City Of Heroes: Swords And The Sorcerer

SWORDS AND THE SORCERER: BUSIEK'S FANTASTIC WORLDS OF 'CONAN' AND 'ARROWSMITH'
by Beau Yarbrough, Staff Writer CBR News

At this point, nearly every comic reader knows Kurt Busiek as a creator of noble superheroes, complex plots and, of course, as the architect of Astro City. But this November, he's leaving behind the Spandex and high tech gadgetry in favor of a battle axe and a loin cloth. He and artist Cary Nord are bringing Conan the Barbarian back to comics in a 25 cent Dark Horse comic.

"Since this is the big return of Conan, and since there haven't been Conan comics for a while now (and the last few years they were, they weren't all that good, with the exception of the few Roy [Thomas] did)," Busiek told CBR News, "We wanted to make a splash, give as many people as possible a taste of the new series before it actually hits the stands.

"So 'Conan the Legend' is a bargain-priced prelude with a 16-page story by me and Cary and Dave, setting up the series for newcomers and getting a few very odd but significant things in motion. There'll be sketchbook stuff to it as well, and an interview with me or something like that. And the whole thing will only be 25 cents -- the same price that the issue of 'Weird Tales' that introduced Conan would have cost you, if you'd bought it back in 1933. So it's cheap enough for anyone to afford it, and get a good taste of what's to come.

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