ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD (2010)

"Marc Andreyko (W), Mark Finn (W), Roy Thomas (W), Paul Tobin (W), Tim Bradstreet (A), Robert Atkins (A), Tim Conrad (A), Barry Windsor-Smith (A), Esad Ribic (Cover), and others Continuing our tradition of bringing Robert E. Howard's incomparable characters to life, Dark Horse is proud to present the inaugural issue of Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword! Each eighty-page, perfect-bound issue will showcase the exploits of Howard's heroes in new comic adventures and restored reprints of classic tales, and include a wide range of bonus material too! Some of these characters have never before appeared in comics-you'll see them here first, folks! Featuring the work of industry legends and today's top talent and hottest rising stars, this is a can't-miss series for fans of action-packed adventure comics! o Featured in this issue: Paul Tobin (Spider-Man & the Secret Wars), Wellinton Alves (Nova), Marc Andreyko (Manhunter), Robert Atkins (G.I. Joe), Tim Bradstreet (Punisher), Barry Windsor Smith (Conan), and more! o Inaugural issue of a brand-new anthology series! o Includes Roy Thomas, Tim Conrad, and Barry Windsor-Smith's acclaimed Savage Sword of Conan epic, 'Worms of the Earth,' recolored and reprinted in its entirety!"

"Showcasing the exploits of Howard's heroes in new adventures and restored, recolored reprints of classic tales, Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword features the work of comic-industry legends, as well as today's top talent and hottest rising stars. In this issue: Tales starring Conan, El Borak, Dark Agnes, Sailor Steve Costigan, and more, by Wellinton Alves (Nova), Marc Andreyko (Manhunter), Robert Atkins (G.I. Joe), Tim Bradstreet (Punisher), Gil Kane (Green Lantern), Roy Thomas (Conan), Paul Tobin (Spider-Man and the Secret Wars), and more!"

"David Lapham (W), Paul Tobin (W), Jeremy Barlow (W), Wellinton Alves (A), Joshua Williamson (W), Patric Reynolds (A), Cobiaco (A), Tony Parker (A), Gerald Parel (Cover), and others Paul Tobin and Wellinton Alves conclude their Conan adventure, David Lapham and Fabio Cobiaco tell a high-seas adventure featuring King Kull's right-hand man Brule, Jeremy Barlow and Tony Parker adapt a cowboy adventure by Howard, Joshua Williamson and Patric Reynolds them up to revive Howard's gritty detective Steve Harrison, and we bring you part one of the classic graphic novel Kull: The Vale of Shadow!"

"Various (W/A) Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #4 features eighty full-color pages crammed with the best creators in comic books putting their spin on Robert E. Howard's finest creations! Sean Phillips takes on Conan! David Lapham writes the conclusion to the seafaring adventure of Kull's right-hand man in 'Brule: The Spear and the Siren.' The Sonora Kid has a buffalo-sized showdown with Grizzly Gullins. We bring you one of Howard's most frightening stories, and to top it off, part 2 of Kull: The Vale of Shadow!"

"Howard Chaykin (W/A), Paul Tobin (W), Ian Edginton (W), Steve Niles (W), Francesco Francavilla (A/C), Richard Pace (A), Christopher Mitten (A), Jesus Aburto (C), Michelle Madsen (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover) The legendary Howard Chaykin writes and draws a brand-new King Conan tale in Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #5! Steve Niles teams with his Criminal Macabre partner Christopher Mitten to adapt one of Howard's exciting and horrific werewolf stories. Ian Edginton and Richard Pace adapt the Bran Mak Morn yarn 'Men of the Shadows' and Paul Tobin and Francesco Francavilla bring the fan-favorite character Dark Agnes back into the fold with their adaptation of 'Sword Woman'!"

"Multi-Eisner Award nominee Matt Kindt (3 Story, MIND MGMT) teams with comic-book superstar Keu Cha (Hex: The Lost Tribe) to bring you a familiar Conan story with a twist! Paul Tobin and Francesco Francavilla deliver the second exciting installment of Dark Agnes: Sword Woman, while Ian Edginton and Richard Pace show us why the Picts are such a formidable fighting force in part 2 of Bran Mak Morn: Men of the Shadows. This and much more in Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #6!"

"This latest issue packs in the sword-swinging action! The treacherous origin story of swordswoman Dark Agnes concludes, while Pictish king Bran Mak Morn clashes with an ancient sorcerer in Men of the Shadows Part 3. Frontiersman Breckinridge Elkins gets a rather rude introduction to civilization, and, if that weren't enough, we have a 41-page John Buscema swashbuckler featuring Valeria the she-pirate! "

"Eighty pages of adventure from the mind of pulp master Robert E. Howard! Solomon Kane comes to the rescue in a wolf-infested forest, while Conrad and Kirowan plumb the depths of the supernatural . . . plus more pioneering adventures of Breckinridge Elkins and an original Conan story by John Arcudi!"

"This issue is packed from cover to cover with stories by some of comics' greatest creators. Ron Marz teams up with Richard Clark to tell a thrilling tale of human sacrifice and swift justice starring Solomon Kane. Alex de Campi and Marc Laming adapt Howard's famed fable 'The Dark Man,' and John Ostrander pens a brand-new story starring the Cimmerian swordsman Conan! Plus we reprint the timeless Kull tale 'Demon in a Silvered Glass' by Doug Moench and John Bolton! o All-star writers Alex de Campi, John Ostrander, Ron Marz, and Doug Moench!"