The greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history. This is the legend of Conan! Conan returns for another massive Omnibus collection! The barbarian wields his savage sword against a massive winged monster that guards a tower holding a weather-controlling gem - then finds himself surrounded by an army of Picts with their own witch-doctor protector! In THE TREASURE OF TRANICOS, Conan matches wits with a band of pirates who'd rather kill each other than share any of the loot - all while the wicked Thoth-Amon stalks them from the shadows. And the four-part epic CONAN THE LIBERATOR sees Conan realize his destiny as he raises an army to overthrow the mad king Numedides! Featuring the stories by Roy Thomas with stunning art by John Buscema, Gil Kane and more!
About the AuthorROY THOMAS joined Marvel as a writer and editor under Stan Lee, scripting key runs of nearly every Marvel title:
The Amazing Spider-Man,
The Avengers,
Daredevil,
Doctor Strange,
The Sub-Mariner,
Thor,
The X-Men and more. He wrote the first ten years of Marvel's
Conan the Barbarian and
Savage Sword of Conan; and launched the Defenders, Iron Fist, The Invaders and Warlock. At DC, he developed
All-Star Squadron,
Infinity Inc. and related titles, proving instrumental in reviving the Golden Age Justice Society of America. He co-scripted the sword-and-sorcery films
Fire and Ice and
Conan the Destroyer. Throughout it all, Thomas has edited the award-winning magazine
Alter Ego, contributing heartily to the research and history of the medium.
John Buscema. Best known for his run on the series
The Avengers and
The Silver Surfer, and for over 200 stories featuring the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, which he took the pencilling from Barry Windsor Smith. In addition, he pencilled at least one issue of nearly every major Marvel title, including long runs on two of the company's top magazines,
Fantastic Four and
Thor.
In 1978 he collaborated with Stan Lee to produce the book
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way which has never been out of print and still remains one of the best books available on the subject of drawing comics.
His list of credits runs into the hundreds and includes such legendary characters as
Doc Savage, The Punisher, Daredevil, Captain America, Deathlok and
Tarzan. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002.