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Conan (Titan Comics)

Comics featuring Conan the Barbarian and other characters by Robert E. Howard are currently published by Titan Comics, together with entertainment studio Heroic Signatures. Their collaboration to publish comics, graphic novels, and omnibus collections of older Conan comics started in 2023, after Marvel lost the license in 2022. The first ongoing series is Conan the Barbarian which started in August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/21/conan-the-barbarian-titan-comics/|title=‘Conan the Barbarian’ comics heading to Titan May 2023|publisher=aiptcomics.com|date=2022-06-21}} With crossover events and spin-off mini-series featuring other Robert E. Howard characters, such as Kull of Atlantis or Solomon Kane, they created a shared universe which is sometimes called the Howardverse.{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/robert-e-howards-howardverse-launches-for-conan-free-comic-book-day/|title=Robert E Howard's Howardverse Launches For Conan Free Comic Book Day|publisher=bleedingcool.com|date=2024-04-30}}

Publications

=''Conan the Barbarian''=

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, and started with Rob De La Torre and Doug Braithwaite as artists alternating between story arcs.{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/07/24/sdcc-2023-conan-qa/|title=SDCC 2023: Jim Zub on giving ‘Conan The Barbarian’ back its edge|publisher=aiptcomics.com|date=2023-07-24}} Danica Brine served as guest artist for two issues during the fifth story arc,{{cite web|url=https://jimzub.substack.com/p/zubby-newsletter-92-a-decadent-dance|title=Zubby Newsletter #92: A Decadent Dance|date=2024-12-09|publisher=jimzub.substack.com}} and Fernando Dagnino joined the artist rotation for the sixth arc, starting with issue #21.{{cite web|url=https://majorspoilers.com/2025/05/01/first-look-conan-the-barbarian-21/|title=FIRST LOOK: Conan the Barbarian #21|date=2025-05-01|publisher=majorspoilers.com}}

=''The Savage Sword of Conan''=

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 issues published every two months. Each issue features comics, prose stories, poems, and art pages, starring Conan as well as other characters by Robert E. Howard.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/savage-sword-of-conan-reboot-announced-titan-comics/|title=The Savage Sword of Conan Announced: "Gritty and Gruesome"|publisher=comicbook.com|date=2023-07-23}} Titan Comics initially committed to six issues,{{cite web|url=https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-47-savage-stirrings/|title=Zubby Newsletter #47: Savage Stirrings|publisher=jimzub.com|date=2024-01-29}} but announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con that the series would be extended to a second year.{{cite web|url=https://www.jimzub.com/zub-newsletter-73/|title=Zub Newsletter #73: Mid-Marathon|publisher=jimzub.com|date=2024-07-29}}

=''Howardverse'' crossovers=

Conan: Battle of the Black Stone was a crossover event with Conan and other Robert E. Howard characters, namely Solomon Kane, Dark Agnes, James Allison, El Borak and Conrad and Kirowan. It started with a Free Comic Book Day issue in May 2024, written by Jim Zub and art by Jonas Scharf.{{cite web|url=https://jimzub.substack.com/p/zubby-newsletter-35-a-brutal-battle|title=Zubby Newsletter #35: A Brutal Battle Looms|publisher=jimzub.substack.com|date=2023-11-11}}{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/conan-black-stone-event-crosses-over-with-other-robert-e-howard-characters/|title=Conan's Black Stone Event Crosses Over With All Of Robert E Howard|publisher=bleedingcool.com|date=2024-04-21}} This was followed by a collection of short stories in The Savage Sword of Conan #4 and a mini-series titled Conan: Battle of the Black Stone published from September to December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/conan-the-barbarian-battle-black-stone-new-series/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Conan the Barbarian Steals the Show in New Series Preview|date=2024-06-17|publisher=cbr.com}}

A second crossover event titled Conan: Scourge of the Serpent, written by Jim Zub with art by Ivan Gil, has been announced for 2025. The event started with a Free Comic Book Day issue in May 2025 and will be followed by a mini-series series later in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-90-a-scourge-in-the-works/|title=Zubby Newsletter #90: A Scourge in the Works|publisher=jimzub.com|date=2024-11-23}} The story features various Howardian characters and takes place in three different times that are "metaphysically linked": the Thurian age with Kull, the Hyborian age with Conan and the twentieth century with John Kirowan.{{cite web|url=https://conan.com/free-comic-book-day-2025-scourge-of-the-serpent/|title=Free Comic Book Day 2025: Everything to Know About Scourge of the Serpent|date=2025-04-24|publisher=conan.com}}

=Solomon Kane=

After positive responses to a serialized Solomon Kane back-up story by Patrick Zircher in the first three issues of The Savage Sword of Conan, Heroic Signatures

greenlit a four-issue mini series titled Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring, written and drawn by Zircher and published in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://comicon.com/2024/11/20/solomon-kane-returns-to-comics-in-solomon-kane-the-serpent-ring-from-titan-comics/|title= Solomon Kane Returns To Comics In ‘Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring’ From Titan Comics|date=2024-11-20|publisher=comicon.com}} The story takes place in the 16th century in southern Europe and Africa and features the ancient "Serpent Ring" from Thoth-Amon (which is also featured in the Robert E: Howard stories The Phoenix on the Sword and The Haunter of the Ring which take place during the Hyborian age and in the 1930s, respectively).{{cite web|url=https://heroicsignatures.com/patch-zircher-solomon-kane-the-serpent-ring/|title=A Talk with Patch Zircher on Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring|date=2025-04-24|publisher=heroicsignatures.com}}

=Ongoing series=

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! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Issues

! scope="col" | Writer(s)

! scope="col" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" | Colourist(s)

