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Conan the Barbarian enters the Marvel Universe in Avengers: No Road Home

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Marvel has announced that the famed barbarian Conan is set to slash his way into the Marvel Universe this coming March as part of the weekly Avengers event Avengers: No Road Home from writers Al Ewing, Mark Waid and Jim Zub and artists Sean Izaakse and Paco Medina. It all starts when The Scarlet Witch enters […]

Marvel announces the Conan Chronicles Epic Collection

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Continuing its celebration of the Conan license returning to Marvel this coming January, the publisher has announced the upcoming release of two Conan Chronciles Epic Collection volumes – Out of the Dark Hills and The Heart of Yag-Kosha. Collecting Conan: The Legend 0 and Conan (2004) #1-19, CONAN CHRONICLES EPIC COLLECTION: OUT OF THE DARKSOME HILLS presents tales […]

The Legend of Conan screenwriter explains why his Unforgiven-style take isn’t happening

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After his stint as Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he planned to revisit a number of his former glories in Terminator, Twins and Conan. In the years following, the action icon has found himself onto his second stab at Terminator with production underway on the as-yet-untitled Terminator 6 (rebooting the series after 2015’s […]

Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus set for release in January

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Ahead of Conan’s triumphant return to Marvel Comics, the publisher has announced the upcoming release of Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus, a fully-remastered collection of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith’s ground-breaking adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s iconic character. Check out a preview here… Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1-26 from 1970-1973—as well as […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger says Conan sequel now titled Conan the Conqueror

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For the past few years, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been talking about a potential return as Conan the Barbarian for a follow-up to his breakthrough role with The Legend of Conan. Well, now that the Terminator franchise is dead and buried for the foreseeable future, it looks like Arnie is finally gearing up for a return to […]

Preview of Wonder Woman/Conan #6

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DC and Dark Horse Comics’ crossover series Wonder Woman/Conan concludes today with the release of the sixth and final issue; check out a preview here… The final battle is here! Diana has regained her sense of self-and with her mind and memory intact, she’s an unstoppable force. Conan believed her to be his lost childhood love, […]

Amazon developing Conan TV series

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It looks like Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that Amazon is in development on a small screen adaptation from Ryan Condal (Colony), Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones) and Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid’s Tale). Colony co-creator Condal has created and written the project, which is said […]

Conan makes a grand return to Marvel Comics

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Marvel Entertainment and Conan Properties International have announced that the iconic Conan franchise will return to Marvel Comics next year. “From Barry Windsor-Smith to John Buscema to Neal Adams, a legendary line-up of amazing artists brought Conan to life in the pages of Marvel comics,” said C.B. Cebulski, editor-in-chief of Marvel. “It’s a legacy we’re […]

Preview of Wonder Woman/Conan #4

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DC and Dark Horse Comics’ Wonder Woman/Conan crossover continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the fourth issue; check out a preview here… Our heroes have escaped the Corvidae, but if they want to save new friends from the witches’ wrath, they’ll have to work together. That would be a simple matter if their […]