day issue in May 2024, written by Jim Zub and art by Jonas Scharf. This will be followed by a mini-series in the summer and fall of 2024.[5][6]
Ongoing series[edit]
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conan the Barbarian[2] | 1– | Jim Zub | Rob De La Torre (1–4, 9–12) Doug Braithwaite (5–8) |
José Villarrubia (1) Dean White (2–4, 9, 11–12) Diego Rodriguez (5–8, 10) |
August 2, 2023 | TBA |
Limited series[edit]
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Savage Sword of Conan[3] | 1–6 | John Arcudi (1) Patrick Zircher (1–3) Jim Zub (2) |
Max von Fafner (1) Patrick Zircher (1–3) Richard Pace (2) |
n/a (black and white) | February 28, 2024 | TBA |
| Battle of the Black Stone[5] | TBA | Jim Zub | Jonas Scharf | TBA | TBA | TBA |
One-shots[edit]
| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Comic Book Day 2023: Conan the Barbarian[2] | Jim Zub | Rob De La Torre | José Villarrubia | May 6, 2023 |
| Free Comic Book Day 2024: Conan Battle of the Black Stone[5] | Jonas Scharf | TBA | May 4, 2024 |
Collected editions[edit]
Conan the Barbarian[edit]
| Volume | Title | Collects | Pages | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bound in Black Stone | Free Comic Book Day 2023: Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian #1–4 |
128 | February 13, 2024 | ISBN 978-1-78774-014-3 |
| 2 | Thrice Marked for Death | Conan the Barbarian #5–8 | 112 | June 11, 2024 | ISBN 978-1-78774-015-0 |
| 3 | The Age Unconquered | Conan the Barbarian #9–12 | 112 | October 8, 2024 | ISBN 978-1-78774-016-7 |
The Savage Sword of Conan[edit]
| Volume | Title | Collects | Pages | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | The Savage Sword of Conan #1–3 | 208 | October 22, 2024 | ISBN 978-1-78774-431-8 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Conan the Barbarian' comics heading to Titan May 2023". aiptcomics.com. 2022-06-21.
- ^ a b c "SDCC 2023: Jim Zub on giving 'Conan The Barbarian' back its edge". aiptcomics.com. 2023-07-24.
- ^ a b "The Savage Sword of Conan Announced: "Gritty and Gruesome"". comicbook.com. 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Zubby Newsletter #47: Savage Stirrings". jimzub.com. 2024-01-29.
- ^ a b c "Zubby Newsletter #35: A Brutal Battle Looms". jimzub.substack.com. 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Conan's Black Stone Event Crosses Over With All Of Robert E Howard". bleedingcool.com. 2024-04-21.