Zub Tales

Superhero Hype has more preview artwork from SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1, the magazine-sized black & white epic that launches in late February. I have a short prose story in the first issue and comic stories and more in upcoming installments.

Heroic Signatures and Titan are currently lining up six issues (released every other month) worth of content, but if sales numbers are solid they’ll keep it going, so make sure you get your pre-order in now.

Near Mint Condition

A week ago I had a great time chatting with the Uncanny Omar from Near Mint Condition and answering questions on their livestream. So many Conan fans popped by!

Anecdotes and answers aplenty HERE.

Fantasy Flourish

A slew of new fantasy comics have been announced recently. It really feels like we’re moving into a new era of sword & sorcery comic storytelling. A few notable ones that have popped up on my radar-

• When the Blood Has Dried from writer Gary Moloney, artist Daniel Romero Ulloa, and letterer Becca Carey, with a main cover by Marco Rudy published by Mad Cave Studios arrives April 3rd.

• Heartpiercer from writer Rich Douek and artist Gavin Smith published by Dark Horse Comics arrives May 15th.

• I’m also thoroughly enjoying The Hunger and the Dusk series by writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Christian Wildgoose published by IDW, which launched in 2023. Five issues are available so far.

Current + Upcoming Releases

• Dungeons & Dragons: Fortune Finder #3 – released January 24th.
• Vampire: The Masquerade – The Complete Series omnibus – released January 24th.
• Conan the Barbarian #6 2nd print – releases January 31st.
• Conan the Barbarian #7 – releases February 7th.
• Conan the Barbarian Vol. 1: Bound in Black Stone tpb – releases February 13th.
• Dungeons & Dragons: Fortune Finder #4 – releases February 21st.
• Savage Sword of Conan #1 – releases February 28th.
• Conan the Barbarian #8 – releases February 28th.

Upcoming Appearances

Convention season 2024 is finally getting going! I’ll add more as events get confirmed, but here are 3 events to get things started-

Links and Other Things

• Comic creator Rob Guillory has a new YouTube channel and it’s off to a solid start. Looking forward to seeing what he posts up next.
• Cartographer and artist Mike Schley has a Patreon called The Epic Atlas where he posts up incredible maps and fantasy art. Well worth checking out.
• Snipe and Wib discuss the unusual origin of the Githyanki in Dungeons & Dragons.

Jim