Conan Hardcover in March 2005

[Kevin Boyd]

CONAN VOL. 1: THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER HC

 

When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 176-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation. Collecting issues #1-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series. (176 pages, $24.95.)

 

PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the Conan volume 1 Hardcover will be printed only to initial orders in the Direct Market.

 

This book is due on March 30, 2005.

[OldGuy]

To bad this wasn't offered at the same time the softcover was, I'd have bought the HC, but I don't need both.

[Kevin Boyd]

This is the first time these stories have been collected OG.

 

It's a collection of the Busiek-Nord stories from this year, not the Marvel reprint Thomas-Smith stories that have already been released in softcover

 

 

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[terryallenuk-migration]

Posted over on Conan.com.

 

Terry

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/

 

 

 

We're about a month away from the release of the next trade paperback, THE BLOODY CROWN OF CONAN, and I just saw the loose pages last week. They look GREAT! Gary's artwork looks as terrific as ever, and the paintings adapted to black and white brilliantly. Thank Crom for a first-class production department like we have here at Del Rey.

 

Remember the challenge, though. The book hits stores Tuesday, November 23, and all you Howard fans need to lay siege to your local book store. Buy your copies as soon as you can after Nov. 23. If you all hit the stores at once, we have a shot at getting onto the New York Times bestseller list. Won't that freak out the literary types!

 

There are a lot of book stores out there that only sell the bestsellers, so when BLOODY CROWN hits the list, hundreds of new stores will have to carry it. I think it's only actual "brick and mortar" stores--not the online stores--that report to the Times list, but if you've ordered from an online store, don't worry--that'll help, too. The higher we go on the online ratings, the more buzz we'll generate. So it's all good.

 

Steve Saffel

Editorial Director

Del Rey Books