! scope="col" | Debut date

! scope="col" | Conclusion date

Conan the Barbarian

| 1–

| Jim Zub

| Rob De La Torre
Doug Braithwaite
Danica Brine
Fernando Dagnino

| Dean White
Diego Rodriguez
José Villarrubia
Jão Canola

| {{dts|2023-08-02}}

| TBA

=Limited series=

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! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Issues

! scope="col" | Writer(s)

! scope="col" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" | Colourist(s)

! scope="col" | Debut date

! scope="col" | Conclusion date

The Savage Sword of Conan

| 1–12

| various (anthology format)

| various

| n/a (black and white)

| {{dts|2024-02-28}}

| TBA

Conan: Battle of the Black Stone

| 1–4

| Jim Zub

| Jonas Scharf

| Jão Canola

| {{dts|2024-09-04}}

| {{dts|2024-12-04}}

Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring

| 1–4

| colspan=3|Patrick Zircher

| {{dts|2025–03-26}}

| {{dts|2025–07-02}}

Conan: Scourge of the Serpent

| 1–4

| Jim Zub

| Ivan Gil

| Jão Canola

| {{dts|2025-09-24}}

| TBA

=One-shots=

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! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Writer(s)

! scope="col" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" | Colourist(s)

! scope="col" | Release date

Free Comic Book Day 2023: Conan the Barbarian

| rowspan=3 | Jim Zub

| Rob De La Torre

| José Villarrubia

| {{dts|2023-05-06}}

Free Comic Book Day 2024: Conan: Battle of the Black Stone

| Jonas Scharf

| Jão Canola

| {{dts|2024-05-04}}

Free Comic Book Day 2025: Conan: Scourge of the Serpent{{cite web|url=https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/DEC240012|title=FCBD 2025 CONAN THE BARBARIAN (MR)|publisher=freecomicbookday.com}}

| Ivan Gil

| Jão Canola

| {{dts|2025-05-03}}

Conan the Barbarian: Eastern Horizons{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2025/03/13/exclusive-scoop-walt-simonson-conan-the-barbarian/|title=EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Walt Simonson is returning to Conan the Barbarian|publisher=aiptcomics.com|date=2025-03-13}}

| Walt Simonson

| colspan=2 | Jerry Ma

| {{dts|2025-05-21}} (digital only)

Collected editions

=Trade paperbacks=

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! Volume

! Title

! Collects

! Pages

! Release Date

! ISBN

colspan=6 | Conan the Barbarian
1

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 1: Bound in Black Stone

| Free Comic Book Day 2023: Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian #1–4

| align="center| 128

| {{dts|2024-02-13}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-014-3}}

2

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 2: Thrice Marked for Death

| Conan the Barbarian #5–8

| align="center| 112

| {{dts|2024-07-16}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-015-0}}

3

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 3: The Age Unconquered

| Conan the Barbarian #9–12

| align="center| 112

| {{dts|2024-11-19}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-016-7}}

4

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 4: Frozen Faith

| Conan the Barbarian #13–16

| align="center| 112

| {{dts|2025-03-11}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-325-0}}

5

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 5: Twisting Loyalties

| Conan the Barbarian #17–20

| align="center| 112

| {{dts|2025-08-12}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-326-7}}

6

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 6: A Nest of Serpents

| Conan the Barbarian #21–24

| align="center| 112

| {{dts|2026-01-06}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-327-4}}

colspan=6 | The Savage Sword of Conan
1

| The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 1

| The Savage Sword of Conan #1–3

| align="center| 208

| {{dts|2025-01-21}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-431-8}}

2

| The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 2

| The Savage Sword of Conan #4–6

| align="center| 208

| {{dts|2025-06-17}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-433-2}}

3

| The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 3

| The Savage Sword of Conan #7–9

| align="center| 192

| {{dts|2025-10-07}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-493-6}}

4

| The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 4

| The Savage Sword of Conan #10–12

| align="center| 208

| {{dts|2026-04-07}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-495-0}}

colspan=6 | Howardverse crossovers
–

| Conan: Battle of the Black Stone

| Free Comic Book Day 2024: Conan: Battle of the Black Stone
Conan: Battle of the Black Stone #1–4

| align="center| 128

| {{dts|2025-04-01}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-328-1}}

colspan=6 | Solomon Kane
–

| Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring

| Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring #1–4

| align="center| 112

| {{dts|2025-10-28}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-642-8}}

=Hardcover=

class="wikitable"

! Volume

! Title

! Collects

! Pages

! Release Date

! ISBN

1

| Conan the Barbarian, Volume 1: Bound in Black Stone Deluxe Edition

| Free Comic Book Day 2023: Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian #1–4

| align="center| 144

| {{dts|2025-09-16}}

| {{ISBN|978-1-78774-837-8}}

Reception

= Accolades =

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|+

!Year

!Award

!Category

!Nominee

!Comic(s)

!Result

!Ref.

rowspan="5" |2024

| rowspan="2" |Eisner Awards

| Best Coloring

| Dean White

| rowspan="5" |Conan the Barbarian

| {{nominated}}

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nightwing-transformers-and-more-2024-eisner-award-nominees-revealed|title=Nightwing, Transformers and More: 2024 Eisner Award Nominees Revealed|publisher=ign.com|date=2024-05-16}}

Best Lettering

| Richard Starkings

| {{nominated}}

rowspan="3"| Tripwire Awards

| Best Writer

| Jim Zub

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web|url=https://comicon.com/2024/10/25/tripwire-awards-2024-all-the-nominees-and-all-the-winners/|title= Tripwire Awards 2024: All The Nominees And All The Winners|publisher=comicon.com|date=2024-10-25}}

Best New Series

| Conan the Barbarian

| {{won}}

Best Cover Artist

| Dan Panosian

| {{won}}

See also

References

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